New African Nations Gain UN Security Council Approval
Map shows shaded African countries approved by the Security Council as new United Nations members. Induction is planned for the General Assembly opening on Sept 20, adding to Africa's voting bloc. Also approved for membership is the Island Republic of Cyprus. Nigeria is expected to gain independence and join this fall.
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Security Council
United Nations
General Assembly
Republic of
Cyprus
Nigeria
Britain
Tribal Leader Seeks Katanga Aid as Congo Forces Advance
Baluba leader Alibert Kalonji urged Katanga President Moise Tshombe for military help to repel Congo central government troops advancing through the mining region. Tshombe said he would provide arms but kept his Katanga force to defend the mineral area. Congolese troops, ordered by Patrice Lumumba, airlifted to Luluabourg, moved toward Luputa and Gandajika, about 31 miles from Katanga, with limited Baluba and allied force resistance.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Alibert Kalonji
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai
Tshombe
Kalonji
Pilot and Barbara Powers Reunite in Moscow Visit
Barbara Powers meets her husband Powers in Moscow after a surprise Intourist-arranged visit. The couple attended three meetings, learned he will wear civilian clothes in prison, and traveled to purchase heavy clothing and a fur hat for his impending term.
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Moscow
Georgia
Powers
Barbara
Hall of Columns
Supreme Court
Negroes Served At Lunch Counter in Houston
Two Negroes were served today at a previously segregated Houston supermarket lunch counter. A waitress at a chain drugstore also reported her lunch counter had been integrated. Unconfirmed reports said several Houston merchants agreed to integrate their counters today.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
Congress presses for quick adjournment as campaign trails begin
President Eisenhower with Kennedy and Johnson push for end of the session while control remains split. A Senate House conference on medical aid advances amid deadlock over mental and tubercular patients. House Rules Chair Howard W. Smith delays housing and school aid and the minimum wage bill to seek clearer terms.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Smith
Franklin Names Health Officer in Franklin Parish
Dr. A. J. Reynolds director of the Franklin Parish Health Unit is named Parish Health Officer by the parish Board of Health. Board members include Dr. Reynolds Dr. R. E. King Dr. H. T. Rogers Bailey Martin and J. P. Nelson.
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Franklin
Winnsboro
A. J. Reynolds
Franklin Parish
Parish Board of Health
Franklin Parish Board of Health
Dr. Reynolds
R. E. King
H. T. Rogers
Bailey Martin
J. P. Nelson
Police Jury
Install Legion Auxiliary Officers In Tallulah Meeting
The August meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at Mrs. R. G. Waugh’s home installed officers: Mildred Wallace president Juanita Massey secretary H P Gaspard treasurer Sarah Anderson chaplain. The group voted a contribution to a swimming pool for Tallulah and then shared a pot luck supper.
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Tallulah
American Legion Auxiliary
R. G. Waugh
Manfred Gustafson
Mildred Wallace
Juanita Massey
H. P. Gaspard
Sarah Anderson
Talluah
Black woman fined for aggravated battery in West Monroe
Hattie Olla Culpepper, 21, of 725 Coleman Sr., was fined 200 or 60 days in jail after a West Monroe City Court trial for aggravated battery for cutting her husband with a knife. Travis Covington, 41, forfeited a 35 dollar bond on disturbing the peace charge.
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West Monroe
Hattie Olla Culpepper
Coleman Sr
Travis Covington
Passman Defies Party Loyalty in Democratic Split
Passman tells Hays the Democratic Party has left him and he will not vote Republican or embrace the party platform. He warns the caucus that the issue must be debated by the House Democratic members when they meet next January. He notes he may be spared if the House can proceed without him.
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House
Passman
Hays
Ohio
Cuban ministers clash with US over Cuba policy at OAS
Latin American foreign ministers joined US Secretary of State Christian Herter in condemning Cuba’s intervention in the hemisphere. Raul Roa was expected to reply to Herter’s charge that Cuba is a beachhead for communism while ministers debated a joint economic plan and possible walkouts at the Bogota conference.
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Roa
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Cuba
Americas
Hemisphere
Herter
Ecuador
Neptali Ponce Miranda
Panama
Niguel J. Moreno Jr
United States
Bogota
Columbia
Sept.i
OAS
Governors clash over states rights and federal overreach
Governor Rockefeller pledges to protect state sovereignty as lawmakers debate contempt citations connected to school integration. Louisiana figures Willis and Brooks condemn federal intrusion while noting subpoenas and limits on states’ powers. Horace Walker sets a Big Ten rebounding record with 256 in 14 games.
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Union
Williams
Colmer
Congress
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
Brooks
United States
Horace Walker
Michigan State
Big Ten
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D-La
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OLD Crow
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