QE2 Liner Returns Amid Deliveries Delayed
The Cunard liner QE2 limp home at 14 knots after builders refuse delivery to fix thermal expansion in two turbines and other defects. Repairs expected three weeks with a new maiden voyage postponed and a government inquiry urged by Britain’s press and public officials.
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Britannia
Cunard Line
Southampton
Basil Smallpeice
Cunard
New York
Britain
Nee
Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
Clydeside
Scotland
Greenoch
Canary Islands
Smallpeice
Anthony Hepper
Upper Clyde
Sir Basil
John Whitworth
Clyde
Whitworth
John Rannie
Pulang
Father of Local Resident Dies Funeral Tuesday
Sam Klotz of Napoleonville father of Mrs. David Masur of Monroe died early today in a New Orleans Hospital after a long illness. He was 72. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe with Rabbi Henry Schwartz officiating. Burial in Jewish Cemetery. Survived by widow Hylda B. Klotz Napoleonville, son David Klotz Shreveport, daughter Mrs. David Masur Monroe and several grandchildren.
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Sam Klotz
Napoleonville
David Masur
Monroe
New Orleans
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Henry Schwartz
Kotz
Masonic Lodge
Hylda B. Klotz
David Klotz
Shreveport
David
Caroline) Masur
Rampart College Sells Campus to Church for Juvenile Home
Rampart College near Colorado Springs sold its entire plant to a church organization for use as a juvenile home. President Robert Le Fevre stated the move was to shift from the woods into the market to attract students.
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Larkspur, Colo
Rampart College
Colorado Springs
Robert LeFevre
Leader of Czech Parliament Faces Loss Of Support
Prague dispatch reports that Josef Smrkovsky loses backing as Slovakia shifts toward naming a Slovak to a top state post. Gustav Husak accuses rightist forces of chaos and political crisis, while Slovak unions back a Slovak replacement and federalization reshapes leadership roles in Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
UPS
Josef Smrkovsky
Slovakia
Smrkovsky
Gustav Husak
Communist Party
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Slovak Trade Union Council
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Pravda
Chamber of Peoples
Driver Sought After Car Runs Off Biloxi Span
Divers searched Biloxi Back Bay for a car that plunged from the Popp's Ferry bridge after the swing gate was down. The unidentified driver reportedly swam but was missing and authorities pursued the incident as a bridge accident.
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Biloxi Span
Biloxi
Miss
Back Bay
George Ladner
Ladner
Stolen Tapes From Cars After Weekend Event
Weekend thefts at the Monroe Civic Center report stereo tapes and equipment taken from multiple cars total near $1,000. Victims include Orville Gunn Douglas Cook James Fuller Donnie Harper Richard Byrd Thomas Maybry David Ginn Richard Krouskop and Joan Burkhalter with losses ranging from tape decks to cases and cash. Notre Dame legend George Gipp still holds the school rushing and total offense records.
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Monroe Civic Center
Orville Gunn
Columbia
Monroe
Douglas Cook
Box 37
Rayville
James Fuller
Dudley St
Texarkana
Ark
Donnie Harper
Rt. 4
Box
Winnsboro
Richard Byrd
Thomas A Maybry
David Ginn
S. Washington St
Bastrop
Richard Krouskop
Medorah Dr
Civic Center
Joan Burkhalter
Emerson
South Bend
Ind
UPI
George Gipp
Notre Dame
Pueblo Crewmen Describe Beatings
Two USS Pueblo enlisted men recount beatings and terror tactics during 11 months in North Korean captivity. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher cited deliberate efforts to instill fear, with injuries ranging from rib damage to bruises and broken bones. Navy notes show maltreatment among crew. investigations followed Bucher’s statements prompting freed leave for San Diego based sailors.
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San Diego
Calif
Uss Pueblo
Lloyd Bucher
Charles B. Law, Jr
Port Townsend
Wash
C. Lee R. Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Navy
Law
Midway
Bucher
Monroe O. Goldman
Lakewood
U.S. Naval Hospital
Adm
Horace Warden
Hayes
North Korea
Johnson
Washington
U.S
Pueblo
Liberty
Monroe Louisiana Sealed Bids Sought for Heavy Equipment and Zoning
Monroe Louisiana seeks sealed bids for a package of equipment including draglines and refuse bodies plus two used trailer fleets. A separate zoning hearing will consider creating a new R-2 district along Sherrouse and Elm Streets with maps on file and public inspection.
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Moniree
Louisiane
M. Cook
Monroe
Louisiana
M. J. Cook
OTICE
Commission Council
City of
Champers Cita Hall
City of Monroe
Sherrouse and
Elm Streets
Sherrouse Street
Elm Street
Booker T. Washington
Elm
Selman Field
Monroe - Ouachita Regional Planning Commission
City Hall
Newellton Advances ALERT Plan and Municipal Projects
Newellton council leases seven acres for a ten year period to relocate garbage disposal under the ALERT program. The city updates sewage work with federal and state funding totaling over 600000, and La4 road near Newellton undergoes major construction led by Horton Construction. Sheriff changes and local offices see recent appointments and a parish death.
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Newellton
Courtney Construction Company
Alexandria
iNewellton
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Federal Housing Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture For Rural Development
Winnsboro
Horton Construction
Monroe
Tensas Parish
United States Department of Transportation
Bureau of Public Roads
Louisiana
Louisiana Departent of Highways
State Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Municipal Association
J.H. Andre
Louisiana State Police
Baton Rouge
Harold L. Andermann
Louisiana Department of Highways
Will Ashford
Federal Bank To Become 100 Percent Farmer Owned
The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank in New Orleans will convert to full farmer ownership Tuesday. Bank president W. E. Ulmer says the bank serving Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana will pay the U S Treasury about 9 million to retire government owned capital. The New Orleans bank is among 12 such banks nationwide retiring 126 million in government capital.
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New Orleans
UPI
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
W. E. Ulmer
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
U. 39. Treasury
Federal Intermediate Credit
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Roark Bros. Music CO
Jackson
Rusher
S. Grand
City
Bernstein Park
Zoo
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Wells & Parker, Architects
Alfred M. Best & Company
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SGP
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News-Star—World
Tensas
By Richard Meek
Harry Cassady
South Central
Bell Telephone, Co
Floyd A McVay
John J. McKeithen
Bill Poe
Fred Frantom
Robert Perkins
Chas. E. Wilkins
Metropolitan Life
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