Earth crust floats in gummy rock layer says Caltech expert
Pasadena based geophysicist Don I. Anderson of Caltech Seismological Laboratory reports a 300 mile thick molten or soft glassy layer around the planet that absorbs seismic energy and hides nuclear blast signals in a wide shadow zone. The layer forms with depth and high pressure and may be fed by volcano tubes, aiding lava sources.
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Pasadena
Calif
Don I. Anderson
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
Anderson
Institute
Reno Gutenberg
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
State Highway Area Engineer Gets Promotion
George P. Forman who has served as Fifth District highway engineer for four years is promoted to the Baton Rouge office. James W. Moore announces the move with a salary increase and says James Doyle will replace him in Baton Rouge.
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George P. Forman
Department of Highways
Baton Rouge
James W. Moore
Forman
Moore
Georgia Tech
James Doyle
Doyle
Ferriday
Monroe
Wayne H. Huckaby
Harp to Retire as Chief Deputy
Robert Harp will retire after 16 years with Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office where he serves as chief deputy and heads the Sheriff's Youth Program. Bill Carpenter will succeed him, bringing eight years of law enforcement experience to the role.
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Bastrop
Robert Harp
Sheriff's Office
Morehouse Parish
Red Hinton
Harp
Bill Carpenter
Hinton
Carpenter
Anita Bryant To Headline Local Rodeo
Anita Bryant will headline the West Monroe Riding Club's four performance R C A championship rodeo from July 15 to 18. She will ride in the pre rodeo parade on July 15 at 2 pm and make nightly appearances, bringing singing and horsemanship to the event amid a western wardrobe and varied musical selections. The parade will start at Commerce Street, proceed along Wood Street to Trenton, then Highway 8 and the Louisville Bridge.
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Anita Bryant
R.C.A
West Monroe
Shuman Nolan
Miss Bryant
Bryant
Commerce Street
Wood Street
Trenton
Louisville Bridge
Walnut to DeSiard Stock Roundup disbands at Five Points
The annual event produced by Ralph Collier will feature top stock from the Ralph Steiner Ranch near Austin Texas. Cowboys from across the country will compete as the Walnut to DeSiard show moves to Five Points and then ends.
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Walnut
DeSiard
Ralph Steiner
Austin
Texas
Picketing to Persist Despite Rights Bill Says Activists
AP reports mixed views from leaders like James Farmer Roy Wilkins Martin Luther King Jr and James Foreman on the civil rights bill. They foresee ongoing demonstrations though some hope for reduced tensions and strategic testing of the bill in Florida Georgia and Alabama.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Open House For New Hospital Wing In Bastrop
Open house to celebrate the Morehouse General Hospital wing opening is set for today from 1 p m to 4 p m. The $2.0 million addition includes 36 beds for intensive care, two special-case rooms, a solarium, and dedicated entrances.
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Morehouse General Hospital
Hospital Wing Opens With Community Support
Hospital officials credit the Hill Burton fund and internal operations for a new wing. Wayne Shows, the hospital administrator, calls the project a credit to the community. The Morehouse Police Jury operates the hospital with a volunteer citizen board led by E. A Barham of Oak Ridge and including Duke Shackleford, Jack Yeldell, Dale Nelson, and Robert Harp.
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Hill- Burton Fund
Wayne Shows
Morehouse Police Jury
E. A Barham
Oak Ridge
Duke Shackleford
Jones
Jack Yeldell
Mer Rouge
Dale Nelson
Robert Harp
Bastrop
Debaters differ on new civil rights bill prospects
Foreman warns of mass defiance while Malcolm X predicts violence despite the bill. Farmer sees hope in government redemptive promises, and Wilkins hails the measure as a giant step forward for Black citizens and the nation.
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Foreman
Malcolm X
New York
Farmer
Wilkins
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