Ouachita Parish Reports Polio-Free Year and Call for Vaccination
Ouachita Parish finished 1963 without a polio case, Health Unit Director Dr. W. Carroll Summer announced. He urged everyone not yet immunized to receive Sabin oral polio vaccine now, as it won’t be offered during the summer.
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Ouachita Parish
W. Carroll Summer
State Board of Health
John M. Bruce
Louisiana State Board of Health
Summer
Bruce
U. S. Department of Health
DeSiard St
Soviet Snoop Near U S Navy Drill
Soviet jet bombers and warships approached the U S carrier Hornet and six destroyers during antisubmarine drills in the Sea of Japan. Navy planes and ships kept the contact under surveillance, with no hostile acts or direct contact reported.
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Washington
U.S
Hornet
Sea of Japan
Navy
Coffee prices to rise in coming months says Manhattan CEO
ST LOUIS AP The president of Manhattan Coffee Co Dana Brown announced price hikes of 14 to 16 cents per pound for U S coffee within four months. He said wholesale prices for Manhattan and dining car brand coffee will rise four cents per pound starting Feb 1 and instant coffee will go up one cent per ounce with additional increases to follow.
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Manhattan
Dana Brown
Monroe City School Board members eye May re election
Three members of the Monroe City School Board said they plan to seek re election in the May 16 Monroe primary. Whetstone Scogin and Breese expect to run while Guthrie undecided and Gannaway plans to run. D C Bernhardt said the first primary is May 16 with a runoff June 20 and city posts up for election. Mayor Howard McSherry and Rodriguez also plan to seek re election.
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Sam Hanna
Monroe City
Monroe
W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Grayson Guthrie Jr
W. S. Gannaway
J. H. Scogin Jr
Frank Breese
Whetstone
Scogin
Breese
D. C. Bernhardt
Democratic Executive Committee
W. L
Jack) Howard
H. W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
City Democratic Committee
Bernhardt
Speech and Drama Festival set for Feb 28 29 at NE Louisiana
The 12th annual Speech and Drama Festival at Northeast Louisiana State College will run February 28 and 29 with over 250 state high schools invited. Festival director James W. Parkerson, aided by George C. Brian and Claude Fuller, leads the program. Also tonight, Fred L. Tuton of Louisiana Training Institute addresses Northeast Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children at Stubbs Hall beginning at 7 p.m. He will discuss rehabilitation programs and progress across state institutions. Five Am-Vets Post No. 5 members from Monroe will attend representing the local chapter.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
James W. Parkerson
George C. Brian and
Claude Fuller
Fred L. Tuton
Louisiana Training Insitute
Northeast Louisiana Council For Exceptional Children
Stubbs Hall
Northeast State College
Tuton
Walter Savage Jr
Am-Vets Post No. 5
Monroe
Marriage Joke Satire About The Institution
A lighthearted note claims marriage is an institution between two people in which the man pays the dues. The quip frames matrimony as a social arrangement with financial obligation.
Zanzibar island cloves chief industry and world supply source
The World Almanac states that production of cloves is the chief industry on the island of Zanzibar, which, along with a nearby island, produces the bulk of the world supply from 4 750 000 trees.
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Zanzibar
Anti Cigarette Action Moves Through States and Localities
State and local bodies act on the surgeon general report on smoking as a health hazard. California’s Los Angeles County considers outlawing cigarette sales in hospitals after 493 lung cancer cases last year. New York Senate creates a committee to study state action. Massachusetts weighs warning labels and raising the age to 21. Massachusetts Public Health orders halting cigarette sales at state hospitals and plans Teen Council clinics. Jamesburg New Jersey votes to enforce an 81 year old ban prohibiting sales to under 16.
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New York
U.S
California
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
New York State Senate
Massachusetts
Jamesburg
N.J
New Jersey
Barnett Pleased With Four Year Mississippi Record
Governor Ross Barnett announces he will step down as Mississippi’s chief executive, praising four years of industrial growth, tax cuts, and job creation. He highlights more than 550 new industries and 40,000 jobs as his lasting legacy despite his 1960s segregation stance.
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Jackson, Miss
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Barnett
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Four Americans die as red fire downed helicopter in Vietnam
In Saigon area, four U S soldiers were killed when their HU-1B helicopter was downed by Communist ground fire during a major Mekong Delta assault. If confirmed, total U S military deaths reach 136 since the advisory program began, with 35 other Americans dying in noncombat incidents.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
United Press International
Mekong River
Viet Nam
Warming Trend Starts Today In Weekend Outlook
Warm spell begins with highs near 44 to 48 today and 48 to 52 Saturday. Tonight low around 24. Winds 8 to 16 mph. Monro average 37 with 28 overnight. Precipitation at 0.5 inch, year total 2.55 inches. Weekend stays fair and warmer before clouds increase early next week with rain chances midweek.
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Monro
Glenn Takes Official Step Into Politics
Lt Col John H Glenn Jr announces as Democratic candidate for U S senator from Ohio. He plans to retire from the Marine Corps and runs against Sen. Stephen M Young in the Ohio primary next May 5. Glenn cites a life long interest in Congress and supports President Johnson's program.
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John Glenn
Columbus
Ohio
Glenn
U.S. Senate
Columbus, Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S
Earth
Stephen M. Young
America
United States
Johnson
Senate
$300000 Jewel Heist Targets Miami Socialite
Two armed men wearing cold weather masks robbed the home of socialite Mrs. Nelson Swift Morris in Miami Beach late Thursday night. They tied up her houseman and three friends, stole a $300,000 jewel haul including a 20 carat emerald cut diamond, and locked victims in a closet as FBI aid was sought.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Nelson Swift Morris
FBI
Cotzin
France Recognizes Communist China in Move Toward Diplomatic Ties
Washington AP reports France has formally notified the United States of its intent to recognize Red China through normal diplomatic channels. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and French Ambassador Herve Alphand discussed the matter earlier this month, with no formal reply yet.
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Washington
France
United States
China
Dean Rusk
Herve Alphand
Rusk
Judge Delays Mix Order In Baton Rouge Desegregation Case
UPI reports U S District Judge E Gordon West delayed a ruling on desegregating Baton Rouge recreation facilities. The delay follows a motion by East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Sargent Pitcher. West will rule on the record after additional documents from Ne gro attorneys are filed to back the discrimination claim.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
E. Gordon West
West
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sargent Pitcher
Pitcher
Johnson's First Martini Circuit Setback Draws Laughs
Washington notes President Johnson’s cocktail edict failed to curb the capital’s party scene. Bottled goods flow normally. caterers and hotels remain cheery as officials sip quietly. Reactions from parakeet, waiter, and Rep Rooney mix humor with cautious approval of less excess.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Senior Officer Leaves Zanzibar After Arrest
Washington reports the two American diplomats left Zanzibar after being arrested by rebel leader Abeid Karume. Frederick P. Picard III and Donald K. Petterson were freed and Picard flew to Dar es Salaam while Petterson remained on the island as the sole U.S. official. Four American newsmen were to be released later, with Karume expected to expel them.
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Washington
UPI
Zanzibar
Abeid Karume
State Department
Frederick P. Picard III
U.S
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Dar
Picard
Donald K. Petterson
Petterson
Karume
Louisiana Crop Value Jumps to 371 Million in 1963
Louisiana crop value rose by 94 million to a record 371 million as farm production and prices lifted totals. Cotton led with 685000 bales and 125 million dollars, sugarcane 93 million, rice 84 million. Acreage totaled 2.5 million, up 100000 from 1962. Sugarcane yield reached 28 tons per acre.
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Alexandria
UPI
Louisiana
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
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