Space linkup bid drives Gemini 8 mission succeeds
Gemini 8 astronauts Armstrong and Scott enter orbit and pursue a planned docking with the Agena target satellite in a dramatic capstone to a two-vehicle chase. The operation aims for multiple hookups and a space walk, testing techniques for future lunar exploration.
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Negro Escapes Serious Injury In Train Crash
A Negro truck driver, Robert Wilkins, escaped serious injuries after his gravel truck was struck by a train two miles east of Rayville at Bee Bayou Road and Highway 80 on the Illinois Central line. He was taken to Ball and Ellington Clinic. wreckage scattered across the tracks as the cab and trailer split apart. The train, operated by I. H. Gwin for Shreveport, continued 900 feet down the line after the crash amid heavy track gravel debris.
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Shreveport
Fatal Race Rioting Strikes Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a six hour riot by about 600 African Americans left at least two dead and 26 injured in Watts. Police sealed a 36 block area and moved in to clear streets as mobs fired guns looted stores and overturned cars. Governor Brown flew to the city to assess the situation.
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Watts
Lawrence Gomez
Joe Lee Crawford
Jordan High School
Gomez
Teachers Return To Classrooms In New Orleans
Striking teachers resumed classes in New Orleans as a union seeks voter approval for a sales tax to fund teacher pay raises. The three day strike paused with 355 of 3900 teachers absent. NEA locals plan a campaign to back the tax ahead of May 3 elections. Violence elsewhere in Watts, Los Angeles, is noted with deaths and arrests in a separate incident.
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American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Deep South
Orleans Parish
Louisiana Education Association
Louisiana Teachers Association
National Education Association
India Mob Burns Three To Death
A mob set a shop ablaze during language riots in Panipat, Punjab, burning to death three Congress party members. About 1,000 students attacked buses cars and banks while rioting spread, Ram Kishan Singh said. Police and officials reported rioting dying down and control restored.
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India
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Punjab
Congress Party
Chandigarh
Ram Kishnan
Neighborly Gardener Motto Delights Local Readers
A witty quip promotes garden joy and neighborly cultivation, joking that living next to a beautiful plot boosts productivity and enjoyment. The line frames community sharing as the best pick for a thriving yard.
Monroe student Dottie Amman earns dean's list honor
Dottie Amman daughter of Dr and Mrs Fred C Amman 2109 Island Dr Hollins College reports she aspires to dean's list honors with better than a B average. She is a senior in philosophical and religious thought and a Neville High School graduate.
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Hollins College
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Dottie
Fred C. Amman
Island Dr
Neville High School
Man Buys Army Tank For Family
GRAND RAPIDS Mich AP Jerry Bouman Jr bought a 19 ton World War I T6 tank from a Detroit tavern keeper. He hauled it 145 miles for 215 dollars and faced a heavy bridge detour. Bouman and his wife Donna welcomed the vehicle home with 5 year old Sheri Yvonne. sons were in school. Bouman plans to run the engines this weekend as his wife anticipates first rides for the family on their 11 acre Belmont property.
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Mich
Jerry Bouman Jr
Bouman
Detroit
Belmont
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Sheri Yvonne
Jerry
Mark
Navy Aviation
Pleasant Spring Weather Lingers In Northeast Louisiana
Pleasant spring weather persisted in northeast Louisiana with daytime temperatures in the 70s and overnight lows near 50. FAA Selman Field record shows a high of 72 and a low of 49, with today’s forecast calling for 70 to 76 and tonight’s 55 to 60.
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