West Coast Storm Death Toll Surges Along Pacific Rim
A giant Pacific storm battered Oregon and northern California, killing at least 47 and displacing thousands. Cleanup involved power restoration, phone lines, sewer and road repairs across Oregon Washington and British Columbia. In California and Oregon Gov Hatfield pegged losses around 150 million dollars with floods and mudslides hindering relief efforts.
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British Columbia
California
Oregon
Washington
Brussels, Belgium
Poaren
Belgium
Mark Hatfield
Portland
Salem
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Grand Jury To Issue Report In Ouachita Parish Today
The Ouachita parish Grand Jury, 12 members led by foreman Frank V. Spivey, is expected to issue a report today after a week of investigations. They inspected E A Conway Memorial Hospital Green Oaks Juvenile Detention Home Louisiana Training Institute the parish courthouse jail and jail extension. One case was slated for today but details remain private.
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Ouachita Parish
Fourth District Court
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Green Oaks
Louisiana Training Institute
Parish Court House
Frank V. Spivey
Monroe
R. M. Hines
Richard Taylor
H. B. Cannon
Marvin Shipp
Dwight Owens
Fred N. Westrom
Lloyd W. Surghnor
Paul S. Ranson
Wilson Reid
Ellender Arrives in Madrid for Private Spain Visit
Sen Allen J Ellender of Louisiana arrives in Madrid on a private visit before touring Africa. He is welcomed by U S Ambassador Robert F Woodward, his host during the stay in Spain.
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Madrid
Spain
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Africa
U.S
Robert F. Woodward
JFK Takes Breather Before Tour
President Kennedy rests two days then campaigns through eight states in a 1962 push. He returns from New York after conferring with Adlai Stevenson on international aims and plans to boost turnout for the November 6 election.
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Washington
Kennedy
New York
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Washington National Airport
Air Force
White House
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Louisville
Buffalo
Vatican II may ease mixed marriage rules at Rome
Reliable sources report that Vatican II may drop non-Catholic pledge demands in mixed marriages and recognize other denominations. The move aims to soften Rome's aloof stance, with the Archbishop of Canterbury calling the current conditions painful. A shortened service and possible use of full liturgy are also under review.
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Rome
Ecumenical Council
Vatican II
Church of
Portable heart shock device saves victim in home use
A 20 year old cardiac arrest survivor credited a portable life shock device, weighing 45 pounds and battery or wall powered, with reviving him. Developed by Johns Hopkins researchers, the unit aims to reach victims at home or in emergencies, not just hospitals.
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Atlantic City
Jman
American College of Surgeons
James R. Jude
William B. ‘Kouwenhoven
G. Guy Knickerbocker
Johns Hopkins ‘University School of Medicine
Baltimore
Jude
Johns Hopkins
Atlantic Area Spawns New Tropical Storm Threat
A tropical disturbance near 24N 73.5W about 60 miles east of the Bahamas is likely to become a tropical storm within 24 hours. Forecaster Elbert Hill of the Miami Weather Bureau notes increasing winds 30 to 40 mph. The system moves NW at about 5 mph with a gradual intensification expected.
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Miami
APS
Elbert Hill
Miami Weather Bureau
Salvador
Bahamas
Daring Tale Of Double Escape From Berlin
Eight East German refugees found freedom in West Berlin after two friends who had escaped three weeks earlier returned to help them. The group crossed the border by swimming a water section, cutting barbed wire, and moving under cover of darkness toward a previously cut hole that had now been repaired by East German guards.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Alameda Naval Air Station
Berlin
West Berlin
West
East Germany
Two Women Die In New Orleans Car Crash
In New Orleans suburb Gentilly Boulevard a car veered off the road and hit a tree killing two women. The victims were Mary Jo Romero 25 the driver and Barbara Fieldin 25. A witness Paul Dermid 40 reported the car left the road after hitting the neutral ground curb.
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New Orleans
Gentilly Boulevard
Mary Jo Romero
Barbara Fieldin
Paul Dermid
Cold front eyed by forecast and warm spell ends
Sports columnist notes geese in fog and cites Weather Bureau forecast predicting a cold front midweek with shower activity peaking then. Until Wednesday it stays warm with highs near 85 to 89 and lows 68 to 72. Monroe records a Sunday high of 92 and low 68.
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Sam Hanna
Hanna
United States Weather Bureau
Bureau
Monroe
Uganda Likely for U.N. Membership in 11-Nation Council
United Nations reports indicate Uganda may join the U.N. as the 110th member after General Assembly approval on Oct. 25. Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku pushes Africa to secure a non permanent seat, challenging the 1946 London agreement and seeking reform to enlarge the council. Nigeria also opposed Norway for the West European seat, then shifted to contend for the Middle East position as the U.N. body redraws regional allocations.
