U N Troops Delay March On Key City
U N troops halt near Jadotville amid debate over their capture of Jadotville and a planned drive toward Kolwezi Tshombe prepares last stand defense as Bunche arrives for a routine Congo visit with no plans to meet the Katanga leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Key City
Leopoldville, the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
New York
Ralph Bunche
Congo
Elisabethville
Tshombe
U. N
Union Miniere
London
Bunche
School Boards Protest Budget Control At State Convention
Louisiana school boards plan a January conference in Baton Rouge to vote on 14 resolutions challenging the Legislative Budget Committee and urging funding on current basis. Resolutions from Evangeline Parish oppose state control of funds, while Concordia backs civil service for layoffs and De Soto seeks New Orleans exclusion due to integration and business attitudes. Monroe and Ouachita boards protect local attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana School Board
News-Star
Louisiana School Boards Association
Legislative
Evangeline Parish
Association
Louisiana
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
School Boards of
Grant
St. Bernard
St. Tammany Parishes
Concordia Parish
Concordia
DeSoto Parish
New Orleans
DeSoto
Monroe City
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Longshoremen Halt Move On Government Cheese Shipment
In New Orleans striking longshoremen reversed course and refused to unload a $1.5 million shipment of government cheese at the waterfront. The action comes as labor tensions affect port operations and federal aid logistics in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Makeshift Patrol Traps Red Unit in Mekong Delta
U S Army Col John Paul Vann assembled 60 soldiers including cooks to form a battle patrol that trapped fleeing Communist Viet Cong in the Mekong delta. They captured 17 prisoners but fired no shots, aiming to protect an American major with Vietnamese troops. Earlier heavy fighting near Tan Hiep left two government troops dead and 12 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Texas
Mekong River
John Paul Vann
el Paso
Vann
Ap Bao
Here
Alabama Coach Sues Over Deportment Charge Libel Suit Filed by Bryant
Alabama coach Paul Bryant sued for 500000 alleging a Saturday Evening Post article misquoted him and accused him of condoning brutality by players. The suit targets Curtis Publishing Co and Furman Bisher over the 1961 article mentioning Bryant and former player Darwin Holt after a Georgia Tech game incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Paul Bryant
U.S. District Court
Curtis Publishing Co
Furman Bisher
Atlanta Journal
Bryant
Bisher
Saturday Evening Post
Darwin Holt
College Footall
Holt
Risher
Georgia Tech
Chick Graning
Alabama Tech
Graning
Atlanta
Tide Star
Post
Bobby Dodd
Tech
Federal Officers Seize Chlorine Tanks in Louisiana Mississippi Suit
In Baton Rouge a U S marshal and two federal officers seized four giant metal containers and 2.22 million pounds of chlorine as security in a $3,081,000 federal damage suit filed Thursday. The case names three companies over the chlorine tank lifting job on the Mississippi River near Vidalia and Natchitoches. The empty 75 foot containers are on four U S Corps of Engineers barges at the Port Allen lock area.
Twin City Chit Chat on Lucky Trip and Bowl Return
Joe and Viv Murray are back at work after a year end vacation to Las Vegas. They traveled via Dallas and the Cotton Bowl where they watched LSU defeat Texas, lassoing Darrell Royal's team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Viv Murray
Las Vegas
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
LSU Tigers
Darrel Royal
Texas
Membership plaques 1963 area sent out 340 firms
A 1963 effort reached 340 member firms with a membership plaque program in the area. The distribution noted in CHIT CHAT page 5-A references received responses and coverage of the outreach among local business firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen’ Mon
Today’s Chuckle Endings Meet Only On The Gridiron
A lighthearted note highlights that the only place where endings still converge is on the football field. It plays on the idea of endings meeting the gridiron, suggesting sports humor rather than a serious report.
