Seven Soldiers Die In Army Transport Crash Near Ridgeway
Seven soldiers from Fort Benning Georgia were killed and others injured when an Army transport plane crashed on takeoff from a temporary airstrip northeast of Ridgeway around midnight Wednesday. Maj Paul Timm of the Fort Jackson Public Information Office said five occupants died and two more on the plane were injured. two soldiers on the ground were killed and nine were injured. Survivors were helicoptered to Fort Jackson Hospital.
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Ridgeway
Sclap
Ft Benning
Army Transart
Paul Timm
Ft Jackson
Reluctant Fish Case Unsolved
SIOUX CITY Iowa UPI The reluctant fish case remains unsolved. Kenneth Wright pulled a six inch bullhead from Horseshoe Lake near Jefferson SD. The fish reportedly had five fingers on the back legs and four on the front legs. Wright displayed the creature in a Sioux City barbershop in formaldehyde.
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Sioux City
Kenneth Wright
Horseshoe Lake
Jefferson
Wright
ROTC Cadets From Northeast Attend Summer Camp
Forty six cadets from Northeast Louisiana State College and six ROTC faculty members report to Port Sill Oklahoma for the six week summer camp. Cadets primarily juniors hailing from Monroe Shreveport West Monroe and surrounding towns are listed with their names hometowns and affiliations.
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Northeast Lousiana State College
Army Reserve Officers ‘Training Corps
Port Sill
Okla
Meredith L. Schumaker
Northeast State Rotc
Donald T Kemp Amd Willam C. Mackey Jr
William Z. Blethe
Clarence D. Fox
Ernst HW. Poll
Chalkers Humpuress
NLSC
Irving
O. Adkins
Farmerville
Thomas L. Allen
West Monroe
Robert Ballard
Vance M. Bevel Jr
New Iberia
Roger F Black
Shreveport
Jay G. Blakeney
Jerry E. R Breithaupt
Jena
Billy J. Burns
Monroe
James Ho Caraway
Francis D. Crow
Tallulah
Ronald Lo Davies
James Davis
Maryshall Wo Douglas
Tammy Rh Kdmourdsean
Baton Rouge
Richard J. Ellis
R Bastrop
Donald J. Englerth
Delhi
Richard M. Eamon
Lendon M. Fisher
Gary JL
Goda DeRidder
Richard E. Greene
Free groceries offered to naked customer in Resolven
Grocer Ben Richard hung a window sign offering free groceries to the first lady wearing a topless dress. Catherine Jones entered bare from the waist up and ordered candy and soda for her third birthday party, ending the stunt.
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Resolven
Wales
UPI
Ben Richard
Richards
Catherine Jones
Senate Approves Court Fee Bill In Bond City Move
Senate passed 36 to 0 a bill by Rep George Wood to move civil court fees from Monroe city judge fund to the city general fund. Sen Jamar Adcock said the measure takes effect in 1967 and shifts 445 monthly from civil court fees into the city treasury.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
George Wood
Monroe
Jamar Adcock
W. M Harper
Adcack
Court Fees Bill Introduced By Monroe Representative
Wood of Monroe introduced the bill at Harper's request to allocate court fees into the general fund.
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Wood
Monroe
Harper's
Telephone Group Picnic at Bernstein Park in Monroe
The Ouachita Council of Telephone Pioneers of America will hold its annual picnic and meeting at Bernstein Park in Monroe on Saturday. New officers to be installed include Mrs Avie Wilhite as president Hollis C Fant as vice president and Mrs Kathleen Garner as secretary treasurer.
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Ouachita Council of Telephone Pioneers of America
Bernstein Park
Monroe
Vivian Metlenry
Avie Wilhite
Hollis C. Fant
Kathleen Garner
Senate Appropriations Hearing Set For McKeithen Bill
The Senate Finance Committee will hear Gov. John J McKeithen's 572.4 million general appropriations bill in an 8 a.m. open session. Chairman Rayburn aims to move the bill to the Senate floor by Monday for a potential Wednesday vote. Readings include requests from Grambling College and Southern University. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission seeks to place its capital outlay funds in the general package, sourced mainly from mineral leases, with no impact on the general fund.
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News Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
John J McKeithen
Senate Finance Committee
B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Senate
Grambling College
Southern University
Louisiana Wild Life & Fisheries Commission
Richard Yancey
Rockefeller
Cameron Parish
Yancey
Louisiana State University At
New Orleans
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Ft. Benning
Ft. Jackson
Northeast
Julian B. Johnston
Sikes
Jobnn
Rh. Lee
Don C. Long
Delbert J. Manwel
Elton
Carrell D. Metterry
John W. Morris
Columbia
Grady 1. Pace Jr
Donald L. Parker
Frank W. Pence Jr
Bayton Rouge
Joe B. Pine
Clarks
William W. Pippin Jr
Christopher V. Posey
Kenneth FE. Posey
Murray Ll. Rabalais Jr
Arnaudville
Richard W. Raborn
Charles RB
Reid Joyce
Jeffery A. Sayles
Thomas M. Sessions
Lrania
John C. Taylor
Charles K. Thornhill
Wisner
Edward B. Waldrip
Quitman
Robert W. Ward Jr
Jerry W. Warner
Robin I. Watson
Richard H Williams
Alan J. Winters
Strozier’s Orchard
Dare
Weil Cleaners
Weil
OLD Forester
Kentucky
Onty
Siena
Gent Flower Ag
Cody
PUT E Ame
Eerie Ay Brown - Forman Distillers Corporation
South Efe
Louisville
Monroe, LA
Watersib Lankoien
Rae
Parouad
Styiu
Kei
Per Gillon
Eae Pratay
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