Man clings to tarp roof 19 hours to survive Betsy
Willie Brown, a 50 year old chef from Reynes Street, spent 19 hours on a tar paper roof during Betsy. He clung to his dog Lady as floodwaters rose and was rescued by motorboat at 5:30 p.m. Friday. He recalls snakes and the all consuming flood as he lived through the storm.
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Peter Finney
New Orleans
Willie Brown
Reynes Street
Willie
Charity Hospital
Lady
Betsy
After Stroke Ike Says He Almost Quit
Dwight D. Eisenhower disclosed in his book and in an interview at Gettysburg that after his 1957 stroke he considered resigning the presidency. He told only family and close aides of a plan to test his capacity by attending a NATO conference in Paris. He argued NATO could not survive if France ends joint military command.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York Times
White House
Gettysburg
Times
Robert H. Phelps
Northern Treaty Organization
Paris
Doubleday & Co
Sunday Times
Eisenhower
NATO
France
Zoning Hearings Set Tomorrow by City Planning Commission
The City Planning Commission will hold two public hearings tomorrow evening on zone changes. Ter race Hills Inc seeks R-2 zoning for about 15 acres at the north end of Vannest Avenue and south of Miller Road, currently R-1. Citizens Savings & Loan Association requests R-1 zoning for a vacant Breiel Boulevard lot behind the Gideon Road Church of Christ. Meeting is at 7 30 p.m. in the City Building auditorium.
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City Planning Commission
Terrace Hills, Inc
Vannest Avenue
Miller Road
Citizens Savings & Loan Association
Breiel Boulevard
Batsey Drive
Gideon Road
Church of Christ
Planning Commission
School Board To Review Bids On Classrooms
The Board of Education will meet at 7 30 this evening at 1515 Girard Ave to determine the lowest bids for the Lemon Monroe High School classroom replacement project opened Friday noon. Plans for a new senior high school and vocational program extension by Cecil Tower of the State Department of Education will also be discussed.
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Board of Education
Girard Ave
Lemon-Monroe
Cecil Tower
State Department of Education
Columbus
Army to double helicopter units in major aviation expansion
The Army plans to double its helicopter companies to about 32, totaling around 620 aircraft. The move follows Secretary McNamara praise of helicopters in Vietnam and supports a broader $1.7 billion defense-budget boost. 27 new Huey units and 5 Chinook crews are due as production rises to meet training and maintenance needs.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
Army
South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Johnson
McNamara
Defense
Viet Nam
Army Aviation
Gemini 5A crew set for goodwill tour through Europe and Africa
Space-setters Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. receive a White House assignment to visit Greece Turkey and Africa after meeting the President and briefing the National Academy of Sciences. The trip emphasizes peaceful space exploration with civil attire for the astronauts. Soviet cosmonauts Leonov and Belyayev will also be in Athens during the tour. The itinerary includes Turkey Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Las Palmas and the Canary Islands.
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Washington
Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Johnson
Greece
Turkey
Africa
White House
National Academy of Sciences
Athens
Aerospace Conference
Leonid Leonov
Pavel Belyayev
Ethiopia
Kenya
Nigeria
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Cooper
Air Force
Conrad
Navy
U.S
Justice Department Announces Retirement of Atlanta Prison Warden
The Justice Department reports the retirement of Joseph Kearney from his role as warden of the federal prison in Atlanta. Kearney served 35 years in the Prison Service with postings in cities such as Chillicothe Ohio and other locations.
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Washington
Justice Department
Joseph Kearney
Federal
Atlanta
Kearney
The
Prison Service
Chillicothe
Ohio
Successful Investing Monthly Plan Helps Build Wealth
A reader asks how to invest 100 dollars monthly and split across one or more stocks. The adviser recommends the Monthly Investment Plan via NYSE member firms, suggesting Sears Roebuck for a single stock or FMC Corp for diversification after confirming account acceptance.
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Roger E. Spears
RSA
New York Stock Exchange
Sears, Roebuck
F.M.C. Corp
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