Johnson Seeks Vote On Civil Rights By Month End
President Johnson pledged passage of the civil rights bill even if sessions run around the clock. He said the Senate should vote on the House-approved measure by month’s end and indicated plans for further Appalachian tours while signaling uncertainty about announcing re election. He urged swift debate and noted the bill could require a summer period of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Appalachian
Congress
Northeast Wins Second All-Sports Trophy at Gulf States
Northeast State College claimed its second consecutive Gulf States Conference All-Sports trophy by winning track and field, tennis, and baseball titles. The Indians totaled 324 points, topping Louisiana Tech and matching a rare two-peat after recent cross country, basketball, and football success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Northeast State College
Northeast
Indians
Louisiana Tech
Monroe
McNeese State College
Tech
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Russians May Reduce Arms Promised by Khrushchev
London diplomatic sources say Soviet Premier Khrushchev will announce a unilateral cutback in conventional armed forces this year. They expect the move to be used for propaganda as part of a broader Cold War thaw amid financial and economic pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Nikita
Khrushchev
Gun owner identified in Pacific Airlines crash
Reliable sources name Frank Gonzales, 27, Olympic yachtsman for the Philippines in 1960, as the gun owner tied to the Pacific Airlines crash that killed 44. Tape of the final radio message says I’ve been shot. Investigators note a spent .357 revolver and life insurance details surface as relatives describe gambling and a recent separation from his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Calif
Frank Gonzales
Philippines
Pacifi Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Associated Press
San Francisco
Gonzales
Reno
James
The
New York Herald Tribune
Los Angeles Times
FBI National
Washington
Frank
Southern Senators Open To Modifying Civil Rights Bill
Washington reports two Southern lawmakers fear a watered down civil rights bill if external negotiations edge in. Senators Eastland and Sparkman speak amid Dirksen drafted amendments as Humphrey推进 progress toward a Senate passage. Eastland warns of possible trades, while vowing opposition to any watered down compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
James
Eastland
D-Miss
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Frerett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
GOP
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sparkman
Alabama
Mississippi
GOP Victory Seen If City Losses Cut
GOP National Chairman William F. Miller says Republicans can elect a president in November if they cut city losses by organizing in the cities. He cites Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and St Louis gains and predicts wins in Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois and Missouri. Miller also forecasts seven to nine Senate pickups and a Republican House if a president is elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Washington
William F. Miller
John M. Bailey
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maine
Vermont
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Charles Percy
Cook County
Illinois
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Tornado devastates Chesterfield Township killing nine
Mount Clemens Michigan AP reports a deadly tornado tore through Chesterfield Township on Friday night killing nine and injuring many, leaving about 1,000 homeless. Governor Romney surveyed the damage and prepared to seek federal disaster aid as officials launched Operation Bulldoze to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Clemens
Mich
Chesterfield Township
Lake St. Clair
Anchor Bay
Michigan
George W. Romney
Johnson
Romney
Washington
Grand Rapids
Macomb County
Louis T. James
James
Lazarus earns Dean's Special Distinction at Wentworth
Paul Stephen Lazarus, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Lazarus of Monroe, earning a place on the Dean's Special Distinction List for the second six weeks of the second semester at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington Missouri. He gains extra privileges and may wear the Scholastic Bar on his uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Paul Stephen Lazarus
Paul Lazarus
Jackson St
Monroe
Hazel East Returns After Major Surgery At Glenwood Hospital
Mrs Hazel East a switch board operator at Glenwood Hospital returns to work after major surgery and will celebrate four other occasions continuing on Page Six A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel East
Glenwood Hospital
Widow Recalls Soldier Husband Killed in Viet Nam Crash
Jacqueline Grimes, a young widow from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, holds her infant son and laments the sudden loss of Carl Grimes, a 23 year old American airman killed in a Tan Hiep, South Viet Nam plane crash. She recalls their brief 23 days together and a six day honeymoon after marrying on March 23, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Chris
Jacqueline Grimes
Carl
Pfe
Carl Grimes
Jacqueline
Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Military Plane Crashes in Heavy Rain Near Cooperton
A C124 military transport plane crashed and burned in driving rain near Cooperton Oklahoma killing all aboard. Five bodies were recovered witnesses said the plane exploded in the air en route to Dover from Clovis with radio contact lost before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperton
Okla
Oklahoma
Dover
Del
Clovis
N.M
Dale Callen
Callen
Kiowa County
Leon Messick
Monroe City Election Votes Cast in Democratic Primary
Absentee voting closed at noon Saturday for the Monroe city election on May 16 with 136 ballots cast. The Ouachita Clerk of court's office reported nearly 40 people voted absentee Saturday morning, bringing total to 136. Ballot includes mayor two commissioners and five school board members for Democratic primary. Registered Democrats in Wards 3 and 10 within the corporate limits were eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Ouachita Clerk of Court
Overcast Skies Plague Northeast and Twin Cities
The forecast calls for continued cloudy skies in the northeast area and Twin Cities with mild temperatures. A weak cold front moving south and east Saturday left scattered showers in parts of Mississippi and Arkansas. Skies stay cloudy through Monday with temperatures near mid 80s today and just below 70 tonight. Winds from the south at 5 to 15 mph. Saturday highs reached 80 and the low was 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Mississippi
Arkansas
Rusk denounces absolute sovereignty in nuclear era
In Brussels secretary of state Dean Rusk rejects De Gaulle’s push for louder independent voice, saying absolute national sovereignty is outmoded. He argues free world interests are protected by collective action and NATO ties, urging stronger European unity and closer U S Europe cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Dean Rusk
Free World
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
Washington
de Gaulle
France
Paris
Europe
America
Mother's Day plea in Chicago for kidnapped Paul Fronczak return
Grief stricken Dora and Chester Fronczak of Chicago hope a missing infant, taken from Michael Reese Hospital 13 days earlier by a woman posing as a nurse, will be left at a church as a gift. Police and FBI have no trace. rewards totaling 20000 dollars offer information. Family recalls dresser filled with clothes and toys in their three room apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul Joseph Fronczak
Dora Fronczak
Michael Reese Hospital
FBI
Hartford Pianists Stage 12 Hour Relay at Trinity College
A noon start marathon at Trinity College Seabury Hall featured six student pianists rotating on a single piano to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and excerpts from concertos. James S. Hiatt began, followed by others for 30 minutes to three hours each, possibly setting a collegiate record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
George Gershwin
Trinity College
James S. Hiatt
Bethlehem
Clarence Barber
Hiatt
William R. Carlson
West Hartford
Barber
Trinity
Seabury Hall
Louisiana weighs industrial growth as agenda opens
Baton Rouge Louisiana moves into a new four year push for industrial development as John McKeithen is to be sworn in as governor. Leaders say economy and education funding dominate the early agenda with proposals for higher teacher pay and possible tax increases to support schools. The legislature will briefly be two party for the first time since 1916 as oath ceremonies mark the start of the 105 member House and 39 member Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
John McKeithen
McKeithen
United School Committee
James Leaker
West Feliciana Parish
Jesse Knowles
Lake Charles
People For Education
Knowles
House
Senate
Morley Hudson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic City
All-Sports League Trophy
Dixie Solons
Jerome Pattyn
Mount Clemens, Mich
Viet Nam
U.S
C. C. Aycock
AD Today
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!