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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
4
Two deaths reported in northeast Louisiana with funeral arrangements. Marion O. Lawrence, 75, Talulah, funeral 2 p.m. today at First Methodist Church. burial at Silver Cross Cemetery with Capit Young Funeral Home. Velma G. Hall, 58, Jackson Miss., funeral at Liberty Hill Baptist Church today. burial at church cemetery, Kilpatrick's Funeral Home.
Annie Phillips 80 resided near Rayville died Saturday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Ernest Dooley Rev. David Stamey and Rev. J C Grubbs officiating. Burial at McKnight Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville direction. She leaves four sons Woodie Bill Phillips Francis Phillips Jay Phillips and four daughters J O Pierce Alvin Irons Bill Oates W E Masters plus two sisters and 34 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
Paris reports that France and Japan agreed on annual meetings of their foreign ministers to discuss international problems and French Japanese affairs. The agreement comes from official sources in France and highlights ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two nations.
Lloyd J. Cobb announces Bloomfield Building Industries of Memphis will finance and construct a tower over 22 stories at the foot of Canal Street facing the Mississippi River. A Blyth and Co. led syndicate purchased 12.48 million dollars in bonds to start the project with construction to begin within 30 days after final plans are approved. The Mart Tower will include a adjacent trade fair and convention facility designed by Edward Durrell Stone, with title and possession to vest in New Orleans after lease and cost payment.
Louisiana Board of Education approves a new salary scale allowing college presidents and state schools to use available funds for civil service merit raises. Minimums listed range from 4500 to 12000 for ranks from Instructor to Professor. Board also sets budgets due July 31 and bids for a 600000 bond for campus improvements at Northeast State College.
Chicago is the setting for the NAACP annual report for 1962 released ahead of its 1963 convention. The document cites rising restiveness as emancipation centennial nears and details progress in employment education voter registration and housing while urging removal of legal restraints on the NAACP and praising youth direct action tactics such as sit ins and boycotts amid persistent unemployment gaps.
In Kingsville north of Alexandria, fifteen year old Frank Knight died when a car slipped from a jack and crushed him while he worked beneath the vehicle in a wrecking yard. He lived in the Sharp community.
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