Tornado Toll Rises Across Texas Oklahoma Floods Hit Parishes
Eight tornadoes swept Texas and Oklahoma killing at least six people and injuring 67. The Hillsboro Waco twister caused all six deaths and 38 injuries, damaging about 75 homes. Additional damage occurred at Walnut Bend Calisburg Perrin AFB Silver City and Terrion with several injuries reported.
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Hillsboro
Tex
UPI
Texas
Oklahoma
Cally
Waco
C.B. Bruner
James Connally
Walnut Bend
Calisburg
Henderson
Ools
Perrin Air Force Base
Perrin Afb
Dallas
Oklahoma Line
Silver City
Okla
Terrion
Explosion damages Richland Parish Courthouse in Rayville
A thunderous blast at the Richland Parish Courthouse in Rayville caused $50,000 in damages. No injuries were reported as gas in ducts ignited by a basement boiler pilot light. The five story reinforced building, built in 1951, remained insured and records were undamaged. Guards and prisoners were awakened by the shock, with jailer R W Compton noting the beds were tossed.
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Rayville
Richland Parish
W. H. Linton
Linton
Dan Boies McKay
Witness Tells Of Intervals Between Revolver Shots
A teacher in Indianapolis testified in the Connie Nicolas murder trial that several seconds passed between each revolver shot that killed Forrest Teel. Edna Smith described hearing three explosions from Teel’s white Cadillac and saw a suspect flee in another car before a screeching tire and crash.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Connie Nicholas
Forrest Teel
Edna Smith
Teel
Francis Thomason
Poetic Warning On Nat s Debt
Des Moines Iowa UPI Republican State Rep Ken Stringer of Davenport reads a verse in the Legislature about government spending and the national debt. He quotes a poem praising a “barefoot boy” as a symbol of taxpayers bearing future pain. The improvised poem urges enjoying the moment while debt grows.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ken Stringer
Davenport
U S Bans Travel by Soviet Diplomats in Response
The United States imposes a temporary travel ban on So viet diplomats in retaliation for a Soviet cutback on U S diplomats. Lincoln White says the ban excludes New York to Washington travel and will be lifted when the Soviets lift their ban. The Moscow embassy reports the Soviet ban covers foreign mission personnel nationwide except Leningrad. Duration of the restriction remains unspecified.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Lincoln White
New York- Washington
Moscow
White
Leningrad
Meade Alcorn Plans Resignation as GOP Chair
AP reports Meade Alcorn intends to resign as Republican national chairman a post he has held since January 1957. He declined comment but hinted at a forthcoming statement. Hartford Courant and administration informants anticipate today’s announcement. Alcorn, 51, seeks to return to Hartford law practice.
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Washington
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
Hartford
Conn
Courant
Administration
The
Honors for Richard M. Troy Jr at Tulane Law Induction
Richard M. Troy Jr son of Mr and Mrs R M Troy Loop Road Monroe will be inducted April 7 into the Order of the Coix Tulane University School of Law chapter He is Neville High School graduate ranked number 2 in his class Only ten students are inducted Troy ends the spring semester with graduation imminent
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Richard M. Troy Jr
R. M. Troy
Loop Road
Monroe
Order of the Coix
Tulane University School of Law
Young Troy
Neville High School
Law Sch
Troy
Mayors Proclaim April Cancer Control Month
The mayors of Monroe and West Monroe and the Ouachita Bar declare April Cancer Control Month to raise awareness and encourage community action against cancer.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Bar
Allied Envoys Move Toward Berlin Crisis Package
Western foreign ministers from Britain France West Germany and the United States work on a package deal for Berlin and German unification. They aim to test Soviet willingness to negotiate in Geneva next month while insisting on progress at the May foreign ministers meeting and inclusion of German representatives.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
Geneva
Britain
France
West Germany
Christian Herter
State Department
Heldy Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
East
Union Mails 3 Charges To NLRB Against Refinery
The Independent Industrial Workers Assn. charges Esso Standard Oil Co. failed to bargain in good faith and interfered with union affairs. Marvin Holley Jr. says three charges were mailed to the NLRB in New Orleans as the union has been without a contract since last July. The group also notes tensions over inviting Teamsters to bargain and alleges coordination between Esso and the committee for independence to oppose the NWA plant council’s Teamsters affiliation.
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Marvin Holley Jr
NWA
New Orleans
National Labor Relations Board
James Hoffa
Teamsters
Esso
Holley
ITWA
Committee For Independence
Teamsters Union
Northeast College fiscal requests before Gov. Long panel
The budget committee began reviewing nine state college budgets in Baton Rouge as Northeast State College filed for 676,110 dollars, an increase of 137,813, while Northwestern State seeks 3,011,506 dollars up 492,521. Interviews were set for Francis T. Nichols and Northwestern State as other colleges awaited their turns.
