Taxpayers sue to block Davis Mansion funding in Louisiana
Three Baton Rouge taxpayers H. Nash Ogden Robert A. Hall Jr and E. L. Peebles filed a suit to halt the construction of a 1 million Governor Jimmie H. Davis mansion The complaint argues bond proceeds are illegal for the project and seeks an injunction set for Sept 18 The case names Gov Davis and Bond and Building Commission members plus James S. Reily as defendants
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H. Nash Ogden
Robert A. Hall Jr
E. L. Peebles
State Bond and Building Commission
Louisiana
Gov. Davis
James S. Reily
Bond and Building Commission
Davis
Jack Dyer
East Eaton Parish
Jack Gremillion
Weekend Area Accidents Kill 2 and Injure 10 in Louisiana
Two people died and ten were injured in northeast Louisiana over the weekend in multiple crashes. Una Broussard 27 of Ferriday died in a head on collision near Ferriday early Sunday. Charlie Parsons 35 of Lismore and Edward Justice 20 of Waterproof were injured. A second fatality was Robert Harris 20 of Ruston in Jackson Parish when a car driven by Curtis Lewis left the road near County Line Baptist Church.
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Louisiana
Una Frances Broussard
Ferriday
Broussard
Charlie A. Parsons
Lismore
Edward Justice
Robert L. Harris
Ruston
Jackson Parish
Harris
Ruston Hospital
Curtis Lewis
Chatham Road
Last Of Three Bandits Caught In Swamp
The last of three Chicago area gunmen, William Welter, 23, was found injured and helpless in a swamp by bloodhounds after a week long search in central Wisconsin. He and two companions, Richard Nicks and Lawrence Nutley, are charged with murder in the Sauk County case that left officer James Jantz dead and Chief Robert Kohl seriously wounded.
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Lyndon Station
Wis
William Welter
Chicago
Wisconsin
Lake Delton
Mike Spencer
Sauk County
Welter
Poison Ivy
Spencer
Richard Nicks
Lawrence Nutley
Nicks
Nutley
James Jantz
Robert Kohl
Kohl
Two Die In Liquefied Gas Blast At Popcorn Stand
In Odessa Washington a liquefied gas tank exploded at a carnival popcorn stand killing Patricia Kelly 31 of Seattle and Robert Palmer 2 of Odessa. Several others were injured including Margaret Palmer 26 and her children Jeff Palmer 3 and Glen Dry 26. Billy Palmer 4 was reported in fairly good condition.
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Odessa
Wash
Patricia Kelly
Seattle
Robert Palmer
Margaret Palmer
Monroe City School Board to Meet for Sallie Humble Bids
The Monroe City School Board will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday to receive bids on the Sallie Humble Elementary School. Sen. Jamar Adcock is slated to speak to the Monroe Jaycees at noon today. The Monroe City Council will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday to address routine matters.
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Monroe City School Board
Sallie Humble
Adcock
Jamar Adcock
Monroe Jaycees
Monroe
U N troops seize Katanga capital Elisabethville
U N forces seized key points in Elisabethville, patrolled with armored cars, and began arresting foreign officers in Katanga's army to back Premier Adoula's drive to bring the copper province into Congo control. The operation followed Adoula's vow to remove foreign interests from Katanga.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
U. N
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Leopoldville
Adoula
United Nations
Gians
Delaware sports service operator testifies on race winners
Albert Tollin of Delaware Sports Service tells a Senate subcommittee he distributes unofficial race results by telephone to professional bettors at tracks nationwide but not to bookmakers. He would cut off any bookmaker and charges $20 for one race, $30 for two results, or $50 for five, to the same customer. He does not know if customers use fake names.
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Washington (Ap
Wilmington
Del
Albert Tollin
Delaware Sports Service
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Tollin
Macmillan brushes off Berlin crisis during golf talk
British papers react to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan calling the Berlin crisis a fuss on the 18th hole at Gleneagles. He and Lord Home urge East West talks but insist on the right atmosphere. Editors deride the remarks as out of touch amid East Berlin tensions.
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London
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Berlin
Pam
Uy Lue Prem
Macmillan
East Berlin
Lord Home
Germany
Gleneagles
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
Mirror
Five Monroe Streets Declared One Way
Police announce five city streets in the college area are now one way under an August 8 ordinance. McGuire runs Breville to DeSiard south, Fishinl DeSiard to Breville north, Spurgeon Drive Sh errouse to South College west, Harrison South College to Sherrouse east, and Blanks Sherrouse to South College east to west.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
College
Kelly
McGuire, Filhiol
Harrison and
Blanks Streets
Spurgeon Drive
Monroe Police Department
McGuire
Breville
DeSiard Street
Fishinl
DeSiard
Spurgeon
Sherrouse
South College Avenue
Harrison
South College
Sherrouse Street
Blanks
Violence erupts in Monroe as 47 arrested in race clashes
In Monroe North Carolina police report 47 people arrested by 2:30 a.m. after a weekend of anti segregation picketing and downtown clashes. Police say most arrests were for inciting to riot, some for concealed weapons. Hearings set Sept. 11. Mayor Wilson sought federal restraint from Freedom Riders.
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Monroe
N.C
John F. Milliken
Charlotte
Western Powers Seek Berlin Crisis Talks with Soviet Union
Bonn based report cites Foreign Minister Heinrich Von Brentano saying Western Powers will demand a conference with the Soviets in days to clarify positions before catastrophe develops. He urged talks at the foreign minister level.
