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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1960
Page
1
A Defense Department official in Washington said the recent overflight did not aim to probe Soviet airspace as such missions had been halted after the U2’s downing in the Soviet Union. The official reaffirmed continued caution amid continuing war fears.
Reports from a press conference show Truman deflecting questions on Kennedys chances while commenting on the Paris summit and the Soviet stance. Khrushchev presses Austria neutrality amid Cold War tensions and German questions as officials assess Western Germany and West Berlin positions.
Alabama Pickens County Probate Judge A. B. Harris issues marriage licenses boosting cross state planning. Since January 1959 he has granted 29 white and 65 Negro licenses, with Mississippi couples flocking for the three day waiting period and blood tests. Harris also performs weddings, sometimes uniting five couples in a day.
Nationwide protests opposed to Japan US security treaty drew 166000 participants, far below organizers’ aims. In Tokyo and Saitama unions led turnout while college students joined limited action. clashes occurred at Sohyo HQ with arrests but no injuries.
Congress debates extending sugar quotas to Cuba with presidential discretion. House approves extending the quota through 1961 while making Cuban allocation discretionary. Senate passes a separate measure granting presidential power only through year end.
President Risemower enjoys bright sun and golf at Gettysburg while tourists pour in for the 97th anniversary events. Coca Cola’s William F. Robinson and Arthur Nevins visit as guests. they play a morning round with club pro Dick Sleichter. Ike shows a long drive and jokes about saving strength.
A letter from travelers recounts desert misadventure near Yucca Arizona, getting stuck after wrong turns, enduring heat with salt intake and improvised cooling, and planning a 40 mile walk for help as they press toward potential aid and abandoned roads.
Big turnout at Winnfield courthouse square as Earl Long campaigns for Congress in the eighth district facing Ben Holt and Harold McSween. He announces donations of 13 acres and $1,000 for recreation areas, invites public to Lone homeplace land gift, and criticizes Republicans while addressing about 200 Black attendees.
The article notes the death of four Louisiana youths with details of a body recovery by deputy Junior Thornton and timing of the find. Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at Mace donia Church near Oak Grove officiated by Rev. J H Patterson, with interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Eu dora Arkansas. Survivors include three sisters Mazie Haynes Rayville Little Rock Kilbourne and Marietta Haynes Kilbourne and a brother Daniel Haynes Kilbourne.
City police arrested 42 year old Sarah Tanner of 913 Oaks Street on aggravated assault and disturbing the peace with a 378 dollar bond. Paul Rh Howard 49 of 5516 De Siard Street held on 1000 dollar bond on a peace warrant. James H Smith 39 of Rt 2 Delhi charged with reckless driving DUI no license disturbing the peace and property damage. Barbara Gillcreast 1 212 Telemaqne and Nelson R Alford 32 of 203 Plum Street also charged with disturbing the peace. Marolyn Saucer 28 fined 100 dollars for speeding 105 mph.
The FBI alerted U S Ambassador Robert C Hill in Mexico City that Fidel Castro's Cuban government plans to kill him. Cuban agents have been assigned to carry out the plot. The warning comes in the wake of increasing tension between the United States and Cuba.
A Raleigh highway patrol traffic safety pad shows a patrolman beside a parked squad car facing the wrong way on a one way street. The image appeared in newspapers Friday.
Louisiana Governor Jim mie H. Davis, elected coalition governor, guides a 65 day Legislature toward stronger state government. The body advances measures including a state sovereignty commission, a tighter $70 million budget, payroll withholding for state income taxes, and a bond program to fund construction without immediate taxation. The 140 member Legislature also seeks more power for itself.
Leaders react as lawmakers consider designation of schools by race, tight to work aims, a comprehensive labor law against secondary boycotts and picketing, shifting election day, and probes into the mineral board and oil and gas sectors.
Editors note by William T. Arbogast notes political observers on Capitol Hill as coverage begins. The piece frames Kennedy Drive In event progress and national party convention dynamics with AP staff insight.
Congressional leaders from both parties react with skepticism to Harry S Truman's charge that the Democratic National Convention will be prearranged. They urge vigilance as Kennedy supporters call for equal radio television time and leaders deny any commitment to derail Kennedy.
Sacramento Calif CAP Gov Edmund G Brown maneuvers in final days before California’s split delegation votes on the Democratic presidential candidate. Brown seeks to be a key state figure at the national convention as 81 California votes loom large and show his aim to back a winner, likely Sen John F Kennedy, unless Adlai Stevenson challenges.
Firefighters laid 1900 feet of hose to reach a rear blaze at LaRay Pontiac Co on Fast Broad St. The clothing store owned by C. W. Philpott lost most damage with a storage shed of the auto distributor also damaged. Estimated losses run about $25,000. Also in Willmar Township Minnesota voters approve tax assessor collecting for charity drives on annual rounds.
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