Townspeople Aid Murderer After 16 Years on the Run
In Tooele Utah and Wendover residents gather signatures for letters to West Virginia authorities supporting escapee Tilton James Hall. Hall, 59, known as Melvin Hurley, confessed to fleeing the state pen in 1948 after a 1930 conviction for shooting his stepmother. He lived quietly, worked as a railroad section hand, and many locals argue he should be paroled due to his long, uneventful time since the escape.
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Tilton James Hall
Utah
Western Pacific Railroad
Hall
Melvin J. Hurley
Grantsville
Wendover
West Virginia
War Eagle
W. Va
Elko
New
Utah-Nevada
Raymond W. Geldmacher
Tooele County
Sheibft
Fay Gillettee
Fred Kenley
Wendover Air Force Base
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
Kenley
Church
Clifford Carson
Industrial Park Recommendations Due For Jurors
Ouachita Parish Police Jury to hear committee recommendations on proposed industrial parks after plants from Olin Mathieson, Commercial Solvents, and Columbian Carbon asked park inclusion. Meeting at 7 p.m. will also review library lot bids, liquor license spretats, monthly bills, and tax complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Citizens Committee
T. W. Humphries
Hugh Vick
Olin Mathieson
Commercial Solvents
Columbian Carbon Co
Humphries
Ouachita Parish Economic Development Association
Mississippi to oppose federal suit on poll tax law
Mississippi plans to oppose a federal court suit seeking to erase a 75 year old poll tax levy of $2 per car for voting. The Justice Department, one day after the voting rights bill signing, asked for a three judge court to hear the Mississippi case immediately.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Justice Department
Johnson
Viet Cong riflemen fire on relief convoy near Duc Co
Viet Cong riflemen fired on government forces marching to relieve Duc Co and shot down a U S Air Force F 100 during relief attempts. An F 100 pilot parachuted east of Duc Co and disappeared as helicopters could not reach him through Viet Cong fire. Casualties reported include light government losses and about 24 Viet Cong killed in actions in Thua Thien and Binh Dinh provinces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Duc Co
U.S
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Duc Ho
Thu Duc
Chuong Thien
Thua Thien
Binh Dinh
Can Tho
Mekong
Downtown Plan Surveys To Start In Monroe
Field surveys begin today in Monroe for the Downtown Plan with a house to house check and economic studies to guide future development. John Stuardi, associ ate of Arch Winter, will oversee a two part survey of buildings and activities. Winter’s firm has just completed a downtown plan for Shreveport that earned national recognition. The project will take 18 months with progress reports monthly, financed by downtown property owners and the City Council through the Chamber of Commerce and Planning Commission.
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Monroe
John Stuardi
Arch Winter
Lue VE
al Planning Commission
George Parsons
Stuardi
Hammer, Green, Siler Associates
Washington
Lee Sammons
Ralph Buff
Parsons
Winter
Shreveport
American Institute of Architects
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Commission
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthdays Mentioned in Patrol
Kristi Leach daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Leach of 3805 Bon Aire Dr celebrated her second birthday with a wading pool party at home attended by four friends. Evelyn Terrell of 406 Anderson St West Monroe observed her birthday on Saturday where she serves as secretary receptionist at the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce.
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Kristi Leach
Jack Leach
Bon Aire Dr
Twin Cities
Evelyn Terrell
Anderson St
West Monroe
Terrell
Moon Cheese Paradox Sparks Race To Lunary Peak
A quip notes that if the moon isn’t green cheese the rush to reach it mirrors a hectic rat race. The playful jab hints at space ambitions and human eagerness to claim new frontiers.
Nagasaki Remembers Bombing Anniversary in Peace Ceremonies
Nagasaki marked the 20th anniversary of the atomic blast with prayers and bell tolls at 11 02 am. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato urged a global ban on nuclear weapons as 18 000 attended a Peace Park memorial. Delegates and Catholic mourners joined ceremonies across the city.
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Nagasaki
Japan
America
Hiroshima
Eisaku Sato
Uragami Cathedral
Malaysia Breakup Seals Singapore Independence Today
Kuala Lumpur reports that Malaysia’s federation splits amid racial and political strife as Singapore secedes. Singapore Premier Lee Kuan Yew announces independence, with a constitutional amendment making it effective immediately. Agreement signed by all Singapore cabinet and Malaysian leaders. Rahman states continued cooperation on defense foreign policy and trade. Parliament approves amendment 126 to 0 with one abstention.
