Police Jury Opposes Third Judge in Fourth District
Ouachita Parish Police Jury may oppose adding a third judgeship for the Fourth Judicial District. President M W Montgomery said jurymen oppose the post unless the state funds salary. District Judge salaries are $15 000 yearly. A June 8 meeting will discuss the issue. Rep Woodrow Wilson plans two bills to authorize the third judge with one from Morehouse Parish.
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Ouachita Parish
M. W. Montgomery
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
Montgomery
David I. Garrett
Woodrow Wilson
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Wilson
Fourth District Bar Association
Jury Recess Delays Mississippi Murder Trial
In Columbus Mississippi deliberations in the Jon Mattox coat hanger strangulation case were recessed until 9 a.m. Saturday after the 12 man jury said no verdict had been reached. Mattox, MSU junior, faced potential death penalty consideration as prosecutor Bill Burgin urged the jury to weigh the health and safety of others. The defense sought to cast doubt on key witness Miss Grayson. The trial adjourned with jurors returning to the same question of guilt after a two hour and 28 minute session.
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Columbus
Miss
Jon Mattox
John D. Greene
Mississippi State University
Mattox
Gene Cain Tate
Sarah Grayson
MSU
Burgin
Tate
Miss Grayson
Urgin
Kirby Mooney Wins Northeast Miss Title in Pageant
Kirby Mooney, a 19 year old Centralia student, claimed Miss Northeast 1960 after a contest featuring ten contestants. Runner up was Judy Godwin of Bastrop and second runner up Geraldine Peterson of Natchitoches. Lillian Price won Miss Congeniality. Mooney performed Granada on trumpet. Godwin sang Honeybun from South Pacific. Peterson read On Skating.
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Kirby Jane Mooney
Centralia
Homer L. Hanson
Centralia, I
Miss Mooney
Northeast State College
George T. Walker
Mooney
Judy Godwin
Bastrop
John Godwin
Geraldine Peterson
Natchitoches
John L. Peterson
Lillian Price
Robert E. Price
Monroe
Miss Moooney
Grenada
Beauty pageant shines at Northeast State College
Ramblin describes the annual Miss Northeast Beauty contest in Brown Auditorium. Ten entrants compete as judges including Dr Arthur Stone Miss Lallage Feazel Mrs M Jolissiani Emma Lou Biedenharn and Ivan Uttal. A piano major program by Lou Baird Jr. at the Fine Arts Recital Hall is a partial Bachelor requirement.
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Brown Auditorium
Northeast State College
Arthur Stone
Louisiana Tech
Lallage Feazel
M. Jolissiani
Emma Lou Biedenharn
Ivan Uttal
Monroe Little Theatre
Lou Baird Jr
Voters Decide City Posts in Monroe Election Today
Monroe voters go to polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to elect a city administration and five School Board seats amid a crowded field of 14 candidates. Mayor W. L. Howard seeks a second term against three challengers while W. D. H. Rodriguez faces three foes. Finance Commissioner H. W. McSherry runs unopposed. Also on ballot are six-person Democratic and Republican executive committees. Incumbent details and a Gremillion ruling on vote counting are noted.
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Monroe
City Board of Education
City Hall
W. L
Jack) Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
H. W. McSherry
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Howard
M. L. Peters
Turner Davis
Rufus Ponsell
Rodriguez
L. B. Pet
Davis to Press Economy and Segregation Plans in Baton Rouge
Gov Jimmie H Davis to address a joint session outlining spending priorities and proposed bills. Expected focus includes a state sovereignty commission tougher welfare limits and segregation measures run by a joint committee. Also urged are new facilities for the mentally retarded, Pineville state colony overflow fixes, Baker industrial school expansion, and penitentiary capacity boosts.
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State Sovereignty Commission
Joint Legislative Committee On Segregation
Davis
New Orleans
State Colony
Pineville
Baker
State Penitentiary
Fearful passenger avoids fast planes on Friday the 13th
New York AP report describes a wary woman steering clear of Electra jets after a clerk explains FAA speed limits. Lockheed cites dangerous wing flutter in two Electra crashes killing 97, but FAA notes Electras remain within safety margins and not grounded.
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New York
Ith
Federal Aviation Agency
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Electras
Lockheed
Braniff
Buffalo
Tex
Tell City
Ind
PAA
Finance Report Outlined On South Africa
Johannesburg AP reports a leading official says the Johannesburg Stock Exchange market value has collapsed and foreign capital has fled since racial violence in March. A J Fergusson, president of the stock exchange, blames white supremacist policies for the decline and warns of irreparable damage to the Union’s economy if apartheid continues. He notes foreign minister Eric Louw's insistence on enforcing apartheid and reports talks with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold under a Security Council call to moderate policies.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
South Africa
A. J. F. Fergusson
The
Stock Exchange
Fergusson
Eric Louw
British Commonwealth
London
Commonwealth
Louw
U.N
Dag Hammearskjold
Security Council
100 Drown In New Delhi 100 Drown In New Delhi
In New Delhi over 100 people died when an overloaded boat capsized on the Krishna River in Guntur district during a pilgrimage. Police say about 60 bodies were recovered and the disaster followed a rush that overloaded the boat which was built to carry 40 persons.
