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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
1
Washington AP reports light moments in Congress as senators like Everett Dirksen and John Pastore entertain with witty wordplay and playful banter. The piece notes Dirksen mocks cosponsorship while Mansfield Goldwater exchange barbs and wind become a running joke in the chamber.
The article notes that the rides in Alabama's capital will proceed this week without prior announcement despite ongoing tensions. U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. warned he may reinstate the rides ban if necessary. In Atlanta, Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker of the Rides Coordinating Committee said no advance notices will be given while the climate remains unstable.
George Brian of Northeast will direct the summer workshop production at the Monroe Little Theatre. The play runs June 21 to 23 at the Playhouse. Flag Day observances mark the 184th birthday of the U S flag with local proclamations from two mayors and the Lt. Joseph Bowmar Post. Children of the American Revolution will sell tiny flag replicas downtown and at Louisville Avenue shopping centers.
The Mississippi siege on Jackson continues as 110 participants are convicted for breach of the peace after defying police orders on interstate travel tests. Sentences have escalated from light fines to four months in jail. In Atlanta, freedom rides resume after a federal judge blocks a restraining order, with organizer Wyatt Tee Walker promising renewed demonstrations to Montgomery and Jackson.
The program replaces monthly cash grants with complete medical care for Old Age Assist recipients with serious illnesses. About 3,000 with special needs gain full physician and hospital services. 47,000 with other income receive medical care in place of small checks. 75,000 with no outside income see no change in cash but obtain medical coverage. Case study: Mr. A, 70, with a severe heart condition, previously got 95 monthly but only 17 remained after essentials.
Washington AP One major question in Kennedy era farm policy is who should speak for farmers. Critics fear secretary of agriculture would become the chief spokesman, sidelining private farm groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Premier Khrushchev handed President Kennedy a memorandum in Vienna urging a test ban. Dean said Tsarapkin’s move makes the situation murkier and charged the Soviet position was presented to the Western delegates on a take it or leave it basis. He called the suggestion a dictate the West cannot accept, citing the Soviet refusal to negotiate.
Air Cover rode through downtown Cincinnati amid ticker tape and confetti then met with Republican leaders and workers. A $100-a-plate dinner at Music Hall drew about 1,500 attendees where Sen. Thruston Morton of Kentucky urged firm anti communism and pressed for a clear administration line on policy.
Rains said the housing bill mirrors the Senate version but warned of a House fight over public housing and Treasury advances used to finance programs. He noted the moderate income family plan stirred a big Senate row and was briefly removed last Thursday.
In Jena LaSalle Parish, Fred Shiel Bey retires at the end of June after 14 years and seven months of service as a school administrator. The departure marks a long career dedicated to education in the parish.
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