Kennedy frames bipartisanship on space program in Texas visit
President Kennedy and First Lady arrive in Texas for a dedication at Brooks Air Force Base and to shore up Democratic support ahead of the 1964 election. Vice President Johnson accompanies them as Kennedy touts a bipartisan stance on the space program amid Texas political concerns.
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San Antonio, Tex
Kennedy
Aerospace Medical Health Center
Brooks Air Force Base
Texas
White House
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lone Star State
Houston
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
Congress
Fate of Pilot In WU2 Plane Remains Undetermined
Wreckage of a WU2 spy plane found in 100 foot deep Gulf waters off Key West. The pilot Capt Joe Hyde Jr of La Grange Ga was not in the cockpit, and Navy salvage ships Petrel and Shrike secured the scene while search crews press on. Debris had been spotted 40 miles NW of Key West, 180 miles north of Cuba.
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Key West
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Coast Guard
Joe Hyde Jr
la Grange
Ernest H. Dunlap
Petrel
Shri
Cambodian Envoy Defends Aid Rejection
Cambodian Ambassador Mong Kimny defends rejecting Western aid while saying Cambodia seeks no alignment with the Communists. He notes Sihanouk will not seek military aid from China, only possible technical experts, and stresses neutrality and independence from both blocs.
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Washington
Cambodia
Mong Kimny
State Department
Norodom Sihanouk
Kimny
Viet Nam
Laos
United States
Sihanouk
Peking
Kennedy blamed for legislative mess by Dirksen and Halleck
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen and House minority chief Charles Halleck fault President Kennedy for a stalled agenda. They cite tax cut proposals, rising deficits, and delayed civil rights legislation as main failures. They blame White House mismanagement and Democratic leadership for the deadlock.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
GOP
Congress
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
House of Representatives
Halleck
Democratic Party
Dirksen
Mr. Kennedy
Turkey shoot at Selman Field to aid local youth
The North Monroe Kiwanis Club hosts a two day turkey shoot at the rifle range on Selman Field this Saturday and Sunday from 1 p m until dark with a safety officer on site. Proceeds benefit area youth and citizenship efforts.
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North Monroe
Too Early To Tell Presidential Chances In Mississippi
Gov. Ross Barnett says it is too early to predict Mississippi's chances in the presidential contest. Other items cover Birmingham church withholding support from the General Assembly, Vatican permits modern language in sacraments, Congo diplomats among those freed, Rockefeller not entering Pennsylvania primary, and Nitze nominated as Navy secretary.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ross R. Barnett
Mississippi
Birmingham
City
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the US
National Council of Churches
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Jones Urges Legislature Power to Check Governor
Former Louisiana governor Sam Jones, 65, presented a 10 point program to improve state government focusing on increasing legislative power and reducing governor control. He urged electing a stronger Senate and House to restore checks and balances and cited his past governorship 1940 to 1944. He hinted at indirect guidance for future endorsements but would not back a candidate in the first primary. He spoke at a Kiwanis Rotary luncheon in Lake Charles and encouraged voter focus on the Legislature.
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Sam Jones
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Jones
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Virginia Hotel
U. S
Hale Boggs
Senate
Ag Building Expansion Fund Included in 1964 Budget
Ouachita Parish Police Jury includes a $50 000 appropriation to expand the parish owned agriculture building in West Monroe. Budget total exceeds $940 000, up from present levels. Special session Friday at 7 p.m. will adopt the budget effective January 1, 1964.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
L. B. Pettit
Ward 2
Leland Carpenter
Ward 3
M. W. Montgomery
Ward 10
A. E. Montgomery Sr. Pettit
Button Dealer Finds No Takers
In Harrisburg, A. G. Trimble of a Pittsburgh firm said he produced buttons for Governor Scranton's presidential bid on speculation. He sent them to Harrisburg to see if buyers appeared, but so far none have ordered any.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Hartsburg
Pittsburg
A. G. Trimble
Harrisburg
Trimble
Training Lacks In Area Cited At Conference
Dr. Paul T. Hendershot warned 10 parishes at the Area Economic Development Conference at Northeast Louisiana State College that the region fails to train an industrial work force develop its agricultural potential manage forests or unite efforts for progress. About 175 business leaders and experts attended as Dr. John A. Hunter spoke for LSU. delegates from parishes discussed local growth plans.
