Red Nuclear Gains From Tests Reported
President Kennedy's top disarmament adviser William C. Foster said the Soviet Union achieved substantial gains in nuclear weapons from last fall's test explosions. He noted the conclusion became clear to U S officials only in the last month and suggested new intelligence or fresh analysis influenced the view as the administration moves toward a decision in the coming weeks.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
William C. Foster
U.S
Foster
Washington Post
Autopsy Says Luciano Died By Poison Or On Own
An Italian paper reports autopsy findings that mob boss Charles Lucky Luciano swallowed potassium cyanide at Naples airport on Jan. 26. Investigators had earlier blamed a heart attack. lab tests and official statements remain inconclusive as authorities review evidence.
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Rome
Charles
Lucky
Luciano
Telesera
Naples
Pietro Verga
Verga
New Well Added To Citronelle
A new producing well was added to the Citronelle oil field in Mobile County raising the field total to 299. Drilled to 11,470 feet by Jett Drilling Co of Shreveport Louisiana it sits about 3 percent miles southeast of the Donavan discovery well. This sixth completion this year and Sun Oil Co of Dallas received two permits for tests on the field’s southeast flank with planned depth about 11,500 feet.
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Citronelle, Ala
Citronelle
Mobile County
Jett Drilling Co
Shreveport
Donavan
Sun Oil Co
Dallas
Tex
Jett
Argentina Breaks with Castro Regime Amid Embassy Attack
Argentina severed diplomatic relations with Cuba over Fidel Castro and, hours later, the suburb home of a U.S. Embassy official was firebombed in Acassuso. Officials said refugees in Havana would receive protection as relations remained tense between the Cuban regime and Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Argentina
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
Hector Villanueva
Havana
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Y Betancourt
Ouachita Parish Police Jury Sets 1:30 PM Committee Sessions
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury will meet at 1:30 p.m. today in regular committee session. The purchasing committee and the road committee will also meet.
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Ouachita Parish
Minstrel Man Hugh Taylor Named Interlocutor
West Monroe Lions Club selects Hugh Taylor as interlocutor for the annual minstrel show. Reports confirm selections for each man, including Will Morris as listed on CHIT-CHAT page 2-A.
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Hugh Taylor
West Monroe Lions Club
Will Morris
Ship Captain Missing In Barge Crash
A 557 foot Norwegian tanker collided with a Louisiana tug and barge in dense fog on the Mississippi River. Captain H. H. Hutchinson of the tug D. J. Woods is missing, believed drowned, after eight hours. Two crewmen were rescued near Southwest Pass. The tug and barge overturned. their sinking status is unknown. The tanker S. S. Presnorn is not seriously damaged. A Coast Guard search will resume as fog clears.
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New Orleans
UPI
Louisiana
Mississippi
H. H. Hutchinson
D. J. Woods
Southwest Pass
Coast Guard
S. S. Presfonn
Norway
Burnside
Baton Rouge
Ramsey Starlett and Co
R. J. Bergeron
Houma
Dominic Dardar
Montegut
Man Not In Need Of Rescue At Sea
A rescue operation was launched after reports a man stood three miles offshore. Rescue teams from Eglin Air Force Base and the Coast Guard found instead a large black seabird perched on a post, resembling a man from afar.
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Panacea
Fla
Eglin Air Force Base
Coast Guard
National headlines stir political and boxing notes
The Republican National Committee urged Atty. Gen. Kennedy to return home. Archie Moore loses another light heavyweight title piece as the New York State Athletic Commission acts. Jayne Mansfield recalls near death on a Bahamas coral atoll. Senator Thurmond pushes to resume Pentagon censorship inquiry despite White House orders. Former Gen. Walker accuses Kennedy of gagging the Senate inquiry threatening national security.
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Moore New York
New York State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
Archie Moore
Hewes Attacks Barnett Over Inaction Remarks
Chancellor William Hewes accused Gov. Ross Barnett of inaction saying his record offers talk and words but no action. The exchange occurred in Gulfport Mississippi.
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Gulfport, Miss
William Hewes
Ross Barnett
Official Sees Good Year For Most Business
G. C. Rawls president of Louisiana Power and Light predicts 1962 will be a strong year for most people and business with records likely to be broken in activity employment income and profits. He spoke at the annual meeting as about 200 supervisory employees attended at West Monroe.
