Empire State Building Evacuated In Morning Fire
A fire in the Empire State Building damaged offices on the 64th to 66th floors and disrupted transmissions for NBC and WNEW FM. About 60,000 people work there daily. the building reopened by 9 am after two evacuations. No injuries reported.
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Empire State Building
New York
Colossus
New York City
Wnbc TV
NBC
Rdio
Wnew-Fm
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Montana Blizzard Closes Schools and Halts Travel
A Montana blizzard forced school closures from Great Falls to Du Puyer and halted highways, with zero visibility and cut power and communications in some areas. Temperatures plunged to 20 below zero at Cut Bank and were expected to fall further across Montana and the Dakotas as other regions saw milder springlike conditions.
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United Press International
Montana
Rockies
Minnesota
du Puyer
Mont
Great Falls
Cut Bank
Dakotas
Beverly Hills
Calif
Pacific Northwest
Film Star Pier Angeli Delivers Son In London
Film star Pier Angeli gave birth to a 7 pound 14 ounce son by Caesarean section Tuesday night in London. She was reported recovering satisfactorily. The 30 year old Italian American actress and her second husband Armondo Trovajoli were married in London last February and reside in Rome.
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London
Pier Angeli
Armando Trovajoli
Rome
First English newspaper weekly news from abroad 1622
The record notes that the first English newspaper, a weekly digest from Italy Germany and more, began in London in May 1622. It was published by Nicholas Bourne and Thomas Archer, per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Italy
Germany
London
Nicholas Bourne
Thomas Archer
Mona Lisa Debut Marred by Sound Flaw in Washington
Washington AP report on the National Gallery of Art Mona Lisa unveiling disrupted by faulty acoustics and a broken elevator. President Kennedy spoke while audience members failed to hear, as a Malraux theory sparked discussion on the painting’s “sight and spirituality.” Picketing by Young Americans for Freedom occurred nearby over Katanga policy.
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Washington
National Gallery of Art
Kennedy
France
Mona
National Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci
Paris
Louvre
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
da Vinci
Mme. Malraux
Mmembers
Congress
M. Malraux
Leonardo
Charles de Gaulle
Twin City Chit Chat Meeting Planned in West Monroe
The Northeast Louisiana Archaeological Society will meet Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the First National Bank Conference Room in West Monroe. Professor Ed Whatley of Northeast Louisiana State College will discuss the pre his.
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Northeast Louisiana Archeological Society
First National Bank
West Lonroe
Ed Whatley
Northeast Louisiana State College
Monroe City Council to Buy Bonds for Savings and Sewage Plan
The Monroe City Council bought 66 622.65 dollars in city utility bonds, aiming for 49 432.35 dollars in total savings including interest. Purchases totaled 66 622.65 with firms Charff and Jones and Barrow Leary Co. Also approved land purchase of 123 acres for 85 000 dollars and a 445 031 31 dollar federal grant for a sewer treatment plant. They called bids for a Negro swimming pool funded from the general fund and for a new animal facility.
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Monroe
Mel Cook
Cook
Charff and Jones
Barrow, Leary
High and Neel
Black and Weedh
Burg-Jones Lane
Howard
Rivers and Heuer
Police Nab Suspects In Lottery Raid
State police raided Industrial Press Co. and arrested Murray Baker of Miami and Victor O. Gatts of Camp Hill on gambling charges. They seized one million lottery tickets tied to a Haiti operation and 40,000 Free America Sweepstakes tickets. Printing plates and post office box arrangements were uncovered. Weather note follows.
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Harrisburg
UPD
Industrial Press Co
Murray Baker
Miami
Fla
Lou Cohen
Cohen
McCartiney
United States
Victor O. Gatts
Camp Hill
Republic of Haiti
Treasury
McCartney
New England
Haiti
Baker's
Laurel Race Track
Maryland
Today's Chuckle The Happy Miser on Earth
A light humor item notes the happiest miser on earth is one who saves friends, framing friendship as riches. The playful line pairs thrift with loyalty, offering a witty moral about valuing people over money.
