Court rules on Louisiana reapportionment and equal protection
A Louisiana court discusses the 25 seat House reapportionment, holding malapportionment violates the Fourteenth Amendment. It urges a rational basis favoring population, notes federal judges should tread lightly in state legislative matters, and outlines limits of judicial role in apportionment. The ruling targets the case brought by DeBlieux and others against parish voters.
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Louisiana House of Representatives
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Zenden Club Faces TROUBLE Over Teen Rock Scene
Rehoboth Beach officials again challenge the Zenden Club a teen night spot, despite selling only soda to under-21 patrons. The town council balked at last summer the teens dancing to rock and roll outside the club, prompting City actions.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Ramblin Ten Boys Survive Mysterious Bed Fire
Two boys lying on beds when a bolt burned through bedclothes and mattress, zigzagging across springs and walls. The bolt shredded wallpaper and left a burned hole large enough for a football. Neither boy was hurt, one recalling a bomb and the other saying the Lord was with me.
Surprise birthday party at Monroe home honors Gloria Cooper
The L. A. Avery residence at 405 McCaine Drive in Monroe hosted a surprise birthday party for Miss Gloria Cooper. Hostess Miss Ann Avery and co host Miss Jancie Pardue served birthday cake ice cream and fruit punch to guests including Miss Cooper Donna Ren wick Nita Rae Ellerbe Charles Hill Becky Avery Vernon Ford Wanda Whittington Ronnie Avery and Glenn Deas visiting from Kansas City Kansas.
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L. A. Avery
McCaine Dr
Monroe
Gloria Cooper
Miss Ann Avery
Jancie Pardue
Miss Cooper
Donna Renwick
Nita Rae Ellerbe
Charles Hill
Becky Avery
Vernon Ford
Wanda Whittington
Ronnie Avery
Glenn Deas
Avery
Kansas City
Kan
Dan Flagg Adventure Strips Debut in July
The Morning World launches a new Dan Flagg sequence on July 1 with Marsha Palmatier as a famed security agent. She accompanies Flagg into enemy territory as a strict taskmaster amid Caribbean intrigue and possible romance.
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Dan Flagg
Marsha Palmatier
Flagg
Khrushchev In Berlin Faces Kennedy Shadow At Parade
Khrushchev and Khrushchev era tensions frame a Berlin visit amid Kennedy's strong West Berlin reception. Romanian anger at Moscow over economic policy and Romania's loyalty questions loom as Ulbricht hosts the East Berlin events.
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Khrushchev
Africa
Berlin
Ulbricht
East Berlin
Romania
Soviet Bloc
Moscow
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Kremlin
Nina
ADN
West Berlin
Kennedy
District Court session ends with multiple DWI fines
Ten people were fined for DWI in the final regular session of the year in Fourth District Court. Marcus Jones received 125 days in parish jail as a second offender, with additional penalties for license issues. Several defendants pleaded not guilty and set for trials in September and October.
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Fourth District Court
Hillyer S. Parker
Dorothy W. Snyder
S. 1St St
Monroe
Virginia M. Cooksey
Cypress
West Monroe
Janice E. Gearheart
Willis St
Frank P. Schillage
Parkridge
Shreveport
Minnie B. Martin
Rt. 2
Guy W. Antley
S. 12Th St
Loucian H. Prion Jr
Fortune Dr
Max Warner Hailey
Pecore St
Houston
Tex
Nelson R. Ward
Bros
Bond
Rurel Rathmael Wood
Rt. 1
Eros
Marcus Jones
Richard Brown
Negro
Charles W. Robinson
Third St
Springhill
Jimmie N. Barrett
Choudrant
Four Philco workers rescued after amphibian plane emergency
In the Red Sea four U.S. Philco Corp civilian employees D A Van Epps James Andrews A D Hesko and Michael Feischer were rescued by the British destroyer Agincourt after their amphibian plane developed engine trouble on a flight from Wheelus Air Force Base to Aden.
