State Funds Bill May Be Bottled Up
Baton Rouge AP report says Rep. Bryan Lehmann Jr. notes the general spending bill may stay in House Appropriations hearings until June 15. The $495 million package funds most state operating costs and includes $162 million for parish and city school boards next year. President Dodd opposes shifting education policy from the Education Board.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Lehmann Jr
House Appropriations
William J. Dodd
State Board of Education
Constitutional Education Board
Lehmann
Jimmie H. Davis
House
Appropriations Committee
PAR Sees $15 Million Deficit for Louisiana Budget
Baton Rouge AP PAR warns Louisiana may not balance its budget this year even with 60 million in bond revenue. Deficit could reach 15 million next year, with 11 million needed annually to cover principal and interest on 180 million in bonds. Proposals include reallocating dedicated funds, cancelling highway fund, cutting reserves, and limiting homestead refunds. Total projected spending about 844 million.
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Baton Rouge
Public Affairs Research Council
Louisiana
PAR
Highway Department General Fund
Electric Wire Rain Kill Boy in Birmingham
A 13 year old, Jack M. Tucker Jr., climbed a tree and became entangled in vines near an electrical line. As rain began to fall, water supplied a ground for the current and killed him. Firemen arrived as the boy spoke of tingling in his body.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jack M. Tucker Jr
High Altitude Nuclear Test Delayed By Cloudy Pacific Weather
Weather complications over Johnston Island forced a two hour hold on the first Pa c Pacific high altitude nuclear shot. Officials cited classification for delay details though forecast said mid Pacific clouds and a nearby thunderstorm reduced visibility. The blast targets 30 to 40 miles up, with a five hour postponement window and potential reschedule if no clear sky by Sunday morning.
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Honolulu
Johnston Island
United States
Joint Task Force 8
mid-Pacific
Johnston
Hawaiian Islands
Task Force
Louisiana lawmakers rush final bills in 1962 session
Baton Rouge Louisiana legislators prepare to jam the hoppers for the final introduction of bills in the 1962 regular session as 1,226 measures have been filed. Gov Davis signed four transfer bills including 60 million in bonds and shifts to cover a state deficit. The tidelands bill moves in, with Davis likely to sign soon and a five member committee to aid the governor to be named. Budget talks loom as committee hearings proceed and a Ward McIlhenny oil dispute compromise bill faces tonight's intro deadline.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Davis
Tidelands
Thomas Jewe
Jack P. F. Gremillion
State Mineral Board
House
Ward-McIlhenny
West Monroe VFW awards at Columbia High School
West Monroe police officer Oliver M Lenard presented achievement certificates to Joyce Ostten and Maurice Cottingham during Columbia High School commencement exercises for 39 seniors. They scored highest on a competitive exam for a $1000 WEFW scholarship, though the top scholarship went to a Sulphur winner.
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West Monroe
Columbia High School
Oliver M. Lenard
Joyce Ostten
Maurice Cottingham
Lenard
Navy Eyes Astronautic Ship for Sea Launches of Large Rockets
The Navy weighs an integrated astronautics ship capable of sea launches for large rockets like the Saturn. A 10,000 ton vessel with a floating drydock could meet mobility needs for space operations, and a Curtiss seaplane tender is suggested as a suitable platform.
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Washington
UPS
Navy
Space Satellite Command
America
Bureau of Ships Journal
Curtiss
Atomic Energy Commision
San Diego
Calif
West Berlin youths kidnapped by East German guards
Communist East German border guards abducted two West Berlin boys in broad daylight at Zehlendorf on the border, dragging them through barbed wire into East Germany. A witness saw the event as a crowd watched. two shots were fired at a fleeing teen. The incident followed a similar minipledgeshooting and kidnapping of two West Berlin girls the previous night, heightening East West tensions.
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West Berlin
Hurricane watchers prepare for Alma first storm of season
Miami AP report notes Alma will be first hurricane of the season, with June to November window. Air Force and Navy reconnaissance units mobilize. forecaster Arnold Sugg cites about 10 storms yearly. Names listed for potential storms include Becky Celia Daisy Ella Flossie Gretta Hallie Inez Judith Kendra Lois Marsha Noreen Orpha Patty Rena Sherry Thora Vicky Wilma.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Air Force
Navy
Becky
Celia
Daisy
Ella
Flossie
Gretta
Hallie
Inez
Judith
Kendra
Lois
Marsha
Noreen
Orpha
Patty
Rena
Sherry
Thora
Vicky
Wilma
Arnold Sugg
Anna
Jenny
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Sugg
Cape Canaveral
Senator Soaper Reflects On Space Milestones And Sights
Senator Soaper notes John Glenn as first but recalls Scott Carpenter flying 250 miles farther. He says Wall Street shows ups and downs yet astronautical progress distracts from ticker tape. He questions the need for a super award for actors during award accepts.
