U S Signs One Year Pact To Halt Castro Molasses Imports
The government announced a one year contract with Publicker Chemical Corp to suspend all imports of Cuban molasses and replace them with 14 million bushels of surplus corn for industrial alcohol. Publicker will pay 64 cents a bushel for the corn, taken from stocks valued at 1.66 per bushel, with profits over 2 percent after taxes reverting to the government. Monthly marketing of animal feed byproducts is limited to 4,000 tons for about 18 months to minimize market impact.
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Ue Agriculture Department
Philadelphia
Publicker
Cuba
Agriculture Department
White House
Minister Dies of Heart Attack During Sermon
Rev. Fred M. Weaver collapsed and died mid sermon at East Side Missionary Baptist Church. The Bastrop native, 59, had recently retired from McWright's Missionary Baptist Church in Bastrop and planned to move to Mulberry Arkansas. He is survived by his widow, a son in Seattle, a brother in Albuquerque, and his mother in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Blackwell Golden Funeral Home of Bastrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Weaver
East Side Missionary Baptist Church
Weaver
St. Francis Hospital
Court Rejects Tractors Suit in Cuba Prisoner Exchange
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an Indianapolis lawyer George Rose group suit seeking to stop the exchange of tractors for prisoners in Cuba. Judges said the court lacked jurisdiction for an original filing and noted the Logan Act was not a basis for private dealings with a foreign power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Indianapolis
Cuba
Court of Appeals
George Rose
Castro
Rose
U.S
Kennedy Says No US Troop Buildup in Western Europe
Secretary McNamara stated there are no present plans to strengthen U S forces in Western Europe or increase Berlin garrison strength McNamara spoke after a White House meeting on Berlin chaired by President Kennedy and noted ongoing NATO study of the issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
White House
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
McNamara
Khrushchev
Neighborhood nursery offers five cent daily care in Twin Cities
Officials note rising competition as a new venture at 504 Eason Pl led by Becky Bealle and Mary Cecile Dossett ages seven and eight. The operation promises economy at five cents per day per child amid busy nursery activity in the area. A West Monroe housewife and her young son narrowly escaped a snakebite while blackberry picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Eason Pl
Rebecca
Becky”’ Bealle
Mary Cecile Dossett
X-15 Sets New Winged Speed Record At 3690 MPH
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP Maj Bob White piloted the X-15 to a record 3690 miles per hour at about 100000 feet after a 75 second burn. A cabin pressure drop inflated his space suit causing mobility issues and a vapor cloud in the cockpit. The flight neared the program 4000 mph goal while stressing the craft with 750 degree skin heat and paint damage.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Bob White
White
Space Agency
Joe Walker
Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin
United States
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Earth
Fires Force 2000 From Homes in Newfoundland
Forest fires force about 2,000 people from their homes in Bonavista Bay and 4,000 to 5,000 firefighters battle another blaze near St. John’s. The deputy resources minister calls the fire situation critical as seven fires rage in the province amid a record dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
Nfld
UPI
Bonavista Bay
Newfoundland
Stuart Peters
Old-Time July 4th Picnic Brings Twin Cities Bands
Monroe and West Monroe chambers of commerce join to sponsor a full day July 4th in Forsythe Park Monroe with local bands from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and concession stands. Fire Department barrel fights judo exhibition by police and community singing led by Gene Smith are planned with bike races volleyball softball and horseshoe pitching. Mayor W. L. Howard will deliver the welcoming address and introduce the principal speaker. Continued on page two ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
Southern mayors endorse plan for Dixie conference
A broad Southern push backs Mayor W. L. Howard and the City Council as 11 states back a four point conference proposal. The plan aims to study federal aid to education, share municipal ideas, promote a public education program about the South, and review local civic projects to raise living standards. Virginia Norfolk officials and Louisiana towns show interest as discussion continues.
