Space future bright with promise Glenn tells Congress
America's first orbital astronaut Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. told a joint House and Senate session that space flight promises vast knowledge gains beyond description. He defended research costs, said zero gravity poses no problem and Mercury missions show sound design and adaptability, forecasting broad benefits across science.
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Washington
America
Congress
John H. Glenn Jr
House
Senate
Glenn
Paralyzed Pianist Opens Oil Painting Exhibition Today
Vincent J. Vita, once a piano virtuoso at 31, is now paralyzed and blind yet opens his first one man oil painting show in New York. The 36 year old displays 28 oils spanning romantic to surrealist, many landscapes, reflecting loss and resolve to rejoin society. Born in Brooklyn Vita studied piano, met Toscanini, performed at Carnegie Hall, later faced a brain tumor that ended his sight and mobility.
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New York
Vincent J. Vita
Vita
Brooklyn
Arturo Toscanini
Carnegie Hall
Infection Delays Jackie Kennedy Tour Start
The White House said Mrs. John F. Kennedy will postpone the India Pakistan trip by a week due to a low grade sinus infection. Press secretary Pierre Salinger described the illness as persistent with occasional fever and noted the first lady is staying in Florida before a departure ceremony for John Glenn Jr. and family in Washington.
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Washington
White House
John F. Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
West Palm Beach
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Europeans Set Off Algerian Slaughter
In Algiers an hour of carnage erupted around Algiers University as European fighters linked to the OAS killed at least 15 Algerians and wounded many more. Attacks spread through the European and Muslim quarters, with several gunmen firing at passersby amid weekend violence across Algeria.
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Algeria
UPI
Algiera
Algiers University
Secrete Army
OAS
France
Oran
Krishna Menon leads in unofficial parliamentary returns
In New Delhi the defense minister V K Krishna Menon built a sizable lead in unofficial returns of the parliamentary race that tests Prime Minister Nehru's prestige and position.
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New Delhi
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Southern Bell Board Authorizes $75 Million Bond Issue
The board of directors of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company authorized a $75 million bond issue to help meet large expansion expenses.
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Atlanta
API
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bombing targets French defense minister's home in Paris
UPI reports terrorists attacked the Paris apartment house of Defense Minister Pierre Messmer but police say the strike failed to cause major damage. The incident underscores heightened security concerns in the capital.
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Paris
UPI
Pierre Messmer
Departure Delayed of Shrimp Fleet for Colombia
Bayou La Batre Alabama reports a temporary delay in the departure of 17 shrimp boats bound for Colombia South America. Local fishers and port officials cited weather and scheduling issues delaying the voyage.
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Bayou LA Batre
Ala
Colombia
South America
Soviet Delegate Sees Space Cooperation at UN
A Soviet delegate voiced optimism that upcoming United Nations talks on outer space will yield a cooperative program beneficial to both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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United Nations, N.Y
U. N
Outer Space
United States
Soviet Union
Plane Missing Between Farmington and Hill Air Force Base
An Air Force twin engined cargo plane was reported missing today somewhere between Farmington New Mexico and Hill Air Force Base Utah. The incident prompted search efforts and official inquiries into the aircraft's fate.
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Albuquerque
UPI
Farmington
N. M
Hill Air Force
Utah
Music Man concert tickets available from Northeast arts division
Season tickets for The Music Man presented by the North east State Concerts Association can be purchased from the division of fine arts at Northeast. Call Dr. Harry Lemert at Fairfax 56361 ext 211 to obtain memberships. The show is scheduled for March 7.
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Northeast State Concerts Association
Division of Fine Arts
Northeast
Harry Lemert
Fairfax
Monroe School Board Backs PAR High School Study
A Monroe City School Board delegation will testify before the State Board of Education in Baton Rouge in support of the PAR study of Louisiana high schools. The group includes board president J. H. Scogin Grayson Guthrie W. E. Whetstone and Supt. Van Dodom. The board backs the $250,000 survey, opposed locally by Supt. Shelby M. Jackson and some teachers concerns.
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Monroe City
State Board of Education
Baton Rouge
PAR
Louisiana
Monroe
J. H. Scogin
Grayson Guthrie
W. E. Whetstone
van Dodom
Whetstone
Shelby M. Jackson
Parish
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Fifth District Classroom Teachers Association
Whestone
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Mattox Murder Conviction
The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously sustains 22 year old Jon Mattox’s murder conviction for strangling 31 year old Columbus socialite Mrs Gene Tate on January 31 1960 after she ended an affair. The court finds the evidence ample for the second trial last May.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Jon Mattox
Columbus
Gene Cain Tate
High Court
W. N. Ethridge Jr
Mattox
Mrs. Tate
Mississippi State University
Tates
Legislature Likely To Consider Ward Mellhenny Plan For Refuge
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission officials briefed Fifth District lawmakers on a proposed compromise with the Ward Mellhenny heirs over 15 000 acres of Vermilion Parish wildlife refuge. A concurrent legislative resolution is expected to authorize the deal with Gov. no side indicated, while lawsuits over mineral rights continue despite the land’s deed restriction against oil or gas production.
