Johnson shifts oil policy to Interior Department
Washington AP Johnson directs Udall to draft national oil policy placing control in the Interior Department. Udall reports a hold the line budget for water projects and a study of defense installations for possible elimination as Johnson reviews federal spending with McNamara and the JCS chair Taylor.
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Washington
Johnson
Interior
Udall
Interior Department
White House
Texas
Congress
Udall’s Department
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kermit Gordon
Justice and State Departments
Veterans Administration
Federal Aviation Agency
McNamara
Mass escape at Gatesville State School for Boys
Twenty seven youths fled Gatesville State School for Boys in a pre dawn escape. Fourteen were captured within hours by sheriff and highway patrol officers. Thirteen remained unaccounted for in the Gatesville area as staff assumed no vehicles were taken. Superintendent M. B. Kendrick could not be reached for details.
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Gatesville, Tex
UPI
Gatesville State School
Department of Public Safety
Gatesville
M. B. Kendrick
Three Killed In Louisiana Auto Crashes
Weekend traffic accidents in Louisiana claimed three lives. John Co. Regan, 59, of Jennings, died after a car hit a bridge railing and overturned into a canal near Kaplan. Alvin Guillory, 36, of Lake Charles, died in a New Orleans hospital from injuries when a car hit a utility pole and toppled onto him. A two car collision near Youngsville Sunday killed a 2 year old.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Kaplan
John Co. Regan
Jennings
Alvin Guillory
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Youngsville
Cohen Baubles To Be Sold To Pay Tax Debt
The IRS will auction about 43 pieces of Mickey Cohen jewelry on December 18 to cover a 374 476 tax debt. Cohen, held in a Springfield Missouri prison hospital for injuries from a lead pipe attack, remains jailed on tax evasion conviction.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
The
Internal Revenue Service
Cohen
Springfield
U S Develops Battlefield Nuclear Shell
The Defense Department announced a six inch diameter nuclear shell for field use from 155 mm howitzers. Developed by the Army and Atomic Energy Commission, it would be the smallest nuclear weapon with a range of eight to ten miles, available soon to Army and Marine units trained in its use.
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Washington
UPS
Defense Department
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
College Night program slated at Neville High School
Dr. George T. Walker, president of Northeast Louisiana State College, will be principal speaker at Neville High School College Night for juniors and seniors Tuesday at 7 p.m. Seventeen colleges and schools will be represented and participate in the program.
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George T. Walker
Northeast Louisiana State College
Neville High School
Women’s Republic Club Opens Headquarters in Monroe
The Women’s Republic Club has opened headquarters at 706 N 3rd St Monroe with members on duty in the coming weeks. Mrs Edel Banks will speak as noted on the CHIT CHAT page 5-A.
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Women's’ Republic Club
N. 3Rd St
Monroe
Edel Banks
Plane Crash In Maryland Fatal To 81
A four engine jet airliner exploded and crashed near Elkton Maryland killing all 81 aboard. The Boeing 707 operated by Pan American World Airways was en route from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia and likely struck by lightning during a thunder storm. Federal investigators planned to examine wreckage while police searched a muddy cornfield for victims.
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Elkton
Pan American World Airways
B. R. Allen
Civil Aeronautics Board
Puerto Rico
Philadelphia
Elkton, Md
Appeals Mounting For Goodfellows Drive Requests Aid From Lon
A Monroe Louisiana drive for Goodfellows reports rising letters from families in need. A 15 year old girl asks groceries for her three brothers after their father died in September. Despite efforts, donors have fallen short of the $6,000 goal, with only about $500 raised in a week.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellows Drive
West Monroe
Monroe
Star — World
Morrison and McKeithen Face Runoff Fight in Louisiana
In the Fifth District Democratic runoff for governor, Mor rison leads with 295 705 votes to McKeithen’s 154 983 as results from 2 202 of 2 219 precincts come in. McKeithen vows to win Jan 11, citing federal intervention as a key issue amid other candidates’ positions.
