U S to Train Aerial Commandos for Viet Nam Support
In Los Angeles Gen Curtis LeMay said the United States is setting up a special air commandos training center at Eglin Air Force Base Florida. The unit will train allied air crews in combat tactics and provide behind the lines support for guerrillas. He indicated this may reflect broader U S involvement in South Viet Nam and described the program as a realistic training effort drawing on past campaigns in Korea the Philippines World War II and Viet Nam.
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Los Angeles
United States
South Viet Nam
Curtis E. LeMay
LeMay
Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
1St Air Commando
South
Viet Nam
Nare
Korea
Philippines
World War II
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Washington
Twisters Strike Tex as Death Toll Rises Across Plains
Boisterous weather swept the Southern Plains and Northwest with deadly tornadoes and storms. Three deaths blamed in Texas Oklahoma region as twisters hit Lufkin Anson Stamford and Wichita Falls. Heavy winds and rains also pounded Louisiana and the Pacific coast spanned Washington Oregon California into Utah with 110 mph gusts in Oregon.
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Associated Press
Southern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Texas-Oklahoma
Lufkin
Anson
Stamford
Wichita Falls
el Reno
Okla
Oklahoma City
Louisiana
North
Pacific
Washington
Oregon
California
Utah
Gulf of Mexico
Midwest
Windsor Locks
Conn
New York
Boston
Chicago
Canada
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Fleming Raps Guard Cut Plan
Maj. Gen. Raymond Fleming Louisiana adjutant general blasted Kennedy admin plans to reorganize the National Guard calling it the most ridiculous idea he has heard. He predicted Congress would defeat it as adjutants general from all 50 states prepare to oppose at their annual meeting in New York City.
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New Orleans
Raymond Fleming
Louisiana
Kennedy
National Guard
Fleming
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Congress
New York City
National Governors Conference
Budget Study Group Seeks Outside Help
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis budget committee seeks outside help by inviting Little Hoover Commission leaders to testify. Sen. William Crowley leads the panel as it aims to resume Monday and finish by Tuesday or Wednesday. PAR plans to appear next week as the tide lands dispute looms over a $73 million deficit and a $459 million escrow fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Affairs Research Council
PAR
Tidelands
Kennedy
New Orleans
Louisiana
Davis
U. S
Russell Long
Robert Kennedy
Long
Robert Munson
Rapides Parish
Little
West Monroe High School Band Eyes Gershwin Masterpiece
Ramblin Word notes West Monroe High School musicians are pushing hard to prepare a challenging Gershwin themed band concert. The feature highlights discipline and effort as students tackle the composer’s signature pieces.
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Jes
West Monroe High School
George Gershwinn
Dixie Senators Attack Rights Bill Over Voters Tests
Southern senators charged the Justice Department failed to enforce voting laws as they criticized a federal literacy test bill. Senators Ervin and Fulbright led the offense during the civil rights debate, contending the measure targets the South and recalling Kennedy’s testimony about a southern state denying Negro college professors the vote for illiteracy. A two thirds vote was anticipated for cloture as the debate continued.
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Washington (Ap
Justice Department
South
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Dixie Forces
Senate
Ervin
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pair Found Alive In Wreckage Near Bethel Alaska
Two Army H21 helicopter survivors, M-Set. James T. Active of Bethel and Sgt. John Fannin Jr. of De Ridder, Louisiana, were rescued after a crash on a frozen mud flat 37 miles south of Bethel. Eight others perished. Rescuers including Eskimo hunter Agaralra aided them, then two Bethel pilots spotted and retrieved the pair.
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Bethel
Alaska
UPI
Army
James T. Active
John Fannin J Jr
de Ridder
Active
Fannin
Robert Ayaralria
Tuntaluling
Rains and Wind Hit Northern Louisiana Towns
Heavy rain and a tornado near Shreveport caused four building damages in Taylortown at 11 20 a m. One farm house was thrown onto U S 71 halting traffic for over 30 minutes. No injuries reported and damages run in thousands.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Taylortown
U.S. 71
Twin Cities
Bastrop
Little Hoover Group Peck Will Handle Commission Bills
Rep W S Peck Jr of Sicily Island to sponsor 17 Little Hoover Commission bills at the 1962 regular session opening May 14. Most seek elimination of nuisance taxes the commission says cost more to collect than revenue. He also backs mail voting on vetoed bills and merging the Anhydrous Ammonia Commission with the Liquefied Petroleum Commission by July 1 1964.
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Sam Hanna
Rep. W. S. Peck Jr
Sicily Island
Little Hoover Commission
Peck
Monia Commission
Liquefied Petroleum Commission
Rites Set For Mrs Mary Edna Burch 68
Mrs Mary Edna Burch age 68 of Monroe died after six weeks illness in a local hospital. She was sister in law to Congressman Otto E Passman and member of First Methodist Church Monroe. Funeral 9 a m Saturday at Hixson Brothers Chapel with Rev James T Horton officiating. Burial Ellas Cemetery Franklinton. Survivors: husband Robert R Burch Monroe son Robert E Burch Metairie daughter Louise Burpo West Monroe brother John Bateman Monroe sisters Ola Mae Passman Otto Passman both Monroe Claudia Fussell West Monroe and three grandchildren.
