Monroe City Utilities Commission Proposal Sparks Debate
City notices discuss major changes to Monroe water and electric services. The proposed act would let the City Council appoint and remove Utilities Commission members and set rates, shifting control from the current non paid commission. Representatives dispute its impact, with some urging preservation of the commission and others seeking legislative power.
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De Gaulle Warns on Nuclear Danger in West Talks
De Gaulle declares there is no other hope for humanity than surviving nuclear threat. Rayburn calls his speech clear and forceful, predicting calming effect for the free world. Eisenhower and De Gaulle meet for the third time in as many sessions. Hagerty says talks with Eisenhower were very cordial.
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Spring Storms Rip Through Broad Front
Weather system dumps up to 40 inches of snow in southern Montana ranges and floods in Minnesota cities. Rescue efforts hindered by freezing temperatures as Minneap olis St Paul streets flood and Methodist Hospital crews cope with rising water. An official 10 inch snow depth measured in Cut Bank with unoffi cial 18 inches reported in Great Falls delaying Pioneer League game.
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J Ben Chase Dies Rites Held In Natchiez Parish
J Ben Chase Sr prominent Tensas businessman died after a lingering illness. Funeral services were set for 4 p.m. Monday at Foster Funeral Chapel Treme with burial in Natchez. Survivors include widow Audrey Chase three sons Dan Chase Ben Jr and Edgar and a daughter Martha Muss. Pallbearers named from local communities.
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Mob riots sweep campus as Rhee crisis deepens in Korea
A chaotic confrontation after alleged fraud roiled a Korean campus. Reports say 130 students were killed and 780 wounded in riots sparked by opposition to Lee’s vice presidential election. Demonstrations urged resignations and ended amid calls for bloodshed avoidance.
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Pirates Turn On Rescuers After Shootout Near Cuba
A raider group hijacked a yacht, shot Capt. Boatwright, and fled toward Cuba aboard the Muriel Ill. A Coast Guard plane rescued Hokanson and four Pennsylvanians, who were taken to Nassau for questioning as authorities pursue the Tables and Lees, linked to a missing yacht near Key West.
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LSU Board Seeks 23 Million Dollar Budget Expansion
The LSU Board requests a total operating budget of 27.9 million dollars funded by prospective income and seeks 24.07 million dollars in state tax appropriations for 1960-61, a 15.7 percent rise from the prior year. The plan includes 9.03 million at New Orleans, 1.2 million at Alexandria, 1.5 million for the medical school, 0.7 million for experiment stations and 4-H, and 10.68 million for Baton Rouge campus, with nonresident fees for the medical school set to rise to 900 dollars. The board also moves to place a constitutional amendment to make LSU Alexandria integral with the University of Louisiana system and on the same basis as LSU New Orleans.
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Autopsy indicates drowning in judge disappearance case
Autopsy evidence shows Judge Parkinson died by drowning after his spectacles and umbrella were found near Oak Street beach. Police had suspected foul play as divers searched without results while his widow argued amnesia. His son William L. Parkinson Jr. suggested the judge was placed in the lake or fell in.
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Accidents Claim 10 Lives In State
In New Orleans, Donald Wood age 3 died from injuries after being hit by a car. Whitney Aebert 48 of Jeanerette injured. Charley DeCote 45 of Alexandria killed when an auto skidded off a road near Alexandria. Air Force officer missing after search of West Pearl River near Slidell. 2nd Lt. Raymond Tokuda 25 of Hawaii stationed at Keesler AFB remains unaccounted for.
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Davis Pledges Not To Interfere With Law Enforcement
Davis said he would not interfere with law enforcement while addressing the challenges of governing during peacetime. He acknowledged obstacles and serious problems but emphasized freedom from wartime restrictions to work on them.
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Iran Quake toll prompts airlift and aid from US
After a powerful tremor near Lar, Iran, airlifted aid ferries flour sugar and tents while the US pledges quick help. Queen Farah orders Lar orphans to be housed in Tehran. Specials trains move injured to Shiraz. Gerash village destroyed with only a few hundred survivors. The first quake struck at 4 15 p m followed by a second six hours later.
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