Motion Filed For Dismissal Of Petition In Ouachita Case
Ass’t District Attorney William L Crowe asked the U S District Court to dismiss a petition by 22 Negroes from Ouachita Parish seeking federal jurisdiction over their criminal cases They contend they cannot get a fair trial in state court Crowe argues the federal law cited is unconstitutional The petitioners include Charles Pressley Marjorie Smith Bessie Dill Diane Gordon William Thomas Larry Edwards Betty Carter Alma Henderson Eddie Myles Willie Mellion Joe Tribble David Tribble Robert Saulsbury Dorothy Higgins Benny Roy Brass Jimmie Andrews Anthony Andrews Faye Carter Betty Jo Johnson Ronnie Lee Taylor Robert Peevey plus Oliver and Olivia Smith all active in CORE The group sought removal to federal court over desegregation actions at Ouachita Parish Library Anna Meyer Branch and Monroe libraries July 9 20 and 22 1960s in Monroe.
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Ass’t
William L. Crowe
U. S. District Court Today
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Crowe
Ouachita Parish
Dist. Atty
Albin P. Lassiter
National District Attorney Association
Charles Pressley
Marjorie Smith
Bessie Dill
Diane Gordon
William Thomas
Larry Edwards
Monroe
Betty Carter
Alma Henderson
Eddie Myles
Willie Mellion
Joe
David Tribble
Robert Saulsbury
Dorothy Higgins
Benny Roy Brass
Jimmie
Anthony Andrews
Anna Meyer
Faye Carter
Betty Jo Johnson
Ronnie Lee Taylor
Robert Peevey
Wegance
Congress of Racial Equality
Oliver
Olivia Smith
Alice
Judge Refuses Ruby Case New Trial Request
Dallas AP Judge Joe B Brown rejected Ruby's bid for a new trial in the Oswald killing. The ruling moves the case toward the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, with defense lawyers challenging venue and juror disqualification as constitutional questions loom.
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Dallas
Tex
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Brown
Congress Backs Johnson in Viet Nam Crisis Resolution
The House voted 414 0 and the Senate followed with quick passage of an emergency Viet Nam resolution. It affirms the President as commander in chief to take all necessary measures to repel armed attack and prevent further aggression. Bipartisan unity was stressed by leaders Halleck and Albert amid election-year tensions.
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Washington
Upi
House
Senate
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Yutslcu VY Jullusun
U.S
Viet Nam
Charles A. Halleck
Carl Albert
Congress
United States
Ed Foreman
R-Tex
Gulf of Tonkin
J C Stewart Lodge to Meet at West Masonic Temple
The J C Stewart Lodge 460 F AM will convene at 7 30 p m today in the West Masonic Temple with all Master Masons invited to attend. Trip winners from Ouachita Parish Carolyn Taylor and Charles Parish earn expense paid trips to the Louisiana 4 H Junior Leadership Camp August 10 14 at Camp Walker near Pollock.
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J. C. Stewart Lodge
F & AM
West Masonic Temple
Quachita Parish
Louisiana 4-H
Camp
Grant Walker
Pollock
Carolyn Taylor
Calhoun
Charles Parish
West Monroe
Chuckle Concience Promotes Minority Reports
A small, still voice frames a message about minority reports as part of a local civic reflection. The item notes how quiet perspectives influence broader public discourse and encourages attention to overlooked viewpoints within the community.
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Concience
Tin Badge Boyhood Desires Fuel Texas Speed Trap
Garrett B. Trapnell 26 posed as Constable No 116 of Garrett Township New Mexico firing on motorists near Vega Texas on U S 66 using a tin badge a toy pistol and red lights He issued fake tickets fined some and released others on 15 bonds Police arrested him after a highway patrolman found him with badges a rubber stamp and a Dick Tracy style pistol near the New Mexico border The incidents dated back to reports from Albuquerque San Jon and other locations and he confessed to the scheme.
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Hereford
Tex
UPI
Garrett B. Trapnell
Highway Patrol
Trapnell
U.S. 66
Texas-New Mexico
California
Albuquerque
San Jon
N.M
G. B. Trapnell
Garrett Township
A. L. Mitchell
Vega
New Mexico
Cubans Ride Inner Tubes To Freedom
Five Havana men paddled 300 miles on six auto inner tubes over six days with little food to reach the Bahamas. They lost compasses, survived rough seas, and were rescued near West End by Yachtsman Ken Lowry. They spoke of leaving families behind and would do it again to escape communism. Companions include Nelson Lopez 16 Mario Benitez 29 Marcelino Gonzales 20 and Reinaldo Cruz 18.
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Bahamas
Nelson Lopez
Marceline Gonzalez
Mario Benitez
Reinaldo Cruz
Angel Padron
Fort Lauderdale, Fila
Ken Lowry
Fort Lauderdale
West End
Padron
Marcelino Gonzales
Havana
Shower Chances Rise Over Northeast Louisiana Weekend
The outlook shows increased thundershower activity in Northeast Louisiana over the weekend. Today will be partly cloudy and hot with mostly south winds 5 to 11 mph. Highs 95 to 100, lows 72 to 76. Monroe reached 95 yesterday with a 70 overnight. Calhoun hit 100, St. Joseph had 0.43 inch rainfall, and Jonesville measured 0.20 inch.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Calhoun
St. Joseph
Jonesville
Fugitive Nazi Zech Nenntwich Surrenders to West Germany
Hans Walter Zech Nenntwich, a 47 year old former SS lieutenant, gave himself up in Hanover claiming innocence of a 1940s massacre conviction. He fled after escaping a Brunswick jail on April 23 and traveled from Cairo to Germany with three reporters from Der Stern. He faces charges of escaping and awaits court rulings on his original war crimes sentence.