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Cairo
UPI
U.S
Philco Corp
Red Sea
Agincourt
D.A. van Epps
James Andrews
A.D. Hesko
Michael Feischer
Wheelus Air Force Base
Aden
Soviet General Tour Includes Midwest and Plains States
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Dubovik, Soviet military attaché, tours the United States with an aide, traveling since June 12 and planned to return to Washington next week. The Army notes travel plans are routine, with no near military installations visited, and no escorts.
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Washington
United States
Vladimir Dubovik
East
Midwest
Plains States
Dubovik
U.S
Defense Department
New York
United Nations
Laurel
Vladimir Kalinin
District of Columbia
Dakotas
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Man
Soviet Union
Spart
Moscow
Area accident injures Zillah woman near Hodge
Officers investigated a Friday morning single vehicle crash on La Hwy 11 about five miles northeast of Hodge. Mrs. Hermie Rasbury was treated at a local hospital for knee fractures cuts bruises and possible internal injuries before being transferred to St Francis hospital in Monroe.
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HODGE
Hermie Rasbury
Zillah
Wash
Hwy
Rasbury
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Old Liberty Bell To Stay Silent On July Fourth
The Liberty Bell will remain silent for Independence Day due to ongoing structural work at Independence Hall. A replacement electronic bell is planned, while a second historic bell in the tower also stays quiet. officials prefer a recording to silence and note the limits of changing the situation.
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Philadelphia
John Marshall
National Park Service
Independence Hall
Park Service
Boy Strangles Girl In Oat Field Joliet
In Joliet Illinois a 4 year old girl Lynn Ann Kozlowski was strangled in an oat field on Friday. A 1 year old neighbor boy Kenneth David Warner admitted the slaying and was placed in custody after a judge ordered detention in a juvenile home. The sheriff said the boy claimed he learned the act from watching television. The victim’s father works as an inspector at the Caterpillar plant in Joliet.
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Joliet, Il
Lynn Ann Kozlowski
Joseph Trizna
Kenneth David Warner
James W. Barr
Arlene Daniels
Triana
Lynn Ann
Richard Kozlowski
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Joliet
Downtown Dallas Bank Robbery Report Details Suspect
Bank staff and customers described a masked gunman who used a shotgun during the robbery on Elm Street. A patron noted the license number of a white car. the getaway vehicle was found after police traced a raincoat clad suspect. The bank audit later confirmed a $65,000 loss.
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Leonard
Barthalow
Twila Boyd
Elm Street
John E. Douglass
C. M. Barnhart
Southwestern Transportation Company
Poydras Street
Leland E. Stenton
Tory Crisis Deepens as Macmillan Faces Pressure
Prime Minister Macmillan faced party turmoil over his future and the Profumo affair. Lord Lambton warned of civil war if he stayed on, while Harold Wilson urged restraint and called for truth and stability in international negotiations amid Conservative divisions.
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Macmillan
Lord Lambton
House of Commons
Holloway Rites Scheduled Today in Ruston
Funeral services for William J. Holloway 36 killed in an automobile accident Thursday will be held at 3 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel Ruston with Rev. Gerald Marvel officiating. Interment follows in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Survivors include four sons, parents, three sisters and three brothers.
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Ruston
William J. Holloway
Natchitoches
Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel
Gerald Marvel
Pleasant Grove
Sammie Lee Holloway
West Monroe
Ronnie Holloway
David
James Ray Holloway
Houston
Tex
Ige Holloway
FE. L. Flowers
Michael Petados
Archie Voda
Huntsville
Ala
Marvin
Charles Holloway
J. R. Holloway
Minden
Woman Slayer Found Innocent By Insanity Ruling
In Kenosha Wisconsin Mrs Helen Haukedah age 46 was found innocent by reason of insanity for the killing of Dorothy Bitautis 46 the ex police chief secretary in a love triangle The judge ordered commitment to Winnebago State Hospital for an indefinite period pending restoration of sanity Also noted was the resignation of the husband Stanley after the shooting and ensuing inquiry into their relationship.
