Algerian Rebels Accept Peace Accord Drafted in Tripoli
Algerian rebel parliament the National Council for Algerian Revolution accepted a peace pact with France ending a seven year war. The accord drafted in secret negotiations in Switzerland calls for a cease fire, a transitional self determination referendum, guarantees for Algerian Europeans, and French bases and Sahara oil interests. French Premier Debre ordered reinforcement of forces in Algeria amid anticipated opposition. Separately President Kennedy urged Congress to approve a self financed $1 billion Social Security tax hike to fund aged care and a broad health program including immunization, group practice centers, mental health funding, pollution controls and research. New White House bills would follow the message.
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Tripoli
Libya
France
National Council For Algerian Revolution
Switzerland
Algeria
Mers-el-Kebir
Oran
Sahara
Michel Debre
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Sam
White House
Truce Reached Between State and West Point for Mardi Gras Ball
Louisiana and the United States Military Academy agreed a temporary truce allowing West Point cadets to escort Louisiana beauty queens at the Mardi Gras ball. More than 40 cadets will participate as escorts while Rep. T. A. Thompson says the season's spirit must prevail.
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Washington
Louisiana
Military Academy
West Point
Paul Dietzel
Louisiana State University
Russell B. Long
D-La
LSU
Army
Rep. T. A. Thompson
Suits Challenge Louisiana Travel Segregation Laws
The Justice Department filed suits in Baton Rouge Alexandria Monroe and Ruston among eight Southern cities to strike down state travel segregation statutes as unconstitutional. The action cites ICC rules from September affecting buses terminals and passenger discrimination.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Monroe
Ruston
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
U. S. District Courts
Louisiana
Department
Glenn warns of future failures in space flights
Lt Col John H Glenn Jr told the House Space Committee that not every flight can return as successfully as the three mission so far. He emphasized the need for pilots over scientists for immediate future missions and discussed future spacecraft design. The hearing also covered a severe cold snap in North Dakota and a growing winter storm pushing into Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota with flooding in Kentucky and Indiana.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
America
Congress
Associated Press
Polar Air
Ahe
Glenn
Rockies
James E. Webb
Kentucky
National Aeronautics Fistad and Space Administration
Space Flight
Robert Gilruth
Alan
Central Plains
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Cadiz
Little River
Inez
Salyersville
Indiana
Monroe Area Coin Club to Meet Tonight at Bank Club Room
A special session of the Monroe Area Coin Club is set for 7 30 p m in the First National Bank club room in West Monroe, in addition to its regular monthly gathering. The Monroe City Council was scheduled to meet at 10 a m today in City Hall.
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Monroe Area
Coin Club
First National Bank
West Monroe
Monroe City Council
City Hall
City suspends liquor licenses of two local bars
Monroe City Council suspended the licenses of Sam LaDart's Oak Leaf Bar and James Torrance's Flamingo Lounge after hearings. LaDart faced three juvenile-permitting convictions. Torrance’s employee George Wood was convicted for keeping the Flamingo open after hours. Ordinance aims to enforce second-offense suspensions.
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Monroe
Contractors Equipment Co
Sam LaDart
Oak Leaf Bar
Oak St
James C. Torrance
Flamingo
4Th St
Torrance
Torrances
George Wood
W. L
Jack) Howard
LaDart
Louisiana Manufacturers Endorses PAR Study for High Schools
The Louisiana Manufacturers Association backs a $250 000 Public Affairs Research Council study on high school excellence. LMA president Walter Mellhenny and EVP Ford S Lacey will attend the State Board of Education meeting in Baton Rouge on February 28 to discuss the proposal. The group cites improved student preparation and stronger industry staffing as keys to Industrial growth and full utilization of Louisiana’s existing industries.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Manufacturers Association
Public Affairs Research Council
State Board of Education
LMA
Walter 5. ‘Mellhenny
Ford S. Lacey
Louisiana
Spring Planting Readiness Poses Challenge in Russia
Moscow AP bulletin reports Pravda finding many Russian farmers unprepared for spring planting just weeks away, highlighting widespread unfinished work and potential agricultural disruption.
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Moscow
Pravda
Record rains flood Tennessee forcing evacuations
Record-breaking rainfall swelled streams across middle and west Tennessee causing homes to be evacuated as the Cumberland River rose above flood stage.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Cumberland River
Bombers Caught in Paris Plastic Gang Protests
Police announced Monday night the capture of two leaders of the plastic gang blamed for bombing Paris protests against President Charles de Gaulle's Algeria independence plan.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Storm Warning Issued For Multiple Southern States
A tornado and severe thunderstorm forecast was issued today for parts of Arkansas northern Mississippi western Tennessee southeast Missouri and extreme southern Illinois.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Missouri
Illinois
White House Plans Public Appearances for John Glenn
The White House said space officials are crafting a program for public appearances by the nation's newest hero, astronaut John H. Glenn Jr.
