05 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
1
Worer Yolia is reported as now free in a vague notice with unclear details. The fragment references Nation 611 325 and mentions a terrier, OTC, and WOR. No clear events, dates, or organizations are fully identifiable from the text.
Navy experts test a new rescue system aboard ships with special masts and hoisted apparatus. The event occurs amid reports of a sailor incident and an ongoing effort to improve survival gear.
The article cites Prime Minister and American officials debating the downing of a US RB-4 aircraft. Critics say the Soviet Union shot the plane in international waters. Respondents challenge the accuracy of claims without direct observation.
The item notes reductions in public welfare aid under the 1969 Legislature. It lists numbers by parishes such as East 3 and Caddo 2.460 and states total public welfare in the state, including federal aid, reaches about 1 million dollars this quarter with the state providing roughly 33 million after cuts.
Kefauver declared Tennessee’s vote showed broad support for the Kennedy ticket amid his national crime-fighting fame. He noted the decisive margin but avoided conceding and spoke of two remaining challenges as he reflected on the sweep across East Tennessee.
In East Baton Rouge officials report a state law change requiring women to pay for fishing licenses for the first time, aligning with existing male licensing. The measure revises funding by adding license fees and adjusts issuing procedures amid new regulations.
In Memphis Tennessee Jesse J Turner a Negro bank official was elected to Shelby County Democratic committee on Thursday. He is the first Negro to win such office here since Reconstruction. His two opponents were white on a 31 member body governing the party in Shelby County.
A neighbor heard gunfire and found year old Marilyn in critical condition. She died soon after at Monroe General Hospital from arm and abdomen wounds. A. J. Wright said James loaded and fired the gun during a dispute over a watermicron piece. The Morehouse Sheriff's Department continues an investigation.
Anthony Durant pleaded guilty to raping a clerksman's wife on a Midtown Manhattan subway platform. He was sentenced to 19 to 29 years in prison, the maximum under law, according to the report.
Chibas warned Castro would be overthrown within months or a year and that Raul Castro and Ernesto Guevara would fail to hold power. He said the people blame Castro for the government’s ills while Communist technicians from behind the Iron Curtain are widely present on the island.
Washington AP GAO questions NIH spending 715000 on test samples of 3 FUDR the cancer drug. NIH fixed price contracts lacked price redetermination and cost breakdown requirements. NIH says costs were actual and profits normal.
The obituary notes Admiral Pramptage Oned Japan has died. It recalls crew members who left service taking varied post military paths including candy manufacturing and electronics. It mentions Nagasaki after Wirushima and a growing history of atomic tests by the United States Soviet Union Britain and France.
In Louisiana the Democratic fold shows rifts with multiple legislators opposing Kennedy and endorsing unpledged electors on the November ballot. Rep Napper and Lancaster voice opposition to the Kennedy platform while others urge unpledged electors. In Washington the Army calls for 9,000 draftees in October plus continued high induction totals.
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