Minor Theft Cases Probed By Officers
Monroe police investigated several minor theft reports on Saturday while West Monroe officers sought the owner of a found billfold linked to Patsy L Ledford. A car fire on Thomas Road and an electrical blaze at A W Root Beer Stand were extinguished. Police in both cities arrested three for driving while intoxicated, with bonds ranging from 435 to 500 dollars.
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West Monroe
Charles W. Smith
South Second St
Smith
Patsy L. Ledford
Louise Dr
Ruston
Arizona
U. S. Highway 80
Patsy Ledford
John T. Hays
Scott Dale
Ariz
John Rogers
Route One
Box 51
DWI
Cotton Street
Edward R. Goodson
Pine St
Lewis G. Zeigler
Avant Rd
Percy Melvin Travillion
Rogers St
Goodson
Sixth
Grammont Streets
Travillion
South Second
Orange Streets
Grissom Ventured Home In Warm Indiana Welcome
Astronaut Virgil I Grissom visited Mitchell Indiana to a homecoming packed with 3552 residents and officials including Sen Homer Capehart Gov Matthew Welsh and Purdue President Hovde The ceremony honored Grissom as an honorary sorority member and announced the new Mitchell Junior Senior High School will be named the Virgil I Grissom Building He thanked locals for an overwhelming day and enjoyed reconnecting with friends and family in his quiet hometown setting
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Ind
Virgil I
Gus Grissom
Indiana Hills
America
Grissom
Air Force
Homer E. Capehart
Gus
Indiana
Lehigh Field
Capehart
Matthew E. Welsh
Earl Wilson
R-Ind
Roy F. Ira
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
Kentucky
Mitchell Junior
Virgil I. Grissom
Deaths RAYVILLE Special Howington 14 Mangham
Brenda Yvonne Howington aged 14 of Mangham died in a New Orleans hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. at Lone Cherry Church with ministers officiating. Burial in Lone Cedar Cemetery by Mulhearn's Funeral Home. Survivors: parents Claude and unknown Burgess, four brothers Benny Jimmy David Ricky, two sisters Gloria and Kathy, paternal grandparents J J Howington of Bastrop, maternal grandparents Richison of Mangham.
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Brenda Yvonne Howington
Mangham
New Orleans
Lone Cherry Church
Claudie Jenkins
Bob Nobles
D. W. Hogan
Lone Cedar Cemetery
Mulhearn
Claude Burgess
Benny Howington
Jimmy Howington
David Burgess
Ricky Burgess
Gloria Howington
Kathy Burgess
J. J. Howington
Bastrop
Richardison
Face Mutiny Charges Damascus Syria Army Officers
Fifteen teen Syrian army officers face court martial on charges of armed mutiny in April at Aleppo. The case centers on efforts to reunite Syria with the United Arab Republic, according to reports from Damascus.
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Damascus
Syria
Aleppo
United Arab Republic
Kenya faces gravest industrial crisis as workers strike
Nairobi Kenya AP reports the country confronts its worst industrial crisis with 70,000 coffee industry workers ordered to strike on Tuesday and plans underway for a general strike on Wednesday.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Local Teacher Honored for 40 Years of Service
Ozenia Secrease, a Tim Tippit colored elementary teacher, received an honor for over four decades of service at a ceremony in Dyer Chapel C. M. E. church. Speakers included Tilitha T. Barnes, Leslyve Mae Thomas, J. E. Wilson, and J. K. Haynes, with her husband Rev. M. J. Lecrease sharing the spotlight.
Diesel Engine Slams Train Near Dayton Fatal Crash
Two crewmen died when a diesel engine collided with a rear freight near West Carrollton, ten miles southwest of Dayton. Fireman Alvin York of Sharonville was killed instantly and engineer Homer Hassler, 62, of Springdale died about 22 hours later at Miami Valley Hospital. Eight other crewmen escaped serious injury.
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New York Central
West Carrollton
Here
Alvin York
Sharonville
Homer Hassler
Springdale
Cincinnati
Miami Valley
Forecast for Monroe and nearby regions
Partly cloudy through tonight with little temperature change. Lows around 70 and highs near 90 in Monroe. Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph. Louisiana forecast shows partly cloudy with isolated thunder showers in the far south, highs 86 to 92. Flying Farmer predicts clear skies with scattered cumulus around 4000 feet near 10 am and southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Delta area expected 3 to 7 tenths cloudiness with no precipitation. highs 86 to 90, lows 66 to 70, southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Outlook Monday calls for possible afternoon thundershowers and little temperature change. Arkansas and Mississippi both fair and warmer through Monday with highs in the mid to upper 80s or mid 90s and lows in the 60s to low 70s.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Rulings Pending On Sit In Appeals
The Supreme Court nears term end facing twenty segregation appeals, mostly sit ins at lunch counters. Justices may adjourn by late June or early July with actions expected on some cases from seven states. NAACP defends demonstrators arguing trespass laws cannot enforce racial discrimination in public stores.
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Supreme Court
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Columbia
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Capitol
Earl Warren
Louisiana
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
NAACP
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Alexandria Pearl
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Acme Brick
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ACM
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Johnson Bros
Barber & Beauty Supply CO
National Brand Supplies
Catalpa St. Ph. FA
Peoples Homestead
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