Court Reviews Federal Powers in Alabama Voting Case
The Fifth Circuit study session focused on whether Alabama can be enjoined in the Macon County vote registration dispute. The government argues states can be sued under the Civil Rights Act. Alabama contends only individuals may be sued. The panel heard about an hour of testimony and will weigh the issue impartially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
State of
Alabama
Macon County
Joseph C. Hutcheson
W. Wilson White
Civil Rights Division
U. S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
Johnson
Macon
F. P Livingston
Grady Rogers
Nicholas Hare
Gordon Madison
McDonald Gallon Hare
Congress
White
WUS
Brownell
Congressional
Justice Department
Productive Field Prospects Seen As Well Finished
The new Baker, et al No. 1 wildcat in Richland Parish struck oil in the Tuscaloosa Land and flowed 46 barrels per day at 389 gravity from 3270 to 3278 feet. Discovery credited to John H. McCarter Jr. The well lies 1.5 miles northeast of Mangham in Section 33, Township 16, Range 7 east, depth 3226 feet. Markswell nearby was abandoned then reactivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Parish
Monroe
Duncan Cook
State Conservation Department
Ben D. Marks’ Baker
Tuscaloosa
Mangham
John H. McCarter Jr
Northeast State College
McCarter
Markswell
Baker No. 1
Iraq Point Four Program Slows in Communist Threat Context
Washington officials report Point Four projects in Iraq slowed nearly to a halt amid rising harassment of American contractors. Engineers building roads and dams face hindrances described by one official as sabotage. Some Americans have been threatened but not mistreated. trouble appears partially Communist-inspired but not nationwide. The disruptions raise concerns for ongoing commercial operations in the Middle East.
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Washington
UPI
Iraq
U.S
Mideast
Panama invasion ends as Cuban group surrenders
More than 80 invaders surrendered in Nombre de Dios after a brief, bloodless clash ending the Panama incursion that began last weekend. Fernando Lobo of the OAS observation team and Panamanian officials confirmed the surrender to Panamanian troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Cuba
Organization of American States
Nombre de Dios
Fernando Lobo
J. D. Bazan
Geology Students Return From Melvin Field Trip
A group of 22 Northeast State geology students returned from a study trip to Melvin Alabama where they examined outcropping tertiary formations and fossils. Included were Marcus R. Mapp and Dr Frank Welder with other participants listed, and plans noted for a television program titled The Cardiac in Agriculture. Continued on Page SA.
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Northeast State Geology
Melvin
Ala
Marcus R. Mapp
Frank A. Welder
Ship Blast and Fire Injure Crew aboard Ferngulf
An explosion and fire aboard the Norwegian freighter Ferngulf forced the crew to abandon ship Friday night. Five crew members were injured and earlier reports of two deaths were discounted by harbor officials.
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West Vancouver
B.C
UPI
WIFE WATCHES IN HORROR Two Survive Fall From Sixth Floor
A Queens woman watched as her 8 year old son and husband were hurled from a sixth floor apartment. The boy Abraham and Horace Haynie, 34, survived the fall in fair condition at St. John’s Hospital. Haynie was charged with felonious assault.
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New York
Queens
St. John’s Hospital
Long Island City
Haynie
Horace
Leeanna
Abraham
Strauss Defends Record Against Inglis Attacks
Washington UPI Adm Lewis L Strauss rebutted criticisms by physicist David R Inglis accusing him of anti intellectualism and overzealous security policies Inglis testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that Strauss slowed scientific progress during his AEC chairmanship Critics labeled Inglis remarks as unverified rumors and McCarthy era references linger in the debate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce
David R. Inglis
Strauss
Inglis
Senate Commerce Committee
Federation of American Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Republican Committee
House Committee
Alger Hiss
F Eisenhower
Adlai F. Stevenson
John C. Pastor
R.I
House Ends Hearings On Civil Rights
A House judiciary subcommittee closed 17 days of civil rights hearings preparatory to drafting a bill. The session featured statements from both sides with one extra week for filings. Gordon M. Tiffany, Civil Rights Commission staff director, denied Montgomery hearings were circuslike and defended procedural rules.
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Washington
UPI
House
Gordon M. Tiffany
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Montgomery
Ala
Brig. Gen. Osmond Jay Rutland Named Missile Division Chief
Brig. Gen. Osmond Jay Rutland was named Friday to head the Air Force ballistic missile division based at the Inglewood California headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osmond Jay Rutland
Friday
Air Force
Ballistic Missile Division
Inglewood
Calif
Ville Platte Woman Assaulted Murdered Negro Suspect Held
A Cadillac sedan carrying two men overturned at a traffic light in Pittsburgh. Raymond Mendenhall 42 of Pittsburgh and C L Asperheim 52 of Beloit Wisconsin escaped with minor injuries as steel scrap shavings crushed the vehicle. A suspect is being held in the assault and murder case.
