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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1960
Page
1
Scientists anticipate a possible signal from space as Green Bank teams prepare to analyze tapes with computers. A newsman jokes that if the message is pi from the sky it will be the story of the ages, while a colleague adds a pi a la mode quip.
The freighter sank and the crew faced a long wait for rescue. Skipper, a naturalized Greek citizen, survived three sinkings in his career as the lifeboat party remained hopeful with calm seas and supplies. Vassillos Doukas, 19, the youngest crew member, said they expected help soon.
Henry Ellis 35, a Lake Providence resident, is jailed in East Carroll parish on negligent homicide charges after a passing attempt caused a collision with Agate’s car. Agate, retired Southwestern Louisiana Institute professor, and his wife, a longtime educator, were uninjured.
Fidel Castro told CBS correspondent Richard Bate that a U S Cuba meeting could improve ties and raise his prestige, though he doubted Eisenhower or Herter would meet him given his past criticisms. State Department spokesman Lincoln White dismissed the suggestion in Washington.
Louisianians head to the polls Tuesday for a primary including races for Commissioner of Agriculture Dave L. Pearce and J Paulin Duke, Register of State Lands Ellen Bryan Moore and Anna Slagle, Commissioner of Insurance Rufus D. Hayes and Harold Whiteside, Custodian of Voting Machines Douglas Fowler and Albert L. Voss, plus a constitutional amendment to create an additional judge in the 26th Judicial District covering Bossier and Webster Parishes.
In Jacksonville a 57 year old sales manager Joseph M. Clark was found stabbed in his wife’s bedroom early today with a 12 inch butcher knife. Police questioned his wife Carol Nadine Clark 27 as a possible involvement. Clark earned about 100000 annually with Grolier Society Inc distributing educational books. Sister Nancy Rudolph stayed with the family and heard that Joe had hurt himself.
Twelve teenagers including six girls were detained on aggravated battery charges after a 39 year old man, Carl Buffner, was beaten unconscious Easter Sunday at the lake front. Police traced the attack to a car and recovered narcotics from a girl among the suspects.
In Gatesville Texas bloodhounds aided the roundup of 54 reform escapees mostly Latin American youths aged 17 or 18. They fled from a South Texas facility after hijacking a guard’s car and a telephone company truck. Some were injured. one surrendered at home. another stole a pickup before capture. Police noted potential adult court eligibility for felonies committed at 17.
The Associated Press reports a Kennedy led West Virginia battle with focus on religion and factional pressure. Humphrey gains ground as May 10 primary nears, while Johnson and Symington backers weigh ballot strategies amid Republican Nixon Rockefeller dynamics. Kennedy campaigns under Catholic scrutiny in a largely non Catholic state.
Governor briefed reporters at the mansion in a bathrobe and towel, noting a Winnfield horseback ride and briar scratches. He said Jimmie Noe is arranging the televised appearance for the December primary, aiming for a 43 minute slot.
Government sources report 400 Africans captured in a raid on illicit liquor sales aimed at preventing drunken outbreaks. Authorities say bootlegging persists and the crackdown tests whether nationalist leaders can rally native support amid looming government reprisals as natives observe a Tuesday protest.
Dr. Gilbert Mason a Black physician says he was arrested for swimming off Biloxi Beach where access is restricted to whites. He faces a charges of disorderly conduct and was released on a $25 bond pending city court trial. Mason helped lead a group seeking a separate area for Negro beachgoers last summer.
Loyal citizens urge vote against renaming West Monroe on April 23 1960 after a push by the Chamber of Commerce. They warn loss of identity and economic impact if the city aligns with corporate control or relocates status to a larger sister city.
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