Contempt Action Targeting Manning Dismissal Sought
Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion asked U S District Court to dismiss contempt charges against Cecil Manning former voter registrar of East Carroll Parish He argues Manning was not indicted by a federal grand jury and a conviction would violate the 13th amendment He also seeks a jury trial and notes Manning resigned amid court orders while the government says he remained registrar under state law Judge Dawkins set a Monday hearing on the motions and contempt charges on the case and related voting rights actions in the parish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Louisiana
Gremillion
U.S. Dist
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Monroe
Dawkins
East Carroll
Kennedy campaign tour linked to Democratic ticket
President Kennedy moved from nonpolitical labeling on a Western tour to roving with Democratic candidates. He urged Congress to fund future projects including the Oahe dam in Pierre South Dakota and the Fryingpan Arkansas system in Colorado, while Sen. John A. Carroll and George McGovern backed Kennedy on stage in Pierre and Pueblo. He planned California stops with Governor Pat Brown as Nixon looms in the race. The San Luis water project in California is noted in passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Congress
Oahe Dam
Pierre S.D
Fryingpan-Arkansas
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Fryingpan Project
John A. Carroll
Pierre
George McGovern
Senate
McGovern
House
California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Richard M. Nixon
San Luis
Area Aid Sought For Drought Hit Parishes
Gov Jimmie H Davis requested federal drought disaster aid for 20 Louisiana parishes including Morehouse West Carroll Franklin Winn Jackson Vernon Pointe Coupee East Feliciana St Martin Vermillion St Landry. He asked U S Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman to provide the aid and urged a livestock feed program in Winn and Acadia Parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie H. Davis
Morehouse
West Carroll
Franklin
Winn
Jackson
Davis
U.S. Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Vernon
Pointe Coupee
East Feliciana
S. Martin
Vermillion
St. Landry
Acadia
Bienville
Avoyelles
Evangeline and Allen
Davis Rules Out Special Session Plans
Baton Rouge reports Gov. Jimmie H. Davis said he has no plans to call a special session as rumors spread of a September meeting by Louisiana lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Baton Rouge
Politi
Louisiana
Jimmie H. Davis
Ramblin' group to perform benefit show at recreation center
Ramblin taining group to present a special show at the Benoit Recreation Center on Oaklawn Drive at 8 30 p m today during the Teen Age Club dance. Center director Vernon B Greenlee says the dance is free as the Chuck A Lucks perform for a benefit. The dance runs 7 to 10 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taining Group
Benoit Recreation Center
Oaklawn Drive
Vernon B. Greenlee
Chuck- A-Lucks
Troops Begin Major Drive In Viet Nam
South Viet Nam launches operation Binh Dai to crush the Viet Cong stronghold at An Xuyen in Ca Mau. About 4,000 government troops with air and naval support hit a 2,000-strong force, seizing a central Viet Cong arms depot and a communications center. Forty-two Viet Cong killed, 60 detained. three government injuries. General Harkins observes with Vietnamese high command as the campaign begins.
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Camau
South Viet Nam
An Xuyen
Viet Nam
U.S
Paul D. Harkins
Thailand
High Command
Harkins
Duong van Minh
Binh Dai
Saigon
Three Die In Guinea Battling
In West New Guinea Dutch and Indonesian troops clashed despite a Pacific settlement. Rear Adm. Leendert Reeser reported three killed and several injured among both sides as a cease-fire was set for midnight. Dutch commanders warned some units might not hear the order in time and ordered troops to withdraw to defensive positions and protect citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
West New Guinea
UPI
Adm
Leendert Reeser
Wonderful News Rejoices Relatives of Freed Americans
Relatives across the United States express joy over the imminent or recent release of American soldiers. Mrs Edward Shore in Gallaway Tennessee, Mrs Lyle Wolfkill in Shelton Washington, Lena Mat in Columbus Ohio, and Mrs Lawrence in Laurel Maryland relay emotional reactions to hopeful or pending outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J
Lyle Wolfkill
Shelton
Wash
Grant Wolfill
National Broadcasting Co
Columbus
Ohio
Lena Mat
Army
Or Ballenger
Laurel
Lawrence Husband
Pentagon
Acontit
East Algeria Army Yields To Ben Bella
In Constantine eastern Algeria the army surrendered political and administrative duties to Ben Bella's political bureau, signaling a step toward a single FLN party. The communique notes FLN officers subscribe to bureau decisions and confirms no gun battle reference. Ben Bella heads to Constantine for a regional conference.
