Icy Weather Grips Texas and Nearby States
Weather across the nation brings blizzard conditions and heavy snow. Arctic air drives subzero temperatures from the Rockies to Iowa with Chicago reporting ten inches of snow and Montana seeing extreme cold. Texas braces for more frost and freezing rain while Florida enjoys 70s as California and Arizona crops face subfreezing readings.
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California
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
Utah
Woodruff
Salt Lake City
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Illinois
Chicago
Colorado
Maine
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Arizona
Semester Near End At NLSC Registration Set
The fall semester at Northeast Louisiana State College ends at 4 p.m. Thursday Jan 31. Regular spring registration is set for Wednesday and Thursday Feb 6 and 7. Saturday late afternoon and evening classes register Jan 31 to Feb 1. Spring classes start 8 a.m. Friday Feb 8 and end June 6. Final exams run Jan 25-30. Spring recess starts noon Thursday April 11 with classes resuming 8 a.m. Tuesday April 16.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Chutist Falls To His Death Near Princeton Mass
Clarence Cusson, 33, a sport parachutist, died during a jump staged before family and Boy and Girl Scout groups in Princeton Massachusetts. Neither his main chute nor reserve deployed, and he fell from a small plane onto an ice crusted field as spectators watched.
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Princeton
Mass
Clarence Cusson
Alice
Fronts Bring Freezing Drizzle and Cold to Louisiana
Northeastern Louisiana faces another Arctic front with freezing drizzle early today. Temperatures in the Twin Cities reach 25 to 38 with lows near 25 to 28 expected, though recent readings show 40 already. Rainfall was heavy in the south with New Orleans soaking 2.75 inches in two hours as fronts push south. Towns from Farmerville to Winnfield recorded drizzles and cool highs, with Lake Charles at 1.69 inches. Continued on Page Six-A.
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Rocky Mountains
Iowa
Butte
Mont
Bismarck
N. D
Rapid City
North Platte
Neb
Des Moines
Florida
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Mercury
Fort Worth
Tex
California
Louisiana
Twin Cities
Farmerville
Crossett
Ark
Tallulah
Winnfield
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Monroe Planning Commission Meeting Delayed To Jan 28
Monroe Planning Commission chair Otis Johnson announces the session postponed a week from next Monday to January 28 due to items still under investigation. The meeting remains scheduled for the following Monday. Nearby at West Monroe city hall Elise Roberts introduces her uncle to Police Chief Jeff Caldwell, who jokes that he is a monkey's uncle. Airman Thomas E. Crews is being reassigned to Perrin AFB Texas after graduation.
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Monroe Planning Commission
Otis Johnson
West Monroe City Hall
Elise Roberts
John McCormick
Jeff Caldwell
Thomas E. Crews
Monroe
Perrin Afb, Tex
Today's Chuckle Getting Home Late For Dinner
A light humorous item about the consequences of arriving home late for dinner, noting a chilly reception and playful sarcasm from a husband. The tone mirrors a boxed humor column with a quick domestic tease.
Dentist reports $105000 stolen from home safe
Madison North Carolina appoints Dr. C. W. McAnally a 67 year old dentist confirms 75 000 cash and 25 000 to 30 000 in securities were taken from a safe removed from his home. Police say two suspects left footprints and fingerprints. a 5000 reward is offered for information.
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Madison
N.C
C. W. McAnally
McAnally
Dr. McAnally
Board Plans Dock Strike Offer Today
A presidential board led by Sen. Wayne Morse will present an "or else" mediation settlement today to longshoremen and waterfront employers. The package proposal, designed to end the 28 day strike, could be accepted or rejected, with talks to cover wages and all disputed issues.
