Drought Broken In Area As Rains Bring Relief
Drought relief arrives with Friday rains in Monroe and northeast Louisiana, first measurable rainfall since August 3. FAA at Selman Field logged .97 of an inch by 6 p.m., with showers continuing about an hour. Rain totals vary across towns including Farmerville at 2.1 inches, Bastrop, Tallulah, and Winnsboro reporting varying amounts. Forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm conditions with possible thundershowers today.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Inspection Trip By Taylor Heads to Joint Chiefs Seat
Hyannis Port Mass UPI White House announces special inspection trip by Gen Maxwell D Taylor before he becomes chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Taylor will leave Washington early Saturday, stop overnight, then return next Tuesday. There is no emergency tie to the Cuban situation and no link to technicians from Communist bloc countries in Cuba.
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Mass
UPI
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Jont Chiefs of Staff
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Kennedy
Joint Chiefs
Lyman Lemnitzer
Washington
Cuba
Andrew Hatcher
Hatcher
Order Issued For Halting Of Picketing
A restraining order was issued Friday against the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers AFL C IO in a strike by the union against the Pulpwood Producers Assn Judge Ben C Dawkins Jr signed the order effective until the National Labor Relations Board rules The board will hear the case September 5 in federal court The order names the union and agents and bars picketing at Rock Island Missouri Pacific Railroad and at or near several company premises including Olin Mathieson Chemical Continental Can International Paper Mill Tremont Wood Martin Co and other commerce related sites Continued on page three a
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Afl-Cio
Pulpwood Producers Assn
U. S
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
National Labor Relations Board
Charles E. Stewart
Shelby A. Phillips
International Brotherhood Paper Mill Workers
Assassin Plot Leader Sought in De Gaulle Attack
Paris police issued arrest on sight orders for a renegade Foreign Legion paratroop captain believed to have masterminded the attempt on President Charles de Gaulle. No solid clues identified the killer commandos of 8 to 10 men in the machine gun attack on a dark road outside Paris.
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Paris
Youngsters Bag Rare Water Moccasin After Pond Sighting
Ramblin youths on Kings Lane report a water moccasin encounter near their home. Mac King, 9, and Benny Sebern, 14, killed a four foot eleven inch, five and a half pound snake after trapping it in a pond. Conticed on Page Three A.
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Benny Sebern
Kings Lane
Extra State Funds Sought By Agencies in Louisiana
Louisiana agencies report emergency funding needs totaling nearly 900000 as the Board of Liquidation of State Debt reviews budgets. The state allows 1 million annual emergency spending, with a recent act adding another 1 million. Agencies seek 122000 for agriculture, 26000 for education, 50000 for welfare, plus funds for health and Southeastern Louisiana College operations.
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Board of Liquidation
Legislative Budget Committee
Louisiana
Dave Pearce
Agriculture
Louisiana Board of Health
Department of Education
T. H. Harris
LSU
New Orleans
Alexandria
Department of Public Welfare
Southeastern Louisiana College
Eskimos win out over big nuclear blast plan
Washington reports that the AEC will defer any nuclear detonation near Alaska. A campsite near Ogetoruk Creek becomes caretaker, as scientists have studied the area for years. The government spent 3.9 million on preparations, with data gathered and Eskimo protests noted.
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Washington
Ogetoruk Creek
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Robbery Suspect Captured After West Monroe Woods Chase
John Hall World Staff Writer reports a man known as Auldin Troy Mayo, 46, of Birmingham, Alabama, robbed Leon Prestwood Grocery of $10 at 12:40 p.m. He claimed a gun, fled into nearby woods, and was captured at about 1:30 p.m. Mayo confessed to the act but denied possessing a gun. Bond not set.
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Auldin Troy Mayo
Birmingham
Ala
Parish
Five youths charged in Palmyra railroad tie incident
PALMYRA N Y AP Police arrested five young men Friday on obstructing railroad tracks after a wooden tie was placed across the tracks 245 am Monday 35 minutes before the New York Central Chicago bound 20th Century Limited passed with 200 passengers The tie could have derailed the front engine Investigators said the men returned to the spot known as crossing after the train passed They were held for grand jury action.
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Palmyra
N.Y
New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Everett Feeley
New York Central Railroad
Feeley
Stanley
Arcadia
Kennelly
Senate Passes Philippine Bill to aid WWII claimants
Washington AP says the Senate approved by voice vote and sent the measure to President Kennedy. The bill lets the US Foreign Claims Commission pay about 1,000 claimants harmed by World War II on the islands, including 27 corporate claims over $9,006 each.
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Absentee Ballot Deadline Today in Democratic Primary
Harold L. Gill deputy clerk of court reminded voters the parish clerk of court's office in the courthouse basement remains open this morning for absentee voting. Nine votes had been cast by 4 p m Friday as the deadline looms for the Sept second primary.
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Senator Soaper Remarks Spark Conference Debate
A Democratic conference confrontation sparked by a speaker criticizing J Edgar Hoover. The exchange touched on political loyalty and rhetoric while contrasting viewpoints emerged amid the event. Officials and attendees weighed the remarks as the discussion moved to broader party unity.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Soviets Step Up Flow Of Cuban Arms
U S officials said a new wave of Soviet arms deliveries to Cuba is under way aimed at strengthening Castro's coastal and air defenses. About 20 cargo ships and 3,000 to 5,000 technicians were involved, with equipment for radar and anti aircraft use, but no bloc troops or missile launch sites were reported.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Castro
Havana
Fire Ravages Rest Home In Electra Texas
A flaming gas truck rammed the front door of a rest home in Electra Texas on Friday. Three people died and 15 or more were burned as more than 38 bedridden or mentally ill patients were in the one story building.
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Hillcrest Haven Rest Home
Rest Home
W. T. Blevins
Wichita County
Ham Vance
Nine Major Space Shots Planned by NASA
NASA discloses a four- to five-week launch burst followed by five more before year end. Major missions include Mariner III for Venus atmosphere study, a six orbit Mercury flight with astronaut Walter M. Schirra, a 150 relay satellite, and a Telstar relay. Echo inflation tests and Lunar Ranger probes are also slated, with Syncom satellites and additional relays planned for 1963.
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Mariner UI
Venus
NASA
Walter M. Schirra
Telstar
American Telephone & Air Co
Radio Corp. of America
Tiros
Mercury
Rangers
Moon
Farmer cancels policy after barn fire insurance offer
An insurance firm refused cash for a burned barn to a farmer and offered replacement. The farmer then canceled his policy on his wife, signaling a bold reaction to the settlement offer.
Shatters Illusions Model Walks Out On Dior
Welsh model Maggie Griffiths 23 quit the House of Dior to stay in London. She said long fittings and limited pay cooled her enthusiasm and she preferred life in London over Paris. Dior notes models work 10 am to 10 pm for about two months a year, with extra pay possible for photographs.
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Maggie Griffiths
House of Dior
Paris
Dior
Maggie
Stranger Is Buried In Mixup
Bronx widow Minnie Silverstein seeks 1.5 million dollars claiming a hospital misidentification led to her burying a stranger she believed to be her husband Harry Silverstein. After disinterment and replacement, she held a second funeral and burial, arguing religious harm and mental anguish for herself and two children Frances Panes and David Silver.
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Bronx
Minnie Silverstein
City Comptroller’s Office
Harry Silverstein
Jacobi Hospital
State Supreme Court
Frances Panes
Bayside
Queens
David Silver
Charlotte
NLC
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