Davis Charges Gov Davis Bought Legislature
Sen. Jackson B. Davis of Shreveport charged that Gov. Jimmie H. Davis bought control of the 1962 legislature with political favors. He criticized the administration at a Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce debate, citing jobs for relatives, insurance commissions, and bond proposals totaling millions as evidence of gubernatorial influence.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Jimmie H. Davis
Sen. Davis
Davis
Chamber
Ben Bella Faces Military Opposition Over Unity Move
In Algiers the political bureau led by Vice President Ahmed Ben Bella faced stiff military resistance to its plan to quickly militarize the 55,000-man army. A district spokesman warned against rapid demilitarization while elections for the national assembly loom. Officials said talks would align candidate lists as electioneering starts, and the army would be withdrawn to central barracks under a framework of future regime choices.
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Algiers
UPI
Ahmed Ben Bella
National Assembly
Political Bureau
Bobby's Dog To Be Theme Of GOP Party
Washington AP reports the GOP plans a dog themed party featuring Brumus, a Kongress dog of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The celebration, dubbed dog days along the New Frontier, uses Brumus pictures showing him with a secretary near the Justice Department. Kennedy often brought Brumus to work during family vacations. The invitation notes a Capitol Hill address across from a fire plug.
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Washington
Brumus
Robert F. Kennedy
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Justice Department
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Smelser Wins Federal Delay In Court Suit
Smelser, director of Sowela Trade School in Lake Charles, won a delay in a deposition hearing in the federal contempt case. Judge West shifted the Lake Charles hearing to after a Sept 4 pre-trial conference and set a Sept 20 trial in Baton Rouge. The government seeks contempt citations against Smelser, Shelby Jackson, and 11 state board members for defying a 1960 desegregation order.
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Baton Rouge
Rex Smelser
Sowela
Lake Charles
US Dist
Gordon West
Smelser
West
Justice Department
State Sept. of
Shelby Jackson
State Board of Education
Judge West
Absentee Voting Advised During Labor Day Holiday
The notice urges voters to cast absentee ballots before Labor Day as the Second Democratic Primary falls during the holiday period and residents planning travel should vote ahead to ensure their ballots count.
Parker Takes Office As New Ouachita Parish District Judge
Contractors remodel the third floor courtroom of the Ouachita Parish Courthouse but the space will not be fully ready when Parker assumes the judgeship. The Police Jury awarded the project for work referenced in CHIT-CHAT on page 5A.
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Ouachita Parish
Parker
Immediate Tax Cut Is Ruled Out By Kennedy
President Kennedy rejected an immediate tax cut as an economic weapon and urged tax reform for 1965. He warned that if recession looms later, Congress could be called into a special session to ease the tax burden. He urged restraint, saying timing is essential and a premature cut would undermine confidence.
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Kennedy
Washington
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Europe
Japan
US Chamber of Commerce
AFLC10
Weather Outlook Breifing With Warm High Near 93
A cooler day with partial clouds features a high near 93. The Weather Bureau cautions little chance of meaningful rain over the next several days though some afternoon showers may occur. Temperatures reported include 101 at Columbia and 100 at Winnsboro.
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Weather Bureau
Columbia
Winnsboro
Soblen Wins Eight Day Delay In Court Suit
In London the 61 year old Robert Soblen won an eight day delay as Britain’s High Court recessed until August 22. His lawyers challenged the deportation to the United States claiming the Home Office order raises constitutional issues while Soblen who has leukemia remains hospitalized at Brixton Prison. An assistant US district attorney attended to watch the case as Soblen fled to Israel using a dead brother’s passport after jumping $100000 bail in New York.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
High Court
Czechoslovakia
John Stephenson
Soblen
Brixton
David Hyde
F. Elwyn Jones
Jones
Stephenson
Home Secretary
New York
Israel
Irrigation Expands As Crops Stay Strong In Dry Period
Despite a prolonged dry spell area farmers push irrigation for cotton and nearby fields. Selman Field reports 1.47 inches for July with August total at 0.97 inch while August averages in past years ranged from about 4.88 to 5.95 inches in 1958 1940s and 1960.
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Selman Field
GOP Charges Politics In Kennedy Talk
Washington reaction to President Kennedy delaying a tax cut drew mixed views with business leaders disappointed yet many lawmakers approving. Critics warned on spending while proponents urged tax relief tied to a future budget. Miller labeled Kennedy’s speech partisan while Byrd urged spending cuts as Mills and Boggs supported the move.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Ladd Plumley
US Chamber of Commerce
William E. Miller
Senate Finance Committee
Harry 5. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
House
Ways & Means Committee
Hale Boges
Dla
GOP
Miller
Congress
Mother-In-Law Named In Suit
Leslie B Morrisett of Greenwich Connecticut sues his mother in law Clover Boldt Johaneson of New York City for one million dollars in federal court alleging she influenced his wife to leave him and begin a divorce action in Palm Beach Florida on July 13 seeking to contest the marriage lasting 28 years.
