Tragic Baton Rouge Fire Kills 3 in Bastrop Five Room Home
In Bastrop a fire killed Kate Smith 67 and her grandchildren Angela King 3 and Pamela King 7 months. The bodies were found stacked in a middle bedroom near the kitchen. The alarm came at 12:35 a.m. and two fire units fought the blaze in the 1200 block West Madison. Doris King, mother, worked at the Louisiana Hotel at the time. No other injuries or homes in the area reported damage.
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Bastrop
Woody Woodall
Woodhall
Kate Smith
Angela King
Pamela King
West Madison
Woodal
Woodall
Doris King
Louisiana Hotel
Teresa Miller
Contempt Trials Highlight Capitol Civil Rights Tension
In Baton Rouge three Black defendants faced contempt rulings as a judge enforced seating segregation at the state Capitol cafeteria and a downtown courtroom. Pearl Lee George was fined and jailed for contempt after challenging a white seating arrangement, with two more Black women receiving contempt sentences in minutes. A separate incident near the Capitol involved two Black men attempting to enter the white serving line.
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Baton Rouge
State Capitol
Fred LeBlanc
Willie Harris
Laura Lee
Capitol
Bieafeteria
More Bodies Found At Crash Scene
In Lima, Peru, authorities recount 105 dead after Varig Boeing 707 crashes into La Cruz peak while circling for landing. Varig cites 97 aboard. 19 Americans among the victims. Search and salvage continue amid burned, mutilated remains and chaotic wreckage.
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Lima
Peru
Varig
la Cruz Peak
Nicest Boy in Walcott Faces Kansas Execution
Lowell Joe Andrews, 22, once an honor student, is slated for execution after pleading ninth habeas corpus denial. He confessed to killing his father mother and sister in 1958 to inherit a 250 acre farm and cash. His lawyer plans appeals to higher courts as neighbors recall him as the nicest boy in Walcott.
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Lansing
Kan
State of Kansas
Walcott
Lowell Joe Andrews
Andrews
James R. Ahrens
Topeka
Ahrens
Delmas C. Hill
U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Wichita
Lowell
Jennie Marie
Wolcott
Jennie
Opal
William
W. C. Cameron
Baptist Church
Five Divisions On Tap For Cuba War Crisis
Washington AP reports five Army divisions including para troopers infantry and tanks were prepared for possible invasion of Cuba as crisis neared its peak. About 100000 Army personnel, antiaircraft units, and support elements moved into Florida. The 1st Armored Division shifted from Ft Hood to the East Coast starting Oct 22, with four other divisions designated for invasion. Leaves canceled, movement prep underway, details kept partly secret.
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Washington
Cuba
Florida
Kennedy
1St Armored
Ft. Stewart
Ft. Hood
Tex
United States
Germany
Korea
Hawaii
Texas
Algiers Boy Dies Of Burns And Explosion
A young resident of Algiers died from extensive burns after an explosion. He suffered burns covering over sixty percent of his body.
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Algiers
Car drawn at Glen Ridge rehab institute auction
The Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Institute in Glen Ridge held a Wednesday night drawing for an automobile. A woman turned the winning ticket over to Charles McCarthy, chairman of the board of trustees.
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Glen Ridge
Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Institute
Charles McCarthy
Board of Trustees
Chicken Spaghetti Priced For Dulis and Children
A local listing notes chicken spaghetti at $1 for dulis and 50 con for children, indicating a child price in a community meal or event. The posting uses regional currency terms and specifies separate prices for two groups.
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A terse entry on page 11-A notes an annual event labeled died versus sa at the Vote je ssee CHIT-CHAT. Details are minimal and names or outcomes are not provided in the readable fragment.
Thirteen Sparrows Home Again But Not Long
SAN JOSE CALIF AP Thirteen sparrows once shipped from here to Baton Rouge and later to Maryland have returned near the San Francisco Bay area, a 1 800 mile journey. White crowned and golden crowned sparrows migrate north by night each spring and return to California in fall. Dr L Richard Hewaldt of San Jose State College studies how sparrows select the same wintering acres.
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San Jose
Calif
Baton Rouge
San Francisco Bay
Maryland
Washington
Canada
Alaska
California
L. Richard Hewaldt
San Jose State College
Stockpiling Loss Charged Involves Hanna Nickel
The General Services Administration says the government faces a loss of about sixty three million dollars from stockpiled nickel bought from the Hanna interests once led by Jorge M. Humphrey. Humphrey, former US Treasury secretary, is Hanna’s honorary board chairman now. The statement follows Senate hearing clashes between Humphrey and Sen. Stuart Symington.
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Washington
General Services Administration
M. A. Hanna
Jorge M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Theft of $40,000 in jewelry from Joan Fontaine's Manhattan apartment
AP reports the theft of jewelry worth 40000 from actress Joan Fontaine's Manhattan home. Separate items note the Soviet Union pressing urgent Berlin talks with Britain and France. A crane collapse on an elevated New York subway line kills three Transit Authority workers. Communist forces warn they will shoot at any U.S. aircraft in Laos. A federal grand jury in Minneapolis indicts Minneapolis Honeywell and others for conspiring to fix prices in Sherman Act violation.
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New York
Manhattan
Joan Fontaine
Moscow
Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Berlin
Transit Authority
Coney Island
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis - Honeywell Regulator Co
Midwest
Rusk cautions sober mood amid Cuban crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the Cuban crisis has created a new note of sobriety on all sides. The government announced the AFL CIO International Association of Machinists has agreed to end its two day strike at Lockheed Aircraft Corp immediately.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Afl-Cio In al Association of Machinists
Lockheed Aircraft Con Cp
City Considers Buying Land For Swimming Pools
City officials discuss purchasing land to build swimming pools. The plan aims to expand public recreation space and improve community facilities, with a focus on accessible locations within the city limits.
Must Visit Injured Children Lawford Sentenced
Patricia Kennedy Lawford, sister of the president and wife of Peter Lawford, will spend the next month visiting the wrecking yard where auto crash victims are interred, in Santa Monica California, as part of a public service or personal project.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Peter Lawford
Large Families Benefited Most By Goodfellows
A short note notes goodfellows aid benefiting large families most. The item mentions a memorial reference to Harry Silverstein and contributions totaling 140 dollars previously acknowledged, with a current total of seven dollars raised.
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Goodfellows
Bertrand
Jéseph
Hiome
Harry 2
Silverstein
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Jimmy Boggess
Coy
Ark
March of Dimes
Elaine Whitlow
Demetrio Tovar
Civil Guard (Police
Ramon— Cridao
Rio de Janeiro
Los Angeles
Kansas Town
Twin City
Bern L .Boutin
Bulletins
Vientiena
Laos
Plain of Jars
Mrs. Lawford
Louisiana
Fariiug
JFK
Mikoyan
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