Mayor T. Hargrove of Newellton Dies at 57
Newellton mayor and Tensas State Bank executive vice president Tom Tate Hargrove, 57, died in a local hospital after a cerebral stroke. A Mississippi native, he had lived in Newellton since 1924 and served on the school board and parks commission. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. at Union Church with burial in Legion Memorial cemetery. survivors include his widow Dell Poe Hargrove, a daughter in Baton Rouge, two brothers, and two grandchildren.
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Tensas Parish
State Parks Commission
Union Church
James Pool
Legion Memorial Cemetery
Crothers
Ellender Details on Soviet Youth Education Tour
Ellender described difficulties in communicating with locals and photographing. He noted a Sverdlovsk pioneer youth club with posters and a slogan aiming to surpass the U S A in meat and dairy by 1960. He recounted visiting a room of homegrown gadgets and a photoelectric locomotive, praising low delinquency in Russia.
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Pioneer Club
Sverdlovsk
Urals
Russia
Seven siblings speak of family murder chain near Bennet
Rodney Starkweather recalls a troubled family history describing a father Guy Starkweather and seven children Gregg David Bob Laveta Charlie and Leonard. August Meyer a farmer near Bennet is named among six known murder victims and Rodney offers little motive besides possible money.
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Laveta
Charlie
Leonard
Washington
Guy Starkweather
Meyer Place
August Meyer
Bennet
Rodney
Reiterate Stance on Aid for Unrehabilitated Nations
A political figure argues to continue aid cuts for governments that show no real will to rehabilitate and defend themselves, emphasizing a long standing view on foreign assistance. The remark highlights ongoing debates over which recipient countries deserve continued support.
Boy Found Near Rocky Branch
A 14 year old West Monroe youth, Bill Stockstill, was located in the Rocky Branch area after a several hour search near Stella Drive. Police, firemen, parish deputies and relatives joined the hunt when he did not return from a hunting trip, with a motorist assisting before the reunion.
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Stella Drive
Rocky Branch
Bill Stockstill
North 8Th Street
Young Stockstill
Carroll High School Burglary Under Police Investigation
Monroe police investigate a burglary at Carroll High School on Renwick Street after a break in last night. Early reports found no items missing while separate cases include a stolen table model radio from Thomas Miner’s home and a stabbing at Adams Street sent Walter Ruffin to Charity Hospital in serious condition. A 37 year old Negro woman L. V. Winston is charged with aggravated battery in the knifing. The department also logged four accidents and issued tickets for reckless driving red light violations and 113 parking violations.
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Carroll High School
Renwick Street
James C. Kelly
Thomas Miner
Adams Street
Miner
Charity Hospital
Walter Ruffin
L. V. Winston
Youth Found After Ride to Rocky Branch Contact
Authorities were contacted to locate a missing youth during a ride to Rocky Branch. The report notes responders determined the youth's location following the outreach.
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Rocky Branch
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Planning Survey Starts In West Monroe
Dan Martin Associates city planners began preliminary sketches for the West Monroe planning project. Mayor J Allan Norris announced and J George Kasparek of a New Orleans firm said he would stay several days to compare population figures with sites for residential, business and industrial areas.
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J. Allan Norris
J. George Kasparek
New Orleans
Pair Jailed In Gasoline Theft Near Calhoun
Two men, James C. Hamblin and Ben Lee Miles, were jailed in Ouachita parish on gasoline theft charges. Deputies spotted an out of state car and a hose at a Calhoun site. suspects hid nearby with gasoline cans.
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Bailey Grant
Grant
James C. Hamblin
Detroit
Mich
Ben Lee Miles
Augusta
Calhoun
Los Angeles
Post-Prison Official Sells Plush Cars to Union Officials
Fay cites terms of his parole as reason he could not probe missing millions or wife’s work for Local 825 during parole term as a $125 to $175 weekly clerk. He says asking such questions would violate his trust.
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Fay
Local 825
City zoning plan to cover West Monroe units and outskirts
Norris said the city planning project will zone within West Monroe units and extend beyond current lines in certain cases. Approval rests with the West Monroe City Council and the Ouachita Parish Police Jury before a city planning commission may be appointed.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Brooklyn School Attacks Spark Citywide Crime Alarm
A 13 year old white girl was raped at John Marshall Junior High in Brooklyn prompting calls for more patrols and a police presence in schools. In a separate case a 16-year-old boy was charged with rape after an incident as students and staff faced heightened tensions amid ongoing school violence. Mayor Wagner pledged action and officials debated school boycotts and police patrols as the grand jury investigated.
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John R. Starkey
Wagner
Goldfarb
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Golden
Leibowitz
Brooklyn
Edward S. Silver
Grand Jury
Jansen
Board of Education
John Marshall
Police Seek Hunted Pair After Bennet High Slaying
FBI enters case charging two Bennet High School students with the 16 year old Carol King murder. A federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution is anticipated as Lincoln and nearby states extend manhunt and house to house searches.
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Lancaster County
Elmer Scheele
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lincoln
Scheele
Carol King
Bennet High School
Bennet
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Mount Vernon
Secret Health Board Pressure Claims Surface
A unclear clipped passage references pressure on a health board and a tentative resignation amid political tension. It mentions a person named Jackson and possible government influence, with notes about testimony and investigations.
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