Blast Damages Negro School In Atlanta
An early morning dynamite blast damaged a Negro school in Atlanta, with six to seven sticks blown from a car at 2 20 a m. The blast cratered the walk to the auditorium and damaged three to four classrooms, shattering windows in the school and nearby homes. FBI agents investigated possible Civil Rights Act violations as segregation tensions rose and a mass march occurred downtown.
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Atlanta, Ga
FBI
Atlanta
Ku Klux
Supreme Court Rejects Louisiana Interposition Plea
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a New Orleans three judge court ruling that blocked Louisiana laws preserving segregation. It ruled interposition unconstitutional and refused to stay the lower court decision pending full Supreme Court review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Orleans
Louisiana
Cooper
New Moves Begun In Legislature To Head Off Mixing
Louisiana House committee unanimously approves four bills including a bid to oust the New Orleans School Board despite federal restraining orders. Gov. Davis calls a third straight special session with a sales tax rise seen as part of the fight over segregated schools. Federal court orders bar intercession in school integration as lawmakers push ahead.
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Baton Rouge
House
New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
George Tessier
Tessier
Davis
Orleans Parish
Court Sticks To Tidelands Decree
The Supreme Court issued a formal decree to carry out its Gulf Coast tidelands decision. Texas and Florida are entitled to the rich undersea deposit out to 102 statute miles, while Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi remain within three miles. When coastlines are agreed, states must account for oil lease revenues since June 5, 1959 and promptly pay the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Gulf Coast
De Gaulle Withdraws From Algeria Amid Bloodshed
In Algiers and Oran deadly riots surge as Charles de Gaulle cuts short his peace tour and returns to Paris. Mo bs clash with French troops after Sunday violence leaves 79 dead and hundreds wounded. The Algerian rebel government calls for UN intervention.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Paris
Oran
France
Tunis
de Gaulle
Ferhat Abbas
United Nations
Casbah
Government Square
Hunt Master Padres Novices as Deer Bucks Dominate
West Monroe police boast an unofficial hunt master who guides novices on deer hunts in Madison parish over two weekends. Sgt Bill Pace and three others joined the trip. Bert Hebert Fincher and Tatum bagged six and eight point bucks while Pace returned empty handed. City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall as DeSiard street work ends and buses resume regular lines.
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West
Monroe
Bill Pace
Tommy Hebert
Hebert
Fincher
Tatum
Blessed Art Thou Mary Christmas Series Begins Dec 19
A five part Christmas series by George Cornell of The Associated Press will run five weekdays from December 19 through Christmas. The articles recount the love stories of Mary and Joseph from betrothal through Mary’s doubts to the birth of Jesus, blending warmth and spirituality.
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Joseph
Mary
Jesus Christ
George Cornell
Associated Press
Cornell
Kennedy taps Rusk Stevenson Bowles for top posts
President elect Kennedy names Dean Rusk head of State Adlai Stevenson ambassador to the United Nations and Rep Chester Bowles undersecretary of State. Rusk is a former Truman State official and Rockefeller Foundation chief aged 51 and a Georgia native. Stevenson accepted the UN post after being asked to serve, signaling a coherent foreign policy team for the new administration.
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Palm Bfach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Kennedy
Adlai FE. Stevenson
United Nations
Rep
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
Rusk
Truman
Stevenson
Bowles
U.N
Georgia
State Department
Monroe man surrenders after weeks on the run
A 33 year old Monroe man Andrew W Glenn surrendered to Ouachita parish sheriff after being sought for weeks. He faces two counts of theft by check for 221 and 50 dollars cashed at a local grocery. Glenn 608 Arkansas disappeared November 17, river searches were conducted and he was later traced to Shreveport and New Orleans. He was held in lieu of bonds totaling 2230 dollars.
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Monroe
Andrew W. Glenn
Ouachita Parish
Glenn
Arkansas
Ouachita River
Commission Meets Today On Lafourche
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission planned a New Orleans meeting to decide on purchasing or leasing Lafourche Swamp land. Jack Rushing of Monroe led Ouachita Wildlife Unit and local sportsmen in support as Chairman E R McDonald Sr spoke on the matter.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Lafourche Swamp
Jack Rushing
Monroe
Commission Session Opens at 11 30 A M
The commission began its session at 11 30 a m with Chairman McDonald stating the meeting would run two to three hours.
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McDonald
Goodfellows Help Break Christmas For Many In Twin Cities
Donations surge as Goodfellows aids the needy through volunteers who review each request for essential needs. A 12 year old boy writes from a home with a widow aunt and illness, seeking help as Christmas approaches.
