Intruder Killed in Peck's Station Burglary Case
Charles Edward Mince 31 of Kenner is identified as the man shot and killed by Hiram Cowart during a break in at W C Knotts grocery in Peck's Station Catahoula Parish near Sicily Island. Deputy Good traced the intruder via photos and fingerprints. Mince’s companion fled after three shots. An abandoned stolen white Buick was found near the Franklin Parish line. Burglary attempts at the Knotts firm have occurred repeatedly, with the latest in a two year span. Authorities noted chipping through a wall hole at 4 a.m. and a guard’s call to his employer was cut by the burglars.
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PECK
Charles Edward Mince
Kenner
Max Good
Mince
W. C. Knott
Catahoula Parish
Sicily Island
Young
Ferriday
Cowart
Peck’s Station
Franklin Parish
Peck’s
Knott’s
Sheriff's Department
Watts
George McGee
Watson Higgins
C. A. McGuffee
Thoms Jackson
Charlie Passman
GOP Assails Stockpiling Probe Chief
Washington Sen Prescott Bush accuses Sen Stuart Symington of politics in the Senate stockpiling inquiry and seeking scapegoats among former Republican officials. Symington denies the charge and says he will pursue the truth about heating and waste in the multibillion dollar defense stockpile. The dispute over procedure and fairness flared as hearings resumed.
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Washington
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Senate
Symington
Bush
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Arthur S. Flemming
Felix E. Wormser
Interior
Wife Of Actor Seeks Divorce Seeks Separation
HOLLYWOOD AP The 21 year marriage of Pamela and James Mason ends as she files for separate maintenance asking 14000 dollars a month for herself and two children. Mason announces he will return to initiate divorce proceedings. Mrs Mason had earlier denied a rift and seeks an indefinite separation. She accuses extreme cruelty.
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Hollywood
Pamela
James Mason
England
Louisiana House backs 6 dollar auto license fee plan
The Louisiana House approved a two year auto license at $6 starting 1964, a Senate bill passed 73 to 1 and sent to Gov. Jimmie Davis. The measure aims to boost revenue by up to 3.7 million in the final months of the Davis administration as 1.25 million plates are projected. The vote came amid other actions including mandatory front seat belts starting next year and higher state prices for water bottom shell and related materials.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Senate
House
Jimmie H. Davis
Francis Bickford
Tangipahoa Parish
Roland Cocreham
Louisiana
Davis
Revenue Department
Rep
Bickford
Wild Life and Fisheries Department
Alvin Dyson
Cameron
Dyson
Assault Charge Pending for Lake Providence Operator
Coffee shop operator R. H. Hughes age 30 awaits grand jury action on an aggravated rape charge. Hughes was arrested June 22 by East Carroll Parish sheriff's department after an 18 year old waitress at the café reported the incident occurred June 21. Grand jury convenes in September.
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Lake Providence
R. H. Hughes
Hughes
East Carroll Parish
Ten Convicts Stay On Tower In 86 Degree Heat
Ten inmates remained perched 80 feet above the Western Correctional Institution recreation yard as heat and thirst pressed. Nine had held the catwalk since Tuesday, with Richard Payne on the tower since Monday over alleged inhuman treatment. Some inmates left the tower as water was cut off and later restored from a side-tank tap.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Western Correctional Institution
Richard Payne
Payne
Court rules Cox sentenced too quickly
Louisiana Supreme Court ordered Rev. B. Elton Cox released on bond until legal sentences are imposed after ruling his January 31 conviction and immediate sentence for leading a December 1961 anti-segregation protest violated the 24 hour delay requirement. Justice Hamiter noted no mandated delay occurred.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
B. Elton Cox
Congress of Racial Equality
High Point
N. C
Baton Rouge
Joe B. Hamiter
Special Money Bills Approved in Louisiana House
Eleven special money bills totaling 825,972 cleared the Louisiana House on Friday and moved to the Senate. The largest, 607,200 for legislative scholarships at colleges and universities, passed 77 to 1. A 100,000 bill reimbursed St Bernard Parish School Board for last school year's costs providing Orleans Parish students with schooling.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Senate
St. Bernard Parish
Orleans Parish
Ruston's Mayor To Take Office
Ruston elect John Perritt will be sworn in as mayor Monday alongside five aldermen. New council members Ernest Shaw Jeff Lain Jackson Thigpen and Jake Spears join re elected Alderman Billy Lewis. Clerk Leslie Ledbetter will administer the oath after the outgoing council settles June bills. Perritt succeeds Mayor T Beasley.
South Viet Nam drive against Viet Cong launched
U S Air Force transport planes dropped thousands of South Vietnamese troops into a jungle area 40 miles north of Saigon to seek Viet Cong guerrillas and leaders. The operation follows another large assault amid Tay Ninh and Binh Duong border areas where ambushes have increased. two American officers were killed.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
U.S. Army
George Fryett
Tay Ninh-Binh Duong
Mexicans Smoke More Despite Price Hikes
In Oslo AP report, Mexicans are smoking more cigarettes than ever amid price increases up to 30 percent and debates over health risks.
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Oslo
Norway
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L. B. Faulk Post No. 13
Edward H. Skoog Jr
J. B. Bradley Sr
Skoog
Charles M. Mitchell
H. B. McClendon
A. R. Coop
Carlye
Paul Sachs
Jennifer
Marion McCoy
Wilverstein
Ruston
South Viet Nam
Mary's Flower Shop
Monroe
Keystone
Szale
Desiard
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Tere
Seattle
W. Monroe
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