Tshombe Talks War Peace U.N. Reacts Cautiously
Elisabethville Katanga leader Moise Tshombe declares intent to fight with a scorched earth policy if the United Nations attacks Kolwezi, says he plans to seek peace talks and to return to Elisabethville. U.N. Secretary General Thant reacts cautiously as clashes continue in Kasai and a Katangan gendarmerie may block rail lines.
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Tshombe
U.N
Elisabethville
Katanga the Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Kolwezi
New York
Katanga
U Thant
Congo Unity
Garbage Tax Shortfalls In West Monroe Revenue Plan
West Monroe alderman Charles Anding warned the garbage tax will fall short of its $88 000 revenue goal by more than 17 000 for the current fiscal year. The tax has collected 15 634 50 to date, with 9 222 from December, leaving an expected 70 996 50 by June 30. Councillors debated economy measures and bid rules as part of a three hour meeting, while acknowledging ongoing deficits and the need to repay a 60 000 loan.
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West Monroe
Charles Anding
Joyce Smith
Anding
George Wylie
A. L
Buddy De-Loach
Earl Duncan
Calls for Harmony Temporary Jury Chairman Okayed
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury met in harmony today voting twice before electing W. O. Roberts of Ward 7 as president pro-tem without a dissenting vote. Roberts and L. A. Fourmy of Ward 10 were nominated to preside temporarily in the absence of president L. B. Pettit, but the jury deadlocked 7-7. The deadlock mirrored a recurring split that has troubled the jury in recent months. Ward 1's F. G. Studdard, who supported Fourmy, moved to retain Roberts in the pro tem post.
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Ouachita Parish
Harmony
W. O. Roberts
Ward 7
Roberts
Dist
Atty
Albin P. Lassiter
Pettit
Wayne H. Huckaby
Ward 3
Rankin Earle
Huckaby
Ward 4
C. A. Kincaid
Ward 2
Leland Carpenter
Fourmy
Ward 10
Mississippi Bars Justice Efforts To Check Records
Mississippi blocks Justice Department inspection of voter registration records in Hinds Madison and Lauderdale counties under a new federal court order. Judge Richard Rives of the 5th Circuit reversed a stay and set hearings in New Orleans while briefs are filed by both sides. The case follows a prior Jackson ruling that permitted inspection, with ongoing appeals delaying access.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Justice Department
Richard Rives
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Hinds
Madison
Lauderdale
Rives
Harold Cox
Jackson
Court of Appeals
Cox
Train Engineer Hero of Crash Averts Catastrophe
Newark scene reports C W Carman, 54, engineer of a Hoboken commuter train, chose speed over braking to clear a tanker truck filled with 5500 gallons of mineral spirits. The collision caused a three alarm fire at a Pittsburg Plate Glass plant as the train avoided stopping on burning tracks.
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Newark
UPI
C. W. Carman
Hoboken
Erie-Lackawanna
Carman
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Patterson-to-Hoboken
Albert Gingrich
Dover
Galleries Open as 88th Congress Begins in Washington
The 88th Congress opens with packed galleries as new and returning members take oath. Kennedy aims to push a constructive program and vows a State of the Union message Monday. Senate leaders defer rule changes after that address, while Republicans forecast a tough fight over Kennedy proposals. Lyndon Johnson presides in the Senate as clerks organize the House.
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House
Kennedy
White House
Senate
Ioff
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ralph R. Roberts
NAACP Seeks Top Legal Help In Baton Rouge Case
In Baton Rouge the local NAACP urged the national office for swift legal aid in the desegregation case. Rev. Arthur Jelks Sr. said a resolution demanded immediate NAACP involvement to prevent a defeat of the membership drive. The group also offered to assist CORE in the Cox case, noting Cox’s recent conviction for defaming two officials.
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NAACP
Baton Rouge
National Association For the Advancement of
New York
Arthur Jelks
Jelks
East Baton Rouge Parish
Jeiks
Congress of Racial Equality
Cox
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Frank P. McCartney
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Victor Lunula
Bakwanga
South Kasai
Joseph Ngalula
Leopoldville
A.N.C
Congolese National Army
Mokambo
Godefroid Munongo
U.N. Congo
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