32 Crewmen Missing After Aleutian Freighter Wreck
The 521 foot Liberian freighter San Patrick with 32 crewmen and four lifeboats lost in a storm wreck near Utak Island in the Aleutians. The ship carrying grain from Vancouver to Yokohama went aground amid 20 to 30 foot seas and 40 knot winds. Despite searches by a Japanese ore carrier and Navy tugs, no survivors were found as wreckage and oil slicks were noted and Navy and Coast Guard details remained guarded.
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Juneau
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Japan
Utak Island
Adak
Spain
Vancouver
B.C
Yokohama
Tanakani
Navy
Utak
Coast Guard
Lloyd's of London
Anchorage Times
Washington
New York
Aleutians
Two Are Fined In West Monroe Traffic Cases
Judge John McCormick fined two persons three hundred dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated in West Monroe city court. Woodrow W. Steely and Arvin E. Raborn were also fined twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving. Four more drivers received fines for reckless driving and speeding. Minor violations were also noted.
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West Monroe
John McCormick
Woodrow W. Steely
Rt. 3
Ruston
Arvin E. Raborn
Farmerville
Ishael Besant
Crawford
Reece A. Lott
Delhi
Lee Crane
Ferriday
Joseph Baker
James M. Butler
Rt. 1
Dennis L. Hubbard
Wheelis
Dave Denton
Fairview St
Ouachita Parish Library Announces Christmas and New Year Closures
Ouachita Parish Library will close Thursday through Sunday for a Christmas weekend. Mrs Fran ces Flanders says libraries stay open today and Wednesday. Next week the system will close Friday through Sunday January 1 to 3 for New Year weekend.
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Ouachita Parish
Frances Flanders
Check Presented For Scholarships
Scott Truck and Tractor Company donated to the Northeast Louisiana State College Scholarship Fund. John Lewis presented the check to Dr. George T. Walker, the college president, in DeSiard Street headquarters. The annual gift honors T. H. Scott.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Scott Truck and Tractor Company
DeSiard St
George T. Walker
Northeast
John Lewis
T. H. Scott
Former Local Man Receives Highest Air Force Honor
Marvin Eugene Bryant of Monroe received the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service from Major General Charles H. Terhune Jr. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. An aerospace engineer, Bryant aided the FAA in the national supersonic transport program and has long served the Air Force as a civilian at WPAFB.
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Marvin Eugene Bryant
Monroe
U. S. Air Force
Bryant
Aeronautical Systems Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Charles H. Terhune Jr
ASD
Department of Defense
Federal Aviation Agency
Louisiana Tech
General Electric Company
Air Force
Wright - Patterson AF Base
Propulsion Laboratory
WPAFB
Fudge Drive
Xenia
Carole
Laura Lynn
S. R. Andes
Clayton St
West Monroe
Computer Plays Yule Music At University
Twenty first graders from Public School 166 in Manhattan visited New York University to see the IBM 7094 in action at the Courant Institute. The computer lit up and played Christmas carols while displaying a Merry Christmas message. Henry Mullish explained the machine can add up to 250000 numbers a second. Students asked questions about computer function and fuel for rockets, prompting cautious responses about limits and secrets.
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New York
New York University
Wenceslas
Manhattan
Atomic Energy Commission
Computing
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Henry Mullish
Mullish
Reds Say Gis Toss Snow and Make Vile Gestures
North Korea charged that U S soldiers at the Korean DMZ threw snowballs at a sentry post and made vile gestures during a Military Armistice Commission meeting in Tokyo. The commission discussed a December 12 U N Command decision not to remove a Christmas tree on the southern DMZ flank.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Pyongyang
Military Armistice Commission
U.N
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Marvin E. Bryant
France
Brentwood
Eastman
Dopp
Eto
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