Eight prisoners moved to solitary after Angola escape attempt
At Angola Louisiana eight of nine inmates were placed in solitary confinement after triggering the main power switch to plunge the state penitentiary into darkness in a failed escape. One inmate Earlie Boyce, 33, was wounded and remained hospitalized. Seven escapees were captured Saturday night or Sunday during a manhunt around the Mississippi River and dormitory areas. Inmates listed include Richard Lillie 41 James Robert 35 Donald Bailes 32 Woodrow Williams 44 William Edwards 42 Donald Ragsdale 20 Roy Welch 29 and Glenn Dixon 19 with terms ranging from three to fifteen years for burglary theft forgery armed robbery and other charges.
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Angola
Earlie Boyce
Victor Walker
Mississippi River
Richard Lillie
Terrebonne Parish
James Robert
Alabama
West Baton Rouge Parish
Donald Bailes
East Baton Rouge
Woodrow Williams
New Orleans
William Edwards
Donald Ragsdale
Souths Society Praiseworthy Says Barnett at Port Gibson
Gov. Ross Barnett in Port Gibson on a Civil War battleground monument declared the South has built a society any Confederate veteran would be proud of. He asserted Southern resolve remains intact if their blood runs in veins. Governor Wallace of Alabama echoed, confirming his stance after RF Kennedy’s Alabama visit.
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Port Gibson
Miss
Ross Barnett
South
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Alabama
Wallace
Kennedy
Youth Suffers Skull Fracture In Winnsboro Area Wreck
A 16 year old Fort Necessity youth sustained a fractured skull when a pickup overturned on Winnsboro Road near Big Creek. The driver Walter A Crain 21 of Jigger faced charges of reckless driving. The Crum family truck was a total loss. The injured youth was moved to Shreveport hospital after lapsing into semi consciousness.
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Winnsboro
Fort Necessity
Shreveport
Jimmy
Buster Cram
Walter A. Crain
Big Creek
Winnsboro Road
James Colvin Jr
Crain
Crum
Colvin
Committee Back At Work Today
BATON ROUGE AP The Legislative Budget Committee returns to work today for last minute chores before the fiscal legislature opens next Monday. Sen W J Cleveland of Crowley head of the group says subcommittees will report on state insurance and an education board insurance controversy. The committee will also prepare its recommended bill for investing idle state funds.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Budget Committee
W. J. Cleveland
Crowley
Education Board
Polaris-Firing Sub Goes To Sea
The Polaris firing nuclear submarine Andrew Jackson is at sea for trials with Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover in command. Rickover boarded before it left Mare Island Naval Shipyard Sunday. Tests will last several days. The Andrew Jackson is the 31st U.S. nuclear sub to put to sea and the eighth launched from Mare Island.
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Vallejo
Calif
Andrew Jackson
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
Navy
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
U.S
Mare Island
Ferriday Woman and 3 Negroes Hurt In Rear End Crash
A rear end collision on Hwy 15 one mile south of Wisner injured Ferriday resident Mrs. Virginia Cavet 23 and three Wisner residents Susie May Bingham 24 Stephen W. Bingham 2 and Debra K. Wilson 5. Mrs Cavet was cited for following too closely and driving without a license. Damages totaled about $700.
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Winnsboro
Wisner
Hwy 15
Virginia Cavet
Ferriday
Susie May Bingham
Stephen W. Bingham
Debra K. Wilson
Father Daughter Injured In Wreck Near Monroe
A Monroe woman and her father were injured when their pickup left Swampers Road 8.2 miles west of here. Mrs Mamie Allen Smith 37 and George Allen 64 sustained internal injuries. Smith was taken to the Sanitarium here and Allen to St Francis Hospital in Monroe. Smith was charged with reckless driving.
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Winnsboro
Monroe
Here
Swampers Road
Mamie Allen Smith
George Allen
Republicans Split On Rocky's Future
Law enforcement reports over the weekend include six DUI related bookings in Monroe and West Monroe, plus an attempted rape arrest in Monroe. Republican leaders discuss Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's remarriage and its potential impact on the 1964 presidential race.
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Associated Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Walker tries 50 mile hand walk to honor president
Peterborough England police halted Walter Cornelius a 39 year old lifeguard who planned to walk 50 miles on his hands to mirror a presidential challenge. Authorities warned his stunt would create a traffic hazard and stopped the attempt.
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Peterborough
England
UPI
Walter Cornelius
Kennedy
Cornelius
Davis Named President of Ports and Harbors Group
John P. Davis of Long Beach Calif was chosen to succeed Lt Gen Huang Jen Ling of Taipei China as president of the International Association of Ports and Harbors. Other officers named included Chijiro Haraguchi of Kobe Japan and G Dudley G Perkins of London England as vice presidents.
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New Orleans
John P. Davis
Long Beach
Calif
Huang Jen Ling
Taipei
China
International Association of Ports and Harbors
Chijiro Haraguchi
Kobe
Japan
G. Dudley G. Perkins
London
England
Political figures weigh impacts of divorce on presidential bid
Colorado and Michigan party officials say a candidate's divorce or remarriage should not bar a run for president. They argue qualification and policy matter most, while some see a spouse as helpful for image and public perception.
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Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Rockefeller
Edward G. Janeway
Vermont
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