Weather summary for Monroe and nearby regions
Partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon. Highs 85 to 89, lows 66 to 69, winds 5 to 15 mph. Louisiana Delta mostly clear to Saturday with possible thundershowers. highs in 90s, low 60s. Agriculture notes show good drying conditions, dewpoints in 60s, sunshine around 80 percent today and near 70 percent Saturday. Water sports outlook good to fair, with a cold front approaching. Arkansas and Mississippi forecasts similar warm, partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms mainly in the north or afternoon. Louisiana coast also partly cloudy with thundershowers Saturday. Precipitation data shows 1.84 inches rainfall yesterday, 23.53 inches this month so far. High yesterday 69, low today 57. Sunset 6:52, sunrise 5:33 Saturday.
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Monroe
Louisiana Delta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Lay-Ins Protest Bank Hiring Practices in East St. Louis
About 170 demonstrators mostly teens were taken into custody in East St. Louis during a lay-in at five banks and savings institutions protesting alleged discriminatory employment. Police reported 3 adults were booked for unlawful assembly. most youths were sent to Juvenile Court. James Peake of the NAACP claimed larger protests would follow.
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East ST. Louis, Il
East St. Louis Banks
Close Call as Caves Collapse in El Dorado
Two El Dorado men and a teenager survived after two caves collapsed at a site where several youths were digging. Jerry Ethridge, 13, was buried six feet and freed after about 15 minutes with help from Craig Campbell who alerted rescuers. In a separate collapse, 50-year-old T. S. Williams was buried in a 10-foot ditch, later freed after 25 minutes. he suffered shock and a minor cut and was released.
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EL Dorado, Ark
el Dorado
Jerry Ethridge
T. S. Williams
Shelby Ward
Williams
Johnson Declares Rights Program In Public's Hands
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told a Detroit audience that Kennedy era civil rights legislation rests with ordinary citizens and their representatives. Speaking at a regional equal employment opportunity conference, he urged action by Americans as the key to enacting equal rights laws and solving the nation’s racial problem.
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Detroit
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Q. Citizen
President
Committee On
Kennedy
Morrison Receives Cunningham Award for Inter-American Service
New Orleans AP Morrison, the U S ambassador to the Organization of American States, is named recipient of the 1962 Thomas F Cunningham Award for outstanding inter American relations service. Lawrence A Molony of International House says the award will be presented at a September 12 dinner.
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New Orleans
deLesseps S. Morrison
U.S
Organization of American States
Thomas F. Cunningham
Lawrence A. Molony
International House
Morrison
Judge Harper Receives National Deputy Marshals Citation
Monroe City Louisiana Judge W M Harper, longtime local jurist and juvenile work advocate, was honored at the National Association of Deputy United States Marshals convention in Louisville with a distinguished citation. He has led juvenile court efforts since 1928 and held senior active judge status in Louisiana.
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Monroe City
W. M. Harper
National Association of
United States Marshals
Louisville
Kentucky
Jordan
Harper
Pine Bluff
Ark
Monroe
Juvenile Court Advisory Committee
Quachita Valley
Louisiana
Rehabilitation farm to pay to society in Sweden
In Tillberga Sweden a new prison farm will house first time offenders who will build four room houses as a form of rehabilitation. Inmates will earn between 1400 and 2000 dollars per year after taxes board room family allowances and court costs are deducted. The program is estimated to cost about 400 dollars more per prisoner each year.
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Tillberga
Sweden
Monroes Salvation Army honors Grantham in farewell
Colonel Grantham concludes a tenure as divisional commander in Monroe praising an efficient advisory board led by John Rudisill. He cites community support, new Citadel facilities, and upcoming building funds while noting plans to expand the Salvage Program and gratitude for local media and civic groups.
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Monroe
Rudisill
Grantham
Army
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Granthams
Salvation Army
United States
Salvation Army International College
London
England
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Masons
Shriners, Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Executive Dinner Club
Downtown Kiwanis Club
Moscow Thunder Heralds New Phase Of Cold War
AP Special Correspondent reports Moscow uses heavy propaganda to counter Mao and Soviet aims in Asia Africa and Latin America. Khrushchev banners peaceful co existence while Moscow blends political and economic pressure with continued support of violent revolution. Pravda maps credits and Kommunist touts moral political and military aid to national liberation movements.
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Moscow
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Khrushchev
Mao
Kremlin
America
U.S
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
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Pravda
Kommunist
Soviet Union
National Liberation Movement
Louisiana Girls Test Kennedy On His French
A group of 76 Evangeline girls from Louisiana Cajun country tested President Kennedy's French during a White House visit. They wore Evangeline costumes and presented a short speech in French. Kennedy joked that his French was a little but not perfect while receiving honorary citizenship from Houma Alexandria and Thibodaux and a bag of rice from Crowley. Mrs. Hale Boggs accompanied the group on the tour.
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Kennedy
Nova Scotia
White House
Dudley LeBlanc
Louisiana
Houma
Alexandria
Thibodaux
Crowley
Hale Boggs
D-La
GI Home Loan Activity Shows Marked Increase
The Veterans Administration released July 1963 figures showing increases in all GI home loan categories versus June, with mixed results against July 1962. Appraisal requests for new homes rose to 11,927 from 11,776, while existing-unit appraisals reached 18,217. Starts on VA program housing totaled 7,561, and loan guarantee applications climbed to 20,692, though still below July 1962’s 22,224.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
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