10-Year Phaseout for Brooklyn and Portsmouth Navy Yards
Congressional sources say the Defense Department selected the Brooklyn N Y yard and the Portsmouth N H yard for closure with a 10-year phaseout. The Brooklyn Army Terminal and Ft. Jay on Governors Island also face shutdowns, affecting thousands of workers and regional economies.
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Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
Portsmouth
N.H
Navy Yards
Defense Department
New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Ft. Jay
Governor's Island
Monroe Council Orders Immediate Selman Taxiway Lighting Replacements
The Monroe City Council in emergency session approved low bids from Airport Lighting Co. for run way 9222.90 and taxiway 14782.50 lighting systems at Selman field. City crews will install, digging about 73000 feet of ditching, with federal aid possible but costly.
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Monroe
Selman Field
Porh
Airport Lighting Co
H. B. Hargrove
Hargrove
Selman
Utilities Commission
W. L. Howard
Howard
Castro Agents Said In U S
Miami report says Cuban exile community harbors fears of Castro spies. Exile groups claim 1 percent to 5,000 agents among about 200,000 Cuban refugees since 1959. State Department Cuban affairs official says the claims lack substantiation.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
U.S
State Department
Chuckle: Life’s Halfway Realization of a Do It Yourself
A witty note ponders life as a self-administered project, where troubles emerge mid build and completion feels optional. The joke captures a dry, self mocking tone about trying to fix fate with limited tools.
Monroe Family Welcomes Diana Carol Olinde
Miss Vo Cummings of Monroe city hall kept her Wednesday birthday secret but friends revealed it. Diana Carol Olinde, newborn to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace J. Olinde of Monroe, will be christened this weekend with relatives Roger Olin de New Roads and T. V. Gardner expected to attend. born earlier this month at St Francis Hospital.
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McNamara
Atlanta
White House
Stat Hunter Air Force
Savannah
Vo Cummings
Monroe City Hall
Roger Olinde
New Roads
T. V. Gardner
Monroe
Diana Carol Olinde
Wallace J. Olinde
8Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Icelandic hot water heats towns and homes per World Almanac
Natural hot water from Icelandic volcanic springs is piped into towns providing heat for offices homes and agricultural hot houses according to the World Almanac.
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Iceland
Multiple Unrelated News Bullets Report Incidents
Debora Ann Andrews 16 months old of Baton Rouge was run over and killed by an uncle's car as she stood in the driveway. Marina Oswald hospitalized in Dallas with no diagnosis yet. North Vietnamese anti aircraft guns claim to shoot down three US jets near Laos border. Cardinal Spellman says no known effort by Pope Pius XII to sway Allies in WWII. Charlie and FE Hudson aged about 75 killed in Pineville in car collision with a loaded asphalt trailer truck.
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Baton Rouge
Debora Ann Andrews
Lawrence Andrews
Rome
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Pius XII
Hitler
Pineville
UPI
Charlie FE Hudson
Hudson's
Deville
Here
King Calls Hoover Weak Under Burdens In Interview
King accuses FBI Director Hoover of being pressured by political forces and cites the Mississippi Alabama and Georgia terror as evidence. He defends FBI cooperation in the South while criticizing delays in arrests and the Albany killings. He says Negroes still trust some FBI agents but have lost faith in the agency overall.
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Bimini
Bahamas
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
South
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
King
Bahamaian
Florida
Albany
Washington
North
Contary
Birmingham
Ala
Johnson
Deputy Injured at Home In Sanding Machine Incident
Ouachita Parish deputy Ray Wright, 38, of 3800 Dick Taylor, Monroe, was hospitalized at St. Francis with severe mangling of three fingers after a sanding machine accident at his residence. Details remain incomplete.
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Ouachita Parish
Sheriff's Department
Ray Wright
St. Francis Hospital
Wright
Dick Taylor
St., Monroe
Cold Front Follows Wind Rain Injuring Doctor in Monroe
A cold front swept into Monroe after a severe thunderstorm with 52 mph winds and heavy rain. West Monroe physician Dr. Claude K. Smith was hospitalized after a tree collapsed onto his car, sustaining cuts and bruises. his condition described as satisfactory after surgery.
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Twin Cities
Claude Smith
West Monroe
Trenton Street
Eastgate
Monroe
Claude K. Smith
N. 7Th St
Lanwanad Haenital
Een
E E Eaves Dies After Heart Attack in West Monroe
Ernest E. Eaves longtime West Monroe businessman and civic leader died after a heart attack while driving in West Monroe at about 10 a.m. He was 60. Survivors include his widow Marybelle, two daughters, a brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements by Kilpatrick's Funeral Home.
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Simonton Grain Company
West Monroe
Mr. Eaves
Lazarre Ave
Peoples Building and Loan Co
First National Bank
First Baptist Church of
Quitman
Miss
Kilpatrick
Marybelle Simonton Eaves
Robert Carter
Fred Sartor
Monroe
A. H. Eaves
Rudolph Moreland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Margaret Rogers
Meridian
Army Terminal in New Orleans slated for closure
New Orleans Army Terminal is listed among 95 U S military bases to close in a Defense Department economy move. Rep Edward Hebert D La announced the plan today.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Porter Hardy Jr
Thomas N. Downing
Defense Department
McNamara
Congress
New Orleans
Edward Hebert
D-La
Alexandria Pilot Missing In Laos
Washington AP report states Captain William KR. Martin of Alexandria Louisiana is missing after his F100 jet was shot down over Laos while escorting a reconnaissance mission. Secretary McNamara announced ongoing rescue efforts as Laos seeks to detect North Vietnamese movements. State Department outlined the mission's purpose without confirming drone claims.
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Washington
Laos
William KR. Martin
Alexandria
Robert S McNamara
Martin
McNamara
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
United States
Louisiana House committee approves two tax bills on sales taxes
The Ways and Means Committee backed a two cent sales tax on real estate transfers and a one cent sales tax increase despite Gov. McKeithen opposing both. The panel voted 10-9 and 14-5 respectively as lawmakers urged floor votes and administrations argued to limit broader tax hikes.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
George Wood
Monroe
Vail Delany
Lake Providence
Senate
Carlos Spaht
Louisiana Realtors Association
R. Miller
Shreveport
Pollard
Sealy
Louisiana
Vie Ehr
Gordon Causey
Tangipahoa Parish
Triche
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Kenneth B. Keating
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Brooklyn Yard
Con- 4Gress
McIntyre
Selman Taxiway
Bill Hardin
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Sidney Gray
Louisiana Municipal Association
Gray
Solons
Castro
U. S
Twin City
Bulletins
Dallas
Tex
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Tokyo
Spellman
Hudsons
Dixie
Jimmy Hatten
French L. Smith
Monroe Utilities Commission
Bayou DeSiard
Bayou de Siard
Clarksdale
Lambert
Batesville
Texarkana
Tennessee
Vicksburg
Tensas- Concordia Parish
E. E. Eaves
Orleans
Sam Hanna
News-Star——World
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