10 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1964
Page
1
Investigators seek saboteurs after a 91 car freight train and a work train derrick were dynamited along the Florida East Coast Railway. No injuries reported. Damage estimated at over 250000 dollars. FBI and local detectives lead the probe as union tensions mount.
President Johnson urged Congress to pass medical insurance for the aged this year and announced creation of a Commission on Heart Disease Cancer and Strokes. The panel aims to reduce hazards by end of year through new findings and better use of existing knowledge.
Monroe Council No. 8, R&SM meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Monroe Masonic Temple. Miss Helen Quackenbush visits to inspect Indian Creek campsite in Jackson Parish for Silver Waters Council. Monroe Little Theatre rehearsals for Once Upon a Mattress run Feb 28 to March 8 at Strauss Playhouse. President Johnson proposes hospital insurance for the aged funded by raising Social Security tax base and rate. coverage includes those 65 and older and does not force patients to surrender choice of doctor or hospital.
Two U.S. servicemen died and 23 others injured when terrorists planted two 20 pound bombs beneath bleachers at Pershing Field during a softball game near Saigon airport. Vietnamese police arrested three suspects as the attack raised tolls and Washington vowed continued aid against Viet Cong terrorism.
Reports from Fort Worth claim a witness in protective custody could ID Lee Harvey Oswald as Kennedy's killer. Officials deny any witness exists and say they know of no eye witness. the Star Telegram adjusts details as the story unfolds.
Florida East Coast Railway workers picketed Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island, halting $213 million in construction. Senate House conferees agreed to Johnson's wage tax cut, boosting monthly economy by $800 million as rate falls from 18 to 14 percent. Margarite Oswald pressed new evidence before the Warren Commission. Johnson urged to appoint Harold McSween to the Interstate Commerce Commission. In Cambridge Maryland, a one day Negro boycott of public schools is planned after last summer’s racial violence.
Four witnesses testified in the federal trial of Mae Lucky Ouachita Parish registrar and eighteen council members charged with removing over 5000 Negroes from the parish rolls between 1956 and now. The Justice Department seeks orders to restore names and ensure fair operation of the registrar's office. Frank Dunbaugh plans to call more than 200 witnesses.
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures expected through Tuesday. Cool tonight with highs around 62 to 66 and overnight lows 42 to 46. Tuesday highs near 64 to 68. Winds will be variable to southwest at 5 to 15 mph. Sunday's high reached 62 with a 44 overnight low.
United Press International reports at least ten people killed in Louisiana over the weekend in traffic crashes and a fatal train car collision near Ball. Victims include Delores Cole and four Cole children along with neighbor Phyllis Cooley, plus Eugene and Sydney LaWanda Cole, and others in Abbeville and New Roads. Cy Robinson of Winnsboro faced negligent homicide and reckless driving charges.
In New Orleans area vandals cut wires smashed relays and broke four master tubes at radio station W W O M at Nine Mile Point near Westwego. Damage found at 5 a m at sign on as studio could not raise the transmitter.
AP report from New Orleans details two burglars who used a high speed drill and walkie talkie to crack a safe at Schwegmann Bros. Giant Supermarket on Veterans Memorial Highway. They escaped with about $125,000 in bills. Night maintenance man Martial Voitier was tied to a bench and briefly handcuffed during the heist.
The entire white student body of Notasulga High School boycotted classes amid desegregation efforts in Alabama. At nearby Shorter High, the integrated school, no disorder occurred after a telephoned bomb threat led to a one day closure. Six Negro students assigned to Notasulga High had not attempted entry since reopening.
A humorous line notes that middle age makes travel experiences feel more wondrous, while trips seem to dim in brightness yet grow in delight. The quip contrasts aging with a shift in perspective toward fantastical journeys.
Washington confirms Yuri I. Nossenko 36 a KGB officer disappeared from Geneva last week and has requested political asylum in the United States. State Department notes he was part of the Russian delegation at the 17 nation disarmament talks and may have defected. Soviet sources question an accident and say they are unsure of his motives.
The Defense Department said civilian workers at Guantanamo Naval Base will be terminated as it moves toward self sufficience. A desalination plant will replace Cuban water supply after Fidel Castro cut off the pipeline, with a possible cost around 5 million dollars. The base hosts about 10,500 people and once consumed two million gallons daily.
The House voted 211 to 73 to end debate on the civil rights bill and push toward a final roll call. Southern opponents delayed the measure by forcing lengthy amendments while Republicans failed to extend session.
Classifieds promote quick low cost ads for problems solved. Entries show a 1954 Ford two door with new paint and tires, a garage space, rental listing, and contact numbers FA 2516 FA 21007 with a seven day rate and cancellation option.
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