Castro threatens to shoot down U S planes in Cuba standoff
United Nations and U.S. diplomacy face added strain as Fidel Castro warns that any warplane violating Cuban air space will risk being destroyed by anti aircraft defenses. The message comes amid stalled talks over Castro's five demands including end to air space violations and U.S. withdrawal from Guantanamo Bay.
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United Nations, N.Y
Fidel Castro
U Thant
Thant
U.S
Adlai F. Stevenson
Carlos Lechuga
Havana
Cuba
Castro
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
U.S. Defense Department
Rudolf Anderson
Anderson
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Northeast Louisiana to expand public fallout shelter space
An accelerated program to expand public fallout shelters in northeast Louisiana began with a reassessment of 25 buildings. Ray Franklin of the U S Corps of Engineers said spaces will rise by relaxing protection factor from 100 to 1 to 40 to 1, with Ouachita Bank Building and Bernhardt Building among those updated. Locations include Lake Providence Rayville Sterlington Farmerville Ruston and Jonesboro Hodge. A B Clarkson stressed that public facility gains should not delay home shelter improvements.
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Louisiana
Ray Franklin
U. S Corps of Engineers
New Orleans
Franklin
Ouachita Bank
Hoe
Bernhardt
Lake Grrd Dence
Rayville
Astrop
Monroe
Sterlington
Farmerville
Ruston
Jonesboro Hodge
A. B. Clarkson
Area 4 Civil Defense
Turn Vacancies Into Cash Rent Upstairs Not Open View
Classified notice promotes renting a vacant house with upstairs access and all‑around view. Offer includes $42 monthly rent, water and gas paid, excludes South Mercurie. contact FA 38894. Urges use of News-Story-World Want Ads for fast tenant results and mentions low seven‑day rates with cancellation privileges via FA 2‑516.
Contempt Proceedings Ordered in Ole Miss Case
Federal court ordered criminal contempt proceedings against Mississippi Governor Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Johnson over attempts to block James Meredith's Ole Miss enrollment. A county grand jury report on the integration crisis was expected, with FBI ballistics tests reviewed. Barnett and Johnson face daily fines and possible jail until purged. officials noted ongoing dormitory wreck investigation and mixed reactions.
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Oxford
Miss
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Hix UL
Ole Miss
Marshalls
FBI
Washington
Ross R. Barnett
Paul B. Johnson
5Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Justice Department
Barnett
Johnson
Jameson Meredith
Ole Mass
Jackson
Meredith
L. L. Love
Twin City Chit Chat Selections for College Choir
Northeast Louisiana State College director Davis Bi reveals 17 vocalists chosen to sing with the choir after auditions in which more than four members sought spots.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Davis Bi
Alumni fund drive at LSU in Quachita Parish chaired by Pipes
Monroe attorney W. Ford Pipes Jr. chairs the Fourth Annual LSU alumni fund in Ouachita Parish per chapter president R. L. Davis Jr. The chapter plans to contribute to an emergency fund and expand the freshman scholarship program.
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LSU
Quachita Parish
Monroe
W. Ford Pipes Jr
R. L. Davis Jr
Hell on Wheels Florida War Games Begin
Florida war games open as the 1st Armored Division lands ashore from four LSTs near Fort Pierce. Tanks and air power simulate a beach assault with piers laid under waist-deep surf while jets conduct practice passes. Thousands of troops, airmen, and Marines move from Canaveral to Key West in coastal drills.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
API
1St Armored Division
Atlantic Ocean
South Florida
Hutchin
1St Armored
Co- Florida
Canaveral
Key West
Gas Explosion Injures Four In Colorado
Four injured as a propane tank farm explosion at Independent Oil & Gas Co. seven miles west of Idaho Springs triggers a six hour fire. Downieville residents evacuated and US highways 6 and 40 closed while firefighters and oil experts work to prevent further blasts.
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Idaho Springs
Colo
Downieville
State Patrol
Leveland
Berthoud
Denver
Independent Oil & Gas Co
Roy McRee
Clear Creek
Harold Brumbaugh
Oil
Brumbaugh
U S Offers To Help Allies Form Nuclear Force
United States official George W. Ball told NATO parliamentarians that Washington is ready to aid European members in forming an integrated nuclear force. He emphasized using U S experience rather than teaching weapon construction and discussed a multilateral medium range ballistic missile force fully coordinated with NATO deterrents.
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U.S
Paris
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
George W. Ball
NATO
Ball
Europe
Oil Firms Offer Cooperation on State Leases
BATON ROUGE AP. Oil companies have offered to cooperate on full development of state oil and gas leases, says Hal Phillips chair of the Louisiana Mineral Board after a board meeting. He noted the board sent 166 letters this week demanding return of undeveloped acreage and that some claim the oil trade is surprised by the jet era, though many firms have previously appeared before the board’s fact finding committee to discuss the issue.
