Brazil President seeks state of siege to curb strikes
President Joao Goulart asked Congress to declare a 30 day state of siege to quell strikes and unrest amid inflation and economic chaos. Armed forces backed the move as tens of thousands strike in Sao Paulo Guanabara Porto Alegre and Brasilia. Bank workers settled for a 105 percent wage rise over six months.
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Brasilia
APS
Joao Goulart
Federal Congress
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Guanabara
Porto Alegre
Goulart
Congress
Dager Serra
Chamber
Rainieri Mazzilli
Navy
Air Force
Justice
Labor Party
Imag
Tito
Union Parish Job Interviews To Start Today
Interviews begin today in Farmerville to assess a potential nationally known garment maker locating a factory in Union Parish. About 4,000 applicants will be interviewed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. across three days with a team from the company and state agencies. Buses from Monroe will shuttle applicants to the Farmerville Legion Hall to aid labor access.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Monroe
W.L
Jack) Howard
JFK To Initial Nuclear Treaty
The White House announced President Kennedy will sign the limited nuclear test ban treaty next Monday. Ratification followed an 80 to 19 Senate vote on Sept 24, with full effect on Oct 10 as copies are deposited in Washington London and Moscow.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Senate
London
Moscow
Police Stage Raids Under State Red Act
New Orleans state and city police arrested three men in five raids the first under the Communist Control Act. Dr. James A. Dombrowski Benjamin Smith and Bruce Waltzer were charged with criminal conspiracy and handling subversive materials. The raids targeted SCEF offices Dombrowski’s home and the men’s residences and law office.
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New Orleans
James A. Dombrowski
Southern Conference Fund, Inc
Benjamin Smith
Bruce Waltzer
SCEF
Smith
Waltzer
Dombrowski
Smith and Waltzer
Louisiana
Thomas M. Bradney Jr
Path Of Flora Triggers Alerts In Caribbean And Florida
Hurricane Flora killed at least 25 in Haiti and up to 42 overall, battered Cuba, and prompted forecasters to alert the Bahamas and eastern Florida. Winds near 85 mph in Cuba fell from peak strength as protection measures began along Andros Nassau and Eleuthera with rough seas forecast for the Bahamas and Miami area.
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Miami, Fla
Haiti
Cuba
Bahamas
Florida
Tobago Island
Venezuela
U.S
Miami
Flora
Oriente
Punta Lucrecia
Havana
Guantanamo City
Santiago de Cuba
Bahama
Andros
Nassau
Eleuthera
Monroe post office inspects building for fire prevention
The Monroe Post Office conducts an all out inspection on Jackson Street as part of National Fire Prevention Week October 6 to 12. Postmaster Woodrow Weathorn says the review covers housekeeping wiring motors smoking practices trash removal and storage.
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Monroe
Jackson Street
Woodrow Weathorn
Deweyville High School Hosts Homecoming on October 13
The Deweyville Texas high school announces a homecoming event to be held on October 13. Details on activities and participants are to follow as plans are finalized for alumni, students, and staff.
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Deweyville, Tex
Dodger World Series treat for Phoenix boys in custody
Three Phoenix boys aged 11 to 13 who were detained after trying to buy World Series tickets may attend Saturday's game in Los Angeles. Council member Roseann Wyman plans a lunch box with Gov. Edmund Brown and others in the Stadium Club if relatives approve. The youths, who spent a night in Juvenile Hall, were released to relatives and may watch the game.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Rosealind Wyman
Eugene Wyman
Janet Blair
Edmund G. Brown
Wyman
Dodger
Dodgers
Stadium Club
Dodger Stadium
Steve Mora
Elks Club
Army Chief Takes Post In Honduras
In Tegucigalpa Col Osvaldo Lopez Arellano announced a provisional presidency after ousted President Ramon Villeda Morales was toppled. The army said 21 troops and 15 civilians died in fighting as 2,500 Sunda forces surrendered and stores reopened under guard. Villeda Morales’s wife remained in the palace and exile in Costa Rica was planned.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Ramon Villeda Morales
Osvaldo Lopez Arellano
Villeda Morales
Lopez Arellano
Costa Rica
CIA Official Recalled From South Viet Nam
John H. Richardson, chief of the CIA operation in South Viet Nam, is being recalled to Washington for consultation. Officials said it is unlikely he will return to South Viet Nam. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge may request Richardson's replacement and consider changes in the U S staff amid the Diem crisis.
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Washington
John H. Richardson
CIA
South Viet Nam
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richardson
Lodge
Wartorn
Ngo Dinh Diem
State Approves NLSC Housing Expansion in Monroe
The Louisiana Bond and Building Commission cleared the way for the State Board of Education to build a dormitory on new land for Northeast State College in Monroe. It ratified deed transfers and recognized the Education Board as governing authority to use the lots for student housing.
Strike Poses Threat For Soviet Wheat
Longshoremen in Montreal Quebec City and Trois Rivieres walked out seeking higher wages, risking disruption of a $500 million contract for 228 million bushels of wheat and flour to the Soviet Union. The federal government ordered mediator Rene Lippe to bring in union and Shipping Federation officials.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Soviet Union
Quebec City
Trois- Rivieres
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Rene Lippe
International Longshoremen’s Association
Shipping Federation of Canada
Great Lakes
Canada
St Lawrence
Weekend weather hints at warm outdoor plans
With temperatures near 92 degrees expected today and Sunday and clear skies, area residents anticipate summer like outings. A light breeze around 5 to 12 mph will vary in direction while night lows drop to the mid fifties. Rain remains a possibility but is not clear in the forecast.
Texas Governor Sees Tough 1964 Texas Race for Kennedy
Texas Governor John Connally said Kennedy faces a hard 1964 election in Texas but should win the state. He noted Goldwater is strong in Texas and cited polls showing Kennedy ahead. Connally dismissed civil rights as the decisive issue and recalled a brief civil rights discussion with Kennedy.
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Washington
John G. Connally
Texas
Kennedy
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
Arizona
Connally
Woman Locks Repairman In Closet Over TV Picture
Kansas City police report a 20 year old television repairman was locked in a closet by a woman who refused to release him until her TV picture was satisfactory. She struck him with a hammer and he needed treatment for a bruised hip.
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Kansas City
Robert F. Hess
Hess
Chuckles on Living Up to Your Sex and Whistle
Humorous aside about fitting into society by whistling or turning around reflects social norms of male behavior and the light hearted tone of the era. The quip suggests performance and conformity as survival strategies.
Dogs on Installment Plans Stirs British Debate
The National Canine Defense League condemns installment buying for dogs in Britain. Dogs Bulletin argues the practice harms dogs when owners default, reclaiming pets and shattering the animal's sense of belonging, especially for costly pedigree poodles.
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London
National Canine Defense League
Dogs Bulletin
Algeria seeks to ease tensions with Morocco as crisis deepens
President Ahmed Ben Bella forms a mission to ease strife with Morocco after Berber dissidents reject peace overtures. The Front of Socialist Forces denounces negotiations, while unrest grows in the south and west and banks prepare to block transfers following the nationalization of French farm property.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Benk
Accord Reached on Defense Bill By House Senate
House and Senate conferees reached agreement on a final defense money bill totaling about 47.1 to 47.3 billion dollars. The measure funds the Army Navy Air Force and Marines for the year starting July 1 and includes mixed support for mobile missile development. The agreement falls short of last year’s 48.4 billion and requires post year funding in related military construction and pay provisions.
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Washington
Upi
House
Senate
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Army
Navy
Air Force
Kennedy
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NLSC
John Connally
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