Laos Accepts Cease Fire Plea Amid Laos War Hopes
The Laos government accepted a U K Soviet Britain cease-fire appeal and agreed to meet rebel leaders to set a halt date. Tass quoted Pathet Lao Prince Souphanouvong ordering a Laos wide cease fire though no date was given. Officials warned it could take days to arrange.
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Vientiane
Laos
Britain
Soviet Union
Tass
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Prince Souphanouvong
Soupbanouvong
Peiping Radio
Souvyanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Communist Bloc
Kennedy warned Roosevelt Britain was finished, German document says
A German embassy message claimed Joseph P. Kennedy advised Roosevelt in September 1940 that Britain had lost World War I and urged against irreparable steps. The record notes Churchill faced severe criticism and that Greece Yugoslavia and Turkey might align with the Axis to push U.S. entry into the war.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S
London
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
Berlin
England
U.S.A
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
United States
State Department
Hans Thomsen
Thomson
Geran
Winston Churchill
Greece
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Muslims Fined and Jailed in Monroe Police Disturbance
Eight members of the Nation of Islam were fined from 400 to 800 dollars and sentenced to three months in Monroe city jail on charges including disturbing the peace and aggravated battery against police officers. Appeals were filed with the Fourth District Court.
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Monroe Police Department
Monroe
W. M. Harper
Eigh Negroes
Nation of Islam
Fourth District Court
Troy B. Cade
Bailey Street
Loretha Cade
Robert Douglas
Church Street
Reacy Gaines
White House weighs total embargo on Cuba trade
The White House said it is considering a total embargo on U S trade with Cuba. At the same time Washington said the United States stands ready to extend any aid Charles de Gaulle requests to protect the French republic.
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Washington
UPI
White House
U. S
Cuba
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy Sukarno Back Laos Neutral
Presidents Kennedy and Sukarno pledged strong support for a neutral and independent Laos during a joint appearance in Washington. The leaders emphasized regional stability and international cooperation as essential to prevent further upheaval in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Kennedy
Sukarno
Indonesia
Laos
Democratic Leaders Meet Kennedy Over Cuba Situation
Washington leaders and Vice President Johnson conferred with President Kennedy at the White House during a weekly breakfast. They declined to report on the President's remarks regarding Cuba.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
White House
Lee Vanderpool to Speak at Monroe Air Reserve Meeting
Monroe bank official Lee Vanderpool will address the Monroe Air Reserve Squadron tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Selman Field. Lt. William T. Gattis announces a newly released Air Force missile developments film will be shown. The event is open to the public. The West Monroe Boys' Club directors meet tonight at 7 in the city hall with Dr. Lake Oxford presiding.
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Lee Vanderpool
Monroe Bank
Monroe Air Reserve Squadron
Selman Field
William T. Gattis
Air Force
West Monroe
West Monroe City
Dr. Lake Oxford
Supreme Court declines Muslim sect prison petition
California Supreme Court unanimously rejects a bid by 10 convicts of the black supremacy Muslim sect seeking freedom or religious practice in prison. The court states no extreme mistreatment exists for felons at Folsom Prison, and worries over beliefs and defiance to authority threaten prison order.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Folsom
Duke of Hamilton Says Hess Parachute Bid Could Have Ended War
The Duke of Hamilton reveals a 1940 Hess bid to end the war. He notes a intercepted letter from Hess, written while Britain won the Battle of Britain but later in retreat in Africa. Hess parachuted in May 1941 after a crash and was shot at near Edinburgh airbase.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
Rudolf Hess
Hess
Hitler
Messerschmidt
Germany
Britain
North Africa
Edinburgh
French Forces Repulse Jab At Naval Base Near Oran
French loyalist troops repelled a mutinous paratrooper attack on the Mers-el-Kébir naval base near Oran as the insurrection in Algeria unfolds. De Gaulle recalls NATO units, mobilizes reservists, and tightens a block on North American territory while French ships sail from Toulon toward Algeria.
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Naval
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Oran
Algeria
NATO
West Germany
Toulon
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Michel Debre
Algiers
Mers-el-Kebir
Orleans Board Acts to Speed School Desegregation
New Orleans school board moves to accelerate desegregation by accepting first grade transfer applications for 1961 62 in line with U S Judge J Skelly Wright orders. Four Negro girls who began at Frantz and McDonagh No 19 will advance to second grade without reapplying. Wright ordered only first grade integration.
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New Orleans
Frantz and
McDonagh
James F. Redmond
Wright
Kelly Seeks Four Police Dogs For City Service
Police Chief James C Kelly Jr asks city council to buy four dogs from Harrys Work Dog Co in Willard Illinois for 2500 dollars Each dog would target high crime areas and training trips to Illinois would follow. Mayor Howard backs the plan noting dogs are effective.
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James C. Kelly Jr
W. L.jacki Howard
Kelly
Harry's Work Dog Co
Willard, Ill
Howard
Illinois
Ofpe
Monroe City Approves 3 Million Fiscal Budget for 61 62
The Monroe City Council adopted a 3 069 750 budget for 1961 62 with a 271 122 72 surplus for capital improvements. The plan includes a new Collegetown fire station to maintain fire insurance rates, noted by Mayor W L Howard that this is the second consecutive surplus year. Estimated expenses total 2 798 522 98 and other capital projects are listed on page 2 A.
