Laos appeals for U S aid as Vien tiane battles rage
The State Department said the new anti Communist government of Laos has appealed to the United States for help for Vien tiane. Press officer Lincoln White said the request is being considered swiftly and sympathetically. Reports indicate royal Lao army forces control most of the city.
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Laotian capital falls as Phoumi forces seize Vientiane
After a 76 hour battle in Vientiane the Phoumi troops ring the city and gain control of the downtown area. Tank units advance to the air field driving Kong Le defenders back. Premier Prince Boun Oum enters the city and is announced as the new government chief under King Savang Vathana. Devastating bombardment leaves many buildings flame-scarred.
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Kong le
Prince Boun Oum
Solon defends LSU probe resolution after Adcock clash
Solon defended House Resolution No. 36 calling for an LSU investigation after Sen. Jamar Adcock called it far afield. The measure passed the Senate 22 to 9 and cleared the House 87 to 0. John said Adcock could vote as he wishes and praised Ouachita delegation’s work for parish and state.
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Monroe
LSU
Jamar Adcock
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Adcock
Senate
House
Ouachita
Worst Disaster In Air History Fatal For 184 As Planes Crash
New York AP report on Friday's fatal air disaster details the joint federal probe. The Civil Aeronautics Board impounded flight tapes and a jet data recorder from the United Air Lines DC8 and is coordinating with the FAA. Investigators, including 31 CAB staff, FAA leaders, and NY crash scene personnel, pursue causes as inquiries expand.
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Seven Perish In Brooklyn Destruction
Two airliners collided over New York City on Friday killing 134 people in a historic aviation disaster. One jet hit a Brooklyn neighborhood, destroying a block and killing a street cleaner and six others. a survivor, a lone boy, emerged from 128 aboard. The other craft exploded on Staten Island. authorities traced positions over Preston New Jersey and Linden New Jersey as firefighting and rescue operations began. Continued on page two A.
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Tokyo
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Davis silent on tax raise as Louisiana opens third special session
Baton Rouge AP reports Gov. Jimmie Davis kicks off a 30 day session amid a looming sales tax proposal. Backed by lawmakers educators and segregationists the governor faces pressure over a potential one cent increase to four cents per dollar. Opponents warn of added burden during a slow business period.
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Davis
Baton Rouge
Louisiana moves to unseat New Orleans School Board
In New Orleans a sudden state move to oust the city’s school board and end integration led Attorney General Gremillion to tell a federal court he is now the board’s lawyer. Gov. Davis attended briefly as the three-judge panel heard motions, with a ruling expected next week. The court previously blocked board-fire efforts and heard bank-foreclosure requests amid ongoing litigation over a new firing law and state actions on school financing.
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City Revenue Department
State Supreme Court
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Gremillion
Wife Of Robert Kennedy Fined
Mrs. Ethel Kennedy wife of Robert Kennedy the newly designated attorney general was fined forty dollars for speeding She was arrested September 29 on the George Washington Memorial Parkway near Washington to McLean Virginia police said she was driving 70 in a 40 zone
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UPI
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Ethel Kennedy
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McLean
Crash Brings Heartbreak To Relatives
New York airport mourns as relatives wait for news of victims aboard the United Airlines jet. Alvin Sokolsky, 34, from Baltimore, and his daughter Peggy La Riviere, 18, of Greenwich, mourn the loss while family members confront the uncertain fate of others including a son of George Loughran, 50, a Standard and Poor representative in Chicago.
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Goodfellows Drive Aid Sought for Needy Family
A 12 year old writes of her widow mother and six siblings needing Christmas help. The Goodfellows Fund has $3,072.35 and requires at least $2,000 more in a week to assist the parish’s most needy families. Contributions may be sent to Goodfellows care of the News Star World.
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Goodfellows Fund
News Star — World
Donations Listing Acknowledges Gifts and Memories
Donation listings show multiple gifts including 2888.35 credited to Leonard Vanderhoogt and anonymous donations of 10 to 5 dollars. Entries express in memory dedications for Steve Breard Oscar Waste Ruthie McKeith Belle N Battaglia Mary Sparks and others. Donors include Ellen Charlene Wedemeyer Msgr Vandegaer Council 3642 C W Wisma Laurie Altman and Dr A gent Tisdale Sr. plus many individuals.
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Trig Cs
Steve Breard
Oscar Waste
Ruthie As McKeithen
Ellen
Charlene Wedemeyer
Belle N. Battaglia
Twin Plane Disaster Survivor Boy 11
Stephen Baltz, 11, the sole survivor of Friday's United Airlines and Trans World Airlines crash over Brooklyn, lay critically injured in Methodist Hospital. Found unconscious on a sidewalk, he told a passerby his mother awaited him at Idlewild Airport as rescue and hospital care began. His family, Chicago area residents, awaited further word on his burns and multiple injuries.
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Stephen Baltz
Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital
United Air Lines
Chicago
Trans World Airlines
Louis Wiericki
Idlewild
Edith Roberts
Officers Still Seeking Clues In Booth Case
In Shreveport Louisiana officers expanded Friday searches for clues in the four day old disappearance of 56 year old Mary Allen Booth. A possible lead involved a blood smeared man seen at a drive in restaurant around the time of her vanishing. Police also combed the Mansfield road area and near the Shreveport municipal airport as they investigated the blood stained auto found in a shopping center parking lot.
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Shreveport
Mary Allen Booth
J. Earl Downs
Public Safety
Mansfield Road
Clear Weather Returns to Twin Cities With Bright Forecast
Clear skies and fair conditions return to the Twin Cities with variable winds in the 2 to 12 mph range. Today's high is 48 and the low 26, following Friday's 51/30 highs and lows. Temperatures stay cold as the sun shines again.
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Today's Chuckle Pen ny scale buys more than before
A lighthearted note jokes that the penny scale at the corner drugstore offers greater value now than a decade ago, highlighting a humorous comparison of price and practicality.
Kennedy fills two Cabinet posts in busy Washington trip
President-elect John F Kennedy announced the picks of his brother Robert Kennedy as attorney general and Douglas Dillon as secretary of the treasury. The appointments came as Kennedy flew to Florida with his family to weekend there, leaving only postmaster general unfilled. Day, a Los Angeles insurer, was mentioned as the likely candidate for that post.
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West Palm Beach International Airport
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