U S Information Center Bombed By Secret Army
Algiers suffers a wave of bomb and arson attacks by the Secret Army Organization jerking through the European Section. The U S information center sustained heavy damage as authorities report multiple bombings and shootings across Algiers and Oran, with Europeans bearing the brunt in scattered incidents.
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U.S
Algiers
Algeria
TTT
William Porter
Secret Army
Oran
Secret
Guyotville
Algerian Gas & Electricity Co
U.S. Information Center
State Department
United States
Hussein Dey
Maison Carree
Kouba
Ruston Youth Admits Fire Caused by Burglary
In Ruston a severely burned youth admitted Friday night he started a blaze by striking a match while burglarizing Painter's Supply and an optometrist office, destroying both buildings. He fled, then telephoned an ambulance to Shreveport. his clothes burned were minor fires outside. No charges filed. condition listed as critical.
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Ruston
Walter Crawford
O. O. Osbon
Painter
R. D. Sandefur
Shreveport
Crawford
Osbon
Caroline Young
Painter's
Restraint urged for Louisiana on government reform
The Public Affairs Research Council urged Louisianans to exercise restraint and common sense in seeking government participation locally to avoid expanding state government. PAR warned that unless people push for restraint, reorganizing bodies like the Little Hoover Commission and Legislature is unlikely to yield meaningful changes. The Little Hoover Group, led by Rep. Robert Munson, aims to advance about 45 commission bills amid a push from lawmakers toward action. Munson supported the call for public help to achieve progress.
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Little Hoover
Robert Munson
Rapides Parish
Commission
House
Senate
Munson
U S Tests Nuclear Device Over Christmas Island
The United States detonated a nuclear device Saturday over Christmas Island in the Pacific, the second test in two days. The 11:30 a.m. aerial drop produced an explosion described as intermediate range with power from 20 000 to one million tons of conventional explosives, marking the 16th government announcement in the Pacific series begun April 25.
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Washington
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
Ramblin Leon Hammond Plans 30 Day Northwest Trip
Leon Hammond prepares for a 30 day journey visiting Portland Seattle Victoria Vancouver Lake Louise and other points before returning to the Twin Cities. The note adds a nod to the rambler lifestyle and a longing to escape the typewriter.
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Leon Hammond
Portland
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Twin Cities
Five Monroe students receive degrees at SMU convocation
Five Monroe students were awarded degrees at SMU's 47th annual convocation. Cathy Sue Carlson, daughter of Ivan F. Carlson, earned a Master of Religious Education in August. Jacquelyn Masur, daughter of Jack Masur, earned a Bachelor of Arts in history. Marvin R. McFar...
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Monroe
Southern Methodist University
Cathy Sue Carlson
Ivan F. Carlson
Pecan Grove
Jacquelyn Masur
Jack Masur
Marvin R. McFar
Wife and teen lover convicted in Queens slaying case
An all male jury found Jean Difede 36 and Armando Cossentino guilty of murdering her physician husband Dr Joseph Difede 39 in Queens last December The verdicts carry a death sentence for Cossentino and 20 years to life for Difede The case hinged on an infidelity plot tied to a $72570 life insurance and the couple’s relationship with the teen driver Cossentino shrugged as the court adjourned while Difede collapsed in court and her family reacted with tears
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New York
Jean DiFede
Armando Cossentino
Cossentino
Italy
John F. Scileppi
Mrs. DiFede
Giuletta Giammanchari
U S Extends Altitude Test Danger Area
Honolulu reports the second high altitude nuclear test planned near Johnston Island would be in the megaton range and conducted after June 12. The danger zone expands to cover all Hawaiian Islands at high altitude, with specific air travel risks and prior test details noted.
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Honolulu
Aps
Pacific
Johnston Danger
Hawaiian Islands
Kauai Island
U S Testing Of Nike Zeus Likely Soon
The United States may begin tests of the Nike Zeus anti-ICBM system next month in the Pacific area. Zeus will attempt to intercept an intercontinental missile at the same time as decoys, using launches from Kwajalein and California.
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U.S
Nike Zeus
Washington
United States
Pacific
Air Force
California
Zeus
Kwajalein Island
Host alters plans as guest list tops a thousand
Perry Grant, a 25 year old wealthy bachelor, sparked a running joke by announcing a Sunday cookout. The guest list grew from 200 to 800 then surpassed 1,000 prompting him to move the outdoor barbecue to a different estate on Long Island. He will send telegrams to invitees with the new location and two guards will stand watch at the Rockville Centre site to keep the event small.
