Red Proposal Delayed by NATO Talks on Nonaggression Pact
Moscow sources say Khrushchev's East West nonaggression pact must wait for NATO discussions. Dean Rusk and Lord Home told Andrei Gromyko the United States will seek Western Berlin guarantees when talks resume. The Big Three met after signing the partial nuclear test ban and planned further exploratory talks at a Lenin Hills villa.
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Soviet Union
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
Berlin
Gromyko
NATO
Rusk
Foreign Ministry
Lenin Hills
Norris Explains Viaduct Need On North Fourth
Mayor J Allan Norris argues for a Fourth Street underpass in West Monroe to ease a bottleneck between I 20 and Natchitoches Street. A state cost estimate would require Fifth Street to join the state system. Monroe would need funds for its share. Tracks lie about eight feet above street level, which helps feasibility of a 13 foot clearance underpass.
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J. Allan Norris
Fourth Street
West Monroe
Natchitoches Street
Monroe
South Second Street
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Plum Street
Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Needy Program Overhaul Seen
Washington AP Sen Byrd cites a Health Education and Welfare survey showing major defects and abuses in the federal needy aid program. He notes West Virginia had the highest ineligible rate at 17.3 percent and credits trained staff for better detecting ineligibles. He urges urgent cleanup of a public assistance program costing over 5 billion annually.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
West
Health, Education and Welfare Department
West Virginia
United States
Oil Tax Measure Halved by House Panel
The House Ways and Means Committee reversed a prior vote and dropped a provision that would have raised about 20 million dollars in oil industry taxes. The bill now carries roughly 40 million in new oil taxes, below Kennedy's 280 million target to offset other tax cuts. Independent producers opposed the change, saying it would curb exploration amid import-driven crude limits.
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Ways and Means Commit
Tee
Kennedy
U.S
Monroe Visit From Shreveport Couple at Travel Inn
Mr and Mrs Joe Preddy of Shreveport visit Monroe staying at Travel Inn motel per West Monroey editor Vern J Pleasant. Preddy formerly served as general agent for Lee National Life Insurance in West Monroe before a promotion to Shreveport office. News Star writer John Cale shares a humorous note about discovering a white cat using a sandbox after moving mortar mix.
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Joe Preddy
Shreveport
Monroe
Travel Inn Motel
West Monroyan
News-Star
John Cale
Cale
Take Heart Over Ban Pact From Hiroshima War Remembrance
Hiroshima marked the eve of 18 years since the atomic blast with a moment of silence at 8 15 a m the Enola Gay time. A doves display and the peace bell accompanied Mayor Shinzo Hamai praise for the Moscow partial nuclear test ban. About 15000 people attended a restrained memorial as world conference debates continued in parallel.
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Japan
Moscow
Shinzo Hamai
United States
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Red China
Soviet Russia
Barry Goldwater Urges Unity Among Republicans
Washington AP Senator Barry Goldwater called on Republicans to stop attacking each other and focus on the Democrats. The remark followed New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s lukewarm reply to backing Goldwater if he becomes the 1964 GOP nominee. Goldwater said he would wait to decide and criticized GOP infighting as assisting the Democrats.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albany
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Negroes Stage First Vote-In in Mississippi Governor Race
About 50 African Americans conducted a planned vote-in at Greenwood city hall to protest registration practices. Each participant presented an affidavit and a marked ballot, none in possession of poll tax receipts. Attorney General Patterson said the action was illegal under state law. NAACP planned similar actions in Jackson, with marked ballots for candidates including Mason and Gardner. Police were present but did not intervene.
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Mississippi
Atty
Joe Patterson
Patterson
Jackson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Robert F. “Blowtorch
Mason
Greenwood
School Board To Name Ouachita Superintendent Tonight
Ouachita Parish School Board will vote tonight on a new superintendent after a committee recommendation. Two candidates, Acting Superintendent Milton Hall and James Rutledge of the Cerebral Palsy School at Selman Field, were considered. Committee chair Orge Rorex said the committee is unanimous and expects the recommendation to be accepted, though he would not name the candidate before the board meeting.
