World aid pledges 2.23 billion for India's five year plan
At a World Bank meeting the Aid India Club six nations and the World Bank pledged 2.23 billion in economic aid to India for its third five year plan. The package includes 1.5 billion from the United States and 400 million from the World Bank and IDA with additional loans from Canada France Germany Japan the United Kingdom and others. A follow up session is planned for fall to discuss expanding resources.
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Washington
United States
World Bank
India
Group of Six Nations
Aid India Club
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Negro Man Hit By Car On Grammont Street
Oliver Jackson, 57, of 1607 DeSiard, Monroe, was dragged about 15 feet when struck while crossing Grammont Street Friday night. Vehicle was driven by Thomas Murphy, 31, of Route One. Witnesses said Jackson ran into the side of the auto and was in undetermined condition at E A Conway Memorial Hospital.
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Grammont Street
Monroe
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Oliver Jackson
DeSiard
Thomas Murphy
Sterlington
Henry Wilson
Tony
Downtown Monroe Merchants Targeted by New Program
A Greater Monroe Downtown program will be announced to local merchants this month before Chamber of Commerce action. Operations start July 1 under George Rorex with subcommittees reporting June 12 at 7 a.m. and a mass merchant meeting June 19 at 2 30 p.m. at the Virginia Hotel.
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Greater
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
George Rorex
Virginia Hotel
U S Unveils Lounge For Air Travelers
The FAA has introduced a mobile passenger lounge on wheels to shuttle travelers between Dulles Terminal and aircraft. The 54 foot vehicle carries 90 passengers per run and rises 12 feet, offering panoramic views. If successful, 20 to start with potential to 50. cost about 240000 each. Chrysler and Budd Co. creditors claim it as the largest rubber tired passenger carrier.
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Chantilly
Federal Aviation Agency
Dulles National Airport
Dulles
FAA
Chrysler Corp
Budd Co
Negro Youth, 3, Hurt In Mishap
A three year old Benny Ray Reed of 1700 Grammont Street was struck by a car Friday evening and taken to Ek A Conway Memorial Hospital. The driver Sam Jacobs Jr. aged 61 of 104 South 24th Street was cited for reckless driving after the collision at Grammont and South 17th streets.
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Benny Ray Reed
Grammont St
Ek. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Sam Jacobs Jr
S. 24Th St
Jacobs
Grammont
S. 17Th
Bicycle Parts or Repairs Ad Pickup
Local shop City Cycle Fun Shop at 126 South Grand offers bicycle parts and repair services with contact number FA 2-25 for inquiries and service.
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Call City
Boys' Club To Run Youth Camp Near Volman Lake
West Monroe Boys' Club announces a two week summer youth camp for residents up to 14 near Volman Lake. Camp opens late June or early July with outdoor activities supervised by a full time director. Applications go to Lake Oxford and local officers or to Buster Crowley committee head. A $1,000 budget supports the operation with potential yearly continuation depending on response. Directors also review the 1962 budget and set a June 7 deadline for United Givers Fund schedule submissions.
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Volman Lake
West Monroe Boys’ Club
West Monroe
Monroe Jaycees
Lake Oxford
John McCormick
Eugene Scott
Harold Roberts
Buster Crowley
Parish United Givers Fund
Senate Debates Housing Bill Amid Amendments and Delays
Debate opens in the Senate on an 86.1 billion housing bill with opposition targeting key provisions. Amendments pass by voice vote. roll calls delayed to Wednesday on major changes. Provisions include extending VA home loan guarantees and shifting VA sections to a separate veterans aid bill.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
G.L
Veterans Administration
John Sparkman
D- Ala
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Homer EF
Capehart
M- Ind
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
Shoplift Suspect Arrested After West Monroe Spree
West Monroe police arrested 17 year old Patrick Hunter on four theft counts after a shoplifting spree across four firms. Hunter allegedly took a calendar and pen worth 2.69 from Home Office Supply Co a tie worth 1.49 from Hutcher's Store a watch band worth 15 from Sander Jewelry and five dollars from Ramsey Jewelry.
