Tornadoes Strike Three Towns in Northeast Louisiana
Tornadoes and strong winds damaged Jonesboro Winnfield and Oak Grove with roofs torn from buildings, a cabinet shop wrecked, and the Carey Salt Mines roof damaged. No serious injuries reported as rain eased and sun returned in the Twin Cities area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JIM Cotton World
Louisiana
Jonesboro
Winnfield
Oak Grove
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Winn
Twin City
Army to triple STRAC readiness with new III Corps
The Army will expand STRAC from three to eight divisions by creating the III Corps at Fort Hood Texas. The move adds a second STRAC corps with armored emphasis to handle simultaneous crises while keeping overall manpower steady. The 49th Armored and 32nd Infantry National Guard divisions join the new corps, with two upcoming regular divisions to replace them this summer.
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Washington
Army
Strategic Army Corps
STRAC
Texas
III Corps
Ft. Hood
Tex
Airborne Corps
Hamilton H. Howze
National Guard
49Th Amored
32Nd Infantry
Strac Corps
Air Force
Snow Flurries Spread Across Regions Amid Mixed Precipitation
The Associated Press reports scattered snow flurries in the North with sleet and rain in the middle latitudes and the South. Snow fell from the Rockies to the Great Lakes, while a western storm weakened after moving into Colorado. Drifts appeared in Wyoming and Montana, with icy roads in parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois and substantial rainfall in Pine Bluff, Greensboro, Chattanooga, and Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Great Lakes
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Fitler
Miss
Pine Bluff
Ark
Greensboro
N.C
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tenn
Correro Named to LSU Law Review Staff
Anthony J. Correro of Monroe has been named to the staff of LSU Law Review a quarterly LSU publication edited by student officers. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A J Correro of 2780 Gordon Ave Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jes’ Ramblin
Anthony J. Correro
Monroe
Louisiana “Law Review
LSU
Review
Anthony
A. J. Correro
Gordon Ave
Mrs Dorothy Jackson to speak at Dallas regional conference
Mrs Dorothy Jackson children’s case supervisor in the Monroe welfare department will attend a regional conference in Dallas from March 18 through 21. She will participate in a session on training staff to provide services to families.
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Dorothy Jackson
Monroe Welfare Department
Dallas
Protest Over Waterfowl Rules At Ouachita Hearing
Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi wildlife directors led about 250 sportsmen at a Ouachita Wildlife Unit hearing protesting U S Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl regulations. Officials from six states discussed the possibility of closing the duck season in the Mississippi Flyway citing drought damaged nesting grounds. Francis Gillette noted that the Interior Secretary has final authority on seasons through treaties with Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hanna
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
U.s.fish & Wildlife Service
Ouachita Wildlife Unit
Fish & Wildlife Service
Canada
Art Hawkins
Minneapolis
Minn
L. D. Young
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Nelson Cox
John Camp
Calvin J. Barstow
Tennessee
Baton Rouge
Charles Bosch
Louisiana Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation
Thomas Kimball
National Federation
Bosch
Lloyd Voorhees
Francis Gillette
The
Atlanta
Secretary of the Interior Department
Mexico
Glenn recalls heat shield scare as he orbited Earth three times
John Glenn described spaceflight as very pleasant with one moment of doubt during re entry after three orbits at 17 530 mph. He spoke at a news conference after receiving a medal from President Kennedy and being paraded with his family. He noted a heat shield scare and described strange yellow green particles seen in sunlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Astronnaut
John F. Kennedy
John Glenn JR
Dear Jr. Graduates as Laboratory Technician
Carl W. Dear son of Carl S. Dear of Monroe completed laboratory technician training and serves a six month internship in Grants New Mexico He also attended Louisiana State University LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Dear
Carl S. Dear
Monroe
Grants
N.M
LSU
Space Age May Curb Romance
Washington conservative Rep. Carroll Kearns warns that the space age could dampen romance. He notes that ten years ago the moon inspired poets and sweethearts, but ten years hence it may be merely another airport. He writes to constituents in a newsletter.
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Washington
UPI
Carroll Kearns
R - Pa
Quadruplets Reach Age of 21 with Family Birthday
The Lashley quads marked their 21st birthday in Kentucky with a family gathering. John, Beulah, Mildred and Martine Lashley were born after their mother died decades ago. The siblings, now single, plan a weekend party at a sister's Bowling Green home with 16 grandparents and other family members.
