Three Held In Shooting Of Policemen
In Carthage Texas a patrolman was killed and another wounded during a gunfight with three suspects stopped for questioning. Thomas Shaw Otis Webb and Edna Liotta were captured in Shreveport Louisiana. Shaw waived extradition and was sent to Carthage.
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Otis Webb
Port Arthur
Tex
Edna Liotta
New Orleans
Shreveport
Carthage
Dist. Atty. Rabot Baker
Thomas W. Shaw
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Louisiana
Shaw
Webb
Miss Liotta
J. M. Woods
New London
Here
Fred Williams
Woods
Baker
Dynamite Bundle Found Near U N Headquarters
Police seized three sticks of dynamite with blasting caps found on First Avenue near 33rd Street half a mile south of the United Nations. Investigators seek links to a bazooka rocket incident in the East River. A man with a woman and child carried the wiring bundle to a garage and noted its explosive nature.
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New York
United Nations
Fast River
First Avenue
33Rd Street
West Monroe Worker In Glenwood Hospital Room 442
Charles Eley of 109 Orange Street West Monroe, an Olin Mathieson employee, reports he has been hospitalized at Glenwood Hospital in Room 442 since Wednesday. City Clerk Harold Hill notes a large silver table Christmas tree in the city hall office, praised by the staff.
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Charles Eley
Orange St
West Monroe
Olin Mathieson
Glenwood Hospital
City Hall
Harold Hill
Bomb squad examines strange dynamite wiring near UN blast site
Detective William Suchowski of the Bomb Squad called the wiring strange and said caps were not attached until detonation. The four foot bazooka with no serial number and a Cuban flag was found mounted near the East River opposite the UN. Police sent the weapon to Picatinny Arsenal for examination, as they sought clues from Cuban exiles and the Army.
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William Suchowski
Fort Tilden
Army
United Nations
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N.J
Queens
East River
U.N
Manhattan
Beautiful Monroe Seen As Yule Lighting Backdrop
Tour chairman says Monroe could be one of the world’s most beautiful Christmas sites due to evergreens and shrubbery forming a natural backdrop for decorations. The Monroe Garden Club launches a Christmas Home Lighting Contest with entries due Monday evening and judging by prominent local women for three prize classes.
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Monroe
Richard T. Bright
North Second Street
New Star—World Publishing Corporation
Ouachita River
Morning World and News
Star and Mail
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Two U S Officers Die In Viet Nam Fighting
In the Mekong Delta two U S officers were killed Friday during combat near Duc Long and while directing helicopter strikes on Viet Cong mortars. A third American was missing and another wounded as Viet Cong attacks continue, part of a winter offensive.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Mekong Delta
U.S
Duc Long
Camau Peninsula
North Viet Nam
An Lao
William R. Hamlin
Seattle
Tran van Huong
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Ngo Dinh Diem
Chau
Thich Tinh Khent
Thich Tri Quang
Chan
United States
Huong
Diem
Mild Readings Forecast for Twin City Area
Twin City residents can expect a mild day with no rainfall and cooler tonight. Temperatures today range from 66 to 70 with a low of 38 to 42 and 50 to 60 percent sunshine. Outlook shows partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures on Monday. FAA at Selman Field reported no rainfall for Saturday.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Goodfellows Fund Drive Seeks Gifts for Christmas Needs
Community appeal urges cash donations clothing toys and food to reach a 6000 goal. Letters from families in Monroe and West Monroe describe illness unemployment and needy children, with 2204.50 raised so far and a large shortfall to meet requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Goodfellows
Morning World
News-Star
Monroe
Goodwill Organization
Missing oil rig crewman still not found in Morgan City
Coastal waters were combed for H. R. Pilcher 20 of Port Barre La after an oil rig overturned Friday night. Five other crewmen were rescued unharmed. Diver E. P. Pieron spent hours beneath the toppled rig before surfacing with minor injuries.
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Morgan City
H. R. Pilcher
Port Barre
E. P. Pierron
Merger Cuts Active Reserve Posts for Congress Aides
Secretary McNamara announced major cuts transferring about 100 congressmen and 150 000 other federal workers from ready to standby reserve status. The move applies across Army Reserve National Guard and also affects the Air Force Navy and Marine Corps with orders to merge units and reduce overseas training trips.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Army Reserve
McNamara
Pentagon
Armed Services
Sens
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Reserve Officers Association
Parishes Spend 82 Million In 1962 Louisiana Study
PAR release compares parish government in Louisiana and nationwide. In fiscal 1962 all parishes except Orleans and East Baton Rouge spent 82.6 million on services and collected 83 million in revenue. Plaquemines led per capita revenue at 255.44 and expenditures at 170.19 while having no municipalities and relying on oil and gas.
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PAR
Louisiana Parishes
Orleans
East Baton Rouge
Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines
Louisiana
United States
McNamara proposes Army Reserve realignment into National Guard
Secretary McNamara reveals a plan to abolish the Army Reserve and absorb its functions and much of its personnel into the National Guard while placing remaining reservists in standby status. He forecasts $150 million in annual savings and says other service reserves remain unchanged.
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McNamara
Washington
Secretary of
Robert S. McNamara
Army Reserve Organization
National Guard
Army Reserve
Defense Department
Congress
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Williams
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Angola
Rdablia
Yule
Robert McNamara
North Border
Henry David Thoreau
Calhoun
Marcy Gail Solomon
Cathy Irene Solomon
Betsy Taylor
Rick Taylor
Louis Daniel High
Kathryn Bird
Julius RB. Kugler
Cole
Leigh Insurance
Alleta B. Frizzell
Enola
Fred Cook
The
Literary Guild
John D. Lang
Thomas Kirk
R. G Taylor
Copeland—Zaidee
Brandy
Monroe Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
J. A. Nelson
Rayville
Baton Rouge
Public Affairs Research Council
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