Johnson appointed to fill unexpired term in Senate
BATON ROUGE LA AP J Bennett Johnson elected Louisiana junior U S senator in the November general election has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Sen Allen J Ellender Also on Monday Gov Edwin Edwards announced that his wife Elaine would step down as interim senator Edwards appointed her to the post following Ellender s death late in July The appointment of Johnson a 40 year old Shreveport attorney will give him seniority over nine other freshman senators elected last week They will not begin to accrue seniority until they are sworn in when Congress convenes in January.
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Allen J. Eliender
Edwin Edwards
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Congress
Junior Anna P. Strong Club meets in Santa Monica
The November 11 meeting at Mrs Martha Thomas home installed three new members Glynda Young Ellenor Frierson and Karen Bishop. The group planned for the state meeting and set names for the December 23 Christmas Party. Fourteen members and three sponsors attended with refreshments served. Reporter Bobbie Scoggins. Eva Gabor seeks divorce from Richard Brown stating a property agreement is in place.
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Anna P. Strong
Martha Thomas
Glynda Young
Ellenor Frierson
Karen Bishop
Bobbie Scoggins
Winning at Bridge Six No Trump by Jacoby and Oswald
Opening analysis advises South to settle for nine or ten tricks in six no trump. If West holds the king of clubs or ace of spades, play decisions hinge on spades and clubs. South should duck the first heart, then win the second, and, if needed, cash the king of spades at trick three to force the contract.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
South
Utopia
West
U S planes pound N Vietnam panhandle in new strikes
U S fighter bombers and B52s hit North Vietnam’s southern panhandle heavily. Officials say over 1,230 strikes in six days target logistics for South Vietnam. Do Luong hydro plant and Ha Tinh area bombed. U S transport planes delivered 7,000 tons of equipment in two weeks.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Foreign Ministry
Do Luong
Nghe An
7Th Air Force
Martin Dies Sr. Dies at 71 Former HUAC chief
Martin Dies Sr., renowned for heading the House Un American Activities Committee during seven intense years, died at age 71 in Lufkin Texas. Officials cited an apparent heart attack as the cause, noting he had a prior attack five years earlier.
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Tex
Martin Dies Sr
House UN- American Activities Com
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Apollo 17 Astronauts Begin Preflight Isolation
Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans start three weeks of preflight medical isolation at Cape Kennedy to minimize disease exposure before the December moon launch. A week-long countdown rehearsal begins, with restricted movements limited to three Kennedy areas and minimal contact with others.
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Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Kennedy Space Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Cernan
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