Hurricanes Faith Eyes Stormfury Tests In Caribbean
As Faith skirts the Leeward Islands scientists work toward a first Weather Bureau and Project Stormfury bid to seed the hurricane with silver iodide. Forecasters warn the storm could miss San Juan by tens of miles while preparations continue in Florida and Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Leeward Islands
Tropics
Chance
Miami Weather Bureau
Gordon Dunn
Cecil Gentry
U.S
Stormfury
Washington
California
Florida
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
St. Martin
Leewards
San Juan
Virgin Islands
House Approves 4.7 Billion Home Mortgage Funds Bill
Congress cleared a compromise bill to inject 4.76 billion dollars in new funds for homebuilders and buyers. The measure authorizes FNMA to purchase additional government backed mortgages from lenders, enabling more mortgage money for builders and home buyers.
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Washington
API
Congress
House
Johnson
Federal
National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Agreement Ends Chicago Marches
Martin Luther King agreed to halt marches into all white Chicago neighborhoods in exchange for guarantees to promote open housing for Negroes in the area. He said the Cicero march set for Sunday would be postponed to show good faith, though not canceled.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
King
Cicero
Chuckie Parents Learn Tough Love Sparks Toe-Touch Fallout
A lighthearted column notes parents who avoid setting limits often see children push boundaries and step on toes. It observes the humor and potential consequences in family dynamics and raises questions about discipline and boundaries.
De Gaulle Faces Violent Protest in Djibouti
Police and troops clashed with crowds in a Djibouti public square forcing Charles de Gaulle to cancel a planned speech. Tear gas concussion grenades and clubs were used amid bloody street fighting as independence chants grew louder. De Gaulle later spoke to the territorial assembly amid lingering tear gas and continued unrest.
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Djibouti
French Somaliland
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Africa
Territorial Assembly
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT celebrates 12th birthday and enrollments
Jamie Cicala, son of Mildred Cicala of Monroe, turned 12 by joining Lee Junior High's seventh grade. He received a Six Flags over Texas trip as a gift and will depart this weekend. Bruce Chandler, son of Ruby Collins, plans active duty in December after enlisting in the Navy’s delayed enlistment. The Langridge family, including Rev Leland Langridge Jr and Cassie, visited Louisiana and Texas during a two week vacation.
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Jamie Cicala
Mildred Cicala
Tidewater Drive
Monroe
Lee Junior High School
Six Flags
Texas
Bruce Matthew Chandler
Ruby Marie Collins
Cypress
West Monroe
Bruce
Navy
Louisiana
Mississippi
Leland A. Langridge Jr
Cassie, Lee
Kelli Jean
Langridge
Fair Park Baptist Church
Whites Ferry Road
Mild Weather Forecast for Monroe Area
Partly to mostly cloudy skies through today and Saturday with temperatures rising. Highs range 82 to 88 today and 85 to 90 Saturday, lows around 54 to 68, winds light at 5 to 12 mph. The previous day’s high was 84.
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Monroe
Health Center May Move To West Monroe
Monroe Regional Mental Health Center board approves a site search in West Monroe for a 400000 building with state funds. Hilton Lytle and C B Roberts cite two potential West Monroe sites and ongoing studies for a satellite center in Columbia.
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Health Center
West Monroe
Monroe Regional Mental Health Center
Monroe Area
State Department of Institutions
Hilton Lytle
C. B. Roberts
Monroe
Lytle
Columbia
Twin Cities
Dirksen Delays School Prayers Action In Senate
In Washington the Senate postponed action on a proposed constitutional amendment allowing voluntary prayers in public schools. Senator Everett Dirksen said he would not force a floor vote next Tuesday and expects the Judiciary Committee to approve sending the measure to the full committee without recommendation. He plans a vote next Wednesday if the full committee approves, but floor consideration faces an adjournment and civil rights debates after Sept. 6, reducing chances of action.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Lilinois
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Dirksen
Nation-Wide Canada Rail Strike Begins
A nationwide railway strike started as unions and company negotiators returned to talks with no settlement. About 116,000 union members walked out after limited progress, with fears of widespread layoffs and regional impacts across Ontario Prince Edward Island Winnipeg and provinces dependent on rail transport.
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Ottawa
Canada
St. John’s
R.C. Smith
Labor Ministry
W.T. Wilson
Canadian National Railways
Duncan McNeill
Canadian Pacific
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Canadian National Railway
Winnipeg
Wheat Capital
Great Lakes
Pacific
Lester B. Pearson
John G. Diefenbaker
Titan 3C explodes after dramatic Cape Kennedy launch
A Titan 3C rocket carrying eight military satellites exploded over the Atlantic after veering from its flight path. Debris fell into the ocean off Florida as officials noted the self-destruct event ended the mission intended to expand the Defense Department's orbiting radio system.
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Cape Kennedy
Aps
Atlantic
Florida
Air Force
Marc Ducote
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MOL
Titan
Ruston Minister J N Cathcart Dies After Illness
The Rev. Joseph Nathanial Cathcart of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston died at Lincoln General Hospital after a long illness. Services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Bishop Girault M. Jones officiating. Burial will be in New Orleans at Hope Mausoleum after travel to McMillion Funeral Home. He was a member of the Ministerial Alliance, American Legion, and Ruston Rotary Club. survived by his widow Armide de Bandio Cathcart.
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Ruston
Joseph Nathanial Cathcart
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Lincoln General Hospital
Girault M. Jones
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
McMillion Funeral Home
New Orleans
Hope Mausoleum
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Cathcart
Ministerial Alliance
The
American Legion
Grandfather Heads 99 Grandchildren in Minnesota
Charles Halonen and his wife Anna have 99 living grandchildren, with four more expected before his 65th birthday. Halonen cites seven sons and seven daughters from his first marriage, plus 12 grandchildren from his second wife. Several daughters have large families, and the couple avoids gifts for keepsakes, believing prosperity reduces appreciation. Most offspring live in the Twin Cities area, with a few in other states. the family last held a reunion eight years ago with over 70 members.
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Halonen
Anna
Finland
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church
St. Paul
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Cokato
Minn
Detroit
Mich
San Diego
Calif
UG To Blow Out Lines Saturday In Ouachita Parish
United Gas Pipeline will blow out two lines in west Ouachita Parish Saturday morning near the Tennessee Gas Company plant site and Cadeville. The action, a routine procedure, will cause loud noises but poses no danger to residents. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Department was notified.
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United Gas Pipeline Company
Ouachita Parish
Tennessee Gas Company
Cadeville
Napalm Struck U S Troops in Viet Cong Fight North of Saigon
U S Army 1st Infantry Division faced a fierce jungle battle with 500 Viet Cong near Lai Khe and Highway 16. Fire from Air Force Napalm caused casualties, with seven Americans killed and over 20 wounded. Maj Gen De Puy blamed the accidental napalm strike on near troops while praising infantry on both sides.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
William E. de Puy
de Puy
Lai Khe
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Highway 16
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Robert B. Depugh
Minutemen
FBI
Cyndra Melville
1St
Inf. Div
Chuckie
Titan 3
J. N. Cathcart
White Bear Lake
Charles Halonen
Peggy Sue Lehtola
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