Suits Filed Against 11 Electrical Firms Over Prices
The United States government sued 11 electrical equipment firms including the two largest for multi million dollar damages alleging sales at high noncompetitive prices and rigged bids. Six complaints were filed in U S District Court by the Tennessee Valley Authority and other federal agencies concerning devices for generation transmission or distribution of electricity.
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Philadelphia
United States
U. S
Tennessee Valley Authority
Army
Navy
Air Force
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
TVA
Westinghouse
J. Cullen Ganey
U.S. District Court
Atty
Robert FP. Kennedy
Washington
Eichmann Trial Opens Amid Tight Jerusalem Security
In Jerusalem 200 police guard Adolf Eichmann as he steps into the dock to face charges of murder. Thousands gather at gates and at the Rat Isbone Theater to watch on closed circuit, while diplomatic observers and press fill the scene.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Europe
Neeghboring
Ratisbone Theater
Eichmann
Ratisbone
Two Sentenced To Angola For Raid On Revenue Office
Two of four charged with burglaries at the State Department of Revenue office in Monroe received nine and fifteen year terms at Angola. Billy Gene Deal 34 and Addison Jack Welch 34 faced sentences for burglary of the revenue office and the safe. The court also noted concurrent terms with prior armed robbery sentences. J B Holmes and Harold Ray Crowell await court appearance for the February 2 burglary of the 613 North Third Street office netting 5037.80 in cash and checks.
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State Department of Revenue
Angola
Sveluner
Monroe
Billy Gene Deal
Revenue Office
Addison
Jack) Welch
Paul Stephens
Fourth District Court
Deal
Welch
J. B. Holmes
Harold Ray Crowell
Revenue Department
North Third Street
Five Year Old Mark Haber Sits With Judge Over School Expulsion
In New York State Supreme Court, Judge Irving Saypol counseled five year old Mark Haber and his father Kermit as they seek to reinstate Mark in kindergarten. Saypol praised Mark’s brightness but kept the case open with a report due April 24 and hinted at placing Mark in another school or class.
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NEW York
Mark Haber
State Supreme Court
Irving Saypol
Mark
Kermit Haber
Saypol
Justice
The
Katanga Blocks U.N. Bank Funds
U N bank funds in Elisabethville were blocked by the Katanga government after President Tshombe threatened economic sanctions. Ethiopian soldiers at Kabalo suffered two dead and eight wounded in clashes, with reinforcements expected from nearby Kivu.
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the Congo
United Nations
Katanga
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Kabalo
Kivu
Tshombe
Salley Wins Contracts for Fourth Recreation Center and Two Pools
W L Salley of Monroe received contracts for a fourth recreation center and two swimming pools. The City Council awarded the work on a low bid basis, with the Renwick Street project priced at 250000 and the pools at 136000. Plans include a southside pool in Park view Subdivision and a second pool on Renwick Street for Negroes, part of a four center two pool recreation program designed by Rivers and Heuer for the Monroe Recreation Board. The session also debated reclassifying a 20 acre Oliver Road Forsythe Avenue tract for an ink plant.
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W. L. Salley
Monroe
Salley
Renwick Street
Parkview
Lamy Lane
Parkview Subdivision
Buck Jones Lane
Recreation Department
Rivers & Heuer
Monroe Recreation Board
S. K. Heninger
Heninger
Planning Commission
Oliver Road
Forsythe Avenue
W. L
Jack
Safety Lesson At Neville High School
A safety lesson on highway safety will be taught to Neville High School students tomorrow by Jack Turner of Indianapolis Indiana. Turner is a veteran of the speedway and a nationally known racing driver.
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Neville High School
Jack Turner
Indianapolis
Ind
Turner
The
Speedway
Ouachita Valley Voca Tech Hires Two Instructors
Two new instructors join Ouachita Valley Vocational Technical School to teach courses. Lucian Stanley will teach television studio production.
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Ouachita Valley
U S watches Laos airlift and Denmark workers strike
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States watches the Soviet airlift to Laos. Forty thousand Danish transport workers began a strike threatening the Socialist government. The Senate Labor Committee approved a minimum wage bill increasing the floor to 1.25 dollars an hour. East Baton Rouge Grand Jury considers probe into the state licensing board amid staff cuts. Rep Wellborn Jack says private schools may emerge as integration approaches in Shreveport.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Laos
Copenhagen
Denmark
Senate Labor Committee
Baton Rouge Upi
East Baton Rouge
Shreveport
UPI
Wellborn Jack
Caddo Parish
Shreveport Educational Foundation
Kennedy Urges End to Federal Employment Discrimination
President Kennedy called for removing every trace of discrimination in filling federal jobs and in hiring by firms with government contracts, aiming for fair employment practices nationwide.
