Dawn Shooting Kills Three in Elmwood Park Suburb
In Elmwood Park a dawn shooting left two men and a woman dead as their car crashed into a house on a quiet residential street. Victims identified as Phillip Scavo 36, Ronald Scavo, and Marianne Martarono 30. Cash totals found on the men. Police say no known relation between Scavos. Authorities describe neck and head wounds and a profuse blood scene.
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Elmwood Park
Chicago
Phillip Scavo
Ronald Scavo
Marianne Martarono
Robert Olsen
Rudolf Kornfeind
Davis Hosts Ten German Children in Louisiana Visit
Gov Jimmie Davis and wife host 10 West German youths for six weeks amid a Louisiana tour. The group, ages 11 to 13 from Hamburg, arrived after storm damage, will stay with foster families in Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport, and seek rodeos Mississippi River steamboats and general sights.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
Hamburg
Germany
Davis
Governor's Mansion
State Capitol
Shreveport
Texas
Paul Koch
Koch
Mississippi
Kennedy says government will not appeal Du Pont GM case
Atty. Gen. Kennedy announced the government will not appeal the Chicago judge's final judgment ending 13 years of litigation over Du Pont's 63 million GM shares. He said the ruling meets the basic aims of the case despite not accepting all government terms.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
du Pont General Motors
Walter J. laBay
Chicago
du Pont
General Motors
Kennedy
Africans Told U S Aid Not For Buying Wives
In Nairobi Kenya AP reports government loans and grants are for developing businesses not for buying wives. Kenya African Chamber of Commerce secretary Fred Okuma circulated a letter urging members to use funds to grow enterprises. One businessman countered that wives are an investment producing heirs for brides.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Fred Okuma
Kenya African Chamber of Commerce
Reapportion Attack Set In Mississippi
Mississippi lawmakers form a 7 phase plan to redraw House and Senate seats in response to federal court jurisdiction. The 15 member joint committee names Sen John Clark Love as chairman Rep Thompson McClellan vice chairman and Rep Merle Palmer secretary. They will answer whether reapportionment fits current constitutional provisions or requires changes and if the legislature should reapportion itself every 10 years after a federal ruling.
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Jackson, Miss
House
Senate
John Clark Love
Kosinsko
Thompson McClellan
Clay County
Merle Palmer
Jackson - Harrison
U.S. Supreme Court
Massingill Named New Salvat ion Army Advisory Board Chairman
Former Monroe resident Robert L. Massingill was installed as chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board in Gulfport Mississippi at a Hotel Markham banquet. Employed by United Gas Corp for 10 years, he is district sales supervisor and has served as past director and secretary of the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce. He also led the Home Builders Mississippi Gulf Coast chapter and the LSU Alumni Association in various posts and sits on Trinity Methodist Church’s official board.
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Monroe
Robert L. Massingill
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Gulfport
Miss
Massingill
Markham
United Gas Corp
Union Chamber of Commerce
Home Builders of
Mississippi Gulf Coast
LSU Alumni Association
Trinity Methodist Church
So viet Union launches fourth Sputnik in six weeks
AP dispatches report a fourth Sputnik launch by the Soviet Union in six weeks. In Warsaw, Poland the Communist paper links U S nuclear tests to weakness, while citizens react with indifference. In Mississippi Circuit Judge Greene orders condemned slayer John Mattox sent to Parchman.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
U. S
Columbus
Miss
Jon D. Greene
State Supreme Court
John Mattox
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Parchman
Bunken City Judge Runs for Louisiana Supreme Court
Bunkie City Judge James N. Lee announced his candidacy for the Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday. He becomes a new entrant in the race seeking to join the high court.
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Bunkie, la
UPI
Bunkie City
James N. Lee
Louisiana Supreme Court
Mississippi House approves anti socialism and racist education measure
In Jackson Mississippi the state House passed a bill to teach high school students that socialism is evil and that Negroes are biologically inferior to whites. The action reflects anti socialist and racist education policy moves debated in the legislature.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi House
Second Time Earthlings Visit Planet
A second Earth spacecraft has reached the moon as Ranger 4 lands on the hidden far side after Lunik II. The U S and Soviet missions mark a joint era in space exploration with targets set for manned moon landings by 1968 and potential cooperation. Both capsules likely disintegrated on impact at high speed, yet remain silent due to the moon’s airless environment.
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New York
Moon
Earth
Moscow
U.S
Ranger
United States
Soviet Union
Scientists Check Preliminary Data From Nuclear Test
Washington AP reports scientists examined early data from Operation Dominic first blast to assess gains in efficiency for U S weapons. The test over Christmas Island used a research device, with a second similar device planned soon as U S and Soviet responses drew mixed reactions in Congress. Predictions place the yield between 100000 and 500000 tons of TNT. the AEC called it an intermediate yield.
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Washington
U.S
Christmas Island
Pacific
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
Russia
Atomic ‘Energy Commission
Task Force 8
Long Passman At Odds On Revenue Bill
U S Sen Russell B Long said he plans to vote against the Revenue Adjustment Act of 1962 though he has an open mind. Monroe Congressman Otto E Passman backed the bill, explaining House origin for revenue measures. Bankers and lenders oppose the act which would tax interest and dividends.