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John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Wall Street
Soviet Jets Sent to Indonesia to Bolster Sukarno
London based Sunday Telegraph reports six TAI-6 jet bombers with air to ground missiles flown into Indonesia in two batches via Rangoon, fitted with radar guided bombs. Four more expected. planes carry Indonesian markings and raise questions about Soviet aid to Sukarno amid New Guinea dispute tensions.
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London
Indonesia
Sukarno
Sunday Telegraph
Rangoon
Russia
Telegraph
Astronauts Get July 4 Invites
NASA has received over 700 requests for personal appearances by the seven astronauts for July 4 but the chances of acceptance are "almost nil." John H. Glenn Jr. alone has more than 8,000 requests since his Feb. 20 flight.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America
Paul G. Dembling
NASA
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Dembling
Showers Seen For Area Today
Showers are forecast for the Twin Cities this afternoon with light southeast winds 8 to 18 mph. The day should stay cooler with a high near 88 and a low around 68, a contrast to the heat of Imperial, California.
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Twin Cities
Montoyans
Imperial
Calif
Connally Wins Texas Governor Nomination In Runoff
Former Secretary of the Navy John Connally defeats Don Yarborough for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Texas. Unofficial returns from 240 of 254 counties show Connally with 504,896 votes to Yarborough's 481,661 as of 10 p.m. Connally praises unity and new leadership while Yarborough trails after the polls close.
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Connally
Don Yarbrough
Dallas
John Connally
New Frontier
Don Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Robert Johnson
Yarborough
Fort Worth
Texas
Kennedy
Johnson
Twisters Strike In Texas Area
Two tornadoes hit the Port Arthur region causing minor damage. A guard house was smashed and roof damage occurred at a fish plant near Sabine. Storms swept across the Southwest, South, and Midwest with floods in Wichita and Park City. A funnel cloud was seen near McQueeney and heavy rains stretched from Oklahoma to South Carolina. Topcoats spilled from closets across the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Tex
Sabine
Midwest
Wichita
Kan
Chisholm Creek
Park City
Texas
Mississippi Valley
McQueeney
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Florida
South Carolina
Great Lakes Region
Pacific Northwest
The Busy Man Takes On The Job Jest
A light chuckle notes that the best way to finish a task is to assign it to a busy man, who will delegate to his secretary to complete it. The quip plays on office humor about efficiency and overwork.
Unusual Oxygen Chamber Treats Advanced Tetanus
A 72 year old farmer, Ralph Douma, with advanced tetanus at St James Hospital Chicago Heights improved after four days of a decompression chamber therapy with high pressure oxygen and anti tetanus serum. The treatment, based on Dutch reports, used three hours at about 44 psi with oxygen via mask.
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Chicago Heights
St. James Hospital
Ralph Douma
S. A. Healey Construction Co
McCook, Ir
Douma
Netherlands
Deuma
Marines Revolt At Puerto Cabello Base In Venezuela
Venezuelan defense forces loyalists repelled a Marine revolt at Puerto Cabello, recapturing the base after shelling by three warships. About 60 of 400 rebels were taken prisoner, with casualties on both sides and some civilians killed. Air jets avoided fire to spare civilians as ground fighting continued in the city.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
Carlos Andres Perez
Perez
Romulo Betancourt
Defense Ministry
Iraq Breaks Ties With United States Over Kuwait
Baghdad recalls its ambassador and asks U S Ambassador Jernegan to leave Washington after Iraq repudiates U S recognition of Kuwait. State Department regrets action while noting reduced channels of communication and prior Iraqi withdrawals from Japan Jordan Lebanon and Iran.
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Washington
U.S
Kuwait
Iraq
John D. Jernegan
Baghdad
U.S. State Department
Department
Britain
Kennedy
Ali Haider Sulaiman
Jernegan
Japan
Jordan
Lebanon
Iran
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