Rocket Test Flight Success Gives U. S. Space Plans Big Boost
The Saturn booster achieved 100 percent success on its second test flight as NASA reported 1.3 million pounds of thrust and 162 feet tall propelling the vessel skyward. A bonus water-cloud experiment reached 95 miles, tracking upper atmosphere in a test tied to moon mission plans. Also two fatal auto collisions reported in northeast Louisiana with multiple injuries and fatalities in Mer Rouge and surrounding parishes.
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U. S. Space
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ernest Stuhlinger
NASA
Earth
Arctic
Saturn
Wernher von Braun
Direc
Coast Guard finds Captain killed five aboard Bluebelle
The Coast Guard ruled Captain Julian Harvey intentionally sank the Bluebelle and killed five passengers including Harvey's wife and the Duperraults' two children. It cited five survivability factors for Terry Jo Duperault, 11, and noted uncertainty about the order of deaths among all victims.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Coast Guard
Julian A. Harvey
Harvey
Arthur Duperrault
Duperraults
Coast Guard
Terry Jo Duperrault
Terry Jo
Renee
Theo
The
Saboteurs Torch Havana National Bank Building
In Havana a saboteur sparked a fire that engulfed the unfinished national bank building, a centerpiece of the Castro regime. About 10,000 spectators watched as every Havana fire company fought the blaze from 8 p.m. through the night. High officials Ramiro Valdez and Ernesto Guevara directed firefighting efforts as the structure, already 10 stories tall and planned to rise higher, burned. Salvage prospects remained unclear.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
National Bank
Maceo Park
Ramiro Valdez
Ernesto Guevara
German Children Arriving Today in Louisiana Care
Ten German children arrive at New Orleans International Airport for care by Louisiana parents while storm damaged homes in West Germany are repaired. Accompanied by Paul Koch the group visits the governor’s mansion and volunteer host homes in Jefferson Parish Baton Rouge and Shreveport. The arrivals fulfill Gov Jim Davis call to repay German aid after Hurricane Carla last fall.
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New Orleans
New Orleans International Airport
Louisiana
West Germany
Paul Koch
Jimmie Davis
Texas
Carla
Jefferson Parish
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Long to press release of tidelands escrow funds
U S Senator Russell Long said he will seek federal release of about 20 to 30 million dollars from the tidelands escrow while preserving Louisiana’s claim. He blamed discord among state leaders for stalling a settlement and urged a single state position. He appeared in Monroe for a luncheon with the Louisiana Retailers Association before heading to Crowley for a testimonial banquet.
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U. S
Russell B. Long
Tidelands
Long
Mineral Board
Louisiana
Monroe
The
Louisiana Retailers Association
U. S. Senate
Crowley
Powers discharged from Georgetown hospital update
AP dispatch reports Barbara Powers 27 wife of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers released from Georgetown University Hospital. In New Orleans a 17 year old girl Mildred Clarke Baldwin was fatally shot in her home playroom Tuesday night. Citizens Council of Greater New Orleans warned of a forthcoming rise in the Negro population in Washington DC. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan flew to discuss Russia policy with President Kennedy. Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis legislative committee convened for early revenue and deficit briefing.
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Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Georgetown University Hospital
New Orleans
UPS
Mildred Clarke Baldwin
UPI
Citizens Council of
Greater New Orleans
Washington, D. C
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Legislative Budget Study Committee
Assistant District Attorney Brown leaves for New Orleans hospital
Assistant District Attorney Gilbert Brown departed for New Orleans early Wednesday and will be hospitalized for several days. He is expected to return to Monroe by week’s end.
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Gilbert Brown
New Orleans
Monroe
Mayor How ard Visits Alexandria for Municipal Meet
Mayor W L Jack Howard chaired the legislative committee of the Louisiana Municipal Association in Alexandria today. Twin Cities businesses faced disruption as Southern Airways representatives caused a statewide buzz with plans discussed on CHIT CHAT page 2A.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Alexandria
Legislative Committee
The
Louisiana Municipal Association
Twin Cities
Southern Airways, Inc
U S Fires First Shot in Atmosphere Nuclear Test Series
United States released the first shot of a new atmospheric nuclear test series over the Central Pacific early today, according to government informants.
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Washington
United States
Central Pacific
Pacific Time
Report on Louisiana Gulf coastline submitted for study
An Interior Department spokesman said a report aiming to establish the Louisiana Gulf coastline has been submitted and is under study by senior officials from state and federal governments.
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Washington
Interior Department
Louisiana Gulf
Son of Famous Flyer Convicted Of Census Charge
William F. Rickenbacker, 34, son of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Eastern Air Lines board chair, was found guilty of refusing to answer a 1960 census questionnaire sent to every fourth home. Judge Richard Levet set sentencing for May 14, with possible penalties up to 60 days in jail and a $100 fine.
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New York
William F. Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
U.S
Near Tragedy as Lightning Strikes Frasier Home
J H Frasier, 50, awoke to a bolt of lightning that knocked him from bed but left him uninjured. His wife, 48, reported a ring of fire circling her bed yet both escaped harm. The strike damaged no structures beyond minor shingles and the house retained power. The couple believes the bolt grounded through a limb over the house after striking the roof.
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J. H. Frasier
Frasier
Ning
Mutineers Found on Pitcairn Island After 18 Years
Mutinous crewmen from HMS Bounty sought refuge on Pitcairn Island in the Pacific between Australia and North America. Their presence was not discovered until 1808, eighteen years after the mutiny.
