Southwest Snow Storm Dumps Ten Inches Across Four States
A new storm swept from the Rocky Mountains into Texas Panhandle New Mexico Oklahoma and Kansas with up to ten inches of snow. Road crews worked around the clock as two injuries were reported in a U.S. 85 crash between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
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Rocky Mountains
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Rio Grande
Tierre Amarilla
Cuba
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
U.S
Clovis Area
Texas
Fort Worth
Southland
Washington
New York
Newfoundland
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Nouthern
Ohio
Appalachians
Mississippi
South
Indiana
New Jersey
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Snow and Sleet Bring Return of Weather
Snow pushed as far south as Bastrop with sleet in Crossett and Farmerville, light freezing rain in Monroe. Four day cold wave threatens more freezing rain or snow today and Sunday. One fire injures one man in a blaze eight miles northeast of Jonesboro, caused by a leaking gas pipe while lighting a heater. His wife and child escaped. Fire siren frozen as fire chief Maurice New notes.
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Bastrop
Crossett
Ark
Farmerville
Monroe
Otis Walsworth
Jonesboro
Walsworth
Jackie Norred
Maurice New
Adcock's Views Challenged By Senator Firmin
Sen. Lee C. Firmin of Franklin criticized remarks attributed to Sen. Jamar W. Adcock of Monroe accusing the legislature of inaction. Adcock said he would skip future special sessions unless they produced results and claimed he was paid $8,000 for recent sessions. Records show lawmakers received $2,400 for 48 days across three sessions plus per diem and travel allowances.
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Baton Rouge
Lee C. Firmin
Franklin
Jamar W. Adcock
Monroe
Adcock
Flames Raging At Texas Plant
An explosion fueled a massive fire at the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co dehydration plant seven miles north of Hallsville Texas. No injuries were reported. Two 10,000 gallon tanks near the building were threatened as firemen shut off gas lines and Longview crew arrived with chemical firefighting gear.
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Hallsville
Tex
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co
Texas
Longview
R. A. Brown
Truett Efurd
Ramblin Anniversary Marks 1918 Tuscania Sinking
Next February 5 commemorates 43 years since the troop ship Tuscania sank in the Irish Sea on the night of February 5 1918 during World War I. Area crew included Leo Terzia and Fensky Terzia of Monroe brothers of the late Theodore Terzia. Also aboard were Gordon Mitchell Wisner Hugh Stodghill and Tommie Cook of Rayville. Cook died in the disaster and J G Mitchell Wisner highlighted the event to Rambling readers. The Louisiana Methodist notes the disaster in its current issue.
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Leo Terzia
Fensky Terzia
Monroe
Theodore Terzia
Gordon Mitchell
Wisner
Hugh Stodghill
Tommie Cook
Rayville
Cook
J. G. Mitchell
Jes Rambling
Mitchell
Butcher of war crimes arrested in New York
Herman Frederick Marks, 39, an American-born former anti Castro executioner known as The Butcher, was arrested as an alien for illegally entering the United States on July 22. He could be deported to Mexico or Cuba and may face a firing squad if sent to Cuba. Washington announced the arrest two days earlier as Attorney General Kennedy commended immigration officials.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Herman Frederick Marks
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Havana
Marks
Castro
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Immigration Service
Herman Marks
Cuba to try six Americans for joining rebel forces
Havana announced that six imprisoned Americans will be tried Saturday for crimes punishable by death. Donald J. Green of Gastonia North Carolina said they face the death penalty and 11 a.m. start in Havana. The men were detained after sailing to Cuba and allegedly attempted to join rebels. the Swiss Embassy represents U S interests.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Donald J. Green
Gastonia
N.C
North Carolina
States
Green
la Cabana
Winston-Salem
U. S
Gaston Jaccard
Paul Harvey Critiques Welfarism and Equality Idea
National commentator Paul Harvey told 400 to 500 people at Neville auditorium that equality and the idea of all men being created equal are flawed. He urged support for Monroe Area Vocational Training and Evaluation Center and warned against chasing everything for nothing. He contrasted American grit with “common” and “average” notions and cited Lincoln with IQ and equality notions to argue the truth differs from the creed.
