Seven Die in Detroit and Indiana Industrial Explosions
Seven people are killed in two industrial blasts near Detroit and Mitchell Indiana. At Ecorse a 70 by 100 foot oxygen plant operated by Linde Division of Union Carbide burned in a “ball of fire,” killing John W. Andrews Roy Stewart Jr. and Arwood Bedell. In Mitchell four workers and a cleaning woman Rose Ann Blackwell died when a nearly completed cement plant building exploded likely from natural gas buildup. victims include Blackwell 54 May 38 Runyon and Sundy Mundy 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mitchell
Ind
Linde
Union Carbide Corp
Ecorse
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Indiana
John W. Andrews
Roy Stewart Jr
Arwood Bedell
Rose Ann Blackwell
Harry May
Larry Runyon
Seward Mundy
Miss Louisiana final round at Pontchartrain Beach
Sixteen contestants compete in the Miss Louisiana final at Pontchartrain Beach in New Orleans. Patricia Ash, 19, from Baton Rouge, wins the evening gown event. LSU coed Celia Moore withdraws after revealing marriage. The winner advances to Miss USA and Miss Universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Pontchartrain Beach
Patricia Ash
Baton Rouge
LSU
Celia Moore
Louisiana
Dot Muscarello
Independence
Sharon Garland
Union Parish
Diane King
Ouachita Parish
Mary Anne Martin
Franklin Parish
Sharon Brown
Webster Parish
Pat Boudreaux
St. Mary Parish
Geri Mayeaux
West Baton Rouge Parish
Janie Kinchen
Tangipahoa Parish
Virginia Smoak
Cadddo Parish
Peggy Collins
Virginia May
Livingston Parish
Frances Valentine
East Baton Rouge
Juanita Donelson
Shreveport
Dot Hernandez
Cenla
Kathleen Langla
Israeli tractor drivers hit by Syrian machine-gun fire
Israeli delegates to the Mixed Armistice Commission report three consecutive days of Syrian machine-gun fire at tractor drivers near the border. Ten people were reported wounded in the latest incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Dismisses Suit To Declare Judge Election Void In Louisiana
Dist. Judge Frederick S. Ellis dismissed a suit to nullify John R. Rarick’s election as 20th district judge. He dissolved a temporary restraining order barring Rarick from office and set Friday for supervisory writs. The suit, brought by West Feliciana Sheriff T. H. Martin, claimed Rarick lacked five years of Louisiana legal practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Dist
Frederick S. Ellis
John R. Rarick
20Th Judicial District
Ellis
Rarick
West Feliciana
T. H. Martin
Ross Kearney
New Roads
Martin
Louisiana
Kennedy OKS Travel Service Plan for Foreign Travel
The Senate approved a bill creating a U S travel service to boost foreign tourism. The measure passed by voice vote and moved to the White House for Kennedy's signature today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Kennedy
U. S
Senate
White House
Boy rescues siblings from house fire in New Brunswick
On the first day of summer eight year old Julian Anderson fled class and found flames in his home. He pulled his brother Frankie from the yard and carried 18 month old Eartha to safety before returning for Kevin 3. Neighbors used garden hoses to douse the blaze before firefighters arrived. The parents were away shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick N.J
Julian Anderson
Julian
Frankie
Eartha
Kevin
Skids Off Runway Into Safe Halt At New York Airport
A KLM Royal Dutch airliner skidded off a runway Wednesday night near New York but halted safely with no injuries to any of the 79 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Northeast State lists 315 on honor roll in 1960s era
Northeast Louisiana State College announced 315 students earned grades of B or better on the college honor roll. Fourteen students made all A averages, with many listed by name from Monroe and surrounding parishes, plus out-of-state entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State College
Lake C. Oxford
Peggy J. Bushire
Mary S. Hixon
Carol McKeithen
Elizabeth Schonlau
Monroe
Norma A. Nix
Agnes S. Taylor
Coralie H. White
West Monroe
Charlotte Linda Pickett
Frances Rains Walker
Bastrop
Monita McDonald
Mangham
Velma R. Taylor
Girard
Glenn Edward Baxter
Houston
Tex
Sandra Jo Olson
Salem
Ore
Rosalyn Thweatt
Natchez
Miss
Gulf States Coin Collectors Convene in Louisiana
Gulf States coin collectors plan a two day convention in Alexandria July 15 16. It is the first such event in Louisiana and expected to draw more than 500 collectors, one of the largest gatherings in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Gulf States
Louisiana
South
Comfort Tips For Long Trip And Driving Ease
Practical advice for comfortable long distance driving and passenger comfort. Wear loose clothing and nonrestrictive footwear. Keep shoes on for the driver. Pack pillows for children and simple travel games. Schedule regular breaks every two hours and allow time for stops at historic or scenic points.
