Cooper Finishes Magnificent Flight Faces Medical Tests
Astronaut L Gordon Cooper returns to Earth aboard the USS Kearsarge after a 22.9 orbit 575000 mile Faith 7 mission. He undergoes tests to study weightlessness effects ahead of a possible moon voyage and will travel to Honolulu for a family reunion and White House reception.
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Uss Kearsarge
UPS
L. Gordon Cooper
Earth
Space
Uss
Kearsarge
Cooper
Pacific
Little Air Force
America
Honolulu
White House
Reapportion Bill Focused for Early House Introduction
Baton Rouge Rep. Warren Simon, lead sponsor, plans to introduce a reapportionment bill in the 30 day legislative session. A federal suit seeking House reapportionment was paused to let the legislature act, with the court deferring action to give lawmakers a chance to proceed.
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Simon
Senate
East Baton Rouge Parish
Jimmie H. Davis
Louisiana
Frank Higgins Boating Tycoon Fatally Shot in New Orleans
Frank O. Higgins, 49, chairman of Higgins Industries, died from a gunshot at his home in New Orleans. Police say he apparently shot himself while joking with his mother, who reported he aimed the pistol at his chest and said he would “kill the pain.” The death is under coroner investigation. Higgins was son of founder Andrew Higgins Sr., whose firm built Higgins landing boats used in World War II.
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New Orleans
Frank O. Higgins
Higgins Industries, Inc
Edward 0. Touzet
Higgins
Angele Colson Higgins
Sam V. Moran
Andrew Higgins Sr
Higgins Firm
Pacific
Higgins Company
For a Carefree Summer Wide Wire and Welding Set Ad
Classified ad offers 100 ft of wire with gate for 15 dollars and a welding set plus a block jackie for 75 dollars the seller lists phone numbers FA 3 1007 and FA 2516 and mentions a seven day rate with cancellation privileges as the want ad number is requested
Kennedy Plans Postponed White House Reception for Cooper
President Kennedy will host a delayed White House reception for Gordon Cooper in the rose garden at 12:15 PM Tuesday after a 24 hour postponement. Salinger said Cooper will also hold a Cape Canaveral news conference Sunday and rest Monday. He will receive the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from Kennedy in Washington, with a triumphant parade to follow.
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Washington
Gordon Cooper
Kennedy
White House
Air Force
Pierre Salinger
Rose Garden
Cooper
Salinger
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Andrews Air Force Base
Cape
Cooper Family
Cam
Honolulu
Pacific
Chambers Outline Five Year Plan for Industrial Group
Five area Chambers of Commerce met at the Paragon Club to map first year goals for the North Louisiana Industrial Organization. Ruston Tallulah Bastrop West Monroe and Monroe officials discussed information methods, legislation in the Louisiana State Legislature and parish participation. Parishes listed for inclusion include Tensas Ouachita Jackson Franklin Lincoln Richland Morehouse Madison East Carroll Union Catahoula Caldwell and West Carroll.
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North Louisiana Industrial Organization
Paragon Club
Ruston
Tallulah
Madison Parish
Bastrop
West Monroe
Monroe
Clerk Charged In Murder Of Jackson Woman
Jackson, Miss. authorities charged 36 year old Mary Elizabeth Saunders with murder in the death of landlady Mrs. James Longinotti found slashed and beaten Thursday. Saunders, despondent over job failure, attempted suicide and was under guard at a Jackson hospital.
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Jackson
Miss
James Longinotti
Mary Elizabeth Saunders
Longinotti
Miss Saunders
M. B. Pierce
Mrs. Longinotti
Duncan Family Dominates West Monroe Politics
The Duncan family held majority influence in West Monroe as Bill Duncan, a West Monroe High School senior, was elected student body police chief during Student Government Day. His father Earl Duncan serves on the City Council as Alderman and Mayor Pro-Tem.
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Duncan
West Monroe
Bill Duncan
West Monroe High School
Earl Duncan
Magnificent performance by Gordon Cooper in space
Gordon Cooper met a 29 hour challenge with calm efficiency. Alan Shepard praised him as a human computer after a near perfect launch and orbital insertion. Doctors indicated he dozed or catnapped in the craft between burns.
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Gordon
Cooper
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Northeast Chief's Sister Succumbs
Miss Gladys Walker 59 of Jonesboro died early today in a Ruston hospital after several months illness. Sister of Northeast Louisiana State College President George T. Walker and Grace Walker. Funeral arrangements by Edmonds Funeral Home. Survived by five brothers. She taught in Jackson and Winn parishes and at Dodson High School. Member of Southside Baptist Church and Louisiana Teachers' Association.
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Jonesboro
Gladys Walker
Ruston
Northeast Louisiana State College
George T. Walker
Grace Walker
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Edmonds Funeral Home
Miss Walker
Jackson Parish
Southside Baptist Church
Jackson
Winn
Dodson High School
Winn Parish
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Pyburn E. Walker
Hodge
L. Z. Walker
Arcadia
Stewart Walker
Winnfield
Olen Walker
Philadelphia
Edgar Walker
Weekend Rain Possibility Signals Showers This Weekend
The forecast hints at widely scattered thunder showers tonight and Saturday with warm, humid conditions. highs range 88 to 92 today and 84 to 88 Saturday, with south winds 8 to 16 mph and overnight lows around 64 to 68.
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Yotanka
Monroe
Ninth Century Chinese Rocket Propulsion Used Gunpowder
The principle of jet propulsion appeared in the Ninth Century AD when Chinese used gunpowder as fuel to launch simple rockets with fireworks as payload, marking early rocketry.
Bombs explode in Westmount Montreal injuring man
Six bombs exploded in Montreal's Westmount section during the early hours. A man attempting to dismantle one device was seriously hurt. Five bombs damaged mailboxes while a sixth detonated as authorities removed it. Two more unexploded bombs were found nearby. Police did not confirm FLQ involvement.
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Montreal
UPI
Cooper family heads to reunion with astronaut
Trudy Cooper and daughters Camara and Janita boarded a jet in Houston for a five day tour ending in Honolulu for a reunion with Gordon Cooper. The trip includes stops at Cape Canaveral and a White House reception with President Kennedy following the Faith 7 splashdown.
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International
Honolulu
Cape Canaveral
Washington
Kennedy
Trudy Cooper
Camara
Janita
Cam
Hawaii
Jan
Two Pilots Missing After NKorea Downed U S Helicopter
North Korea said its ground forces opened fire and forced down a U S Army helicopter north of the demilitarized zone. Captains Ben Weakley Stutts and Charleston W Voltz were reported as missing with the fate of the pilots unconfirmed.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
North
Reds
Ben Weakley Stutts
Charleston W. Voltz
Military Armistice Commission
U.N
Han River
Red Territory
Koreas
Stutts
Voltz
U.S
George H. Cloud
Panmunjom
Cloud
Chang Chung-wan
Red
Korea
Mize Grants Motion To Halt Gulf Mix Suit
U S District Judge Sidney C Mize granted Gulfport Municipal Separate School District trustees request to dismiss the Justice Department desegregation suit. He ruled the United States lacks standing and that the complaint fails to state a claim under the fourteenth amendment and 20 U S C A 636. The suit originally named Biloxi and Gulfport districts.
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Gulfport, Miss
U.S. Dist
Sidney C. Mize
Gulfport Municipal
Justice Department
U.S
Mize
United States of America
Biloxi
United States
Gulfport
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Frank Higgins
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Westmount
FLQ
Quebec
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Trudy
Houston
Tex
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