Airliner Crashes In Pyrenees Killing 40
A Viking chartered twin engine airliner carrying 36 British tourists and French crew crashed amid violent storms on Rouquette Mountain near Py, 40 miles from Perpignan. Parachutists reported the wreckage as rescue planes searched through heavy rain and fog.
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Perpignan
France
UPI
Pyrenees Mountains
Fang Wara da
Mhanaun
Eure Wereucau
LNT
Viking
Airnautic
London
Rouquette
Europe
Swissair
Zurich
Gatwickport
Pyrenees
Whetstone announces candidacy for Ouachita Parish Police Jury
Clarence W. Jr Whetstone of Ward 3 declares his bid for Police Juror in the December 7 Democratic primary. He emphasizes cooperation, efficiency, and honest service, cites 26 years with Monroe Utilities Commission, residency since 1930, World War I service, and membership in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Clarence W
Junior
Whetstone
Ouachita Parish
Ward Three
Monroe Utilities Commission
Monroe
Mildred Prestridge
James Thomas Vickers
Michael
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Third Army
Europe
Revolt Of Army Enlisted Men In Brasilia Crushed
Brasilia uprising by enlisted men from the three services was crushed by the army after early gunfire on the Esplanade. One rebel marine was killed and at least two wounded. rebels surrendered unconditionally and public services were restored.
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Brasilia
UPI
Helio Trevisan
Central Telegraph Exchange
Navy Ministry
Air Force Ministry
Marine Corps
Presidency
Esplanade
Congress Building
Air Ministry
Navy
Rio de Janeiro
Renan Soares
Air Force
Want Ads Sell On Sight In Early Morning Or Night
Classified notice offers selling or renting options for goods and services. Includes a sale for a houseful of furniture and a nicely furnished suburban rental available March 1 with contact numbers FA 5 568 and FA 2 516. Mentions low seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Starworld
Pytitebe
Hopefuls Enter Ouachita Parish Jury Contests
Thirty-six candidates filed by noon for Ouachita Parish Police Jury seats while several courthouse posts remained unopposed. Eight seek the two Louisiana House seats and two seek the Senate. Unopposed incumbents include Sheriff Bailey Grant Assessor Bert Coverdale Clerk B S McRaney and Coroner Dr John Burton. Deadline for parish offices is 5 p.m Monday with Burt Sperry leading the parish committee. Senate deadline is 5 p.m Saturday with Fred Fudic kar Jr. Monroe as chair.
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Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Louisiana
Bailey Grant
Bert Coverdale
B. S. McRaney
John Burton
Democratic Executive Committee
Burt Sperry
Senate
Jackson
Senatorial Democratic Executive Committee
Fred Fudickar Jr
Monroe
Jamar W.adcock
Howard E. Griffith
West Monroe
House
Lawrence Gibbs
Mike John Jr
Harvey F
Coonie) White
Hubert Yeldell
Loy K. Heard
D. C. Bernhardt
Ralph Caldwell
George A. ‘Wood
Pete Medak
West Monroe cadet stars as Castle Heights reserve end
Cadet Barney Scooter Howard, son of Mr and Mrs Travis Howard of 100 Rogers Road, plays reserve end for Castle Heights Military Academy. The team, coached by Maj Stroud Gwynn since 1947, posted a 7 1 1 record last season, leading the Mid South Conference. twelve players signed grants in aid with colleges.
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West Monroe
Castle Heights Military Academy
Barney “Scooter” Howard
Travis Howard
Rogers Road
Castle Heights
Stroud Gwynn
Monroe to get DC-6 four engine service from Selman Field
Monroe will receive year round DC-6 four engine flights connecting to jets in New York and Los Angeles starting Oct 27. Delta Airlines will operate from Selman Field with connections at Shreveport for the East and Dallas for the West.
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Monroe
New York
Los Angeles
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Louis D. Smith
Aviation Committee
United States
Delta Airlines
Selman Field
Shreveport
Dallas
West Coast
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta, Ga
No Retreat Pledged By Mrs. Nhu
Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu vowed South Viet Nam would not retreat amid an international campaign of blackmail and terror. She denounced both Communist guerrillas and Buddhists while defending a democratic regime despite war and criticising U S policy and press coverage.
