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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
1
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller restarts his White House bid ending a moratorium after Kennedy's assassination. He plans multiple trips including New Hampshire and California appearances this month and hosts a New York open house amid a baby on the way for his wife.
In Columbia Louisiana gubernatorial candidate John J. McKeithen campaigned on New Year’s Day stressing a guaranteed student loan program to help all qualified students and a code of ethics for public officials. He urged an advisory council of the state’s top minds to aid governor and legislature in achieving statewide progress.
UPI reports Tokyo officials announced plans to build several skyscrapers in the quake prone city. The tallest will be 24 stories, surpassing any prior Japanese building. Projects include the 17 story Otani Hotel and a 24 story Tokyo city government office structure.
Real estate transfers recorded in Quadista Parish show numerous property sales and mortgage assumptions. Transactions include Kenny set 15 of plock 3 in Cotton Mills Second Addition for 7700, various lots in Booker T Washington and Highland Park areas, and mortgage assumptions ranging up to 37000 with sales to Better Homes Realty Co and Mid-South Homes Inc. Other transfers name West Monroe addresses and entities such as Greater Monroe Homes Inc, Twin City Mortgage Co, and West Heights subdivisions.
Funeral services will be held Friday in the Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel for Billy Myron Taylor 29 of Collinston who died after a water well drilling accident near Springhill. Burial will be in New Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include his widow three daughters a son his mother and father and several siblings. He was a native of Ouachita Parish.
In Hagerstown Indiana UPI reports WBA officials challenge plans for a rematch between Hiroyuki Ebihara of Japan and Pone Wing Beteh of Thailand. Arch Hindman the WBA secretary wires groups that Kingpetch could fight back into title contention after losing the crown in Tokyo on Sept 18.
Louis Finkelstein known as Louie the Dip dies at 68 in Cleveland on the East Side. Police note he stole thousands of dollars, was arrested 120 times, and spent more than a decade in prison across 20 sentences. He died penniless after a heart attack.
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona will announce Friday his decision on entering the Republican race. Observers expect his entry, with an 11 a.m. news conference at his Phoenix home. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller is the only declared candidate. Goldwater has not publicly hinted his plans. Chestnut of Goldwater for president says he will seek the nomination. Goldwater is already listed in Oregon and may appear on New Hampshire ballots next week.
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