Northeast Youth Bobby Durham Emerges as Folk Singer
Bobby Durham a Columbia native and Northeast State College sophomore art major has become a rising figure in north Louisiana folk music. He performs on local TV and in college shows, knows about 500 songs, writes his own tunes, collaborates with poet Billy Dunn and Miss Patricia Lacerva, and plans to organize Monroe folk coffeehouse sessions.
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Monroe
Bobby Durham
Northeast State College
H. C. Durham
Columbia
Bob
North Louisiana
Northeast
Redskins
Bobby
Marshall
Texas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Billy Dunn
Patricia Lacerva
Miss Lacerva
Blind Woman Regains Vision After Head Bump
A Dallas woman in her 60s who had been blind for 17 years regained sight after striking her head on a cupboard door. Friends say the event was a gift from God, while an eye specialist noted such recoveries are uncertain and may not last.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Robberies Strike Pittsburgh Man Walking Home
Jacob Kitman, 60, was slugged and robbed of $450 while walking near his home. Returning home, he found thieves had taken carpentry tools worth $200.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Jacob Kitman
St. Frederick debaters excel at Louisiana tournament
St. Frederick High School sent 25 students to the three day Louisiana High School Speech Tournament in Lafayette. The group earned an excellent rating with 70 points of 90 possible, accompanied by director Mrs. Guy Popham and Fr. Earl Provenza. Two four man debate teams competed with named seniors and juniors. Individual ratings were not yet received.
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St. Frederick High School
Lafayette
Monroe
Southwestern
Guy Popham
St. Frederick
Earl Provenza
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Kathi Savage
Butch Ditta
Alyce Anzalone
Pat Trudnak
Leonard Miller
Harvey Sweet
Buzzy Smith
Jerry Spatafora
Mona LeBlanc
Ann Licht
Debbie Marsala
John Ross
Dianne Bannister
Sharyn McKeithen
Lynn Landry
Carol Ann Sciro
Tim Hanlon
Kay Ann Heck
Diana Bartlett
Tommie Heller
James Wempe
Judy Lastrapes
Jim Clark
Phillip Straub
Greg Hice
Christmas Band Concert 64 at Jefferson Auditorium
Tonight Jefferson Junior High bands plus Clara Hall Elementary and junior high stage band perform in A Christmas Band Concert 64 at the Jefferson Auditorium at 7 30 p m. Tickets cost 50 cents for students and 75 cents for adults under Howard Jackson. Also noted is Jody Kelly’s fifth place beef cow ribbon from the Woodlawn 4 H Club meeting of December 8 with local agents present.
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Jefferson Junior High
Monroe
Howard Jackson
Sandra Nobles
Clara Hall
Jefferson Auditorium
Woodlawn
4-H Club
Jody Kelly
Chicago
R. Woodward
L. Sims
J. Kilpatrick
U. C. Crockell
Egg Drop Art Prize Puts Philadelphia Students To Test
Philadelphia College of Art students faced a supreme test in egg drops from a third story window. Robert Burridge built an artistic egg craft, its contents destroyed by a smoke bomb, while others used water-filled tubes and parachutes to protect eggs, some surviving and some not, under critique by Richard Reinhardt.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia College of Art
Robert Burridge
Burridge
Robert Bartlett
Richard Reinhardt
Barrett
United Gas Expands Into Florida
United Gas Corp expands into Florida by purchasing St. Petersburg natural gas division for 4,050,000. The 181,000 resident city will transition after a 90 day contract preparation period. James A. Wilson of United Gas expresses enthusiasm for Florida expansion and future growth.
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United Gas
Florida
City Votes to Sell Natural Gas Division in St Petersburg
City council approves selling the St Petersburg natural gas division amid opposition calling the price absurdly low. Officials note the division has not contributed to the general fund in five years and plan to inform residents as United Gas takes ownership by April. United Gas operates in 375+ cities across Texas Louisiana and Mississippi serving over 600000 customers.
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St. Petersburg
United Gas
United
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Readers warned against dangers of heavy drinking
Tokyo based Yomiuri warns readers of year end party risks citing drunkenness from all drinks including beer sake and whisky. It urges stopping at the danger point and not drinking on an empty stomach to avoid problems.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yomiuri
Japan
Soldier and girl flee into East Germany near Mansbach
A 20 year old American soldier drove with a girl toward the East German border near Mansbach and crossed into Communist territory. Border guards intercepted them and East German guards searched the soldier’s car on West German soil, finding recording tapes before police intervened.
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U.S
East Germany
Fulda
Germany
U.S. Army
Iron Curtain
Mansbach
Exposure Peril Advises Caution In Freezing Streets
A fragment notes the danger of exposure in cold urban conditions. It warns that standing in the street may lead to fatal exposure, underscoring risks to pedestrians during severe weather.
Argentine Beef Blamed for Aberdeen Typhoid Outbreak
A British inquiry linked the Aberdeen typhoid epidemic to Argentine corned beef from Rosario, manufactured in 1963 or early 1964, with the can traced as the likely source. It criticized the Ministry of Health and said the medical officer exaggerated the death toll and risk, though praised his rapid tracing.
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London
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ministry of Health
Rosario
Argentina
Ian MacQueen
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Kay Antley
Lewis Dukes
Reporters Club
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Jim Landrum
Gay Johnson
Hugh Thompson
Bobby Bernhardt
Clyde Moreau
Double Trouble
Coun
Markel
Summers Hardware
Walnut Street
N. E. LA
Bodan
Rexall Drugs
DeSiard
SSR Sar
Soak Cycle
Maytag
Appliance CO
Trenton
West Monroe
Howard Griffin
Land O‘ Toys
Ouachita Candy Co
TV Ef Miles
Grand
Eastgate
Quachita Candy Company, Inc
Nono
Rena E
Heware Griffin Gittir
Lana
Love Hontoe, Louisiane
Dear Mr. Griffin
Rece Toye
Consieta
Panufaeturere
Consiete
Toye
Quachite Candy Company
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Teva
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