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Washington
White House
U.S
John H. Glenn Jr
Kennedy calls Diem palace bombing a vicious act
President Kennedy denounces the bombing of the South Vietnamese presidential palace as a destructive and vicious act in a Washington statement. The attack targets President Ngo Dinh Diem's residence and underscores regional tensions during the war era.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Music Scheme To Cut Tax Errors Nipped
The IRS proposed a controlled test costing about 12000 in 1963 to study if functional music could reduce errors in handling half a billion documents. The idea drew mixed reaction from the House Appropriations subcommittee with Rep John R. Pillion strongly opposing it and suggesting it would merely add taxpayer headaches.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
House Appropriations
Mortimer M. Caplin
Caplin
J. Vaughan Gary
John R. Pillion
R-N.y
Pillion
St Amant Attacks Sen Long Over Tide Lands Talks
Phil St Amant of Baton Rouge announces a run against U S Senator Russell B Long and accuses Long of selling Louisiana tide lands in back door White House talks. He calls for Long to reveal the substance of those discussions to Louisianans at a Zachary barbecue gathering.
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Baton Rouge
Phil
St. Amant
Baton
Editor Raises Alarm Over Doubtful NCPT Poll
Washington column notes that the National Congress of Parents and Teachers may have issued a biased two page questionnaire aimed at pushing federal aid to education. Coeur D Alene Idaho Press editor Robert J Bruning calls the poll suspect and urges discard and a fresh survey.
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Washington
UPI
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Robert J. Bruning
Coeur D-Alene
Idaho Press
Bruning
NCPT
the Press
PTA
Coeur D'Alene
Washington, D.C
America
Mardi Gras Fest Plans in Southwest Louisiana
More than 109000 people are expected to greet King Gabriel the twenty third and Queen Evangeline the twenty third at the Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Festival on March 6. The association will finalize plans for parades private celebrations and street events with prizes for best float best organized parade and best costumed participant.
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Lafayette
UPI
Gabriel XXIII
Evangeline XXIII
Gabriel
Evangeline
Longfellow
Southwest Louisiana
Charles H. Martin
Louisiana
Truck Slams Bus in Texas Wreck Killing Three
A northbound truck struck a Greyhound bus south of New Braunfels on US 81. Three passengers were killed while nine others and the truck driver were injured. The truck driver, Charles Brandon, 33, of Garland, collided as rain and mist fell. However weather was not believed to cause the crash.
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New Braunfels
Texas
New Braunfels, Tex
UPI
Greyhound
San Antonio
Dallas
Charles Brandon
Garland
Tex
Joseph Davis
W. M. Cramer
Lawrence R. Clayton
Son Named After Astronaut Glenn Orbit
A son was born to Mr and Mrs H Ray Hill in Ogden Utah on the day astronaut John H Glenn circled the globe. The child was named Orbit.
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Ogden, Utah
H. Ray Hill
John H. Glenn
Severe Weather Warnings For Five Louisiana Parishes
Severe weather warnings were posted for portions of five northeast Louisiana parishes and adjacent areas in Arkansas and Tennessee. The window was 2 to 8 p.m. with possible hail and tornadoes and gusts up to 70 mph. Ice storms were forecast for western and northern Arkansas as temperatures drop tonight to the 30s and 40s in Monroe.
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Arkansas
Tennessee
Monroe
Ouachita
Morehouse
West Carroll
East Carroll
Madison
FAA
Selman Field
Jackson
Tenn
Today’s Chuckle Keeps Readers Amused and Informed
A light hearted brief notes a recurring feature and its place in daily papers. It hints at humor as a daily tonic while touching on the rhythms of newspaper life.
American attack on Diem palace shocks Saigon
Two American made fighter planes piloted by discontented South Vietnamese struck the presidential palace in Saigon in an apparent assassination attempt on Ngo Dinh Diem. Three people were killed and 20 wounded. one American died. One attacker’s plane crash landed outside Saigon and the pilot was captured. the other landed in Cambodia with the pilot held for investigation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viem
Unnaiimead
Cambodia
North
Viet Nam
U. S
UPI
Diem
Two Women Kidnapped in Atlanta. One Raped Repeatedly
In downtown Atlanta two young women claim they were lured into a sports car and abducted at gunpoint. One woman was raped five times in Rockdale County before escaping. the other escaped from a motel after a separate pursuit. Police pursued the suspect, who warned the second woman not to scream.
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Rockdale
M. H. Medert
H. A. Quave
Rockdale County
J. T. Wallace
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