Nassau Hall: Oldest Princeton building since 1756
Nassau Hall on the Princeton University campus is described as the oldest building on campus and the largest academic structure in the colonies when completed in 1756 per the Encyclopedia Britannica. It notes its historic stature among early colonial-era colleges and major university architecture.
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Nassau Hall
Princeton University
Colonies
Planes and ships search for 18 missing crewmen
Rescue planes and ships scoured the stormy Atlantic northeast of Bermuda for 18 missing crewmen from the Greek freighter Captain George as flames spread toward an explosives cargo. Seven survivors were picked up by freighters and a tanker. the remaining 18 vanished into 72 degree seas with two foot visibility, as U S Coast Guard amphibians relayed flares and the Torsk submarine took over the search.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Atlantic
George
Coast Guard
Torsk
Virginia
Trinity Navigator
Mendota
US Air Force
Sur ‘Vivors
Esssex
Conn
Virgin Islands
Rain Expected Across Delta Before Saturday Night
Rain in the Delta region through Saturday night with light today, increasing tonight and Saturday. Total precipitation forecast near one-fourth inch overall, but heavier locally. Five day outlook through next Wednesday shows near normal temperatures, cooler weekend, then slightly warmer midweek. Normal highs around 51 to 44, lows about 23 to 41.
Todays Chuckle Playful advice on posture and poise
A lighthearted column suggesting readers hold their head high and tilt their nose at a friendly angle, delivering a cheerful, confident tone and a quick mood lift.
Governor’s Guam recovery price tag tops 210 million
Acting Gov Manuel Guerrero says repairing typhoon damage would cost about 210 million with 50 million on government property and 160 million on private property. He outlines a long range plan to prevent shantytowns as Karen leaves island wrecked with 175 mph winds. eight natives dead and thousands homeless. Emergency aid flows by air while Agana Naval Air Station handles evacuations.
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Agana
Guam
Manuel Guerrero
Karen
Agana Naval Air Station
Hawaii
Highway Worker Hit By Auto In West Monroe
An Ouachita Parish Highway Department employee, Bert Adams of Fairbanks, was struck by a car while burning trash on Old Natchitoches Road in West Monroe. Smoke reportedly blinded the driver. Adams was taken to St. Francis Hospital by Mulhearn ambulance.
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Ouachita Parish
Saturn Rocket Third Test Scheduled From Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP the Saturn superrocket with its booster stage fueled for the first time was slated for its third test launch today. The 162 foot, million pound vehicle will lift off at midday using eight engines delivering 13 million pounds of thrust. The first stage only will fire in a brief 104 mile ballistic flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Moon
Local Boy Faces Critical Surgery in Rochester Mayo Clinic
Rickie Lewis an 11 year old West Monroe boy needs open heart surgery in December at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota to grow up. He was born a blue baby and he is failing due to insufficient oxygen from lungs to heart with a small connecting blood vessel. Family of seven faces roughly $3000 in costs for operation and care. Father B A Lewis J J says doctors give Rickie a 50 percent chance to survive and if he recovers he may be as good as new. He will sell possessions if needed to cover expenses. Local appeal notes insurance exists but cannot cover all costs.
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Rickie Lewis
West Monroe
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Rickie
B. A. Lewis
J &J
Birmingham
Ala
Vickie Lewis
Sandra Kay
Ricksie
Lewis
U S ready to bomb Cuba if Castro fires on drones
Washington officials said the United States would deploy heavily armed warplanes to protect reconnaissance aircraft over Cuba if Fidel Castro carries out his threat to shoot at them. The stance supports Kennedy’s resolve to defend high and low level surveillance flights while pressuring Khrushchev to verifiably remove offensive weapons.
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Washington
UPID
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations
U.S
Vasily Kuznetsov
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Stevenson
Khrushchev
Castro
Interamerican Alliance
Organization of American States
OAS
12 Arrested In Natchez Lottery Probe
Federal agents from the IRS intelligence division raided Natchez arresting Clifford L. Williams and 12 Negro men connected to an alleged lottery. They seized lottery equipment records a 1959 automobile and $2,800 at 727 Franklin Street. Arraignment set before U.S. Commissioner Ruby L. Short in Vicksburg. The operation targeted wagering tax law enforcement requiring a $50 tax stamp.
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Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Intelligence Division
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Franklin Street
Clifford L. Williams
Williams
U.S
Ruby L. Short
Vicksburg
J. L. Enochs
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