Weekend wrecks kill two in Northeast Louisiana
Violent weekend crashes in Northeast Louisiana claimed two lives and raised the state total to ten. Frances Hunt Taylor, 24, of Rayville, a Northeast Louisiana State College student, died in a three vehicle crash on U S Highway 80 near Rayville Saturday night. Taxi driver H H Blaylock, 42, of Rayville, injured, was recovering. German D Hawkins, 68, of Bastrop, injured fatally in a two car crash on Bastrop Street. A car plunged into the Harvey Canal Sunday night, killing three. two bodies recovered, one missing. Other victims included Homer Blankenship, Gregory Cox, Myrel Hays, and Camille Eileen Schmidt in separate incidents.
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Frances Hunt Taylor
Rayville
U. S. Hwy. 80
H. H. Blaylock
German D. Hawkins
Bastrop
Harvey Canal
Jefferson Parish
Elmer Ray Fulcher Jr
Marrero
Homer Blankenship
New Orleans
Gregory Cox
Iota
Myrel Hays
DeRidder
Camile Eileen Schmidt
Alexandria
Blankenship
Young Cox
Cox
Hays
Miss Schmidt
Cottonport
Dean Urnes Reds To Accept On-Site Base Inspection
U S Ambassador Arthur H Dean urged the Soviet Union to accept on site inspections to speed a nuclear test ban treaty. He told the 17 nation disarmament conference that only the Communist side resists compulsory inspections of unidentified earth tremors. Dean rejected a nonaligned proposal for an unpoliced moratorium on underground tests, citing past failures of uninspected pledges.
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Arthur H. Dean
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Sweden
India
Mexico
Nehru Warns Red Chinese Thinned Not Withdrawn
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Chinese forces may have thinned out front units but have not withdrawn. He noted signs of withdrawal only in rear positions and described the situation as confused. Cabinet members pledged eventual battle resumption, while other developments included the Indian Communist party backing Nehru and a Galbraith visit to Tezpur to assess the war and American weapons.
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India
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Indian Communist Party
U.S
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Tezpur
Soviet Reeducation Plan Sparks Peasant Resistance
Ukrainian kolkhoz leaders denounce the program to ship city juvenile delinquents to farms. They recount drunken behavior and theft of goods, with one district official proposing harsh reeducation in quarries. Of 220 exiles sent, about 100 remain, others said to be re educated in prisons.
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Valentin Donskoy
Makstroy
Donetsk
Louisiana flag on permanent display at United headquarters
In Chicago area, a Louisiana state flag was placed in permanent display at United Air Lines main lobby near O'Hare. Miss Charlotte R. Starnes, a stewardess and daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Starnes of West Monroe, attended the dedication ceremonies. Memorial Methodist Church hosts a Christmas Bazaar Thursday 11 am to 8 pm to fund kitchen equipment and parsonage furnishings with home cooked foods and handmade gifts. Also, Traf fic and Transportation Club of Monroe West Monroe installs new officers at a Wednesday night dinner dance on the Hotel Frances roof starting 6 pm.
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United Air Lines
Chicago
O'Hare International
Charlotte R. Starnes
J. T. Starnes
Cypress St
West Monroe
Memorial Methodist Church
Traffic and Transportation Club
Monroe - West Monose
Hotel
Frances
Post Office speeds sale of new Christmas stamp
Washington AP The Post Office reports the new Christmas stamp is the best selling special issue ever and will be printed in a record run. Day ordered 500 million, later boosted to 600 million, amid concerns about church state issues and cooperation with the National Tuberculosis Association.
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Louis G. Panos
Kelleher
National Tuberculosis Association
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Weather Halts Travel Along Seaboard and Pacific Northwest
Stormy weather disrupts transport along the southeast coast and heavy fog halts ships and planes in New York and Ontario lake regions. Buffalo and Niagara Falls air travel suspended. Mild regional warmth persists in eastern regions. 24 crew saved after Alaska Cedar grounds at Coos Bay. seven hospitalized. Rogue River floods evacuate 80 families in Medford area. Atlantic storm near Charleston causes beach erosion in North Carolina with 55 mph winds at Hatteras. Gale and small craft warnings extend from Myrtle Beach to Cape May and beyond.
