27 Apr 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1960
Page
1
Witnesses describe a chaotic sequence on the night of the crime. Police indicate Reber reported the weapon from a creek area while McCain waited in a car for 43 minutes before a confrontation. Thornhill allegedly supplied the gun used by McCain in the shooting.
The article outlines dispute over proposed Monroe Utilities Commission legislation. Labor leaders advertise the plan while Leonard S Smith promotes a rewritten version. Gibbs postpones comment until he studies the bill. others deny prior discussions and blame shifts follow.
Two men posing as police stole 873 300 in jewelry furs and cash from the Port Washington home of record manufacturer Jerome Blaine. They bluffed entry bound Blaine his wife and a maid with tape and ransacked the house Tuesday night.
Washington reports cite diplomatic sources that the United Nations may supervise new elections in South Korea after President Syngman Rhee resigns. U.S. officials hope Koreans can conduct honest balloting amid concerns over irregularities in last month's vote and amid pressure from Washington.
President Eisenhower dismissed claims of U S involvement in Korean riots and said he plans to visit Korea next June. He warned he will not attend a Paris summit under any Khrushchev ultimatum and expects Nixon may represent the U S if needed. He defended religious liberty and outlined health insurance talks and a labor conference plan.
A court removes itself from Hoffa union case amid allegations that court-appointed monitors misused about $600,000 of union funds for personal business ventures. The conflict centers on improper expenditures tied to monitoring and oversight roles.
The speech urges abolishing portions of constitutional dedications to restore legislative checks and balance through either a constitutional convention or a Hoover type commission. It notes the 1960 session opens May 9 with a two day pre legislative conference hosted by public affairs groups. Hoffa case dominates New York commentary as legal battles unfold over removal and union reform monitors.
Baton Rouge LSU announces a $12,400 NSF grant to continue and expand an in service institute for junior and senior high school math teachers. The funding doubles a prior stipend and funds institutes at the New Orleans and Baton Rouge campuses with two non credit courses. Classes meet about two hours weekly for 350 weeks to allow teachers to continue working.
Two American suspects Lee s of Etowah Arkansas and Tables of Bridgetown New Jersey argue over motives for piracy and murder after hijacking the Honiara. They wrecked near Elbow Key in the Bahamas, killing Captain Boatwright and marooning others before being captured by Cuban authorities after fleeing the Muriel II. Lees claims he aimed to join Fidel Castro's forces while Tables disputes any revolutionary motive.
In Pennsylvania Kennedy's write-in votes reach 97 790 with 7333 of 9013 precincts reporting. Nixon leads GOP results. Stevenson 14056. Humphrey 7298. Symington 4201. Dem candidates on presidential ballot absent. Governor Lawrence hints at convention strategy. Also district contests in 17th and 1st in Pennsylvania show Republicans ahead. In Bisoni Miss McDonnell says racial violence over as beaches calm.
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