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Louisiana Power & Light Company
G. C. Rawls
Lp&l Co
Rawls
West
Monroe
W. H. Senyard
J. W. Gaines
L. E. Didier
E. A. Rodrigue
G. F. Trexler
Public Utilities Department
International Business Machines Corporation
H. B. Balfour
W. T. Hess
C. L. Osterberger
Los Angeles Reels Under 3 Day Rains
The Los Angeles area endures a third day of heavy rain with 1 to 2 more inches forecast for the basin. Totals approach three inches with Topanga Canyon at 6.66 inches and Azusa at 5.83 inches as residents face evacuations and disaster impacts.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles Basin
Topanga Canyon
Azusa
Nixon Attacks Kennedy on Cuba Invasion handling
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon on Jack Paar denounced President Kennedy for not backing air support to the failed Cuban invasion. He said Kennedy followed advisers and warned the U S must force Castro to go with a resolute policy. Nixon also criticized current foreign policy and commented on Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Jack Paar
Nixon
United States
Castro
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Warm Spring Weather Prompts Fishing Outdoors
The weather forecast calls for a warm pleasant spell through Saturday with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs reach 72 to 76 today, 66 to 70 tomorrow, with tonight's low near 48 to 52. yesterday's high was 74 and overnight low 63. Sunset is 5:48 p.m. and sunrise 6:56 a.m.
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Ol’ Fishin
Secret Cuban File Tied to Castro Revealed in New Orleans
Orlando Piedra, former chief of investigations for the Cuban National Police, says he kept a secret file on Fidel Castro dating to 1949. He traveled with Batista to exile in 1959 and took most intelligence reports after their flight from Havana. The ledger includes photographs and notes on Castro as an anti-Communist leader and alleged ties to deaths in 1948.
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New Orleans
Orlando Piedra
Cuban National Police
Fidel Castro
Castro
Piedra
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Havana
Manol Castro Campos
Bill Stuckey
States
United States
Trial Set May for Three in Federal Election Case
Three supporters of a defeated candidate go on trial May 2 in federal court in Lake Charles on charges of violating federal election laws. Defendants are Kenneth L. Dixon editor of The Meridian Star, T. K. Stitzlein labor union leader, and Horace Lyons insurance executive, all of Lake Charles. They pleaded innocent after indictment last fall.
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Lake Charles, la
Keneth L. Dixon
The
Meridian
Miss
Lake Charles
Monroe Mayor outlines FHA mortgage aid for highway displacement
Mayor W L Jack Howard clarifies that the FHA mortgage insurance program aids displaced residents in Monroe due to the 120 and 165 by pass projects. Congressman Passman notes recertification to extend private redevelopment and rehousing efforts with no federal aid involved.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Pate
Howard
Washington
Otto E. Passman
FHA
Forsythe Avenue Section Closed for Bridge Construction
Major Jack Davis of the Monroe police traffic division says a Forsythe Avenue section near the Greek Orthodox Church is closed for a drain age canal bridge project. A bypass detour will be used once conditioned, and motorists are urged to drive with caution to prevent accidents.
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Forsythe Avenue
Jack Davis
Monroe Police Department
Greek Orthodox Church
Roberts Street
Davis
Mayors Fight Urban Affairs Bill Move From South
Mayor W. L. Jack Howard travels to Birmingham to rally SAMO against the President's proposed Department of Urban Affairs. About 25 SAMO board members from 10 Southern states are to meet Saturday to adopt a stance. Howard warns federal oversight could dictate city growth and park planning and hinder fire and police training, citing Newburgh welfare case as example. City Atty. Haynes Harkey accompanies him.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Birmingham
Southwide Association of
Department of Urban Affairs
Howard
SAMO
Newburgh
N. Y
Kennedy
Haynes Harkey
Congress Gets Proposal In Defense Letter
The McNamara letter to Congress outlines a first year fallout shelter program for 20 million people costing $450 million. It proposes federal payments to nonprofit health education or welfare facilities for approved shelter construction or modification.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Atomic energy aids booze fraud checks and lame racehorses
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg noted two new AEC roles after Kentucky talks. Radioisotopes help detect false age claims on whiskies and assist treatment of splints in racehorses. The U S government transferred regulatory authority over radioactive materials to Kentucky under a new agreement.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Kentucky
Seaborg
United States
AEC
Internal Revenue Service
Strike Hobbies Paris. Clashes Leave 8 Dead
A one hour strike in Paris protesting police methods during a riot left eight dead and hundreds injured. Communists and other unions led protests against government crackdown on terrorism by the right wing Secret Army Organization with Bardot and Vadim among participants.
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Paris
Might
Secret Army
Brigitte Bardot
Roger Vadim
Miss Bardot
Roger Frey
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