Kennedy fights $896 million aid cut amid Cold War pressure
Kennedy and Eisenhower join to oppose an $896 million slash in foreign aid, arguing it endangers free world security. The House panel cut the bill to $3.4 billion, down from $4.8 billion requested, with lawmakers pledging to rally support to restore funding as tensions with the Soviet bloc rise in Berlin Laos Viet Nam and nuclear tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
D - Mo
Eisenhower
Otto E. Passman
Dla
Cannon
Bur
McNamara
Berlin
Laos
Viet Nam
Nine Indicted For Burning Alabama Bus
Federal grand jury indicts nine men from Anniston Alabama on a two count conspiracy to violate laws protecting interstate travelers after a Greyhound bus was set afire near Anniston on May 14 1961. Bond set at 5000 for each defendant with some posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Anniston
Greyhound
Freedom
Macon L. Weaver
North Alabama
Kenneth L. Adams
Frank B. Johnson
Jerome Byron Couch
Jerry Willingham
William C. Chappell
Jerry Ronald Eason
Frank Tolbert
Couch
Munford
U.S
Ruby Price Robinson
Eason
Johnson
Willingham
Roger Dale Couch
Cecil Lamar Lewallyn
Freedom Rider
Man Sought After Threats On JFK Life
Massachusetts state police issued a statewide alert Friday night for a heavily armed former mental patient who said he wants to kill President Kennedy. Howard C. Cooper, 26, a former resident of Brighton and Brookline, was believed to be en route from Texas to Massachusetts. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches, 178 pounds, with a medium complexion. He had applied for a Soviet visa in 1960, which was denied, and has been committed to several mental hospitals. He is believed to be extremely dangerous and may be armed with a revolver and a .45 caliber automatic.
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Soutuh Yarmoutuh
Massachusetts
Kennedy St. James Cleary
White House
Hyannis Port
Howard C. Cooper
Boston
Brighton
Brookline
Cleary
Cooper
Texas
Soviet Union
Senators Push Through 59 Bills Ahead of Labor Day
The Senate passed 59 bills in a rapid 3 1/2 hour session as lawmakers rushed to finish business before the Labor Day weekend. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield said he would not have believed the surge and noted they would not need to reconvene until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Ues
City offices in West Monroe close for Labor Day
All city offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day with only police and fire on duty. The post office and Chamber of Commerce will reopen at regular hours Tuesday, while the post office remains open Saturday until noon per Postmaster Homer Roark.
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West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Homer Roark
Judy Latham Returns to West Monroe Post Office
Mrs. Judy Latham resumes her office duties at the West Monroe post office after a two week vacation ending with the Labor Day holiday. The article notes the melancholy end of time off in government service and hints at continuation on page two.
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West Monroe
Judy Latham
Federal suit challenges Louisiana segregation law at Baton Rouge bus terminal
The U S Justice Department sues to strike down as unconstitutional a Louisiana statute mandating racial segregation in interstate bus facilities. Baton Rouge officials allegedly pressured Greyhound to keep segregated terminals and threatened arrests for noncompliance. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order against enforcement.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Greyhound Corp
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Federal District Court
New Orleans
Kennedy
Greyhound
Sargent
Divers Recover 300-Pound Space Capsule Off Hawaii
Three parachuting divers recovered a 300 pound Discoverer XXIX payload from the Pacific north of Honolulu after two days in space. The Air Force said the capsule carried human cells animal tissue embryos and soil samples including clostridium sporogenes and two flu viruses. The capsule was fetched by a 20 man life raft and awaiting Navy support followed by a destroyer pickup.
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Honolulu
UPS
Pacific
Here
Air Force
Space Systems
Inglewood
Calif
South Yarmouth Mass
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Brooks Air Force Base
Tex
Gloria Bunch Fund Exceeds Three Thousand Six Hundred
Donations pour in from Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi for the Gloria Bunch Fund to cover medical bills and a home down payment for the T F Bunch family. The fund now totals 3603.64 with gifts from Monroe and West Monroe and out-of-state contributors.
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Gloria Bunch
Ern Bel Telephone Co
Breard
Monroe
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
T. F. Bunch Jr
Gloria
T. F. Bunch Sr
Hadley St
W. B F. Whetstone
South
Rider Hurt and Horse Dies in Labor Day Accident
A rider named Bill Nolan, 27, of West Monroe was seriously injured when a cement truck struck his skittish horse Boots on Natchitoches Street. The horse died in the road, and officials urged careful driving during Labor Day weekend as 14 crashes had already occurred that day across Monroe and West Monroe. Nolan suffered a possible brain concussion. Police said extra officers would patrol to curb speeders and drunk driving. The incident occurred around 3 40 p.m in the 1300 block of Natichitoches Street.