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Algeria
Ben Bella
Algiers
API
Ahmed Ben Bella
Constantine
FLN
Algerian Liberation Army
Con
Bone
Raat Pitat
Col
Hadj Ben A Roth
Oran
Senator Soaper Says
A brief from the senator’s office reiterates that progress is ongoing and that goals remain to be reached. No concrete timeline is provided.
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Soaper
Pulpwood Car Burns Near Fire Tower
A single gon dolia car loaded with stumps caught fire beside a Louisiana Central train near the Luna crossing, 14 miles south of West Monroe. Firefighters from the Lana Fire Tower and Louisiana Forestry Commission stopped a brush blaze, with unknown damages and potential total loss of the gon dolia car noted by Winnfield crewmen.
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Luna
West Monroe
Olin Mathieson Paper Mill
Ben Bradford
Howard Page
Here
Ilinoia Central
Olin Mathieson Paper
Louisiana Forestry Commission
Winnfield
Lana
Telstar test sends front page to space and back
New York AP reports engineers transmitted a newspaper front page into space and back in one minute using Telstar. The test showed a world wide edition could be printed at multiple distant locations within minutes. A high speed facsimile transmitter scanned the page 200 times per inch, processing in about 12 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telstar
J. A. Doremus
Westrex Co
Little Weather Change Seen Today
The weatherman sees little change in the local weather with a high near 96 degrees and an overnight low around 8. Friday topped 97 degrees with a low not specified. Partly cloudy skies are forecast today.
Kennedy satellite bill passes Senate in 66 to 11 vote
The Senate approved President Kennedy's plan to create a worldwide satellite network, voting 66 to 11 after 19 days of debate. The bill backs a privately owned but government supervised company to run the system, heading to the House for final action. A separate Alabama injunction halted a Redstone Arsenal moon program strike for five days.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
House
Tiltin Hilton to Open Leaning Tower of Pisa
Rumor says Conrad Hilton has bought the Leaning Tower of Pisa. After remodeling and redecorating, it will reopen as the Tiltin Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Hilton
Pisa
Lunar conference warns of moon germs contamination risk
Astronomer Carl Sagan warned at a Virginia Tech lunar conference that lunar microbes could be carried back to Earth by astronauts or spacecraft from the moon. He noted U S and Soviet missions likely deposited Earth microorganisms on the moon, and that sealed rocket parts may have carried them back to Earth.
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Blacksburg
Carl Sagan
Berkeley
Calif
Sagan
University of California
Harvard University
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Russia
Virginia Tech
U.S
Moon
Satellite Bill Votes Recorded Passes Senate With 6-11 Split
The Senate approved the administration space communications bill by a 37 to 29 to 11 party line and paired votes. Democrats supported the measure with Byrd, Dodd, Mansfield, Pell and other leaders voting yes. Republicans backing included Goldwater, Javits, Hickenlooper and Dirksen. No voting opposition came from Republicans.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Byrd
W. Va
Cannon
Chavez
Dodd
Fallender
Ervin
Hart
Hartke
Hayden
Hill
Holland
Humphrey
Jackson
Jordan
N.C
Kerr
Lausche
Long
Song of
Hawaii
Magnuson
Mansfield
McCarthy
McClellan
McGee
Monroney
Pastore
Pell
Proxmire
Randolph
Robertson
Sparkman
Stennis
Symington
Talmadge
Thurmond
Williams
N.J
Young
Ohio
Aiken
Bennett
Boggs
Bottum
Bush
Carlson
Case
Cooper
Cotton
Curtis
Dirksen
Fong
Goldwater
Hickenlooper
Hruska
Javits
Idaho
Keating
Miller
Morton
Mundt
Pearson
Prouty
Scott
Smith
Maine
Tower
Wiley
Del
N.D
Bartlett
Burdick
Douglas
Gore
Kefauver
McNamara
Morse
Moss
Neuberger
Yarborough
Bill Metcalf
Muskie
Smathers
Mass
Carroll
Church
Clark
Gruening
Anderson
Bible
Fastland
Engle
Fulbright
Hickey
Johnston
Russell
Allott, Beall
Butler
Capehart
Kuchel
Murphy
Saltonstall
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JFK
Demos
Partisan
Ramblin
Red
Guinea
Gallaway, Tenn
Edward R. Shore
Liste
Telstar News
Engidivision
Redstone
Birmingham
Ala
America
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Clarence Allgood
National Labor Relations Board
Carlton Bryan
NURB
Stuart Rothman
NLRB
Rothman
Wernher von Braun
The
Marshall Space Administration
NASA
U. 58
Marshall Space Flight Center
Army Ordnance Missiles Command
International Electrical Workers Union
Harry Gorman
Civilian Repase Agency
Marshall
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
News-Star—World
West
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