Katangese Forces Crushed by U.N. Troops in Elisabethville
United Nations troops broke Katangan resistance in Elisabethville during a day of heavy fighting. Swedish Irish and Gurkha units captured key positions including Camp Tshombe tunnel and the Lido Hotel. Casualty reports show Katangan losses at 5 killed 117 wounded and 23 civilians dead with 156 wounded. Swedish casualties five wounded.
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Camp
Massert
Camp Tshombe
U.N
Elisabethville
U.N. Gurkhas
Lido
Queen Elisabeth Hospital
Third Area Victim In Past 2 Days
A flood related incident left Frank Carpenter of Calvin in Winn Parish missing since Thursday with his body later recovered near his stalled pickup. The article also reports multiple traffic accidents in Monroe and West Monroe, including injuries to two children and several drivers, and cites Monroe City Judge W M Harper urging safer driving and adherence to safe following distances during hazardous weather.
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Frank Carpenter
Calvin
Winn Parish
Dugdem
Monroe
W. M. Harper
Harper
West Monroe
Troop F
Quachita Parish
U.S. Highway 80
George R. Lewis
Maine Pl
Louisville Avenue
Jack T. Cannon
DeSiard St
Lewis
North 18Th Street
DeSiart Street
College Avenue
Floy C. McMillon
Dillingham Dr
Willard O'Brien Richards
P.O. Box
DeSiard Street
College
Richards
Shelton Hayslip
Splane Dr
Ray Burrows
10Th St
Burrows
Arkansas
Alvis A. Hicks
Hicks
St. Francis Hospital
Kilpatrick
Hayslip
Joyce Hayslip
Natchitoches
Cotton Streets
William
Bill) Pace
Ernestine N. Jones
Route Four
Billie Joe Jones
Albert E. Culpepper Jr
Pargoud
Culpepper
Erahnotee
Christmas Fund Appeals Amid Family Hardship
A father appeals for aid with food rent and baby needs as a family faces imminent eviction. The letter joins other requests to support the Christmas fund. Funeral services for Mr Whitten will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Riser and Son Funeral Home with burial in Adams Cemetery near Kelly. He is survived by his wife Maureen Whitten, son Sylvester, his parents, two sisters, and three brothers.
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Adams Cemetery
Kelly
Riser and Son
Maureen Whitten
Grayson
Sylvester L. Whitten
J. G. Whitten
Virgie Jones
Fourth District vote stage set with Waggonner appeal
In the Fourth District contest, Lyons warns Waggonner would back Kennedy's socialist program, while Waggonner argues he can act effectively in the majority. The district spans Caddo, Bossier, Bienville, DeSoto, Webster, Red River and Claiborne parishes with Shreveport in Caddo. About 19 percent of registered voters are Negro amid sizable minority populations. A Bolshoi Ballet troupe then departs for a one month tour across Tunisia, Ethiopia, and Morocco.
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Washington
Lyons
Waggonner
Kennedy
Caddo
Bossier
Bienville
DeSoto
Webster
Red River
Claiborne Parishes
Shreveport
Claiborne
Moscow
UPI
Bolshoi Ballet
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Morocco
Morse Brothers Lead In Broadway Off Off Musical
Richard Morse brother of Robert Morse plays a principal in an off Broadway musical All Kinds of Giants. Robert Morse leads the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Richard, a music student in Paris with Etienne Decroux, has previously appeared only in stage dramas.
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New York
Richard iMorse
Robert Morse
Robert
Richard
Paris
Etienne Decroux
Record Budget Wins Approval
Budget approval continues as merit increases may cap at 500 dollars. Recipients who earned merit pay last year are not eligible for similar increases this year.
McDonald Heads Fourth District Bar Association Officers
Jesse McDonald of Monroe was named president of the Fourth District Bar Association succeeding Robert Easterling. Ray an Sartor and Robert Curry, both of Monroe, were elected vice president and secretary-treasurer respectively. A plaque honoring the association for 1961 was displayed in the Fourth District courtroom. The board voted to resubmit major educational repairs to the governor and Bond Building Commission, and to request additional repairs from the State Division of patrol. approved civil service step increases and a 10 percent travel budget hike for colleges and universities.
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Jesse McDonald
Monroe
Fourth District Bar Association
Robert Easterling
Rayan Sartor
Robert Curry
Louisiana and Fo ‘Sociation
Fourth District
Parish
Governor's Office
State Bond and Building Commission
Patrolnie Raion
Bond and Building Commission
Governor’s Budget Office
Kennedys Greeted By Enthusiastic Caracas Crowd
President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy received a warm welcome in Caracas with crowds lining streets and a fortified security detail. About 7,000 troops and 2,000 police guarded the route, while a 450 cadet honor guard and naval band accompanied the visit amid tense regional politics.
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Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Maiquetia
Air Force
Puerto Rico
Carscas
Oters
Sam Browne
Naval Academy
Betancourt
Rio Grande
U N Debates Birth Control With Divided Support
A United Nations Assembly committee will debate birth control in the next session but rejected proposals to give it priority or declare it an important item. Support came from Denmark Sweden Pakistan Ghana Greece and Tunisia while Latin American nations and others with large Catholic populations opposed priority or importance. The United States and Britain opposed priority and abstained on importance.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Assembly
Denmark
Sweden
Pakistan
Ghana
Greece
Tunisia
U. N
United States
Britain
State Board Clamps Ban On Students
A contrived page one report notes the State Board enforcing a ban on students. The piece mentions a CORE field representative Cox and a claim of inciting to riot with others including use of a loud speaker during protests.
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Christian
Somenagg
Dennis
CORE
Field
Cox
Eal Seagues
Bao Hueng
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Penn Hotel
Floyd E. Toms Jr
Eunice Scroggs
Morses
McDonald Heads Bar Association
Kennedys
First Church of Chris
God
Wilson M. Riley
Kensas City, Missouri
The
Mother Church
the First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Auburn Avenue
Louisiana
Louisville
Discount City
Videlie
Louise
Reyville
Jene, le
Aia Aree
Wes
Carnarions Mary's
Dee
This
Silverstein
Kayser
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