Massive U S Airlift Lands across Atlantic to Germany
The vanguard of a huge fleet of military jetliners and transports began moving 16 000 troops toward West Germany as part of Exercise Big Lift. A C135 jet was first to land at Frankfurt Rhein Main Base amid rain and fog, with 78 planes already en route from Texas and the East Coast. The bulk of troops are from the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood. Weather officer Maj. John Fullerton warned of possible weather challenges at Rhein Main, with Mildenhall in England as an alternate.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Atlantic
West Germany
Rhein- Main
U. S. Air Force Base
Texas
United States
2Nd Armored
Ft. Hood
John Fullerton
Ginny
Dean Lemert Dies at 46 in Monroe Louisiana
Dr. Harry Marion Lemert dean of fine arts at Northeast Louisiana State College died of a heart attack in St Francis Hospital. Funeral at 3 p.m. Wednesday Mulhearn Chapel with Dr Wave McFadden officiating. Burial in Hasley Cemetery. Survived by wife Louise, daughter Lou, parents A G and Mrs Lemert. He led the Monroe Rotary Club and served as church elder and choir member. He led state Louisiana Music Teachers Association and was a Kappa Alpha member.
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Harry Marion Lemert
Division of Fine Arts
Northeast Louisiana State College
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Wave McFadden
First Presbyterian Church of
Louise Gray Lemert
Lou Lemert
A. G. Lemert
Union Mills
Lemert
Ind
Monroe
Louisiana Music Teachers Association
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Europe
Grand jury probes steel price policies in 1956 62
A New York grand jury subpoenas at least eight steel companies to provide price lists and annual reports dating to 1956. The probe centers on prices for sheets strips plates bars and tin mill products amid earlier White House pressure and industry pushback. Republic Steel notes the 1962 price increase controversy.
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New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Justice Department
Grand
White House
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Tito Put Under Tight Guard After Two Incidents
In New York the Yugoslav president Tito and his party receive heightened security after a clash between Tito aides and five individuals and the seizure of two anti Titoists near the Waldorf Astoria. President Kennedy requested a report from Dean Rusk and Angier Duke as security measures remain in place.
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New York
Tito
Kennedy
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Angier Biddle Duke
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Stevenson
Waldorf Towers
Walter Arm
State Department
Modern girls know what's cookin not how to cook
A witty line notes that today’s young women may lack kitchen skills but stay aware of culinary trends and trendy topics. It reflects lighthearted social humor about changing gender roles.
Supreme Court hears Barnett contempt trial bid
Arguments closed today as Gov. Ross Barnett seeks a jury trial on criminal contempt charges tied to his fight against desegregation at the University of Mississippi. Also, McCormack said Kennedy elder care proposals tied to Social Security fail this session. Yankees name Roy Hamey successor Ralph Houk. field manager replacement to be announced Thursday. Louisiana Free Electors to candidates: will you support the free elector movement.
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Washington (Ap
Supreme Court Today
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Kennedy
Congress
NEW York
UPI
Roy Hamey
New York Yankees
Ralph Houk
Dan Topping
Yankees
Shreveport
Louisiana Committee For Free Electors
Democratic State Central Committee
Birmingham拒its mass protests over police hiring
City officials rejected an integration leaders ultimatum demanding Negroes be hired as policemen. The stand risked renewed demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy Sues St Helena Parish Registrar for Voter Discrimination
New Orleans UPI reports Attorney General Robert Kennedy filed in district court charging St. Helena Parish Voter Registrar Quitman Crouch with discrimination against Negro voter applicants.
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New Orleans
UPI
Robert Kennedy Today
U.S
St. Helena Parish
Quitman Crouch
Airman Lovelady reassigned to Lowry AFB for training
Airman Eldwin M. Lovelady son of Mr and Mrs Earnest W Lovelady of Rt 4 Monroe is being reassigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for technical training as a United States Air Force munitions and weapons maintenance specialist. He enlisted recently and is featured in CHIT CHAT page 5-A.
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Eldwin M. Lovelady
Earnest W. Lovelady
Rt. 4
Monroe
Lowry Afb
Colo
United States Air Force
Lovelady
Air Force
Over-40 Deer Hunters Face Heart Strain Test
A Minneapolis study found that 4 of 37 hunters over 40 with normal hearts showed abnormal activity under simulated hunting stress. Radio telemetry tracked their heart response as they pulled a 100-pound sandbag through heavy gravel, signaling potential risks for the Minnesota deer season.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Medicine
Minnesota Heart Association
Minnesota
Arthur C. Kerkhof
Heart Group
Kerkhof
Police arrest two in series of burglaries in West Monroe
West Monroe police arrested R A Lee 25 of Little Rock and William N Hofler 21 of Little Rock after four businesses on the north side were burglarized and a further Esso station and a Seven Eleven mechanical horse were targeted. Lee faced a DWI charge and both men admitted taking change from machines.
