Delta DC8 Crash Kills 18 Near New Orleans Hilton
Delta Air Lines DC8 on a training flight crashed near New Orleans International Airport, killing 18. Last tower contact was routine as the jet neared landing, the craft plowed through three houses and a motel blaze, nine victims from Juda High School were among the injured or dead.
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UPI
Delta Air Lines
Delta
New Orleans International
James W. Morton
Jack McKee
Maurice Edward
Bud) Watson
Morton
Watson
McKee
Wiliam oOo
Lamb
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hilton Inn
Juda
Wis
Dormitory Fire Fatal For Man
TORONTO AP reports a three story dormitory at the Workmen's Compensation Board Hospital and Rehabilitation Center forcing 300+ patients outside. One man was killed and at least 1 others were taken to hospitals with burns and smoke inhalation after jumping from second and third floor windows.
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Toronto
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Court Order Halts National Rail Walkout
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order forbidding conductors and brakemen from striking nationwide. Judge Richard B. Austin set the order to last until April 19 with an injunction hearing slated for April 7. Union leaders had planned a walkout sparked by health and medical insurance disputes affecting about 18,500 members.
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Chicago
Richard B. Austin
U.S. District Court
James E. Wolfe
Railroad Management
Clyde F. Lane
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wolfe
Viet War Deaths Rise Sharply in 1967 Report
AP reports U.S. combat deaths average 160 per week in early 1967, up 66 percent from 1966, while Communist casualties surge. First quarter totals show 14,100 U.S. casualties with 1,916 killed and 12,184 wounded. Projection suggests 15.2 percent of strength for the year. News from Saigon notes four hours of battle in War Zone C and a raid on the Thai Nguyen steel plant led by Col. Robin Olds, with losses on both sides and a misfire by a Marine pilot.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
United States
Korea
Southeast Asia
1St Infantry Division
70Th
9Th
Air Force
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
U.S. 1St Division
70Th Regiment
Col
Robin Olds
Washington, D.C
Olds
Ella Raines
U.S. Command
Rev. D Curren Dies Rites Set Saturday
The Rev. Dennis A. Curren 69 assistant pastor at Immaculate Conception Church Natchitoches and former priest at Monroe parishes died today at St Francis Cabrini Hospital. Rosary at 7 p.m. then 8:45 a.m. Saturday Mass at Immaculate Conception Natchitoches. Burial in New Orleans. Curren served in Leesville Simsport LeCompte Shreveport Bunkie and Monroe and was incardinated in 1945. He celebrated silver jubilee in 1958.
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Dennis A. Curren
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Natchitoches
Monroe Catholic
St. Francis Cabrini Hospital
Immaculate Conception
Charles P. Greco
Diocese of
Alexandria
Immaculate Conception Church
Tharp - Sontheimer Funeral Home
New Orleans
Fa. Curren
St. Louis Cardinal
Leesville
Simsport
LeCompte
Shreveport
Bunkie
Monroe
Louisiana
St. Matthews Catholic Church
St. Matthews
Msgr. J. C. March
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Joseph
Maryhill Seminary
National Federation of Young Men’s Clubs
Auto Safety Rule Appealed To Court
Chrysler Corp asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a government order requiring a 1968 car safety standard. The company contends the standard cannot be met and sought delay in compliance.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Chrysler Corp
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Auto Company
Chrysler
Alexander Trowbridge
Secretary of Commerce
National Traffic Safety Agency
Washington
Highway Safety Agency
Death Claims Soviet Union Defense Chief
Soviet defense minister Mikhail Malinovsky, a WW II figure who led the armed forces modernization including nuclear missiles and antiballistic systems, reportedly died of cancer. His last public appearance was the 7 November Red Square parade.
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Soviet Union
Mialinosskys
Red Square
Louisiana and Mississippi Face Mandatory Daylight Time
The Associated Press reports that Louisiana and Mississippi have not exempted themselves from daylight saving time. A federal rule requires DST from 2 a.m. last Sunday in April to 2 a.m. last Sunday in October, with exemptions possible via state legislation. The deadline for action was April 1, but the Transportation Department says no crackdown is planned this year.
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Fnlusiana
Mississippi
Louisiana
Federal Transportation Department
Truckers threaten nationwide halt over selective strikes
Washington AP reports trucking negotiators warn of an immediate and complete cessation of operations by some 1,500 major firms employing over 200,000 workers if the Teamsters Union calls a selective strike. The union plans a nationwide strike vote among nearly 500,000 workers but says any action would target a few large firms.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
M.M. Gordon
Trucking Employers Inc
Teamsters
Monroe Chief Tours New Police Complex for Ideas
Arlington Texas Chief Robert Wade visited Monroe to inspect the new police complex on Thursday. He aimed to gain ideas for his own building, noting the Monroe unit's unique features as chief James C. Kelly Jr commented.
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Arlington
Texas
Robert Wade
Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
Wade
Monroe Complex
All-District Chorus Concert Slated At Neville Saturday
The fourth annual All-District Chorus concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Neville High School auditorium, featuring about 100 high school singers from 17 parishes in north Louisiana. It highlights Joey Evans a Winnsboro High School graduate and North Texas State student as soloist, with Stephen Farish directing. The program includes Bach Christiansen Handel Puccini Gershwin Leigh-Barton and Arne works across three parts. Evans performs selections from Tosca Porgy and Bess and La Mancha among others.
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Louisiana Music Education Association
Neville High School
Louisiana
E. T. McClung
Winnsboro High School
Stephen Farish
North Texas State University
Denton
Joey Evans
Winnsboro
Natchitoches
Twin Cities
Farish
North Carolina
Lloydelle Herring
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe High School
Bach
Christiansen
Handel
Puccini
Gershwin
Leigh-Barton
Thomas Arne
Evans
J. S. Bach
F. M. Christiansen
G. F. Handel
the Impossible Dream
the Man
la Mancha
Leigh Barion
Spring Weather Outlook With Mild Temps and Rain Chance
The weatherman forecasts partly cloudy skies and mild conditions today tonight and Saturday. A 30 percent rain chance today with south winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs 80 to 84 today, lows 60 to 64 tonight. Monroe reported a 54 degree low this morning and Thursday’s high was 62.
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Monroe
Surviving Juda Seniors Return Home After Tragic Loss
Surviving Juda High School seniors came home in silence after a graduation trip was cut short by a fatal jet crash in New Orleans. Sixteen boys and seven girls departed the yellow bus to awaiting parents as memorial services are planned for the nine deceased students.
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Juda
Wis
New Orleans
Donna Lehr
Wisconsin
Wesley Moe
Linda
Juda High School
Judith Altman
Happy worth not tied to money in chuckle humor
A humorous line notes happiness does not rise with wealth as a man with ten million may be as content as one with eleven million, suggesting money alone does not measure joy.
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