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Bounty
Pitcairn Island
Pacific
Australia
North America
Wife-Swap Club Taken Into Custody in San Bernardino
Police say a lonely couples club became a wife swapping sex club in San Bernardino. Harvey Braswell and wife Sarah, both 60s, and Steve Ference and wife Helen, 38, were taken into custody and charged with conspiring to commit acts in public morals. Braswell offered to plead guilty but the judge declined. A May 7 preliminary hearing was set in Municipal Court. all four were released on bond. Detective Alter called the Braswells the ringleaders and said the arrests followed a gathering at a home of a young couple recently moved from the East after answering a newspaper ad.
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San Bernardino
Sarah E. Braswell
Clint Matthews
Calif
Leonard Alter
Harvey L. Braswell
Sarah Ethel
Rialto
Steve F. Ference
Helen
Riverside
Braswell
Alter
Braswells
PBX Operators Open Convention In Monroe
Mayor Howard to open the Louisiana State PBX Club annual convention in Monroe for three days at Hotel Frances with a welcome address and city key. Mrs Mabel Gardiner leads the business meeting as 100 delegates attend. Joe Sullivan of United Gas Pipeline delivers the keynote at a Friday banquet. master of ceremonies is George Bryan. events include sessions, luncheon, style show, and Trend House tour.
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W. L. Howard
Louisiana State
PBX Club
Monroe
Howard
Hotel Frances
Mabel Gardiner
Joe Sullivan
United Gas Pipeline Corporation
George Bryan
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Esther Bolton
West Monroe
PBX
Paragon
Trend House
Gunmen Admit To Being Scum At Catholic Church Raid
Two gunmen entered St Dominic's rectory in Youngstown Ohio forced two priests to unlock the safe and fled with more than 123500 police said possible accomplices acted as lookouts and a getaway driver A priest chastised the intruders who replied we are scum anyway five other priests slept upstairs unaware of the robbery.
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Youngstown, Ohio
St. Dominic's Catholic Church
Francis Swartz
Retailers Back Four Measures At Louisiana Convention
The Louisiana Retailers Association sponsored four legislative proposals at its two day convention, aimed at expanding the worthless check law, requiring attorney fees in retailer judgments, allowing default judgments on open accounts by affidavit, and restricting wholesale price advertising and purchases. Officers were re elected, including President Guy G Gardiner of Crowley and T Sterling Dunn as first vice president, with luncheon speaker L L Cunningham of Milwaukee addressing human relations in sales.
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Louisiana Retailers Association
Vention
Frances Hotel
L. L. Cunningham
The
Business Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Guy G. Gardiner
Crowley
T. Sterling Dunn
Four Hurt After Tank Blast At Houston Refinery
A blast at Sinclair Refining Co. tank farm on the Houston ship channel set a petroleum tank ablaze spraying flames ten stories high. Four workers suffered severe burns, a nearby woman had a heart attack, and 150 firefighters battled the fire as residents were urged to evacuate. Names include James Shepherd, James Duke, Judy Taylor, Allen Buchineck, and Mrs. Ledith Miller.
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Houston
Tex
Sinclair Refining Co
Houston Ship Channel
C. M. Bullock
Sinclair
James F. Sheppard
Tank Farm
James Duke
Judy Taylor
Pasadena
Allen Buchineck
Genoa
Ledith Miller
Deputies To Face Suspension In Jockey Beating Incident
New Orleans AP report says Jefferson Parish Sheriff John Fitzgerald will suspend deputies alleged to have beaten former jockey James LeMay outside a motel. LeMay, 21, says five witnesses saw deputies drive up, fire a shot, cuff him, then beat him. Doyle Sandifer described the scene as brutal.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
John Fitzgerald
James LeMay
LeMay
Fitzgerald
Mild Wednesday forecast with scattered thunder showers
The weatherman issued a mild forecast for Wednesday with possible scattered thunder showers and variable winds of 5 to 15 mph. No major temperature change expected with a high near 78 and a low around 58. Tuesday reached 76 and fell to 61 overnight. Sunset is 6:45 pm Wednesday and sunrise Thursday at 5:57 am.
Todays Chuckle on Getting Along With Others
Today's chuckle notes that most troubles stem from difficulty coexisting with or apart from others, a wry reflection on social friction and harmony.
Two Drown As Flood Gates Open Near Bolzano
AP reports four Dietelmann family members of Germany vacationing near a dam at Bolzano Italy were surprised by rising water behind flood gates. Water released with a surge crushed rocks where Hildegard Dietelmann 28 and her daughter Ingeborg 3 were sunning, drowning both.
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Bolzano
Italy
Dietelmann
Germany
Hildegard Dietelmann
Ingeborg
Prison Boss Fired Sparks Riot Talk At Parchman
PARCHMAN Miss AP Convicts at the Mississippi state penitentiary showed no sign of unrest after Supt Fred Jones was fired Two thousand three hundred inmates across 19 units were rumored to riot in protest but guards reduced in number overnight The dismissed superintendent said he did not know whether rioting rumors were true and expected no trouble
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Parchman, Miss
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Fred Jones
Jones
C. EF. Breazeale
National Guard
Inland Steel Sees Cost-Price Knot to Be Solved
Inland Steel chairman Joseph L. Block told stockholders that steel costs and prices must align while productivity gains may justify current hold-the-line pricing. He noted rising union benefits and lower wage-cost growth, stressing need for better earnings to modernize facilities and attract capital. First quarter earnings were 16.64 million dollars, 94 cents a share, versus 1961 and 1960 results.
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Inland Steel
Chicago
Inland Steel Co
Joseph L. Block
Block
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