Khrushchev Ready to Negotiate while Demanding Respect
In a combative Kremlin rally for Gheorghiu-Dej, Khrushchev said he is ready to negotiate with Kennedy’s hopes for peace but demanded US respect for the Soviet Union. He warned that millions could die if war breaks out, insisted on signing a peace treaty with East Germany, and mocked Western claims of low casualties.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Bolz
Soviet Bloc
West Germany
Berlin
Ivan S. Konev
PAR Projects $21 Million Louisiana Deficit for 1961 62
The Public Affairs Research Council warns Louisiana ends fiscal year 1961 62 with a $21 million deficit. It cites antiquated accounting and overestimated severance tax revenues as key causes and urges budget balance measures and tax hike caution. The report sides with Comptroller Roy Theriot and Treasurer A P Tugwell on deficit causes and calls for better financial management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
UPI
Public Affairs Research Council
PAR
Roy R. Theriot
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana
General Fund
Research Council
Tugwell
James S. Reily
Council
Chuckle: Cannibal Expelled For Buttering Up Teachers
A humorous item notes a cannibal student expelled for buttering up his teachers, delivering a macabre pun in a school setting.
Canine Ate Anything in Sight Says Long Beach Columnist
Malcolm Epley, a Long Beach columnist, recalls his white Samoyed Lycan chewing and swallowing items from slippers to a life preserver while proof the dog is omnivorous. He notes attempts to keep things out of reach failed as the dog explored the property.
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Oregon
Long Beach
Calif
Malcolm Epley
Epley
Siberia
Solons and Jury End Franklin Parish Gravel Dispute
In Winnsboro a noon meeting announced a settlement between the Franklin Parish Police Jury and Sen J C Gilbert and Rep Lantz Womack over gravel distribution. They will allocate gravel by mileage, with $28 500 released to the jury to pay the gravel bill.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
J. C. Gilbert
Lantz Womack
A. J. Riser
Solons
Riser
Rep. Womack
Gilbert and
Womack
Highway Department
Byrd Leads Fight Over Kennedy Loan Authority
Sen. Harry F. Byrd challenges President Kennedy's request for an $8.1 billion five year loan program to aid developing nations. The Byrd amendment would require annual congressional approval and faces a Senate vote after seven hours of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Byrd
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Finance Committee
John M Hicks to Attend Denver Physics Conference
John M Hicks, physics instructor at Northeast Louisiana State College, will participate in a national conference at the University of Denver from August 27 to September 2. The meeting, sponsored by the Committee on Institutes, centers on Curricula for Undergraduate Majors in Physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hicks
Northeast Louisiana State College
University of Denver
Colo
Committee On Institutes
Titov’s 25 hour flight reshuffles days around world
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov completed an 18,000 mph, 17 orbit flight starting Sunday in Moscow time. Wellman Chamberlin of the National Geographic Society compiled a log showing Titov’s day sequence shifted across the International Date Line and Midnight Meridian 17 times.
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Washington
Gherman Titov
Titov
Soviet Union
Moscow
Earth
Wellman Chamberlin
National Geographic Society
Chamberlain
Uruguay Village Receives First American Power Pack
In Barrio Bosque Uruguay the village will receive the first American Power Pack for Peace. The package includes a Z engine an electric generator a water purifier two pumps a well digger and three jeeps. Ambassador DeLesseps Morrison will hand over the items to President Eduardo Haedo. International House in New Orleans arranged the sale for one dollar with Kaiser Industries of Argentina. The village will change its name to Barrio Presidente Kennedy after the presentation.
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Barrio Bosque
Uruguay
UPI
DeLesseps St. Morrison
U. S
Organization of American States
Punta del Este
Eduardo Victor Haedo
Fairbanks-Whitney Corporation
Kaiser Industries
International House
New Orleans
Barrio Presidente Kennedy
Britain objects to Queen image in West German campaign
Britain asked West Germany to stop using the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II in campaign booklets for Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. The drawing showed the queen beside Adenauer with the caption Partners of the free world, drawing wide republication and commentary in British papers.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth II
West Germany
Campaig
Foreign Office
West
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Free World
Titov Reports Parachuting To Earth
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov said he ejected from Vostok II and parachuted to Earth after a 25 hour flight. He noted two landing options and chose the second, reporting no ill effects from weightlessness or acceleration. He tested the separate parachute landing and described robust scientific value from the mission.
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
Earth
Vostok II
Titov
Moscow University
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union
Bond Issue Vote Slated At Dodson
Voters in the Dodson school district wards four and seven of Winn Parish will decide on a 330000 construction bond. If approved the issue funds a new elementary school lunch room home economics building agriculture building three new classrooms at the Negro elementary school and special rooms at the white school over 15 years at 5 percent. Polling places: Gaar's Mill Dodson and Gansville.
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Dodson
Winn Parish
Gaar's Mill
Gansville
Conservatives Urge Southern Mayors to Elect Conservatives
More than 200 delegates at the Southwide Municipal Conference in Memphis heard Calvin Johnson urge conservatives to win House seats to curb inflation and liberal programs. An 11 point platform was unveiled by a 40 member regional executive committee, with 225 attendees logged at the Peabody Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Calvin Johnson
New Marlboro
Johnson
North Carolina
Monroe
Mel Cook
Peabody Hotel
U S Ambassador to Moscow Joins Berlin Talks
Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson, the U S envoy to Moscow, joined Kennedy administration consultations on possible moves in the Berlin crisis. Secretary of State Rusk returned to Washington after Allied strategy talks with Britain France West Germany and Italy leaders. De Gaulle France rejects U S bid to lead negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
Moscow
United States
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Europe
Thompson
Kennedy
Rusk
White House
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Konrad Adenauer
Amintore Fanfani
State Department
Paris
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Weather Outlook For Comfortable Summer Weekend
A comfortable weekend was forecast with clear to partly cloudy skies and highs near 87 to 90. Isolated afternoon thundershowers possible and tonight’s low around 74. Yesterday's high 91, low 71.
Latins Press for Aid Share at Inter-American Conference
At Punta del Este Uruguay smaller Latin nations press for a fair share of the 20 billion Alliance for Progress aid while the United States remains a neutral onlooker. Uruguay leads to establish a seven member commission to coordinate development plans despite opposition from Argentina Brazil and others who favor direct deals with the U S.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Latin America
Kennedy
United States
Commission of
Seven Wise Men
South America
U.S
Commission
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Peru
East Germany moves to push peace treaty and curb Berlin refugees
East Germany announced negotiations for a German peace treaty with Soviet bloc ministers and pledged tougher steps to halt West Berlin refugee flights. Parliament backed a resolution praising bloc calls for a treaty but did not commit to negotiating terms. Khrushchev sought a rapid treaty with both East and West Germany.
Freedom Rider cases moved to federal court in Mississippi
Attorney William Kunstler prepared to confer with a U.S. district judge as five convicted Freedom Riders’ cases were transferred to federal court. He had sought to block a state court appeal, arguing arrests enforced segregation statutes.
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Freedom Rider
Jackson, Miss
William Kunstler
U.S
Kunstler
American Civil Liberties Union
Mississippi
New York
Hinds County
Circuit Court
Leon Henderick
State Supreme Court
William Ethridge Jr
Russell Moore
Moore
Baby gear ad for bed playpen high chair and phone
An advertisement lists baby items including a bed play pen high chair and phone with a low seven day rate and cancellation privileges.
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