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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
6
Mountain climbers, as someone may have observed before, are a breed apart from ordinary mortals. Once a person has sealed a peak, he tends to think in lofty terms, which equate what is essentially a sport with mankind.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy plans a December trip with the President to Caracas and Bogota to dedicate alliance for progress projects. After Latin America they will holiday in Palm Beach, while the President skips Bermuda meetings.
Havana radio reports a new Cuban law confiscates all property of citizens and residents who depart and do not return within an authorized time. The Urban Reform Council will hold and sell confiscated houses, goods, cars, stocks, and bonds on installment to island Cubans.
An old style advertisement promises rapid relief from cold symptoms with Zero-10. It touts eight quick actions for faster relief and claims even children can take it. The paste mentions prices 49 to 89 cents and distribution at drug counters.
South Viet Nam agreed to internal reforms after weeks of talks with U.S. officials, paving the way for increased American aid to combat Viet Cong guerrillas. Officials said President Diem consented to changes, meeting criteria outlined by Gen. Maxwell Taylor and U.S. diplomats.
In Winnsboro two cork oaks stand in front of Mrs. Asa Norwood’s home on Route Three. The 17 year old trees reach about 20 feet but have not produced acorns. The cork oak is non native to the area and typically grows in Spain Portugal and North Africa.
Funeral services for William Henry Hendrixson 91 Ferriday were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Comer Funeral Home with Rev. J P McKeithen officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park Natchez Miss He died Tuesday after a long illness He was a retired hardwood company employee and in the sawmill business Surviving wife Anna Hendrixson two sons Holly Ralph Hendrixson a daughter Ollie Wells five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Pallbearers Holly Hendrixson Jr W O Wells Billy Joe Hendrixson Claude Parent Robert Gurley and P H Farmer
James Madison Pirkle 76 died Monday night after a long illness in a Ruston hospital. Services planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Spears Funeral Home with Rev. Dug McGuire presiding. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs. J. M. Pirkle Ruston a son Jack H. Pirkle a daughter Jesselynn Oest of Baytown Texas two sisters Mrs John Balance Arcadia and Mrs A D Tabor Sr of Shreveport and four grandchildren.
In Santo Domingo troops and police disrupted armed youths roaming the city’s north as anti-government strike actions continued. A UPI photographer was struck by a rifle butt while filming, and three cameramen were threatened but not injured during the clashes. One civilian was detained for defying orders.
East Baton Rouge resident Joe C. Watson sues Monroe man Louis L. DeCelle seeking 68204 dollars in damages. He alleges injuries from a December 6 collision on Louisville Avenue after DeCelle drove the car involved.
New York report states an official notice read to City College of New York students advised against presenting traditional teacher gifts such as bottled offerings. The notice described gifts as more than a genuine expression of appreciation or affection.
A Roselle housewife reports a horse at her porch window and deputies rope two brown mares that had escaped from a farm. A horse steps on a deputy’s foot, causing one casualty. Police note no other injuries.
Natalie Wood aged 23 was honored as the 138th film star in 34 years with her footprints set in concrete before Grauman's Chinese Theater as film notables and civic officials looked on.
A 19 year old West Monroe youth David Wesley Bryant is jailed in Ouachita Parish on burglary charges from a November 30 vending machine theft at Doc's Esso Station in West Monroe. Bond set at 1800 dollars. Bryant allegedly unlocked the machine with a skeleton key and disposed of stolen merchandise in the Ouachita River.
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