Nixon bids for California governorship brightens Rockefeller bid
Nixon declares for California governor and rules out 1964 presidential run while leaving open the possibility of a draft. Rockefeller, already seeking re election, could enter nationwide primaries if a draft movement grows. The note cites Kennedy and Goldwater as prior momentum factors.
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Nixon
California
Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Stolen Old Rip the Frog From Eastland County Court House
A stuffed famous frog named Old Rip is missing from Eastland County Courthouse after a Wednesday theft. A $10,000 ransom demand was received, but officials downplay the threat, noting the relic's past fame and likelihood of a quick return.
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Eastland
Tex
UPI
Old Rip
Rip
Ira Carmack
Lee Horn
Bailey Bryant
Eastland County
White House
Eight Die In Port Dover House Fire
A Port Dover Ontario blaze killed eight family members including Joseph Rosewell age 51 Pauline 41 and children Robert 20 Shirley 13 Joan 11 Ella 9 Joseph Jr 4 and Terry Allan 4. One daughter Mary 16 escaped seriously burned and was hospitalized. Neighbor Harry Kniffen alerted firefighters and Mary fled the burning two story house four miles from the lake community.
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Port Dover
Ont
Lake Erie
Joseph Rosewell
Pauline
Robert
Shirley
Joan
Ella
Joseph Jr
Terry Allan
Dar
Mary
Harry Kniffen
Kniffen
Nixon Will Seek California Governorship in 1962
Nixon declares for California governor in 1962 and will not run for president in 1964. He attacks Gov. Edmund G. Brown as bungling and vows a campaign to beat Brown decisively, promising to clean up government in Sacramento.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
California
White House
Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Pat Brown
State House
Sacrameto
Camellia Club Opens Fall Season In Monroe
The Northeast Louisiana Camellia Club's first fall meeting will be held Monday at Covenant Presbyterian Church. The program starts at 7 30 p m and welcomes all interested in camellia propagation and display.
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Northeast Louisiana
Roan Announces Birth of Son Jeffery
Mr and Mrs Johnny Roan Jr of Farmerville announce the birth of a son named Jeffery.
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Johnny Roan Jr
Farmerville
Jeffery
Rioters clash as Newark youths attack police station
In Newark New Jersey a riot erupted after police tried to break up a school fight. About 600 youths gathered outside the 4th Precinct station as officers arrested a 17 year old nicknamed Abdulla Muhammad.
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Newark
N.J
West Kinney
4Th Precinct
Abdulla Muhammad
Tardy secretary defends coffee break in punchy quip
A humorous line has a secretary explaining a late arrival by saying she paused for a coffee break before coming in. The remark plays on workplace timing and lightens the day with a crisp punchline.
Army to rapid deploy in Germany with M113 armored carriers
The Army aims to have 2000 armor protected troop carriers equip 3rd 8th and 24th Infantry Divisions in about five months. The M113 and M59 will allow mechanized movement across terrain, speeding assaults while infantry proceed on foot. Shipment of the M113 has begun with production accelerated to meet the Berlin crisis urgency.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Berlin
ARMY
Twin Cities Brushed by Heavy Winds and Rain
Heavy rain hail and wind up to 58 mph pounded the Twin Cities with no serious damage reported. FAA Selman Field logged activity as part of a larger north Louisiana storm line reaching as far as Dallas and Dyersburg. Highest gust hit 38 mph with two inches of rain by 6 am. lines down along Monroe's north side.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Isiana
Dallas
Tex
Dyersburg
Tenn
Monroe
Orleans Street
Eason Place
Spencer Avenue
Police Inspectors Probe Alleged Brazilian Maid Scheme
Washington housewives sought an English speaking Brazilian maid for 121.35 a month. Forty paid 110 down, now seeking answers as inspectors and police investigate vanished deposits and failed arrangements after ads promised bonded workers and a Rio de Janeiro based program fell through.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Pleased At Nixon Statement From Eisenhower
Former President Eisenhower expressed pleasure at Nixon seeking election as California governor. He praised Nixon as a leading Republican figure and good friend, noting admiration and support from Republicans Democrats and independents.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
California
Eisenhower
Soviets Propose Eight Point Plan At UN To Ease Tensions
