Aid Bill Passed After $1 Billion Cut Army Takes Over Viet Ministries
Vietnamese armed forces moved to control ministries under martial law as Diem's government faced Buddhist protests and resignations. U S Ambassador Lodge visited two monks in asylum at the American aid mission, signaling heightened U S involvement as foreign ministry turmoil deepened with resignations and dismissals of Vietnamese diplomats.
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Viet Ministries
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Siagon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Norton Jr
Foreign Ministry
Vu van Mau
Ermission
India
Tran van Cheung
Washington
United Nations
Viet Nam
Film Trouble Shooter Dies At Age 66
Eric A. Johnston, longtime head of the Motion Picture Association of America, dies at 66 after a stroke. A lawyer by training, he led PAP and Chamber of Commerce efforts, promoting free enterprise and business cooperation with FDR. He rose from a paper route to major in World War I and later ran the Brown Johnston and Columbia Electrical ventures.
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Marine Corps
Motion Picture Association of America
Brown -Johnston Co
Spokane, Wash
Columbia Electrical and Manufacturing Co
Brown-Johnston
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Soviet
Gadsden mayor threatens jail for visiting movie stars
Gadsden Alabama mayor Leslie Gilliland accused four visiting film stars of rabble-rousing in racially tense conditions and threatened to jail them if they violated the law. Actors Paul Newman Marlon Brando Anthony Franciosa Virgil Frye denied provocations and said they sought dialogue rather than publicity as they left town amid protests.
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Gadsden
Ala
Leslie Gilliland
Paul Newman
Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Gilliland
Brando
Newman
Anthony Franciosa
Virgil Frye
Franciosa
Judge rules Memoirs of Woman of Pleasure not obscene
In New York state a judge ruled the 18th century novel Memoirs of Woman of Pleasure is not obscene and may be sold locally. Also noted: Louisiana set daily oil production allowable at 1,247,475 barrels for September October. A rice aging process via rapid aging was announced by Floyd Normand of LSU. Gloria Vanderbilt and Sidney Lumet formalize separation agreement. Senate Commerce Committee approves arbitration bill for railroad dispute by a seven member independent board.
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New York
New York State
Baton Rouge
James Gill
Louisiana
Cardinal Cushing Calls Himself Top Catholic Fundraiser
Newton Massachusetts AP reports Richard Cardinal Cushing credits himself as the most successful fundraiser the Roman Catholic Church has in the United States after he raised a million dollars in one week last January to aid ransom Cuban prisoners.
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Newton
Mass
Richard Cardinal Cushing
United States
Banker says foreign investment tax harms balance of payments
A Honolulu banker told Congress that a special tax on U S investments in foreign securities would worsen the balance of payments and strain Hawaii Japan relations, while likely doing little good overall.
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U.S
Hawaii
Japan
Honolulu
Congress
West Monroe Masonic Degree Team Heads to Clarks Lodge
The West Monroe Masonic Degree team will travel to Clarks Lodge on Saturday to confer the Master Mason's degree. Members departing from the West Monroe Masonic Temple at 6 p.m. are urged to attend and show support.
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West Monroe
Clarks Lodge
West Monroe Masonic Temple
Howze Begins Flight Training at Pensacola NAS
Odis W Howze Jr son of Odis Howze Sr of 1003 Dean Chapel Rd West Monroe started flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola Fla He took his oath in New Orleans and attended Northeast Louis.
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Odis W. Howze Jr
Odis Howze Sr
Dean Chapel Rd
West Monroe
Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Fla
New Orleans
Northeast
Australia Only Nation Occupies Full Continent Atlas States
The National Geographic Atlas of the World asserts Australia is the sole nation to occupy an entire continent. No other country governs any part of the continent in its own right.
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Australia
National Geographic Atlas
Salp misreads spark sea monster scare near Sandy Hook
The Challenger research ship returned after a voyage near Sandy Hook without sighting a 40-foot sea serpent. Experts say salps, jellylike creatures, can look serpentlike when they form long translucent chains. Reported sightings also arose at Belmar of a 30 to 40 foot diameter jellylike mass.
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Njap
Challenger
Atlantic
John Clark
Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory
Clark
Belmar
Elmer Tiger
Robert Wicklund
Thurmond Calls McNamara A Con Man In Testimony
Sen. Strom Thurmond compared Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to a confidence man accusing him of gross deception in support of the limited nuclear test ban treaty. Sen. Barry Goldwater echoed concerns, saying McNamara’s civilian optimism clashed with Joint Chiefs of Staff reservations in last week’s testimony.
