McKeithen Backers Split Over Monroe School Board Pick
Gov McKeithen faces a delay as Monroe City School Board remains short handed with three members and no budget action. Two factions back different candidates for the vacancy left by J H Scogin Jr with Breese away in New Orleans and Betsy recovery ongoing.
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John J. McKeithen
Monroe City
Pike
J. H. Scogin Jr
Winnsboro
Scogin
Frank Breese
New Orleans
W. S. Gannaway
Gannaway
Lawrence Gibbs
India China clash near Nathu La Pass in Himalayas
Indian government reports brief gunfire exchanges with Chinese forces near the Nathu La Pass connecting Sikkim and Tibet. No casualties reported. both sides reportedly retraced after firing. Prospects of cease fire loom with UN involvement and China’s 56 post dismantling demand.
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Nathu la Pass
Himalayas
New Delhi
India
Red
Sikkim
Tibet
Himalayan
Peking
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United Nations
Security Council
Pakistan
Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla
London
New York
Education Board Meet Delayed For Second Time
W E Whetstone says the Board of Education postpones its next meeting to October 14 to 16 in Baton Rouge due to Hurricane Betsy. Agenda includes land purchase for Northeast State College, a new sewage disposal system, and a report on school consolidation. Enrollment at Louisiana Tech tops 7 500 and Northeast over 5 000 this fall.
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W. E. Whetstone
Board of Education
Baton Rouge
Whetstone
Northeast State College
University of Southwestern
Lafayette
New Iberia
Louisiana Tech
Northeast
Hurricane Carol Reaches 100 MPH Winds In Atlantic
Hurricane Carol in the Atlantic intensified to 100 mph as forecasters said it poses no land threat for two days. An Air Force hunter aircraft reported gale force winds extending 250 miles northeast and 100 miles southwest of the eye. At 11 a.m. EST the storm was about 1,600 miles east-northeast of San Juan and 2,600 miles from Miami, moving north-northwest at 10 mph with a possible shift toward a more northerly track tonight or Wednesday.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Carol
Air Force
Hurricane Hunter
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Flames Rare Fair Buildings Burn. 18 Hurt at Tennessee Fair
The Tennessee State Fair Park reopened after a fire destroyed the women's and merchants buildings and a grandstand, with 18 injured and no known missing. Officials noted the three 50 year old three story wooden structures were lost and the grandstands damaged. many exhibitors fled as flames swept through the fairgrounds.
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Nashville, Tenn
The
Fair Board
Beverly Briley
Chant’s
Pat Patterson
Midway
Monroe Police Detective Becomes Father of Baby Girl Anja Ann
Proud parents Mr and Mrs James H Deal announce the birth of their second child and first daughter Anja Ann Saturday at St Francis Hospital Monroe. Father serves in the Monroe Police Department Detective Division.
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James H. Deal
Webster
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Anja Ann
Proud Papa
It's a Texan's take on Rhode Island humor
A Texas visitor rates Rhode Island as cute but still prefers Disneyland, noting lighthearted regional charm and nostalgic amusement park appeal.
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Rhode Island
Disneyland
Gemini 8 crew announced for two day space flight
NASA names Neil Armstrong and David Scott as the Gemini 8 crew for a two day mission from Houston. Backup pair Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon to serve Navy-led backup. Armstrong may be first civilian in space and Scott to conduct outside the capsule during planned orbital maneuvers and rendezvous with Agena.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Armstrong
Scott
Air Force
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F., Gordon Jr
Seattle
Wash
San Antonio
Tornadoes, Heavy Rains Strike Across Central U S
The Associated Press reports a second day of torrential rains from Texas to Wisconsin following tornadoes and high winds. Evacuations occurred at Easton Kansas, with widespread damage, power losses, and numerous tornado sightings in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Easton
Kan
Stranger Creek
Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Tex
Pacific
New York City
Kennedy Airport
Wichita
Kansas City
Six Die From Gas Leaks In CO And WY Homes
Coroners linked the weekend deaths of six people in farm homes to a September cold wave. Gas leaking from faulty heaters apparently suffocated two couples near Cheyenne Wyoming and two bachelor farmers near Fort Morgan Colorado. Discoveries were made Monday.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Morgan
U. S. Helicopter Shot Down in North Viet Nam
A U.S. helicopter on a rescue mission was shot down in North Viet Nam. four crewmen including a pilot listed as missing. Another Thunderchief fighter was believed shot down. a U.S. B 52 bomber dispersed a Communist zone 330 miles north of Saigon. Captain Philip E. Smith reported missing after ejecting into the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Peking
Hainan Island
South China
Gulf of Tonkin
Philip E. Smith
Smith
Gulf
Victorville
Calif
Judith M. Smith
Philip E. Jr
Deborah
Pakistani Rioters Attack U.S. Library in Karachi
About ten thousand demonstrators set fire to the U S Information Agency library in Karachi during a general strike protesting the United Nations ceasefire order. They pulled down the U N flag at the offices and marched on the U S Embassy before police halted them.
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United Nations
Karachi
Bhutto
Pakistan
U.S. Information Agency
U.N
India
U.S
Kashmir
Rain Forecast For Twin City Area Today
Thundershowers are expected to affect 50 to 70 percent of the Twin City area today. Winds will be south to southeasterly at 8 to 18 mph. Temperatures high around 86 to 89, low near 70s. FAA at Selman Field reported traces of rain.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Thant urges United Nations to seat Red China
U Thant told the General Assembly that all governments should be represented in the United Nations including Red China. He noted Viet Nam’s war set back East West cooperation and warned India Pakistan tensions disturb world peace while observers at UN could sense global currents.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
General Assembly
Asia
Red China
U.N. handAauantann
McTally Uallels
Thant
Viet Nam
India
Pakistan
United Nations
Peking
North Viet Nam
North Korea
East Germany
China
Jts
World shortest life expectancy cited for India
In India a 45 year old can expect 18.1 more years of life while in Norway the same age would expect 32.1 more years. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co notes these figures as the global contrast.
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India
Norway
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Two Steel Firm Executives Fined
New York AP report states two executives from major steel companies were fined for conspiring to fix carbon sheet steel prices. W. J. Stephens of Bethlehem Steel, then Beth lehem executive, and James P. Barton of U S Steel pleaded no contest. Judge Edward Weinfeld cited their past records and imposed 25000 and 10000 fines, with potential prison and 50000 fines if harsher.
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NEW York
W. J. Stephens
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
James P. Barton
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Dist
Edward Weinfeld
Stephens
Barton
Hurricane Seeding Plan Awaits Test
Washington AP reports that no hurricane accessible for seeding has formed this year. Dr Joanne Simpson leads Project Storm Fury with planes ready to seed if Betsy moves to a safe area but Betsy disrupted plans by looping and striking Louisiana. Max Edellstein notes seeding requires safety and cannot proceed if a storm could reach populated areas within 36 hours.
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Joanne Simpson
Weather Bureau
Betsy
Atlantic
Louisiana
Max Edelstein
Navy
Edelstein
Player suspended after bat brawl in Cleveland game
AP reports American League President Joe Cronin fined Pedro Gonzalez of Cleveland 500 dollars and suspended him for the rest of the season after Gonzalez swung at Detroit pitcher Larry Sherry in the fifth inning. The incident sparked a near brawl as both dugouts emptied.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Cleveland
Pedro Gonzalez
Detroit
Larry Sherry
Gonzalez
Sherry
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