Jet Bomber Sets Nonstop Flight Record
A U S Air Force B58 bomber from Okinawa to London set the longest nonstop supersonic flight at 8 hours 35 minutes covering 8028 miles. Crew of three Maj Sidney J. Kubesch Maj John O Barrett and Capt Gerard R Williamson landed at Greenham Common England after aerial refueling over Alaska Greenland Iceland and Scotland.
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Greenham Common
England
USS
Air Force
Japan
Berkshire
Sidney J. Kubesch
el Campo
Tex
John
London
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
Arctic
U.S Air Force
Aleutian Islands
Scotland
Tokyo
Davis Wins Mayor Post In Albany Georgia
In Albany Georgia Attorney James V Davis, a 45 year old white segregationist, won the Democratic nomination for mayor with 7220 votes in a record turnout Clearing the field for the election Slater King a Negro integration leader finished second with 2547 votes Edward V Jones another white segregationist was third with 1879 votes Kings bid sought a biracial committee while Daviss platform supported segregation The city saw ongoing racial tension with more than 1200 arrests in recent demonstrations Albany has about 68000 residents including 24000 African Americans and 4610 registered Black voters
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Albany, Ga
Georgia
James V. Davis
Slater King
Edward V. Jones
Davis
King
Albany
Davish Jones
Tamale Issue Grows Hot In Memphis
In Memphis the Lester Dodsons asked the city commission to exempt street tamales from a sunset sales ban arguing a new machine keeps tamales at 150 degrees to halt bacteria. Health officials urged keeping tamales hot but deferred action to study the device and its feasibility.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Lester Dodsons
City Commission
Memphis
Dodsons
Chiang Envoy Lashes Peking In U.N. Talk
Nationalist China in the General Assembly warned that allowing Communist China a U.N. seat would wreck the United Nations and split the global Communist movement. Liu Chieh cited Izvestia and Moscow’s criticisms to argue Maoists could divide the UN.
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Chiang
Peking
U.N
United Nations, N.Y
UPI
China
General Assembly
United Nations
Liu Chieh
Moscow
Red China
Albania
Assembly
Cambodia
Liu
Izvestia
Soviet Union
International Communist Movement
Mao Tze-tung
Twin City Chit Chat Stag Barbecue In Monroe
The Traffic and Transportation Club of Monroe West Monroe holds its annual stag barbecue tonight at the Commercial Solvents Pace Lake Clubhouse. The event starts about 7 30 p m with the barbecue committee promising barbecues.
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Traffic and Transportation Club of
Monroe-West Monroe
Commercial Solvents Corp
Pace Lake
Catholic council warns against lay apostolate language
Conservative cardinals challenge a measure claiming laymen have a Christian mission of their own. They urge caution, saying it could threaten church authority and blur lines between clergy and laity.
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Vatican City
UPI
Roman Curia
Antonio Cardinal Bacci
Marshal Held For Manslaughter
Oberlin night marshal Buford Marcantel is free on a 5000 dollar bond facing manslaughter charges in the death of Hubert Granger father of two. Russell Granger, the deceased's father, filed the charges and Allen Parish will convene a special grand jury on October 28.
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Oberlin
Buford Marcantel
Hubert Granger
Russell Granger
Allen Parish
Book Claim Reincarnation Case Bridey Murphy Reboots
Morey Bernstein, Pueblo businessman and author, says Bridey Murphy will be reborn in print next year with new evidence that consciousness survives death. The earlier hypnosis saga began with Mrs. Hugh B Tighe in 1952, whose persona as Bridey Murphy inspired a best selling book and a film.
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Pueblo
Colo
Bridey Murphy
Colorado
Morey Bernstein
Bridey
Bernstein
Hugh B Tighe
Bernstien
Tighe
Ruth Simmons
Mrs. Tighe
Quake Shakes New England with Light Damage Report
An earthquake shook New England with no serious damage reported. Tremors were felt in Woonsocket Rhode Island and near Portsmouth New Hampshire around 11 30 a m. Residents in Rockport Gougest er? and Winthrop reported shaking and shattered windows while Boston area observers logged the tremor.
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Boston
New England
Woonsocket
R.I
Portsmouth
N.H
Massachusetts North Shore
Rockport
Goucester
Wintrop
Boston College Observatory
Weston
Winchester
Lawrence
Methuen
Merrimack River Valley
Michael Camuso
Salem
Lawrence, Mass
Henry Borchers
Main Street
Rain Drenches Winnsboro as Light Rain Falls Elsewhere
Winnsboro recorded 1.50 inches of rain on Tuesday while St. Joseph saw 0.05 inch. Forecasts predict limited clearing today and Thursday with increasing chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms toward the weekend. Highs reached 89 in Monroe with a 57 overnight low. today’s high expected 85 to 89 and a low of 58 to 62.
