McDivitt and White Return From Space Mission
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White II arrive home to a hero’s welcome at Ellington Air Force Base Houston. They embrace families, recount the voyage, and share birthday sentiments. White notes 206 minutes in space while McDivitt marks his 36th birthday amid cheers from NASA and base personnel.
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Houston
Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
McDivitt
White
Pat
Patrick
Mayport
Fla
Wasp
MacDivitt Boys
Mike
Ann Lynn
Eddie White III
Bonnie Lynn
Pat McDivitt
Ellington Air Force Base
James McDivitt
Edward
No Fall Special Session Expected Says Adcock
Sen Jamar W Adcock administration ally to Gov McKeithen says a fall special session is unlikely though insiders cite a possible November session to discuss a sales tax and revenue needs. He notes a citizens tax study panel and no emergency demand.
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Sam Hanna
Jamar W. Adcock
John J. McKeithen
Monroe Solon
McKeithen
Adcock
MeKeithen
Northeast College Wins $500000 Federal Grant for Building
Northeast State College secured final authorization for a 500000 grant toward a 10 million dollar facility serving physics, mathematics, geology and foreign languages. U S Senators Long Ellender and Congressman Passman announced the approval from the Department of Health Education and Welfare. President George T Walker noted a 1 million state appropriation and bids set to open in September at Baton Rouge. The building will be on College Avenue between Brown Stadium and the geology building.
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Northeast State College
Otto E. Passman
U.S
Russell B. Long
Allen J. Ellender
Washington
U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare
George T. Walker
Northeast
State Bond & Building Commission
Baton Rouge
State Commission
Capitol
College Avenue
Brown Stadium
Geology Building
Stroups Visit Louisiana Baptist Home in Monroe
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stroup of Jacksonville Florida stopped by the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home in Monroe for a brief visit. Mrs. Stroup is Martha Flowers daughter of the late F. C. Flowers whose father was superintendent when the Home moved from Lake Charles to Monroe forty years ago. Stroup serves as music secretary for the Florida Baptist Convention. Willie M. Smith of West Monroe has returned home from Glenwood Hospital and will recuperate there after about a week in the hospital.
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W. G. Stroup
Jacksonville
Fla
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Monroe
Willie M. Smith
West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Wagner Won’t Seek Re Election as NYC Mayor
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner announced he will not seek another term, ending his service on January 1, 1966. The Democrat, 55, had been expected to run again and had caused party turmoil when the possibility surfaced.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Wagner
Robert Jr
Duncan
City Hall
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
Manhattan
Lindsay
Llusion
Fiorello H. la
Paul R. Screvane
Soviet Moon Mission Misses Moon by Vast Distance
Soviet unmanned lunar spacecraft Luna 6 suffered a propulsion malfunction during a correction maneuver and will miss the moon by about 99 thousand miles. Tass reported the engine could not be switched off, diverting the flight path while signaling that all systems remained normal.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Little boy watches church choir enter in white surplices
In a church scene a wide eyed boy watches the choir march in, dressed in white surplices. He whispers with childlike innocence asking if all those people are going to get haircuts.
Tulsa Lad Spells Larghetto and Wins National Bee
Michael Kerpan Jr a 12-year-old Boy Scout from Tulsa Oklahoma won the 8th National Spelling Bee finishing after 17 rounds of competition among 76 finalists. Judy Marie Guarr of Topeka Kansas took second, each a seventh grader, with prizes of 1000 and 500 dollars respectively. Michael correctly spelled larghetto and eczema after both finalists misspelled largetto in the 17th round.
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Washington
Michael Kerpan Jr
Tulsa
Okla
Judy Marie Guarr
Topeka
Kan
Michael
New York
Judy
The
Tulsa Tribune
District of Columbia
Guam
H A Brownlee Dies Former West Monroe Councilman
H A Brownlee Sr 77 of Monroe died Thursday at St Francis Hospital after weeks of illness. A former city councilman, he owned Brownlee Trailer Manufacturing Co and worked as a salesman for Centennial Gin Supply Co of Dallas. Survived by two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren, a sister and three brothers. Funeral arrangements handled by Mulhearn Funeral Home with details pending.
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West Monroe
H. A. Brownlee Sr
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Cadeville
Centennial Gin Supply Co
Dallas
Tex
Twin Cities
Brownlee .Trailer Manufacturing Co
Fred Brownlee
H. A. Brownlee, Jr
Mildred Dorman
Gertie Landrum
H. C Brownlee
Hiram Brownlee
Gilliam
Ivy Brownlee
Shreveport
Lease Sale Nets 4.6 Million in State Drilling Rights
Baton Rouge state mineral lease sale drew 4,656,223 in top cash bonuses for drilling rights on 12,841 acres of state lands. The sale, final of the fiscal year for the McKeithen Administration, covered 25 inland tracts on 26,945 acres, though eight tracts failed to attract bids. The board heard top bids totaling 6,785 for two state agency tracts.
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Baton Rouge
UPS
State Mineral Board
McKeithen
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Twin Cities Area
The U S Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies through Friday with showers and thundershowers in the daytime across most of the area. Precipitation totals are expected at half an inch or less. Highs 86 to 92, lows 67 to 72, winds southeast 8 to 16 mph. Sunny conditions prevailed in the Twin Cities and Monroe reached 95 degrees, with a 68 degree overnight low and Monroe's first .06 inch of rain this month.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Monroe
Moon surfaces largely unchanged by lack of atmosphere
Natural History magazine notes that many lunar features resemble those from billions of years ago because the Moon’s surface has essentially no atmosphere to cause erosion.
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Moon
Lunar
Natural History Magazine
Cong Overruns Vietnamese City and Viet Cong Attack
Washington AP reports Sen. Thomas J. Dodd accusing teach ins of defeatism while Vietnam war developments unfold. In Saigon Dong Xoai and Phuoc Vinh see heavy U.S. and Vietnamese casualties as Viet Cong forces overrun Dong Xoai with 1,500 fighters. U.S. and allied air strikes target North Vietnam as officials weigh Battle of Dong Xoai and possible deployment of American troops.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Teach-In
Johnson
Dodd
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Connecticut Democrat
U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Eon
Dong Xoai
United States
Cao van Vien
Phuoc Vinh
Co Dinh
Thanh Hoa
Fireman Recovers Body Of Son In Pool Tragedy
In suburban Chicago a volunteer fire captain Donald Andrasco recovered the body of his 6 year old son Scott from a private backyard pool after the boy apparently climbed a 6 foot fence to enter the water. Andrasco collapsed upon learning the identity of the recovered body and was revived. Scott was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago Ridge
Donald Andrasco
Alfred Homerding
Andrasco
Scott Andrasco
Scott
Edith
Newlyweds Singing Computer's Praises
EAST LANSING Michigan State University seniors Paul Nelson and Sandra Titus wed three months after a computer matched them. They rate the computer’s average accuracy at .987 since their marriage on March 20, noting many unlogged similarities, though housing and decorating tastes differ. They share toothpaste habits and a liking for well done steak and spinach while living in MSU married students housing.
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Michigan State University
Paul Nelson
Sandra Titus
Paul
Buffalo
N.Y
Sandra
Lansing
Michigan
MSU
East Lansing
Mich
Nelson
Westinghouse 1 ton chee ler sold V2 ton unit
A Westinghouse 1 ton chee ler model V2 ton was sold. Contact 223 4771 for remaining details. Three units remain undelivered.
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Westinghouse
Cheeler
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