West Decides Berlin Will Stay Divided
Geneva reports Western powers weigh Berlin compromise to keep the city split while easing friction. They pledge to consider Soviet complaints of anti-Soviet activity in West Berlin as Gromyko calls Western proposals unacceptable. Khrushchev echoes the hard line in Albania.
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Geneva
Berlin
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Albania
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vidalia Banker's Death by Bullet Wounds
Vidalia banker Fred Falkenheimer, 60, died from a personal safety related bullet wound at his Forest Plantation home. He was vice president and cashier of the Concordia Bank and Trust Company, a Mason and LSU graduate. Funeral set for 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Vidalia Methodist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Natchez City Cemetery.
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Vidalia
Fred Falkenheimer
Forest Plantation
J. H. Pankey
Concordia Parish
Falkenheimer
Conecordia Bank and Trust Company
Eastern Star
Louisiana State University
Fred Falkenheimer Jr
LSU
Clyde
Raymond
Henry
Ferriday
Dave
Vicksburg
Eloise Falkenheimer
Dolph Henry
Julia F. Knight
M. L. Bond
Golden Meadow
State License Law On Boats
The Coast Guard estimates about 80,000 Louisiana fishermen and small boat operators will be affected by a $5 registration fee on outboard motors of 10 horsepower and over. Capt James Ricker, chief of the Coast Guard safety division, said at least a half million owners operate boats in the Eighth District which includes eight southeastern states. The fee takes effect April 1, 1960, with a $50 penalty for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Louisiana
James Ricker
Coast Guard Merchant Marine Safety Division
Eighth Coast Guard District
Mississippi
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Florida
Alarming Memorial Day Traffic Toll Ahead, Council Warns
The National Safety Council reports traffic deaths rising sharply during the 54 hour Memorial Day weekend. Officials caution drivers and urge responsible behavior as millions travel amid scattered showers. The council estimates 260 deaths and 40 million vehicles on the roads, with a prior nonholiday period showing 262 fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Council
Associated Press
Illinois
Hoffa campaigns lag as unions spend millions on drives
Washington dispatch notes James R Hoffa's Teamsters spend five to six million dollars annually on organizing. Some efforts falter as drives to organize Standard Oil refinery workers and Sears Roebuck warehouse staff stall. AFL CIO competition and Puerto Rico truck driver organizing also affect Hoffa campaigns.
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Washington
James R. Heffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Standard Oil Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Teamsters
Esso Labor Council
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Louisiana
Afl-Cio
Puerto Rico
Tornado Slams Crofton Nebraska Town
A tornado struck Crofton Nebraska Saturday night destroying four homes and killing at least one person. The Yankton S. D. weather bureau said telephone service was wiped out and officials warned it could be early morning before conditions stabilized.
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Crofton
Neb
16.7 Percent Hike In State Population Figures
Louisiana population has grown 16.7 percent since 1950. The state rose from 2,683,516 to an estimated 3,132,600 now, with 3,695,000 projected for 1970. Gains clustered in metropolitan areas around New Orleans Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Shreveport and Alexandria.
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Baton Rouge
Curt Siegelin
Louisiana
New Orleans
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Alexandria
St. Bernard Parish
Storm Hammers State Punch Fails As Mainland Takes Blows
Tropical storm Arlene flooded highways uprooted trees and knocked down power lines along the Central Louisiana coast then weakened after moving inland There was no loss of life but many families sought refuge in public buildings and heavy rains spurred Southeast traffic incidents Water rose over roads and power lines were downed along U S Highway 90 The storm center lay between Lafayette and Baton Rouge with winds easing though rains persisted Several hundred people evacuated to shelters in Cypress Point and Pierre Part High School gymnasium Continued on Page Two A
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New Orleans
Arlene
Louisiana
Jacksonville
Fla
Houston
Tex
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Weather Bureau
Jesse Fosse
Franklin
Cypress Point
Pierre Part
Morgan City
Pensacola
Three Negroes Die in Monroe Area Violent Incidents
Three Black residents died in violent incidents in the Monroe area. Robert James Bell of Ferriday drowned when his boat capsized in Lake St. John on his 23rd birthday. Another man, James Hawkins, helped clear weeds at Baylock’s fishing camp before swimming to shore. Bell could not swim and drowned in six feet of water. Baylock alerted Ferriday for help and a volunteer rescue squad recovered Bell's body as Concordia Parish deputies and Natchez crews assisted.