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Monroe
Collegetown
W. L
Jack) Howard
Record Cargo Of Pipe Shipments Arrive On River
The Dixie Carriers of New Orleans and Houston unloads the largest dry cargo consignment up the Ouachita river at Columbia. Two barges of 30 inch pipe, each over 1 400 tons, mark the first of a series totaling 20 000 to 22 000 tons. Barges 250 feet long draw six feet of water and will be moved by tug Inland Pilot to regional destinations.
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Ouachita River
Columbia
Dixie Carriers, Inc
New Orleans
Houston
Texas
John EE. Fitzpatrick
Barge Company
Fitzpatrick
Highway 165
Inland Pilot
Japan Air Lines DC8B overruns runway at Tokyo airport
A Japan Air Lines DC8B jet arriving from the United States overshot the runway at Tokyo International Airport and crashed in a ditch. All 120 aboard escaped uninjured as brakes reportedly failed. The $6 million aircraft, carrying 11 crew and 109 passengers, sustained heavy damage to engines and wings.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan Air Lines
United States
JAL
San Francisco
Honolulu
Wake
Homes Used for Jails Reflect Cuban Tightening
Refugees recounters describe Castro regime using private homes as prisons as religious leaders and politicians are jailed amid a terror atmosphere. Reported influxes to New York and Mexico City since the failed invasion include fears of reprisals and widespread arrests across Cuba.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Cubana Airlines
New York
Mexico City
Castro
Trial Begins In Lincoln Stabbing Case
In Ruston district court a five member all white jury is empaneled for the trial of four Lincoln parish men charged with aggravated battery over the March 24 knife stabbing of Joe Hinton Louisiana Tech star. Harold Lee Howard confessed to wielding the knife. The incident occurred on Highway 80 east of Ruston. The Goree defendants are Willie Lee Goree 28 Theodis Goree 18 and Roy Goree 2). Jury members named include H J Ferguson W R Emory Clyde B Butler and A L McMillan.
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Clyde B. Butler
A. L. McMillan
Madden
Harold Lee Howard
Highway 80
Here
Willie Lee Goree
Theodis Goree
Roy Goree
Conductor Dies On Streetcar In New Orleans
Anthony Friedman, 56 year old streetcar conductor, died of a heart attack Monday night as his car halted for a signal light at a city intersection in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Anthony Friedman
Area Forecast Calls For Mild Showers In NE Louisiana
Widely scattered showers and mild temperatures are forecast in northeast Louisiana through Wednesday. Tomorrow’s high should reach near 78 after a low around 60 tonight. FAA weather observers at Selman Field reported no rain Monday with a Monday high of 83 and low of 66.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe Underpass Backed by Property Owners at Hearing
Public officials and Monroe residents supported building the 2nd Street underpass at a courthouse hearing led by W. T. Taylor. About 23 property owners accepted land offers, the state has paid 183 721 40, while six opposed. Some owners urged court action for valid claims, as two appraisals were performed separately and yielded similar results.
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Monroe
2Nd Street
W. T. Taylor
Department of Highways
Mike John Jr
Department For
Taylor
John
W. D. H. Rodriguez
M. W Montgomery
Bob Blieden
Department
Space Agency Sees Setback as Rocket Fails in Test Flight
The U S space capsule effort suffered a setback when trouble in a launching rocket forced destruction of the vehicle seconds after liftoff. The escape device functioned and the capsule landed by parachute in the water as planned, recovered 25 minutes later. An artificial astronaut simulated crew, while the Atlas rocket launched at 11 15 a m.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Space Agency
Earth
City expands Berg Jones recreation site to 15 acres
The City Council approved buying 5 acres on Berg Jones Lane at 1000 per acre from the Berg Jones Estate, increasing city land for recreation to 15 acres. Other actions included bids on street projects, a four acre airport approach-light request, zoning changes, sewer district funding, street work, and a Mobil Oil two year land case with royalty on gasoline.
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Berg Jones Lane
H. W. McSherry
Berg Jones
Jesse J .Heard & Son
Southside
W. C. Salley
Lentz & Elmore
Louisiana Asphalt Co
Hank Hargrove
Mike Luffey
George Johnson
Calpuso
Young's Bayou
Bentz & Elmore
Broaird
Pearl and Mouton Streets
Bres Avenue
Mobil Ou Co
Kangar No
Selynan Field
Louisiana Guard to hold combat training at Lafayette Airport
Louisiana National Guard airborne units plan a two day combat training exercise May 6 and 7 at Lafayette Municipal Airport. Maj. Gen. Raymond Flemming states 48 officers and 103 enlisted personnel from the 177th 178th and 179th special forces detachments will each perform two parachute jumps. Units originate in Breaux Bridge New Orleans and Katon Rouge.
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Lafayette. la
Louisiana National Guard
Lafayette
Raymond H. Flemming
State Adjutant General
177Th
178Th
Breaux Bridge
New Orleans
Katoun Rouge
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Bulletins
Demos Center
Missile Film
Hess Flight
Gov't
Orleans Board
Betty S. Earhart
Sam Hanna
THE
Associated Press
Lincoln
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