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Louisiana
Paul T. Hendershot
Louisiana Tech
Northeast Louisiana State College
John A. Hunter
Louisiana State University
West Carroll
O. N. Hamilton
Indus
Rain forecasts persist with weekend totals up to two inches
Rain is expected Friday and Saturday as moist Gulf air continues to pour northward. Monroe recorded about a quarter inch overnight. Highs today will be 72 to 77 with lows near 58 to 62. weekend totals may reach one to two inches in some areas.
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Monroe
Gulf of Mexico
Ivory Coast reports highest per capita birth and death rates
The Ivory Coast records about 56 births and 33 deaths per 1000 people, the United Nations Demographic Report states, marking it as having the world's highest per capita rates for both births and deaths.
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Ivory Coast
Africa
United Nations
Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Stroud Dies in Prison
Robert L Stroud known as the Birdman of Alcatraz died in the U S Medical Center Springfield Mo at 3 45 a m He was 73 and had spent 54 years in prison including 43 years in solitary confinement He authored prison works and was involved in a bid to publish Penology and Rehabilitation noting his two year effort and discussions with Judge William Becker on a federal prison system manuscript
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Springfield
Robert L. Stroud
Alcatraz
U.S. Medical Center
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Stroud
Jesse Harris
Kansas City
William Becker
U.S. District Court
Becker
Two Professors Outline Cricket Hit Parade In Study
In Ann Arbor Michigan two University of Michigan professors Dr Richard D Alexander and Dr Thomas E Moore describe a six song cricket hit parade with categories such as Recognition Calling Courtship and Aggressive. Alexander has taped 250 cricket songs produced by wing edge friction.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Richard D. Alexander
Thomas E. Moore
Alexander
Boss Viewpoints Shape Firm Conviction Saying
A humorous note urges judging a subject by the boss's opinion to reach a firm stance. It playfully ties authority to belief, implying leadership guidance informs conclusions.
Diplomatic Strain Rises After Soviet Diplomats Detained
In Leopoldville two Soviet diplomats Boris Voronin and Yuri Maikotnykh were arrested by Congolese state police after a failed search of their briefcases. A Soviet journalist Benik Beknazar-Yubashev, 35, also was detained as tensions rise and possible expulsion of Russian and Czech staff weighs on relations.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Soviet Union
Benik Beknazar - Yubashev
Congo
Novisti
Two Iranian officials killed as Soviet jets down unarmed plane
An Iranian Air Taxi twin engine civilian plane on a land redistribution mission stray into Soviet territory was shot down by three Soviet jet fighters. The two aerial survey officials aboard were killed and the pilot seriously injured as the craft exploded after catching fire near Darghaz Iran.
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Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Darghaz
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Iranian Air Taxi Co
Drought Areas Benefit From Feed Grain and Grazing Programs
U S Department of Agriculture will provide government owned feed grain at reduced prices and hay grazing privileges on idled land. Louisiana representative Otto E Passman said parishes in the 5th district suffer hay pasture and feed shortages due to drought since 1962. Jackson Franklin Richland and West Carroll will gain access with Jackson due to diverted cropland.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
The
News-Star
Passman
Jackson
Franklin
Richland
West Carroll
Identical Twins Die In Kenner Utility Room Explosion
Two year old identical twins Dwayne and Darryl Bourgeois died in a home gas water heater area blast in suburban Kenner Louisiana. Their mother suffered burns and shock while a teen with a hose helped extinguish the fire before responders arrived. Fire Chief Mancuso cited gasoline fumes near the water heater as the cause.
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New Orleans
Kenner
Dwayne
Darryl
Eli Bourgeois
Burgeois
Bill Mancuso
Mancuso
Pets for sale report half screw pups hollowness
Two mixed breed pups offered for sale at five dollars each. One male cocker type dog and one male fox terrier listed in a brief classified notice.
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