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Sam
Paul Harvey
Harvey
Neville Auditorium
Monroe Area
Selman Field
ABC
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
GAO Says Air Force Wasteful Flight Pay Costs 183 Million
GAO report to Congress finds the Air Force will spend 183 million dollars this year on flight pay and maintenance for officers deemed excess to needs or not requiring flying skills. It notes 27 000 officers could receive flight pay and cites 728 officers suspended from flying last November 4. Gen. Thomas D. White and 44 others were excused from flying last May 12 under a 20 year status rule.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional
Air Force
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
F. Edward Hebert
Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee
Thomas D. White
New Editorial Column Slated For Morning World
The Allen-Scott Report by Robert S. Allen and Paul Scott debuts Monday in the Morning World. It promises behind the scenes analysis of weapons and defense, taxes, space, medicine, intelligence, and other facets of political coverage to explain future headlines.
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Allen-Scott
Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
White third grader breaches New Orleans McDonogh 19 boycott
In New Orleans a nine year old white boy attended McDonogh No. 19 with a federal marshal present, ending the 100 percent segregation boycott and igniting new tensions amid the city’s 75 day school crisis. Mothers clashed nearby as the boy joined the previously all white building after previously attending St Bernard Parish schools. Mary Sand of Save Our Schools hailed the breach and expected other McDonogh families to follow. The superintendent said the father was tired of his son repeating last year’s work. The boy’s father planned to re enroll a currently ill brother Monday.
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New Orleans
McDonagh No. 19
Gregory Thompson
McDonogh
McDonagh
Mary Sand
Save Our Schools
James F. Redmond
Redmond
St. Bernard Parish
Father Of Boy Ending Boycott Fired From Job
John H. Thompson a $70 a week drug store employee was fired after his son ended a two month old white boycott at an integrated New Orleans school We let him go yesterday the Walgreen manager said Thompson said he would defend his home and warned if they came to his house they would have to kill someone
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New Orleans
John H. Thompson
J. C. Adams
Walgreen
McDonogh No. 19
Adams
Thompson
Associated Press
Quip about jokes and leadership in self guided fate
A witty meditation on women telling jokes, money, and temperature dropping when borrowing. It notes the trouble of being captain of your own fate lies in leadership challenges and self direction.
U S Plans First Space Flight Tests With Chimp
A 3% to 4 year old chimp weighing 27 to 40 pounds is slated for a 16 minute suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral to Atlantic waters next week. If successful, the chimp test could pave the way for a U S manned spaceflight later this year under NASA supervision.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Washington
Atlantic
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pioneer Flight
Two Thugs Hit Payroll Messenger Then Bag Explodes
In New York two bandits grabbed a payroll bag from Daniel Waters near Manhattan's garment center. The bag contained 6200 dollars and features a wired trigger that explodes and emits smoke when torn from the messenger, who recovered the bag and completed delivery. The attackers fled after the blasts.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
Daniel Waters
Waters
Tracealarm, Inc
Chuckle: Men Avoid Bringing Boss Home for Dinner
Joke notes that many men skip inviting their boss to dinner because she is already there. The quip relies on a play on words about an unseen female presence in the household.
Man jailed for making counterfeit cash in garage
Clermont milkman Dan Wright, 31, is jailed in Marion County on $10,000 bond after printing 1,500 counterfeit $20 bills on an offset press. He blamed the plot on financial hardship and a movie about a juice mint era, claiming he turned to crime to help his family. He cashed about $7,000 across eight states before agents arrested him and he burned bills.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Dan Wright
Wright
Clermont
Marion County
Mrs. 880
New York
Mr. 880
Secret Service
Santa Maria Sails Toward Belem Brazil Amid Standoff
The rebel Portuguese ship Santa Maria due to Belem Brazil changes course toward Belem after U S Navy offers safe conduct to disembark 588 captives including 42 Americans. Navy chief Adm Dennison cites responsibility for American lives and property and humanitarian concerns in the exchange.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S
Santa Maria
Belem
Brazil
U.S
Henrique Galvao
Adm
Robert L Dennison
Dennison
Galvao
Freed Airmen Return to Warm Welcome at White House
Two U S airmen Capt John R McKone and Capt Freeman Olmstead released by the Soviet Union arrive at Andrews Air Force Base and are greeted by President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy. They share coffee with the First Family after a long ordeal.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Kennedy
White House
John R. McKone
Freeman Bruce Olmstead
McKone
Kansas
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
Newfoundland
Barents Sea
Olmstead
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United Press International
Firmin
Ramblin
Louisiana Methodist’ Pre
Herman F. Marks
Dy YeaLn
N.O. School
News-Star—World
West
Louisiana
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