Doubt Survivors On Burning Freighter
The first mate of the Norwegian freighter Sandanger described a dramatic but doomed effort to fight a fierce blaze that forced most of the crew to abandon ship off Baja California. Twenty miles off the coast, the ship lay ablaze while a tug waited and nine crew members remained missing as forty-five were rescued from the Bodenstein. An unidentified woman’s body was recovered by the Boston Maru as the Sea Eagle stood by.
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Long Beach
Calif
Baja California
Porary Andy
Los Angeles Herald- Examiner
Kruger
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Here
Southerners oppose amendments to civil rights bill
Senator Richard B. Russell said Southern senators will not vote on amendments to the civil rights bill for the rest of the week. He warned that the package backed by Senate leaders would make the bill more obnoxious. Sponsors expected a vote on a pending jury trial amendment after Maryland's primary.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Russell
South
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Death Riot Toll in Britain Strikes at Holiday Calm
London reports say Whit weekend violence left six dead on crowded roads and about two hundred youths arrested after Mods and Rockers clashes along southern coast resorts. Bishops, beaches, and beaches filled, as police moved in across Bournemouth and Brighton amid ongoing concerns over teenage violence. The piece notes rising road fatalities and the cultural clash of youth gangs, with a government push to curb pill use and preserve public order.
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London
Marlon Brando
Clacton
Margate
Brighton
Solons Back McKeithen Speech In Louisiana
Baton Rouge AP reports Louisiana legislators welcomed Gov. McKeithen's first joint session address praising a proposed ethics code, centralized listing of unclassified employees, higher interest on idle funds, and industrial inducements. Lawmakers from New Orleans to Lake Charles voiced support and optimism for a new legislative program.
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John McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Blanche
Louisiana
McKeithen
Edward F. le Breton
New Orleans
le Breton
Neutralists Dig In General Awaits Lao Onslaught
In Laos General Kong Le and his neutralist force bolstered Ban Khong as Pathet Lao and Viet Minh allies massed for a renewed attack after overrunning Muong Phanh. Western observers noted an orderly withdrawal and estimated 7,000 neutralists facing a roughly four to one disadvantage.
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Laos
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Ban Khong
Muong Phanh
Viet Minh
Viet Nam
Soviets and U S Clash at United Nations over Vietnam Aid
At the United Nations the Soviet Union charged the Johnson administration seeks 125 million dollars in new Vietnam aid to prolong bloodshed. The U S denied the charges, saying aid aims to prevent a Communist takeover and support South Vietnam.
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Soviet Union
Johnson Administration
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
U.S
Charles W. Yost
U.N. Security Council
Cambodia
Yost
Council
Cambodian
Voeunsai Sonn
South
Viet Nam
Red Cross Safety Instructor Joins Ouachita Chapter
Jeep Jones of the national Red Cross safety staff conducts a swimming instructors course at the Ouachita Parish chapter to organize the summer program through Friday. Free lessons start at 7 a.m. daily at Swayze pool beginning June and volunteers are urged to contact the local Red Cross unit at FA 35141.
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Jeep Jones
National Red Cross Safety Staff
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Jones
Swayze Pool
Red Cross
Traffic Club to Meet at Hotel Frances This Thursday
The Traffic and Transportation Club of Monroe West Monroe will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday at the Hotel Frances. The meeting begins at 7 30 p m Pascal Norris Monroe attorney will speak. Tommy Garrett Head Jr son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Garrett Head 304 Maine Dr West Monroe has received a Woodrow Wilson study next year He is a student at Centenary College in Shreveport.
