Blaze Devastates Napa Valley Town Calistoga California
A wind driven fire swept into Calistoga Napa County destroying 35 to 50 homes and threatening surrounding areas. About 7 000 acres of timber burned with winds up to 70 mph. Evacuations occurred overnight with no casualties reported. Police credited surrounding vineyards with helping slow the flames.
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Calistoga
Calif
Napa Valley
San Francisco
State Forestry Service
Coombsville
Napa
Forestry
Kenneth Hively
XB70A Plane Makes Fiery Flight Debut
Edwards AFB Calif AP The XB70A the United States most ambitious bomber had a troubled first flight ending with a fiery landing Tires on both sides of the landing gear blew out and burned as the 185 foot craft touched down after a takeoff from Palmdale The jet encountered gear and engine issues but no danger to the fuselage Pilot Al White and copilot Lt Col Joe Cotton retraced the gear after takeoff but a leak forced gear retraction Most of the flight kept the gear down keeping speed below plan Several hundred observers watched a blaze forming around the landing area Twenty months behind schedule due to funding cuts and tech problems the XB70A may never enter bomber service
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
America
Desert Test Center
Desert
Palmdale
al White
North Aviation, Inc
Joe Cotton
Air Force
Takoff
Schede
West Monroe Man Killed by Gunshot Found Outside Home
Ralph R. Taylor Sr., 66, died from a head gunshot after leaving his West Monroe residence to check a noise. West Monroe police identified him and opened an investigation. His wife reported the 10 p.m. excursion. autopsy ongoing. Funeral services set for Kilpatrick Funeral Home with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Pineville. Survivors include his wife Alice, son Ralph Jr., sister Margaret Taylor, and mother Eudora Taylor.
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West Monroe
Ralph R. Taylor Sr
Bell Lane
Taylor
Glenwood Hospital
Ralph R. Taylor, Jr
Monroe
Margaret L. Taylor
Kansas City
Eudora Taylor
Miller says Russia launches anti Semitic campaign
Republican vice presidential nominee William E Miller claims Russia has begun an anti Semitic campaign proving the cruelty and despotism of Soviet communism.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Miller
Russia
GM and UAW Begin Showdown Over Labor Contract
Detroit AP reports General Motors and the United Auto Workers opened bargaining on a new contract for more than 350000 workers.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Jefferson Parish man kills estranged wife then shoots self
William Clifford Bailey, 33, of Kentwood, allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife Myr tle Falgout Bailey of Metairie Sunday night before taking his own life. Meanwhile railroads are urged to halt freight acceptance in anticipation of a nationwide strike at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Parish
William Clifford Bailey
Kentwood
Myrtle Falgout Bailey
Metairie
Washington
Voter Rolls Close On October 2nd
Ouachita Parish registrar Mae Lucky announces the voter registration deadline for the November 3 election at 5 p.m. Friday October 2. State law requires books to close 30 days before an election and her office expects continued rush before the deadline.
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Mae Lucky
Ouachita Parish
Bus Plunge in Uruguay Kills Nine Injures Twenty Six
Nine killed and 26 injured when a bus left a highway near Rocha Uruguay and plunged into a ravine Sunday. Police and rescuers race to recover victims and aid survivors at the roadside.
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Rocha
Uruguay
UPI
Twin City Chit Chat
Charles Holstead son of the Rev and Mrs Charles Holstead of West Monroe underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix He is on the West Monroe High School junior varsity football team and played last week in the Jonesboro Hodge game He was rushed to Glenwood Hospital Saturday night and is recovering Howard C Morland general secretary of the Twin Cities Y M C A has been invited to meet Y M C A secretaries from six cities in Monroe area to discuss strengthening work in medium size cities The consultations will be September 22 23
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Charles Holstead
West Monroe
Charles
Glenwood Hospital
Howard C. Morland
Twin Cities
Southern Area Council
Atlanta
Monroe
Goldwater Attacks Tonkin Gulf Policy Crisis
Sen. Barry Goldwater criticized the Johnson administration over its Tonkin Gulf handling calling it a crisis of the week in foreign policy. He accused officials of concealing news while McNamara reported two U S destroyers were menaced by four unidentified boats and fired warning shots.