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West Monroe
Osf
Patrick Hunter
Tex
Ave
Monroe
Hunter
Home Office Supply Co
Hutcher’s
Natchitoches St
Light earthquake shakes Oakland and San Francisco
A light earthquake struck both Oakland and San Francisco around 9 02 p m PDT Friday night. The tremor was a single jolt lasting mere seconds with some residents reporting a distant rumble preceding the quake and no damage reported.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Crime Spree Brings 9 Year Sentences in Louisiana
Two Canadian youths from Winnipeg and Calvary received five year terms in U S District Court after pleading guilty to interstate transportation of a stolen auto and illegal entry into the United States. Allan Graveline and Allan Dahlberg, both 22, were linked to armed robberies in New Orleans and other states and were apprehended in Crowley after driving a stolen car from North Dakota. They waived grand jury action and declined counsel.
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North Dakota
Louisiana
Air Force reshuffle moves 18 generals 7 retire
The White House announced a major Air Force command shake-up with 18 generals reassigned and seven retired following Gen. Curtis LeMay’s appointment as chief of staff. President Kennedy approved 13 promotions and several posts shift across SAC, EUCOM, and Tokyo.
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Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Kennedy
Samuel FE. Anderson
Air Force Logistics Command
Supreme Allied
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Leon W. Johnson
Truman H. Landon
Frederic H. Smith
Francis H. Griswold
Strategic Air Command
SAC
National War College
Navy
Army
Griswold
Thomas L. Harrold
John P. McConnell
Second Air Force
W. Mundy
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Alaskan
Frank A. Armstrong Jr
Robert W. Burns
U. S
Japan
3Th Air Force
Pacific
Inter-American Defense Board
Lemuel Mathewson
West Monroyan Hurt In Rodeo Accident
Bobby Claude Fuqua 23 of West Monroe is hospitalized at St. Francis after a bronc riding incident at Bastrop rodeo. He was thrown from his horse and sustained a broken right arm above the wrist.
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Bobby Claude Fuqua
West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Bastrop
Fuqua
Three men jailed and fined for selling counterfeit rock records
In Hackensack New Jersey two businessmen were sentenced to jail and a third fined 1500 dollars for selling counterfeit rock and roll records. Bobby Rydell testified before the grand jury that indicted them. Robert Arkin of the Bronx received concurrent prison terms of one to one and a half years and a 1000 dollar fine. he is president of Bonus Platta Pak Inc Fort Lee New Jersey.
Louisiana Oil Output Rate Is Defended
Former Louisiana governor Sam Jones defended the state’s crude oil production rate at a midyear meeting of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. He noted Louisiana’s offshore production, 20 to 25 percent of current output, under a temporary agreement with the Interior Department, and cited unequal shares of increased market demand and reserves versus production.
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Houston
Tex
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Jones
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Price Daniel
Texas
Compact
Interor Department
Louisiaa
Fourteen Freedom Riders Expelled by Tennessee A and I
The 14 students and their sponsors were barred from returning to Tennessee A and I University after convictions in Jackson Mississippi. A state education official said the action equates to dismissal though cases may be reconsidered if policy is not violated.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennesse A. & T. University
Alabama
Jackson, Miss
State Negro University
State Board of Education
Joe Morgan
The
Negro College
Morgan
Dog Chases Boy On Bicycle On Webster Street
Patrick McHenry a 16 year old of 1600 McGuire was injured when his bicycle collided with a car driven by James E Blackmon Jr 35 of 1515 McGuire on Webster Street Friday Police said the boy was being chased by a dog. He received slight abrasions at St Francis Hospital and was released.
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Webster St
Patrick McHenry
McGuire
James E. Blackmon Jr
Blackmon
McHenry
St. Francis Hospital
Negro Woman Booked on Theft and Disorderly Charge
Dorothy May Henderson aged 25 of 1207 College Ave was booked Friday on theft and disturbing the peace charges. Police said she was picked up at United Dollar Store after attempting to steal two pairs of men's socks and one pair of women's stockings valued at 1.17 dollars.
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Dorothy May Henderson
College Ave
Disturbing the Peace
United Dollar Store
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