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New York
Leslie B. Morrisett
Greenwich
Conn
Morrisett
Clover Boldt Johaneson
New York City
Palm Beach
Florida
No Raise Jakarta Inco Ents Push Prices Higher
A short, garbled wire-service style item notes that Inco intended to keep prices rising, with a civil response implied but unclear. The fragment references Jakarta and industrial prices but lacks full names or dates to confirm specifics.
Colvin Named Administrator At G.B. Cooley
William A. Colvin Tl was named the first administrator of the G B Cooley Hospital for Retarded Children. He will assume duties September 1 after serving as administrative assistant at Louisiana Training Institute. Colvin told the Cooley Hospital Commission that the hospital aims to be a model for the state and acknowledged much work remains. The facility plans to open in January with 60 to 70 patient capacity and gradual admissions from Ouachita parish residents. Interviews will start mid September as alterations including a new central heating system proceed, with complete staff to be hired.
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G. B. Cooley Hospital For
William A. Colvin Tl
Louisiana Training Institute
Colvin
William P. Heard
Cooley Hospital Commission
Heard
Ouachita
Ouachita Parish
A&a
Gunfight In Junction City Investigated
Mayor Floyd Slaughter and Harvey Pennington fought in Junction City street causing injuries to Pennington. Pennington fired five shots with no hits. Slaughter scored two hits before jammed gun. Pennington treated in Bernice Louisiana and both men posted bonds to await Union County grand jury. No charges filed.
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Junction City
Ark
Union County
O. FE. Bishop
Floyd Slaughter
Harvey Pennington
Pennington
Slaughter
Bernice
el Dorado
Union County Grand Jury
Bill Prewett
A.L. Lowery
Moscow Still Silent About Any Plans
Russia's two record breaking cosmonauts report they remain in good health in orbit and may extend their mission beyond today. Maj Adrian Nikolayev on his fourth day and Lt Col Pavel Popovich on his third have moon race priorities and expect to stay up at least until Wednesday depending on their physical condition and weightlessness. No official Kremlin statement yet, while Moscow radio says both are in excellent condition and the flight continues.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Kremlin
Moon
Moscow Radio
Nikolayev
Popovich
Nikolayev and
Guido Wrestles With Cabinet In New Crisis
In Argentina President Guido faced a Cabinet crisis amid a looming threat of military rule. Rebels claimed the United States warned it would withhold recognition and aid if a military government arose, while the U.S. embassy offered no formal comment but reiterated nonrecognition policy for forceful power grabs.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Joe Maria Guido
U.S
Peru
Orleans Plans Own Desegregation Scheme
New Orleans School Board voted to draft its own year by year desegregation plan rather than rely on federal courts. The Supreme Court had ordered total first grade integration this fall and opened transfers for second and third grades, with all five grades to be desegregated by 1964-65.
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New Orleans, la
New Orleans
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The Volga River Reaches European Length Record
The Volga is confirmed as Europe’s longest river at 2,290 miles, flowing entirely within the Soviet Union. This length cements its status as a defining waterway in Soviet geography and regional history.
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Volga
Europe
Soviet Union
NO FREEDOM RIDER CHARLEY Thomas Who Is He
Lawrence city officials grapple with a boy calling himself Charlie Thomas a Reverse Freedom Rider from New Orleans He is about 16 and says Southern segregationists sent him He accepted a 0 5 bus ticket and 10 in spending money then left for New Orleans The name Charles Thomas seems unverified with reports from New Orleans indicating no such rider was sent since earlier cases The Salvation Army had aided him amid his job search and shelter worries
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Lawrence
Maas
Charley ‘Thomas
Charlie Thomas
New Orleans
Singelmann
Moses Armstrong
Concord
Nashua
Lawrence Fagle-Tribune
Charles Thomas
Clara H. Thoras
Salvation Army
the Salvation
City Engineer Applicants To Be Heard Today
West Monroe City Council will hear reports on city engineer applicants a revised salary schedule and fire department hours tonight with funds a barrier to action. The council awaits word from the State and Tax Board on borrowing up to 75000 to meet bills meeting set for 7 pm in city hall.
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West Monroe
Louisiana State and Tax Board
Nted
J. O. Vleming
Earl Taylor
J. Allan Norris
Charles Anding
Fleming
Counce
Auction-style clearance note with antique furniture
An auction style notice offers a five bed Spockcane property and a quick sale of an antique cherry chest and matching mirror with a marble top. Newly refinished items priced low with a seven day cancellation option.
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