Tornado Strikes Town Killing Woman and TV Hit
Gov elect McKeithen attacks newspapers backing Lyons as he returns from Tuesday victory. He lashes out at the Shreveport Times the Shreveport Journal and the Monroe News Star World, saying they attacked his position and faced criticism amid political tensions in Caddo Parish.
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John J. McKeithen
Caddo Parish
Charlton Lyons
McKeithen
Lyons
Shreveport Times
The
Shreveport Journal
Monroe News-Star — World
Jury To Ask Election On Parish Taxes
Ouachita Parish Police Jury votes 8 to 6 to seek state approval to call an election for renewing five taxes and a mill increase. Proposals include funds for health unit maintenance, Green Oaks Detention Home, road paving, drainage, and Cheniere Lake improvements. Several members oppose the tax rise, urging a unified election.
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Ouachita Parish
State Bond Tax Commission
L. B. Pettit
Green Oaks
Cheniere Lake
Lake Commission
Cheniere
State Commission
F. G. Studdard
Leland Carpenter
M. W. Montgomery
Leslie Hamm
Jesse Wilson
L. A. Fourmy
Montgomery
Commission
Ouachita’ Parish
Pettit
Hamm
Wilson
W. Carroll Summer
Summer
Cheniere Lake Commission
Ruby Pleads Innocent As Trial Begins
In Dallas a secretary testified Ruby sat with a fixed stare after Kennedy was assassinated. Ruby, 52, pleads not guilty to killing Lee Harvey Oswald, while defense argues insanity and the state seeks to show normal behavior as the trial opens before a jury.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Georgia
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Dist
Henry M. Wade
Joe B. Brown
Defense Mum On Story Clay Flunked Exam
The Defense Department declined comment on reports that Cassius M. Clay failed the Army mental examination. The Courier-Journal cited a Washington report saying Clay, a 22 year old Louisville native and heavyweight boxing champion, narrowly missed passing the psychological tests. Results from a January 24 preinduction exam in Coral Gables, Florida are being administratively processed in Washington.
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Louisville
Defense Department
Cassius M. Clay
Courier-Journal
Washington
Louisvillian
Clay
Coral Gables
Fla
The
Hudson and O Hearn Claim GOP Leadership in Louisiana House
Morley Hudson proclaims himself minority leader and Taylor O Hearn as minority whip after the two Republicans win seats in the Louisiana House. They are the first GOP members in the chamber this century, with recounts looming for rivals. Both express willingness to work with Democrats in Baton Rouge.
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Shreveport
Morley Hudson
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Hudson
Taylor O’hearn
O'Hearn
Rep
Wellborn Jack
Caddo
Frank Fulco
Algie D. Brown
Jack
Johnson
Johnston
O’hearn
Baton Rouge
Brown
Fulco
Goldwater vows immediate tax law rewrite if elected
Republican Senator Barry Goldwater said he would move quickly to rewrite the nation's tax laws if elected president. In Mississippi, a federal judge ordered school districts in Jackson Biloxi and Leake County to submit public school integration plans by July 15. In Washington President Johnson called the UN Security Council's Cyprus peace plan approval a major step toward peace.
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Concord
N. H
Barry Goldwater
Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Biloxi
Leake County
Miss
Washington
UPI
Johnson
United Nations Security Council
Cyprus
Agriculture Committee Endorses Scaled-Down Food Stamp Plan
The House Agriculture Committee approved a trimmed version of President Johnsons nationwide food stamp proposal. Changes in the plan could drastically curtail participation in the program.
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Washington
UPI
House Agriculture Committee
Johnson
Coast Guard Airlifts Six From Mississippi River Light
In New Orleans AP reports a Coast Guard helicopter airlifted six men from a light station driven to break up by fierce winds and 10 foot seas at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
First solo global voyage completed by Joshua Slocum
Captain Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail solo around the world, a 46,000 mile voyage completed on June 27, 1898. The journey lasted three years, two months and two days, as noted by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Joshua Slocum
Kremlin patience grows thin in new Communist clash
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports rising alarm among European Communists as a new round in the Chinese Soviet dispute looms. Khrushchev faces calls to state Moscow’s view on Peking’s leadership claims while Albania backs Beijing. The journal Problems of Peace and Socialism denounces dual Communist parties.
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Wiliam L. Ryan
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Peking
International Communist Theoretical Journal
Moscow
Albania
Europe
McKeithen cites TV cutoffs in bid for governor
The Louisiana candidate complains four papers and KNOE-TV limited his message. He says KNOE-TV cut his speech before urging a vote for him and notes a station time constraint. He appeals for a truce with local papers to help Louise iana’s governance.
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Knoe-Tv
McKeithen
News
Star — World
the Times
the Journal
Louisiana
Long Lake
McKeithen Considers Parker For Top Fiscal Post
Gov elect John J. McKeithen said he may name former Welfare Commissioner Mary Evelyn Parker as his top fiscal officer or executive secretary. He envisions a Baton Rouge Little Capitol within 10 days and will coordinate with Sammie Downs who will not hold an official position. He plans to ask James S. Reily to remain through the coming legislative session.