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Monroe
Robert James Bell
Ferriday
Lake St. John
James Hawkins
John Baylock
Baylock
Hawkins
Bell
Concordia Parish
Natchez
Miss
$600000 Theft Reported From Kodak Stocks
New York reports more than 7,000 shares of Eastman Kodak stock worth about 84 dollars per share were stolen from the Fifth Avenue home of Jane Peterson Philipp widow of Moritz Bernard Philipp an Eastman Kodak attorney The district attorney is reviewing the case and the SEC and NYSE have barred transfer of the shares describing the theft as reported by the New York Journal American.
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NEW York
Fifth Avenue
Eastman Kodak
New York Journal American
Jane Peterson Philipp
Moritz Bernard Philipp
Offic
Philipp
Journal American
T Securities Exchange Commissio
Trapfer
Stoc
Man Kodak
Dr Gallaspy Dies Final Rites Set
Dr Glenn T Gallaspy 51 of West Monroe died Saturday after a short illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at Mulhearn's with Revs Milton and Taylor officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving widow, daughter Carolyn, son Glen, mother, two sisters, three brothers. Pallbearers listed. Ouachita Parish Medical Association members honorary pallbearers.
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Glenn T. Gallaspy
West Monroe
Mulhearn
Funeral Home
W. D. Milton
E. E. Taylor
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hickory
Miss
Gallaspy
Parctice
Knight Templar
Shriner
First Methodist Church
Ward 5
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Emory University
Atlanta
St. Anthony's Hospital
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gladyce F. Gallaspy
Carolyn Gallaspy
West
Jackson
Earl Roark
Oscar Harrell
Gerald Neyland
Johnnie Green
Claude Smith
Ralph Talbot
John McCormick
Roy Brooks
Ouachita Parish Medical Association
Rainy weather with showers across the area today
Scattered showers and thunder showers are expected with warm temperatures. Today's high reaches 85 and low near 70 as cloudiness remains high across the region. Arkansans also face lighter rains and warm highs in the forecast.
Frankie Carbo Jailed Seized Then Freed on Bond
Franki Carbo, longtime underworld boxing figure, was arrested at a south Jersey hideout and jailed without bail then freed on 25000 bond after a rapid extradition hearing. He has avoided return to New York amid pending indictments alleging conspiracy and unlicensed boxing management.
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Camden
Frankie Carbo
South Jersey
Carbo
William Strouse
Joseph Tomaselli
Benjamin Dick
Camden County
Tomaselli
New York
Miners Trapped as Circle of Rescue Advances
Three coal miners, Earl Bennett Jake Lewis and Eugene Quigley, wait in a caved in Ken Coal mine at Beaver Dam Kentucky. A mechanical coal mole is drilling a 500 foot rescue tunnel while rescuers supply air milk and water through an air tube. Progress is 180 feet into the hillside at noon. officials expect midnight to night reach.
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Beaver Dam
UPI
Eugene Quigley
Peabody Coal Co
Ken Coal Co
James Phalan
Earl Bennett
Taylorsville
Jake Lewis
Harlan
Y. McClaren
Don McClaren
Pano
Governor Earl K Long Admitted to Galveston Hospital
Gov. Earl K Long was flown by National Guard plane to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for psychiatric treatment after two erratic appearances before the Louisiana Legislature. Lt. Gov. Luther Frazar acts as governor while Russell Long plans a joint session address to explain the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl K. Long
Galveston
Tex
Long
U. S
Russell B. Long
John Sealy Hospital
John Truslow
Titus Harris
University of Texas
National Guard
Baton Rouge
Crewman Fixes Faulty Landing Gear On Air Force Transport
An Air Force C-124 with 56 crew and para troopers circled Seymour Johnson Base for nearly five hours after a crewman climbed onto the wing to repair a faulty main landing gear pin. He rigged a safety web and used a dirt stick to push the locking pin, allowing a safe landing at Goldsboro.
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Goldsboro
N. C
APS
Air Force
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Donaldson Air Force Base
S. C
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H. L. Johns
Philadelphia
Inlaw
Roy Johns
Monroe Methodist District
James T. Harris
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George Harbuck
Memorial Methodist Church
Ralph Cain
Springhill
Spencer Wren
W. E. Nolan
George Pomeroy
First Methodist
Bastrop
Memorial
Beekman
Robert Holladay
First
George Forman
The
League of Women Voters of
Nebraska
Jefferson
Calcasieu
Orleans Parish
East Baton Rouge
Cameron Parish
Red River
Bienville
DeSoto
Claiborne
Acadia
Allen
Storm Hammers State
Mainland
Gail Bayard
Point Pleasant
N. J
International Boxing Club of
James Aiken
Dzick
New York State
Haddon Township
Taiks
Sam Hanna
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