Billion Dollar World’s Fair Planned for New York City
James L. Ewing, Delta Air Lines adviser and Monroe native, told the Monroe Optimist Club that the 1964 65 World’s Fair will open April 22 1964 and run through 1965 with about 70 million spectators. Forty six nations and over 30 states will participate while pavilions showcase life in 2000 and future predictions. Ewing noted visitors will spend 90 hours touring a pavilion and a ham could be cooked in 13 seconds. He will travel to Europe for project work and will be based in Atlanta.
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New York City
Airlines
James L. Ewing
Monroe
Delta Air Lines
Monroe Optimist Club
Ewing
Atlanta
U.S
News-Star—World
Europe
Bismark Mims Dies Funeral Services Today
Funeral services for Bismark Mims 52 of Calhoun will be at 2 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel West Monroe with Rev S W Tullos and Rev Co W Aswell officiating. Interment Mt Zion Cemetery Calhoun. Survivors include widow three sons daughter and siblings. Pallbearers listed.
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Bismark Mims
Calhoun
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Highway Chief To Attend Tulip Festival Meet
Louisiana Highway Director Ray W. Burgess will join West Monroe Chamber of Commerce officials and E. R. McDonald of the Lovely Louisiana Tourist Association at a 2 p.m. meeting in the Chamber office to plan the First Annual Tulip Festival set March 1 to April 15, 1964. The conference will include Pouchaut, District engineer George Forman, and an UTA representative, with 24 000 tulip bulbs already ordered.
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West Monroe
Louisiana Highway
Ray W. Burgess
First National Bank
E. R. McDonald
Lovely Louisiana Tourist Association
McDonald
U. S Hwy. 65
Newellton
Smith
0. M. Pouchaut
Highway Department
George Forman
UTA
Indian village found in Crystal River Florida museum planned
Florida develops a state park and museum to preserve an ancient village created by Indians about 6 000 years ago. Excavations reveal a mound dated to 4000 B C and include 40 skeletons pottery and tools. In addition an advertisement notes Anne Adams patterns with pattern 4582 for Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18 and details for mailing and a catalog offer.
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Crystal River
Fla
Florida
Empire Silhouette
Anne Adams
Monroe Morning World
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Forecasterly Notes For Monroe And Delta Regions
Forecast covers Monroe and vicinity with clouds and heat highs near 92 to 96, lows 68 to 72, light variable winds. Additional notes include Flying Farmer forecast with high clouds and fog lifts, Louisiana Delta agricultural outlook with drying conditions and dew points, and regional forecasts for Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi with isolated afternoon thunderstorms and highs ranging from 89 to 104 degrees.
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Monroe
Louisiana Delta
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Pacific region braces for showers and heat across nation
Parts of the Pacific northwest, north and central Plains, upper and middle Mississippi valley, Great Lakes and north Atlantic coast face showers and thundershowers today. Warm humid weather persists nationwide with cooler conditions forecast for northern Mississippi valley and central Plains. Pacific northwest stays cool.
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Pacific Northwest
North and Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
North Atlantic
Middle
Central Plains
Stolen Car Wreck Leads to Soldier’s Capture in Winnfield
An 18 year old AWOL Fort Polk soldier William Robert Stinnett surrendered to Winn Parish officers Friday afternoon and is jailed pending bail. He fled after wrecking a stolen car on US 167 near Pacton, with pursuit by Winn Parish Sheriff’s deputies city police and state police from multiple parishes.
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Winnfield
Fort Polk
Winn Parish
Sanford Jordan
William Robert Stinnett
Warried
Stinnett
David H. Maddocks
Pitkin
Leesville
Spinnett
U. S
Pete Eagles
Willian
Winnfield City
Grant Parish
Grant, LaSalle
Winn Parishes
Missouri to build $3.3 million nuclear reactor
REACTOR FOR RESEARCH COLUMBIA Mo The University of Missouri is building a 3.3 million dollar nuclear reactor described as the largest such research project by an American university.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Actors defend civil rights mission in racially tense Gadsden
Four leading actors led by Marlon Brando defended their right to aid racial equality in Gadsden Alabama. They denied rabble-rousing charges and sought talks with Mayor Lesley Gilliland to foster communication between races. Gilliland refused to meet them. The group also met with Republic Steel Corp. officials but failed to see Goodyear Rubber. Brando Newman Franciosa and Frye insisted they are peaceful ambassadors and noted hypocrisy on both sides. Citizens circulated petitions urging parents to boycott white merchants with back to school shopping.
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Gadsden
Ala
Marlon Brando
South
Hollywood
Lesley Gilliland
Alabama
Gilliland
Brando
Paul Newman
Anthony Franciosa
Virgil Frye
Newman
New York
California
Republic Steel Corp
Goodyear Rubber Co
Newsmen
Academy
Joe L. Pipes Sr funeral rites set for today
Final rites for Joe Lester Pipes Sr. are at 10 a.m. at Rayville Methodist Church with Rev. Richard E. Walton officiating. Survivors include two daughters in West Monroe and three sons in Rayville, plus a brother and many grandchildren. Interment will be in Presbyterian Cemetery at Alto.
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Rayville
Joe Lester Pipes Sr
Rayville Methodist Church
Richard E. Walton
West Monroe
Presbyterian Cemetery
Alto
Pipes
Federal Land Bank
George Camp
John Garrett
William T. Heath
Noland Pipes
Ben S. Pipes
Joe L. Pipes, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Fred Pipes
Shreveport
H. P. Squires
J. B. Rateliff
Watson Rainbolt
T. S. Gunby
Jack Mann
Lyman Gladney
Eddie Cheek
E. L. Brown
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Highway Chief
Jonesville
St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Red
Aiv Lady
Sil
Baton Rouge
Daidsonville
New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Simmesport
Slo
Melville
Morgan City
Ouachita Camden
BLACK
Alexandria
PEARL
Jackson
Cypress Street
Brown-Rivers-Scoggin
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pacton
Bodan
Rexall Drugs
Joe L. Pipes Sr
Roark Bros
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