Weather Favorable Parish Roads Improving Year
Parish highways show better condition than ever with 792 miles praised by Police Jury officials. Drainage work and road maintenance, funded by 1962's 622000 budget, left a surplus over 15000 to be used in 1963. Extreme weather shaped a year of frost and then dry months aiding paving and grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne Corpin
Quachita
Leslie Hamm
Ward Five
J. H. Brown
Ward
L. VU. Fourmy
A. E. Montgomery Sr
Ward 10
Louisiana
Wayne Huckaby
Telstar satellite sends excellent America live pictures
British technicians reported clear footage on a live TV broadcast via the revived Telstar satellite, transmitting from America. The overnight feed showed the satellite functioning well, signaling a successful return of the communications relay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Telstar
Business World To Pay Heaviest Postal Hike Load
The post office will lift rates next Monday to push the department toward break-even, with over 600 million in new revenue. A one cent rise in first class mail and four cent rise on post cards dominate the increase, while air mail climbs from seven to eight cents. Business drives most first class mail, about 25,000 firms account for half the volume, with personal mail making up the rest. The change could cost families about 1.80 annually, not counting pass-through costs for business mail solicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office
J. Edward Day
Congress
Telstar Returns to Action After Illness
NEW YORK AP Telstar resumed transmitting across the Atlantic after a six week outage caused by radiation sickness in a decoder transistor. Bell Laboratories engineers diagnosed an ionization fault in the decoder, used a trick code to curb the electrical fever, and restored normal operation. French and British stations then sent congratulations as the satellite’s pictures again appeared clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telstar
Atlantic
Bell Telephone Laboratories
A. H. Mumford
Post Office
W. C. Hittinger
Bell
van Allen Belt
Katanga Tragedy: UN Fire Kills Civilians in Jadotville
In Katanga Congo, UN troops fire on civilians entering Jadotville. Albert Verbrugghen and wife Madeleine die, friend Aline Van Den Eycke mortally wounded as a car is hit. Verbrugghen cries for his wife while an Indian officer aids as two civilians are killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jadotville
Katanga
the Congo
U.N
Albert Verbrughe
Aline van den Eyke
Verbrugghes
Verbugghe
Verbrugghe
Wet Weekend Forecast With Light Rain Then Cooling
The forecast calls for rain starting today in parts of the area, spreading tonight and Saturday to cover most regions. Totals up to three quarters of an inch. Temperatures today will reach 62 to 66, with tonight’s low 44 to 50. the weekend remains mild before a drop in early next week. Thursday’s high was 65 and overnight low 37.
Deputy Sheriff Is Proud Father For 21st Time
In Tucson Arizona AP Deputy Sheriff Albert Pina of Pima County welcomed his 21st child with wife and newborn daughter Anne. He quipped that it may be cheaper by the dozen and by the second dozen as they brought the baby home from the hospital on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson, Ariz
Albert Pina
Pima County
Pina
Anne
Business Jumps In November
Louisiana business activity rose 4.4 percent in November from a year earlier, per LSU College of Commerce researchers. All index items gain crude petroleum production up 14.6 percent and department store sales up 10.3 percent, industrial electric power use 6 percent, freight carload 3.1 percent, employment 2 percent. Petroleum manufacturing sales fell 17 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University College of ‘Commerce
Administration To Seek Pay Hike For Servicemen
Washington reports the administration will urge Congress to raise active duty and reservist pay by about 14.4 percent, costing roughly 1.75 billion dollars annually and affecting about four million personnel. President Kennedy approved the plan. McNamara, Defense Secretary, said it will be submitted this month.
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Washington
SAP
Congress
Kennedy
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Pascal's 1642 calculating machine noted by Britannica
The oldest calculating instrument is the Pascaline, conceived by Blaise Pascal in 1642, as cited by Encyclopaedia Britannica. The device marked the first true mechanical calculator, laying groundwork for modern computational tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaise Pascal
U S Failures Highlight Viet Nam Helicopter War
Washington reports say U S military intelligence and security flaws hindered Viet Nam operations. In a southwest Saigon ambush, Viet Cong guerrillas killed three Americans and wounded six, downing five helicopters. Officials cite the need for better surprise and upgraded transport choppers and escort aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
Washington
Saigon
White House
Viet Nam
Mekong River
Robbers Loot Savings Bank in Atlanta $77,000 Haul
Two armed men robbed the Southern Federal Savings and Loan Association in downtown Atlanta, stealing about $77,000 in cash and checks. Executive VP George Taylor was pistol whipped, teller Pat Osborne unharmed. Bandits fled after escaping with a bloodstained bag. one shot fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Southern Federal Savings and Loan Association
George Taylor
Association
Pat Osborne
Taylor
Low Collections Blamed For State Deficit
Louisiana faced a 1961-62 deficit of 66 million dollars, attributed to spending rising 6.51 percent while revenues grew 12.62 percent. The report by James Reily and Homer Russell shows a general fund shortfall of 44.3 million and a public school fund gap of 22.1 million, against total expenditures of 801.1 million and receipts of 785.3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
UPS
Louisiana
James Reily
Homer Russell
You will say it is the smartest resolution you ever made
A reflective note asserts choosing a certain resolution in 1963 will lead to better living. It frames the choice as the smartest decision for personal improvement and outlines anticipated positive outcomes. The tone is confident and forward looking.
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Mekong
Sam Hanna
Bulletins
Castro
Miami
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bar Association
Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Arthur H. Dean
Tech Game
Twin
Murrays
Business World
Orginal Launch
Madeleine
United Press International
Vietnam
Georgia
FBI
Ange Robley
Robby
Roy Theriot
State
DeSiard
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