Apollo 10 Sets Stage For Lunar Landing Mission
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Cernan and Young maneuvered within 9.4 miles of the moon, testing the lunar excursion module for a future landing. They mapped sites, captured landmarks, and prepared to begin the return voyage with splashdown planned near Pago Pago Monday.
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Houston
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Mission Control
Cernan
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
Space
Stafford
Young
Neil A
Trend Mixed In Stock Market Trading Session
New York stocks drifted lower with investors cautious and on the sidelines. The Dow stood at 948.04, down 2.00, as the Associated Press average slipped 0.5 to 338.1 with utilities down 3 and rails up 0.3 at noon.
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New York
Associated Press
Coon Hunters Plan Supper and Hunt Near West Monroe
North Louisiana Coon hunters and families host a supper at the Tennessee Gas club house on Good Hope Road near West Monroe starting 7 p.m. A pleasure hunt follows the meal. Four Monroe Municipal Airport secretaries travel to Galveston Texas returning Monday.
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Louisiana
Tennessee Gas Club
Good Hope Road
West Monroe
Riley Laffoon
Monroe Municipal Airport
Galveston
Tex
Barbara Johnson
Linda Summer
Agnes Cantrell
Linda Snyder
Solons OK Funds In Bill To Feed Poor
The House Appropriations Committee favored 450 million dollars to combat hunger in a 6.8 billion Agriculture Department bill for fiscal year starting July 1. It funds children's programs 311 million and food stamps 340 million to aid low income families.
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Solons
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Department
U.S
House
Nixon
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sirhan Moved To Prison Death Row
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, convicted assassin of Senator Robert F Kennedy, arrived on death row at San Quentin after a secret predawn flight from Los Angeles. He was moved from Los Angeles County custody to San Quentin, joining 77 other condemned inmates.
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San Quentin
Calif
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
San Quentin Prison
Los Angeles
Sirhan
Los Angeles Hall of Justice
van Nuys
State of California
Peter J. Pitchess
San Francisco
Herbert Walker
Kennedy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
California
Titan Orbits U. S. Military Sentry Craft
A Titan 3 rocket launched from Cape Kennedy successfully placed five military satellites into orbit including two Sentry units to monitor nuclear test ban violations. The payload also includes a Vela detector set to initiate maneuvers, with other craft studying radiation and fluid behavior in weightlessness.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Air Force
Moon
Mars
Venus
Woman booked on murder after husband dies
Monroe police booked Teroyce Teresa Wilson 42 of 2502 S Grand St for murder in connection with the fatal shooting of her 56 year old husband Madison Frank Wilson. He died at St Francis Hospital from a chest wound after an incident Thursday evening. The woman had been treated for injuries at the hospital before being rebooked. Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe handles arrangements.
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Monroe
Teroyce Teresa Wilson
S. Grand St
Madison Frank Wilson
St. Francis Hospital
Wilson
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Pleasant Weather Forecast for Northeast Louisiana Weekend
The weatherman expects clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures in Northeast Louisiana through Sunday. Highs near 88 to 92 and lows 64 to 70 are forecast with about 70 percent sunshine. FAA at Monroe Municipal recorded 89 Thursday and 67 this morning with no rain. winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
River Stage Flood Update Across Locations
River stages show rising flood risk at Camden and Monroe with present levels noted for Camden at 26 and Monroe at 40. Change in stage not listed for Camden and Monroe. Observers report no further details on fall or timing.
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Camden
Monroe
Solons Delay State Budget Until Monday
Baton Rouge Gov. McKeithen agrees to weekend postponement of the 1.235 billion general appropriation bill amid House opposition. Lawmakers rail against delays and seek line item budgeting, while Branton and others press to delay vote and push for last year’s or a July 1 budget plan.
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Solons
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
House of Representatives
Butch Ward
Gretna
House
McKerchen
Munson
Pavey Branton
Shangaloo
Branton
McKeithen
Division of Administration
Legislative Budget Committee
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Dr. J. Q. Graves Entered Hall of Fame in Medicine
Monroe physician Dr. James Quintus Graves named to Louisiana State Medical Society Hall of Fame. He served 50 years at St. Francis Hospital and chaired Louisiana Surgical Association, with a long AMA tenure. Burial near Columbia after death at 80 on November 10, 1958 following two operations.
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James Quintus Graves
Monroe
Louisiana
Louisiana State Medical Society
J. Q. Graves
1300
Riverside
Alda Holloman
William King Stubbs
Island Drive
John Theus
Loop Road
A. B. Myatt Jr
Kent Breard
Pargoud Blvd
Graves
King Stubbs Jr
King Stubbs
United States Armed Forces
H. Ashton Thomas
J. Graves
AMA
American Medical Association
Louisiana Tech
Tulane Medical School
John Hopkins University
Harvard Medical School
Mayo Clinic
Louisiana Surgical Association
House of Delegates
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe News-Star
Surgical Association of Louisiana
James Graves
Columbia
Ouachita River
Justice Douglas Resigns Foundation Post in LA
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas resigns as president and board member of the Albert Parvin Foundation after the board accepted the move with deep regret. The foundation notes its stock sale of $2 million in a Las Vegas casino firm and cites increased workload as the reason.
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Los Angeles
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Albert Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
Nev
Santa Barbara
Douglas
Abe Fortas
Family Foundation
William 0. Douglas
Roman L. Hruska
Rneh
Burger
Mayo Foundation
John L. McClellan
Burger Gets Pay As Mayo Foundation Trustee
Judge Warren E. Burger disclosed he may step down as a Mayo Foundation trustee after receiving 2000 annual stipends for four day meetings. The payments total 7500 over 1966 68 with earlier 1500 in 1963 for planning work. Other board members including Lyndon Johnson also receive similar salaries.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Mayo Foundation
Mark G. Brataas
Lyndon B Johnson
Foundation
Brataas
Sgt Meyer stole four engine C130 at Mildenhall
A U S airman, Sgt Paul A Meyer, took a four engine C130 Hercules from Mildenhall after drinking. The plane vanished into the sea presumed down with fuel exhausted. Radar contact was lost after he spoke by radio to his wife in Virginia and asked to be connected. Ground crews describe his actions as a flight from the base at dawn toward the Atlantic.
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Paul A. Meyer
Poquoson
Virginia
London
England
U.S
3Rd Air Force
Air Force
Mildenhall Air Base
Meyer
English Channel
Cherbourg
France
Sgt. Meyer
USAF
Atlantic
Goose Bay
Labrador
Gander
Newfoundland
Langley Air Force Base
Mildenhall
Moonlighter’s Tale Sparks Drive for Better Car
A humorous line frames a man who works day and night to finance a nicer vehicle, highlighting the busy lifestyle and desire for improved mobility. He balances two jobs to afford a better ride, reflecting practical priorities over leisure.
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Jamie L. Whitten
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