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Louisville
Porter Lashley
Lashley
John
Beulah
Mildred
Martine Lashley
Ian Insurance Company
Leitchsfield
Martine
Philip H. Simon
Bowling Green
Solon names officials as soft on Communism in speech
Rep. Gordon H. Scherer charged top government officials including Adlai Stevenson Chester Bowles James Roosevelt Arthur Schlesinger Sen. J William Fulbright and John Kenneth Galbraith with being soft on communism. He spoke in Jackson Mississippi and said liberals hold a phobia about security threats while arguing the need for vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gordon H. Scherer
Ohio
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Scherer
Jackson
Miss
Stevenson
Bowles
Jimmy
Roosevelt
Schlesinger
Fulbright
Galbraith
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Chester Bowles
State Department
Africa
Asia
Latin America
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
California
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Kenneth Galbraighh
India
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kennedy Era Senate Seat: Smith to Leave in 1964
Sen Benjamin A Smith II of Massachusetts announced he will resign when his term ends this year sparking speculation that Edward M Kennedy Ted may pursue the seat. The move comes as Kennedy turns 30 and tours Berlin with no stated reason given.
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Gloucester
Mass
UPI
Benjamin A. Smith II
Dmass
Senate
Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Smith
Berlin
Oran violence leaves 27 dead in ambush and clashes
A mob in an Oran suburb attacked European cars wounding and killing drivers after a road block formed on the Oran to airport highway. Police and soldiers imposed a daylight curfew as violence spread across Arab districts, raising Algeria's casualty toll to 27 killed and 37 wounded in the day.
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Algiers
UPI
Oran
Algeria
Boy With Rare Disease Slips From Hospital
Larry Glassock, 13, with a rare blood disease, escaped Memorial Hospital in Phoenix through a window causing a citywide search by police and deputies. He was found five hours later at a downtown theater watching Pinocchio and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and returned to the hospital. His mother Delphia Gallant wrestled with how to explain the danger of another escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Larry Glassock
Memorial Hospital
Larry
Delphia Gallant
The New Frontier Question and Public Echoes
Senator Soaper debates if an only child can win the presidency in the new frontier era. Traffic jams prompt renewed calls for patience and reading time. Congressman Sludgepump complains of press persecution over exact quotes. An optical illusion notion circulates. Women’s hats grow larger as age and fashion trends evolve.
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The
United States
Chuckle on Federal Aid to Education in Washington
A humorous take argues federal funding should begin with basic arithmetic in Washington. It suggests improving math instruction as a foundation for effective aid to education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meeting need on sewerage declared in Lakeshore area
L A Fourmy parish juror warned that without a public Lakeshore meeting on the sewerage district issue the Police Jury may not call an election. Residents are split on installing sewer lines while petitions from Nash and Martin surface. A public hearing is set for March 14.
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L. A. Fourmy
Ouachita
Lakeshore Area
Fourmy
Lakeshore
W. S. Nash
R. B. Martin
Ward 10
Irvin Kilpatrick
Parish
Wayne Huckaby
McCain Drive
Swartz
M. W. Montgomery
Space Umbrellas and Mirrors Aim to Alter Weather
Rep. James G. Fulton describes plans to launch tin foil and space umbrellas to create a space mirror. The device could reflect sunlight to brighten and warm uninhabitable regions, potentially cutting power bills by extending daylight hours. Critics question feasibility and risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Washington
UPI
James G. Fulton
Rpa
House Space Committee
Space Committee
Siberia
Canada
Tornadoes Hit Mississippi Towns Injuring Six
Tornadic winds struck downtown Vicksburg and five small Mississippi communities Friday as thunderstorms and a cold front moved through. At least six were injured, two seriously, with damage to four department stores and several homes. a tornado killed 38 in 1953 near the same area.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Harmontown
Sardis Lake
Tippah County
Highway Patrol
Chalybeate
Tiplersville
Walnut
Fitler
Issaquena County
U.N. accuses Tshombe of breaking Congo cease fire
The United Nations accuses Katanga President Moise Tshombe of violating the cease-fire and says it will send troops to take Kongolo from Katangese gendarmes. The report cites renewed military activity in Elisabethville and tensions with U.N. command.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPI
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kongolo
Robert Gardiner
U.N
Tshombe
Dik Lehmkuh
Kongaio
Elisabethville
Lehmkuh
Kitona
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W. C. Austin
Austin
Laurel Heights Baptist Church
Sheriff's Department
Winn Parish
Jes’ . ‘ Ramblin
Wildlife Directors
Glenn
Thek Air Force Base
Grand Spaceport
Turk Island
Bahamas
Solon
Reds
JFK
Soaper
Sludgepump
Metropolitan Press
Islal
Pryuycen
Agriculture Department
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Batesville
Luther DeShazo
News-Star—World
Monroe - West
Ares
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