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Boots
Bill Nolan
Route Four
West Monroe
Monroe
Natichitoches Street
Nolan
Plane Crash Kills 78 On Trans World Flight 529
FBI and Civil Aeronautics officials probe the Chicago area crash of a Trans World Airlines Constellation. The 78 aboard included 20 children and 26 women. witnesses say no air explosion occurred as the plane burned after failing to land. Flight 529 originated in Boston with stops in New York Pittsburgh and Chicago before vanishing into a field near Midway.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Melvin N. Gough
Civil Aeronautics Bureau of Safety
Chicago
Trans World Airlines Constellation
Midway Airport
Flight 529
Boston
Los Angeles
New York
Pittsburgh
FBI
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Constellation
Clarendon Hills
Hinsdale
Progressive cities urged to tune radios to CONELRAD
Senator Soaper warns that cities nationwide should adopt CONELRAD radio tuning amid talk of moving the Philadelphia Phillies. He criticizes fitness program leaders for complaints about girls and notes public reactions to abstract art. A company car driver is excluded from local mileage and tax discussions.
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Conelrad
Philadelelphia Phillies
U S Charges Two Suspects With Kidnapping
Federal warrants charge John Edwin Meyers and Donna Marie Stone with abducting Margaret Wernicker 39 from her Belleville area home. The same night authorities found the bodies of George Ballard 47 and his daughter Carole 11 nearby, victims of a likely 22 caliber shooting.
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Belleville, Ill
Margaret Wernicker
Belleville
Miss Wernicker
St. Louis
John Edwin Meyers
Chuck Carter
Donna Marie Stone
Chicago
FBI
Edwardsville
George Ballard
Miss Wenicker
Carole
Holiday Outlook Clouds Warmth Ahead
The Labor Day weekend brings partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with widely scattered thundershowers. Friday reached a high near 91 degrees and a low around 72, with about an inch of rain reported in the Twin Cities area.
Goulart Returns to Brazil Proclaimed President by Supporters
Vice President Joao Goulart landed at Porto Alegre and was proclaimed president by followers. Congress plans an inaugural for Monday with possible reduced powers while military leaders oppose his leftist leadership. The plan hinges on a constitutional amendment creating a parliamentary system. Goulart may be a figurehead.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Porto Alegre
Brazilia
Goulart
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio Grande Do Sul
Janio Quadros
Brasilia
Cunha Mello
Senate
Brasil
Science For You debuts in Monroe Sunday World
Bob Brown, famed for Science Circus demonstrations, launches a new educational science feature. The Sunday World will publish Science For You, combining serious science with entertaining experiments to engage students and general readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Bob Brown
America
Brown
Sunday World
Summer Detour Season Closes Roads as Detours Open
The season brings highway officials to close regular routes and set up detour paths. Travelers face slower trips and alternative routes as crews manage traffic shifts. Local businesses brace for changes and drivers plan new schedules during the detour period.
Jefferson Parish Aide Urges Gov Davis to Halt Gambling
Davis urged to act after Jefferson Parish is highlighted as a gambling center. Davis out of town. Hogan curses in New Orleans before visiting Baton Rouge to press for federal intervention if needed. Hogan cites appeals to Sheriff Fitzgerald Langridge and Marcellо.
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Baton Rouge
M. Dan Hogan
Jefferson Parish
Jimmie H. Davis
Hogan
Davis
New Orleans
Senate
Washington
John G. Fitzgerald
Dist. Ally
Frank H. Langridge
Carlos Marcello
C. C. Aycock
Fitzgerald
Landridge
United States
Soviet Union conducts atmospheric nuclear test in Central Asia
The White House said the Soviet Union tested a medium-size atmospheric device near Semipalatinsk in Central Asia. The test produced an intermediate yield roughly 100 000 to 500 000 tons of TNT, significantly less than Moscow boasted superbombs. Fallout potential is noted due to air detonation.
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Washington
White House
Soviet Union
Central Asia
Moscow
U.S
Semipalatinsk
Khrushchev
Japan
Girl Seeks Girls Only School Over Rash Near Boys
Jane Reeve an 11 year old British girl breaks out in a rash near boys. Her parents ask a girls only school near Luton but authorities say over crowded and push for a mixed school at Fairmead or Loughton. Doctor cites rash linked to proximity to boys. Jane says boys are nasty.
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London
Jane Reeve
Jane
Luton
Fairmead
Surburan Loughton
Leslie Reeve
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