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October 1962
About 4 a.m. on October 20, a Norwegian tanker, the Boheme is struck by a barge in the Mississippi River near Lutcher. The ship immediately catches fire, killing 20 Norwegian sailors caught in decks below. |
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| Moisant Airport is renamed New Orleans International Airport. | June The Times Picayune Company is bought by Samuel I. Newhouse who already owns 17 successful newspapers around the nation. |
St. Augustine High School serves as a headquarters for successful efforts to integrate New Orleans businesses. | Louisiana State defeats Colorado 25-7 in this year's Orange Bowl. | ||||||||
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