Coed Roberta Scott Adapts After Leg Amputation
Stillwater Oklahoma AP report profiles Roberta Scott 23 year old OSU coed Miss Tulsa 1961 and Miss Oklahoma runner up who lost a leg to cancer. She remains active with yard work water skiing painting and teaching aiming to inspire others in the fraternity of the wooden leg.
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Roberta Scott
Miss Scott
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Fraternity
The
Wooden Leg
Okla
Fraternity of the Wooden Leg
Ada
Tulsa
Will Rogers High School
Scott
Margaret Wiggins
Lincoln Elementary School
Europe Rate Cited In Interest Debate
New York AP report notes Europe’s higher rates draw dollars seeking higher yields, risking a weaker dollar and complicating U.S. efforts to curb inflation and the Viet Nam War financing. It covers Farodollars and Eurodollars, U.S. balance of payments, and currency stability debates.
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New York
Europe
Congress
United States
U.S
Farodollars
Britain
Retired Homer Area Farmer Found Dead in Home
Jeff Palmer a 62 year old retired farmer from the Colquit community in Claiborne Parish was found dead at his home Wednesday night officials said he had suffered a heart attack possibly on Tuesday night neighbors found him while checking on him he lived alone and had been ill for years funeral services were set for 1 pm today at First National Funeral Home with Rev A G Taylor officiating burial in Colquit cemetery he is survived by a sister Mrs Claude Chaddick of Shreveport
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Homer
Jeff Palmer
Colquit
Claiborne Parish
Donald Haynes
First National Funeral Home
A. G. Taylor
Colquit Cemetery
Claude Chaddick
Shreveport
Alabama battleship to welcome 690000th visitor
The battleship Alabama in Mobile will mark its 690000th visitor since opening January 9 1965. The World War II ship has averaged over 30000 visitors per month with guests from all states and 20 foreign countries.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Louisiana plywood industry expands with new plants and jobs
A midyear Louisiana Forestry Association survey shows seven plywood plants plus a green veneer mill operating, including Vancouver Plywood in Oakdale and Floriea, Olin Mathieson in Winnfield, and U S Plywood in Holden. About 1,500 new jobs created, plus 600 more for contract loggers, as the state emerges as a major regional plywood producer.
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Louisiana Forestry Association
Vancouver Plywood
Oakdale
Floriea
Santiam - Southern
Ruston
Haynesville
Olin Mathieson
Winnfield
Columbia-Southern
Minden
Hunt Lumber Co
Dodson
U. S. Plywood
Holden
Southply
Southern Plywood
Natchitoches
Tremont Lumber Co
Joyce
Louisiana
Oakdale Capital Investment
Columbia- Southern
Tremont
Superintendent Walsworth Retires in East Carroll Parish
East Carroll Parish School announces the retirement of M. W. Walsworth effective October 1 after 42 years in education. Board President John Howard confirms the action under the 1965 teacher retirement law.
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Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
W. Walsworth
John Howard
Walsworth
Fulbright widens policy rift over foreign aid vote
In Washington, Senator J W Fulbright broke with the administration by voting against military aid and expressing doubts on economic assistance. The Senate cut $100 million from the military program amid wider contention over foreign aid funding and Kashmir involvement, with Fulbright warning of consequences when aid fails.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Senate
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
John O. Pastore
R.I
America
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate House
House
Johnson
J R Antley Named New Marine Recruiter
J R Antley former Monroe resident returns to head local Marine Corps recruiting office. He moved to Coushatta in 1948 and will serve until November 1968. After 13 months in Viet Nam he received six weeks training at Parris Island before taking the assignment. He is married to Barbara Nolan of Leesville and they have daughter Tonya aged three. The sergeant has eight years in the service and plans a career with the corps.
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Set
J. R. Antley
Monroe
Marine Corps
Coushatta
Set. Antley
Viet Nam
Parris Island
N.C
Barbara Nolan
Leesville
Tonya
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Westclox
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Pullman
Rogers
Polaroid
International Tea Service
Stainless Steel International Stainless Steel Service
Ironstone
Trifari
Plywood
J.R. Antley
Roark Bros Music Company
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