Ouachita Jurors Rescind Convention Vote Over $450 Deposit
Ouachita Parish Police Jury rescinded its motion to send five delegates to a Hawaii convention after publicity. The panel had earlier voted to deposit 450 for five delegates and faced mixed votes from members including Leland Carpenter and M W Montgomery.
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Sam Hanna
Ouachita Parish
Blues Today
News-Star
Ward 2
Leland Carpenter
National Association of County Officials
Hawaii
L. A. Fourmy
Ward 10
Kilpatrick
Ward
M. W. Montgomery
Association
Carpenter
Bertha Kincaid
Lloyd W. Coon
W. O. Roberts
Coon
Fourmy
Scotland Yard Recovers More Of Robbery Loot
Scotland Yard reports another 140000 of the 7280000 mail train robbery loot found in a telephone booth near the Tower of London. The total recovered nears 840000 as 21 suspects are charged in connection with the raid and its aftermath, including Roy The Weasel James a 28 year old racing driver captured in St Johns Wood.
Oswald Widow Describes Marina Oswald Admiring Kennedy
Ruth Paine recalls Marina Oswald as a great admirer of President Kennedy. She sheltered the Oswald family in Irving, aided by caring for a child and staying with her until Oswald faced financial worries. Marina expressed grief over Kennedy's death and focus on her children during the crisis.
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Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Marina Oswald
Ruth Paine
Lee Harvey Oswald
Irving
Wes Wise
Krld-Tv
Marina
Kennedy
Love Field
Oswald
J. D. Tippit
Jack Ruby
U.S. Secret Service
Lee
Area Woman Dies In Auto Crash East Of Monroe
A 25 year old Richland Parish woman died and six others were injured in a three car crash on Highway 80 east of Monroe during heavy rain near Millhaven Road. Killed was Beverly Ann Brown of Rayville. Investigating officers said a left turn on Millhaven caused the Carpenter vehicle to collide, sideswipe the Smith car, and crash into Landrum’s car. None of the injuries were believed serious and all were taken to St Francis Hospital. Funeral arrangements are handled by Mulhearn Funeral Home. No charges filed pending investigation.
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Richland Parish
Monroe
Millhaven
Beverly Ann Brown
Archie Brown
Rayville
Brown
St. Francis Hospital
James W. Smith
Millhaven Road
Carpenter
Smith
Landrum
Mulhearn
Northeast State Christmas Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Northeast State faculty staff and spouses Christmas banquet are sold through Thursday. The event Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Gundy Dining Hall features a served meal and tickets are available from the banquet committee, including chairmen Dean and Mrs Fred J Vogel.
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Northeast State
Gundy
Dean
Fred J. Vogel
Mars oxygen rusted away to paint red deserts
Astronomers propose Mars once held abundant oxygen that reacted with iron in rocks, gradually vanishing and leaving the planet with its famous vivid red deserts as described by the National Geographic Society.
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Mars
National Geographic Society
Treasury worries coin shortage worsens during holiday rush
The Treasury cautions the coin shortage is growing worse as Christmas shopping boosts demand. Banks urge circulation, vending and parking meters drive use, and mint output may not meet the 6 billion piece demand while Philadelphia and Denver mints operate near full capacity.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House
Philadelphia
Denver
Weasel Caught After Rooftop Chase in London
Roy James known as The Weasel, a 28 year old racing driver, was seized by Scotland Yard's Flying Squad after a rooftop pursuit in St. John's Wood. He faces charges linked to the Aug 8 train robbery that netted over seven million dollars, making him the 21st person charged in the case.
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London
Scotland Yard
Flying Squad
Roy James
James
St. John’s Woods
Scholarship Established From Funds From Victory Polio Drive
The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Ouachita Parish Medical Society announce a scholarship at Northeast Louisiana State College funded by $10,000 remaining from the $17,000 polio drive. A $350 annual scholarship will be awarded to a medical field student, with interest proceeds added to principal each year.
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Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Quachita Parish
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jaycees
Adminster
Association
Meedy
McNamara Eyes Shipyard Closures to Cut Budget
Defense Secretary McNamara will recommend closing naval shipyards in San Francisco Boston and Philadelphia to save about 1.5 billion dollars in the 1965 defense budget. Bremerton Puget Sound yards would remain open with no date set for closures.