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11- Nation Council
Assembly
Uganda
British Commonwealth
U.N
Jaja Wachuku
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Wachuku
London
Security Council
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
China
Nigeria
Norway
Ireland
United Arab Republic
Massacre Ends Kenya Uganda Peace Pact Ties
Nairobi police report 51 people killed in a Kenya Uganda border clash. Dodoth and Karamajong tribesmen from Uganda raided the Turkana, killing 36 including 18 children and wounding 12, before fleeing with cattle and donkeys. Turkana and police countered, killing 15 invaders in a running fight.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya-Uganda
Uganda
Solon Tells Of War Warning
Rep. James E. Van Zandt says McNamara warned Berlin war is imminent and Kennedy may impose a Cuba blockade. He claims naval forces will intercept ships to Cuba and notes the administration expects a Soviet peace treaty with East Germany by year’s start.
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Hazleton
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
van Zandt
Kennedy
Cuba
American forces briefly seize Nassau in 1776
The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer notes that during the American Revolution an American force briefly captured Nassau, the Bahama Islands’ main land, before British control was restored.
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Bahama Islands
United States
Nassau
Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World
Bond Issue Aims to Modernize Monroe Selman Field
Monroe voters on November 20 will decide on Proposition No 5 a $11 250 000 bond measure to upgrade Selman Field including a new terminal runway lighting and access roads The current terminal built in 1949 is crowded with eightfold air traffic growth and over 50 000 passengers yearly requiring more space and revenue from airline tenants The plan seeks $400 000 for terminal improvements to modernize the airport and support future growth
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Monroe
Monroe Municipal
Selman Field
No. 5
Todays Chuckle: Quickest Way To A Doctor
A light gag notes that the fastest route to medical help now is simply turning on the television. The quip plays on modern access to medical advice through TV programming and seekable shows.
Contractors Convention This Weekend in Monroe Louisiana
William Parker of NASA Houston will speak on Project Gemini at the 10th annual Associated General Contractors of Louisiana convention in Monroe. About 400 to 500 contractors and their spouses are expected with registration starting Wednesday afternoon. The event ends with a dinner dance Saturday night to announce new officers at the Holiday Inn hosted by the Northeast Louisiana AGC chapter. Louisiana officials including Ray Burgess and Shelby Jackson are scheduled to speak.
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William Parker
National Aeronautics and Space Craft Center
Houston
Tex
Associated General Contractors of Louisiana
Monroe
Louisiana
Holiday Inn
J. Hilton Heard
Weekend Roundup Reports At Least Eight Die In Louisiana Crashes
At least eight people died in Louisiana over the weekend in traffic crashes, a fire, and a sports accident. Names include Joseph Carter 32 of Carenero killed when his car left Louisiana 98 near Carencro. Six other traffic deaths involve George Temple 15 of New Orleans Clayton Watts 31 of New Iberia Harold F. Glenn 33 of Houma Don Boutin 20 of Lafayette Willie Bates 52 of Baton Rouge and Gary Bringel near Marksville. Aylies 62 of New Orleans died in a Delacroix Island fishing camp fire.
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Louisiana
Joseph Carter
Carenero
Louisiana 98
Carencro
Carter
New Orleans
George Temple
New Iberia
Clayton Watts
Intracoastal Canal Tunnel
Houma
Harold F. Glenn
Don Boutin
Lafayette
Marksville
Gary Bringel
Ruby
Baton Rouge
Willie Bates
Baton Rouge Negro
Delacroix Island
Paul H. Aylies
Stevenson reports hope for Congo solution from Kennedy talks
Adlai E. Stevenson says developments over the past days give hope for a Congo settlement after a conference with President Kennedy in New York. He notes solidarity in the Western Hemisphere on Cuba while awaiting U Thant’s word on Katanga. Ben Bella talks were lengthy though details weren’t disclosed as he meets Kennedy in Washington.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Kennedy
Congo
Stevenson
Fidel Castro
U.N
U Thant
Katanga
Leopoldville
Idlewild
Moise Tshombe
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Washington
U S Army Helicopters First Fire Rockets in Viet Nam
U S Army rocket firing helicopters were used offensively for the first time against Viet Cong targets 55 miles northwest of Saigon. The three turbine powered choppers, carrying 16 rockets each, escort troop transports and soften objective areas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
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