Laws On Segregation Hit In Court In Louisiana
A three judge federal panel opened hearings in New Orleans on Louisiana local option laws aimed at delaying desegregation. Attorney Jack Greenberg and U S Attorney M Hepburn Many argued the law allowing school boards to close schools to avoid desegregation is unconstitutional. The case centers on St Helena Parish where voters chose to close schools rather than desegregate. The judges noted a state obligation to provide public education while weighing the 14th Amendment issues. The panel invited opinions from state attorney generals and will continue on SCHOOLS page 2A.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Jack Greenberg
St. Helena Parish
St. Helena
U.S
M. Hepburn
Harold Green
Justice Department
John Minor Wisdom
U.S. Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
Greenburg
Wisdom
Dist
Herbert Christenberry
J. Skelly Wright
Jack Gremillion
Virginia
Price Edward County
East German Leader Seeks Soviet Permission on Berlin Border
East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht reportedly requested Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev for permission to seal the West Berlin border to stop refugee flight. The claim, unconfirmed, notes Ulbricht flew to Moscow to urge a quick Berlin settlement and hints Khrushchev advised caution until talks occur. Ulbricht missed a Ghana president visit, fueling the refugee crisis concern.
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Berlin
UPI
Walter Ulbricht
Nikita
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Ulbricht
Moscow
East Berlin
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Today’s Chuckle Synonym Mystery
A light joke notes a common texting oops with a playful hint. The piece treats a misspelled word as the punchline and invites readers to fill in the actual term.
Ex Monroe Man Held In Slaying Of Young Wife
A former Monroe man, H. O. Fatheree, 30, was jailed in Ector County charged with murder in the slaying of his estranged wife Martha, mother of two. He allegedly shot her at Bill's Country Inn in Odessa after they had separated. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as he chased patrons then surrendered without resistance.
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Monroe
Odessa
Tex
Ector County
H. O. Fatheree
Martha
Fatheree
Bill
Justice of the Peace
Jimmy Dolen
Colen
J. D. Henson
Welfare Waste Judge Questions Newburgh Plan
In Newburgh New York a State Supreme Court judge paused a ruling on a state bid to block the city's welfare relief limits. City Manager Joseph Mitchell pushes a 13 point plan with staff hired only if they align philosophically with city ideas. A pamphlet outside the courthouse stirred controversy by accusing officials of racial targeting.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Supreme Court
John P. Donahoe
Joseph McD. Mitchell
Mitchell
Yellow Stone
Charles Smith
Truth Seeker
New York City
Twin City Chit Chat Wins in Window Display Contest
Fields of Monroe Inc. 310 DeSiard Street named a top three entrant in a nationwide window display contest. Morris Blumenthal president notified Thursday that the display Bowling Becomes You earned an outstanding recognition with Fort Smith Arkansas taking first and Raleigh North Carolina second. Northeast Louisiana State College summer session closes August 10 with dormitories dining facilities closing August 9.
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Fields of Monroe, Inc
DeSiard Street
Morris Blumenthal
Bowling
Fort Smith, Ark
Raleigh, N. C
Northeast Louisiana State College
Grandmother Flies Astronaut Ride at Langley AFB
Zaddie Bunker, 74, a cross country pilot from Palm Springs, Calif, tried the ALFA trainer at Langley. She lost the feel of earth during the simulated ride and joked about becoming an astronaut. She previously became famous in 1959 as the first great grandmother to break the sound barrier.
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Langley Air Force Base
Earth
Zaddie Bunker
Grandma Bunker
Langley
Florida
Tough Statute On Hijackers To Be Sought
Kennedy administration urged swift passage of bills to make airline hijacking punishable by life imprisonment and to stiffen penalties for sky crimes. FAA chief Halaby and other officials testified after a Continental 707 hijack attempt and praised actions by flight crews and ground responders.
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Washington
Najeeb E. Halaby
Federal Aviation Administrator
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
Continental Airlines
Leonard Gilman
Border
Gilman
el Paso
Tex
Halaby
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Line Pilots Association
Flight Engineers International Association
FAA
John C. Carroll
Rusk pledges Western defense on Berlin amid talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arriving in Paris for a three day Berlin conference with British French and West German ministers pledged that the United States and its allies will strive to preserve the freedom of the Western world against Soviet pressure. He accused Moscow of grotesque use of peace and democracy words and vowed to overcome problems. Britain outlined a four stage plan for emergency military action in Berlin as Rusk arrived.
