White House emissary seeks Bogalusa peace
White House emissary John Doar arrived in Bogalusa to help end the six month old racial impasse in the mill town. Negro leader A Z Young warned of civil conflict if blood is shed, while Gov. McKeithen urged white and Negro leaders to unite against outside interference. Police halted a teen parade after clashes at a city hall area as talks continued and officials urged adherence to law and order.
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Young
Four Corners
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L. C. Terrell
City Hall
Terrell
U.S. Attorney
Bogaslusa
Top Republican accuses Democrats of abandoning rational debate
Rep. Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin accused Senate Democrats of abandoning rational debate on President Johnsons Vietnam policy. He urged GOP unity and warned Johnson may lose support if policy shifts. Sen. Morse urged Congress to stay in session to constrain the war and monitor defense costs.
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Wisconsin
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Reepublicans
United States
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Ing Gop
Viet Nam
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Gereald R. Ford
Michigan
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Morse
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Hanoi
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Soviet Union
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Sen
John Stennis
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Rivet Gun Accident Kills Woman in Monu ment Terrace
In Lynchburg, Mrs. Ruth McCormick, 54, was fatally struck by a rivet gun bolt while waiting for a bus near downtown Monument Terrace. The weapon, used by Charles Linwood Bryant, 28, as he repaired city hall masonry, discharged when the tool jammed, hitting the bystander.
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Monument Terrace
Ruth McCoremick
Charles Linwood Bryant
City Hall
Bryant
McCormi
New Trial Set For Officer Hensley in Newport News
A hung jury ended the first robbery trial of former police Lt. Bruce M. Hensley in Newport News. A mistrial was declared and a new trial was scheduled for October 4. The charge stemmed from an armed robbery of Mrs. Sadye Blechmen on Pine Street in 1963.
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Bruce M. Hensley
LI. J. Jones
Hensley
Sadye Blechmen
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Shawnee Firefighters Respond to Cedarmeade Lawn Mower Fire
Shawnee Fire Co. was called yesterday at 7 05 p.m. to a Cedarmeade home to extinguish a lawn mower fire. A Shawnee spokesman said the fire was confined to the mower and out by the time firefighters arrived.
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Shawnee Fire Co
Cedarmeade
Taxpayers To Meet In Frederick County
The Frederick County Taxpayers Association will meet Monday at the Frederick County Court House at 7 30 pm. A spokesman urged all members and Frederick County residents to attend.
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Frederick County Taxpayers Association
Frederick County Court House
Frederick County
VFW Chief Urges Conviction to Win in Vietnam
Roanoke AP John A. Jenkins, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, says the U.S. must maintain determination to win in Vietnam and cannot withdraw, warning that retreat could trigger a larger war. He will address the Southern Conference of the VFW tonight.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Viet Nam
United States
John A. Jenkins
Jenkins
VFW
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