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New York
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Kennedy
Congress
Morse
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gulf
Gremillion Offers Aid to Bossier Board in Fed Aid Fight
Louisiana Atty Gen Jack Gremillion said federal payments to schools in affected areas are legally immaterial and he will aid the Bossier Parish school board in resisting the government's suit. He urged the district to refuse federal funds and not enroll children of military personnel living on bases while four suits claim 14th Amendment equality violations.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Jack Gremillion
U.S
Mine Workers President Kennedy Dies at 75
Thomas Kennedy, president of the United Mine Workers of America, died at his Hazleton home Saturday at age 75. He had led the union since January 14, 1960 following John L. Lewis and rose from a Pennsylvania hard coal mine. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Hazleton
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Kennedy
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
America
Stolen Art Regained In Gun Battle
In Caracas five paintings valued at 650000 were recovered after a gun battle with two university students and a girl companion transporting them in marked furniture boxes. The artworks by Picasso Van Gogh Gauguin Braque and Cezanne were loaned by France and were seized in a Wednesday theft. The students were wounded and captured. the girl escaped when the trio struggled with police. authorities later arrested a Communist labor official as ringleader amid intensified anti government terrorism.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Picasso
van Gogh
Gauguin
Braque
Cezanne
Museum of Fine Arts
Romulo Betancourt
California Outlook and Fallout in Food Health Claims
A syndicated brain predicts Americans will resemble Californians, while readers note dark glasses block vision. Public Health Service says radioactivity in food remains tiny. A husband’s complaint about meals prompts a response about fallout and maternal cooking.
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Public Health Service
Noisy old razor drowns morning yells at house
A man at the next desk complains his old electric razor barely shaves and is so loud it drowns out much of the morning shouting around his house.
Red Carpet Day for Stovall in Twin Cities
West Monroe native Jerry Stovall, LSU halfback and first football All-American, received a hero welcome in Monroe and West Monroe. The Stovall Day featured a downtown parade, a Highland Park coffee, a banquet at Paragon Club, and a 1963 automobile gift. Teammates Ray Wilkins, Mickey Cox, and Fred Miller joined the celebration, with Miller Day held earlier in Homer. Stovall called the day tremendous and lifelong cherished.
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Jerry Stovall
LSU
Rick Bryan
World
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Louisiana State
Ouachita River
Paragon Club
First Baptist Church
Monroe
DeSiard Street
Stovall
Ray Wilkins
Mickey Cox
Neville
Fred Miller
Homer
Future Maids and Chauffeurs Grow With Electronics
RCA Victor Distributing Corp president John F. O'Brien predicts next decades will bring electronic maids and automatic pilots for cars. He envisions a household electronic center that wakes residents, starts appliances, cooks breakfast, opens the garage, and warms the car, while a road embedded loop guides safe driving.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
John F. O'Brien
RCA Victor Distributing Corp
O'Brien
Louisiana Eyes 25 to 30 Million Revenue Boost
Governor's finance chief says the 1963-64 budget may start with an added 25 to 30 million as revenue, but taxes cannot rise this session. Officials report budget requests already exceed 60 million, prompting plans for further cuts and closed hearings as the 80 million deficit looms.
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Baton Rouge
James S. Reily
Davis
Reily
Legislative Budget Committee
Roy Theriot
Five Die In Monroe Area Crashes In 16 Hours
Rain and ice slicked highways plus fog hampered driving as state police logged five deaths across three wrecks Friday night and Saturday morning in the Monroe region. Ethel Lawrence 62 of West Monroe died at St. Francis Hospital. Faye DeGraw 26 of Lake Providence perished with two passengers and another man in separate wrecks Saturday. Alice G. Perry 51 of Sterlington was hospitalized in serious condition after a U S 165 collision, with Jenny Perry 14 and Roderick Perry 52 listed with minor injuries. Lawrence died at the scene near the Louisiana Highways 15 and 133 intersection Friday night.
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Monroe
Troop F
Pollice
Ethel Lawrence
Arrant Rd
West Monroe
Faye DeGraw
Lake Providence
Kaaraina
Vester L. House
Maggie Gamble
Rt. 2
Pioneer
Jerry Thompson
Calhoun
Alice G. Perry
U. S. 165
Perry
Sterlington
Jenny L. Perry
Roderick F. Perry
Lawrence
St. Francis Hospital
Louisiana
Ron
Bombed Saigon hotel as Viet Cong raids mount
In Saigon a grenade hit a hotel housing American officers during a weekend attack by Communist guerrillas. No injuries were reported though crowds were warned to avoid gatherings. A raid at Tan Thong left seven civil guardsmen dead and several prisoners captured as Gen. Wheeler led a touring party. A four day lunar new year truce was broadcast but the government pressed its offensive against Viet Cong bases in Tay Ninh Province.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Erle G. Wheeler
Tan Thong
Wheeler
South Viet Nam National Liberation Front
Trang Bang
Tay Ninh
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NLSC
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W. T. Silmon
Ben Bradford
Bossier Parish
Gremillion
Mine Workers
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