Soviets Test Underwater Bomb as Polaris Threat Grows
Washington reports a low powered underwater nuclear explosion south of Novaya Zemlya and a high yield atmospheric shot possibly 30 to 50 megatons. The tests signal Soviet effort to counter U S Polaris submarines while defense ministers claimed success against missiles in flight.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Arctic
Novaya Zemlya
AEC
U.S.S.R
Novaya
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
United States
Ros
Fallout From Russian Bomb Could Reach North America
Washington experts estimate the first radioactive fallout from the 50 megaton Soviet blast will reach North America by Thursday or Friday. Most debris rose into the stratosphere with rain expected next spring, though experts say levels may not reach danger thresholds overall. The blast, detonated over the Soviet Arctic, was the largest artificial explosion to date.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
North America
Weather Bureau
Robert List
Bureau
United States
James Terrill
U.S. Public Health Service
Terrill
The
Health Service
Radiological Health
Soviet Arctic
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Is Your Business Qualified To Display This Emblem
A 1961 notice urges business owners to call FA 5-3869 to learn if they qualify to display a specified emblem and participate in the program. The short item invites inquiries to obtain qualifications for the emblem display.
U.N. diplomats denounce Soviet nuclear test as senseless
United Nations diplomats condemned the latest large Soviet nuclear explosion as senseless and said any urgent UN appeal to Moscow appeared unlikely.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N
Soviet Union
Moscow
Louisiana driver dies in weekend auto crash
Mack Eddie aged 53 of Logansport Louisiana died in Shreveport from injuries sustained in a Sunday automobile accident marking the 18th weekend traffic death in the state.
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Shreveport
UPI
Mack Eddie
Logansport
Louisiana
South Viet Nam charges North Vietnam with subversion campaign
In Saigon formal charges accuse North Vietnam of sending regular troops to infiltrate South Viet Nam and back the subversion effort aimed at destabilizing the pro Western government of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Solid Basis for Measured Optimism on UN Strength
Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles said there is a solid basis for measured optimism that the United Nations will grow stronger despite Soviet vetoes and the ongoing struggle over a secretary general position.
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Washington
UPI
Chester Bowles
United Nations
Louisiana official seeks withdrawal from gas line regulation
Chairman Ernest S. Clements of the Louisiana Public Service Commission asked the Federal Power Commission to withdraw United Gas Pipe Line Co. from regulation in southeastern Louisiana.
Shipments Seized for Cuba Trade Violations
A Commerce Department official told the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that more than half a million dollars in illegal shipments bound for Cuba have been seized recently.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Cuba
East Berlin Guards Retreat As Americans Defy Curbs
East Berlin border guards backed down as three Americans in civilian clothes defied a new travel restriction at the Berlin Wall. After a Sunday dispute, the trio bypassed police with a brief argument and was allowed through, then returned hours later.
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East Berlin
Berlin
Berlin Wall
U.S
East Germany
Breard Named Drum and Bugle Corps Commander at Navy Academy
Midshipman Tony Breard in his third year at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland has been appointed second class commander of the drum and bugle corps. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Breard of 801 Auburn Avenue. He will lead the unit when the first class commander is assigned elsewhere.
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Tony Breard
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Breard
Academy
Harold Breard
Auburn Ave
Today’s Chuckle Boss Teases Miss Smithers Over Inefficiency
A playful boss compliments Miss Smithers on versatility then jokes about her inefficiency in many different ways, reflecting a lighthearted office humor moment.
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Miss Smithers
Despair in Lost Creek as Town Clings to Homes and Savings
In Lost Creek Pennsylvania a town declines as mining jobs vanish after WWII. Many residents over 50 stay to guard homes and savings while younger people move to cities for work. Pastor Father Melley notes parish shrinkage from 350 families to 110 and only five baptisms last year.
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St. Mary Magdalen's
Frederick Melley
Lost Creek
Vincent Barrett
Families Form Caravan Behind Polk Guardsmen
Massive military convoys bringing Texas National Guard 49th armored division to Fort Polk Louisiana continue. By day’s end the full 10 000 man unit plus 4000 to 5000 reservists and gear will arrive. Families travel in private cars to Leesville as soldiers report for duty. The 49th, drawn from 74 Texas communities, begins cleanup and maintenance tasks while awaiting operational status by week’s end.
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Fort Polk
UPI
Texas National Guard
49Th Armored
Leesville
49Th
Texas
Red River
Rio Grande Valley
Public Information Office
Army
Pleasant Weather Outlook Ahead for Louisiana
The forecast for north east Louisiana calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures today and tomorrow. Thursday should continue the pleasant pattern with highs near 78 to 82 and lows around 56 to 60.
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Louisiana
Ene
Resolution On Phone Service Stalled In City Council
Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez stalled a council resolution endorsing local phone service from Monroe to Bastrop. He will study the proposal after discussions with Public Service Commissioner John J McKeithen and area officials. Mayor Howard indicated a later vote may occur.
