New Discoverer Capsule Set To Drop After Four Days
The Discoverer satellite mission plans a four day long capsule drop to test radiation effects on instruments for Samos eye in the sky cameras and Midas missile detection. It carries a radar beacon for future Transit navigation satellites aiding ships planes and submarine missiles in route to target. Smithsonian Observatory cameras aim to photo light tracks on the capsule exterior too faint to see unaided from Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samos
Midas
Smithjsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Lost Satellite Found In Orbit
NASA reports Explorer IX, the first all solid propellant Scout rocket satellite, is in orbit for possibly up to a year. It will be visible from the southern hemisphere at evening times and cannot be seen above 45 degrees north. its brightness rivals the North Star but is dimmer than it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Africa
Australia
South America
Asia
NASA
Lincoln Parish election set for school board and jury
D Napper of Ruston said Gov. Jimmie Davis would call an election to add a member to the Lincoln Parish School Board and a new juror in Ward 1. Napper corrected earlier remarks that appointments would be made and indicated the governor would call the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
D. Napper
Ruston
Jimmie H. Davis
Lincoln Parish
Napper
Cal
Right Of Way Purchases Slated In Thirty Days
Louisiana Highway Department plans to buy about 30 parcels of real estate for the South Second Street underpass. Final negotiations on a $1 million plus project with Missouri Pacific Railroad are under way. Bids for construction will follow, with estimated total around $1.75 million including land, rail work, and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Highway Department
South Second Street
Monroe Street
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Highway Department
Missouri - Pacific Railroad
Rodriguez
Eel
Missouri Sane Cen
Monroe
Construction Cos
Lawmakers Vie for District Headquarters in Louisiana
Long, representing LaSalle, Caldwell, Winn, and Grant, seeks a headquarters that benefits the most people. He notes five towns in his district—Columbia, Winnfield, Georgetown, Jena, and Olla—favoring location within reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Caldwell
Winn
Grant
Columbia
Winnfield
Georgetown
Jena
Olla
Long
School To Honor Mrs. Gabrielle For Court Order Compliance
New York reports Mrs Daisy Gabrielle and her daughter Yolande will be honored by Brooklyn’s Prospect Park High School for complying with a federal court order ending segregation at McDonogh 19 in New Orleans. Yolande endured through hostile mobs to attend classes before the family relocated. The honors include a Woman of the Year award for Mrs Gabrielle and a $250 education fund for Yolande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPID
Daisy Gabrielle
Yolande
Brooklyn
New Orleans
McDonogh 19
Gabrielle
Providence
R. I
James Gabrielle
Prospect Park High School
Friay
Baton Rouge House Vote Sets Two New Members
East Baton Rouge parish will elect two new House members today with about 73 000 eligible voters. A field of 23 candidates includes Bruce A. Bell, a black attorney, as part of the race.
