Mineral Board Head Is Named In Tidelands Row
Hal S. Phillips, Baton Rouge businessman, named chairman of the State Mineral Board amid the tidelands dispute after William Helis’ resignation. Gov. Davis did not attend. Rep. Risley Triche observed. Board elected Morgan Walker Sr. as vice chairman. Chester Coco served as temporary chair. Gremillion’s aide said they are at the board’s service while Davis leads negotiations with a five member committee. The board also reappointed Secretary Bonnecarrere and approved funds and settlements including about $1 million in royalty funds and $21,125 to Edward Carmouche for related legal work.
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Baton Rouge
Hal S. Phillips
State Mineral Board
Tidelands
Jimmie H. Davis
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Phillips
William Helis
New Orleans
General Gas Corp
Helis
Morgan Walker Sr
Alexandria
Davis
Collins
Chester Coco
Marksville
Carroll Buck
Gremillion
Mineral Board
Leander H. Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Princess Sophie of Greece Arrives on Honeymoon in Monte Carlo
Princess Sophie of Greece and her husband Don Juan Carlos arrived in Monte Carlo on their royal honeymoon aboard the Greek ship Eros. The couple travelled Friday to the resort city, continuing a union that links Greek royalty with the Spanish royal line.
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Monte Carlo
UPI
Sophie
Greece
Don Juan Carlos
Eros
Soviet Seeks To Pin Berlin Acts On West
Moscow accuses Western powers of provoking incidents along the Berlin wall and says West Berlin cannot be a base for revenge seeking by militaristic groups.
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Berlin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Spain imposes two year residency limits after blasts
Madrid reports General Franco and cabinet decree suspends the right to choose residence for two years amid bombings linked to the Communist led movement. Government notes accuse abroad campaigns of harming Spain. Berlin notes discuss four power responsibilities and East West tensions.
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Madrid
UPI
Francisco Franco
Franco
Spain
Northeast Budget Outline Is Given By Dr Walker
President George T Walker of Northeast Louisiana State College reports the proposed 1962 63 state executive budget falls short by about 130 000 for personnel and other needs. He notes a 3 8 per cent increase over 1960 61 while enrollment rose 11 per cent, with about 250 graduate students and nursing staffing added. Presidents urge relief to maintain instructional services and standards amid higher costs and rising enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Louisiana State College
Northeast
George T. Walker
Department of Nursing
State Board of Education
State Board
Louisiana
Walker
Monroe
Council Sends Negro Family Of 10 To N Y
A Negro family of 10 from Little Rock traveled to Hempstead New York in a trailer funded by the Capital Citizens Council. The 10 family members ranged from 11 months to 25 years. L D Carter received 135 dollars for expenses for himself and his children. Carter said his wife had been in Hempstead for a month and expected to arrive by Sunday morning. Amis Guthridge, council president, said the Red Cross had not referred them and that the money could be used to aid other Negroes if returned.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Hempstead
M. Y
Capiital Citizens Council
L. D. Carter
Carter
Amis Guthridge
Council
Little Rock Red Cross
Red Cross
Guthridge
Arrest Union Official in Chicago Smuggling Case
Custom agents arrested Byron Price a 38 year old Chicago dues collector for the Maritime Union on charges he smuggled five bottles of Canadian liquor and some coffee ashore from the Canadian freighter Extavia.
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UNION
Chicago
UPI
Byron Price
Maritime Union
Extavia
Massachusetts Demos Oppose Reverse Rides
Massachusetts Democratic state convention approves a resolution condemning the so called Reverse Freedom Rides. The action denounces segregationist groups sending Negroes to Massachusetts by false pretenses. Sixty five were sent on one way bus rides to Hyannis near the Kennedy family summer homes with destitute children among them.
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Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Hyannis
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Huxley Bladen Named Companions of Literature
London reports Aldous Huxley and Edmund Bladen Friday named companions of literature at the Royal Society of Literature. The companionship, begun last year, admits only ten men. Other members include Sir Winston Churchill and W. Somerset Maugham.