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Seattle
Wash
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Seattle Times
Times’ Washington
Puget Sound
Bremerton
Times
McNamara
Johnson
Boeing Co
Aviation Daily
North American Aviation Co
Los Angeles
Mother Of City Alderman Dies Rites Thursday
Mrs. Lucille Hutchinson Wylie 73, mother of West Monroe City Alderman George E. Wylie, died in Hope Arkansas after a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church. Interment by Hearn-Cornelius Funeral Home. Survivors include husband George S. Wylie, two sons Charles and Arch, two daughters Margaret Roberts and Allena Scott, two sisters and 12 grandchildren.
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Lucille Hutchinson Wylie
West Monroe City
George E. Wylie
Hope
Ark
First Methodist Church
Hearndon - Cornelius Funeral Home of
Wylie
Hampstead County
George S. Wylie
Hope, Ark
Charles Wylie
Blytheville
Arch Wylie
Margaret Roberts
Houston
Tex
Allena Scott
Little Rock
Duck Hunter Drowns In Lake Near Morgan City
A 20 year old duck hunter Sam Pendas of Morgan City drowned when his small boat sank in a lake near Morgan City. His companion Robert Normans 25 of Bayou Vista swam to a sand bar and was rescued by a towboat. Deputies found the sunken boat in 15 feet of water and recovered the body today.
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Morgan City
Here
Sam Pendas
Wilson P. Pendas
Pendas
Robert Normans
Bayou Vista
Sheriff's Deputies
Supreme Court mulls Louisiana Mississippi boundary dispute
The Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments on Louisiana's bid to file suit over a Mississippi River boundary claim. Justices took the matter under advisement challenging a 12 mile stretch between Glasscock cutoff and Deadman's Bend with oil rights at Humble Louisiana Statewell No 1 cited.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi River
High Tribunal
Glasscock Cutoff
Deadman’s Bend
Humble Louisiana Statewell No
Cold Weather Threatens Ark LA Miss Snow Chance
Colder air moves into the Ark La Miss region with possible snow by Thursday morning in parts of Arkansas and Mississippi. Rain is forecast today and tonight as temperatures fall to 30 to 34 tonight and 42 to 46 today and Thursday, with northeast winds 8 to 18 mph and persistent cloud cover. Monroe highs reached 52 with a 43 overnight.
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Ark-La-Miss
Arkansas
Mississippi
Monroe
Goodfellows Fund Seeks $5000 for Christmas Help
A local girl writes that her family faces heart trouble medical costs and housing bills as Goodfellows appeal for $5000 in two weeks to aid 400 families. Donations listed include individuals and groups totaling under $1000, with the drive aiming to cover many in need.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellows Drive
Chuckle About Drive-In Banks Joke
A humorous line notes that drive-in banks appeal to women because they can withdraw money from the back seat while husbands make deposits from the front seat. The quip plays on gender roles for light amusement.
Space Agency projects halted by labor troubles in Mississippi
Bulletin reports labor unrest shutdowns at NASA Mississippi Test Operation affecting construction of a laboratory engineering building and a bridge. The items come amid broader federal coverage including President Johnson studying wheat legislation prospects and other national notes.
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Picayune
Miss
Space Agency
Mississippi
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Sinatra son freed after $240000 ransom paid
Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped near the California Nevada border and held 54 hours. The singer paid gang members $240000 in small bills to secure his release on a street in West Los Angeles. FBI said little about progress while the elder Sinatra coordinated the payoff.
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Frank Sinatra Sr
Hollywood
Nancy
Frank Jr
Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Lake Tahoe
FBI
Frank Sinatra Jr
California- Nevada
Nancy Sinatra
Singer
Frank
Reno
Camden
Mulholland
Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
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Zuccaro
Landman Teller
Martin R. McLendon
Jackson
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Goodfellows Fund
the Goodfellows
Alda P. Henry Faulk-Collier
Fred L. Morrow
R.E. Major
G.W. Small
Pip
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Annie W. Trousdale
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Aden
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