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Winnsboro
St. Joseph
Monroe
Chuckle: Girls Comment On Him Spending Like Water
A humorous column notes that some girls will date a man who spends money freely describing a big drip effect. The quip contrasts frugality and romance with finance.
Thousands of Algerians Answer General Mobilization Call
In Algiers thousands, including young volunteers, reported for army service after President Ahmed Ben Bella issued a general mobilization to confront Morocco in the Sahara dispute. Crowds chanted against King Hassan II as government and press push for a settlement talks continued with emissaries returning from Morocco.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Sahara
Algeria
Ben Bella
Orleans
Hassan II
Hassan
U.S
Constantine
State Department
Washington
Marrakech
John F. Kennedy
Night Attendant Killed in Suburban Harvey Station
Charles Varnado 48 of Algiers was slain and robbed at a Harvey gasoline station with his throat slit and chest wounds. About $71 was taken. The body lay in the rest room. discovered by a customer at 4 30 a m. Station manager Carl Dillard said it was the fourth robbery in 13 years.
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New Orleans
Harvey
Charles Varnado
Algiers
Varnado
Jefferson Parish
Carl Dillard
VA Reports Low Default Rate on GI Home Loans
In the past 18 years only 1.6 percent of about six million GI home loans have defaulted, according to the Veterans Administration.
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Veterans Administration
Monroe Sees Safe Water at Bayou DeSiard For 30 Days
Utilities Commission manager French L. Smith said Monroe has a safe water supply in Bayou De Siard for another 30 days due to a gate opening at Parker's Dam by parish engineer Wayne H. Huckaby. He urged sparing use and noted blending could treat Ouachita River water if needed.
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Utilities Commission
Ouachita River
Ouachita
Smith
Bayou DeSiard
LSU President Hunter to Testify Against NSF Cut
LSU said President John A. Hunter will testify before the U S Senate appropriations subcommittee on October 28 against a proposed cut in National Science Foundation funds. PLAQUEMINE La AP Negro pupil boycott leaders return to Iberville High School with general attendance returning to normal after nearly two weeks.
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Plaquemine
Iberville High School
NAACP Blasts Kennedy Admin as Civil Rights Sellout
The NAACP's top spokesman accused the Kennedy administration of a sellout on civil rights. Separately, personal income rose nearly 1.5 billion in September to 466.5 billion, with the Commerce Department reporting September income 21 billion higher than a year earlier, a 4.5 percent gain.
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Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Commerce Department Office of Business Eeconomics
UN vote bans orbiting nuclear weapons in space
United Nations General Assembly committee approved a resolution to outlaw the orbiting of nuclear weapons in outer space. The measure passed unanimously, signaling broad international support for a space weapons ban.
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Outer Space
General Assembly
PTA Meeting Urges Citizen Action to Support Education
Lawrence E K Higgins, Louisiana PTA president, told about 70 Fifth District members at Edgewood Baptist West Monroe that Americans must participate in government on informed basis. He warned withdrawal leads to minority dictatorship and cited low teacher salaries risking Louisiana public education.
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Mary Anne Corpin
Louisiana Parent Teacher Association
Lawrence EK. Higgins
Baton Rouge
PTA
Edgewood Baptist Church
West Monroe
Higgins
Louisiana
Militarist General Park Wins South Korea Presidency
Unofficial returns show Gen. Chung Hee Park defeating ex-President Yun Po sun as Korea’s civil rule party concedes. Park led the military junta after a 1961 coup, with Yun hiding amid a charged political clash and a fragmented field of minor candidates.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Yun Po-sun
Civil Rule Party
Yun
Park
Democratic Republican Party
Korea
Givers Campaign Reaches $110 774 42 5 Percent Total
United Givers Fund workers report 1964 campaign totaling $110,774 or 42.5 percent of goal at Frances Hotel luncheon. Earlier receipts added $25,000, with chairman Jack S. Campbell urging progress toward 75 percent by next Tuesday’s meeting.
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United Givers Fund
Frances Hotel
Jack S. Campbell
St‘ll
Monroe
West Monroe
Sterlington
Penn Hotel
Kennedy attends church on national day of prayer
President Kennedy attended services today as part of the national day of prayer he proclaimed last week.
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Washington
Kennedy
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