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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1961
Page
1
In Ciudad Trujillo police fired semiautomatic carbines into the air to disperse about 300 students shouting antigovernment slogans. Rioting and arson erupted after the first opposition rally in 31 years, with Balaguer promising drastic instructions to curb disorders.
In Saigon two Viet Cong throw a home made grenade at US Ambassador Frederick Nolting’s car. it lands on the roof and fails to explode. Nolting’s bodyguard fires three times. attackers escape on a motorcycle. Nolting was appointed to South Vietnam Feb 23, officials fear a fresh communist terror wave.
President Kennedy names Rear Adm. David L. McDonald to command the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and to be nominated for promotion to vice admiral. McDonald, 56, a Naval Academy graduate, succeeds Adm. George Anderson and hails from Maysville Georgia.
Iowa authorities fear patrolman Robert Wilke has been kidnapped after his squad car was found four miles south of Lucas and his gun belt and summons book discovered a mile away. A major air and ground search, including four planes and a helicopter from Iowa and Missouri, targeted the Grand River Forest Preserve area.
A ham supper at 7 p.m. Thursday precedes the installation of new officers for Stonewall Lodge No. Eight of the Knights of Pythias at Castle Hall. Chancellor Commander Harlan Prestridge said the meeting at 127 St. John St. will install officers for the last six months of the year. Swami Santha No. 102 Nomads of Avrudaka will hold a darbar Monday at 8 p.m. in Castle Hall followed by refreshments, replacing Monroe Temple No. One Pythian Sisters meeting which has been postponed. A large El Dorado candidate class will be presented at Monday's meeting at 127 St. John St.
Axis Sally Mil dred Gillars, Maine born actress who worked for Nazi propaganda, is to be released from the federal women's reformatory in Alderson West Virginia after 12 years on a treason conviction. She is 60 gray haired and may join a convent one day and has become devout and plays organ in chapel.
A light observation about finding humility in a simple moment when a man calls his wife to admit he forgot lunch money, tucked away in his apron pocket. The anecdote centers on everyday honesty and small domestic mishaps.
Monroe Police Chief James C. Kelly Jr warns residents to avoid house to house salesmen hawkers and peddlers who visit uninvited. He cites signing contracts for magazines vacuum cleaners roofing or siding and later receiving high monthly notes. Call the police if such strangers appear at your home and note the city has ordinances against uninvited door sales.
Khrushchev announced steps to strengthen Soviet armed forces, prompting U.S. Defense Department planners to reexamine assumed parity in manpower. Officials seek to avoid an intensified arms race while anticipating tougher strategic planning and possible Berlin talks. Senate leaders urged caution and proposed evaluating Berlin proposals before any summit.
U S officials report Discoverer satellite 26 circling the globe every 95 minutes with 300 pounds of recoverable secret gear. Launched Friday, the kettle shaped capsule aims to remain in a polar orbit 503 to 146 miles high for four days before recovery near Hawaii.
The senator cites a heated exchange described as the toughest Khrushchev talk yet with both shoes on. He critiques abstract art preferring a sketch proving the artist could learn, alongside a cow, apple, or human figure. Sports Car Sam laments nosey friends lifting his roadster to read the price chalked on the bottom.
A late Saturday blaze in downtown Tampa engulfed a block of warehouses along the Hillsborough River near the University of Tampa. The Tuxedo Feed Co. warehouse sparked the fire, damaging about 1.15 million in total losses with 750000 in goods and 400000 in building value. Firefighters were treated for smoke, none seriously hurt, as flames spread across four and a half city blocks threatening Lafayette Street Bridge.
Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky argues America must act against world communism. The Morning World starts his series America Too Young To Die on page 1B with daily installments beginning today.
The Twin Cities saw cool temperatures on Saturday with a high near 78 and showers in the area. Selman Field reported 1.13 inches of rain by evening while a low of 73 was recorded locally. The forecast calls for similar warmth around 90 with mostly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
In Moab Utah police hunt for Denise Sullivan a 15 year old abducted after the fatal shooting of her mother Denise and a family friend were found dead in Connecticut authorities believe the kidnapper fled with the girl along a desert road Tuesday night FBI agents questioned a man who then shot himself near a highway junction and died two hours later sheriff says the suspect matched the killer’s description and may be at large as volunteers search water holes and brush for Denise and clues from the missing teen’s case involve a Connecticut family and local authorities.
Air Marshal Sir Charles Elworthy said Iraq's immediate military threat to Kuwait has passed and Britain will maintain only a minimal force for independence and security. Sources expect the 5,000-man contingent to shrink to a skeleton HQ plus a few hundred, as 250 Coldstream Guards were flown to Bahrain. The withdrawal follows Kuwait asking protection from Iraq amid an annexation claim.
Mrs. Ernest Hemingway disclosed that the author left at least two unpublished novels and poetry. She said he planned to resume work on a manuscript in an Idaho bank vault and noted a large, sea land air themed novel hidden in a Cuban bank.
Premier Khrushchev announced a buildup of Soviet military forces while calling for a summit conference on Germany. He named Kennedy MacMillan and de Gaulle as figures to engage, urging peaceful talks without war and proposing a draft peace treaty and table discussions with Western powers. He stressed sovereignty of East Germany and sought common sense in resolving the German issue.
President Kennedy and three top aides held a two hour wide ranging talk on Germany and the Berlin threat at the Kennedy summer home on Cape Cod. Khrushchev suspended armed forces reductions and hinted at a Berlin summit during the briefing. The four men then cruised Nantucket Sound aboard the Marlin for further talks.
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