Natchitoches Readies 250th Birthday Festive Weekend
Natchitoches prepares for the 37th annual Christmas Festival on Saturday to mark the town’s 250th birthday. Officials expect up to 60,000 viewers along the Cane River along Fleur de Lis stage with continuous entertainment. The Caddo Ski-Bees from Shreveport will skim the river on skis and barefoot.
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Natchitoches
UPI
Fleur de Lis
Cane River
Caddo Ski - Bees
Shreveport
Christmas Requests And Shelter In Monroe
A father of five unable to work seeks Christmas help as welfare only covers basics. A woman in poor health requests a Christmas box, dinner items, dresses, underclothes, and pants for her husband who is out of work. Contributions can be sent to Goodfellows Drive in care of News-Star-World Monroe La.
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Goodfellows Drive
News-Star— World
Monroe
Sue Lyon to Wed Writer in Hollywood
Sue Lyon 17, known for Lolita, says she will marry Hampton Fancher Ill, 25, a writer and actor, on December 22 in Hollywood. The on location star announced the decision Tuesday night.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Sue Lyon
Hampton Fancher
Hollywood
Fancher
Chit-Chat Notes Highlight Local Honors and Events
Monroe residents are listed among 41 LSU students named to Who's Who Among Students. Other items report mobile license sales briskly starting for 1964-65, Christmas party plans for Ouachita Parish Health Unit staff, and a West Monroe reminiscence of a fatal alligator attack at Cheniere Lake in the 1940s.
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Raymond Alton Armstrong
Monroe
Louisiana State University
Ouachita Parish Health Unit
Progressive Men’s Club
Fisherman survives near fatal incident at underground den
A fisherman escaped a deadly scene at an underground den but years later died in the same location. West Monroe Officer Jimmy Stricklin is recovering from a broken arm and may be released soon. X rays will decide if his motorcycle injury requires further hospitalization. East Monroe officials plan Open House in City Clerk Harold Hill’s office the Monday before Christmas.
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West Monroe
Jimmy Stricklin
Glenwood Hospital
Harold Hill
Frigid reception to cotton bill in Senate
The House approved a cotton bill 216 to 182 to allow domestic mills to buy U S cotton at subsidized rates. Senate critics led by Sen. Allen Ellender warned the measure would raise farm program costs, and he planned to convene his committee to review the proposal despite White House support for Kennedy and Johnson.
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Washington
House
Senate
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
Farm Legislative Committee
Johnsson
John F. Kennedy
Renaming Cape Draws Fire
Cape Canaveral officials and the Greater Cocoa Chamber oppose renaming Cape Canaveral to honor John F Kennedy. The Town Council and chamber adopted resolutions naming the mass of land with a 400 year historic name and questioned legality of renaming by the President or governor.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Cape Canaveral
Greater
Florida
Farris Bryant
Richard Ervin
John F. Kennedy
Cape
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Dial
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A. E. Montgomery, Jr
Gram
Coleen Murphey
Fred Ussery, Jr
North Third Street
Dewitt Henry
Cheniere Lake
Monroe News-Star
Diamond Ensemble
Peacock’s
Jewels Bulova
Bulova
Bulovas
Elgins
Hamiltons
Peacocks
Jewel Elgin
Man's
Lord Elgin — Selfwind
Peacock’s Will
Lifetime International Silver CO
Silver Service
Freezer
DeSiard ST
Edge
Diam
DeSiard
Peacock
Cape Draws Fire
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A. E. Rawls Ie A
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J. W. Joiner
Police
Sears
Louisville Ave
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