U S Piloted Helicopter Crashes Near Vientiane Newsmen Rescued
A U S piloted helicopter carrying seven Western and Asian journalists crash landed in rebel territory north of Vientiane Laos. All aboard were rescued within 30 minutes with no injuries. The group included AP photographer Fred Waters Life photographer John Dominis NBC James Robinson London Times Ronald Preston Vital Sacherenko and two Japanese correspondents Kenzo Nozue Masaji Furuhashi. The craft was observing Meo tribal artillery near Pa Dong when engine failure forced a forced landing in a rice field.
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Vientiane, Laos
Here
Associated Press
Fred Waters
John Dominis
Life Magazine
James Robinson
NBC
Ronald Preston
The
London Times
Vital Sacherenko
Kenzo Nozue
Masaji Furuhashi
Pa Dong
Plaine Des Jarres
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Ex-Policeman and Cook Face Prison Terms
In New Orleans a former policeman Robert I. Habighorst and a restaurant cook Donald Glowacki were found guilty of manslaughter in the death of W. Ray Scheuering, managing director of the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium. The jury rejected the death penalty and set a possible prison term of one to 21 years.
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New Orleans
Robert I. Habighorst
Donald Glowacki
W. Ray Scheuering
J. Bernard Cocke
Glowacki
Habighorst
Scheuering
West Oint
That Green Stuff May Change Color
San Francisco reports the idea of changing U S currency from green to colors like blue red and greens. Elizabeth Smith U S treasurer notes Secret Service and Bureau of Engraving studies on ink and color chemicals. Public announcement will follow when a permanent scheme is chosen.
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Elizabeth Smith
U.S
Secret Service
Bureau of Engraving
Solons Mull Mansion Plan As Budget Pressure Grows
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis faces a tense return of the legislature over a proposed $1 million governor mansion. James S. Reily urged a six page plan outlining advantages and noted that no bill exists yet for $850,000 to fund the project.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
James S. Reily
Reily
River Towns In Illinois Fight Floods
Southern Illinois faced severe floods the worst in 20 years with 15 counties in the state declared disaster areas. Gov. Kerner appealed for a major disaster designation covering 53 counties as floodwaters swelled across five states. Thousands were displaced and farms suffered extensive damage as rains persisted.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Office of Civil Defense
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Madison County
Illinois-Missouri
Lawrence County
Illinois - Indiana
Ralph H. Marionneaux Receives Two Air Force Awards
Ralph H. Marionneaux of Monroe has earned two awards for his work as an F-102 flight instructor and a member of the 431st Fighter Interceptor Squadron. He was February Pilot of the Month for the 65th Air Division after demonstrating outstanding performance in training missions and received a Well Done award from the USAFE for handling an F-12.
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Ralph H. Marionneaux
Ralph EF. Marionneaux
Spencer Avenue
Monroe
431St
Marionneaux
65Th Air Division
United States Air Force
Europe
Georgia Tech Moves Barrier To Negroes
Georgia Tech announced tentative acceptance of three African American applicants along with about 1,000 white freshmen. President Harrison said ten Negroes were rejected and emphasized a full review of high school records and scores. The shift followed legal pressure and campus tensions that previously produced federal court rulings at other universities.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tech
Hamilton Holmes
Charlayne Hunter
University of Georgia
Athens
Decision Tech
Edwin D. Harrison
Ford Greene
Ralph A. Long Jr
Turner High School
Lawrence Williams
Washington High School
Harrison
Atlanta Constitution
Tech National Alumni Association
R. A. Sige
Women Drivers Win On Testing For Space Maneuvers
In Baltimore, Martin Co tests for NASA show women often grasp space rendezvous controls faster than men. Simulators in Middle River indicate crews, not automation, will pilot craft, with human brains outperforming complex automatic systems in piloting space vehicles.
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Baltimore
Outer Space
Martin Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Middle River
EF. F. Clark
Advance Pro
Martin
Clark
Johnson Says Accord Found In Viet Nam
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson said he and President Ngo Dinh Diem agreed on how the United States can help South Viet Nam meet growing guerrilla attacks. The plan calls for boosting the 150,000-man army with U S advisers, plus civil defense support, with no American combat troops. Johnson cited nonmilitary aid in health, welfare, and a long-range development study by economic experts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
U.S
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Diem
Dierm
Fate swaps men for flaming death plunge
A Holiday Inns Beech Travelaire crashed near Walls Mississippi killing L A Maddox the 50 year old chief pilot and a hitchhiker E A Atkins 25 of Gadsden Alabama who had boarded to fill a vacancy left by Wallace E Johnson. Two Memphis men Ro land Maddox 24 and Joseph D Hunt 45 were injured. The four vouched company ties to Holiday Inns and U Finish Homes as the plane went down three miles south of Walls after taking off from Memphis for a demonstration flight.
