Moon Photos Show Manned Ship Can Land Data Is Sent By Surveyor
Apollo era milestone details Surveyor 1 lands in Sea of Storms after a 63 hour flight and 250000 mile journey. The 620 pound craft sends first 144 pictures telecast nationwide showing a level surface with rocks and craters and signals potential for future Apollo missions.
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Surveyor
Pasadena
Calif
Earth
R. F. Garbarini
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Joseph E. Karth
D.minn
Jaffe
Russia
U.S
Robert J. Parks
Goldstone
Desert
Canberra
Madrid
Johannesburg
Bird
Soviet Union
State Business Gains Reported For Past Month
BATON ROUGE AP researchers report April gains in Louisiana business across 25 of 35 lines versus last year. The LSU College of Business index fell slightly from March. Unemployment benefit payments dropped 26.8 percent, crude petroleum output rose 15.8 percent, with eight lines up 0 to 15 percent including retail grocery and drug sales, wholesale hardware, power use, bank debits, life insurance, and state taxes.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
College of Business Administration
Moore Opts Not to Seek U S Senate Seat
Monroe businessman James W. Moore, vice chairman of the State Highway Board, announced he will not run for the U S Senate. He cited family and business commitments in Louisiana and desire to stay in state government work for possible higher posts. The decision ends speculation prompted by earlier talk of a campaign, leaving Allen Ellender to face Troyce Guice in the August primary.
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James W. Moore
Monroe
State Highway Board
U. S. Senate
Senate
Moore
Louisiana
John) McKeithen
U.S. Senate
McKeithen
New Orleans
Louisiana Highway Board
Mississippi River Bridge Authority
Mississippi River
Fifth District
Allen Ellender
Camille Gravel
Ellender
Ferriday
Troyce Guice
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT New Marines Enlist Under Buddy System
Rich ard E. Nordan son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Johnson and Odie Rawls son of Mr. and Mrs. Odie Rawls are West Monroyans who joined the Marine Corps together under the Buddy Plan. They left by plane Tuesday to begin 12 weeks of training at the Marine base near San Diego California. The Johnsons live at 209 N 7th St and the Rawls at 712 S 8th St.
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Corps
Richard E. Nordan
Floyd L. Johnson
Odie Rawls
West
Five Men Die In Soft Coal Mine Disaster
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvan ia five men perished from asphyxiation after entering an abandoned Dora No 2 mine section to aid others. Two coworkers escaped as rescue teams worked for hours to ventilate the area and recover the bodies near Dora, about 15 miles west of Punxsutawney.
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Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Shaffer
Jefferson County
Dora No. 2
Doverspike Brothers Coal Co
Shaffer
John Kramer
Sam Gaul
Punxsutawney R.D
Bob White
Hilton Neiswonger
Mayport R.D
Ronald Moore
Dubois R.D
James Ishman
Brookville
Oran Anthony
New Bethlehem
Gaul
White
Kramer
Neiswonger
Moore
Ishman
Anthony
Dora
Here
Reapportionment Hearings Begin In Louisiana Senate
Lt Gov Aycock said hearings start Tuesday on reapportionment proposals for the Louisiana Senate as lawmakers seek compromise. Senate work resumes after a morning session. Rep redistricting efforts move ahead with O Keefe coordinating a compromise.
Where Do Auto Ads Film on Empty Roads
A lighthearted note wonders where automaker commercials shoot on pristine empty highways and quiet rural stretches. The curiosity points to staged locations and controlled traffic environments behind high production values.
Bill to Hike State Auto Fees OKayed
Gov John McKeithen urged the House Ways and Means Committee to approve raising auto title fees from 1 to 3.50 dollars. The 12-1 vote backed a measure to fund 100 more state troopers and reflectorized plates, with 1.5 million dollars in added revenue.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
House
Ways and Means
Highway Safety Committee
Gemini 9 launch eyed after Surveyor moonship success
Officials at Cape Kennedy predicted a successful Friday Gemini 9 launch following the Surveyor moonship triumph. Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan, once foiled, remained ready for a third attempt, with plans to adjust if the protective fiberglass shroud remains attached.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Senate passes ticket fixing ban and tax exemption bill in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge, the Senate approved a measure to outlaw traffic ticket fixing by a 34-0 vote. The Senate then backed a tax exemption for prescription drug retail sales 23-11. The House concurred with a 95-5 vote to raise old age welfare payments to 100 dollars monthly, on a House-changed Senate bill.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Balaguer Claims Dominican Victory in Tight Race
In Santo Domingo Dominican Republic AP Balaguer led with 319 474 votes to 225 776 for Bosch with about half the ballots counted. Rural areas favored Balaguer while Bosch faced wide losses amid celebrations and police patrols in the capital.
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Revolutionary Party
Bosch
Balaguer
Constitutionalist
Bosch Party
Iorners
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Juan Bosch
Reformist Party
Rafael Trujillo
Reform Party
Trujillo
Jose A. Quesada
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Cool Weather Persists in Monroe Area
Clear skies keep Monroe region mild with rising temperatures into Friday. Daytime highs range from 80 to 85 and nights dip from 58 to 64 degrees. Friday may reach 88 with cooler readings expected Wednesday night around 56. Yesterday’s high hit 80 degrees.
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Monroe
Scranton says he will not run for any public office
Harrisburg AP reports Governor William W. Scranton announced at a news conference that he would never again seek the presidency or any other public office under any circumstances stating, I’m not going to run ever again for any public office.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Last French Guillotine Executed Man Weidmann 1939
The last person publicly guillotined in France was murderer Eugene Weidmann, executed at Versailles on June 17, 1939, marking the end of a public era in the country.
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France
Eugene Weidmann
Versalles
Increase Noted In Marriage Licenses Here
A surge in May marriage license applications was recorded by Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court. Deputy clerk Mrs. Richie M. Bass reported 92 licenses issued in May, up from 54 in April and 69 in May 1965, exceeding the total for June 1965 when 88 couples wed.
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Ouachita Parish
Richie M. Bass
FDA Seizes Zen macrobiotic foods after starvation death
The FDA seized foods and promotional literature from the Ohsawa Foundation Inc in New York citing false health claims. The items, linked to macrobiotic diets, were declared harmless themselves but the diet regime allegedly caused death by starvation and claimed to treat dozens of diseases.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Ohsawa Foundation Inc
New York
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