Governor Earl Long Commit to Sanitarium at Wife Request
Galveston Texas AP reports a judge committed Louisiana Governor Earl Long to a mental hospital for 90 days at the request of his wife Mrs Long. Doctors cited mental and physical exhaustion and risk to self or others. Police noted Long's reaction to custody papers and a hearing is set within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Titus Harris
John Sealy Hospital
Long
Texas
Gibson
Garland Lestie
Ranger
Leslie
H Leslie
John B. Truslow
Price) Daniel
Leslie Teft
General recalls D Day invasion relief and progress
A veteran reporter recalls the June 1944 Allied assault on Normandy. He describes the weather delays, the go ahead decision, airborne drops behind Utah Beach, and the landings smeared by scattered drops and enemy fire. He notes beaches, ships, and the shift toward securing France’s liberation.
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Page Gue
France
Bradley
Kean
Adms
Kirk
Moon
Wiltse
Plymouth
Don Moon
Bayfield
Utah Beach
101St Airborne Division
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ste. Mere Bglise
82Nd Airborne Division
Matthew D. Ridgway
Merderet River
Ste. Mere Eglise
9Th Air Force
Able's Death Not Caused By Flight
Reported that the monkey Able died in Ft Knox after a spaceflight experiment. Data from electrodes recorded heartbeat and respiration. Scientists cite possible improvements for future space missions and note Able’s companion was healthier. In Hollywood, Frankie Avalon faces questions about marriage affecting his teen idol career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Able
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ft. Knox
Ely
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Pt. Knox
David P. Cooney
Cooney
Frankie Avalon stays single as fame and family drive him
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas notes Frankie Avalon avoids romance while touring and filming. He values time with family after five hit records including Venus, and he remains free of marriage plans despite comparisons to Elvis Presley and Eddie Fisher.
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Frankie
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Elvis Presley
Pat
Avalon
Sanger
Philadelphia
Venus
Bus Ambush Kills Ten Passengers Near Bongabon
Band of armed men ambushed a Manila bound bus on a secluded road outside Bongabon Mindoro, killing ten passengers. Authorities say motive tied to trouble on a local estate. Local roads tightened as investigation proceeds.
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Manila
Bongabon
Mindoro
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Lillian E. Dimmitt
Morningside College
Sioux City, In
Dimmitt
Hollywood
Calif
Frankie Avalot
Bob Marcucel
Marcucel
Bob Thomas
Fabian
Deer Run
A&b Distributing Co
South First Ave
Dial
Fuller
Lee Fuller
Clothes
Barney's Firestone Bay
Firestone
Philco
St. Ay Hoes
Ovez
America
Cera
South Center Street
Proctor
Trang
San Ofa
Rox
Whitewall
Jim Hammond
Mgr
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