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Rockville Centre
N.Y
Perry Grant
Perry
Long Island
Grant
Salisbury
10 Inch Deluge and Hail Hit Texas and Plains
A 10 inch rainfall drenched Texas with Rio Vista reporting heavy storms and uprooted trees. A hailstorm damaged 150 square miles of Texas south plains cotton with 45 farmers declaring total loss. Oklahoma towns Baird Clinton Geary and Goodwell experienced heavy rains and wind damage along with Pan handle A&M College. Other areas saw three inch totals or more. statewide patterns showed mixed sunshine and muggy air across the South Midwest and Northeast with a 37 degree low in Old Town Maine as the nation endured varied weather.
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Rio Vista
Texas
South Plains
Baird
Okla
Clinton
Geary
Panhandle
Springfield
Savannah
Middle Atlantic States
Plains
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Old Town
Maine
Showers Predicted Across Twin Cities With Warm Weekend
Forecasts call for scattered thundershowers in the Twin Cities area today mainly in the afternoon and evening. Breezes of 6 to 16 mph, cloudy skies, and a high near 88 expected with a 70 degree low tonight.
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Twin Cities
Monrogans
Selman Field
Senator Soaper and Other Quirky Observations
A satirical clipping notes Senator Soaper dismissing adult coloring books as a fad and suggests printing money in black and white for tinting. It also mentions a desk mate praising a first ginger snap in decades and mocks stock panics as anti hysteria. A roll call of Laotian princes Souphanouvong Souvanna Phouma and Boun Oum is likened to a TV western saloon scene.
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Souphanouvong
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
New Automatic Devices To Aid U.S. Defenses
The Air Force plans a North American network of nuclear damage detectors dubbed Nuclets. These automatic devices will report attack scope, damage, and survival levels without human input. NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, would operate the system within three years to assist civilian leaders in determining retaliatory measures.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
North America
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
United States
Canada
Colorado Springs
Colo
Showdown in Louisiana Legislature over deficit remarks
In Baton Rouge Gov Jimmie H Davis may face a legislative clash as Rep Elmer Bernard moves to force Commissioner James S Reily to explain why the deficit was not publicly acknowledged The House faces a two thirds vote hurdle to suspend rules as discussion spurs quick committee action and reports of an administration plan to defeat the measure amid a 73 million deficit.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Elmer Bernard
West Baton Rouge Parish
House
James S. Reily
Bernard
Reily
New Orleans
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
House Education Committee
Triche
Chuckle Women Are Remarkable Creatures Claim
A lighthearted line notes women are remarkable creatures while claiming men say little. The remark contrasts gender speech patterns in a humorous observation.
Bastrop Man Killed In Head-On Car Truck Crash
A 19 year old Bastrop father, Billy Carlton, died when his car collided with a tan tank truck on U S Highway 165 south of Bastrop. Eve lyn Hudson was injured in the pickup involved. The crash, during pass attempts, was observed to mark the parish's seventh traffic fatality of 1962. The truck driver, Charles Luke Boynton, was unharmed. Investigators filed no charges Saturday night.
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Bastrop
Billy Carlton
U.S. Highway 165
Here
Carlton
Mr. Carlton
Evelyn Hudson
Bastrop Negro
Morehouse Parish
Hudson
Morehouse General Hospital
Charles Luke Boynton
Bossier City
Martha
Billy
Frances Carlton
Higdon Lane
Met Rouge Road
Ella Sammons
Monroe
Soviet Chief Gets Warning On Shootings
BERLIN AP East German machine gun fire from a stolen boat carrying 14 refugees sparked a sharp protest and warning from the United States. Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II led a briefing on the border gunplay and its growing danger in a divided city.
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Berlin
United States
Albert Watson II
Berlin youths wounded as border guards fire on escape
Communist border guards in East Berlin opened fire on two boys fleeing into West Berlin early Sunday, wounding one in the leg. Both youths escaped to freedom.
East Berlin shootings prompt U S protest and refugee escape
A U S commandant warned Major General Solovyev that actions of fast German guards are criminal and dangerous and that the Soviet Union must enforce law in East Berlin. The protest followed the escape of 14 East German refugees led by Joerg Lindner who hijacked a river boat and rammed it into a canal bank, with East German guards firing on the American sector and injuring none. West German police fired back about 10 rounds.
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U.S
Andrei I. Solovyev
Solovyev
Soviet Union
East Berlin
Wall
Joerg Lindner
Spree
Threat On JFKs Life Probed After Stock Losses
NEW YORK police questioned a man who allegedly threatened to kill President Kennedy over losses in the stock market dive. The Secret Service investigated and said no significant danger, while Kennedy planned a New York visit to his hospitalized father and upcoming Yale commencement address.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Manhattan
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Secret Service
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