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Mary Edna Burch
Sixth St
Monroe
Burch
Fifth District
Otto E. Passman
First Methodist Church of
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
James T.horton
Ellas Cemetery
Franklinton
Hixson Brothers
Robert R. Burch
Robert E. Burch
Metairie
Louise Burpo
West Monroe
John Bateman
Ola Mae Passman
Otto Passman
Claudia Fussell
Chemical Plant Blast Is Fatal at Union Carbide Plant
A massive blast and fire hit Union Carbide Corp plastic division's phenol unit near Marietta Ohio on Friday. One worker died and at least a dozen were injured as crews fought the blaze after the 11 45 a m explosion. Plant officials cited a process failure while damage assessment continued. Edward W Johnson Jr 42 of Vienna West Virginia was crushed by debris and died. his widow and two children survive.
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Edward W. Johnson Jr
Vienna
W. Va
Trains Crash In Rain Nine Hurt In Texarkana
A Kansas City Southern passenger train collided with a switch train in heavy rain near Texarkana injuring nine people, none seriously. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety. three Negro diner employees and four passengers were among the injured. Names and origins of the injured include Mrs. Shirley Williamson of Ottumwa Iowa and her son David Joe, Mrs. O. W. Buescher of Columbia Missouri, Eddie Fonteno of Shreveport, and workers Ownen A. Wilson Herman Pickens and Robert Perry of Kansas City. The gondola car involved was among 11 being moved from the International Creosote Co plant. The incident remains under investigation.
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Texarkana
Tex
Kansas City Southern
Here
Southern
International Creosote Co
Texas and Pacific Railroad
KCS
E. R. Holcomb
FE. C. Truitt
Shreveport
Holcomb
W. G. Christian
Shirley Williamson
Ottumwa
Iowa
David Joe
W. Buescher
Columbia
Eddie Fonteno
Ownen A. Wilson
Herman Pickens
Robert Perry
Kansas City
Senator Soaper Sees Ironies in Grass and Snow
A satirical column notes luck with grass versus snow, jokes about bears testing air force ejection seats and pilots wearing fur, and mocks Congress and a congressman’s reelection bid. It also quips about smaller handbags and department store elevator charges.
Rusk Rules Out U S Recognition Of East Germany
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin the United States would not formally recognize Communist East Germany to secure a temporary easing of the Berlin crisis. The 90 minute State Department talks were described as friendly and relaxed, with no documents exchanged and no agreement reached.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
United States
East Germany
Berlin
Rusk
Dobrynin
State Department
Francis W. Tully
Uni
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
U S Flashes Beacon Orbit Planned for World Mapping
Washington AP reports the United States will launch a flashing beacon into orbit early next month to improve global mapping. Lt Cmdr Mark M. Macomber said international observers from Soviet Union and other nations will help record flashes and share measurements under COSPAR and IUGG. The project named ANNA stands for Army Navy National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Air Force. Initially classified for military significance, ANNA's security status was recently lifted to permit world scientific access.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Cmdr
Mark M. Macomber
Bureau of Naval Weapons
Committee On Space Research — Cospar
International Association of Geodesy
Macomber
ANNA
Army
Navy National Aeronautics and Pace Administration
Air Force
Chuckle: World’s shortest ghost story ends with knock at door
The one line joke delivers a grim punch by noting the last man on earth in his room and a single knock at the door, implying a visitor or interruption beyond expectation. The compact setup relies on stark imagery and a surprise moment to provoke a chill.
Engineer Declares Project Ahead On Bridge
Ellis Ross of the Louisiana Highway Department told West Monroe Chamber of Commerce road officials that the 1-20 bridge approaches are 71 percent complete and the project is 15 percent ahead of schedule. Weather delays pause paving on South Fifth Street while concrete work awaits clearer skies. Two spans of the bridge itself have been poured on the West Monroe side as progress continues toward the Ouachita River crossing.
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Louisiana
Highway Department
West Monroe
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Ellis Ross
State Highway Department
South Second
Riverfront
Kansas Road
Baton Rouge
Jonesboro Road
South Fifth Street
Ross
Ouachita River
Army Maj. Roberts stripped of active duty over DAR speech
Washington AP Maj. Arch E. Roberts loses his active Army commission and is returned to civilian life for remarks at a DAR convention April 19. Secretary Elvis Stahr cites improper statements in an uncleared speech. Roberts accused Samuel Yorty and G. Mennen Williams, drawing charges criticized by Yorty. Williams tours Africa. The order takes effect May 7. Roberts keeps a reserve commission. No further action announced.
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Washington
Arch E. Roberts
Daughters of the American Revolution
Army
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Maj. Roberts
Roberts
Pentagon
Samuel Yorty
Los Angeles
Yorty
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Africa
Stahr
Defense Department
U.S. Army
Edwin A. Walker
Germany
Kennedy greets Macmillan in Washington for talks on world tensions
President Kennedy welcomes British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to Washington with full military honors. The leaders plan policy discussions across global trouble spots during their fifth meeting since Kennedy took office. They will confer through Saturday and meet again Sunday afternoon.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Andrews Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Fla
U.S. Air Force
God Save the Queen
Bermuda
White House
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