Parish Fire Plan Deemed Impractical By West Monroe Mayor
West Monroe Mayor J Allan Norris called Ouachita Parish Police Jury plans for rural fire protection impractical citing crossing the Ouachita River and traffic as barriers. He urged reconsideration while supporting independent protection on both river sides and improved parish-wide funding.
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West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Ouachita Parish
Norris
West Ouachita
Ouachita River
West Side
Monroe
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Quachita Parish
Partly Cloudy Forecast Over Weekend In Twin Cities
Waterlogged residents face more cloudy weather with no major temperature shifts. Partly cloudy through tonight and Sunday, relief from the complex storm moving east. Selman Field logs .08 inches Friday following 4.05 inches Thursday. Highs near 60 to 65, lows 46 to 50. Winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Twin Cities
Ten Faa
Selman Field
Hamburg trial ends as Crossett slayer faces death sentence
James Williams 54 of Crossett Ark found guilty of first degree murder for killing Mrs M D Degges during a rape. An all white 12 member jury deliberated 28 minutes and sentenced Williams to death in the electric chair set for February 19 1965. Prosecutor Frank Wynne led the case with witness testimony tying Williams to the crime scene and a wrench found near the body.
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Hamburg
Ark
James Williams
Crossett
Mau
Dine Degges
Ashley County
Circuit Court
G. B. Colvin
Tucker Prison
Miss Andre Robinson Visits Masur Museum and Little Theatre
Andre Robinson of Bastrop visited Monroe with several paintings for display at the Masur Museum. She attended the Little Theatre production Sunday in New York with Mr and Mrs Arthur Griffith of 1002 Park Avenue.
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Arthur Griffith
Park Ave
Monroe
Andre Robinson
Bastrop
Andre
Little Theatre
New York
Three Days Left in Monroe Christmas Lighting Contest
Monroe residents have until 5 p.m. Monday to mail the official entry coupon for the Christmas Home Lighting Contest. Decorations must be complete by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, with winners announced December 23 in the Morning World and News-Star.
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Monroe
City of
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Morning World
News-Star and Mail
News-Star— World Publishing Corporation
Olive
North Fourth Streets
News-Star
Monroe City Hall
Spaak defends Congo airlift as last resort at UN
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak told the United Nations Security Council the Congo rescue of about 1,700 white hostages was a final option after rebels threatened to cook them alive. He warned African nations against pitting blacks against whites while criticizing distortions and racism during the crisis.
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United Nations, N.Y
Paul-Henri Spaak
Congo
Spaak
U.N. Security Council
Africa
Europe
U.S
Stanleyville
Mali
Ghana
Congo Brazzaville
Gbenye
Four Reported Trapped In Rig Near Morgan City
Four men were believed trapped inside a capsized oil rig hull near Morgan City Louisiana after it overturned while being towed in Six Mile Lake. Six aboard the rig had been reported, two were rescued, and heavy fog hindered rescue efforts.
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Morgan City
Sheriff's Office
St Mary Parish
Six Mile Lake
Coast Guard
New
Monroe Christmas Parade Dazzles City Branch
The Monroe Jaycees sponsor a 37 unit Christmas parade today at 4 30 p m in downtown Monroe. Reported as the largest in years crowds are expected to line Walnut Street to DeSiard and past North Sixth as the parade adheres to a religious Yuletide theme chaired by Billy Vaughn.
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Monroe Jay‘cees
Monroe
Billy Vaughn
Walnut Street
DeSiard
North Sixth
Goodfellows Drive Seeks $3933 More for Needy Christmas
Funds toward a $6000 goal have $3933.50 remaining with 13 days left in the Goodfellows drive in Ouachita Parish. Christmas Eve deadline looms for baskets of food clothing and toys. Letters to Morning World and News-Star request groceries coats shoes and warm clothing for families in need.
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Goodfellows
The
Morning World
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Those Who Give To Goodfellows Total Donations
The listing aggregates donors with amounts from $2 to $1000 including KNOE Radio and TV, Optimist Club, Monroe Automobile and Supply Co., and families. Memorial gifts mark several entries, with a running total reaching 2066.50 dollars.
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Goodfellows
Mintz
Knoe Radio
Knoe TV
Anonymous
Dudden
Paris Sees 24 Hour Public Service Strike End
In Paris France the 24 hour public service strike ends as lights return trains buses and subways run gas pressure rises for cooking heating is reduced and many services resume. Over two million workers joined the stoppage causing dark offices cold meals and a three day weekend in parts of France.
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Paris
France
Mayor loans own money to pay town guards in Saddle Brook
Ben Walenczyk, 36, mayor of Saddle Brook New Jersey, used a personal loan of 2500 dollars to cover 25 crossing guards unpaid for a month. He handed each 100 dollars as back pay with plans for reimbursement when the 1965 budget begins. The mayor pays about 15 dollars interest and says the town is average and finances are tight.
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Saddle Brook
Ben Walenczyk
Walenczyk
New York City
Unprecedented UN shelling as bazooka attack shocks New York
A single bazooka rocket struck near the United Nations Building in Manhattan while Cuban refugees clashed with police outside. The weapon, found hours later in a marshy lot, was a four foot mortar with a Cuban flag and an alarm clock timing device. No serious injuries reported.
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New York
United Nations
East River
Queens
Tass
U.N
General Assembly Hall
Cuba
Ernesto Guevara
United States
International
Guevara
42Nd
48Th
First Avenue
Manhattan
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Shell T
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Borough of
Yule Gifts Fund
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Ellyn
Charlene Wedemyer
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