Fire kills nine at Cornell dormitory in Ithaca
Nine people die in a pre dawn fire at a two story Cornell residence hall housing 71 residents. Eleven others, eight female students, are treated for smoke inhalation. The building housed 55 students in an experimental six year program for top graduates. Fire origin undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca, N.Y
Cornell University
James E. Perkins
Paris
University
Dale R. Carson
Carson
Stephen Parrish
Parrish
Cornell
Cornell Heights
Ithaca
N.Y
Nurse Survivor Identifies Speck At Murder Trial
Miss Corazon Amurao, nurse and eight-victim survivor, identified Richard Speck in circuit court as the man who knocked on her bedroom door at 11 p.m. on July 13. Speck, 25, sits on trial for eight murders. the defense delayed proceedings for a tongue inflammation examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Corazon Amurao
Philippines
Richard Speck
Amurao
Speck
William Martin
Miss Amurao
Chicago
Gerald Getty
Nail Driving Safety Tip Sparks Vinyl Debate
A humorously practical tip suggests two safe methods to drive a nail without injury. It advises either using two hands on the hammer or asking a partner to hold the nail, framing the joke as a lighthearted household safety note.
Defection Surge Sets New Vietnam War Record
Saigon reports 5 557 Viet Cong deserted last month, nearly double February’s 2 917, as ground fighting persists with scattered clashes and bad weather. U S and allied forces claim 75 enemy killed in four small contacts, while a U S reconnaissance team killed nine Viet Cong near Tuy Hoa. The Air Force confirms the 500th North Vietnam warplane downed, amid claims of civilian risk from antiaircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
Air Force
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT at Merchants Spring Fashion Show
Debbie Scheppf, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Scheppf of Monroe, performed at the Merchants Spring Fashion show held at the Bellmont Motel in Baton Rouge. The fifth grade Ouachita Parish Elementary student sang and played guitar as family and friends celebrated a landmark birthday for Mrs D N Lovelady in West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Scheppf
Paul Scheppf
Lakeshore
Monroe
Bellmont Motel
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Technique Found To Detect Viruses
A St. Louis scientist reports an exciting breakthrough toward proving some cancers are virus caused. Dr Maurice Green of St Louis University describes a technique to detect cancer virus fingerprints without the virus itself in animal cancer tissues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
St. Louis
Maurice Green
St. Louis University
American Cancer Society
Man
Green
Shaw Enters Innocent Plea In Kennedy Conspiracy Case
New Orleans AP Shaw pleads innocent to conspiring to murder President Kennedy. Retired International Trade Mart director Clay Shaw, 54, appeared with attorneys who filed motions and requested defense funding. Judge Haggerty set 30 day motion window. state 30 days to answer. Prosecutors accuse Shaw of conspiring in 1963 with Oswald and others. Ferrie and Oswald are dead. Warren Commission found Oswald Kennedy’s assassin with no credible conspiracy evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
International Trade Mart
Dist
Jim Garrison
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Criminal District Court
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Newsmen
Edward F. Wegmann
State Supreme Court
Wegmann
Garrison
David W. Ferrie
Ferrie
Oswald
Warren Commission
Dallas
U.S. Says Plane Downed By Fire From Villagers
Saigon dispatch reports a North Vietnamese village fired on and downed an F105 Thunderchief during a Sunday strike. The pilot bailed out and was rescued after heavy ground fire, with air support continuing to respond as enemy troops pressed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Air Force
AE Skyraiders
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Through Thursday
The Twin Cities area faces generally fair skies and mild temperatures through Thursday. Today expect highs around 84 to 88 and lows between 60 and 64 with southerly winds 8 to 16 mph. Pleasant in Monroe with a Tuesday high near 87 and a morning low around 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Monroe
Dogs Trained for Protection With Police and District Attorney Backing
A group receives approval from Police Chief Hilton Geer and District Attorney Curtis Harris to train dogs for protection amid rising violence. They say such measures are needed for safety and self protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Geer
Dist
Curtis Harris
House Group Opens Foreign Aid Hearings
AP reports U S foreign aid chief William S Gaud says progress on curbing population growth in developing nations is too slow as hearings begin on Johnsons 3 1 billion aid request for fiscal year starting July 1 He cites food and development needs while noting family planning is delicate and not a condition for aid Gaud outlines U S efforts to boost food production and stability abroad and Rusk to present a case to the House Foreign Affairs Committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
William S. Gaud
Gaud
Johnson
West
Europe
Congress
Dean Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Agency For International Development
Prize Winning Geneticist Muller Dies at 76 in Indianapolis
Dr. Hermann Joseph Muller, Nobel prize winning geneticist, died at Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis at age 76. He won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1946 after showing that radiation can cause mutations in heredity. He was emeritus service professor at Indiana University Bloomington, joining the faculty in 1945. His work indicated most mutations are harmful and many resulting organisms die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Hermann Joseph Muller
Robert Long Hospital
Muller
Indiana University
Bloomington
Accused Slayer Mejia Captured Near Avery Island
Roy Mejia, an accused slayer linked to the April 1966 Berwick murders of Barbara Verrett and her three children, was captured in a small boat near Avery Island at 11 a.m. He identified himself, offered no resistance, and was booked on simple escape. Sheriff Wattigny said he would be returned to East Baton Rouge Parish jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Iberia, la
Iberia Parish
Roy Mejia
Avery Island
Radio
St. Mary Parish
Bryan Clemmons
East Baton Rouge Parish
Mejia
St.Mary Parish
Berwick
Wattigay
Clemmons
Bobby Ross Morgan
Gretna
Johnson
Gremillion Seeks Stay To Delay School Desegregation Order
Louisiana Attorney General Gremillion asks the 5th Circuit to recall or stay the mandate ordering full desegregation of public schools in the South effective in 1967. The motion lists several Louisiana school boards and Monroe city as appellants and seeks review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Isiana Atty
Jack P. F. Gremillion
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
South
Appeals Court
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
Bossier Parish
Jackson Parish
Claiborne Parish
City of
Monroe
East Baton Rouge Parish
U.S. Supreme Court
Tantzen Collides With Barge on Mississippi River
The German motor vessel Tantzen collided with a barge in the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Both hulls were torn but no injuries occurred. Fourteen aboard the Tantzen were rescued. the 241-foot ship listed 45 degrees to port and was beached opposite Violet as pumps were placed on the barge downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Violet
Railroads Fined For Delaying Mail
Washington AP The Post Office Department fined nine railroads 127000 since January 1 for delaying mail. Fines ranged up to 35000 against New York Central and 20000 against Chicago Burlington and Quincy. The department says late arrival of passenger trains slowed mail delivery and notes most mail travels on passenger trains. The operation is now centralized at Post Office headquarters. Other fines include Missouri Pacific 15000 Louisville and Nashville 5000 Norfolk and Western 10000 St Louis San Francisco 5000 and Southern Pacific 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
U.S
Post Office
Chicago, Rock Island
Pacific
Louisville &Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk & Western
St. Louis
Johnson seeks $800 million postal hike and $2.5 billion military pay raise
President Johnson asked Congress for postal rate increases totaling 800 million and a three stage pay rise for all federal workers and armed forces totaling about 2.5 billion annually. The plan includes a one cent letter rate rise and higher first class, air mail, and bulk rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Post Office Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Vietnam
D. N. Lovelady
Jonesboro Road
West Monroe
Jim Kearns
Shirley Miskovsky
House Group
Gremillion
Dial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!