Youth Injured After High Speed City Chase
James Wesley Jenkins a 15 year old of West Monroe was injured in a flaming car crash after a police pursuit through West Monroe reaching 70 mph. He was rescued from the vehicle and listed in satisfactory condition at F A Conway Memorial Hospital. Authorities charged him with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle reckless driving speeding driving with a revoked license and resisting arrest. Louisiana State Police charged him with no driver's license and reckless operation. The Ouachita Parish Fire Department extinguished the blaze.
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James Wesley Jenkins
Herman St
West Monroe
F. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Arkansas Road
R and R Motors Co
Louisiana
Jenkins
Ouachita Parish
Vehicle Crash Injures Teen in West Monroe
A vehicle crashed and burned Thursday evening injuring James Wesley Jenkins a 15 year old resident of No 6 Herman Street West Monroe The incident was photographed by staff photographer Jim Rasch.
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Hicle
James Wesley Jenkins
Herman St
West Monroe
Jim Rasch
West Monroe Police Detain Multiple For Driving Violations
West Monroe and Monroe officers booked numerous individuals for driving offenses including driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. The report lists Alvin O. Drew and James H. Phillips among those charged, with several suspects charged with theft, vandalism, auto theft, and burglary also under investigation.
Pointe Coupee Gets HUD Grant
Washington DHUD announced a 16464 grant to Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana covering three quarters of the cost of comprehensive planning for the parish. The fund supports urban development planning and community improvement efforts in the parish.
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Pointe Coupee
Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pointe Coupee Parish
HUD
Hijacker Forces Eastern Air Lines Jet To Cuba
An Eastern Air Lines flight carrying 151 people was diverted to Havana when a hijacker claiming nitroglycerin demanded the plane go to Cuba. He apologized on arrival, saying he did it for his daughter Jennifer, as six soldiers escorted him off the aircraft.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Airlines
Cuba
Havana
Miss Risse
Joey Luck
University of Pennsylvania
Luck
Roland Lewis
A. E. Dean to Retire After 46 Years in Retail
A. E. Dean of Monroe, a 43 year veteran of Morgan and Lindsey, will retire January 1 after a long career as buyer then merchandise manager. He spent 128 years with the firm before it joined G. C. Murphy in 1959. Co workers hosted a retirement party.
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Morgan & Lindsey
A. E. Dean
Monroe
Dean
G. C. Murphy Company
Hijacker described as polite aboard NATO flight to Panama
NATO plane en route from Iceland to Panama carried families including Ethel and 14 year old Patrick. The hijacker was described by Lewis as very polite, and the flight was filled with travelers heading to Miami for the holidays.
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NATO
Iceland
Panama
Ethel
Patrick
Lewis
Miami
Influenza Deaths Mount Across Nation Amid Epidemic
National findings show 703 pneumonia influenza deaths in the week ending Dec. 14 across 122 U.S. cities. The flu disrupts schools, events, and commerce while threatening Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower’s wedding as Mrs. Eisenhower weighs attendance from Walter Reed. New York faces fuel oil delays and a worsening outlook, with state and federal health agencies coordinating vaccine efforts.
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U.S
National
Atlanta
Julie Nixon
David Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Walt W. Rostow
White House
Tom Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York City
Edward O‘o’rourke
New York
Court sentences ex Nazi officials for mercy killings
Frankfurt court convicts Reinhold Vorberg and Dietrich Allers of aiding the murder program that sent 100000 mentally and physically handicapped people to death. Vorberg gets 10 years, Allers eight. trial spanned 20 months with 200 witnesses.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Reinhold Vorberg
Bonn
Dietrich Allers
Hamburg
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Gerhard Bohne
Adolf Kaufmann
Vorberg
ABC Senior Bowling Tour Heads to Milwaukee
The 10th annual ABC senior bowling tournament begins next April 19 and 20 in Milwaukee as a five weekend event for male bowlers aged 55 and older.
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Milwaukee
ABC
Eligib
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Gentry
E. A. Conway
Alvin O. Drew
Butler Motel
Amos Warner
Spencer, Monroe
William Parker
N. 5Th St
Country Club Road
Island Drive
Art’s
14Th
Adams Streets
James C. Kelly Jr
James H. Phillips
Guy Ave
Jackson
Ala
Edgar L. McMorris
Wisner
Earl Farris
Pink St
A.C.L.W. Marble
S. 21St St
Michael J. Franceschelli
Olin
Brown Hall
Ouachita River
Plum Street
Patricia Cox Hinds
Peach St
Robert Jones
N. 18Th St
Ora Johnson
Oak St
South 14Th
Orange Streets
S. 20Th St
Wilson Arthur
Peter A. Goeders
Majur Hall
NLSC
College Union
Ann S. Pope
8Th St
Elmore Cooper
Class St
Mattie J. Harris
N. 8Th St
Floyd Burns
Bernice
Alaska
Ate
Oak Grove High School
Galena
Berniie M. Kennedy
Willie R. Kennedy
S. Homer
Ruston
Galena Air’Force Station
Kennedy
Tyndall Afb
Haynesville
Northeast Louisiana State University
Northwestern Louisiana State University
Orris F. Firth
Firth
Uta B. Risse
THE
Associated Press
O’rourke
National Communicable Disease Center
Hong Kong
Central
Rocky Mountain
Middle Atlantic
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Connecticut Health Department
Sampognaro
St. Nda Hospital
Durrett Furniture
St. John St
Ouachita Bank Bidg
Sylvania
Garrard
AFC
Guitar Elect
Raymond Rodriguez
Lizzie
Treasure Shop
Dessard
Silverstein’s
Mrs
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