Avalanche Kills 14 Alpinists in French Alps
An avalanche on the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc range swept 14 climbers to death near Chamonix. Among the victims was Charles Bozon, 31, France’s famed skier and former world slalom champion. Four professors and nine students from the National School for High Mountains were among the group. Bozon joined for pleasure. The party, at about 9,000 feet, was moving toward the Couloir Couturier Corridor when the slide occurred. Rescue teams relayed word from Chamonix as conditions were reported ideal an hour earlier by a school helicopter briefed over the area.
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Chamonix
France
Aiguille Verte
Mont Blanc
Charles Bozon
French National School For High Mountains
Bozon
Couloir Couturier
Couturier
Innsbruck
Austria
International Ski Federation
United States
Canada
Taylor Promises Vigorous War Effort in South Viet Nam
U S Ambassador Max D Taylor arrived in Saigon and said existing war programs are sound but require vigorous implementation. He noted the fight against tyranny is never easy and praised the support of the free world as he met Vietnamese officials and U S and Vietnamese dignitaries at the airport.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Free World
Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Rig Accident Claims Another Area Resident
An area man Charley H De Shazo of Huttig Ark died of burns in a West Monroe hospital bringing identified fatalities to nine with 13 missing and presumed dead The death count for area residents rose to two known dead and one presumed perished Earlier A L Milam 39 of Ruston was recovered Missing is Billy Ed Smelly 23 of Liberty Hill near Quitman De Shazo had been transferred from a Morgan City hospital The Coast Guard opened a probe into the explosion Divers searching the rig in 180 feet of water were abandoned due to danger One diver Jim Bugess of New Orleans contracted the bends and is in good condition The rig lies buried in 10 feet of silt
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Gulf of Mexico
Charley H. DeShazo
Huttig
Ark
West Monroe
A. L Milam
Ruston
Gulf
Billy Ed Smelly
Liberty Hill
Quitman
DeShazo
Morgan City
Coast Guard
Reading and Bates Offshore Drilling Co
C. P. Baker
Jim Bugess
New Orleans
Chuckle Caption: An Optimist Laughs to Forget
A light quip on optimism and pessimism notes that the upbeat person uses humor to cope while the dour observer risks skipping joy. The line hints at mood as a defense mechanism and invites a playful reflection on daily resilience.
Williams Boyer Homer Gives NL Lead In All-Star Game
Billy Williams and Ken Boyer hit solo homers off AL reliever John Wyatt to lift the National League to a 2-1 edge after four innings at Snea Stadium. Wyatt admitted nervousness as he opened his relief appearance, surrendering Williams’s 371 foot drive to right. Cepeda followed with a hard smash to the outfield in the inning.
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NEW York
UPI
Billy Williams
Ken Boyer
John Wyatt
Master Mason Degree at Graham Lodge Wednesday
The Graham Surginor Lodge No. 383 will confer Master Mason Degree at the Masonic Hall on North Fourth and De. Siard Streets. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. All Master Masons are invited to attend.
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Masonic Hall
North Fourth
de. Siard Streets
Zagone welcomes second daughter Frances Victoria
Mrs J C Zagone 124 Westchester Dr Monroe today welcomed a second daughter Frances Victoria born early today at St Francis Hospital. Papa Zagone, ad man in News Star World composing room, noted the baby played it smooth with his parents. Also mentions Mrs Myrtie Mae Foster’s Tennessee trip with relatives and the All Star Game where John Callison and Harmon Killebrew powered the National League to victory over the American Leaguers in Shea Stadium’s 80 degree day.
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J. C. Zagone
Westchester Dr
Monroe
Frances Victoria
St. Francis Hospital
Victor Zagone
New York
John Callison
Boyer
Shea Stadium
Complain A Little
London doctor warns that Britons stiff upper lip can kill them delaying treatment for serious diseases until it is too late. Dr David Long cautions that stoicism leads to postponed care and worse outcomes.
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London
UPI
David Long
Romney Backs Off Scranton Civil Rights Platform
SAN FRANCISCO AP Michigan Governor George Romney declined to align with Pennsylvania Governor Scranton on a convention platform declaring the new civil rights law constitutional. The move signals a potential clash within the GOP over Goldwater’s presidential bid as platform committee rules centralize debate control and Romney’s omission suggests abandonment of the constitutional declaration.