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Washington
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S
Barry Goldwater
Tonkin Gulf
Charlotte
N.C
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Gulf
U.S
Goldwater
McNamara
White House
Little Weather Change Indicated for Today and Tuesday
Partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers after noon and no major temperature change. Highs 85 to 90, tonight's low 68 to 72, southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe Sunday high 88, overnight low 66. Five day outlook shows moderate afternoon showers across scattered areas.
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Monroe
Rescue Effort Hindered By 700 Foot Cable At Nevada Test Site
Four men trapped over 40 hours in an 1800 foot deep chamber after a cable snapped at the Nevada test site. One man at the top was killed, three others near him were injured. rescue crews worked from the mouth of the shaft and at 1500 feet. AEC said they would likely lift the men soon.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Gray
Indian Springs
Gray
Leland Roeder
Pioche
George Jr. Cooper
Tucson
Ariz
Art Luhnow
North Las Vegas
Lloyd L. Shaw
Santa Barbara
Calif
AEC
Jury Convenes on Civil Rights Murders in Mississippi
A federal grand jury in Biloxi, including one Black member, hears secret testimony in the case of three civil rights workers vanished after leaving Neshoba County jail on June 21. Witnesses include Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and Deputy Cecil Price. more than 100 residents are subpoenaed as the FBI leads an extensive investigation conducted under federal conspiracy and perjury laws.
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Biloxi, Miss
Sidney Mize
T. B. Birdsong
Birdsong
Maynard King
Meridian
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
New York
Philadelphia
Cecil Price
Price
Mississippi
Johnson
Cong Attack and Saigon Strike Hurt Viet Nam
In Saigon a general strike crippled city services including power and water as Viet Cong influence grows. In Qui Nhon rival student factions seized a radio station while Montagnard tribesmen pressed for autonomy in four central provinces. Government forces report heavy casualties over the weekend.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Ban Me Thuot
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Bolivian Regime Crushes Revolt and Assassination Attempt
The Bolivian government reports it foiled an effort to overthrow the regime and kill President Victor Paz Estenssoro. A state of siege was declared as Hernan Siles Zuazo was arrested and Juan Lechin hunted. Rebels allegedly blew oil pipelines and a railway bridge amid eastern guerrilla activity. Eighty Socialist Phalanx and Revolutionary Left members were detained.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Juan Lechin
Siles
Lechin
Santa Cruz
Socialist Phalanx
Graham Tours Boston Bars and Nightlife in Search of Souls
Evangelist Billy Graham toured Boston's nightclub district near his hotel and at Izzy Ort's Golden Nugget Bar invited patrons to his Crusade. He compared urban congregations to bar crowds, urged spiritual feeding, and announced revival plans for next Saturday night.
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Boston
Billy Graham
Graham
Crusade For Christ
Boston Garden
Dr. Graham
Billy
Izzy Ort
Ort
Jim Bowie
Evangelist
Washington Street
Garden
Castro Flights Under Protest
Hundreds of Bahamians prepared for a mass protest at International Airport over Fidel Castro's plan to start weekly Havana Nassau flights with Soviet airliners. Organizers said groups representing local organizations would join with banners. The UK backed the flights under a reciprocal landing rights agreement amid Bahamian protests and U S concerns.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Fidel Castro
Havana
Chuck Hall
Hall
Bay Street
Cuba
Britain
London
Washington
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Florida
United States
Chuckle: Parents Avoid Foot-Down, Kids Step on Toes
A lighthearted quip notes that parents who do not discipline often have children who test boundaries and tread on their toes.
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Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
West Monroyan
Bulletins
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Moise Tshombe
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Twin City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presi
Eisenhower
Gettysburg, Pa
Cable Whiplash
Probe Rights Murders
Windsor
Germany
Mary Callaway
Robert Combs
FBI
James Chaney
Labor Confederation
Castro
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