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Traffic and Transportation Club of
Monroe-West Monroe
Frances
Pascal Norris
Monroe
Tommy Garrett Head Jr
Tommy Garrett Head
Maine Dr
West Monroe
Woodrow Wilson
Centenary College
Shreveport
Parish School Leaders Meet at Louisiana Tech
Parish school superintendents from the Fifth and Fourth Districts planned a business meeting at Louisiana Tech in Ruston. Dr. F Jay Taylor Tech president was listed as a participant. A noon luncheon was set in the student center. T L Johnson of Columbia led the group with Andy Peel of Winnfield as secretary.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
F. Jay Taylor
Tech
T. L. Johnson
Columbia
Andy Peel
Winnfield
Aftershocks Keep Alaskans Apprehensive
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP residents of a shattered city who showed calm after the March 27 quake now face tense nerves from a steady run of aftershocks. Doctors psychologists and a university survey report increased nervous complaints yet little panic in the main quake. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Fairbanks warned aftershocks strong enough to be felt could continue for weeks.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Associated Press
William A. Davis
Alaska Methodist University
J. R. Langdon
W.J. Rader
Davis’ University
U.S
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Fairbanks
Summer Type Readings Signal Warm Mid-South
Ninety degree heat marks the onset of summer with 87 degrees topping the readings as sun shines across the mid-south. Expect more warm weather today and Wednesday with scattered clouds and no rain forecast. Winds will be light to variable at 5 to 15 mph. Highs 84 to 88 and overnight lows 56 to 60.
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Mid-South
London Smog Foe: Ed ward I Bans Soft Coal in 1306
Science World notes early air pollution complaints in London with King Edward I outlawing soft coal use after citizen complaints about smoke from coal fires. The reform highlights historical public health concerns and regulatory action centuries ago.
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Edward I
London
Science World
Gibbs Pushes for Teacher Pay Raise in Louisiana
Baton Rouge Rep. Lawrence Gibbs, sponsor of a 35 million dollar teacher pay raise bill, met with Gov. John McKeithen today and said he would push for passage. The measure already has 63 House signatures, while Senate leader Sen. Ja mar Adcock pledged support for McKeithen’s approach to give teachers a raise. McKeithen opened the meeting with education leaders and said he would back a raise after enacting his program, while previewing a 116 million dollar expansion plan from four industries and a 75 million refinery by Texaco in Louisiana, contingent on good government.
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Lawrence Gibbs
John J. McKeithen
Gibbs
House
Senate
Jamar Adcock
McKeithen
John McKeithen
Adcock
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Louisiana
Texaco, Inc
Texaco
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Borden Chemical Co
Dow Chemical Co
Adcock Named Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen Ja mar W Adcock of Monroe was named chairman of the Senate Judiciary C committee. The Senate reactivated the panel to ease workload on other committees. Other chairmen include Sen Spencer Myrick Wildlife and Fisheries Sen J C Gilbert Agriculture and Sen Howard M Jones Conservation.
April personal income climbs to 483.1 billion
AP reports Commerce figures show personal income rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 483.1 billion in April, up 2.2 billion from March and about 25 billion above April 1963. The bulletin covers nationwide income shifts and implications for the economy.
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Commerce Department
Not Ruling Out Moves If Necessary In Laos Crisis
A State Department spokesman said the United States is not ruling out any measures, possibly including military moves, to preserve Laos neutrality and independence. Officials note Pathet Lao attacks threaten Souvanna Phouma's government and the Geneva framework, with U.S. diplomacy aimed at cooling tensions and seeking China cooperation.
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United States
Laos
State Department
Thailand
Robert J. McCloskey
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Souvanna Phouma
Kong le
McCloskey
Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Pakistan
China
Menthis
Menuet Poised for State Licensing Post in Baton Rouge
Henry C. Menuet a Monroe businessman who backed Gov. McKeithen is anticipated as executive director of the State Licensing Board for contractors with a salary around 11000. James W. Moore of Monroe is expected to be named Fifth District Highway Board member. Also in the governor's office were Fred Petty and Brewer Godfrey. Sheriff A J Stephens and District Attorney Rudolph E McIntyre traveled from Winnsboro.
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Baton Rouge
Henry C
Tot) Menuet
Monroe
John J. McKeithen
State Licensing Board
Menuet
Capitol
Fred Hightower
News-Star
James W. Moore
Fifth District Highway Board
Moore
McKeithen
Fred Petty
Brewer Godfrey
Winnsboro
A. J. Stephens
Rudolph E. McIntyre
Desegregation Suit Against Northeast College Dismissal
A federal judge in Baton Rouge ordered the desegregation suit against Northeast State College at Monroe dismissed unless the state Board of Education members are added as defendants. Judge E Gordon West gave 60 days to amend. If not, the case will be dismissed in full.
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