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Columbia
John J. McKeithen
Mary Evelyn Parker
Parker
Jimmie H. Davis
Earl H. Long
McKeithen
Sammie H. Downs
Alexandria
Gus Weill
Little Capitol
Downs
Democratic State Central Committee
Davis
New Orleans
Anna Judge Vetters Levy
Levy
James S. Reily
GOP Fails To Gain Seats On Quachita Parish Jury
Republicans failed to win any seats on the Quachita Parish Police Jury in the general election. In Ward 10 Monroe area four Democrats and four Republicans faced off. Ward 3 saw one Republican candidate. Ward 5 had two GOP hopefuls. Elected were Curtis Joiner, M. W. Montgomery, C. W. Whetstone, Bernie Van in Ward 3. John A. Carter, Leslie Hamm, Irbey Jackson, Arlan E. Rawls in Ward 5. Robert C. Downing, John Ensminger, T. W. Humphries, A. E. Montgomery in Ward 10. All nominees had previously run in Democratic primaries and entered the race after GOP opposition. Voting proceeded smoothly at precincts.
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Quachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
GOP
Ward
Curtis Joiner
M. W. Montgomery
C. W. Whetstone
Bernie van
John A. Carter
Leslie Hamm
Irbey Jackson
Arlan E. Rawls
Robert C. Downing
John Ensminger
T. W. Humphries
A. E. Montgomery
West Monroe police chief Caldwell advancing after hospitalization
Former West Monroe police chief Jeff Caldwell says recovery is progressing after a recent hospital stay. Rev Don Wineinger named new Glenwood Hospital chaplain will attend as guest of honor at the West Monroe Kiwanis Club meeting at Highland Park Country Club Thursday noon, with president Eugene Smith noting the program details on CHIT-CHAT page 3-A.
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Don Wineinger
Glenwood Hospital
West Monroe Kiwanis Club
Highland Park Country Club
Eugene Smith
Mother and six children die in Forrest City blaze
A woman and six children perished when a three room wooden house burned during a thunderstorm in Forrest City Arkansas. Police Chief George Trusty said the fire’s cause was not known and that the victims were burned beyond recognition. Neighbors identified two Negro women and their children as the occupants.
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Forrest City
Ark
George Trusty
Trusty
McKeithen Wins Governor Race In Louisiana Stronghold
In Northeast Louisiana's 16 parishes John J. McKeithen secured 59,405 votes to clinch the governorship. Charlton H. Lyons, from Shreveport, captured 29,057 votes in a region long dominated by Democrats and seen as a two party split.
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McKeithen
Columbia
Charlton Lyons
Shreveport
John Fogleman
Mary Anne Corpin
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Jimmie H. Davis
Jackson Parish
Earl K. Long
Winn Parish
Charlton H. Lyons
Louisiana Voters Okay Two Constitutional Amendments
Louisiana voters approved two amendments on the general election ballot and rejected a third. Amendments approved would let school districts use bond funds to improve land and adjacent streets, sidewalks, and playgrounds, and require majority votes in affected areas for taxation amendments in five or fewer parishes or districts. The third amendment to zone Lafourche and St. Charles parishes failed. Also reported were governor race details showing McKeithen leading Lyons with broad regional support and notable cross-party voting patterns in northeast Louisiana and the Fifth District.
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Lafourche
St. Charles
Tornado hits Beech Creek area near Magnolia Arkansas
A dawn tornado near Beech Creek northwest of Magnolia Arkansas killed one person and wounded seven others. Mrs. Ray Chamlee was identified as the deceased. Her husband W A Chamlee and his father were among the hospitalized but not seriously hurt. Power lines and several houses were wrecked as crews moved to evacuate and salvage.
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Magnolia, Ark
Beech Creek
Magnolia
Ray Chamlee
W. A. Chamlee
Magnolia Hospital
Don Abbott
Magnolia Police
Abbott
Arkansas
Mississippi
Pearl-McLaurin
Rankin County
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Deputies
Brandon
Whitfield
Jackson
Clinton
McNamara cool to push for North Viet Nam action
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara plans a trip to South Viet Nam and favors a hard line against North Viet Nam. He opposes American combat into the north and says South Vietnamese forces must win the fight by defeating insurgents within their own country. He believes guerrilla raids into Red territory may slow enemy flow but won’t solve the larger issue of winning rural support for Saigon.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
McNamara
Red Territory
Saigon
Cooler Air Follows Unsettled Ark La Miss Weather
A stalled low pressure system over north-central Arkansas brings rain and a tornado-related death near Magnolia. Thunderstorms scatter across the Ark La Miss, with showers ending tonight as the storm exits. cooler, drier air to follow. Friday should be dry and cool, with another disturbance likely Saturday. Today's high 70 to 75, low 38 to 42. Monroe high 74, low 46. Rainfall total .21 inches overnight, 8.67 inches for the year.
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Ark - la - Miss
Magnolia
Ark
Arkansas
Monroe
Trade 10 HP Mercury outboard for 12 ft aluminum boat
Sold 10 horsepower Mercury 58 model outboard motor in good condition and looking to trade for a 12 foot aluminum boat. Phone contact 323 8240.
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Marjorie
Winnsboro
Dallas Morning News
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Bill Hardin
Twin City
Jeff Caldwell
Caldwell
Kiwanis
William Pitt Kellogg
Caldwell Parish
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