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Monroe
Southern Conference of Mayors
Sam Hanna
Dixie
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
W. L. Howard
Howard
The
Minute
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Finance
H. W. McSherry
South
Northeast Louisiana
W. F. Duckworth
Norfolk
Rocket On Firing Pad Readies Suborbital Test Flight
Cape Canaveral AP A Redstone rocket for a second American suborbital flight is on a launch pad for mid July firing. Techs will check out the 69 foot rocket before joining it to the Mercury capsule. Possible pilot is Marine Lt Col John Glenn Jr or Air Force Capt Virgil Grissom both part of a three man training group with Alan Shepard for early spaceflight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Redstone
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Atlantic Range
John H. Glenn Jr
New Cancer
Ohio
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Glenn
Grissom
More Showers Expected Today
The forecast calls for scattered thunder showers and slightly cooler temperatures with a high in the lower 80s. Light rain fell near downtown last night though Selman Field reported none. yesterday's high reached 91 with a 67-degree low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Rockefeller Goldwater Ticket Suggested for Republicans
Senator Soaper notes a proposed Rockefeller Goldwater ticket would give Republicans a clear alternative. An Iowa fisherman faces a $10 bill in Des Moines River after claiming twenty fish escaped his boast. Khrushchev calls himself the locomotive of history, though critics say he resembles the caboose. Medical science lengthens life span, but government lengthens mortgates, yielding little net gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Dixie Gem XI Crowned At Louisiana Peach Festival
Ruston Louisiana Tech freshman Maria Colvin was named Dixie Gem XI at the Peach Festival. Reigning Queen Dixie Gem X Billie Sue Riordan handed the scepter and helped Colvin don the sparkling green and gold gown. Colvin, sponsored by the Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce, is a Kappa Delta member and first alternate cheerleader at Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Maria Colvin
Louisiana Tech
R. L. Ropp
Billie Sue Riordan
Bernice
Miss Colvin
Sammie W. Colvin
Lucille Guess Stewart
Jackson Parish
Jaycees
Linda Kay Allen
A. R. Allen
Farmerville
Farmer
Tractors for Freedom Committee Disbands After Castro Rejection
Detroit report says the Tractors for Freedom Committee disbands after Fidel Castro rejects trading 500 farm tractors for 1,200 Cuban prisoners. Castro shifts demand to 28 million dollars in cash or equivalent, halting any agreement and prompting return of contributions. The State Department offered no immediate comment.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
Cuba
International Red Cross
State Department
Washington
Chuckle Women Remain Before Mirrors Since Earlier Era
A humorous note describes women who have posed before mirrors in days past and have stayed there ever since, capturing a lighthearted domestic snapshot.
Bowling Monkey Chimp At Center Of Legal Battle
Judy the Bowling Chimp, billed as the Bowling Chimp, is in a custody dispute between her trainer and Thomasville man C L Thompson. A temporary restraining order blocks Terry Cline Jr from profits or ownership in Judy. Thompson seeks a declared partial ownership and profit sharing with Cline. Judy, advertised with a 92.2 average over 60 games, has appeared at bowling alleys as the case heads to court.
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Judy
Thomasville, Ga
Quachita Parish
Fourth District
Bowling Janes
Thompson
Cline
US Strike Truce Plea Rejected by Major Unions
Three large seamen unions rejected a 60 day government armistice during a maritime strike affecting about 47 000 workers, after shipowners backed the truce. The stand reduces chances for a three man fact finding panel outlined by secretary Goldberg to end the deadlock. The National Maritime Union with 37000 members joined the strike.
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New York
Seafarers International Union
Marine Engineers Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
National Maritime Union
FBI Seeks Self-Made Attorney in Washington Case
The FBI charged Daniel Jackson Oliver Wendel Holmes Morgan with practicing law without a license in DC, using the name L. A. Harris to gain access to courts. A bench warrant was issued after he disappeared. four of his clients face death sentences, and he has a long criminal record including burglary and robbery.
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Washington
FBI
Morgan
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Publicker Chemical Corp
Jes’ A A. Ramblin
Rattler
U.S. Tractors Group
John Fogleean
Council
Astronaut Rocket
Soaper
Dixie Gem
NEWS - STAR _ WORLD
News-Star—World
Monroe-West Monroe
Louisiana
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