Skybolt Missile Registers First Success in Test
The Skybolt airlaunched missile posted its first successful test in six trials from a B52, but the White House and Pentagon said it won’t change plans to cancel the program. Officials said this was likely the last Skybolt flight, as Britain faces political pressure over Nassau with Kennedy, and the U.S. seeks Polaris as deterrence.
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Skybolt
Cape Canaveral
Fla
White House
Pentagon
U.S
Roswell F. Gilpatric
Washington
Air Force
Great Britain
Harold Macmillan
Nassau
Kennedy
Local Retail Business Rise Noted For Year
Monroe retailers posted a strong year with gross sales of 98,664,000 and average household earnings 5,219, lifting local market activity above national trends. The Standard Rate and Date Service notes the city accounts for 0.0435 of the national total while local income reached 83,558,000, suggesting Monroe as a regional marketing center and economists expect modest future gains aided by savings and potential tax cuts.
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Monroe
Standard Rate and Date Service
Fireworks Stand Bombs In Monroe Blast
An explosion on DeSiard Street leveled a small fireworks stand run by Brooks' Nursery owner John Brooks at around 7 am Saturday. An unidentified youth bought fireworks and fired a cracker inside or near the stand, blowing it sky high and scattering debris along DeSiard Road and a nearby window. Damages are estimated at about $3000, with no injuries reported. Fire Chief H L Hales cites strict fire prevention laws as preventing further incidents.
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Monroe
DeSiard St
John Brooks
Brooks’ Nursery
Brooks
DeSiard Road
Selman Field
Troop F
H. L. Hales
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish Offices Close For Christmas Weekend
Ouachita Parish agencies shut Saturday for a long Christmas weekend with closures through Monday and Tuesday. Superintendent W. W. Ward of the school board plans a trip to south Louisiana and mentions spending time with relatives and good meals. Registrar Mae Laucky says she will spend Christmas at home as the holiday continues.
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Ouachita Parish
W. W. Ward
South
Louisiana
Jes
Mae Laucky
Registrar of Voters
Heavy Snow and Gales Sweep Wide Area Straining Towns
Goodfellows drive totals 6133.24 with Saturday contributions at 6193.24 as volunteers report heavy snow street winds and gales impacting a broad sector. In memory of JR James from Farmerville is noted.
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Goodfellows Drive
James
Armerville
Traffic Toll Trails Other Vale Periods
Holiday travelers clogged highways during the Christmas weekend but the first 24 hours were the safest in nine years. The National Safety Council's toll projection was lowered by wintry weather to the lowest since 1953. Nebraska led with seven deaths, followed by five each in Massachusetts and South Carolina, and four in several states. A Des Moines family of seven died in a car crash near Clarks, Nebraska.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
Nebraska
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Ohio
Texas
New York
North Carolina
Ilaho
Alabama
Clarks
Neb
Des Moines
Yule Travel Delayed By Heavy Snow And Wind
Winter weather snarled travel from Virginia to Maine with heavy snow and gale strength winds. Freezing rain and fog clogged airports and roads along the East Coast including New York and Washington, causing numerous delays and traffic accidents.
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United Press
Dav
Virginia
Maine
Montana
Michigan
Deadlock in Hoffa Trial Continues in Nashville
Federal Judge William Miller ordered continued deliberations after the jury in the Hoffa payola case reported a third hopeless deadlock. The 14 hour session ended with jurors locked up for the night and a new session set for 4 am. Defense argued mistrial but the judge declined and issued supplemental instructions.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters
James Hoffa
William Miller
Miller
Hoffa
Michigan
Jacob Kossman
Goodfellows Drive Needs More Christmas Aid
The Goodfellows fund, run by News-Star-World Publishing Corp, exceeded its $6,000 goal with $6,133.24 raised but $6,400 has already been spent on food clothing and toys for Needy families. Donations may be sent to Goodfellows Drive care of News-Star-World. volunteers run the project with no overhead. Letters from West Monroe residents request help for families with seven and six children facing a hard Christmas.
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Goodfellows Fund
News- Star — World Publishing Corp
Goodfellows Aid
Goodfellows Drive
News-Star—World
West Monroe
Goodfellows
Prisoner smiles in Havana after release
In Havana a parsing report describes spirits running high as 1113 Cuban invasion prisoners flown to Miami for medical care and parole. Castro visited the Penitentiary and the Isle of Pines, while families studied the $53 million medical lease, per the Prisoners Families Committee.
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Barreta
Castro
Principe
Ilies Committee
Bava
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