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Ville Platte
Pittsburgh
Raymond Mendenhall
C. L. Asperheim
Beloit
Wis
Luce Resigns as Brazil Ambassador Amid Senate Rift
Clare Boothe Luce resigns as ambassador to Brazil after alleging harsh charges by Sen. Wayne Morse made her Latin American mission untenable. Morse calls for censure and vows future fights, while President Eisenhower accepts the resignation with regret. Luce had been confirmed just four days earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Clare Boothe Luce
Brazil
Wayne Morse
Eisenhower
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate
Morse
Luce
Capehart
Mrs. Luce
United States
Senate Foreign Relations
White House
Congress
Warm Weekend Forecast for Twin Cities Area
Continued warm weather and partly cloudy skies are forecast for the Twin Cities area today and Sunday. Yesterday's high reached 88 with a low of 64. Temperatures Thursday were 89 and 58. Residents of Arkansas may expect cloudy conditions and unsettled weather this weekend.
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Twin Cities
Federal Weatherman
Arkansas
Mother Quizzed In Sharon Crossman Murder
The mother Eleanor Crossman 27 was emotionally upset during a lie detector test and investigators paused questioning. Sharon Crossman three died after her body was found under a porch in Buffalo East Side. Funeral set for Monday.
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Buffalo, N.Y
UPI
Sharon Crossman
Eleanor Crossman
Harry Klenk
Crackdown Set On Abuses Of Traffic Laws
Monroe police announce immediate crackdown on traffic violations amid rising minor violations. Chief James C. Kelly Jr. and Major Jack Davis cite 128 April accidents versus 92 last year and 451 in the first four months this year. No deaths this period. last death in March 1958 from Powell Avenue collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Kelly Jr
Jack Davis
Kelly
Powell Avenue
Hassell Street
Hertz Hit With U S Antitrust Complaint
The government in New York filed a civil complaint accusing Hertz Rent-a-Car Corp. of violating the Clayton Antitrust Act by acquiring other firms and throttling competition in auto rentals nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hertz Rent-a-Car! Corp
U. S. District Court
Hertz
United States
U S Cancels June Venus Rocket Shot
NASA announced the cancellation of the June Venus mission due to technical problems in both payload and boost-vehicle systems. Next launch hope is January 13, 1961, with delays affecting April and June planned flights.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
United States
Venus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
America
Abe Silverstein
NASA
Space Flight Development
Air Force
Jail Where Man Is Held Kept Secret
In Alexandria Louisiana authorities juggled secrecy to hide Ora Lee Rogers 23 accused of rape and murder after a deadly attack on Mrs Lumley Guillory in Reddell. Rogers was captured near Melville by state troopers and moved between jails amid fear of mob action as prosecutors prepared to seek grand jury charges.
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Alexandria
Ora Lee Rogers
Ville Platte
Rapides Parish
Lumley Guillory
Louisiana
Reddell
Rogers
Melville
Here
Frank Fontenot
Evangeline Parish
Atty. L. C. Fusilier
Fusilier
Guillory
Rail group fights 3 foot river navigation funds
Doswell Gullatt testifies for the Association of American Railroads opposing federal funds for nine foot Ouachita and Arkansas river navigation projects. He claims no economic or engineering basis justifies the Ouachita project and dangers of conjectural Corps cost estimates.
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Washington
Arkansas, Ouachita
Alabama-Coosa
House Public Works Appropriations
Doswell Gullatt
Assn. of American Railroads
Ouachita
Arkansas
Gullatt
Corps of Engineers
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Eleanor Powell
Glenn Ford
Hollywood
Miss Powell
Lobo
The
OAS
Page & A
Ramblin
Rosemary White
Martha Seiler
D H. Crockett
Walter Knotts
Stewart Stower
James Nix
Harry Barfoot
M. R. Patterson
Pat Price
George Brown
Robert McGough
Thos Moncrief
W. A. Kenley
J. B. Martin
Jim Nolan
Richard Savage
Maurice Stuckey
F. F E. Reppond
Donald Crocker
John McClendon
Nick Williams
Justin Wink
Klenk
Sharon
Crossman
U.S. Antitrust
Rail Group
Star World
Monroe-West Monroe
North Louisiane
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