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Memphis
Here
Roland Maddox
Joseph D. Hunt
U. S. Highway 61
Johnson
Hunt
U-Finish Homes Inc
L. A
Maddox
Holiday Inns
Generally Fair and Warmer Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Generally fair skies and a little warmer were forecast for northeast Louisiana through Saturday. Temperatures were expected to reach highs near 85 with lows around 60, while yesterday's high was 79 and low 60 with no rain recorded by FAA weathermen at Selman Field.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Stock Head Against Tax Break Plan
NYSE chief Keith Funston urged Congress to reject Kennedy plan to end tax breaks on dividend income and instead raise the exclusion and credit. He argued this would spur investment and growth, noting millions more shareholders would be freed from double taxation and equity capital would expand.
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Washington
UPI
New York Stock Exchange Today
Congress
Kennedy
Keith Funston
House
Ways & Means Committee
Funston
Bearded 102 Year-Old Man Marries 12th Wife in New York
Joseph B J Abrahma born in Jaffa says he is over 102 and arrived from Israel with his 12th wife aged 43. He claims 65 children and heads a cult from a 200 acre farm in Michigan. His eldest son is 79 and another son, 16, lives in Michigan.
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New York
Joseph B. J. Abrahma
Jaffa
Palestine
Israel
Abraham
Baldwin
Lace County
Mich
Joseph
Michigan
Johannesburg
South Africa
Pyramid
Egypt
Television: a dream that drew laughter two decades ago
A twenty year look back notes that many believed television would be one million times possible, while many still hold that belief today.
Seventeen Americans to visit Soviet Union for informal talks
Seventeen Americans will fly to the Soviet Union next Friday for informal talks on Soviet American relations. Cochairs are Norman Cousins and Philip Moseley with discussions on disarmament foreign aid and United Nations. Talks aim to discuss mutual problems and further the cause of peace in the Crimea.
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Boston
Soviet Union
Cochairmen
United States
Man Cousins
The
Saturday Review
Philip Moseley
Princeton, N. J
Council of Foreign Relations
Boston Globe
United Nations
New York
Cousins
Crimea
Idlewild Airport
New Air Force Journal Issue Nears Publication
Washington AP reports a new Air University Quarterly, once cleared by the Eisenhower administration, has passed a second review and will be published soon. Defense officials cite heavy security review workloads for the delay, noting one colonel worked evenings to finish the process at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama.
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Washington
Air Force Professional Journal
Defense Department
Air University Quarterly
Army-Navy-Air Force Journal
Pentagon
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
13 Beauties Vie Tonight For Crown
Thirteen beauties from Northeast Louisiana State College compete for Miss Northeast tonight at Brown Auditorium. The event starts at 8 p m with first and second runners up and Miss Congeniality to be chosen. Miss Congeniality was selected previously by secret ballot among contestants.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Brown Auditorium
Themsleeves
Clarice Brown Fluitt
Jerilyn Gil- Strap
Marilyn Burson
Mary Ann McKee
Norma Jean Magre
Judy Willis
Tommie Stockstill
Bonnie Corder
Toma Gross
Diana Smith
Sandra Stancil
Kati McKenzie
Becky Zwahlen
Bettie Gibbs
Sherry Sims
Child Saves Mother's Life In Gas Call From Rensselaer
Dicky Tompkins, 4, phoned police saying his mom is sick and guided officers to their home in Rensselaer. They found Alice Tompkins, 28, overcome by gas from an apparently lit heater. Hospital said her condition is not critical.
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Rensselaer, N.Y
Dicky Tompkins
Dicky
Alice Tompkins
Albany
Air Force challenges Navy claim of Polaris missile reliability
Air Force officers and several senators question Polaris as a guaranteed deterrent, arguing tests showed failures and that the system may be overhyped. The budget clash reflects rivalry for defense funds as Kennedy backs increased Polaris funding while curbing other Air Force projects, with warnings that Soviet subs could threaten U S missile submarines.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Pentagon
Kennedy
Suisenhower
Ai Force
GOP Fights Over School Aid Formula Faces Senate Floor
Democrats press Kennedy school aid bill as a 12-2 labor committee vote backs a rewritten $2.55 billion three year plan with $252 million added. Republicans warn of a floor fight over the distribution formula though backers say most states gain more money under the Democratic version. Senate debate starts next week with a House clash anticipated.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Labor Committee
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Brazil's Quadros Defies U S On Cuba Policy
Brazil's President Janio Quadros issued a diplomatic note opposing U S efforts to enlist Latin America against Fidel Castro's Cuba. Foreign Minister Alfonso Arinos outlined a neutralist stance opposing any foreign intervention, military or economic, and warning against U S interference in the hemisphere.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Janio Quadros
Washington
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Brazil
Hemisphere
Castro
Quadros
Afonso Arinas
China
Soviet Union
U.S
Indian Admits Killing Farmer
An Indian man 43 being held for murder after confessing to clubbing 80 year old WW C Mack MacCrory to death during an attempted robbery for funds to pay for a TV set. Deputy Lawrence Rainey said the suspect McKinley Tubby lived on a nearby reservation.
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Phladelphia
Lawrence Rainey
Neshoba County
McKinley Tubby
Here
WW C “Mack” McCrory
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