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Ward-Mellhenny
Vermillion Parish
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Harry Booth
Shreveport
Booth
Fifth District
Frances Hotel
Ward - Mellhenny
Charles Ward
F E. A. Mellhenny
Ward - McIlhenny
Commission
Wife freed as husband jailed after restaurant dispute
Gerald G. Wagner, 42, and Ruth Wagner, 39, were arrested at Harley's Restaurant in Queenstown Maryland after four Black customers were refused seating. Wagner was jailed on trespass and resisting arrest with a $1500 bond. Ruth Wagner was released on $500 bond for allegedly interfering with an officer.
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Centreville, Md
Washington Post
Lvuul Ayorlveoo
Gerald G. Wagner
Ruth Wagner
Wagners
Harley
Queenstown
Wagner
Kensington
Queen Annes County
More Facts Said Needed About Moon's Surface
Soviet scientist V Dyomin warned that more facts are needed before a crewed moon landing. He cited radio telescope data showing a slag like porous crust and possible ice, but texture and ice convertibility into water require confirmation. Lunar seas may offer safer landing yet are distant from lunar mountains.
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Moscow
V. Dyomin
Echomicheskaya Gazeta ‘Economic Gazette
Moon
Dyomin
Lunar
Spring-Like Weather to Break Late Today in Monroe
Forecasters warn a changeable pattern for Monroe with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures will drop from a high around 72 to 76 this afternoon to 44 to 48 overnight, with tomorrow reaching 50 to 54. Previous readings showed 82 yesterday and 69 this morning.
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Monroe
Today’s Chuckle on Glove Loss in Women
A lighthearted quip split women into two groups the careless who lose both gloves and the careful who misplace only one glove, humor highlighting fashion mishaps.
Eight Die In Louisiana Mishaps Over Weekend
Accidents killed at least eight people in Louisiana from Friday evening to Sunday night. Two Houma men, Roger Dusenberry and Peter Farrugia, were found in Bayou LeCarpte after vanishing during a boat ride. A 3-year-old Lake Charles girl Myra Lynn McDonal drowned in a family pool. Four others died in separate traffic crashes including Forstner Wolbrecht in New Orleans and a 21-year-old University of Southwestern Louisiana student in St Martin Parish.
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Bayou LeCarpte
Houma
Roger Dusenberry
Peter Farrugia
Dusenberry
Myra Lynn McDonal
Lake Charles
Forstner Wolbrecht
New Orleans
University of Southwestern Louisiana
St. Martin
Campbell Named General Manager for Monroe News-Star
Jack S. Campbell was named general manager of The Monroe News-Star and World to replace the late Richard Hale. The announcement from Robert Ewing Jr and William H Bronson praised Campbell as an experienced executive from within the Ewing newspaper group and pledged continuity of policy to serve Monroe West Monroe and northeast Louisiana readers.
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Jack S. Campbell
Monroe News-Star and World
Richard Hale
Robert Ewing, Jr
Wil
Liam H. Bronson
Monroe
Campbell
Ewing Organization
Monroe News - Star and World
West Monroe
Northeast Louisiana
Kennedy Macmillan Offer Summit With Conditions
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan both signaled readiness for an early summit on disarmament if Geneva talks show progress. Kennedy urged a June meeting only after developments at the March Geneva opening, while Macmillan offered to join if Geneva advances or reaches a deadlock.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Khrushchev
Geneva
Macmillan
Moscow
Rivoli Theater robbed of 16000 dollars on Broadway
Two men robbed the Rivoli Theater on Broadway of 16000 dollars Sunday night and bound three employees with surgical tape. Joseph Smith assistant treasurer of the Rivoli said he was grabbed as he left the theater and forced back inside while one robber drew a pistol.
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New York
Broadway
Joseph Smith
Rivoli
Sterlington progresses with new street lighting program
Louisiana's newest town Sterlington announces progress with a street lighting plan funded by a power company rebate. Mayor Calvin Folds says lighting covers all streets at no extra cost to residents as the council discusses buying a two story building from Louisiana Power and Light for a city hall and community center.
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Sterlington
Shreveport
FBI
Alexandria
Franklin Parish
Richard Dees
Wisner
Franklin State Bank and Trust Co
Dees
Calvin Folds
Sterlingne
the Power Company
Louisiana Power and Light Co
Sterlingston Council
Dr. Folds
Power Company
Louisiana Power & Light
Ea Sterlington
Folds
Howard Hennen
Welcome John Glenn Jr in Rain Soaked Washington Parade
Washington greeted astronaut John H. Glenn Jr as the first American to orbit the earth, riding with President Kennedy in a rain soaked ceremony from the White House to the Capitol. Crowds estimated 200000 to 300000 braved heavy rain as Glenn and Vice President Johnson waved.
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John H. Glenn
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kennedy
Florida
White House
Capitol
America
Earth
Glenn
Lyndon B. Johnson
John H. Glenn Jr
John
Col
Andrews Air Force Base
Supreme Court rules all public transport segregation unconstitutional
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidates state laws enforcing racial segregation in any public transportation facility. The ruling targets efforts during the Freedom Riders era and extends to city bus seating disputes, citing a Mississippi case with about 220 arrests. The court also orders Alabama to act on bail for Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth awaiting appeal after a breach of peace conviction.
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Supreme Court
Freedom Riders
Mississippi
Alabama
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
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