One Killed and Thirty Hurt In Bus Car Wreck
A collision on the Bonnet Carre spillway bridge near Norco Louisiana ties up U S 61 as a car struck a loaded Greyhound bus head on. The car driver was killed and the bus driver E L McCann of Gretna was seriously injured while about 30 passengers suffered minor injuries.
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Greyhound
Norco
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
UPI
Bonnet Carre Spillway
U. S. 61
Utah
E. L. McCann
Gretna
Ochsner Foundation
Here
Lydia Frezdos
New York
Mississippi
Lake Pontchartrain
Ouachita Board Sets Stand on Student Grooming Policy
The Ouachita Parish School Board discussed student dress and grooming aligning with national trends. Principals would largely define acceptable appearance, with no formal policy action taken. Monroe's board previously approved guidelines giving principals authority to rule in individual cases.
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Ouachita Board
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Board
Monroe
Miller Family Reunion Held
The Miller family gathered at the home of Mrs. James S. Gibson on Treasure Island in Monroe for a reunion. Attendees included members from Tallulah Bastrop Ivan and Monroe with relatives Mrs. James S. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. L F Miller Mr and Mrs UKE Jluckaboy Mr and Mrs Bill Harvey Mrs Evelyn Crouch Alex Slagan and many others. Albert Davis of Vicksburg also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh B. Miller
James S. Gibson
Treasure Island
Monroe
L. F. Miller
Clarks
Lois Gardner
U. KE. Jluckaboy
Bill Harvey
Tallulah
Evelyn Crouch
Bastrop
Jimmy Waltman
Ferriday
Alex Slagan
Ivan
Margene Sanders
Forest Mitchel
Linda Huckaboy
J. C. Crouch
Ray Florence
Hugh Hagan
Gerald Hagan
Arlen Ray Gardner
Donna
Carson Crouch
Geraldine
Angela
Sheri
Darlene
Chevy Gardner
Albert Davis
Vicksburg
Miss
Kelly Talks To Monroe Kiwanis Club
Chief James Kelly of the Monroe Police Department addressed the Monroe Kiwanis Club. He warned of a critical nationwide law enforcement situation and criticized Supreme Court handling of major criminal cases. He cited staffing shortfalls and salaries, with 62 of 74 positions filled and officers earning about 340 dollars monthly, and outlined plans for improved standards and a retirement program backed by the City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kelly
Monroe Police Department
Boys and Girls Work Committee
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Kelly
Supreme Court
Monroe
Scouts Return From Philmont Camp At Cimarron New Mexico
Oua chita Valley Council scouts and leaders finished a 1y day camp-out at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron New Mexico. Harold Evans of Monroe reported bears raided food and a need to boil drinking water. The group hiked 50 miles learning packing, fires, altitude breathing and cookery.
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Ouachita
Evans
Bob Cuthbert
Rayville
Howard McMurrian
Farmerville
Arnold Fisher
Monroe
Lawrence Holder
Robert James
Searchers Find Bodies Debris Of English Ship Darlwin
Searchers found four bodies and wreckage from the holiday cruiser Darlwin after it sank in a gale off Dodman Point near Cornwall. Thirty-one aboard, including seven children, were missing as RAF planes spotted debris four miles off the coast. The recovery followed a freak summer gale with 50 mph winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
England
UPI
Darlwin
Royal Air Force
Cornish
Dodman Point
Racial Troubles Hit Many Areas
Police clashed with white hecklers in an all white Chicago neighborhood as about 1,500 demonstrators protested housing discrimination. Twenty one people were detained as missiles including a dead snake and tomatoes were hurled during the march to a real estate office. several injuries reported.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Providence
R.J
John H. Chafee
Tie
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
House
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Louisiana
Leander Perez
Leander Perez Sr
Department of Justice
Plaquemines Parish
Perez
Mississippi River
New Orleans
U.S
Herbert Christenberry
Atlanta
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Q. W. Williamson
SNCC
Government Withdraws Objections to Sobell Trial Documents
In New York federal court, government counsel dropped objections to using documents from the Rosenberg Sobell spy case, including a sketch of an atomic device. Sobell seeks a retrial, with Aug. 15 set for filing an amended petition after a statement from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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NEW York
Atomic Energy Commission
Rosenberg- Sobell
Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Asst
U.S
Robert King
Sobell
Julius and
Sing Sing
Sobel
Helen
King
Edmund Palmieri
Long Opposes Forcing Machinists Back to Work
Sen. Russell Long said he opposed Senate legislation ordering machinists to return to work but would back Sen. Morse's plan if action was needed. He argued labor law should reflect past votes and urged resolving emergency questions by the President. If choosing between proposals, Long would support Morse's substitute placing recall authority in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
Long
Congress
Ike Resting At Gettysburg After Hospital Stay
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to his Gettysburg farm after a week in hospital for a heart checkup and arthritic condition review. Aides say he expects to work in his office today and doctors report marked improvement in his condition.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Robert Schulz
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
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