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W. D. H. Rodriguez
Monroe
Bastrop
Rodriguez
Public Service
John J. McKeithen
W. L
Jack) Howard
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Sterlington
Collinston
Met Rouge
Oak Ridge
Southern Bell
Eddie
McKeithen
Howard
Monroe Mayor Warns of Inside Job Threat to U.S.
Mayor Jack Howard of Monroe says if Uncle Sam is defeated it will be from within not by Communists. He urges blocking the road to socialism and restoring state and city responsibilities. He criticizes federal grants for increasing federal controls and calls Congress to represent the public.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Howard
Monroe
Sam
Konrad Outlines Berlin Position
President Kennedy received a message from Chancellor Adenauer outlining West Germany’s stance on the Berlin issue. Ambassador Wilhelm Grewe delivered the letter at the White House after a one hour conference. He said the message answered Kennedy’s prior communication. Grewe did not disclose its contents.
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Washington
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Berlin
Wilhelm Grewe
White House
Kennedy J
Grewe
Bonn
West Berlin
Boat Factory Fire Probed By Authorities
The State Fire Marshall's office investigates the fire that swept the Yellow Jacket Boat Manufacturing Company at 119 Jerry St West Monroe. Building and machinery worth over 70000 plus about 20000 in finished inventory were destroyed. Fire crews from Monroe and West Monroe fought the blaze as insurers assess options and damage.
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State Fire Marshall
West Monroe
Yellow Jacket Boat Manufacturing Company
Jerry St
Monroe
Boat Manufacturing Company
Jim White
Patton Dr
White
J. Mitchell
Delhi
J. C. Steele
Arlington St
Tim Ford
Marsdale St
Stan Sloshman
Steele
New Teachers to Be Honored by West Monroe Chamber
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and merchants plan a 7 30 banquet at Highland Park Country Club to honor 26 new teachers. Eugene Smith will host and introduce each guest, while Frank McDermott will deliver the principal address.
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West Monroe
Frank McDermott
Philanthropist Jailed For Aiding Addicts
NEW YORK AP A millionaire who used his fortune to aid the poor faced arraignment in felon y court on charges he fed and housed six drug addicts in his Harlem shelter. John S. Cram 51 was arrested with six derelicts charged with narcotics possession. For years Cram funded a loft shelter at 2 E 110th St renting it at 200 dollars monthly and spending about 100 dollars daily to care for vagrants. He claimed awareness of some addicts but not illegal sheltering. Police found two syringes and needles in a closet. He was charged with permitting narcotics addicts to congregate and with possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
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NEW York
Harlem
John S. Cram
Princeton
Oxford Universities
Cram
110Th St
Riots in Bolivia Leave Six Dead and Dozens Injured
In La Paz six people were killed and about 50 injured as clashes broke out between university students and police. The government ordered civilian party members to report with arms to bases to support armed forces against a coup. Riots followed protests over a new gasoline tax that raised bus fares. the tax remains, with treasury absorbing fare increases.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
Seven Year Feud Ends as Farmer Dumps Wheat on Government Office
Ralph Shinaberry, a Michigan farmer, dumped 97 bushels of wheat on the sidewalk outside the Agriculture Stabilization Commission office in Hillsdale to protest federal quotas. He stored 560 bushels in 1954, facing a $1,187 lien and about $730 storage costs over 87 months. Fellow farmers helped move the bags before 8 a.m. The wheat spoiled, making selling impossible due to government restrictions.
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Hillsdale
Mich
UPD
Ralph Shinaberry
Agriculture’ Stabilization Commission
Shinaberry
Shin‘laberry
ASC
Ferris Leach
Om Bo Wee Larsins & Ever
World Outcry Over Soviet Hydrogen Bomb Detonation
Western leaders scientists and millions express shock at a 30 to 50 megaton Arctic blast. Nehru and Russell condemn the test while officials debate fallout and milk safety. Observers in Italy Manila and Australia report protests and varying yield estimates.
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London
Europe
Japan
India
Nehru
Italy
Manila
Soviet Union
Earl Bertrand Russell
Russell
Harold Watkinson
Australia
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organizations
Joint Meeting Planned On Pump Station Project
The Department of Public Works will hold a joint meeting for Ouachita and Morehouse Parish Police Juries on November 7 at the Morehouse courthouse in Bastrop to discuss a Bayou Bartholomew pump station project. The plan would move water from Bartholomew into Bayou DeSiard via Dead Bayou.
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Department of Public Works
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Bayou Bartholomew
Claude Kirkpatrick
Morehouse
Bastrop
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Baton Rouge
Kirkpatrick
Bartholomew
Bayou DeSiard
Dead Bayou
Monroe
Ouachita
Arkansas
Ouachita River
Sterlington
Mike John Jr
Ray Burgess
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Victoria Bisson
Opportunity
Wash
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Thomasville, Pa
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Alexander P. de Seversky
Defense Department
Hot Springs
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Gilpatric
Dean Rusk
America
Twin City
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bethlehem
New Jersey
Creek
Patrick McAndrew
Polk
Konrad
John Cram
Gov't
News-Star—World
Claiborne Community
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