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Paris
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Rusk
Orly
Washington
Britain
France
Moscow
Thundershowers Scattered Across Monroe Area Today
Weather forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered thunder showers in the Monroe vicinity. Temperatures vary little, with highs near 88 to 92 and lows around 70 to 75. yesterday recorded a 95 high and 73 low.
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Monroe
FUROR IN CONGRESS Patrol Knocks Out Hijacking Effort
An itinerant car salesman and his son hijacked a jet airliner in El Paso. They held 10 hostages for nearly nine hours before forces subdued them. Congress debated life imprisonment for hijacking and the incident spurred a Cuban note to the UN Security Council.
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EL Paso
Tex
White House
Congress
Leon Bearden
Cody
Kennedy
Border Patrol
Continental Airlines
Havana
Leonard Gilman
Immigration Service
Bearden
FBI
Gilman
Senate
Washington
Castro
United Nations Security Council
U.S
Cuba
Loans On Higher Homes Are Eased Substantially
The Federal Home Loan Bank board approved easing mortgage terms for higher priced homes. Federal savings and loan associations may issue 30 year loans with a 10 percent down payment and a maximum of 26500, up from 22000. The down payment rules apply to the first 25000 value, 20 percent for value above that.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Federal
Freedom Forum Slated Tonight at West Monroe High
A public Freedom Forum on communism sponsored by the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and West Monroe Jaycees is set for 7:30 p.m. at West Monroe High School. Howard Bennett of Harding College will speak, arriving from Searcy, Ark. Mayor Norris will invite officials to attend and report on the Memphis Southern conference. Three films on communism will be shown: Operation Abolition, Communism Enshnet, and The Two Berins.
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West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe Jaycees
Eugene Smith
West Monroe High School
Howard Bennett
National Education
Harding College
Bennett
Searcy
Ark
J. Allan Norris
Fifth District
W. L
Jack) Howard
Memphis
United Nations appeal seeks magazines for South Korean soldiers
The United Nations command appeals for old magazines to aid off-duty South Korean soldiers. A UPI report notes the grim view that a guard's life is a lonely one, highlighting morale issues among troops stationed along the Korean front.
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Korea
United Nations Command
4 Guard
Senate OKs record peacetime defense fund for conventional forces
The Senate approved a peacetime defense appropriation totaling 46.848 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year. It includes about 3.5 billion to expand conventional forces and nearly a billion for continued jet bomber work and reserve forces. The bill heads to the House after Senate adds over 4 billion. Senator Proxmire criticized funding not asked by the President or McNamara.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
West Berlin
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Mother Kills 3 Including Son in Texas Orphan Case
In Watsonville California AP report 28 year old barmaid Georgia Rutledge claims she killed three people including her son and mother in law in Texas between 1946 and 1949. She told police she smothered a hospital orphan, her mother in law, and a girl in a Dallas orphanage with pillows.
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Watsonville
Calif
Texas
Frank Osmer
Georgia Rutledge
Miss Rutledge
Bruckner Hospital
Dallas, Tex
Mother Now Faces Death for 2nd Time
A 34-year-old mother of two, once a Nazi concentration camp survivor, faces a terminal battle with lupus erythematosus. Doctors say she has only months to live and she is kept alive by drugs and transfusions.
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Pottstown
Dudley Bennett
Officers Move In On Mansion Seized By Police
More than 130 FBI agents and state troopers swarmed into an estate near Louisville to arrest AWOL Marine Dion Davis and the leader of an anti Communist sect. Harrell and his son were detained, and sixteen followers plus others surrendered after a sky broadcast ordered arms surrenders. Davis found in a cottage, Harrell in a tunnel beneath his mansion.
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John Harrell
Louisville
Ill
Dion Davis
Greenville
FBI
UPI
John R. Harrell
Harrell
Odd
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Youth and Mother Arrested on Theft and Obstruction
A 17 year old Quachita parish youth and his 44 year old mother were arrested by the parish sheriff on multiple counts. The youth faces five theft counts and one receiving stolen goods count for stealing an outboard motor and gasoline can from William L. Senn. The mother is charged with disturbing the peace by loud language and willful obstruction of officers. Bonds set at 250 and 500 dollars. The youth admitted stealing the motor and can and they were recovered.
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Quachita Parish
Parish
Bailey Grant
Johnny Lee Bishop
Route 3
Milhaven Road
Monroe
William L. Senn
Sterlington
Gertie Bishop
Bishop
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Freedom Defense
Patrol
J. Edgar Hoover
Freedom Forum
United Press International
Son
Cecille
James Otis Hanson
Mineola
Todd
Davis
Camp LeJeune
N.C
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