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Partly cloudy and warm with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers today and 20 percent tonight. Low tonight 72 to 76, high today 90 to 94. Map data appears on 3D page in Vol 39 No 301.
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17 Aug 1969
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Monroe Morning World in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1969
Page
1
Houston hosts Apollo 11 heroes in miracle celebration
Houston staged a large parade and party at the Astrodome honoring Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr with 30 000 space workers in attendance The event included remarks by Mayor Louis Welch and remarks by Frank Sinatra Nancy Ames performed and Aldrin daughter Janice turned 12 during the celebrations In White Lake New York thousands gathered for a rock festival prompting a civil defense response with medical tents airlifted aid and shortages of food water needles and tetanus serum to treat injuries and drug-related illnesses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Thans
Astronodome
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin &. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
Janice
Qua chita Parish Public Library Summer Sunday Closures
All branches of the Qua chita Parish Public Library close on Sundays during August and Labor Day weekend. The library will reopen on Monday after each August Sunday closure and resume Sunday hours on September 7 after school begins. Labor Day, September 1, is also a closure date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Parish
Birth Announcement for Monique Dupree in Monroe
Monique Jeanne Dupree was born at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Hospital weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Dupree of 82 Charmingdale Monroe. Paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Adam E. Dupree of Jennings. Maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Daigle of Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monique Jeanne Dupree
St. Francis Hospital
Mrs
John Dupree
Charmingdale, Monroe
Adam E. Dupree
Jennings
Henry Daigle
Monroe tags new litter ordinance to curb city mess
City of Monroe launches tough litter control ordinance to tackle sweeping trash issues. Officials cite mounting debris as a public nuisance and pledge strict enforcement citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Showers Forecast From Florida Coast Weather Update
Skies will be partly cloudy today and Monday with warm temperatures. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and Monday, with a 30 percent rain chance today and 20 percent tonight. Hurricane Camille’s approach increases winds and showers in southeast Florida. Saturday high near 94, low around 72, no rainfall recorded at Selman Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille
Florida
FAA
Selman
Reds Hurl Two Strikes At Tay Ninh
Communist forces attacked Tay Ninh city near the Cambodian frontier. American outpost repulsed the charge, two Americans killed and 14 wounded, at least 25 Communist dead. U S B52s bombed suspected positions, with 1,000 tons dropped earlier Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
United States
Laos
U. S
Okinawa
Guam
Thailand
Camille Intensifies to 160 MPH Lurch Toward Panhandle
Hurricane Camille strengthened rapidly off Florida, reaching 160 mph winds and widening its eye as forecasters warned of massive tides up to 15 feet. The storm aimed for the Panhandle, with hurricane warnings stretching from Fort Walton Beach to St. Marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Camille
Florida Keys
Florida Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
St. Marks
Simpson
Poison gas shipments move by rail to Louisiana and New York
Eight carloads of phosgene gas from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal traveled to a Louisiana chemical plant and 300 tons moved toward Lockport New York despite protests. The Louisiana leg reached Geismar after routing changes and will be bled from tanks before use. The Lockport shipment faces possible insecticide or synthetic foam applications and had routing delays including a blocked Canada route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Louisiana
New York
Defense Department
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Colorado
Erie-Lackawanna
Lockport
N.Y
Illinois Central
Vandemark Industries
Canada
Chicago
Ohio
Pennysloa
Tn Eral Ordanance
Ance
Plaquemines Parish Urges Evacuations Over Gulf Storm
Officials in Plaquemines Parish urged about 5000 residents to move to higher ground as Hurricane Camille was tracked in the Gulf about 400 miles away. The warning cited the area’s vulnerability and recalled Betsy’s 1965 devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Gulf of Mexico
Ireland seeks UN troops for Ulster crisis
John P. Hillery arrives in New York and rejects British use of troops in Northern Ireland as an internal affair. He says Ireland will back UN peacekeeping and would contribute forces if a UN mission is established. He cites talks with Lord Chalmont and calls for international intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Patrick Hillery
Republic of Ireland
Rottern
Northern Ireland
London
Lord Chalmont
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Britain
Six Days Of Warfare Brings uneasy calm to Belfast
British troops halted six days of sectarian fighting in Belfast on Saturday and imposed a fragile calm. About 1,050 soldiers reinforced Falls Road and Catholic areas with barbed wire and fixed bayonets as 300 homes were left burned or damaged. Catholics in Dublin pressed for weapons while the British prepared for possible night deployments and airlift contingency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Republic of Ireland
Crumlin Road
Skull Of Ancestral Man Found In Good Condition
Scientists report the most complete Homo habilis skull yet found in East Africa likely shedding light on early hominids and human ancestry. Mary Leakey notes the specimen, found by Peter Nzube, is more complete than prior finds though missing the lower jaw and some braincase parts. The skull may clarify relations among early hominids and their tool making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East
Africa
National Geographic Society
Mary Leakey
Louis S. B. Leakey
Olduvai
Peter Nzube
Leakeys
Nzube
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Taos, N.M
Jes’ Ramblin
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Gallup
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Monroe City
Philip Blaiberg
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CIA
A. B. Ratcliff
Capitol Steps
Ray Floyd
Widens
Reds
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Pensacola
Fla
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Keys
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Panama City
Fila
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Plaquemines
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Trish
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United Nations
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