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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1962

Page

7

Gillis Long Seen As Possible Louisiana Governor Candidate

In Alexandria with Sen Russell Long saying he will not run Gillis Long the 39 year old Alexandria attorney gains momentum as a potential governor hopeful at a banquet attended by state political leaders. Long says he is not a candidate but supports electing leaders who offer new solutions. Several other politicians including John McKeithen Victor Schiro and deLesseps Morrison draw attention as possible contenders.

Alexandria Russell Long Louisiana Long Gillis Long Sen. Long Washington Ags John McKeithen Columbia McKeithen Public Services Far] K. Long New Orleans Victor Schiro Sehiro

Move To Free Negro Leader Planned Today

Baton Rouge AP reports attorneys for Rev. B. Elton Cox jailed on two defamation convictions plan to seek habeas corpus relief today. District Judge Fred LeBlanc, who raised Cox's bond from 5 000 to 10 000, will preside at the hearing as Cox remains imprisoned in East Baton Rouge Parish jail with potential immediate appeal to the State Supreme Court.

Congress of Racial Equality State Supreme Court LeBlanc Cox Fred Blanche Sargent Pitcher Jr National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Teacher mislabels heroine as Noah's wife in class

A Louisville first grade teacher, while discussing historical heroines, asked students about Joan of Arc. A student from the rear quipped that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife, prompting likely correction and classroom discussion. The incident highlights challenges in teaching history accurately to young pupils.

Louisville Joan of Arc Noah

Funeral Rites For Victim Of Accident Held

Rayville special report on Mrs. Frances Hunt Taylor 24 of Rayville. Services held at Sacred Heart Church with Father Gustave Bergeron officiating. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe via Mulhearn Funeral Home. Taylor killed Saturday night when her car struck a pickup and collided with a taxi on Highway 80. Survivors include daughter Phoemy, parents Warren and Mrs. Hunt, sister Nancy Enichen, and brothers Ernest Hunt and Warren Hunt Jr.

Rayville Frances Hunt Taylor Sacred Heart Catholic Church Gustave Bergeron Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe Mulhearn Funeral Home Taylor Highway 80 Here Northeast State College Phoemy Taylor Warren Hunt Nancy Enichen Ernest Hunt Warren Hunt Jr Texas

Advisory Office Will Be Set Up

Offices with personnel to advise on relocations of families displaced by state and federal highway projects will be located for district five on U S Highway 80 east in Monroe, according to this.

U. S. Highway 80 Monroe

Kennedy to receive reports on labor disputes today

President Kennedy will hear from two Taft-Hartley emergency boards appointed to halt strikes by East Coast dock workers and Lockheed aerospace employees. Separately, leaders of five major railroad unions met to decide their next legal move amid carrier layoffs, while dock workers press renewed strike threats after an 80 day Taft-Hartley injunction took effect.

Washington Kennedy Lockheed Aerospace White House Afl-Cio International Tait- Hartley International Association of Machinists Afl-Cio Lockheed Emergency Board Arthur M. Ross University of California Institute of Industrial Relations Lockheed Machinists Appeals Court Supreme Court

Dr Bowman Dies at 85 Veteran Educator and Pitt Leader

Dr. John Gabbert Bowman 85 longtime educator and former chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh from 1921 to 1945 died in Bedford Pa. He helped expand Pitt with a landmark 42 story main building completed in 1929. Born in Davenport Iowa he held posts at Iowa and Columbia and led Pitt to create a tall university landmark. Funeral services will be in Pittsburgh Wednesday.

Dr. Bowman Bedford John Gabbert Bowman University Pittsburgh Bowman University of Pittsburgh Honorarius Davenport Iowa Chicago Iowa University Columbia University New York Pitt

Rites Scheduled For Mrs. Edna Baker

Funeral services for Mrs Edna Baker 70 of Monroe were set for 2 pm today at Mt Mariah Methodist Church Arcadia with Rev Beveley Barnes officiating Burial followed in Mt Mariah Cemetery under Congers Funeral Home direction Survivors include husband W C Baker Monroe two sons M C Baker Ruston and A W Baker Monroe four daughters Mrs F E A Shepherd Galveston Tex Mrs Otto Gilbert West Monroe Mrs Opal Simmons and Mrs Billie Hassion both of Monroe seven sisters listed Arcadia and nearby towns UH grandchildren and four great grandchildren

Arcadia Edna Baker Third Street Monroe Mt. Mariah Methodist Church Here Beveley Barnes Mt. Mariah Cemetery Congers Funeral Home W C. Baker M C. Baker Ruston A. W. Baker F E. A. Shepherd Galveston Tex Otto Gilbert West Monroe Opal Simmons Billie Hassion Alma Yeary Mary Lee Idelle Cummins Olla Buckner Nora Peeples Ollie New Epps Ruby Baker Shreveport

Asia to Reach Four Billion By Year 2000, UPI Says

Washington report from UPI warns that if current birthrates persist Asia could total about four billion people by 2000. The projection would exceed the world population in 1950, highlighting rapid regional growth and potential strain on resources.

Asia Washington UPI

Population expert Taeuber testifies before House subcommittee

Dr. Irene B. Taeuber of Princeton University projected immigration and nationality trends in testimony before a House subcommittee last September.

Irene B. Taeuber Princeton University House Immigration and Nationality

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