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San Francisco
Michigan
George Romney
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Katherine St. George
R-N.y
House of Representatives
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Laird
Goldwater
Senate
Washington
Denison Kitchell
Romney
Michigan Man and Girl Slain Near Biloxi
A 21-year-old Michigan man, Joseph L. Zahra of Livonia, and his 18-year-old Biloxi companion, Darnell F. Eleuterius, were found murdered in a parked car near Biloxi Bay Bridge. Zahra was shot in the head. Eleuterius was beaten. Autopsy ordered. coroner’s jury convened on the roadside.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Michigan
Gulf Coast
Joseph L. Zahra
Livonia
Mich
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Darnell F. Eleuterius
Biloxi Bay Bridge
Zahra
Italian tailor fined for street kiss in Kingston
Italian tailor Joseph Pascale, 22, was fined $5.60 after kissing a passing girl on a Kingston street. He pleaded he meant no harm as the girl cried out and summoned a police officer.
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Kingston
Thames
England
UPI
Joseph Pescale
Italy
Pascale
Riot in St Louis as Negro crowds clash with police
About 500 rioters pelted officers and cars with bricks and bottles after a sick woman triggered the disturbance in a Negro neighborhood west of downtown St. Louis. Nine officers were hurt, two seriously, as tear gas was used and eight arrests were made. Police blamed juveniles and said the scene appeared not racially motivated.
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ST. Louis
Kinloch
Robert Madison
Madison
9Th District
Gilbert Tissot
Tissot
Isolated Showers May Spare Northeast Louisiana Heat
Isolated thundershower activity may keep today’s temperatures under 100 degrees. Readings climbed to 105 in Clarksville and Morriston, 104 in Little Rock, with 112 in Gila Bend, Arizona. Morning lows ranged to 40 at Ely, Nevada. Monroe expects a high near 96.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Arkansas
Clarksville
Morriston
Little Rock
Matison
Gila Bend
Ariz
Ely
Nev
McKeithen Plans Rebuttal to Garrison Bribery Charges
Gov John J McKeithen met with legislative leaders at noon to craft a rebuttal to bribery accusations by Dist Atty Jim Garrison of New Orleans The charges stem from passage of House Bill 984 allowing bail bondsmen six months to recover fugitives before forfeiture A resolution to demand Garrison prove his charges was being drafted in the governor’s conference and expected to be introduced in both houses later today
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Jim Garrison
New Orleans
Garrison
Grand Jury
F. A. Morgan
Alexandria
Senate
House
George Wallace
Louisiana
Johnson
Perry Branton
Webster Parish
Oswald Ruby Postal Boxes 12 Feet Apart in Dallas
Dallas Times Herald reports post office boxes rented by Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby were only 12 feet apart at the Terminal Annex in Dallas. Oswald rented Nov 1 and Ruby rented Nov 7, both paid through the same quarter before Kennedy's Nov 22 assassination. Assistant District Attorney William F Alexander called the proximity a coincidence.
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Dallas
Asst. Dist. Atty
William F Alexander
Halleck to second Goldwater nomination
UPI reports House Republican leader Charles A Halleck will second Sen Barry Goldwater for the GOP presidential nomination next week An Associated Press item notes the move as part of the party leadership signaling support.
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San Francisco
UPI
House
Charles A. Halleck
Barry Goldwater
GOP
NAACP probe panel urges Goldwater to visit Mississippi
A special NAACP investigation committee called on Senator Barry Goldwater to travel to Mississippi and observe the conditions in which Black residents live before deciding on whether civil rights should be left to the states.
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Meridian
Miss
NAACP
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mississippi
Rockefeller urges GOP affirm Civil Rights Act in platform
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller told the Republican platform committee that the party must affirm the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act and broaden its base to win in November. He attacked extremism on both ends, urged a mainstream, inclusive platform, and supported a health care program for the aged modeled on Johnson’s plan with Social Security financing.
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San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Republican Platform Committee
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Lincoln
Pathan
Congress
Goldwater
America
Johnson
Fish loving Americans and millions of aquariums
A Hollywood chapter survey by the American Humane Association finds Americans love fish, with an estimated 23 million aquariums in the United States. The report highlights domestic interest in fish care and home aquaria trends across the nation.
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United States
Hollywood
American Humane Association
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