Johnson Plans Long Term Relief For Quake Victims
President Johnson reviews Alaska earthquake damage and backs rapid, long term relief. White House says new legislation may be required as Edward A. McDermott reports extensive property damage. Alaska’s economy will need two to four months to recover, with major impact on the fishing industry including docks and canneries.
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Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
White House
Edward A. McDermott
McDermott
Washington
George Reedy
Alaska
Office of Emergency Planning
Reedy
New Quake Damage Set in Alaska Hopeful Toll Grows
Alaska reports 21 dead 83 missing as tidal waves from Friday's quake may push fatalities over 100. Governor Egan cites 350 million dollars in damage across Valdez Kodiak Anchorage and other towns. Aftershocks persist as Johnson administration plans new relief legislation.
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Anchorage, Alaska
William A. Egan
Anchorage
Kodiak
Valdez
Seward
Whittier
Cordova
Port Ashton
Bruce Woodford
Egan
Gulf of Alaska
Alaska
California
Oregon
Johnson
Edward A. McDermott
Office of Emergency Planning
McDermott
E. L. Bartleet
Glenn Glenn Jr withdraws from Ohio Senate bid due to injuries
Former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr ends his Ohio U.S. Senate campaign after a bathroom fall left him with inner ear damage. Doctors say continuing campaigning would hinder his recovery and may worsen his condition. He plans to rest at home near Houston and may resume public service later.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
U.S. Senate
Congress
Glenn
Air Force Hospital
Marine Corps
Senate
Ted Brown
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston
Tex
Tlis
Corps
Bank holdup robs Madison branch of $13000
In Jackson Mississippi a stocking masked bandit robbed the Madison bank branch at 9 10 am, escaping with 13000 after forcing teller Mrs Jane Henderson and two customers into the vault. The robbery prompted highway patrol and Jackson police roadblocks and FBI involvement.
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Rasberry
Ridgeland
Madison Bank
Rapides Jail escapee caught in Texas chase
KILLEEN Texas AP police in this Central Texas town captured today one of two men who escaped from the Rapides Parish jail in Alexandria Louisiana after slugging the jailer with a meat cleaver. Officers picked up James Pombieux 23 of Pineville Louisiana after he parked his car in a restricted zone. They said the car was stolen from Wiley Defour of Alexandria.
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Killeen
Tex
Texas
Rapides Parish
Alexandria
James Pombieux
Pineville
Wiley Defour
District GOP Convention Set April 6
Republicans in the Fifth District will meet April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ouachita Parish Library West Monroe to elect four delegates and four alternates to the state Republican convention in Alexandria on April 18. District delegates will choose presidential electors for November and reflect the views of about 800 registered Republicans.
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San Francisco
W. G. Smith
GOP
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Alexandria
Louisiana
Smith
Fifth
West Monroe teacher wins Alabama fellowship 1964 65
Mrs. J. Parker, West Monroe High School junior English instructor, earns a University of Alabama teaching fellowship for the 1964-65 term. She will teach a three hour course and pursue doctoral studies in English. Wedding anniversaries mark the day for Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Snapp and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Price.
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J. Parker
West Monroe High School
University of Alabama
Vatican Lines Tighten Against Communism Under Paul VI
The Vatican outlined a tougher anti communism stance during Holy Week under Pope Paul VI. In Good Friday and Easter addresses he condemned Communist mistreatment of Catholics and urged atheists to embrace God. The speeches marked the strongest papal rebuke since Pius XII and called for unity among Christians and closer church ties.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Paul
Pius XII
Loggia
St. Peter’s Basilica
John XXIII
John
Iron Curtain
Frost Warnings As Winter Returns Across Central States
Artic cold air drove record low temps for late season in 14 states with Monroe at 32. Frost warnings cover the hill land peach crop around Ruston and Calhoun. Calhoun Experiment Station reports peaches seem ok as county agent LeVasseur notes limited damage and potential thinning aid. Elsewhere, Mt. Mitchell hits 15 below zero, Little Rock 24, Memphis record low.
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Monroe
Ruston
Calhoun
L. O. LeVasseur
Clingman
Mt. Mitchell
N.C
Little Rock
Memphis
Earth Still Trembling Ferriday Girls In Quake Area
Ferriday sisters Jeanette DeLaune and Carolyn Rosenberg, working in Anchorage, described aftershocks and heavy damage from the quake. Jeanette reported demolish ed offices and a seven foot hole in another building. Both planned flights home as contact with Ferriday families resumed. Parents lauded ham radio and phone operators for aid.
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Jeanette DeLaune
Gerald DeLaune
Ferriday
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Carolyn Rosenberg
Kerman Rosenberg
Jeanette
Carolyn
Anchorage
Alaska
Monroe
Ralph Norman
Ronald Stratton
MacArthur rallying after grave kidney condition
AP dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur showing slight improvement after a night of grave concern over a kidney ailment. In Cyprus a UN soldier fired back in a clash between Greek and Turkish Cypriots near Nicosia. The Supreme Court unanimously rules foreign agents must register under the 1938 act. A Brazilian navy minister withdraws amnesty for rebels after a sitdown rebellion. A New Iberia youth dies from injuries in a two car crash that also claimed his sister. An Acadian hog butchery breakfast for state officials and foreign dignitaries is hosted by Comptroller Roy Theriot in Baton Rouge.
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Douglas MacArthur
Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Nicosia
Cyprus
U.N
Washington
Supreme Court
Lafayette
George Conner
New Iberia
Baton Rouge
Roy R. Theriot
Unpledged Elector Plan Faces Louisiana Committee Vote
Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee members say they will back maintaining unpledged electors at an April 11 meeting in Baton Rouge. C. H. Downs called the session to decide on scrapping the summer presidential electors primary and to consider other party rule changes. Rep. Lawrence Gibbs and others have long supported free unpledged electors, with July ballots proposed for two slates: pledged and independent tickets.
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SM Hanna
Quachita
Democratic State Central Committee Today
Baton Rouge
C. H
Sammy) Downs
Alexandria
Louisiana House Chamber
W. L
Jack) Howard
Lawrence Gibbs
John J. McKeithen
deLesseps S. Morrison
Downs
Democratic Party
Louisiana
Audit shows mansion cost over one million dollars
Louisiana's new executive mansion cost exactly 1 035 502 35 dollars, an auditor of the mansion construction fund disclosed. J B Lancaster detailed construction expenditures from a 300 000 dollar legislative appropriation, 700 000 dollar Bond and Building Commission allotment, 34 508 10 dollar transfer, and a 994 25 dollar builder's risk refund. The largest payment, 497 806 56, went to main contractor Wilson P Abraham.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
J. B. Lancaster
Division of Administration
State Bond and Building Commission
Division of State Buildings
Wilson P. Abraham
Chuckle: Boy Defends Report Card as Highest of Failures
A boy quips that his report card is "the highest of all the kids who failed" in a playful defense. The line highlights humor from a child perspective and reflects school report card tensions in lighthearted form.
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