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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1963

Page

5

Weather Summary with Hot, Partly Cloudy Conditions

Partly cloudy and hot through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers. Highs 90s to 100, lows 65 to 78, light variable winds. Louisiana Delta stays hot and humid with isolated showers. agriculture advisory notes drying conditions and dew points in the 70s. Arkansas and Mississippi forecasts similar heat with isolated thunderstorms. Monroe readings conclude the bulletin.

Louisiana Delta Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Monroe

Exiles seize towns as Haiti unrest spills over

Guerrilla trained exiles land at Fort Liberte and capture Derac Troy and Limona de. Cap Haitien enacts curfew while U S families evacuate to Cap Haitien from the Dauphin plantation near the border as censored reports filter out of Port au Prince.

Fort Liberte Cap Haitien Derac Troy Limonade Citadel Radio 0 U.S Dauphin Sisal Plantation Dominican Port Au Prince Haiti Francois Duvalier Dominican Republic

Louisiana candidates weigh Kennedy clash in Mississippi

Louisiana Democratic critics distance themselves from national policy as former Governor Robert Kennon pledges to oppose Kennedy if nominated. Kennon plans an independent bid for the December Democratic primary, while Morrison and Kirkpatrick tout regional development and infrastructure.

Louisiana Mississippi Robert Kennon Kennedy United States New York Nelson Rockefeller Kennon Baton Rouge Dwight Eisenhower New Orleans deLesseps Morrison Shreveport Morrison Chamber of Commerce Organization of American States Claude Kirkpatrick Farmerville Kirkpatrick B. R. Patton D’arbonne Lake Ruston

White House dogs spark flood of puppy requests

Washington AP Thousands of people have flooded the White House with pleas for one of the four puppies born to Pushinka the mongrel daughter of a Soviet space dog and fathered by Caroline Kennedy's Welsh terrier Charlie. More than 5,000 requests have arrived since June 14. The White House says nothing doing. Caroline named three pups Streaker Blackie and White Tips with No. 4 unnamed. People at the White House call them pupniks. Pushinka, their mother, was a gift from Soviet Premier Khrushchev. her mother was Strelka the Soviet space dog.

Washington White House Caroline Kennedy Charlie Caroline Streaker No. 4 Pushinka Strelka Earth Khrushchev

Hunt For Piggy Bank Robbers In Laurel

Police search for three armed individuals two men and a woman who robbed O C Long's home in Ponders Mississippi locking two children in a closet and holding the maid. They escaped with a piggy bank containing 200 dollars.

Laurel Miss UPI O. C. Long Ponders Community

Oil Industry Proposals Face Rejection Yet Again

The committee plans another vote on the Kennedy oil industry proposals and kept two tax tightening changes. One limits grouping of properties for oil depreciation, estimated to raise $46 million. The panel also backed capital gains treatment for iron ore royalties, projecting a $5 million revenue loss.

Kennedy Griffiths

Thousands Of Enlisted Men Turn To Charity

Thousands of Army Navy Air Force and Marine enlisted men faced money pressure on service wages with relief groups reporting multi million dollar aid. Service-affiliated charities note food and rent help the most while many men work private jobs to supplement pay. A Whidbey Island Navy base surplus food case highlights the issue as officers criticize civilian work by senior NCOs to stay afloat.

Washington Army Navy Air Force Marine Associated Press Armed Forces Washington, D.C Armed Services Army Emergency Relief Navy Relief Society Air Force Aid Society Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Washington State

Hood's Talk Is Defended by University Official

A University of Alabama official said information available did not substantiate charges that James A. Hood made controversial statements about the university and Gov. George C. Wallace. Chairman John A. Caddell released the statement amid reports the university might expel Hood for remarks at a Gadsden rally. Hood and Vivian Malone, both Negro students, enrolled for the summer session after federal guardsmen quelled the doorway standoff with Wallace.

Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama James A. Hood George C. Wallace John A. Caddell University Executive Committee Montgomery Advertiser Hood Gadsden Vivian Malone Mobile University Wallace

Chou En Lai Warns of Rising Nuclear War Threat

London report cites Chou En Lai at the anti war conference in Hiroshima. He accuses U S imperialism of using deception while expanding nuclear threats. He urges a complete ban on nuclear weapons and decisive disarmament measures to end the danger.

London UPI Chou En-Lai U.S Hiroshima New China News Agency Moscow Chou

Stage collapse halts Birmingham mixed variety show

An integrated American Guild of Variety Artists fundraiser at Miles College in Birmingham ended abruptly when a section of a makeshift stage collapsed during Johnny Mathis’ mid song. Two spectators were treated for injuries as the lights went out and performers improvised with piano to calm the crowd.

Birmingham Ala Johnny Mathis American Guild of Variety Artists Miles College AGVA

Fourth Negro family moves into South Side building without incident

In Chicago a fourth Negro family has moved into a predominantly white South Side neighborhood, joining two families already on the same block. A third Negro family occupies another property nearby. After earlier arrivals, nightly disorders occurred and about 140 policemen stay to prevent further trouble.

Chicago South Side

Optimism Creeps In Arlene Ghost Causes Concern

The tropical Atlantic storm Arlene produced 50 mph wind gusts as officials debated whether it had dissipated from a hurricane. By Monday evening forecasts warned it could regain tropical storm status, though conditions were not favorable for intensification. Arlene lay about 300 miles north-northwest of San Juan moving northwest at 14 mph, with a Roosevelt Roads hurricane hunter team scheduled to inspect.

Miami UPI Arlene Weather Bureau San Juan Puerto Rico Roosevelt Roads P.R

Foreign Aid Bill Advances From Foreign Affairs Panel

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a foreign aid authoriza tion bill just under 4.1 billion dollars by a 23-7 vote. The measure sets a spending ceiling for the current fiscal year with actual appropriations handled separately by Rep. Otto L. Passman. The panel’s action moves the bill to the House floor amid calls for budget restraint. A Kennedy era study group led by Gen. Lucius D. Clay had urged cuts and tighter controls on aid.

Washington House Foreign Affairs Committee House Otto L. Passman D-La Kennedy Lucius D. Clay

Rights injected into federal road projects

The Bureau of Public Roads adopted a policy requiring a nondiscrimination pledge from contractors on federal state highway projects effective July 22. It implements a June 22 presidential order prohibiting racial discrimination in hiring on federal aid projects. A spokesman said there is no known Southern opposition and expects no trouble, noting many southern contractors employ Black workers.

Washington Bureau of Public Roads Roads Bureau

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