Astronauts Ready For Space Launch
Gemini 11 mission aims for a 863 mile altitude rendezvous with the Agena target satellite and a pioneering 100 foot tethered link. Command pilot Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon anticipate two space walks and a hands off re entry during a 71 hour flight window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Navy
Comdr. Gordon
Gordon
Conrad
Charles W. Mathews
Gemini
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Miss America Pageant Opens With Dress and Talent Round
Two Dixie belles compete in the evening dress division as Miss Louisiana Joy Linila Woods and Miss Arkansas Mary Louella Craig vie for top points while Miss Mississippi Robbie Leslie Robertson performs a dramatic reading from Adam Bede. Miss California Charlene Dallas wins talent with a piano selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Dixie
Louisiana
Joy Linila Woods
Arkansas
Mary Louella Craig
Mississippi
Robbie Leslie Robertson
George Eliot
North
Miss Robertson
Patsy Puckett
Gov. Paul Johnson
Hattiesburg
New Orleans
California
Miss Arkansas
Miss California
Charlene Diane Dallas
New Hampshire
Nancy Anne Naylor
Air Force
Philippines
Steven
Nancy
Johnson Signs Farm Funds Bill
President Johnson signed the 6.9946 billion agriculture appropriation bill in Washington, noting Congress added 12.5 million to his request and that he will not spend all funds. He objected to provisions limiting food aid with North Vietnam trade and to a curb on presidential authority over agricultural research budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
North
Viet Nam
Monroe Chamber receives tour role switch at civic center
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce gained a new twist when Monroe Civic Center Director Bill Lillyman led the visitors on a guided tour of the new three-building center. The tour occurred during a lunch event aimed at showcasing the facility, with plans for a broader opening about a year from now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Williams
Bob Bealle
Monroe Civic Center
Bill Lillyman
Today's Chuckle All marriages are happy it is the living together afterwards
A lighthearted quip notes that marriages are easy in theory but cohabitation proves the real test. It frames wry humor around domestic life and lasting harmonious partnerships. The line conveys playful insight without personal names or events.
Radium Capsule Lost in Railway Shipment Again
The U S Public Health Service reports a second recent loss of a radioactive radium capsule during cross country railway transit. A 50 milligram capsule designed for nasal and throat treatment went missing from a crate returned from Seattle to Long Island. Investigators, with Radium Chemical Co and railway officials, search for the capsule and a prior 300 milligram loss from Fort Worth to Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Seattle
Wash
Long Island
New York
Radium Chemical Co
Railway Express
Fort Worth
Tex
Donald R. Chadwick
Division of
Radiological Health
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Federal Bureau of Explosives
Association of American Railroads
Chadwick
Second Army Private Faces Court Martial
Fort Dix New Jersey UPI reports an Army private on trial for refusing to go to Vietnam. Pfc James Johnson 20 seeks postponement due to newspaper coverage of Pvt Dennis Mora 25s conviction. Attorneys contest charges and argue free speech rights while Mora and Johnson with David Samas of California allied with left wing groups to oppose the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. DIX. NJ
UPI
Viet Nam
Pfc
James Johnson
Dennis Mora
Johnson
Stanley Faulkner
Mora
Col
Robert F. Maguire
Faulkner
Maguire
Maj
Edward A. Lassiter
David Samas
Modesto Calif
Samas
Dix Mora
Injuries Reported In Badger Ordnance Blast And Fire
An explosion and fire at the Badger Ordnance Works Baraboo Wisconsin injured several workers. Five were taken to St Claire’s Hospital and at least one man, Thomas Schwichenbert, was moved to St Mary’s Hospital in Madison in critical condition. A plant spokesman offered few details as witnesses observed heavy black smoke from a nearby building. The facility, run by Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp, had been reactivated to support Viet Nam war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
Badger Ordnance Works
St. Claire’s Hospital
St. Claire’s
Thomas Schwichenbert
St. Mary’s Hospital
Madison
Viet Nam
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Hot Weather Predicted for Monroe and Twin Cities
Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies in Monroe through Friday with little temperature change. Highs reach 88 to 94, lows 66 to 77, winds northeast 5 to 15 mph. Twin Cities record a 94 yesterday and a 67 low this morning. Seeing Eye dogs rely on traffic in crossings rather than signal lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Twin Cities
Dr Sheppard Recharged In Wife Slaying
Dr Samuel H Sheppard, whose 1954 conviction for murdering his pregnant wife was overturned by the U S Supreme Court, was recharged with second degree murder in her death. He posted 10000 bond and was freed to await retrial as his attorney planned a venue change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Sheppard
Arianne
Cleveland
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Roy F. McMahon
Court of Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County
McMahon
Johnson T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Marilyn
Supreme Court
Ohio
United States
Chip
Attacks Kill Village Chief in Viet Nam Election Sabotage
Viet Cong killed the village chief and several villagers at Binh Hoa as part of a wave of attacks aimed at sabotaging Sunday's election for a 117-member Constituent Assembly. Six Vietnamese died and more than 20 were wounded in daylight operations to disrupt voting and deter turnout. A U.S. warehouse fire and mine incident added to the disruptions amid political maneuvering by Premier Ky and Lt. Gen. Thieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Binh Hoa
Ent Assembly
Sagon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Constituent Assembly
Viet Nam
U.S
Mansfield Threatens Arrest For Absentee Senators
Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said he would send the sergeant at arms to arrest missing senators if absenteeism in the Senate over the civil rights bill continues. He spoke as attendance was being taken to see if enough members were present to proceed, with 51 needed for a majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
North Louisiana to lose six seats in state legislature
Northeast Louisiana faces loss of six House seats under a reapportionment plan accepted by the governors commission. Only Ouachita Caddo and Bossier parishes gain. others shrink or shift to metropolitan areas. The plan aims to align districts with population, despite federal guidelines on deviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Ruuge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
John J. McKeithen
George Halstead
Ruston
Ouachita
Caddo
Bossier
Halstead
Federal Court
Sen
Charles Brown
Tallulah
Public Affairs Research Council
Council For A Better
North Louisiana
PAR
Franklin Parish
Morehouse
Union Parishes
Taylor Says Hanoi Has No Win Hopes In Vietnam
In Tokyo Gen Maxwell D Taylor asserts Communists cannot win in South Vietnam while urging more U S ground troops and air strikes. He cites enemy losses this year and North Vietnamese infiltration figures and says air raids pressure Hanoi toward peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Viet Nam
Eisaku Sato
United States
Soth Viet Nam
Hanoi
Monroe lineman burned as line contacts hot feed on street project
Wincel Bass a 21 year old apprentice lineman for the Monroe City Utilities Commission escaped death by electrocution when a line he was helping to pull on the North 18th Street widening project touched a live conductor. He was listed in satisfactory condition at St Francis Hospital at 10 a.m. after treatment for burns and a possible broken arm. Bass was treated after being transported by Mulhearn ambulance to St. Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Bass
St. Francis
Mulhearn
Five Family Members Die in La. House Fire
Five members of a Louisiana family were killed in a midnigh t house fire in Ville Platte. Annie Thomas, 38, and her four children Gloria 4 Sandra 3 Frederick 3 and Patrick 2 suffocated in the blaze that swept through their frame home.
Also Mentioned on This Page
LBJ
U. S
Dixie Belles
Harold Naylor
Convention Hall
Khachaturian
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Second Army
Samuel Jr
Dr. Sheppard
Cong
Jiji Press Institute
Monroe Employe
News-Star—World
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!