Sam Walker dies from trampoline fall injuries at college
Sam Walker a 23 year old Northeast Louisiana State College senior died about 9 30 a m today after a skull fracture from a trampoline fall Wednesday morning at the college gym His father Ouchita Parish Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Ed L Pop Walker of Monroe survive Funeral services set for Friday at First Baptist Church Monroe with burial at Mulhearn Funeral Home Memorials to the church organ fund are requested The 1962 Neville High School graduate was an agriculture major on a gymnastics scholarship and member of the Gymnastic Team the Collegiate Farm Bureau and Delta Cemetery Club
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Sam Walker
Young Walker
Ouachita
Ed L. “Pop” Walker
S. 3Rd St
Monroe
Barry Johnson
Northeast
Brown Hall Annex
Walker
St. Francis Hospital
Neville High School
Neville
Collegiate Farm Bureau
Delta Cemeter Club
Northeast Louisiana Football Officials Association
Central Baptist Church of Monroe
Pop’’ Walker
Ouachita Parish
First Baptist Church of Monroe Organ Fund
Conferees Seek Compromise On Foreign Aid Bill
Washington AP conferees from Senate and House meet to forge a compromise on foreign aid outlays far below President Johnson's request. The Senate and House versions range from 2.93 to 3.09 billion, with a 110 million reduction mainly in military aid. Senator Allen Ellender led cuts, arguing against funding arms for India and Pakistan amid their war.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
India
Pakistan
Ellender
U.S.A
Inez Predicted To Hit Yucatan Peninsula Near Merida
New Orleans Weather Bureau reports Hurricane Inez near 23.2 N 86.0 W about 260 miles northeast of Merida. Tides of 5 to 10 feet and hurricane force winds expected along the northern Yucatan coast tonight and early Friday as the storm moves west southwest across the Gulf region.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Yulceatan
Yucatan Peninsula
Inez
Merida
Yucatan
Viet Cong Surrender En Masse During Coastal Drive
In Saigon AP reports a unit of 66 Viet Cong soldiers surrendered as Allied forces closed on encircled Communist units on the central coast. The surrender raised prisoners to about 300 in five days, with nearly 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in the Qui Nhon area. American Marines fought through grenades to seize a last hill below the DMZ, sustaining light casualties and a few fatalities from errant tank fire. Overall weekly US casualties rose, while enemy losses fell. Operation Irving marks one of the war's most successful drives.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Louisiana Youth Commission Vice Chair Fares to Atlanta
Mrs A Dent Tisdale of Monroe Louisiana vice chair of the Louisiana Youth Commission flies to Atlanta Georgia to represent the state at a joint meeting with the Children s Bureau of Washington DC The Georgia Terrace Hotel hosts discussions on Significance for Youth and Cooperative Planning for Youth.
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A. Dent Tisdale
Monroe
Louisiana Youth Commission
Atlanta
Children’s Bureau of
Washington, D. C
Georgia Terrace Hotel
15 Big Firms Indicted For Price Fix
A federal grand jury indicted 15 major plumbing manufacturers and eight executives for conspiracy in price fixing. Two indictments cover 1960 to 1962 and 1962 to 1964, involving enamel cast iron and vitreous china fixtures. Names include American Radiator, Kohler, Crane, Wallace-Murray, Rheem, Borg-Warner, and the Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association. The cases cite meetings at hotels and clubs in Pittsburgh Chicago Washington New York and Palm Beach to raise and stabilize prices, depriving customers of competition.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Justice Department
Department
United States
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp
New York
Kohler Co
Kohler, Wis
Crane Co
New York City
Wallace-Murray Corp
Universal-Rundle Corp
New Castle
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Borg-Warner Corp
Chicago
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Warren, Mich
Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association
Washington, D.C
Trade Association
Crane
Universal Rundle
Briggs
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corp
Ogden Corp
Mansfield Sanitary, Inc
Perrysville
Ohio
Peerless Pottery, Inc
Evansville
Ind
Kilgore Ceramics Corp
Kilgore
Tex
Lawndale Industries, Inc
Aurora
Georgia Sanitary Pottery, Inc
Atlanta
Palm Beach
Fla
China
Doctors Launch New Probe Of Mysterious Infant Killer
Washington AP reports a year long, six physician study on sudden infant death syndrome, a leading infant killer. Dr James R Patrick heads the team at DC Children’s Hospital funded by a 165000 NIH contract. The research seeks viruses or virus combinations, noting the condition is most common in 2 to 4 month olds and affects families without hereditary pattern. The team will study deaths within three hours, test infant and family specimens, and coordinate with police and coroners.