Local club reports 1487 members and board list
The annual report shows a December 21 membership of 1,487. President is Mrs. Guy H. Alford. Board includes Mrs. Alford, vice president, secretary Mrs. Floyd Stone Jr., treasurer Mrs. Irvin Kilpatrick, finance chair Virgil Crawford, training Maurice Raphael, program Mrs. Charles Overton, district chairs and staff. Additional House members due to population rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy H. Alford
Guy Alford
Floyd Stone Jr
Irvin Kilpatrick
Virgil Crawford
Maurice Raphael
Charles Overton
Leon Noland Jr
Merle Edwards
B. O. Yeldell
James Schonlan
Ralph Simpson
F. M. Waren
Carey Hancock
Woodrow Downs
Ray L. Day
Annis Kite
House OK's Segregation Bills Quickly
Legislature backs administration on a set of bills expanding private schooling and civil service rules with wide party support. The vote totals show strong opposition to the Davis plan from a minority, while the East Baton Rouge Parish board expands to 11 members under governor appointment. Laws redirect welfare funds to education and set fines for bribing parents to send children to segregated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Eugene McGehee
Baton Rouge
A. T. Sanders
McGehee
New Orleans
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Leander H. Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Anzelmo
State Board of Education
Georgia
Jack
Tribe
House
Traffic Court of
Civil Service
East Baton Rouge Parish
19Th Judicial District
Baton Rouge Parish
Airlines Hit By Walkout Of Engineers
Flight engineers strike spreads across airlines prompting cancellations and delays at idlewild and other hubs. Pan American and Eastern report overseas and domestic flights affected while unions cite expired contracts and mediation board tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airlines
Eastern
Miami
New York
Pan American
Mediation Board
Boston
American Airlines
Flight Engineers’ International Association
Washington
Driving Charge Filed Against John B. Saxon in West Monroe
West Monroe police Friday booked 50 year old John B. Saxon of Norris Lane East Monroe for driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
John B. Saxon
Norris Lane
Monroe
Federal Suit Claims Hit By Jackson
A federal suit alleges targeted efforts by individuals and groups to discredit a Louisiana public official. The official appeals to Louisiana citizens for aid in defending public education and opposing perceived tyranny affecting the state’s children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Louisiana
State of
State Board of Education
Edufinn
Louiana
Man in Los Angeles seeks divorce record details
An AP despatch from Des Moines reports a Polk County clerk's office received a letter from a Los Angeles man requesting whether a Mrs or Miss at Sr has filed for divorce or married to license in the past year since February 1960. He asks the court be notified if such actions occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County Clerk’s Office
Los Angeles
Lisen
Verry
Large embezzlement tied to bank cashier Geiger case
Federal examiners traced a long running embezzlement totaling about 2.19 million dollars linked to Mrs. Geiger, cashier at a family bank. Prosecutors say she siphoned funds over 37 years to support a husband’s hardware store and other expenses, with a 140000 dollar gift to interior decorator Harris who died last week. FDIC has begun asset liquidation and roughly 2000 depositors have received payments. A federal grand jury is probing Northern Biochemical, with Elliott Roosevelt as COO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstine
Board of Trade
Geiger
Samuel Marvin Harris
Sheldon
Harris
San Francisco
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Udall Raises Import Quota On Fuel Oil
Secretary Udall raised the residual fuel oil import quota by 100000 barrels a day for three months ending March 31, boosting daily limits from 530000 to 630000. He said the move replenishes stocks and maintains the status quo amid coalfield concerns. Critics from Byrd and Moody condemned the order as harmful to the coal industry and anti recession policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Kennedy
Udall
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
Joseph E. Moody
National Coal Policy Conference
Two Negroes Die as Train Hits Auto at Wisner
In Wisner a car failed to clear a crossing as Pacific No. 903 struck it. Malyne of Monroe and Bingham suffered severe injuries including broken leg and hip with internal injuries. Corporal Dave Chase of the Louisiana Police described the van’s approach just after leaving a dirt road. Engineer E. K. Sutton, with 41 years on the railroad, reported the incident as the train wreck neared the hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malyne
Monroe
Bingham
Dave Chase
Louisanna See Ee
Two Offenses Linked to West Monroe Man
Robert Speight, 37, of 1106 North Third Street West Monroe was booked by West Monroe police on Friday for resisting arrest and the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Speight
N. $Rd
West Monroe
Monroe man jailed on liquor charge after Friday arrest
Ollie Morehead, 48, of 204 North 14th Street Monroe, was booked Friday on an illegal liquor charge. Bond amount not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Morehead
14Th St
Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary’s Flower Shop
Vllverstein
House OK
Rep
Welborn Jack
Shreveport
Sam
Dunkle
Northern Biochemical
Elliott Roosevelt
Wisner
Johnson Bros. Barger & Beauty Supply CO
Nettiene Grond Fer
Berber and Seouty
Cotelge Se
Faulk-Collier
An Lin
Tappan
Sun Lighting
Sun Lighting Fixtures Company, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!