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U. S
Russell B. Long
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
House
Long
Louisiana Retailers Association
Senate
Building and Loan Associations
Passman
Segregationists Seek Funds to Transport Negroes Out of State
New Orleans AP reports a Louisiana segregation leader proposes a $100,000 state appropriation to fund one way transport for dissatisfied Black residents. A rapid drive aims to raise $20,000 for a north-bound special train to carry 1,000 Negroes, with eligibility statewide. Bus tickets already requested by over 100 individuals. departure could be immediate.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Ilan van Cinsalmann
APOE
Pere Esbeetetes
Sete Se Ee
Citizens Council of
Joint Legislative Committee
Baton Rouge
Singelmann
Man Wanted For Mexico Murder
Morelos state attorney seeks U S extradition of James Andrew Morrisey after his Baton Rouge arrest in connection with the murder of U S citizen Jack L. Riddick whose body was found on a solitary road near Zempola. An additional U S citizen, James F E Corrigan, is said to be involved and is at large. The case, in a state where capital punishment is legal, may carry the death penalty for Convicted parties.
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Mexico City
Morelos
U.S
James Andrew Morrisey
Baton Rouge
Filipe Guemes Salgado
Morrisey
Jack L. Riddick
Zempola
Guemes
Riddick
James FE. Corrigan
Mexico
Perez Leads Battle Cry At Gathering New Orleans
A crowd heard excommunicated desegregation opponent Leander Perez urge organized resistance to bishops and school desegregation orders. He criticized Archbishop Rummel and urged Catholics to fight, saying integration risks hell for children while insisting it is not a revolt against the church. Police maintained order as Perez spoke in a small auditorium.
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New Orleans
Hiearchy
Leander Perez Sr
Joseph Francis Rummel
Church
Perez
Rummel
B. J. Gaillot Jr
Jackson Ricau
South Louisiana Citizens Council
Shreveport
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Davis Issues Summons Vital Tidelands Meeting Called
Gov Jimmie H Davis will chair a vital tidelands strategy conference at 3 pm amid doubt from a federal official that a boundary dispute solution is near Interior Secretary Udall said funds from disputed ownership areas could not be released without a broad agreement Federal and state survey teams have completed technical reports outlining points of agreement and dispute Mineral Board Chairman William G Helis discussed potential soil and gas revenue for the next fiscal year with budget committee members Fields of Union Parish noted new developments on the Vital page 2A
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Washington
Stewart L. Udall
William G. Helis
State Mineral Board
Louisiana
Helis
Mineral Board
I T. T. Fields
Union Parish
Seasons hinge on earth axis oscillation
The earth's axis tilt relative to the sun sets the seasons. Spring starts at the vernal equinox, summer at the solstice, autumn at the autumnal equinox, and winter at the solstice.
Mild Weather Forecast With Scattered Showers
The forecast calls for mild temperatures Thursday and Friday with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms. Partly cloudy skies and variable to mostly southerly winds 8 to 16 mph. Temperatures: high up to 80, low around 60. Wednesday reached 78 with overnight 50. Sunset Thursday 6:46 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:26 a.m.
Tidelands budget factor shapes New Orleans deficit
New Orleans AP report shows Louisiana budget chief James S. Reily saying a federal tidelands settlement was a factor in planning the current year's budget, which heads toward a record 75 million dollar deficit. He blamed recessions in 1958 1960 and 1961 and an optimistic but unrealized income expectation for offshore revenues.
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New Orleans
Jamess. Reily
Louisiana “Manufacturers Association
Louisiana
Reily
Today’s Chuckle Follows Fashion Talk in Quick Interview
A light hearted column titled Today’s Chuckle notes a brief female conversation about who joins, what is worn, when events occur, and where outfits are discussed. The piece hints at style observations and social norms of dress in everyday talk.
Oil Day spotlight highlights Louisiana petroleum role
Oil Day observance in Louisiana draws attention to the petroleum industry as a key economic driver. Since oil discovery near Jennings on September 21, 1901, 61 of 64 parishes have oil or gas production, with 5.5 billion barrels produced over six decades valued at about 12.9 billion dollars. The sector supports 66,000 jobs, payrolls of 352 million annually, provides 93 percent of mineral value, and contributes over half of state tax revenue.
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Louisiana
Jennings
Ranger 4 Moon Touch Declares Free World Victory
Goldstone tracking station confirms Ranger 4 hit the far side of the moon and crashed. Scientists at Cal Tech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announce the lunar strike as the first successful Moon touch by the free world in nearly five years, following prior failed missions.
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Goldstone
Calif
UPI
Free World
America
Cal Tech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lunar Project
Clifford I. Cummings
JPL
Ranger-4
Moon
Ranger
Iome
Four Youths Charged With Aggravated Assault in Plaquemine
Plaquemine sheriff reports four white men aged 19 to 23 faced aggravated assault charges after being arrested Tuesday while driving through Plaquemine with a shotgun and pistol. Identified as William Martinez Everette Martinez Dick Cutter and Robert Cannella all were held on $500 bonds. Masks and a hangman knot rope were found in their car as deputies focus on the rapist who attacked a young mother.
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Plaquemine
C. A. Griffon Jr
William Martinez
Everette Martinez
Dick Cutter
Robert Cannella
Griffon
Instantaneous water heater for sale
Classified ad offers an instant water heater in perfect condition with contact number FA 3-7655. Promotes a 7 day rate and cancellation privileges for buyers seeking flexible terms.
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