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Mrs. Nhu
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South Viet Nam
Nhu
Cold Front Brings Rain and Cooler Air Across Ark La Miss
A cold front moving southward into the mid-south is expected today and tonight bringing showers and cooler air. Louisiana Delta may see significant rainfall up to half an inch on average, with some local showers reaching an inch or more. Highs today reach 90 to 95, Friday 60s to 90s, and tonight's low 65 to 70. winds 5 to 15 mph turning northerly on Friday.
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Ark-La-Miss
Mid-South
Louisiana
Monroe
More twins born today prompt jokes on courage
A lighthearted note suggests that many twins arrive in groups, teasing that children lack the courage to enter the world solo. The cheeky line plays on the idea of twins sharing birth and challenges stereotype with humor.
Batteries Recharged To Save Polio Patient In Airlift
A 26 year old polio patient from Mexico City was flown to Ann Arbor for respirator care as her battery powered iron lung faltered midflight. Grounded in Monroe Louisiana helpers traded car and gas station batteries to keep her breathing until arrival.
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Carol Kaufman
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mexico City
Carol
Mexico City College
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Ing
David Dickinson
Carl Kaufman
Chicago
Mexico
Acapulco
Alabama Students Boycott Classes Protests Hit State
Hundreds of white students boycott schools in Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee protesting integration. In Birmingham at West End Ensley Jones Valley and Woodlawn high schools crowds dispersed by police. arrests and car searches reported. scattered sympathy actions at other segregated schools.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Tuskegee
West End High
Ensley
Jones Valley High
Woodlawn High
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Boys
Accident Deaths Lowest On Record In Louisiana 1962
The National Safety Council reported Louisiana had the lowest traffic death rate in history in 1962. The council’s annual traffic inventory showed deaths 10 percent below the three year average as motorists logged a record 12 billion miles.
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Baton Rouge
National Safety Council
Louisiana
Council
Tito To Visit JFK In October
President Tito of Yugoslavia will make an informal visit to Washington on October 17 to confer with President Kennedy. The talks will be a full exchange of views on matters of interest to both nations as Tito stops in Washington en route to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Washington
Tito
Yugoslavia
Kennedy
White House
Dwnight D. Eisenhower
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Latin America
Bey Tite
Michigan tax reform proposal sparks special session
Governor George Romeny proposed a 2 percent personal income tax in a special session plan aimed at sweeping tax readjustment and reform, signaling a broad package to overhaul the tax system in Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
API
George Romeny
Michigan
Sinatra Accused of Harboring Giancana at Cal Neva Lodge
Frank Sinatra faces a Nevada gaming license threat after a state complaint alleges he hosted Sam Giancana at Cal Neva on the California Nevada line between July 17 and 28. The board charges Sinatra with allowing the crime figure to stay in a chalet and a representative with attempting to bribe two state gaming agents.
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Carson City
Nev
Frank Sinatra
Nevada
America
Sinatra
New York
Frank Jr
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Lake Tahoe
California-Nevada
Sam Giancana
State Gaming Commission
Giancana
Oak Park
Ill
Justice Department
Cosa Nostra
Our
The
Gaming Board
Cal-Neva
Paul d’Amato
Cal-Neva Lodge
Edward Olsen
Olsen
United Nations
Hazing death shocks Charleston High School
Three 16 year old Charleston High School band members were detained after sophomore Michael Murphy died from shock following an initiation hazing described as the pink belly. Authorities weigh juvenile or adult court action with no charges yet filed.
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Charleston
W.va
Michael Murphy
Charleston General Hospital
Robert Gunnee
United States Rayon Output Surpasses Billion Pounds
The World Almanac notes that the United States produced more than one billion pounds of rayon in 1986, marking a significant industrial milestone for the synthetic fiber sector.
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United States
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Hanna Political
Twin City
Mary Anne Corpin
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U.S
Saigon
Selman
Gerald Horn
Horn
JFK
Bulletins
High Point
N.C
Polie
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Russia
Phil St. Amant
Louisiana Committee For Free Electors
Nevada Gaming Agency
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