Explorer 26A Launch Seeks Data On Earth Radiation Belts
Cape Kennedy reports the Delta rocket launched at 4 a.m. carrying Explorer 26 to a high looping orbit to study natural and man made radiation belts around Earth. The probe aims to measure how particles are trapped in the magnetic field and compare results with Explorer 15 observations.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Flight Control Center
U.S
Pacific Ocean
van Allen
Starfish
Blond bedroom suite for sale after 10 day rate offer
Blonder bedroom set includes bookcase headboard large dresser with mirror chest and night stand. Price 65 dollars. Call FA 2-1010. Promotes a low 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
Gas Main Break After Two Car Crash In Monroe
Two cars collide at North Sixth and Pine in Monroe causing a principal gas main break. No injuries reported though damage to gas installations at United Gas Company estimated at about 500 dollars. Mrs Janet Russell 21 Monroe and Huey C Rigsby 26 Monroe occupants uninjured. gas shut off by 12:27.
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Bill Hardin
Jimmy Hatten
North
Sixth
Pine Streets
Standard Gunning Company
United Gas Company
Janet Russell
Rt. 1
Monroe
Huey C. Rigsby
Glenmar Ave
Burbank Reappointed as Louisiana State Police Chief
Gov. John J. McKeithen reappointed Col. Thomas Burbank as director and superintendent of the Louisiana State Police. A Shreveport native, Burbank rose from trooper to head of the force, with prior leadership roles in statewide police groups and local civic clubs.
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Sam Hanna
John J. MecKeithen
Col
Thomas Burbank
Louisiana State Police
Burbank
International Association of Chiefs of Police
MecKeithen
Columbia
Shreveport
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Twin City Chit Chat on Siamese Banana and Winter Run
A playful note observes a Siamese twin banana found recently and jokes about its appearance. The chatter notes Winter officially opens today with more wintry days evident, signaling seasonal change.
Freighter Imperiled at Sea with Captain and Two Crew Aboard
A 7600 ton American freighter the Smith Voyager listed 35 degrees amid gale in the Atlantic. The captain Frederick W. Mohle and two crew remained aboard as 34 survivors were rescued and four died. The Rockaway cutter stood by with plans to board if seas permit.
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New York
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Frederick W. Mohle
Mathilde Bolten
Puerto Rico
U S Assails Latest Viet Power Play
In Saigon a weekend purge by young generals toppled the High National Council and jailed most of its members and other politicians. Premier Tran Van Huong and Chief of State Phan Khac Suu remained nominally in power as Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi and fellow generals assert control. U S officials criticized the move as a blow to civilian authority amid Vietnam’s ongoing war.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Young Turks
High National Council
U.S
Tran van Huong
Phan Khae Suu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Army Corps
Cambodia
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
le Nguyen Khang
Marine Corps
Nguyen van Thieu
Council
Board Approves Federal Aid For State Colleges
W E Whetstone of Monroe announced the State Board of Education will seek 4.1 million dollars in federal funds for construction at state and private colleges and universities. The funds come with state matching and could fund classrooms libraries and laboratories with a maximum 500 000 per project. Louisiana Tech was also authorized to apply for 260 000 for an engineering laboratory building.
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W. E. Whetstone
Monroe
State Board of Education
New Orleans
Commission For Higher Education
Whetstone
William J. Dodd
Washington
State Agency Votes Hike In Liability Rates
The Louisiana Casualty and Surety Division voted a 14.75 percent automatic rate increase for auto liability insurance effective Feb. 1. The move, approved 2-1 by Chairman Edgar Coco and Secretary Harley McCall, will raise average passenger car liability by about $8.50 and bring about $5.5 million yearly to insurers. State Insurance Commissioner Dudley Guglielmo opposed the hike.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Casualty and Surety Division
Edgar Coco
Harley McCall
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Dudley Guglielmo
McCall
Lake Charles
Casualty and Surety
Guglielmo
Christmas Fund Near End of Campaign In Monroe
Last day to send Goodfellows requests arrives as about $1,000 of the $6,000 goal remains. Volunteers from the Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees help screen families and pack goods for Christmas Eve distribution, with many local groups donating time to sort food clothing and toys. Donors may drop gifts at Benoit or Wossman Recreation Centers. A letter from a seventh grader requests clothes and food for five siblings, while another notes a Monroe neighbor family with five children facing an alcoholic father and limited means.
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Goodfellows
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Jaynes
Twin Cities
Benoit Recreation Center
Oaklawn Drive
Wossman Recreation
Westminster Avenue
The
Mons Roe
Clearing And Warmer Seen For The Week
A warming trend and clearing skies are forecast for this afternoon and Tuesday with light rain unlikely until later week. Winds 5 to 15 mph push day highs near 60 to 64 and overnight lows around 50 to 54, with fog and drizzle possible Tuesday morning. Monroe reached 49 Sunday with an overnight 44 and .20 inches of rain.
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Monroe
Missing Mafia Chief Fails To Keep Jury Date
New York AP report says Cosa Nostra leader Joseph Bonanno did not appear at his attorney William Maloney’s Manhattan office as a federal grand jury waited. Maloney, who would not comment, left to testify, leaving Bonanno’s whereabouts unclear after a two month disappearance.
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New York
Cosa Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bonanno
Manhattan
William Power Maloney
Maloney
Automated factory cartoons spark worker break demand
A personnel manager jokes that six machines in a fully automated factory will unite for two oil breaks daily. The quip reflects factory humor about automation and worker needs.
Four Priests Held Prisoner At Rectory
Gunmen robbed a bank truck outside St. Anthony's church rectory in Paterson New Jersey netting 511000 and held four priests and two guards captive while looting the armored vehicle before escaping by car. The crime appeared planned with professionals having studied the route and timing. Leather jackets found on a main street were sent to the rectory for identification.
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Paterson
N.J
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
John Anderson
First National Bank of
Passaic County
Anderson
William Ludwig
Duke of Windsor visits duchess after operation
The Duke of Windsor visits the duchess in her room after post operative tests following his abdominal operation on December 11. A US Army officer was killed 25 miles northwest of Saigon, the 258th American to die in nearly three years of fighting there. A US spokesman denied an ultimatum to support the Saigon government or risk loss of aid. President Johnson watches South Vietnam’s latest coup as budget cuts continue. I W Abel secures a majority of nominating petitions for USW presidency.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
United States
New Threats Of Longshore Walkout Voiced
GALVESTON Tex AP new threats of a dock walkout span from Maine to Texas as about 40 piers shut in New York City while Gulf coast longshoremen work without a contract. Workers plan a New York meeting Tuesday night to hear details of the East Coast contract from union leaders.
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Galveston
Tex
Maine
Texas
New York
Gulf of Mexico
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CIA
Miami
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Havana
Ricardo Ulloa Olivera
Daniel Montero Camalier
Desiderio Valladares
News-Star— World
Philco
Rigsby
North Sixth Street
Col. Burbank
Twin City
Board
Riteip
Nature and Science
Frank Fernandi
John Godley
Fernandi
Godley
Bulletins
Saigon, South Viet Nam
Johnson City
Johnson
Abel
Pittsburgh
UPI
I W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
USW
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