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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1961

Page

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Berlin Talks End With No Breakthrough

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and President Kennedy met over two hours in Washington to discuss Berlin and a peace treaty with Germany. Both sides called the session useful but offered no evidence of progress toward new negotiations. Gromyko stressed a peace treaty with Germany while Kennedy reaffirmed Western resolve to uphold Berlin rights.

Washington Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy Berlin Germany Gromyko Dean Rusk Rusk White House New York Kremlin Pierre Salinger Moscow Soviet Union United States East Germany West Berlin West Khrushchev

Soviets Claim New Atmospheric Nuclear Test

The Atomic Energy Commission said the Soviet Union detonated another atmospheric device in the arctic near Novaya Zemlaya with a yield of several megatons. France and Japan reported the blast, with French sources calling it the biggest yet and Japanese estimates around 10 megatons.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission Soviet Union Arctic AEC Paris Tokyo Novaya Zemlaya U. S

Indicted Teamster Agent Faces Taft Hartley Charges

George Roxburgh 49 business agent for Teamster Local 299 is indicted by a federal grand jury on six Taft Hartley Act violations including two conspiracy counts to take illegal payments. He is free on a 2500 dollar bond after arraignment in Detroit. The case follows recent indictments of other Teamster officials and cites a $200 monthly payoff from Interstate Motor Freight System Inc. in Grand Rapids and unspecified sums in other counts.

George Roxburgh Teamster Detroit Roxburgh James R. Hoffa Huntington Woods U. S. Dist Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Hoffa U. S. Atty Robert F. Kennedy Chicago Thomas H. Keegan Edward J. Donovan Interstate Motor Freight System Inc Grand Rapids Mich

Ramblin Nancy Lou Tuthill Visits and Local Events

WAVES seaman Nancy Lou Tuthill visits with Mr and Mrs Paul L Artman Sr in Monroe Iowa then plans to see her parents in Mason City before meeting Paul L Artman Jr aboard the USS Midway at Alameda California and returning to Pearl Harbor The 80th Freedom Forum set for October 19 at Marion High School draws about 300 people A PTA Parents Night Freedom Forum at Clara Hall Elementary is scheduled for October 12 with about 400 parents expected

Nancy Lou Tuthill Paul L. Artman Sr Bres Ave Mason City Iowa Paul L. Artman Jr U.S.S. Midway Alameda Calif Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Islands Monroe Chamber of Commerce Marion High School PTA Clara Hall Monroe

Winn Parish wild boar marking contest shocks Winnfield crowd

The Winn Parish Fair and Louisiana Forest Festival wrap with a wild boar marking contest at 8 p.m. In the rodeo arena ten contestants race against a barking dog to catch and mark a boar then race to safety. Prizes total 150 100 and 50. The event carries injury risk and is a new spectacle replacing the traditional rodeo.

Winnfield Winn Parish Louisiana Forest The Fair Association Winn Louisiana

Navy jets down photo plane after pilot bailout

Two Navy jets from Oceana used Sidewinders to shoot down a U S photo reconnaissance Crusader 15 miles off the North Carolina coast after Lt Cmdr Charles Price bailed out near Fentress Virginia. Price survived with minor burns as the pilotless aircraft circled for 65 minutes before crashing.

Norfolk U.S Atlantic Atlantic Fleet Air Force Oceana Naval Air Station Ocean North Carolina Cmdr Charles Price Fentress Price Russ Rose Oceana

U.S. Urges Immediate Action on Atomic Test Ban

The United States pressed the U.N. special political committee to fast track a treaty banning nuclear tests. Canada urged immediate consideration of U.N. reports on radiation dangers, citing Toronto fallout from Soviet tests. The Soviet delegation opposed pushing the report, fearing a political rather than scientific debate.

