Ouachita Parish students prepare for big new school year
Parishes and city systems forecast record enrollment for 1964 65 with about 27500 pupils in Ouachita Parish and Monroe city schools 11000 in the city 16500 parish 157 buses and 665 teachers to greet students. Parish operates half day then full day from Sept 8. city to half days through Sept 12 then full days Sept 28. Northeast Louisiana State College classes start Sept 18 with orientation Sept 14 16 17.
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Twin City
St Matthew's
St. Paschal’s
West Monroe
St. Matthew's
St. Frederick’s
Milton C. Hall
Laneane
Ouachita Parish
van Dodom
Odom
Northeast Louisiana State College
Harvard Man Takes Reins Of Viet Nam
SAIGON AP A civilian with close links to the United States became acting premier of South Viet Nam for two months as Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, leader since January, fell ill amid rioting and medical care. Dr Nguyen Xuan Oanh Harvard educated economist assumed temporary leadership with a military triumvirate. Khanh remains premier but incapacitated.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Oanh
Kanh
U S Calls Off Missile Work After Congress Cut Funds
Washington reports the Defense Department scrapped major work on the mobile mid-range ballistic missile, blaming Congress for the cut from 110 million to 40 million last March. Defense planners maintained continued need, while Republican Barry Goldwater pledged to review the cancellation.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Congress
Defense
Stll
Pentagon
Barry M. Goldwater
Boy Rambling at Grover Edwards Home Captures Diamondback Rattler
At West Monroe on Saturday, Edward and Kr J Thompson checked walkie talkies near their home when Edwards' dog Boy alerted to a large diamondback rattlesnake. Mrs Edwards retrieved a 410 shotgun and Thompson killed the snake, which measured 5 feet 6 inches long, 8.5 inches in diameter and weighed six pounds.
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Grover Edward
Smith Road
West Monroe
Edward
Tightwad Area Becomes Ashes
Half the town of Tightwad burned Saturday afternoon after a car backed into a gasoline pump at Parks grocery and started a fire that destroyed the weatherbeaten frame building and its stock. Wilson's grocery was spared.
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Tightwad
Ouachita Parish School Board runoff winners named
Democrats Lee, Golson and Ray Parish won seats in wards four six and seven in Saturdays runoff. Milton Ford captured ward ten with 1222 votes to Fred Henrys 826 and will face Republican Mrs George Snellings Jr. in November. Ford led early and held most precincts. Lee and Ray matched their first primary success. Golson improved to win ward seven. Ford thanked supporters and pledged to aid the school system.
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James T. Lee
William H. Ray
Thomas W. Golson
Ouachita Parish
Milton W. Ford
Fred Henry
Ford
Henry
Lee
Arthur L. Finley
E. M. Finley
Ray
Finley
Golson
J. T. Franks
Franks
Evers
Ward Six
Ward
Monroe
H. W. Tolson
George M. Snellings Jr
William Norris .II
Claude Smith
C. E. Buckley
Luffer’s
Sherrouse School
Tornadoes from Hurricane Cleo strike Carolinas
Laurinburg North Carolina reports a tornado tore through a trailer park and damaged downtown in loud rain as part of the dying Cleo storm. At least 15 people injured and a missing small boy was reported hours after the event near the South Carolina border. Another tornado hit Lake Murray in South Carolina, damaging a marina with no injuries. A third tornado struck Charleston South Carolina. Scotland County officials said two hospitalizations occurred among the wounded. Weather police/officials investigated the aftermath.
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Laurinburg
N.C
UPI
Cleo
Lake Murray
South Carolina
Charleston
S.C
Savannah
Tom Shields
Terry Sanford
Raleigh
Scotland
B. P. Lynch
Two Teens Face Charges In Dallas Area Hit Run
Dovie Barnes Jr. 15 admits involvement in a left-fender hit run that injured Cheryl, 10, as two youths fled in a white 1961 Corvair station wagon. Accompanying youth John Acord Jr., 16, is charged later with aggravated assault and failure to stop. Dovie Barnes Sr. faces failure to stop. Cheryl remains in Methodist Hospital with injuries expected to require over two months of recovery. Police report both families cooperative. parents unaware of the crash.
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Dallas
UPI
Dovie King Barnes Sr
Barnes
Dave Holcomb
Balch Springs
Cheryl
John Raymond Acord Jr
Beys
Acord
Methodist Hospital
Ray Sunday
Sunday
Three More Deaths Of Encephalitis In Houston Area
Three additional deaths were attributed to the sleeping sickness outbreak in Houston with laboratory confirmation. Overall, 19 deaths from encephalitis were recorded along the Gulf Coast in the past two months, as authorities warned of potential new cases in West Texas.
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Houston
UPI
West Texas
Gulf Coast
Cyprus Turmoil Eases Slightly as Turkey Delays Troop Rotations
In Nicosia, Turkey agrees to a short delay sending replacement troops, easing tension but not the Cyprus crisis. Arch Bishop Makarios seeks Egypt’s military and diplomatic support from Nasser while Turkish reconnaissance flights intensify. Civil unrest erupts in Turkey with anti American and anti Greek protests, clashes, injuries, and arrests in Ankara and Istanbul.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Turkey
Makarios
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Riots Tighten Grip in North Philadelphia Streets
Philadelphia police and National Guard stood by as looting and street violence continued into Saturday night in a strife torn North Philadelphia district. Mayor Tate said the situation was under control as shots were fired from a roof top at 20th and Norris Streets and deputies reported 112 arrests since Friday night for burglary and related crimes.
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Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Dick Olanoff
20Th
Norris Streets
Tate
Leary
National Guard
Olanoff
Edward J. Fossler
Police Radio
Odessa Bradford
Cecil B. Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moore
Dick Gregory
Georgie Woods
Little Weather Change for Monroe and Surrounding Area
The forecast predicts clear to partly cloudy skies today and Monday with warm temperatures. Isolated afternoon and evening thunder showers may occur. highs near 99 and lows around 70 to 74. Winds at Selman Field will be variable and gentle 5 to 15 mph.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Pigskin Prevue Highlights Twin Cities Football Prospects
The Monroe Morning World premier edition flags a special 32 page Pigskin Prevue with schedules rosters and stories on favored high school and college teams for Twin Cities and Northeast Louisiana residents. Start of school adds traffic dangers and a page 3A feature outlines safety rules for children parents and drivers alongside editorials and local national world news.
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Twin Cities
Northeast Louisiana
Tiny Stone Wheel Hails Viking North America Find
A Newfoundland wheel fragment found at L Anse au Meadow is described as a Norse spindle whorl. Norwegian archeologist Anne Stine Ingstad identified it as Viking era, suggesting wives accompanied early settlers around the year 1000. The site has ruins linked to Leif Ericson era Vinland.
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Washington
Newfoundland
North America
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Anne Stine Ingstad
L’anmie Au Meadow
Ingstad
America
Vinland
Leif Ericson
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Da'‘at
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U. S
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Rattler
Jes
Wilson's Grocery
Carolina
Son
Fender Dent
Howard R. Leary
Edward G. Bauer
Ankara
University of Istanbul
Johnson
Monroe Morning World
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