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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1962

Page

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Two Students Arrested In Peace March

Washington UPI report says two students were arrested for disorderly conduct during a large White House peace march after refusing a policeman’s order to move. About 4,700 marchers attended, with 2,000 at the noon picket, amid tensions between pro and anti nuclear testing groups.

Washington UPI White House United States Russia Council For A TTP John G. Tower R-Tex House Young Americans For Freedom YAF

Objections Wilted On Retirement Plan Shift

In Baton Rouge a state retirement committee discussed merging the Louisiana school employees system with Social Security. Directors asked actuary W. E. Groves to draft a bill combining the two programs, a move seen as saving millions and aiding both employees and the state despite earlier resistance from some groups.

Vail Delaney East Carroll Parish Wellborn Jack Caddo Parish

Largest Solid Fuel Rocket Motor Fire At Aerojet General

The Aerojet General Corp tested the largest solid fuel rocket motor in the free world. A 53 foot long motor produced about 600000 pounds thrust and projected a 500 yard flame over a remote test area. Supporters say solid fuel motors can outperform liquid fuel rockets for future space missions.

Sacramento Calif Aps Aerojet-General Corp Free World John Glenn

Mundt urges local power and ballot battle over federal urban plan

Sen Karl Mundt in Monroe predicts defeat of Kennedy’s urban affairs department. He argues for states rights and local decision making. He warns political choices now shape the economy and cites a devalued dollar as example of federal overreach.

Dallas Roper Kennedy Karl Mundt South Dakota Monroe Sen. Mundt Executives Dinner Club America Congress Washington

McNamara outlines U S military options against communism

Secretary Robert S. McNamara defined U S options for fighting communism in various theaters from a single large scale nuclear strike to targeted actions by small units against guerrilla forces. He warned against committing to specific nuclear doctrines or targets and argued smaller, indirect measures are more likely than all out nuclear war.

Chicago Robert S. McNamara United States McNamara Pentagon American Bar Association Khrushchev World Communist Parties

Rest and Recuperation Leave For Dick Culpepper

Second Lieutenant Dick Culpepper, motor transport officer serving near Seoul, Korea, is on Rest and Recovery leave spent in Tokyo Japan. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lynton Culpepper and an OPHS LSU graduate. He has been in Korea since September.

Dick Culpepper Japan Korea Tokyo Lynton Culpepper OPHS LSU Seoul

Glenn Space Shot Hinge On Atlantic Weather

Cape Canaveral reports a 50 50 chance of John Glenn launching next week as Atlantic conditions in February limit favorable windows. NASA says Atlas rocket and Friendship 7 are ready for a post 7 a.m. EST Tuesday countdown with weather forecasts due Sunday. Engineers monitor a cautious countdown while Glenn rests after a canceled attempt.

Cape Canaveral UPS Federal Space Agency Atlantic John H. Glenn Jr National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Glenn John A. Powers Project Mercury Space Agency

Berlin Air Lanes in Storm Crisis Heightens Cold War Tensions

In Berlin storm conditions and a Soviet bid to control air corridors between 7,500 and higher feet raised a high risk situation. Western pilots and diplomats objected to Soviet reservation of routes as MIGs buzzed civilian airliners and British ambassador Sir Christopher Steel.

Berlin Germany Christopher Steel

Viet Nam involvement sparks partisan fire in U S politics

Sen. Keating accuses Washington of a smoke screen masking American commitment in South Viet Nam. Fulbright defends administration briefing and says GOP is politically exploiting the issue amid war concerns. He notes guerrilla warfare limits public discussion and that briefings have occurred.

Washington Kennedy U.S Viet Nam GOP Kenneth B. Keating N. Y National Committee South Viet Nam J. William Fulbright D-Ark Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Republican National Committee Keating Hornell N.Y South

Loyal Zeigler Trial Set Monday In Ouachita Parish

Loyal Zeigler, 55, to stand trial in Fourth District Court before Judge Jesse Heard for the September 13 1956 murder of Myrtle Mills. DA Albin Lassiter seeks a murder conviction from a 12 man jury as Zeigler faced hospital observation earlier and was declared sane in 1961.

Zeigler Myrtie Mae Mills Albin P. Lassiter Fourth District Jesse Heard Miss Mills McKinley St East Louisiana State Hospital Jackson Ouachita Parish

Rain Expected In Twin Cities Weather Update

The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers and thundershowers today. Rain may raise the river near the levee. Daytime highs around 65 with nighttime lows near 40. yesterday was mostly cloudy with a high of 63 and a low of 33.

Officials Plan Unmanned Reentry Tests For Spacecraft

NASA announced Project Fire to launch two instrumented space crafts from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas to study high speed reentry. Antares powered by Scout’s third stage will drive the payload down at speeds like returning moon ships to collect data via radio and tracking systems. no recovery of surviving parts will occur.

Cape Canaveral UPS National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Atlas Atlantic Missile Range Antares

Senator Soaper Urges Automation Responsibility to Workers

The piece notes Senator Soaper arguing that automation must share responsibility for workers displaced by machines. It mentions unemployment offices using electronic systems to punch time cards and jokes about future fallout shelter names like the mole, groundhog, or ostrich to boost appeal.

Worst European storm leaves thousands homeless and 74 dead

A severe winter storm broadside across northern and eastern Europe killed at least 74 people and displaced tens of thousands. West Germany suffered the heaviest toll with 56 deaths and about 40,000 homeless as floods and high tides battered the region. Britain, Denmark, France, and Sweden reported fatalities amid widespread damage and disaster operations in Hamburg.

London UPI Europe British Isles Soviet Baltic States West Germany North Sea Britain Denmark France East Germany Sweden Poland Lithuania Estonia Latvia Baltic Sea Holland Baltic Hamburg Konrad Adenauer

Sick Youth Taken From Parents For Hospital Care

A seriously ill 10 year old boy from Long Beach is ordered hospitalized after an investigation found his sister Penny died last year from a kidney infection while no doctor was called. Juvenile Court Judge H Eugene Breit enbach ordered Perry William Cornwell admitted to the pediatrics ward at Los Angeles General Hospital. Doctors warn of possible deafness or death if untreated.

Penny H. Eugene Breitenbach Perry William Cornwell Los Angeles General Hospital

Army dictionary adds term for controlled effects nuclear weapons

Washington AP reports the Army dictionary lists controlled effects nuclear weapons designed to vary intensity for specific non blast outcomes. The move coincides with possible resumption of atmospheric testing and continued underground testing, noting aims to reduce fallout and apply new uses in labs and computations.

Washington United States Army Defense Department Atomic Energy Commission United States

British Forces Reinforce Georgetown After Riots

British airborne troops and warships were sent to British Guiana to enforce a state of emergency after antigovernment riots left at least six dead. Troops landed at Atkinson Field and moved toward Georgetown as fires burned. The unrest followed a general strike called by unions against prime minister Cheddi Jagan's leftist government.

Georgetown British Guiana Britain Atkinson Field Cheddi Jagan Solidiers Troubridge Wizard Jamaica Japan People’s Progressive Party Jagan Trades Union Council and Civil Service Association Freedom House Progressive People’s Party British Defense Ministry London

Enrolment Surges to All Time High at NLSC

Northeast Louisiana State College reports a spring enrollment of 2,726, up 352 from last spring and about 39 percent higher than five years ago. The gender split sits at 1,572 men and 1,154 women with 954 freshmen and 585 sophomores among others. The graduate class includes 113 women and 57 men, the only class with more women than men.

Northeast Louisiana State College

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