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John J. McKeithen
Columbia
deLesseps S. Morrison
New Orleans
McKeithen
Long Lake
Morrison
Public Service
Gav
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
Jackson
Gillis W. Long
U.S
Gillis Long
Louis Michot
Claude Kirkpatrick
Louis J. Michot Jr
Michot
Little Warmer Weather Seen
Weather forecast notes clear skies today with cooler nights and rising daytime highs. Highs reach 56 to 60 with tonight’s low 32 to 36 and Tuesday’s high near 62 to 66 as winds shift from west to south. Monroe recorded a Sunday high of 55 and overnight low of 30.
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Monroe
World Health Group Reports Cancer Causes and Prevention
The World Health Organization issued a comprehensive list of cancer causes, noting smoking, overeating, alcohol, sun exposure, cosmetics, and air pollution as factors. Expert panel from seven countries drew up 13 main groups and advised reducing risk through moderation and quitting smoking.
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Geneva
United Nations World Health Organization
The
Health Organization
Vote Books Open For 2nd Primary In Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish registration books opened today for a second primary and will stay open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Wednesday. Parish Registrar Mae Lucky reports steady turnout as registration proceeds, with books closing 30 days before the election.
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Ouachita Parish
Mae Lucky
Parish Registrar of Voters
Marine biologists record fish sounds in hydrophone study
National Geographic reports that scientists using hydrophones record a range of fish vocalizations including cackling yowling wheezing honking barking groaning and snoring, suggesting complex underwater communication.
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National Geographic Magazine
Reds threaten Bolivia hostage crisis with 24 hour ultimatum
Communist led tin miners holding 21 hostages including four Americans demanded the release of two arrested union heads within 24 hours. Led by Vice President Juan Lechin, the miners rejected government troop moves and U.S. offers of aid as President Paz Estenssoro prepared a cabinet meeting and possible state of siege amid rising tensions.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Federation of Mine Workers
Juan Lechin
U.S
Johnson
Irineo Pimental
Federico Escobar
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Thomas Marin
New York
U.S. Information Agency
Paz
Supreme Court declines ruling on excess bail murder case
The Supreme Court refused to rule on a complaint about an excessive $100 000 bail for Norman Mastrian, linked to the murder of Carol Thompson in St Paul Minnesota. Prosecutors say T Eugene Thompson hired Dick W C Anderson to kill Mrs Thompson.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Norman Mastrian
Carol Thompson
St. Paul
Minn
T. Eugene Thompson
Mastrian
Dick W. C. Anderson
Fatality on U S Highway 80 near Monroe
An elderly white man was struck and killed by a car on U S Highway 80 east of Monroe at 11 38 a m. State Police from Troop F investigate the death. The victim's identity is pending. Body taken to Mulhearn Funeral Home.
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Monroe
Troop F
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Police Hunt 2 Suspects In Abduction
Frank Sinatra Jr. was abducted from a motel room by two men at gunpoint as he prepared to perform at a Lake Tahoe area casino. Authorities identified suspects as Joseph James Sorce and Thomas Patrick Keating and issued a lookout for a 1962 or 1963 car with California plates EGW. FBI involvement and snowbound roadblocks were reported.
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Stateline
Calif
Frank Sinatra Jr
Sheriff's Deputies
Joseph James Sorce
Thomas Patrick Keating
California
FBI
Lake Tahoe
George Byers
Douglas County
Nev
California-Nevada
Sinatra Sr
Palm Springs
Warner Bros. Studio
Los Angeles
Refused In Suit Against School Board
The Second Circuit declined to review a ruling involving Ouachita Parish School Board and landowners led by W. A. Calloway. The court upheld authority to use $171,600 for a West Monroe school board office project, reversing a district judge, and denying a permanent injunction.
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Ouachita Parish
Albin P. Lassiter
Lassiter
W. A. Calloway Et al
West Monroe
School Board
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