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New Delhi
Krishna
Guntur
Soviet Russia accuses Norway Turkey and Pakistan in spy plane case
London AP reports the Soviet Union issued simultaneous notes alleging Norway Turkey and Pakistan aided the United States in the Francis Powers U2 incident. It threatens retaliatory measures while Norway protests U2 repercussions and denies involvement. Pakistan likewise warns it will protest if a Pakistani base was used. Norway’s Halvard Lange and Premier Einar Gerhardsen reject Soviet basing claims.
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London
Soviet Union
Norway
Turkey
Pakistan
United States
Francis G. Powers
Powers
Incirlik
Peshawar
Bodo
Halvard Lange
Einar Gerhardsen
Supreme Soviet
Oslo
Foreign Ministry
Tass
Moscow
Beverly Hills Is My Beat serial begins Sunday
A 15 part serial by Clinton Anderson chief of the Beverly Hills Police Department debuts Sunday in the Monroe Morning World and continues daily in the News-Star starting Monday. The series promises life crime and humor from America’s most fabulous community with Greta Garbo, Howard Hughes, and notable crooks as focal curiosities. Subscribe now.
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Greta Garbo
Howard Hughes
Beverly Hills
America
U.S
Clinton Anderson
Monroe Morning World
News-Star
Spring Back Or So He Says Forecast
Weatherman records a shadowless morning and a springlike forecast for today with fair skies and temperatures near 85. Louisiana and Arkansas share similar outlooks with slight chances of rain in southern Louisiana and northern Arkansas. yesterday’s readings include a 74 high and 46 low at Selman Field.
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Selman Field
Louisiana
Arkansas
Castro links embassy placards to planned invasion
Fidel Castro told a television audience that placards prepared by the U.S. Embassy to mark American property in Cuba indicated U.S. knowledge of plans for an invasion or attack. He claimed U.S. submarines and warships violated Cuban waters, citing movements near Havana and naming ships such as the light cruiser Norfolk and a submarine. The remarks came as anti American sentiment rose and risks to U.S. Cuban relations increased.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Cuba
Island Republic
Castro
United States
U.S
Norfolk
Three Die In Diesel Tanker Crash Near Prosser
Three people burned to death when a passenger car and a diesel oil tanker trailer collided at a highway 3 A intersection about one mile east of Prosser Washington. Fire burned two hours before responders could begin recovery.
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Prosser, Wash
UPI
Here
Official Says Was Summoned To White House
Federal Power Commission Vice Chairman Arthur S. Kline testified before a House subcommittee that he was summoned to the White House after reports of private contacts between the FPC and a former New Deal adviser now with natural gas firms. He said Kendall asked about the fuss and that he explained his conversations with gas company attorneys while denying any influence on FPC decisions.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Arthur S. Kline
White House
FPC
New Deal
Kline
House
David W. Kendall
Eisenhower
Kendall
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
NASA Denies Resuming U-2 Flights After Russia Incident
The UPI report states NASA reversed an earlier pledge to restart seven U-2 reconnaissance planes. A formal note said flights were not to resume now but could return soon. Bases include Adana Turkey Atsugi Japan and Edwards AFB California. The spy mission context involves Francis Powers and Khrushchev tensions ahead of a Paris summit.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Space Agency
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Adana
Turkey
Atsugi
Japan
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Francis G. Powers
Powers
United States
Paris
Nikita
Khrushchev
Chuckle on Inflation Five Cent Cigarette Quote
A humorous remark notes that if inflation keeps rising, by 1975 people might say that what the country needs is a good five cent cigarette. The quip lampoons escalating prices and scarcity with a sharp, period voice.
Demonstrators Jeer At Hearing In San Francisco
More than 200 protesters were doused by fire hoses as a House subcommittee on Un American Activities hearing ended amid arrests and injuries. Police, firemen, and 400 officers defended the rotunda as demonstrators clashed, some being charged with inciting to riot and disturbing the peace. Mayor Christopher urged restraint as chaos unfolded.
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San Francisco
Tap
House Subcommittee On
City Hall
George Christopher
Matt Carberry
Drug Official Says Inspection Not Adequate
Washington AP A top USP official told Senate investigators that federal drug inspections are inadequate to enforce quality standards and that prescribing medicines by generic name alone is unsafe without assurance of a reliable producer. He noted FDA inspections reach fewer than one percent of market drugs, amid concerns over staff and budget. The testimony addressed whether welfare reforms should allow substitutions with generic names.
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Washington
Lloyd C. Miller
Pharmacopeia of the United States
USP
Senate
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Miller
Philip A. Hart
D-Mieh
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