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Kenosha
Wis
Upl
Helen Haukedah
Haukedah
Dorothy Bitautis
M. Eugene Baker
British UN envoy Sir Patrick Dean to visit central Africa
Sir Patrick Dean the British permanent representative to the United Nations will undertake a 19 day tour of central Africa next month. No reason for the trip was given by the government.
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London
Patrick Dean
Britain
United Nations
Central Africa
West Monroe Police Add Two Arrests in Theft Ring Case
West Monroe police booked Glenn Doyle Taylor and Roosevelt Junail for felony theft as officers expand an investigation into a ring stealing merchandise for resale in Monroe and Arkansas. The tally rises to seven arrests with more suspects under scrutiny.
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West Monroe
Monroe
Arkansas
Charles F. Dortch
Glenn Doyle Taylor
Rt. 3
Negro Roosevelt Junail
Haynes
James C. Kelly
South 3Rd Street
Ouachita Avenue
120 Bridge
Monroe Department
George Butler
Barlow St
Eastgate Safeway
Eastgate
Fred Amman
Island Dr
Shreveport
T. A. Robinson III
Mitchell la
Louisville Avenue
Charles Clayton Bass 84 Wisner dies after long illness
Charles Clayton Bass 84 of Wisner died Friday at a Wisner rest home after a long illness. Funeral services 4 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church near Wisner with Rev. J. Odis Dumas officiating. Interment Central Cemetery under direction of First National of Winnsboro. Survivors include widow Carrie Ussery Bass two sons Travis Bass Charles Martin Bass and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers will be deacons at Central Baptist Church. Body lies in state at the funeral home until 2 30 p.m.
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Winnsboro
Charles Clayton Bass
Wisner
Central Baptist Church
J. Odis Dumas
Central Cemetery
First National of
Carrie Ussery Bass
Travis Bass
Charles Martin Bass
Natchez
Natchez, Miss
Widow of Donia Hudnall Rites Held at Local Church
Mrs Donia Elizabeth Hudnall 78 of Nebo route near Jena died Friday morning in a local hospital Funeral services were held at 2 pm today at Cross Roads Baptist Church with Rev Norman Tison officiating Burial followed at Miller Cemetery under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena Services were preceded by the body lying in state at the family residence Survivors include two sons Willie and Harvey Hudnall both of Jena three daughters Elizabeth Edwards and Minnie Allen both of Jean and Ethel Cockerham of Olla a brother Henry Whatley of Jean two sisters Mrs Belle Jetter of Trout and Mrs Gussie Jetter of Jonesville 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
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Jean
Donia Elizabeth Hudnall
Nebo
Jena
Cross Roads Baptist Church
Norman Tison
Miller Cemetery
Hixson ‘Brothers Funeral Home
Willie
Harvey Hudnall
Elizabeth Edwards
Minnie Allen
Ethel Cockerham
Olla
Henry Whatley
Belle Jetter
Trout
Gussie Jetter
Jonesville
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J. D. DeBlieux
Baton Rouge
Thomas Daniel
Thomas N. Lockwood
Edward J. Lundin
Wilford H. Thomas
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U.S. Marine Corps
Marguerita
Kadar
Hungary
Todor Zhivkov
Bulgaria
Gheorghe Gheorgiu-Dej
Albania
Red China
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Soviet Communist Party
American University
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Denmark
Italy
France
State Department
Parker
Christopher C. Britton
Mercy St
Shelby McCall
Hickory St
Nolle
John C. Cook
M. E. Willcockson
John Burton
Estelle Mae Miller
Jimmy Lee Spruell
J. L. Durbin
Nat St
Abe McFarland Jr
Burg Jones Sr
Donald R. Mitchell
Western Ave
Lanisvara
Twin Cities
Dave Pearce
Ray Stringfield
State Department of Agriculture
Frank McDermott
J. L. Wallis
Oak Grove
John Fogleman
Dallas
Black
Holloway
C. C. Bass
Donia Hudnall
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