Army Plans Huge Buildup of Reserves
Washington AP reports the Pentagon seeks thousands of new reservists in a plan to merge Reserve and National Guard units. Volunteers would spend six months active duty training and six years in reserve service, bypassing a two year draft but facing possible later activation. Officials say Congress blocks transfers, timing suggests a formal announcement within a week.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Matching Funds Available For City Projects
City planner George Parsons reported to Mayor W L Jack Howard on projects Monroe could develop with matching funds from the Louisiana Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. About 1 4 million federal dollars are available for the year under the Water and Land Conservation Act. Projects may include sidewalks parking and park beautification plus land acquisition studies for new roads with local government providing half the funds.
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George Parsons
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Louisiana Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Parsons
Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Water & Land Conservation Act
Congress
State Bureau
St. Francis Hospital
Gromyko Attacks U S Viet Policy at UN
At the United Nations Andrei A Gromyko condemned U S actions in Viet Nam and called for the withdrawal of U S forces as a condition for peace. U S Ambassador Arthur J Goldberg dismissed the Soviet move as state polemics.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
U.N. General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Arthur J. Golgdberg
Viet Cong Regimental Attack Hits Bong Son Area
Viet Cong forces in regimental strength attack government positions about 300 miles northeast of Saigon as U.S. planes and artillery push back reds. Vietnamese sources claim 600 guerrillas killed with moderate government losses. no U.S. confirmation. The fighting centered around Bong Son near Qui Nhon with probes at An Khe.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Qui Nhon
Bong Son
1St Cavalry
An Khe
Edly
Phu My
Binh Dinh
Johnson Orders Wide Civil Rights Reorganization
President Johnson unveils a six point plan to streamline civil rights efforts. The plan shifts duties among the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Labor, the Justice Department, and the Civil Rights Commission while abolishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity and the President's Council on Equal Opportunity.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Secretary of Labor
Civil Rights Commission
Commerce Department
Justice Department
President's Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
President’s Council On Equal Opportunity
Humphrey
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Civil Service Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Attorney General
Congress
The
Community Relations Service
Council On Equal Opportunity
Peggy Lil Marx Enrolled at Stephens College for Freshman Year
Miss Peggy Lil Marx daughter of Dr and Mrs Fred A Marx 2120 Par goud Blvd Monroe enters Stephens College Columbia Missouri for her freshman year later this month She joins about 1900 students from all 50 states and a dozen foreign countries at the four year residential college for women.
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Peggy Lil Marx
Fred A. Marx
Pargoud Blvd
Monroe
Stephens College
Columbia
Rainmaker Brunton Aims for Nine Inches in Dawson County
Don L. Brunton of Amarillo operates a rainmaking device near Lamesa to deliver nine inches of rain over five months for a $13,000 pledge. Rain Inc. has already collected funds if Dawson County reports an average 18.86 inches from March to September, but officials say the target seems unlikely as current counts lag and the region remains dry.
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Lamesa, Tex
UPI
Don L. Brunton
Amarillo
South Plains
Dawson County
Brunton
Rain,Inc
Rain, Inc
Harry M. Bruner
Bruner
Area College Fund Needs Announced from Three Schools
Northeast State College Louisiana Tech and Grambling College asked Governor McKeithen’s administration for more than 10.2 million from bond issue funds. W E Whetstone confirmed the requests to the State Bond and Building Commission in Baton Rouge.
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Northeast State College
Louisiana Tech
Grambling College
John J. McKeithen
W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Whetstone
State Bond & Building Commission
Baton Rouge
Northeast
George T. Walker
Brown Auditorium
Brown Hall
Jay Taylor
Taylor
Ralph Jones
Grambling
Mauritius Colony Independence Set
The British government announced independence for Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Colonial Secretary Anthony Greenwood said an independent government should be established by end of 1966. The colony covers 805 square miles with a 1952 population of 516,500 and sugar as its main product.
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London
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Anthony Greenwood
Cool Weather Arrives in Twin City Area This Week
Cooler temperatures move into the Twin City area with fall-like conditions through Saturday. Highs near 80 to 85 today, lows 64 to 68 tonight, and similar Thursday. Partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and easterly winds 8 to 16 mph.
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Twin City
Dates Set For Voting In West Monroe
West Monroe voters will go to the polls for the first primary on April 9 1966 to elect a mayor five aldermen and three Democratic executive committeemen for four years. The city judge and city marshal posts fall under Ouachita Parish.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Harold Hill
Gordy Roy
Charles Traylor
Oklahoma School Sanctions Lifted
The National Education Association lifted sanctions on Oklahoma saying the state will not tolerate short-changing education. NEA executive secretary Dr. William G. Carr cited a July legislative vote of 28.7 million dollars to upgrade schools and a statewide referendum approving up to 30 million dollars more in local tax support. The sanctions, imposed May 11, followed a NEA commission finding substandard district conditions.
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Washington
National Education Association
Oklahoma
William G. Carr
NEA
Johnson appoints Dr William H Stewart as surgeon general
President Johnson announced the selection of Dr. William H Stewart 44 to be surgeon general of the Public Health Service succeeding Dr Luther L Terry. Stewart a Public Health Service veteran since 1951 praised for leadership and energy as Johnson cited a panel and HEW Secretary Gardner in backing the appointment.
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Johnson
William H. Stewart
Washington
The
Public Health Service
Stewart
Luther L. Terry
University of Pennsylvania
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Louisiana State University
Philadelphia General Hospital
Army Medical Corps
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Alexandria
Heart Institute
National Institutes of Health
Terry
John W. Gardner
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Hemline Check Is Held Daily For Jones Girls
Chicago AP reports Jones Commercial High School director Clarence B. Casey enforces a daily hemline inspection for about 200 girls. He says modesty is hard today as dress designers push higher hemlines and students must lower hemlines if they rise above the knee.
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Chicago
Jones
Clarence B. Casey
Jones Commercial High School
Carey
Father recalls moon shot tales from cheap sci fi mags
A father in a breakfast moment quips about enjoying stories of shooting four men to the moon, noting the era when such feats cost only the price of a science fiction magazine. The line blends nostalgia with pop culture echoes from early space imagination.
Stolen Car Owner Seeks Return in Boston Common
Theresa Fancy’s car found in the Boston Common underground garage two months after theft. The Massachusetts Parking Authority demands a $192.50 fee plus $2.50 daily increases before releasing the vehicle. Lawmakers and the Automobile Legal Association back efforts to free the car without charge.
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Boston
Theresa Fancy
Boston Common
Massachusetts Parking Authority
Mrs. Fancy
Massachusetts Legislature
Automobile Legal Association
Attorney General’s Office
Michael J. Simonelli
Somerville
Eleanor M. Camposbasso
Arlington
Charles L. Shea
Quincy
The
Boston Globe
Panamanians To Get Zone Sovereignty
President Johnson announced the United States and Panama agreed on a treaty to give Panama a share in administration management and operations of the Panama Canal. The plan abrogates the 1903 treaty and seeks Panama sovereignty over the canal area while sharing benefits and defense responsibilities.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
U.S
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Colombia
Weak Tropical Storms Watched Near Bermuda and Gulf of Honduras
Forecasters tracked two tropical disturbances alongside Carol. A weak low formed in the Gulf of Honduras about 650 miles south-southwest of Miami and was expected to drift north-northwest with slow strengthening. A separate low near Bermuda was forecast to move north with no intensification.
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Gulf of Honduras
Miami
Bermuda
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