United Nations N. Y United States U. N Soviet Union Assembly Paul Tremblay Special Toronto Semyon K. Tsarapkin Tsarapkin Geneva Yordan Tehbanov Bulgaria

Summer Like Weather Returns With Warm Day

The weatherman forecasts picnics and convertible rides as today brings generally fair skies and warmer temperatures. Highs are expected around 80 to 84 degrees with cooler conditions by early Sunday morning. Yesterday featured a bright sun and warm highs, with Selman Field reporting 78 degrees and a 43 degree low.

Federal Aviation Agency Selman Field

U S Diplomat Expelled in Prague Caution Skacil Ordered Out

A Czechoslovakian diplomat Jaroslav Skacil was declared no longer acceptable to the U S government after the expulsion of U S envoy Robert Kent Jr from Prague. The State Department denied espionage charges amid a dispute over access to a military area near Podebrady.

Washington UPI United States Prague State Department Jaroslav Skacil U.S Robert W. Kent, Jr Oakland Calif Timothy J. Burke Buffalo N.Y U. S Burke Kent Podebrady

Asterisk Mark Looms Over Maris Home Run Record

The column notes that Roger Maris would bear an asterisk in records for a longer season sparking debate on how future generations may view his 1961 slugging. It also mentions perceptions of CIA chief John A. McCone and a light jab about marking spies.

Roger Maris Roger M. Asterisk

Tobacco Tax Revenue Shortfall Hits Northeast Louisiana

State Treasurer A. P. Tugwell says Louisiana cities and towns will lose five percent of tobacco tax shares next week due to a holdback to verify budget alignment. Total northeast losses amount to about 4 152.87 with Monroe facing the largest cut at two thousand four hundred ninety dollars.

Louisiana A. P. Tugwell Baton Rouge Tugwell Northeast Louisiana Morning World Monroe

Stork Delivers In Flight Over Alaska

Bush pilot Don Sheldon ferried passenger Jo anna Rock from Cantwell to Anchorage as a baby arrived in flight. FAA air traffic control and Dr. Gloria Park guided the midair delivery while the aircraft cruised at about 4000 feet over Talkeetna. The baby was born and breathing as they reached the hospital.

Anchorage Alaska Federal Aviation Agency Air Traffic Control Center Don Sheldon Talkeetna Sheldon Joanna Rock Cantwell Alaska Native Gloria Park

Chuckle: women's speed tops mail in spreading news

In a humorous note, the female of the species is faster at passing along news than the mail, highlighting quick sharing and gossip in everyday life.

Do Not Let Quacks Prey On Cancer And Arthritis Victims

Doctors warn at the National Congress on Medical Quackery that fear and ignorance drive patients to unproven cures for cancer and arthritis. Dr. Garland cites delayed treatment and desperation, while Dr. Lamont notes Americans spend over 250 million dollars yearly on false products. The conference, backed by the AMA and FDA, aims to remove quacks from a billion dollar a year business.

Washington National Congress Henry L. Garland American Cancer Society R. W. Lamont. Havers The Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation American Medical Association Food and Drug Administration Garland

Tragedy Strikes University Dorm as Two Students Die

In Chapel Hill North Carolina two University of North Carolina students William Henry Harrison Johnson Jr 24 and James Michael Barham 21 were found dead in adjoining beds in Cobb Dormitory Their deaths ruled death by unknown causes and autopsies ordered A third death of Robert S Mauldin 33 a dental school photographer is reported under similar circumstances with no immediate cause given for any of the deaths

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill N. C William Henry Harrison Johnson Jr Statesville James Michael Barham Burlington Robert S. Mauldin Dental School Johnson and Barham Cobb University W. D. Blake William B. Aycock Mauldin Bessemer

Moon Trip Tickets To Be Costly

A US space official estimated costs for moon travel at about $15 million round trip in 1968 and about $2 million by 1975. H. H. Koelle of NASA spoke at the International Astronautical Congress, outlining planning estimates for lunar and interplanetary missions.

Washington International Astronautical Congress H. H. Koelle National Aeronautics and Space Administration Koelle Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Ala Moon Mars Earth Ernst Stublinger United States Kennedy

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