U S Fires Shepard Safely Into Space
Alan B. Shepard Jr. rode the Redstone to a 115 mile high suborbital flight, viewed the East Coast from space, and landed safely in the Atlantic aboard Lake Champlain. President Kennedy congratulated him as NASA officials hailed the mission as a major step toward orbital flight and Moon voyages.
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Ning
Hugh Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
Earth
Moon
Lake Champlain
Yuri A. Gagarin
Space Success Sparks Public Pride For Shepard
Americans reacted with emotion as Alan B. Shepard Jr. completed his space mission. New York observers voiced relief and admiration, with quotes from Lawrence K. Gray and Bessie Glenn, a 68 year old blind resident, recorded near City Hall as Mayor Robert Wagner commented from City Hall.
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Bessie Glenn
City Hall
Robert I. Wagner
Parshall Jail Extension Bond Vote Set for Tuesday
Parshall property owners will vote on a 500000 bond issue with a half mill maintenance tax to finance a jail extension. Polls open 6 am to 8 pm. Two propositions: 300000 bonds for five years at up to 4 percent and a 0.5 mill tax for 10 years. Police Jury proposes buying 40 acres in Hunter's Bend for the project at 950 per acre.
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Quachita Parish
Hunter's Bend
Bailey Grant
M. W. Montgomery
Jesse Heard
Grant
Shepard Recovered In Fine Spirits After Lake Champlain Return
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. returned from space to cheers aboard a carrier, reported in excellent physical condition and in fine spirits by doctors. He would rest, shower, and fly to Grand Bahama Island, with Lt George Cox assisting and a ceremonial welcome observed by sailors.
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Frank Champlain
Lake Champlain
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Earth
Te San 6Li Mt
Army
Jerry Strong
George Cox
Eustis
Fla
Shepard
Cloudy Weekend Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Mostly cloudy and mild weather is forecast for the northeast Louisiana area through Saturday with a few scattered showers expected Saturday. Temperatures will range from a low near 66 to a high around 84 through tomorrow. No rain was recorded Thursday as temperatures varied.
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Louisiana
JFK Congratulates Space Hero After Historic Flight
President Kennedy personally congratulated Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. by radio from the White House after the spaceflight. The exchange praised the mission, noted it worked out perfectly, and looked forward to Shepard visiting and meeting NSC members.
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JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
White House
Shepard
Ouachita Valley to Host Area 5 D Scout Conference
Ouachita Valley Council will host 250 to 300 Area 5 D Order of the Arrow scouts and leaders for a two day encampment at Camp Kiroli. Event runs Saturday 10 a m to Sunday 2 p m with elections for the new year at closing. Area officers listed include Ed Wood Harley Brinkley Tom Harris Cy Hillard and Jack Pankey.
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Jack Pankey
Ouachita Valley
Pankey
Area 5 - D
Ed Wood
Little Rock
Ark
Harley Brinkley
Benton
Monroe
Jonathan Harris
Alexandria
Cy Hillard
Magnolia
Marcello Row Delays Flight in Guatemala City
A Baton Rouge businessman known as Marcello Row faced a six hour delay in Guatemala City amid a flight grounding. The government canceled flights after airlines refused to board Marcello, who had been deported from the United States.
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Baton Rouge
API
Carlos Marcello Imbroglio
Guatemala City
Baton Rougeau
Marcelle
United States
Rights Agency Begins Quiz In New Orleans
The U S Civil Rights Commission opened questioning of parish voter registrars in New Orleans over alleged discriminatory practices to keep Negroes off the rolls. Miss Mary Ethel Fox of Plaquemines parish testified that whites and Negroes faced the same qualifications, noting an age blank requires precise age to the day.
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New Orleans
UPI
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Mary Ethel Fox
Plaquemines Parish
Judge Heard Backs Prison Farm Proposal in Ouachita Parish
Judge Jesse Heard endorsed a $300 000 bond issue for a proposed jail extension in Ouachita Parish. He stated residents will decide whether to establish a penal farm to house inmates as the courthouse, built in 1925, already holds 60 prisoners amid population growth from 1930.
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Jesse Heard
Ouachita Parish
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Kurt Debus
Debus
Werner von Braun
Space Flight Laboratory
Amer
Ica
Walter Schirra
Scott Carpenter
U.S. Fires
THE
Associated Press
New York
Lawrence K. Gray
Mae Lucky
Registrar of Voters
Valley Council
Marcello
Rights Agency
Miss Fox
David Isbell
Commission
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