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Bonn
Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
Heinrich von Brentano
West
Brentano
Wink Sentenced To Five Years In Shooting Case
West Monroe man William B. Wink, 32, was sentenced by Judge Mack E. Barham to five years in Angola for aggravated battery after pleading guilty to the August 23 shotgun attack on William Lenard Johnson. Johnson was wounded and treated at St. Francis Hospital.
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Mack E. Barham
West Monroe
William B. Wink
Angola
Fourth District
Wink
William Lenard Johnson
Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Barham
Monroe
Sylvester Lewis
Jimmie Takewell
Route 2
Bastrop
Johnny Bishop
Route 3
Milhaven Road
Duke Improves After Heart Attacks in Caldwell Parish
Tax Assessor Duke of Caldwell parish shows improvement after a severe heart attack. He was hospitalized August 29 following the first attack and had a "good" weekend. He will remain in the infirmary for several weeks.
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New Orleans
Edgar Duke
Caldwell Parish
Touro
Duke
Gasoline Pipeline Break Triggers Hazard in Erwinville
A break in an eight inch gasoline pipeline operated by Service Company of Baton Rouge caused a fire hazard in Erwinville Louisiana forcing detours on U S 190. Fire crews used anti fire foams to blanket danger zones as fumes created fire risk and nearby buildings were evacuated. The line links Baton Rouge with Baytown Texas and was cut off at about midnight Sunday with authorities reporting control of the situation.
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Erwinville
Bueche
Service Company of
Baton Rouge
Baytown
Tex
Mississippi River Bridge
Aillet Raps LSU Signing Of Ellen At All-Star Game
Ouachita Parish star Joe Aillet publicly criticizes LSU for late recruitment of Don Ellen a prep football center who had signed with Louisiana Tech after being rejected by LSU The coach calls for move or rotation of the Baton Rouge prep all-star game to curb state colleges recruiting practices and protect signed players.
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Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
LSU
Don Ellen
Ouachita High
Monroe
Ellen
Bob Ellen
Tech
Baton Rouge
Aillet
State Coaches’ Association
Brazil Readies Military Move to Bar Goulart
Brazil faces a constitutional crisis as the army and air force back a move to exclude Vice President Joao Goulart from the presidency. An aircraft carrier Minas Gerais and two warships sail toward Porto Alegre, with Quadros having resigned and left the country. War Minister Odilio Denys vows to jail Goulart on return, urging a choice between democracy and communism as Goulart contemplates escape routes.
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UPS
Porto Alegre
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Paris
Red China
Janio Quadros
Congress
Quadros
Brazil
Santos
England
Minas Gerais
Rio de Janeiro
Tamandare
Odilio Denys
Denys
UPI
Argentina
Partly Cloudy Mild Forecast in Louisiana Northeast
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoons in the northeast Louisiana area. Highs today and tomorrow range 66 to 90, with tonight's lows 68 to 72. Early today temperatures ranged 66 at Alexandria to 78 at Burrwood. Yesterday's high in Monroe was 89 with a 67 low.
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Louisiana
Alexandria
Burrwood
Monroe
Louisiana Clerk in Califor nia Document Fee Feud
Jackson Parish clerk of court Carey Staples refuses free document copies to Fresno Veterans Service Director Stuart Sorenson. Staples says state law requires payment for recording and copying, while Sorenson claims misquotation and seeks government-use access.
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Jonesboro
California
Stuart A. Sorenson
Veterans Service
Fresno
Clif
Carey A. Staples
Jackson Parish
Staples
Sorenson
Louisiana Director of Public Affairs
Associated Press
Jaybird
Louisiana
Today’s Chuckle: Cookie Claim Rewrites Its Own Instructions
A humorous fortune from a Chinese fortune cookie tells readers to disregard the previous cookie. The gag hinges on self reference and playful misdirection, likely shared as a light anecdote in a humor roundup.
Farewell Party for Priest Crowley in Las Vegas
A full night farewell for Rev. Richard A. Crowley is planned in Las Vegas with a 9 p.m. cocktail hour and 50 top entertainers including Madam Barons can-can dancers Louis Prima Keely Smith Eleanor Powell Lionel Hampton Milton Berle Pearl Bailey and Mitzi Green. Crowley, known for his late late Mass at Stardust Hotel, is being reassigned to Springfield Illinois. The event notes his 1955 arrival and long hotel ministry underlines a controversial show with nudes staged in the Stardust finale and a 4:30 a.m. service for shift workers.
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Las. Vegas
Nev
UPI
Vegas
Madam Baron
Richard A. Crowley
Father Crowley
South Dakota
Springfield
Madam Barons
Louis Prima
Keely Smith
Eleanor Powell
Lionel Hampton
Milton Berle
Pearl Bailey
Mitzi Green
Crown Room
Stardust Hotel
Robert J. Dwyer
Reno
Priest
Portugal Grants Citizenship To Province Natives
OPORTO AP Over seas Minister Adriano Moreira announced a decree making every native of Portugal eight overseas provinces a full citizen of Portugal without distinction of race religion or culture The reform follows abolition of slavery in Africa and expands rights by changing the native statute He spoke at city hall stock exchange and noted land concession rules and new protections including minimum wages and the end of compulsory cotton growing.
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Oporto
Portugal
Adriano Moreira
Africa
Angola
India
Goa
Damao
Gia
Moreira
City Hall Stock Exchange
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