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Kuala Lumpur
UPI
Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Malaysia
Abdul Rahman
Lee
Rahman
Sukarno
Cotton Crop Forecast Tells Slight Decline From 1964
The Agriculture Department forecasts this year’s cotton crop at 14,916,000 bales, down 1.7 percent from 1964. Louisiana harvests total 495,000 bales on 558 pounds per harvested acre, while Mississippi totals 1,445,000 acres, 708 pounds per harvested acre, and an estimated 2,130,000 bales. The 1964 harvest was 15,180,000 bales, with a five year average of 14,670,000. Carryover reserve estimated at 14,200 bales, largest since 1956.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Monroe Area Weather Forecast Delivers Warm, Cloudy Days
The U S Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies and warm weather for Monroe today and Tuesday with highs near 90 to 94 degrees and lows around 68 to 72. Variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Sunday’s high reached 92 at Selman Field with a 68 degree low. The Mid South five day forecast calls for temperatures about 3 to 6 degrees below normal, warming later in the week.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Monroe
FAA Selman Field
Mid South
Local Banks Victims In Forgery Case
Sheriff Bailey Grant reported three local banks cashed 2950 in fake checks using a photographic replica of a California man’s ID. The suspect, a white male about 30 with wide-set eyes, used Gennaro DiSanto’s papers from Hollywood. He traveled from California to Louisiana, with FBI and Los Angeles sheriff aiding the manhunt.
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Bailey Grant
Grant
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank
First National Bank
Gennaro DiSanto
Hollywood
Calif
DiSanto
California
First National
Ouachita
Central Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Street Project Designs Revised for North 18th Street
Engineers revise widening plans for North 18th Street from Breard Street to Forsythe Avenue. A A Braddock district highway engineer says S E Huey and Company expect plans ready in about a month. Baton Rouge inspection team reviewed the project and city officials urged changes. Braddock then conferred with State Highway Department officials on the modification.
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North 18Th Street
Breard Street
Forsythe Avenue
A.A. Braddock
S. E. Huey
Captain and mates killed aboard Seven Seas near Key West
The Panamanian flagship Seven Seas carried eight aboard when it left Miami for Tampa. Captain and first mate were found dead, a crewman says he saw a mate shot, and only one crewman survived. Coast Guard and FBI hunted for the missing men and skiff while racing currents toward Key West for answers.
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Key West
Fla
Seven Seas
Miami
Tampa
Elvin Burgwaise
Coast Guard
FBI
U.S. Marshal
Lewis
Burgwaise
Burywaise
Diligence
Elbow Cay
Bahamas
Gardiline
Damir Garcia
Ask Death For Accused Killer Of Texas Coeds
James C. Cross Jr., 22, UT Austin junior, confessed strangling two Dallas coeds Shirley Stark and Susan Rigsby. Attorneys review his police statement in a solitary jail cell and plan to compare written notes with the Friday confession.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
James C. Cross Jr
Dallas
Shirley Ann Stark
Susan Rigsby
University of Texas
Minton
Cross
Two-Headed Calf Dies At Riverton
COLUMBIA Special. W B Netherland reports a two headed calf born to his two year old Black Angus cow Sunday though the calf lived briefly. The animal appeared normal except for two heads joined to one neck. An agricultural expert called the case very rare. The calf died and the Netherland farm seeks disposal or mounting decisions today as the cow’s first calf.
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Columbia
W. B. Netherland
Netherland
Mrs. Netherland
Netherlands
Monroe
Riverton
Bill
Greece crisis deepens as Center Union blocks Stephano poulous
ATHENS Greece Center Union deputies voted 120 to 18 against allowing Stephanos Stephanopoulos to form a new government deepening the crisis and challenging King Constantine. Papandreou’s faction said leaders are chosen by the people and the king cannot override the people’s choice. Separately the Athens public prosecutor charged four local newspaper publishers with publishing false reports about the U.S. Embassy over a letter alleging CIA involvement in a Lamia blast that killed 13 and injured 54, which U.S. officials called a fabrication.
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Athens
Greece
Center Union Party
Stephanos Stephanopoulous
Constantine
George Papandreou
Stephanopoulos
Papandreou
U.S
Washington
Lamia
Sale of School Expansion Bonds Will Proceed
Mayor W L Howard said the Monroe City Council will open bids Tuesday at 10 am on $6 million in school expansion bonds, despite a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the sale and desegregate city schools. The suit, filed by three Black children, asks Judge Dawkins to issue an injunction. no injunction has been issued.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Federal District Court
Monroe
Scogin
Dist. Atty
Albin P. Lassiter
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Dawkins
James Sharp
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Maxwell Taylor
U. S
Viet Nam
Tooele
Cong
U.S. Air Force
Vinh
Lang Chi
Hanoi
Monroe-Ouachita Region
Party
Peace Park
Cape Shalwater
Paul R. Lewis
Texas
King
Center Union
News-Star—World
IBM Executive
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