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London
UPI
Aldous Huxley
Edmund Bladen Friday
Royal Society of Literature
Sir Winston Churchill
W. Somerset Maugham
Solons Face Controversies In Fifth Week
Louisiana lawmakers enter week five with a slate of bills in both chambers. The House has 46 bills ready for a vote, while the Senate lists 15 Senate bills and 11 House bills, plus 75 more on the calendar for potential call. Key focus is a concurrent resolution by E L Bernard demanding the governor’s top fiscal officer explain remarks about concealing a rising deficit to maintain public confidence.
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House
Senate
E. L. Bernard
West Bathon Rouge Parish
Jimmie Davis
New Orleans
Senate Finance Committee
Reily
A. P. Tugwell
Public Affairs Research Council
House Appropriations Committee
Soviet Sentries Proposed For Berlin Border
West Berlin officials proposed placing Soviet sentries on the East West Berlin border to reduce shootings. A spokesman said Soviet guards might not shoot, noting the USSR’s treaty responsibility for border incidents caused by East German guards. The notes to the three Western powers blamed recent border clashes on East German guards.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Tass
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Union
East Berlin
U.S
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
London
Foreign Office
Bonn
West Germany
Moscow
East
State Conference Area Methodist Appointments Are Announced
The 117th Louisiana Methodist Conference in Shreveport announced approximately 100 pastorate changes across the state. Monroe district appointments listed include district superintendent Edward R. Haug and multiple church and circuit postings, with leaders named for Bastrop, Collinston, Crowville, Delhi, Ferriday, Lake Providence, Monroe, Vidalia, West Monroe, Winnsboro and others. The delegates set the 1963 convention for New Orleans during the first week of June, with Bishop Aubrey Walton presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Monroe
Louisiana Methodist Conference
New Orleans
Aubrey Walton
Edward R. Haug
Bastrop First
R. L. Peyton
Memorial
Teron T. McKisson
Kilbourne
A. E. Wingfield
Lake Providence
A. P. Smith
Lapine
Little Creek Union
Grafton Shaw
Mangham
E. A Keasler
Mel Rouge
William B. Shaw
Monroe First Church
George W. Harbuck
Charles H. Scott
Gordon Avenue
W. M. Allen
Lloyd E. Williams
St. Mark’s
J. O. Evans
St. Paul’s
B. R. Oliphant
Southside
Lea Joyner
Stone Avenue
I. A. Patton
Oak Grove
W. C. Lynch
Oak Ridge
Stephen F. Wendt
Pioneer Circuit
R. R Meek
Rayville
R. E. Walton
St. Andrew's
Sterlington
L W. Taylor
St. Joseph-Wesley
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Sam Hanna
Will
C. J. Bonnecarrere
St. Mary and
Jefferson
Boutte
Distri
Lution
Eral
Edward Carmouche
Monroe, la
Popular Liberation Front
Wayne S. Bush
Hazelwood
West Monroe
Arnel
Sverstein
Eleanor
Ted Kennedy
Citizens Council of Louisiana
Tommy Welch
DR. Walker
N.Y
Demos
Solons
James S. Reily
Vincent Zagone
Cleerase
la Ay
Area Methodist
W. Coody
Sicily Island
J. W.boyd
Tallulah
Wilson Watson
Vidalia
Abe M. Conerly
Waterproof
S. B. Dampier
E. B. Emmerich
Brownville
Troy Garrett
Claiborne
T. A. Brown
McGuire
Don Wineinger
Wilhite
JC. K. Brooks
Winnsboro
Fred W. Schwendimann
Wisner
B. Paul Durbin
George Duerson
Earl B. Emmerch
James 0. Evans
U.S. Armed Forces
W. L. Strong Jr
B. R. Oliphint
Per, WK
North
Florentine
Zale
Desiard
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