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Twin Cities
News-Star
Travel halt and closures from prewinter blizzard
A crippling prewinter snowstorm shut transportation halted stocks and closed plants and schools across New York Washington DC and nearby areas. Government offices largely closed except for security related duties. Airports ferries and libraries faced disruption as temperatures plunged and winds gusted.
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Associated Press
Walls Street
New York
Washington, D.C
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Washington
District of Columbia
New York Public Library
Five Ave
42Nd St
Unemployment Tops Four Million in November
Washington AP reports unemployment reached 4 031 000 in November, a month record and near 1930s highs. Employment fell 300 000 to 67 182 000 with factory jobs down 150 000. Unemployment rate eased to 6.3 percent, long term unemployed steady at about one million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Coast Guard lifeboat sinks during rescue at Nantucket harbor
A 36 foot lifeboat was stove in and sank while rescuing six men from a grounded fishing vessel Sharon Louise in Nantucket Harbor early today. All six aboard swam ashore safely though snow drifts hindered responders. Names of the rescued were not immediately available. The Brant Point station reported the sinking as the rescue craft returned to Nantucket harbor.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Nantucket
Brant Point
Sharon Louise
Todays Chuckle No fool like an old fool line
A lighthearted quip about aging and experience. The saying notes you cannot beat experience and lends a wry smile at the expense of youth. The tone is playful, reflecting a classic newspaper humor caption.
Goodfellows Gifts and Memorials Totals $2,077.50
A fragmented list shows various individuals and groups contributing small memoriam and gift amounts, totaling $2,077.50. Names include Mintz, Greenbaum, Dawkins, Hesdorffer, Mintz, Meier, and others, with multiple memorial and “memory of” entries alongside small donations from families and local groups.
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F. Strauss and Sonie
Robert S. Greenbaum
James R. Greence
Carolyn R. Mintz
Morris F. Mintz
Martha Drew Dawmeee
Doug Dawkins
Allan Scholars
Shelly
Charles Kincade
A. L. Bertrand
Carl Me
William Mintz
S. Ee
Mater &R
Lary Hesdorffer
Gordon Hesdorffer
Tennessee Gas
Lcvens
Betty Jane Masur
Skippy
Thomas
Ronald Roberts
Bam W. Davis
Ben Freeman
West Monroe
Annie Ee
Gene
Joe
Sue
Tom
Mike
Ricky
Janice
Westley
Philip Esck
Thompson Wood
Clendon, Sr
B. B. McClendon Jr
James H. McClen
L. V
E . Peis
Opera Club
Freeze Forecast In Area Tonight
Freezing temperatures were forecast for northeast Louisiana for Monday night dropping to about 25 degrees. Partly overcast skies were predicted through Tuesday. Sunday's high was 49 and low 37 with no rain recorded at Selman Field Monroe.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Monroe
Orleans School Board Warns Over Integration Actions
New Orleans School Board president Lloyd Rittiner warned that upcoming legislative moves could trigger a broader integration push in the city. As the public elementary school integration enters its fourth week, eight white children and one Negro girl attended William Frantz School in near freezing weather, while only three Negro girls enrolled at McDonogh No. 19. Rittiner cited a legislative resolution threatening teachers with pay loss for teaching at Frantz and McDonogh.
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New Orleans
Lloyd Rittiner
William Frantz School
McDonogh No. 19
Rittiner
Supreme Court invalidates Arkansas teacher affidavit law
The 5-4 ruling blocks a 1958 Arkansas statute forcing public school teachers to annually list organizations they have joined or contributed to in the prior five years. Justice Stewart delivered the majority opinion. dissenters included Justices Frankfurter Clark and Whittaker. The case centers on the law aimed at groups like the NAACP, requiring annual statements as a condition of employment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Stewart
Justice Harlan
Frankfurter
Clark
Whittaker
Justice Frankfurter
FBI photographs East Carroll and Ouachita parish records
FBI photographers begin copying East Carroll parish registration files and will photostate Ouachita parish voter records as part of a Justice Department effort to gather information on alleged discrimination. Judge Dawkins ordered access after a hearing, with district attorneys opposing and arguing interposition.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
East Carroll Parish
Ouachita Parish
Ben C. Dawkins, Jr
FBI
Dawkins
Louisiana
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Thompson Clarke
East Carroll
Madison
Tensas Parishes
Clarke
Cecil Manning
Albin P. Lassiter
Ouachita
Morehouse
Mae Lucky
Kenmore Automatic Washer For Sale Like New
Dial FA 5 6554. Good condition Kenmore automatic washer offered for sale. Contact to arrange pickup or inspect.
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Kenmore
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