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Milton Hall
James Rutledge
Selman, Field
Orge Rorex
Heat Wave Persists Across Northeast Louisiana
Continued hot and humid is the forecast for northeast Louisiana with only scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers possible. Highs today 93 to 98 degrees, lows around 72 to 76, winds five to 15 mph. Monday’s high 95. No rainfall recorded. total since start of year 21.76 inches. Sunset 7:02 p.m., sunrise 5:26 a.m.
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Gree
Tree Jackknifes Clarence Emory Killed On Farm
A Calhoun man Clarence K Emory died when a tree he and his son were cutting on his farm jackknifed. He died at the hospital after the accident around 9 a m. Kilpatrick's Funeral Home of West Monroe will direct arrangements. He is survived by a large family including five sons and several daughters.
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Clarence K. Emory
Kilpatrick
West Monroe
Emory
Johnny Emory
Marquette Emory
Price Tag Placed On Informant Valachi By Underworld
Washington sources report a $100000 bounty on Joseph Valachi the informant who exposed the Cosa Nostra structure. Officials say Valachi’s testimony spurred new government breaks in organized crime investigations while underworld figures note contracts can be cheaply hired to silence him.
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Underworld
Joseph Valachi
United States
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Justice Department
Foreign Aid Bill Approved By House Committee
Washington The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved President Kennedy's foreign aid bill by a 23 to 7 vote. The panel lowered Kennedy's $4.5 billion request by 438 million to an authorization of 4.087075 billion, with a floor vote expected the week after next under chairman Rep. Thomas E. Morgan.
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UPI
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kennedy
House
Thomas E. Morgan
D - Pa
Morgan
Medal of Honor Highest U S Valor Decoration
The World Almanac notes the Medal of Honor is the United States government’s top decoration for conspicuous valor in action.
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United States
Justifiable homicide ruled in Sonnier death in lounge
Lafayette Louisiana coroner's inquest finds justifiable homicide in the slaying of Ovey Sonnier 58 of Scott. Sonnier was shot to death at a lounge in Vatican Saturday night after he allegedly became angry when a misdeal was declared during a card game and he left to fetch a pistol from his car.
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Ovey Sonnier
Scott
Sonnier
Vatican
Chuckle On Beach Gossip Reflects Small Town Vanity
In a summer mood, residents joke about people sunbathing and feeling important when away from home. The light quip captures a carefree sense of local life and the urge to parody self-importance.
Tulip Festival Gains Popularity in West Monroe
West Monroe plans a first annual Tulip Festival with 12 000 bulbs ordered and more than 12 000 expected after remaining Holland bulbs orders. Ten firms ordered 1 000 bulbs each, some 100 to 200 bulbs individually, festival runs March 1 to April 15 with aim of civic beauty and tourism boost. E R McDonald named to lead statewide Tulip Festival committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tex Kilpatrick
Chamber
Holland
Jack Bagwell
Louisiana
Lovely Louisiana Tourist Association
Charles Pearson
Tensas Parish
E. R. McDonald
Rebels Surround Cape Haitien In Haiti Invasion
Haitian rebels led by Gen Leon Cantave reportedly surround Cape Haitien as two columns press on the north coast. The force, made of exiled Haitian soldiers, struck Fort Liberte Monday aiming to topple Francois Duvalier. OAS meeting called. Dominican authorities alert amid border tensions.
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du Nord
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Fort Liberte
Cap Haitien
Francois ‘Papa Doc Duvalier
Duvalier
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Washington
Hispaniola
Juan Bosch
Listin Diario
Bosch
Victor Vinas Roman
OAS
Fern D. Baguidy
Heavy American Force Ambushes In Korea Withdraws At Dawn
U S Army unit, large in size, deployed ambush positions in the Korean DMZ Monday night and withdrew at dawn today without engaging North Korean troops. The force, ordered to hold fire until contact, set three traps for patrols and stood by with armored personnel carriers near the DMZ as tensions along the armistice line persist.
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U.N
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Korea
United Nations
U.S
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