Train Car Collision Killing Baby In West Monroe
A car was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train at Wells Road West Monroe injuring four members of the Zamora family. Three week old Gregory Payne Zamora died on arrival at St Francis Hospital. His sister Vicki Zamora 12 was in critical condition and Sheryl 10 and Jacki 9 plus mother Sharon Zamora 28 were hospitalized. The family was en route to visit a relative when the collision occurred around 5 30 p m. The train was traveling about 59 mph and the car was ripped into four pieces. The case remains under state police investigation with charges not yet filed.
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Jacki
Zamora
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Mulhearn
Monroe
Gentry
Standard Time Returns Sunday Across States
The shift from Daylight Saving to Standard Time happens Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. This marks the first mandatory time change under the Uniform Time Act, ensuring all clocks nationwide align with Standard Time while daylight saving spans from the last Sunday in October.
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Monroe theater faces ticket mix up with airmail request
Box Office manager Guy Elliott received a Delhi airmail letter asking for three reserved seats with no show specified. Ivan Uttal, director of the play Odd Couple, left for New York to entrust the Little Theatre production to assistant director Bill Barber as the city opens the weekend run.
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Guy Elliott
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Civic Center
Ivan Uttal
Monroe
Little Theatre
New York City
Ivan
The
Bill Barber
Probe Set On Shooting Of Secretary
The Justice Department opened a full scale probe into the shooting of Mary Ann Gordon Francis former Teamsters Local 515 secretary who testified against Hoffa. Edmond Pullom 38 was arrested on multiple charges and seeks counsel. Francis linked the shooting to a mob aiming to control the union.
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Mary Ann Gordon Francis
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Pullom
Harold Brown
Pennsylvania
Francis
World price trends show US rise limited since 1950s
The World At A Glance notes that cost of living increases in the United States lag those of six large industrial nations since the late 1950s. Seven Soviet warships show force in two Egyptian ports to back Egypt. Security Council debates split on two proposals for a Middle East special representative. The Navy claims the battleship New Jersey can defend itself against threats. Mexican President Ordaz urges Congress to curb protectionism. An attack on draft files involves three men including a Catholic priest. Navy Secretary to back more nuclear powered escorts for carriers. A unit of eight Communist women soldiers faces a personal crisis attack.
Jets Bomb Red Areas For 4th Day
U S jets bombed Hanoi and Hai Phong for the fourth straight day. American losses include three planes and 13 since Tuesday, with 15 pilots missing. MIGs were downed, including one claimed by North Vietnam, and two pilots captured or missing. Lieutenant Commander John S McCain III, son of Admiral John S McCain Jr, was among those affected.
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U N Security Council Split Over Mideast Representative
Ten nonpermanent members split Friday night over two proposals for a U N special representative to pursue a Middle East settlement. The six nation draft aims for defined aims while the Canadian Danish plan is vaguer. Both seek a council resolution next week with differing withdrawal wording under active negotiation.
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Cattle Killed In Delhi Truck Crash Injures Two Drivers
Billy Hudson thirty and M C Hudson twenty four drivers for Loftin Brothers Ship Pers of Montgomery Alabama were injured and eight cattle were killed when the cattle truck overturned two and a half miles east of Delhi on U S 80 at 430 am Friday The men were taken to the Delhi Clinic. The truck carried 53 cattle eight died forty loaded onto a bob truck to the Delhi Livestock Auction where they will be kept until another Loftin Brothers truck arrives Fifteen cattle escaped and slowed traffic for three hours before eight were recaptured Dead cattle were taken to Tallulah.
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Grambling College faced guard eviction over student protest
The Louisiana National Guard moved onto Grambling College to remove several hundred protesters occupying the administration lawn after two days. President Jones said dialogue failed and Governor McKeithen approved 500 guardsmen. Protesters claim lack of academic excellence and accuse outsiders of a Black Power influence.
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4Th Pn
156Th Infantry
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Shreveport
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Amite
Jones
Collie J. Nicholson
Hail Of Fire Near Bank Fatal To Two
Three bandits killed two policemen and wounded two others in a Northlake bank holdup. One gunman was captured. another escaped with a woman driver. A police pursuit followed, with a doctor refusing aid at a clinic and FBI agents joining the chase.
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Northlake
Chicago
UPI
Northlake Bank
Northlake State Bank
Franklin Park
FBI
John Dillinger
Baby Face
Nelson
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
J. Randell
St. Louis
John J. Nagle
Anthony P. Perri
James Gilliam
Perri
Weather Outlook Shows Mild Weekend Skies
Forecast calls for fair and cool conditions with partly cloudy skies for Sunday. Highs near 68 to 74 and lows around 38 to 44 with easterly winds 8 to 16 mph. Delta forecast predicts drying conditions and abundant sunshine with no rain through Sunday. In Selman Field, Twin Cities: Friday high 72, low 55, no rain reported.
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Soldier Killed Of Newellton
Washington AP reports 26 U S soldiers killed in Vietnam in the latest Defense Department casualty list including Army Spec 4 Donald S Moses of Newellton Louisiana the son of Mr and Mrs Leon Moses Sr of Newellton Louisiana.
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Newellton, la
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Leon Moses Sr
Newellton
Conflicting statements on child poisoning in Arcadia case
An investigator reported conflicting statements from James Richardson father of seven and George Purvis the life insurance agent regarding policies for the children the night before their deaths. Parathion poisoning identified as cause. a bag was found at the home, source undetermined. Funeral planned for Sunday at Smith-Brown High School in Arcadia drawing 500 mourners. Pathology report due early next week may clarify ingestion route.
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Arcadia, Fla
Treadwell
Richardson
Purvis
Treadwill
Smith-Brown High School
Arcadia
Eugene Hixson Sr
Absentee Voting Ends Today in Democratic Primary
Absentee voting for the November 4 Democratic primary ends at noon today. Voters may cast ballots in the annex of the former Ouachita Parish High School on South Grand Street, now serving as the temporary courthouse.
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Ouachita Parish High School
South Grand Street
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