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Washington
Public Health Service
United States
James R. Patrick
District of Columbia Children’s Hospital
Patrick
Yale
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Children’s Hospital
District of Columbia Police and
Howe Denies Race Balance Schools Push
Washington USA Harold Howe the U.S. education commissioner testified before a Senate subcommittee that federal funds cannot be withheld to enforce racial balance in schools and expressed hope he never gains such authority. He urged restoration of most of a 3.1 million cut from his 11.1 million civil rights education request as Congress debated an 5.7 billion aid bill. Howe warned House action would hinder desegregation efforts and timely help to communities complying with the law.
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Washington
U.S
Harold Howe
Howe
Senate Appropriations
House
John B. Anderson
R-Il
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
McClellan
Arkansas
Fair Skies Mild Temperature Forecast at Monroe Field
FAA at Selman Field in Monroe reports only trace rain while Monroe area sees fair skies. Twin Cities forecast calls for fair weather through Friday with mild days and cooler nights. Highs 72 to 78, tonight’s low 54 to 60, winds northeast at 8 to 16 mph. Wednesday cooler high reached 76 and low 46 this morning.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Twin Cities
New Taxes Tackled For Teachers Pay Schedules Faces Hurdles
Baton Rouge UPI Carlos Spaht said new taxes may be needed to fully implement teacher pay scales. A 19 member committee will study a feasible plan for November session. Tax hikes, including a possible one cent sales tax, are debated to fund raises.
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Navy
Wuin 4Tau
Luis
United Schools Committee
Spaht
A. P. Tugwell
Legislative
Louisiana
McKeithen
Fire Explosions Hit Westwego Warehouse New Orleans
Fierce flames roared through a Mississippi riverfront warehouse and wharf in Westwego near New Orleans after three tanks of liquid oxygen exploded. Massive smoke blanketed the skyline as the blaze spread across a three block area. Officials said damage could reach millions. no fatalities or injuries were reported despite the Westwego Fire Department trucks burning.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Avondale
Westwego
Condemned collie spared yet exiled from New York
Pete the collie, deemed a vicious dog after alleged bites, is exiled on a one way flight to Raleigh North Carolina after owner signs away his rights. Anthony Jones and relatives express relief Pete will live with care yet grieve the loss of a family dog.
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New York
Pete the Collie
Pete
Raleigh
N.C
Andre Crump
Anthony Jones
Elmhurst
N.Y
Anthony
Collie
Rusty
Johnson expands Manila trip into Asian tour
President Johnson plans a major Asian tour surrounding the Manila chiefs of state meeting on Oct 24-25. He will visit New Zealand October 19-20, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines. Dates for some stops were announced by respective governments, with Mrs Johnson joining the trip to Malaysia.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Manila
New Zealand
Australia
Malaysia
South Korea
Thailand
Washington
Johnson
Philippines
White House
South
Viet Nam
Keith J. Holyoake
Wellington
Kuala Lumpur
Harold Holt
Holyoake
South Viet Nam
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Utilities Office Building Contract Bid To Be Opened
The Monroe Utilities Commission will open bids today for a two story brick downtown office building costing over 115000. Located at Grammont and St John Streets, the facility will replace space in the Penn Hotel and house commercial and collection functions. Bids due at 4 p.m. at 208 12th Street. no award will be made before bid tabulation and study.
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David Kaplan
Monroe Utilities Commission
Grammont and
St. John Streets
Penn
The
Utilities Commission
12Th St
French L. Smith
Twelfth Street
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