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National Maritime Union
Texaco
Wilmington
Calif
USS
U.S
NMU
Michigan
Edge
Boy
Brother
Baby Sis
Northeast
Dorothy M. Allen
Sandra Carol Beach
Florence A. Biggs
Ruby T. Brooks
Geraldine Bryant
George S. Buckner
Georgia Burkett
Bruce C. Bushire
Lester L. Butler
Sue Ellen Carlson
William N. Case
Dorothy Cavendish
Linda M. Clark
Garland P. Colvin
James D. Copeland
Joe S. Cummins
Penny J. Deen
Nita T. Denman
Billy Sue Dixon
Virginia A. Donald
Gloria S. Donnell
John T
Betty J. Hill
Samuel H. Hill
Janette E. Holdeman
Joe G. Hollyfield
Thelma H. Hopkins
Donnavne Hughes
James B. Humphries
Janet P. Hyman
Pauline H. Irvin
T. Wynn Jefferson
Vernon Jennings
Frances M. Jones
George W. Jones
Patricia G. Kelly
B. Joan Kemp
Estelle Rh. Kirste
Warren LaFrance
Betty L. Laird
Karen K. Leach
Rose L. Liljeberg
Phillip Lynch
James I. McGough
Robert E. McGough
Mary Lou MacClendon
Malise Mapp
Betty Marshall
Cecile M. Nennet
Donald Middleton
Margaret L. Monk
Joe C. Montgomery
Robert Moody Jr
Nina Jo Osborn
Eugenia Palmer
George N. Patterson
James L. Plunkett
Providence Plunkett
Bobby R. Presley
Richard Reynolds
B. Lynn Ricksett
Gloria Rogillio
Mary C. Ross
Doris A. Smith
Joy Lynn Smith
Louis R. Soulier
Darla Kay Storms
Billie J. Sutton
Frances Swanson
Gene F. Tarver
Erma Allen
Willie H. Barfoot
Gwendolyn Barnes
Barbara Ann Bates
Martha E. Blakeney
Linda M. Broomfield
Margaret Camp
William P. Camp Jr
Delores Cawthon
Marvin C. Conrad Jr
Lynton Guy Cook
Linda K. Daniel
Barbara A. Douglas
Doris E. Edwards
James E. Fletcher
Patricia D. Flint
Stephen Earl Hamm
Susie J. Horton
Martha F. Kemp
Johnnie H. Kirkland
Henry A. Little
Ruby McClung
Robert A. Mears
Elsie Mitchell
Gloria Mullins
Sam B. Nolen
Theda R. Pettigrew
Margaret A. Reeves
Patricia Shackelford
Sarah Shankman
John C. Singer
Maida H. Thompson
Patricia Thrasher
Joel M. Venable
Olive R. Wall
Alvie J. Wallace
Jerry G. Webb
Rose Mary White
Brenda
Richland Parish
Barbara Bartleson
Theodore Coenen
Patsy N. Caughran
Virginia Doughty
Mary Sue Francis
Dorothy McConne
Clyde R. McGowen
Barbara Ann Roark
M. Jane Rogers
George Williams
Rayville
Charles Archibald
T. Windle Dyer
Archibald
Don B. Holton
Donnie Copeland
Linda C. Hardwick
Start
Lynda Copes Best
Warden
Larry V. Bonner
Aletha E. Dixon
R. Jeanette Lewis
Janet Aswell
Shelvin J. Chain
Delorese F. Clack
Cas Anna Newmann
Melba Sue Parker
Linda Kay Rawls
Joy Stagg Rust
Kathleen Shirley
Sarah B. Sloan
Margie S. Sterling
Murff White
Sara B. Womack
Joyce N. Yeldell
Wallace McManus
Ioletta McIntyre
LaVern I. Burkett
Charles E. Evans
Jerry Harp
Thomas Guy Parker
Mer Rouge
Barbara M. Doles
Paul Ramon Harp
Bonita
Gene E. Minchew
Diana J. Smith
Oak Ridge
West Carroll Parish
Marian F. Davis
Judith A. Edmondson
Leonard J. Greene
Martha McCabe
James Kelly Nix
Zander Glenn ‘Orr
June Anita Parker
Frederica C. Primm
Harry B. Rountree
Lynda Faye Watts
Oak Grove
Marilyn F. Finch
Clara Littlefield
Kilbourne
Lucille M. Ross
Omah S. Wilson
Pioneer
Mary Allen Sealy
C. Johnette Ward
Lillie M. Yates
Epps
Carolyn Dea Crowe
Forrest
J. Bus Chase
Margare Jiffin,Guvette” Ao
Lane Ballard
Elton G. Taylor
Farmerville
Bonita B. King
Artis Lee Phillips
Winnie C. Wheeler
Marion
Charlotte Barron
Lillie
Beverly Bayles
Downsville
Gloria D. Garland
Linville
Carol A. Owens
Haile
Caldwell Parish
Joy L. Butler
Cynthia Calton
Mary Lynn Morris
Columbia
Virginia B. Cruse
Valda Ann Rushing
Dora Z. Watson
Grayson
Pansy C. Riser
Hebert
Jefferson Davis
Richard W. Autin
Elzey John Baker
Kenneth R. Hebert
Robert L. Louviere
Jennings
Terrell J. Verrett
Caddo Parish
Sarah E. Fouts
Katie Jo McKenzie
Robert
Vance
Herbert Whitaker
Concordia Parish
Richard C. Atwood
Jimmy J. Anding
James Dale Marks
James R. Hoskins
Ferriday
Maxine S. Spinks
Jonesville
Joyce Ann Piro
Clayton
Madison Parish
Carole S. Gilley
Florence Hargon
Tallulah
John Nash Lewis
Waverly
Bossier Parish
Richard Eric Johnson
Bossier
Lenard H. Butler
Haughton
Orleans Parish
George Scheuermann
Glenda K. Thrower
Tensas Parish
Ruby R. Bonnette
Waterproof
Tommie Stocks
Erath
Washington Parish
William W. Nielsen
Bogalusa _ WEBSTER PARISH
Donald R. Slack
Minden West Feleciana
Howard L. Russell
Angola
Thomas Eugene Bates
Milton H. Blalack
Memphis
Tenn
Charles H.cagle
el Dorado
Ark
Anne M. McCarty
Kirby Jane Mooney
Centralia
Ill
Cecil E. Nelson
Hallock
Minn
Phillippe Oszuscik
Bridgewater
Fla
Hoy Wayne Rogers
Idabel
Okla
Yvonne Wise
Quitague
Olga Kokinos
Athens
Greece
Ford Levi Stationery Co
Grand FA
Penneys
LENO
Travel
Cash & Carry
Lus
Niclas
Viko
Orate
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