Rio Grande Floodcrest Near Brownsville as Beulah Tolls Rise
Raging Rio Grande neared flood stage near Brownsville Texas and Matamoros Mexico with crest expected overnight. Floodwaters and disease plague upriver residents as towns brace for more inundation while aid agencies deploy sprays and shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen, Tex
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Mexico
Texas
U.S
Rio Grande Valley
Beulah
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Garrison
Rio Grande City
International Boundary and Water Commission
President Johnson
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
San Antonio
Laredo
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Air Force
Langley Air Force Base
William Lenz
Johnson
Public Health Service
Arroyo Colorado
Harlingen
Arroyo City
Edith Edith Edges Toward Caribbean On Erratic Course
Tropical storm Edith moved westward toward the Caribbean raking the Lesser Antilles with gale winds. Forecasters gave little chance of it becoming a hurricane immediately as Edith centered roughly 200 miles southeast of Guadeloupe and 1,550 miles southeast of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
Guadeloupe
Grand Jury Issues Writ For Marcello
Orleans Parish Grand Jury issued a subpoena for rackets figure Carlos Marcello to appear but he was away on a trip. Subpoenas were also issued for his brothers Peter and Sammy and for officers handling vice and narcotics as the session continued in secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcello
Cosa Nostra
Grand Jury
Metairie
Jefferson Parish
Dist
Jim Garrison
Garrison
Orleans Parish
Joseph W. Simon Jr
New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Peter
Sammy
C. Allen Farrot
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Frank Caracci
Frank Timphany
Frederick Soule
Clarence Giarrusso
Young
Pitcher
Smith
A. D. Smith
State Board of Education
Frances Pecora
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Pecora
McKeithen
ITT Cannon Elects Monroe Move Boosts Local Jobs
ITT Cannon Electric a division of ITT relocates its micro miniature connector operations to Selman Field Industrial Park Monroe beginning in December. The move from Anaheim will consolidate 87,000 square feet on a 40 acre site and create about 300 local jobs.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack
Howard
ITT Cannon Electric
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
ITT
Selman Field
Cannon Electric
U. S
Russell B. Long
James A. Yunker
Cannon
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Calif
Long
Washington
ITT Cannon
Louisiana
David I. Garrett
Harold Geneen
Yunker
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Jim Williams
Howard and
Garrett
Chamber
Johnson offers bombing halt to speed up talks with Hanoi
President Johnson proposes stopping air and naval bombardment of North Vietnam if it leads quickly to productive discussions. He says he is ready to meet Ho Chi Minh tomorrow or send a representative anywhere to hold secret talks and to ensure North Vietnam does not exploit a pause.
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Ho Chi Minh
Earth
Johnson
U.S
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
South
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Rusk
Dean Rusk
East German court sentences American to 15 years for spying
East Berlin court found Peter Feinauer of Providence Rhode Island guilty of spying for the CIA after an almost year long detention by East German authorities. The 27 year old man's arrest in 1966 had been kept secret, and his mother in West Berlin denounced the charges as crazy. The U.S. mission declined comment.
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Berlin
East Germany
Central Intelligence Agency
ADN
East Berlin
Peter Feinauer
Providence
R.I
U.S
West Berlin
Victoria Feinauer
CIA
Bombers Strike Haiphong Airstrip and DMZ Bridges
U S warplanes hit a MIG airfield near Hanoi and a major Haiphong bridge while eight engine B52 bombers and jets targeted enemy gun positions in the DMZ. Marine outposts endured limited shelling with 1 killed and 33 wounded. Americal Division reported 72 enemy killed.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Con Thien
1St Corps
Leatherneck
U.S. Army
Americal Division
Tam Ky
Moffett Named Methodist Layman of Year in Monroe District
Herbert C. Moffett received the Methodist Layman of the Year honor for the Monroe District at the Layman's Retreat held at Chemin-a-Haut State Park. He serves as state director of the 1000 Club and attends First Methodist Church of West Monroe.
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Herbert C. Moffett
Moffett
Monroe
Chemin-a-Haut State Park
1000
First Methodist Church of
West Monroe
New Orleans Grand Jury Targets rackets figure Carlos Marcello
Orleans Parish Grand Jury subpoenas the rackets figure Carlos Marcello but he cannot be located. Reports also note the probe into organized crime in New Orleans and related legal actions.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Carlos Marcello
Reading Of 35 Recorded Here
The temperature dropped to 35 degrees at Selman Field marking the lowest reading here since last winter. A high of 69 was recorded with no rain. Weather outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, warmer temperatures, highs 70 to 76, lows 44 to 50, winds 5 to 15 mph, and dry conditions through Sunday.
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FAA
Selman Field
Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
Indictment Ties Louisiana Bribery to Hoffa Case
East Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury indicted D Alton Smith on public bribery for offering 25000 in cash to Aubrey Young to arrange a meeting with Teamsters boss Edward Partin. Partin testified against Hoffa while a federal probe continues. Young denied receiving cash. Smith’s whereabouts unclear. investigation resumes next week.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
D’alton Smith
Dist
Atty
Sargent Pitcher
Smith
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Calif
Aubrey Young
John McKeithen
Pitcher
Young
Edward Grady Partin
Teamsters
Baton Rouge
Partin
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Teamster
Buck Rogers a rarity in Mickey Mouse watch hunter's collection
St Louis artist Ernest Trova has 50 character watches led by Mickey Mouse and Cinderella. He started seven years ago after finding a Mickey Mouse watch at Goodwill. He roams auctions and ads, seeking a Buck Rogers rarity while noting prices have risen from 2 to 7 dollars.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Ernest Trova
St. Louis
Trova
Dick ‘Tracy
Captain Marvel
Gene Autry
Robin Hood
Snow White
Cinderella
Mickey
Goodwill
Carla
Lil’ Abner
Abner
Hopalong Cassidy
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LBJ
Red Germany
Haiphong Bridge
Dmz
Nguyen van Thieu
Provisional Assembly
William C. Westmoreland
Border Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Kim Ki Sam
Pentagon
Jes’ Ramblin
James Hoffa
Red China
Communist Party
Mainland
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mahmoud Riad
U. N. General Assembly
New York City
South Vietnam
Pelican State
Baton Rouge, la
James R. Hoffa
Life Magazine
Buck Rogers
Watch Collector
News - Star World
News-Star—World
Monroe - West Monroe
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