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Three Shotgun Blasts End Life Of Henchman
Virgil Wilson Summers a 49 year old henchman of Bugs Moran was ambushed by three shotgun blasts near his apartment in St. Louis early Sunday. Police found three empty shells at the scene and offered no theory for the gangland style killing. Summers Moran and another man were earlier convicted in 1946 of a $10 000 bank messenger holdup in Dayton Ohio.
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Ansonia
Storm Continues Ocean Voyage Off South Atlantic Coast
A severe week‑long storm centered 25 miles east of Charleston S C roars with gale winds to 65 mph. Beachfront erosion hits North Carolina as seas reach 14 feet near Frying Pan Shoals. The circle of center remains under 250 miles in radius. No injuries reported. A North Carolina ferry ran aground Saturday but its three crew members were able to escape.
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Charleston
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North Carolina
Two Frogmen Plan 1000 Foot Secret Gas Dive
AVALON Calif AP Two divers Hannes Keller and John Light aim to reach 1000 feet off Catalina Island in a 7 foot diving bell using a non air breathing gas mix. Keller hopes to push to 3000 feet, arguing the secret enables extended deep work with rubber suits and breathing tanks.
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Santa Catalina Island
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Hannes Keller
John Light
New York
Keller
Los Angeles
Missing U N Plane Contacted in Congo Search
U N sources said a missing U N plane with four Swedish crewmen aboard was reached by radio from a search aircraft this morning. The craft, low on fuel, signaled it would run out near Kamina and reportedly crash landed south of Kamina. The crew appeared unhurt and the flight was en route to Elisabethville via Kamina.
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the Congo
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Kamina
Rain expected with up to an inch by Tuesday morning
The weatherman forecasts rain across local areas with totals up to about one inch by Tuesday morning. No significant temperature changes are expected, with highs near 70 and lows around 50 to 55. Sunday’s high was 73.
U S Marshals Move In Over ASCS Records Battle
Federal Marshals plan a strategy for seizing records in Mound City where residents have barricaded an ASCS office and warned forceful resistance. The ASCS moved part of its records to Herreid eight miles away, and locals fear the courthouse could be next. Business owners see reopening the office as boosting activity.
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Mound City
S.D
Federal
Aberdeen
8.D
Mississippi
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Herreid
ASCS
U.S. Marshals
Albin Herman
State License Plates On Sale In Louisiana 1963
The 1963 edition of Louisiana vehicle license plates went on sale today. This year marks the last single year plates. Beginning in 1964 plates will cost $6 for two years. State safety tags went on sale Saturday at over 1,200 inspection stations statewide.
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Baton Rouge
UPS
Louisiana
Tito Heads to Moscow for Talks Amid Peking Taunts
Yugoslav leader Tito travels from Budapest by special train with his wife Jovanka to meet Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Moscow. Peking radio derides Tito and his supra bloc policy as traitors, while discussions likely cover Moscow Peking rift and economic issues including Yugoslavia's food shortages and U S wheat aid of 12 million tons.
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Kremlin
Married couples share one chair sparking small disputes
A lighthearted item notes that couples who sit together on a single chair leave little room for arguing and invite gentle humor about domestic life.
Goodfellows Christmas Drive Seeks Donations for Needy Family
The article relays appeals from a West Monroe family in hardship. A partly blind father cannot find work and three boys, two in school, one at home, face a hard Christmas with a ill mother and limited food. Donors urged to aid with clothing food toys and money as the drive nears its goal of $520.
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West Monroe
Arns
Goodfellows
United States Pushes UN Cost Sharing Plan at Assembly
The United States and nine nations urge the UN to make all members pay for Congo and Middle East peacekeeping costs per the World Court advisory. Soviet and Arab delegates oppose accepting the court ruling and paying those expenses. Latin American delegates seek separate budgeting and greater shares for permanent Security Council members.
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China
Official Doubts Pakistan To Sign Pact With China
London AP report quotes Commonwealth Relations Secretary Duncan Sandys returning from Asia stating there is nothing to rumors of a Pakistan China nonaggression pact. He urges focus on Kashmir settlement and notes India seeks clarity on Chinese ceasefire terms.
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