The Soviet Union presented an eight point program at the United Nations aimed at lowering international tensions. It calls for a NATO Warsaw pact nonaggression, renunciation of atomic weapons, troop withdrawals, and measures to reduce surprise attacks, with separate memoranda on nuclear testing and colonialism. The plan also urges a freeze in military budgets and a ban on war propaganda, while criticizing U S colonial policies.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Kremlin
U.N
Andrei A. Gromyko
General Assembly
U.S
United States
Nine candidates file for Morehouse Parish state rep seat
Bastrop voters face a October 21 Democratic primary for the Morehouse Parish state representative race with nine candidates including Eugene Barham George Chaney John Mitchell Defoe James McCormack K E McDonald Walter Laing Carter Freeland Scott Byatt and Doi Nelson. The post was vacated when Woodrow Wilson left to become Bastrop city judge and McDonald is a former representative. Ward 1 juryman candidates John Day and J B Holley also filed yesterday.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Eugene A. Barham
Oak Ridge
George Chaney
John Mitchell Defoe
James A. McCormack
K. E. McDonald
Walter Sidney Laing
Carter Whites Freeland
Scott Byatt
Doi Nelson
McDonald
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
John I. Day
J. B. Holley
Kidnaper Admits Two Murders in Arizona
In Phoenix, 23 year old Earl Davis Wagner, a former mental patient arrested for kidnapping and raping a housewife, confessed to two unsolved murders. The victim Frances Neel was found mutilated with “slayer” carved on her thigh. One death was previously deemed accidental. Wagner also confessed to the Mary Essa Boyer rape slaying near her home last month.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPID
Frances Neel
Ralph Edmundson
Earl Davis Wagner
Mary Essa Boyer
Edmundson
Wagner
Neel
Ouachita Parish mulls $7 million school bond vote plan
Ouachita Parish School Board, chaired by Charles G. Wall Jr., weighs calling a bond election next Tuesday to expand schools. Approval from the State Tax and Bond Board is required. A building committee meeting is set for Saturday to decide projects and mills.
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Ouachita Parish
Charles G. Wall, Jr
Wall
Jimmie H. Davis
State Tax and Bond Board
George Rorex
Insanity Plea Of Hijackers Rejected
Federal Judge R E Thomason ruled Bearden sane at the time of the August hijacking with his 16 year old son Cody, deciding they must stand trial next month for hijacking the Continental jetliner en route to El Paso.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Leon Bearden
Cuba
R. E. Thomason
Bearden
Cody
Federal probes inspect St Bernard school records
Federal investigators gained access to St Bernard parish school records to identify transferees labeled integration refugees and tracking state funds used to educate them. The order, opposed by Local and state officials, formalizes inspections in the desegregation case that began a year ago.
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New Orleans
UPI
St. Bernard Parish
Orleans Parish
U.S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Justice Department
St. Bernard
John E. Jackson
Leander Perez Jr
Jackson
U. S
M. Hepburn
Sweden Honors Hammarskjold in Solemn Ceremony
Sweden paid final honors to Dag Hammarskjold with a statelike ceremony at Bromma Airport. Coffins of Hammarskjold and nine others from the Congo crash were laid to rest as 43 man army band played the death march and flags of five nations waved over the procession.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Congo
Hammarskjold
Bromma
Red Cross
United States
Haiti
Canada
Ireland
Syria Mutiny Tests United Arab Republic Unity
Syrian army officers mutinied in Damascus in a bid to pull Syria away from the United Arab Republic. Rebels met with Egyptian Field Marshal Amer and praised a possible understanding while border gates shut and telephone links failed. The move follows the resignation of Abdul Hamid Serraj, signaling Egypt’s predominance in the union.
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Abdul Hamid Serraj
United Arab Republic
Cairo
U.A.R
Syria
Abdel Hakim Amer
Beirut
Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Egypt
Damascus
Damacus
U.A.R. Goverment
Serraj
Amer
Damascus Radio
Gun accident injures man in Simsboro
Joe Bill Alexander of Simsboro lies in critical condition at Ruston Hospital after a .38 pistol discharged during a gathering at Robert Collins Jr.'s home. Alexander said he grabbed the gun as Collins demonstrated it and the trigger was pulled accidentally. Collins drove, then crashed, crawled to safety, and called his father.
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Ruston
Joe Bill Alexander
Simsboro
Ruston Hospital
Lincoln Parish
Alexander
Robert Collins Jr
Gordy Mitchell
Collins
Robert
W. C. Alexander
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