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Washington
Kennedy
Navy Boss Demands Silence On Policy Remarks
Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally urged Navy and Marine officers to avoid leaks and unsanctioned statements. He told the gathering in Constitution Hall that all defense and national policy remarks by uniformed personnel must reflect official policy and be identifiable.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
John B. Connally
Navy
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Constitution Hall
Kennedy faces Cuban policy clash over aid to refugees
New York Times reports a sharp policy dispute within the Kennedy administration over whether to aid Cuban refugees to overthrow Castro. White House advisers split between military economic support and caution about hemispheric and global consequences. Kennedy has stated US forces will not be used against Castro.
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Kennedy
New York Times
the Times
Washington
White House
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State and Defense Departments
Cuba
State Department
Hemisphere
Organization of American States
United States
Orleans Schools To Get Advance
State treasurer A. P. Tugwell planned to advance 1 526 248 dollars to New Orleans public schools for their education costs through June 15. The advance aims to ease the district’s money problems amid the ongoing integration dispute and payless periods for teachers.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
A. P. Tugwell
New Orleans
Tugwell
Cold Water Douses Orbit Man Space Rumor
Washington AP Dr Hugh L Dryden deputy director of the Civilian Space Agency dismissed reports that the Soviets had orbited a man in space. He said the press stories were rumor based on conversations with Russian taxi drivers and others and that there is no confirmation.
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Washington (Ap
Hugh L. Dryden
Civilian Space Agency
Dryden
Eichmann Trial Opens As Defense Challenges Jurisdiction
Adolf Eichmann sits in a bullet proof dock as his German attorney Robert Servatius argues lack of jurisdiction and legality of Israeli proceedings. Israeli A G Gideon Hausner counters that a fair trial is possible and within Israeli law. trial continues.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Allyulncy
Fichmann
Eichmann
Pudgy
Robert Servatius
West Germany
Argentina
Servatius
Gideon Hausner
Racial Mingling Blamed For Riot
Greenwich Village gaslight cafe owner attributes weekend riots to political overtones and interracial mingling. He says artists face hostility from those who oppose white and Negro couples and pressure politicians to force out the scene. Beards and unkempt youths gathered in Washington Square for a folk session, sparking clashes with police.
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New York
Greenwich Village
John Mitchell
Colorful Village
Washington Square Park
Parks Department
Today’s Chuckle Condense Crying Over Spilled Milk
A light humorous note suggests shortening the sadness of crying over spilled milk by condensing the tears into a quick, witty expression. The piece playfully treats daily mishaps with a gentle, comic nudge.
De Gaulle Signals Willingness to Talk with Algerian Rebels
In Paris President Charles de Gaulle said France is ready to discuss Algeria with various Algerian groups including rebel forces. He questioned rebel leaders’ ability to take constructive peace steps while inviting self determination talks, aiming to reassure the Tunisian regime that negotiations would focus on the rebels.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Tunis
de Gaulle
Showers and Cooler pattern in Northeast Louisiana
Forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms in northeast Louisiana Tuesday afternoon and night with partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Temperatures will ease, with a high near 72 today and about 66 tomorrow, tonight's low near 52, and Monday's readings from 37 to 65 with no rain at Selman Field.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Cease fire pressure rises as Russia triples Laos airlift
UPI reports rising concern in Washington that Moscow is delaying a cease fire in Laos to reinforce Communist forces. Tokyo sources note Russia has tripled its airlift to Laotian forces, while the State Department contemplates a direct warning to the Kremlin through Ambassador Thompson.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Laos
Kremlin
State Department
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Kennedy
Frank Roberts
Foreign Office
Moscow
German Arrested For Questioning In GL Murder
German national Wilhelm Linbarh age 33 from Darmstadt is in Nice for questioning in the slaying of U S Army Pvt David G Lewis 20 of Rogersville Alabama. Investigators say Annelise Laulenburg and her daughter Bridgette were also held for questioning and extradition alongside other suspects.
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France
Wilhelm Linbarh
Darmstadt
Germany
U.S. Army
David G. Lewis
Rogersville
Ala
Linbarh
West Germany
Annelise Laulenburg
Bridgette
Cannes
U.S
Srigitte
Lewis
Pvt
Jesse de Armond
Chevrolet St
Ponchatoula
DeArmond
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