Medical school study sought for Northeast State College
Legislative leaders introduced a resolution calling the Department of Hospitals to study the need and cost of a new medical school at Northeast Louisiana State College. Rep. Gibbs said growth at Northeast supports a medical school alongside pharmacy and nursing programs. The study would assess necessity and affordability for a northern location.
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Baton Rouge
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Monroe
Department of Hospitals
Northeast Louisiana State College
Northeast State
Gibbs
Northeast State College
Pharmacy
Northeast
Monroe Solon
Louisiana
U S Troops Well Equipped Says McNamara
Secretary of Defense McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that American soldiers in South Vietnam are receiving the best equipment for their task and defended the use of modern gear amid questions about obsolescent planes. He linked the mission to historic European aid and warned the road ahead would be long and hard.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara _ hbegan
Car Vinson
D-Ga
Kosciuszko
van Steuben
Pulaski
United States
South
Viet Nam
Theater Ticket Scandal Hits Shubert Office Manager
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan said Murray Helwitz of 234 W 44th St ran the central ticket office and allocated tickets to brokers. Helwitz, 47, faces 91 counts for allegedly forcing nine brokers to pay over $70,000 above box office prices, with $72,256.10 overcharges cited for 1963.
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Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Helwitz
W. 44Th St
New York
Shubert
Murray Helwitz
Stevenson Recalled As Crisis Deepens
Washington reports the Johnson administration recalled Ambassador Adlai Stevenson from Europe to lead a United Nations Security Council debate on Southeast Asia. The move came as Cambodia accuses South Viet Nam and the United States of border violations, while the Soviet Union accuses the U S of aggression.
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Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Europe
United Nations Security Council
Southeast Asia
Dean Rusk
Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
London
Sweden
Security Council
United States
Rusk
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Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Jurors Table Motion On New Engineer For Parish Highway
Ouachita Parish police jury votes to table a motion for 30 days to appoint an engineer for the parish highway department. In a split decision, seven candidates are reviewed. Ward 3 member Bernie Van criticizes current management and proposes Hardy Wells as interim supervisor until a decision. Ward 5 member Leslie Hamm opposes action, praising Bill Dunn. A temporary personnel committee will investigate employee complaints about administration.
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Ouachita Parish
Parish Highway Department
Ward 3
Bernie H. van
Hardy Wells
Leslie Hamm
Ward 5
Dunn
Bill Dunn
Highway Department
Hamm
Jesse Wilson
Ward 9
Surviving Crew of Sandanger Reach Long Beach After Ship Fire
Forty five survivors including chief engineer Sindre Schjeldrup and his family arrived in Long Beach aboard Bodenstein after the Norwegian freighter Sandanger exploded and burned off Baja California. One man died and nine remained missing as the rescue ship plucked survivors from liferafts during the pre dawn hours Monday.
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Long Beach
Calif
Randi Schjeldrup
Josephine
Sandanger
Baja California
Mexico
Fire Sweeps Dixie Lumber Co Plant in New Orleans
A blaze tore through the Dixie Lumber Co Inc plant in New Orleans causing about 500000 in damages and injuring at least six firefighters. The fire spread to five nearby buildings including the Architectural Stone Co office and was controlled at 532 am after a 406 am general alarm. Firemen expect embers to smoulder for at least 24 hours.
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New Orleans
Dixie Lumber Co., Inc
Architectural Stone Co
Arthur Heyd
West Monroe Teen Completes Auto Maintenance Course
Army Pvt. Thomas M. Crowson son of Mr and Mrs R C Crowson 3421 Cypress St West Monroe recently completed an automotive maintenance helper course at Fort Polk He received instruction in field and depot maintenance of wheeled vehicles The 17 year old soldier entered the Army last January and received basic training at Fort Polk He attended West Monroe High School.
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Army
Thomas M. Crowson
R. C. Crowson
Cypress St
West Monroe
Fort Polk
Crowson
West Monroe High School
Northeast State College tour of News Star World held
Bob Anderson journalism instructor led his journalism 51 class on a morning tour of the News Star World. The event is an annual part of the course.
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Bob Anderson
Northeast State College
Journalism
News-Star
First concrete pavement laid in Bellefontaine 1891
The Portland Cement Association notes that North America's first concrete pavement was placed in Bellefontaine Ohio in 1891 marking a milestone in road construction.
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North America
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Portland Cement Association
Brewster Wins Maryland Primary In Close Wallace Vote
Senator Daniel Brewster defeated George C. Wallace in Maryland by 53.23 to 42.66 percent as a Johnson stand-in. Wallace claimed results show white support shifting northward on civil rights, while Easter and undeclared delegates shared 4 percent. Brewster hailed the win and warned Wallace, joking of three strikes in baseball.
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Baltimore, Md
Daniel B. Brewster
Johnson
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Pend
Cambridge
Brewster
Andrew J. Easter
Baltimore
Wallace
Soviet Bugs Found in Moscow Embassy Walls
U S security teams removed more than 40 secret microphones from the eighth ninth and tenth floors of the U S embassy in Moscow during the past month officials said in Washington. Ambassador Fay D Kohler filed a formal protest to the Soviet government as investigators assess potential information losses from the mic network.
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U.S
Washington
USS
Moscow
Fay D. Kohler
State Department
Department
G. Marvin Gentile
United States
Kohler
Circuit Work Will Be Split
Chief Justice Earl Warren announced a plan to divide the overloaded Fifth U.S. Judicial Circuit, which includes Louisiana Mississippi Texas Florida Alabama Georgia and the Panama Canal Zone with headquarters in New Orleans. The judicial conference concluded with reluctance that the split is necessary due to a heavy load of school desegregation and civil rights cases.
Secret Service Agent Arrested in Counterfeiting Plot
CHICAGO AP A Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden was arraigned after a probe found he offered to sell an investigative report on a counterfeiting case to defendants for 50000 dollars. Bolden, 29, suspended. first such arrest cited by U S Atty Edward Hanrahan. The plot involved fake bonds and traveler's checks worth over 525000 dollars.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Abraham Bolden
Bolden
U.S
Warm Weather Continues With 90 Degree Readings
Temps rise toward summer norms with a 90 degree reading on Tuesday and highs forecast 86 to 90 for today and Thursday. Skies are clear to partly cloudy with no showers expected. Winds will be variable at 5 to 15 mph and tonight’s low should be 62 to 66, after a 65 degree low last night.
Cuba marks 62nd independence amid sabotage reports
Cuba observed the 62nd anniversary of independence from Spain as reports spread of sabotage and threats of armed action against Fidel Castro's Communist dictatorship.
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Miami
Fig
Cuba
Spain
Fidel Castro
King says Wallace preys on white fears in North
Atlantic City reports Dr. Martin Luther King Jr alleging Governor George Wallace of Alabama uses white Northern fear to push racial issues. Also Southern Baptists reject permanent ties with six groups including the Northern Convention and two Negro denominations in a separate item. A Pacific Airlines crash in Martinez Calif leaves 44 dead with a bullet hole found in the instrument panel. House Foreign Affairs backs Johnson’s request for 125 million dollars for anti Communist efforts. Laird urges GOP platform specificity, Dirksen notes civil rights bill EEO doubts eased.
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N. J
Martin Luther King Jr
George C. Wallace
Alabama
N. Jd
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Northern Convention
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