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Brunswick
Germany
Hans Walter Zech Nenntwich
Zech Nentwich
Cairo
Justice
Hannover
Zech-Nentwich
der Stern
Henri Nannen
Officer Left Holding Bag After Chase
PICO RIVERA Calif UPI Los Angeles County Deputy Tony Sanchez an undercover narcotics officer chased a teen aged suspect after spotting him in an unmarked car The youth fled dropping a bag with heroin as he beat the officer back to the car and drove away The car was later found miles away Sanchez vowed to take the keys next time he chases a suspect
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Pico Rivera
Calif
UPI
Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Tony Sanchez
Sanchez
New City Board To Be Sworn In Monroe
The Monroe City School Board will be sworn in Tuesday at 2 p.m. by Clerk of Court B S McRaney. Superintendent Van Dodom said the ceremony will be followed by the first meeting of the new term to elect a chairman. J H Scogin currently chairs and was re elected with Frank Breese and W S Gannaway. New members are Billy Hargiss and Luke Daniels.
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Monroe City
B. S. McRaney
van Dodom
J. H. Scogin
Frank Breese
W. S. Gannaway
Billy Hargiss
Luke Daniels
Dry Weather Boosts Business at Torquay Pubs
Dry weather drives strong beer demand at seaside pubs in Torquay England. Pubkeepers report crowds as tourists visit, with some venues limiting hours to conserve stock. One pubkeeper called demand fantastic amid the sunny spell.
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Torquay
England
UPI
City subways carry 1.3 billion yearly riders
New York City subways serve about 1.3 billion passengers annually, far surpassing all American railroads combined, a figure reported by the New York City Transit Authority.
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New York City
Murder Charges Lodged Against Four Georgians
Four white men identified as Ku Klux Klan members were charged with murder in the slaying of Lemuel Penn, a Washington, D C educator. FBI and state authorities reported the arrests in Georgia, with bonds set at 25,000 each and potential death-penalty stakes if convicted.
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Athens, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
Washington, D. C
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Girrard Hawkins
James S. Lackey
Herbert Guest
Cecil William Myers
Joseph Howard Sims
Athens
H.L. Pulliam
Madison County
Penn
Floyd Buford
Macon
Hawkinson
Lackey
Desegregation Order for St. Helena Schools
UPI reports U S District Judge E Gordon West orders St. Helena Parish Schools to desegregate at 11th and 12th grades starting next term. Transfer window Aug 10–13 with liberal approvals. notices to students by Aug 15. West rejects CRS delay and federal master plan. board must begin partial desegregation or desegregate all grades.
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West
CRS
Gremillion
Woman fined for assault after acquitted rape case
Sharon Timms aged 18 in Hertford England was fined 10 pounds for striking Joseph Lee on the head with a policeman's nightstick outside a court after his acquittal for rape. She admitted waiting for him and said she acted because he looked pleased and that the law was not fair.
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Hertford
England
UPI
Sharon Timms
Joseph Lee
UN Security Council to invite Viet Nam to debate crisis
The United Nations Security Council was summoned to meet in New York to approve inviting North and South Vietnam to join debate on the Southeast Asia crisis, signaling a resolved wording dispute. President Alexander Zawadski of Poland died at 65 in Warsaw. cause not disclosed, unofficials cite cancer. In Casablanca two men plotting against King Hassan II were killed in a gun battle. four policemen wounded. one suspect had been sentenced to death in absentia last March. In New Orleans tropical storm Abbe formed in the Gulf off Texas with 60 mph winds. gale warnings issued from Galveston to San Antonio Bay. Also in New Orleans an executive of a Negro undertaking firm was shot and wounded after an argument with a white man in a sandwich shop.
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United Nations, N. Y
UU. N. Security Council
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Warsaw
Poland
Alexander Zawadski
Casablanca
Morocco
Hassan 11
Ahmed Faouzi
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Galveston
San Antonio Bay
UPI
Khanh Proclaims Emergency Decree in South Viet Nam
Premier Nguyen Khanh declared a state of emergency suspending laws against strikes and demonstrations and decreeing passing with out appeal for convicted saboteurs and extremist actors. He vowed to inspect defense and head to the front as US air forces strengthen presence after North Vietnamese incursions. The decree names him absolute ruler amid Cold War tension and calls on North Viet Nam to rise against its Communist rulers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Sttes
17Th Parallel
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Action Considered By Commission To Fill Vacancy
Monroe Utilities Commission weighs filling the vacancy from Robert Cowden’s resignation due to health. Chairman David Kaplan said the appointment will occur at the proper time with City Council approval. The City Council makes appointments from commission recommendations. Cowden was serving a five year term. Current members are Kaplan, Bird, Jones, and Stone.
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David Kaplan
Monroe Utilities Commission
Robert Cowden
Kaplan
Cowden
French L. Smith
Smith
Commission
Charles H. Bird
F. L. Jones
Harry Stone
The
Utilities Commission
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