Boating Tragedy Claims Family of Three at Walnut Ridge
A man, his wife, and their eight year old daughter drowned in the Black River about eight miles north of Walnut Ridge Arkansas. L BE O Conner 40 Sedgwick Maggie O Conner 39 Jill 8 were named as victims. Eight aboard the 14 foot boat rushed into the water after a dispute and capsized quickly. Only two small children wore life preservers and survived. Rescue units from four Arkansas communities recovered the adults' bodies and dragged for the child.
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Black River
L. BE. O'Conner
Sedgwick
Maggie O'Conner
Jill
Arkansas
O'Conner
Rough Riders Survivor Describes Kettle Hill Charge
Jesse D. Langdon, 84, of East Rockaway NY and chairman of the Association of Roosevelt Rough Riders, said in a phone interview that they were “just a mob that went up a hill” during the San Juan Hill charge. Langdon and three fellow Rough Riders spoke at a reunion in Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Rough Riders
Associated Press
Kettle Hill
San Juan
Jesse D. Langdon
East Rockaway
Association of Roosevelt Rough Riders
Langdon
Watson Named Chief Sanitarian for North Louisiana
J C Watson is newly appointed chief sanitarian for the 13 north Louisiana parishes west of the Ouachita River. He begins duties June 1, replacing A G Owens who held the post 25 years. Watson, former Jefferson Parish sanitarian, will be based at the Ouachita Parish Health Unit and lives at 1901 College Ave Monroe with his wife and son. Rose Ann Langham becomes head of the Louisiana State Board of Health nutrition section and will serve as nutrition consultant for Ouachita Parish officials.
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Ouachita River
J. C. Watson
Watson
Ouachita Parish
A. G. Owens
Jefferson Parish
State Board of Health
North Louisiana
Mrs. Watson
College Ave
Monroe
Rose Ann Langham
James R. Strain
Miss Langham
London library lists Christ Stopped at Eboli in Europe Travel
A Daily Telegraph item notes a British library catalogues the novel Christ Stopped at Eboli under Europe Travel. In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, high school teacher Milivoje Jevremovic, 31, married Rozalika Pavlee last week. she is 81.
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UPI
The
Daily Telegraph
Eboli
Europe
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Milivoje Jevremovic
Rozalika Pavlee
Louisiana Solons Vote On Civil Rights Roll Calls In Senate and House
Washington report details Louisiana members votes on civil rights measures. Senate roll calls include Ellender Long on cloture and amendments by Ervin Russell and Cotton, with party splits and paired votes. House passage votes cover a $3.5 billion foreign aid bill and a salary increase, with Long and paired members abstaining or voting en bloc.
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R - Ky
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Ervin
D-N.c
Russell
D-Ga
D-La
Cooper
R Ky
Tower
R-Tex
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Hebert
Morrison
Passman Waggonner
Willis
Thompson
Passman
Waggonner
Tall Plaza Towers to rise in New Orleans tallest Louisiana building
Construction on the 45 story Plaza Towers will start around July 5 at Howard Avenue and South Rampart Street in downtown New Orleans. George A. Fuller Co. of Dallas won an 8.5 million contract for the office apartment project. Construction manager Ralph W. Lucas said foundation will take four months, steel work to finish by February 1965, and the building will rest on 315 precast prestressed concrete pilings bearing 25 strength.
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UPS
Louisiana
Plaza Towers
George A. Fuller Co
Dallas
Howard Avenue
South Rampart St
Ralph W. Lucas
The
Fuller Co
Soviet warships begin friendship visit to Yugoslavia
A squadron of Soviet ships led by cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov and two patrol craft left Sevastopol for the Mediterranean on a friendship visit to Yugoslavia, the Tass news agency reported.
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UPI
Mikhail Kutuzov
Sevastopol
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
Tass
Fuller Co. built Louisiana state capital skyscraper
A building design required less road work than planned, with a test piling supporting 400 tons for two days without sinking. The pilings were designed for 200 tons, illustrating an overcapacity in foundational work by the Fuller Co. during the construction of Louisiana's state capital skyscraper.
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Fuller Co
Louisiana
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