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Baton Rouge
Northeast State College
Earl Long
Northeast
George Walker
Gilbert Faulk
Monroe
Francis T. Nichols
Thibodaux
Northwestern State College
Natchitoches
Nicholls
Northwestern
Mexico Expels Russians Over Rail Strike Role
Mexico City AP reports two Soviet embassy attaches expelled for alleged involvement in the Easter weekend rail strike. A military attache and a second secretary were ordered to leave by Friday, with two other Soviet satellite diplomats also deemed unwelcome. The strike ended after authorities jailed leftist leaders. 140 trains resumed service as workers were restored to jobs.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Nicolai M. Remisov
Nicolai V. Asenov
Toronto
Demetrio Vallejo
Vallejo
Mother Pleads For Son Life In Cuba Visit
An American mother Mrs. Helen Lynch sought a personal meeting with Premier Fidel Castro in Havana to plead for her son Alan Nye’s life. Nye, held since December at Cabana Fortress, is accused of plotting to kill Castro for 100000, though he denies involvement.
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Havana
UPI
Helen Lynch
Fidel Castro
Alan
Alan R. Nye
Cabana Fortress
Nye
Castro
Lynch
United Press International
Two Health Unit Elections On Ouachita Parish Ballot
In Monroe voters will decide two health unit issues. One mill for a five year maintenance tax and a one mill for construction of a new building to house a laboratory and regional office. The proposed new building would be about one story with space for 50 cars and would aid Hill Burton funds. The present building on St John and Grammont is crowded and aging.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish Health Unit
W. Carroll Summer
St. John and
Grammont Streets
State Department of Health
Quachita Parish
Coci Reverses On Senate Subpoena Bid
Jefferson Parish Sheriff William Coci first offered to testify before the Senate rackets committee in Washington, then declined citing no useful purpose. The committee had questioned coin-machine operations in New Orleans and nearby areas, with figures like Carlos Marcello and Aaron Kohn present. Coci later sent a telegram indicating the useful purpose could be served.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Parish
William Coci
Senate
Washington
Louisiana
Carlos Marcello
Gretna
Laracketter
Aaron Kohn
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Coci
John McClellan
D-Ak
McClellan
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Cloudy Cooler Forecast For Area
Meteorologists predict continued cloudiness and cooler temperatures for the area tonight and tomorrow. Today’s showers moved through the state with a low around 46 to 50 degrees and a high tomorrow of 68 to 72.
Venice Hit By 70 Mile Winds
A tornado struck Venice Louisiana in mid morning with winds of 70 mph. The Coast Guard reported minor damage and no injuries. A Venice 83 foot cutter noted tugs and barges broke loose as radio communication proved difficult.
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New Orleans
Venice
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Man Arrested For Murder Of Coal Miner
A 21-year-old man Fred L. Gregory of Four Mile Bell County surrendered and was charged with murder in the slaying of Knox County coal operator Woodrow Smith. Gregory was among six present when Smith was shot six times. another UMW official and five others are being questioned. Police warn the union official may key to solving the case as pickets harassed Smith over a $24.25 daily contract. Smith’s companion was unharmed and is in protective custody.
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Barbourville, Ky
Knox County
Fred. L. Gregory
Four Mile
Bell County
Woodrow Smith
Gregory
United Mine Workers
Public Safety
Don Sturgill
UMW
Smith
Stinking Creek
Here
Sturgill
Hazard
Ashle Coal Co
Jakes Fork Coal Co
U S Air Force vows high altitude flights to West Berlin
Berlin AP report states the U S Air Force will continue flying high altitude transports to West Berlin if a military requirement is established. A Soviet embassy warning preceded the statement and stressed potential complications.
Bing Crosby’s Sons Rally Behind Father in Talk
Bing Crosby’s four grown sons stood by him amid revelations of past discipline and money. Lindsay Crosby 20 said their father was a great parent, while Dennis 24 noted they are closer and speak as equals. The family aims to restore communication despite college gaps and past tensions.
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Hollywood
UPI
Bing
Crosby
Today J
Pop
Lindsay
Dennis
Cancer May Be Ancestral Gift Over Centuries
Excelsior Springs Missouri AP report on Dr. Ludwik Gross presenting a theory that cancer seeds lie in ancestral genes or sleeping viruses passed through generations. Radiation or poisons may trigger awakening, explaining familial cancer patterns and the role of the thymus in mouse leukemia studies.
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Excelsior Springs
American Cancer Society
Ludwik Gross
Veterans Administration Hospital
Bronx
Dr. Gross
Gross
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