Weather summary for Monroe and surrounding areas
partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday across Louisiana Delta Arkansas and Mississippi high 92 to 102 in Arkansas and 95 to 100 in Louisiana and Mississippi lows in the 60s to 70s seasonal drying conditions with rain totals around one half to one inch and potential heavier in spots forecasts note rainfall coverage 30 to 75 percent area wind generally southwest 8 to 18 mph
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Monroe
Varibale
Louisiana Delta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Treaty Debate Motion Rallies For Reported Vote
Senators rejected calls to delay or block the treaty vote after three weeks of hearings. The full Senate approved reporting the treaty without reservations by a 16 to 1 vote. Fulbright noted expected crosswinds from Eisenhower and promised safeguards would be in the formal report.
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
Frank J. Lausche
D - Ohio
Armed Services Joint Atomic Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Fullbright
United States
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Baton Rouge Desegregates Four White High Schools
Twenty eight Negro twelfth graders begin classes in Baton Rouge public high schools under a court ordered desegregation plan next week. Officials enrolled 22 girls and 6 boys after a tour of facilities, with no immediate incidents expected. Major schools involved include Baton Rouge High Glen Oaks High Robert E Lee High and Istrouma High as the city moves to integrate under Judge Gordon West’s order and Governor Jimmie Davis faces past resistance.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Glen Oaks
Robert E. Lee High
LSU
Istrouma High
Jack Gremillion
Sargent Pitcher Jr
Pitcher
Little Rock
Oxford
Louisiana State University
Istrouma
Lloyd Lindsey
U. S. Dist
Gordon West
Lindsey
Ben Peabody
East Baton Rouge Parish
Kennon calls for non political control of state boards
Kennon, 61, urged constitutional reform to fix the state's Blue Ribbon boards in Wildlife and Fisheries, Highway, Institutions, and Welfare. He said boards have been politicized, with members ousted and terms overlapping administrations. He plans to announce a running mate from Lafourche Parish and may field an attorney general candidate, endorsing Tugwell and Wade O. Martin Jr.
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Kennon
Louisiana
Wild Life & Fisheries Commission
Highway Board
Board of Institutions and Welfare Board
Earl K. Long
Jimmie H. Davis
Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish
A. P. Tugwell
Sec
Wade O. Martin Jr
Plane losses near Bermuda tied to SAC refueling mission
An Air Force SAC KC135 towing two B47s vanished west of Bermuda while returning to Homestead AFB Florida after midair refueling from Schilling AFB jets. The life jacket was spotted by the S S Azalea City. Missing crew include Capt Donald G Edson Capt Alan C Ferguson Capt Richard A Larson Capt Keith R Goffin Capt Gerald A Gardner 1st Lt Melvin P ump 1st Lt William E Smith M Sgt Carl H Burris T Sgt Ray L Fish S Sgt Lyle E Overlees.
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Bermuda
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Schilling Afb
Kansas
Schilling
Air Force
10Th
Homestead
S.S. Azalea City
Wilmington
Del
Donald G. Edson
Alan C. Ferguson
Elgin
Richard A. Larson
Minneapolis
Keith R. Goffin
Bellevue
Ill
Gerald A. Gardner
Lincoln
Neb
Melvin Pump
William E. Smith
Memphis
Carl H. Burris
Ray L. Fish
Lyle E. Overlees
Ferguson and
Larson
Northeast Louisiana Poetry Society Meets Saturday
The northeast section of the Louisiana State Poetry Society will meet Saturday at 3 p.m. in the home of Mrs. W. E. McCoy at 806 Cole Avenue. Co-hostess will be Mrs. Clifford La France. The Monroe Chamber of Commerce legislative committee issues an action-needed bulletin on demurrage amendments offered in Washington, D. C. by the American Association of Railroads.
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Louisiana State Poetry Society
W. E. McCoy
Cole Avenue
McCoy
Clifford LaFrance
Legislative Committee
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
American Association of Railroads
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Kennedy Pleased With Demonstration Outcome
President Kennedy praised Washingtons mass civil rights rally calling it a contribution to all mankind He spoke after a 75 minute meeting with the 10 top organizers of the march to the Lincoln Memorial noting the deep fervor and dignity of demonstrators and its support for civil rights legislation He said the nation can be proud of the peaceful public lobbying as a model for the world.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lincoln Memorial
Amendments Aimed at Rail Freight Penalties Drawn
A man stated that the proposed amendments would penalize area business houses handling large volumes of rail freight, potentially affecting local commerce and rail logistics.
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Man
President lauds march organizers and leaders at White House
The President praised those who organized and joined the march for making it possible and keeping it orderly. A. Philip Randolph and nine other civil rights leaders met with him in the White House Cabinet Room and found the talks constructive and cooperative. Kennedy ordered sandwiches and coffee for the guests, noting their endurance since morning.
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Kennedy
White House
A. Philip Randolph
Randolph
Timber safer Chicago says timber buildings resist fire better
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association reports heavy timber structures are safer from fire damage than buildings using noncombustible materials, according to UPI dispatch from Chicago.
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Timber Safer
Chicago
UPI
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
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St. John the Baptist Parish
Dixie Moving G Storage, Inc
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U.S Pal. OF
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Bulletins
Levi
Banton
Terry Farris Stores, Inc
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Buster
Buster Brown Boys Jr
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Smith-Hotchkiss CO
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