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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
5
Wall Street saw mixed results last week with the Dow Jones average up 3.16 to 688.66 while the AP index fell 0.80 to 244.40. Total volume slipped to 16,076,560 shares as investors awaited clearer signs of a summer rally amid ongoing price declines in several sectors.
Sen. Gale McGee accuses the Republican National Committee of distorting facts in its critique of FDR's 1943 Tehran and Cairo conferences. He condemns selective quoting and miscontextualization while urging responsible leaders to address the “shoddy” attack on wartime diplomacy.
Fourteen contestants from northeast Louisiana will enter the Miss Louisiana Scholarship Pageant in Lake Providence July 1 to 3, with Max Fetty emceeing. Performances include Miss Kirby Jane Mooney and Curtis Rape, plus the Northeast State Jazz Ensemble.
The House investigation panel will begin hearings Tuesday with blue chip witnesses including G Keith Funston Edward T McCormick William H Claflin and William L Cary. The probe seeks to justify a 750000 SEC study of stock exchanges and over the counter trades.
Negotiations continue between International Paper Company and delegates from southern mills in Mobile Alabama. Stan Russel president of Morehouse Local 404 says a 10 day contract termination notice has been issued and the current contract expires.
Southern Bell completes direct Ruston Dubach service at midnight Friday. Dubach prices hold residential calls at 0 cents monthly. business rates vary by service class. Local calling area expanded at over 140000 dollars. Ruston uses SP 7 prefix to reach Dubach while Dubach uses AL 5. Dubach residents can call Ruston directly but cannot dial Choudrant Simsboro or Grambling.
Negotiations by company and union delegates began in May with Bastrop representatives including Bobby Reppond John Defoe Sidney Laing Murry Franklin Johnny Fair Willard Pierce Grover H Barr Howard Yates and Orville Cooper. June 30 remains the deadline unless a settlement can be reached. No further statement on actions for demands was available at this time.
Ouachita Parish Rep Lawrence Gibbs accuses the Louisiana Welfare Department of cutting old age assistance checks by 7 to 17 dollars monthly while profiting for the general fund. He advocates restoring benefits and funding medical care to all welfare recipients, challenging Commissioner Parker and the governor.
Ten Republican senators plan a Saturday push to force a Senate test next week on federally subsidized medical care for the aged. Senator Javits leads the move to amend the House Social Security bill, aiming to bypass committees and bring the issue directly to the floor. The Democrats seek to avoid a major clash now as Kennedy’s plan remains stalled in Congress.
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