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West Monroe
R. A Lee
Route 5
Little Rock Ark
William N. Hofler
North Pierce Street
Little Rock
Highland
Albright’s
Tenneco
Curtis Drug Store
Bennett's
Big R Root Beer
Lee
DWI
Hofler
Esso
North 7Th Street
Cypress Street
Burford
Coleman Street
Ouachita Parish
Another Cuba Seen In Brazil By Holmes Alexander
News-Star editorial columnist Holmes Alexander visits Brazil to view people and conditions. He examines Alliance for Progress spending and inflation under President Joao Goulart, warning of potential communist influence and instability.
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Brazil
Cuba
News-Star
Holmes Alexander
U.S
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Alexander
Goulart
Economic Planning Group Meets Here
North Louisiana leaders gather at Northeast Louisiana State College for a two hour session on regional economic development. About 130 civic business and agricultural figures discuss parish potentials and the November conference plans. LSU officials Louisiana Tech and chambers sponsor the event.
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Louisiana
Martin D. Woodin
Rucal
Northeast Louisiana State College
John A. Cox
Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana State Univesity
College Union
Louisiana State University
Neal Dry
George T. Walker
Northeast State College
Lamar Walters
Louisiana State Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Smith
Extension Service
LSU
State Chamber of Commerce
Northeast
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Paul Hendershot
Caldwell
Franklin
Jackson
Lincoln
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Union
West Carroll
Winn
John A. Hunter
Weather Outlook for Ark-La-Miss Areas
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with mild temperatures forecast for today and Wednesday. Highs estimated 84 to 88 degrees, lows 48 to 52. Monroe record shows 87 for Monday with an overnight low of 43. Winds variable at 5 to 12 mph.
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Ark - la- Miss
Monroe
United Fund Pledges Top $167,799 in Parish Drive
The Quachita Parish United Givers Fund reports noon totals of 167799 dollars, 64.4 percent of goal. Monroe leads with 121634 dollars, Sterlington tops with 103 percent, and the drive thanks Olen Manhart for his quota progress as a report meeting nears October 30 at noon.
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Quachita Parish
Sterlington
Jack Campbell
Olen Manhart
Oscar
Holiday Inn
Campbell
Hurricane Ginny Off North Carolina With Fogg Adrift
Hurricane Ginny meandered off Cape Hatteras as two Coast Guard cutters and a Navy destroyer escort watched a 306 foot decommissioned vessel, the Fogg, drift helplessly with a crew of 10. Winds held near 80 mph as waves subsided from 25 60 feet to about 10 feet.
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Associated Press
Ginny
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Atlantic
New York Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Navy Identifies Sworn Seaman From West Monroe in Fogg Loss
Norfolk AP reports the Navy named J. R. Freeman a seaman from West Monroe Louisiana among 10 men aboard the destroyer escort Fogg after the vessel was tossed by hurricane seas since Saturday night. Freeman is the son of L. E. Freeman of West Monroe.
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Norfolk, Va
Navy
J. R. Freeman
West Monroe
Freeman
L. E. Freeman
Coast Guard Tracks Fogg Encounter With Casco and Chilula
The Casco reached the Fogg Monday night after Navy hurricane hunter sighted it. The 311 foot Casco and the 205 foot Tug Chilula stood watch within 1000 yards as seas moderated at dawn. Winds were 80 mph with long gale reach extending 450 miles north and 170 miles in other directions from the storm center. The Fogg lay about 100 miles east of Cape Fear, N. C. Officials could not confirm attempts to get a line to the vessel.
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Bureau
Coast Guard
Casco
Chilula
Cape Fear
N.C
Back yard Barbecue Hazards Warned by Fire Officials
The National Fire Protection Association cautions that dangerous flare ups occur when cooks refresh an existing charcoal fire with kerosene paint thinner alcohol or other liquid starters. This practice risks sudden ignition and severe burns.
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National Fire Protection Association
Britain’s One-Eleven Jet Crashes During Test Flight
A test flight near Tilbury England ends in flames killing seven aboard. The prototype short-range jet designed for 74 passengers and speeds up to 550 mph, with BAC reporting orders for many more. The crash follows earlier successful test and plans for service with British United Airways to Genoa Italy.
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Tilbury
England
Britain
British Air
Monroe City Council Sells 19 Homes in Civic Area
The Monroe City Council sold 19 Wood Street houses as part of clearing for a future civic center and City Hall, bringing total sales to 50 in the program. High bids totaling 4142.50 were accepted from eight bidders, with zoning expansion on Hall Street and funding actions including street paying certificates and a terminal building contract at Selman Field.
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Monroe
Wood Street
New Civic Center
City Hall
Robert H Evans
H. W. McSherry
William H. Beckstrom
Pinkey M. Curry
H. K. Litton
Elbert Scarborough
M.L. Spangler
Albert Thomason
Dennis Warner
G. W. Welch
M. D. Perkins Fontenot
Hall Street
Jesse F. Heard & Sons
Selman Field
Coun
Don’t Needs for Sale Move to Electric Home Ad
Local want ad offers valuable unwanted items for sale including a Champers range and RCA cones dryer. Contact McCaskill at FA 2-268 for details about transferring possessions to an electric home.
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News-Star World
Goth
McCaskill
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Paragoud Place
Department of Highways
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Calypso
W. L. Howard
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