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UPI
Strom Thurmond
Ds.c
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Senate
Thurmond
Army Reserve
McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Senate Armed Service Committee
Air Force Reserve
Goldwater
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rights Bill Modified On Federal Aid
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy presented a revised plan to withhold federal aid from programs that discriminate. The measure would let state and local agencies seek judicial review of aid withdrawals, aiming to stress ending discrimination over cutting aid. Senators debated its teeth and potential gaps, with Ervin joking about mental indigestion and Keating urging a parallel rights to appeal for individuals.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Kennethb. Keating
R-N.y
Keating
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Keating-Ribicoff
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Today And Saturday
Partly cloudy skies are the order of the day for today and Saturday with a chance of afternoon and evening thunder showers. No significant temperature changes expected as variable winds reach 5 to 15 mph. Highs are projected at 90 to 95 with overnight lows around 70 to 74. Monroe record: Thursday 92 and overnight 70.
Chuckle on aging and current events joke
A humorous observation about aging notes that when kids say history lessons cover current events, it echoes how older generations once called them by that name. The line playfully contrasts generations and school framing without harshness.
Senate approves binding arbitration bill in rail dispute
The Senate Commerce Committee backed a bill creating a seven member arbitration board to settle the railroad work rules dispute ahead of an Aug. 29 strike deadline. The panel would hear fireman duty and crew makeup, with two carrier and two union representatives and three public members. If agreement fails, the President appoints the public members. The bill bars strikes or new rules during arbitration and sets hearings to start 30 days after enactment.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Arbitration Board
Board of Arbitration
Truman Questions Russian Honor On Test Ban Pact
Former President Truman said the chances of Russia honoring the test ban treaty are very slim. He cited past betrayals at Potsdam and Yalta and stressed he backs the treaty while noting Senate ratification is needed. He warned skepticism remains and declined to predict when the pact might break.
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UPI
Harry S. Truman
Potsdam
Roosevelt
Yalta
Truman
Senate
Kennedy
Can Hear Drill Makes Progress Near Escape Hole
Hazleton New escape hole progress reported by trapped miners David Fellin aged 58 and Henry Throne aged 28. They are 331 feet underground for 10 days and say a 12 inch hole seems close. Officials estimate at least 30 hours more to reach them.
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Hazleton, Pa
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Jury Expansion Expected In Ouachita Parish Wards
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury may gain three seats in the coming election due to population increases in wards 3 5 and 10. Law ties new posts to ward population with the Parish Democratic Executive Committee to set the seats, expanding the jury to four members in each ward.
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Ouachita Parish
News-Star
Louisiana
Democratic Executive Committee
Miners Hear Drill As Escape Hole Advances
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP reports drilling of a new escape tunnel for three trapped miners reached a point today where two men said they could hear the drill. Crews slowed the rig and moved carefully around the 300 foot level while monitoring the ceiling above the 14 by 9 chamber where the men have been trapped 431 feet underground for 10 days.
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Hazleton
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Delightful Position for First Woman on Ways and Means
Rep. Martha Griffiths of Michigan, the first and only female on the House Ways and Means Committee, says lobbyists avoid talking with her, yet she sees her role in the committee as a premier chance in hearings and deliberations over the tax cut bill. She opposed ending special dividend treatment, voting against it with conservatives, while arguing for tax considerations on oil and gas and suggesting she might reconsider the dividend issue. The final outcome favoredAdministration aims as the vote on reconsideration failed and she reportedly shifted to the administration side in private talks.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Michigan
Griffiths
House slashes foreign aid bill in stunning setback
Washington AP reports the House cut more than a billion dollars from the foreign aid bill and forced final passage in that form. The final roll call was 224 to 186, with earlier 222 to 188 on the amendment. The reduction totals 1.0235 billion, though not all of it was requested by the administration, yielding a net cut of 585 million from the 4.1 billion bill. The vote signals a sharp administration defeat and leaves open the possibility the Senate may restore funding.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Otto Passman
D-La
Council Split Over Selling Riverfront Property in West Monroe
West Monroe officials weigh selling city riverfront land to fund local industry expansion. Mayor J Allan Norris opposes the sale citing future water needs and a proposed water pumping site with river channel expansion, boat landing, and Pine Street extension considerations. Aldermen split with one for, one against, two undecided, one undecided.
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J. Allan Norris
the News-Star
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Commerce Street
Pine Street
A. L
Buddy) DeLoach Jr
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