02 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1960
Page
1
Alabama Governor urges committee to reject federal voter registrar bills and keep election laws intact. Mississippi Attorney General Joe Patterson calls the measures born of hatred and vindictiveness, likening them to Reconstruction force laws.
Tulsa based oil antitrust trial includes 29 companies with Cities Service Co at center of acquittal bid by Judge Simon H Rifkind on the government case. Judge Royce H Savage rules on motions while defense objects to selective record use and seeks broader admission of documents.
Delta-Willett Inc announced purchase of the Lakeshore water works for 145000 plus a few dollars. No rate or service changes are expected and Public Service Commission authority remains. John R. White becomes general manager after taking control February 1. The system serves Lakeshore Bayou Shores and Broadmoor.
General Douglas MacArthur showed further improvement after entering Lenox Hill Hospital four days ago for enlarged prostate treatment. Col. Gordon Barclay said he had a fairly comfortable evening as public relations notes described his condition.
The famed violinist Fritz Kreisler, selling most of his prized instruments, reveals changes in music and life. He recalls his Vienna Conservatory debut and a 1950 Telephone Hour performance, and notes admiration for Oistrakh and others while lamenting the era of speed and money. Col. Barclay reports MacArthur's cheerful morning reply.
Authorities probe a Wisconsin case after the Organ family faced welfare care for eight children. Steven Organ, 19 months, died in his sleep on November 7 and was allegedly burned in a furnace on November 10, with the family relocating the next day. The mother claimed two other daughters were cremated in Illinois prior to the move.
Debre defends civil liberties while urging different methods for Algeria. parliament set to grant decree powers until April 1 as Algiers turmoil continues. Lagaillarde and other insurgents face charges. Paris troops secure Algiers as barricades fall and streets reopen.
The trial featured Gladys Tregoff and others describing Carole Finch and her relationships with Mrs. Haber in Palm Springs. Mrs. Haber testified the Finches stayed about six years, usually monthly, and that Mrs. Finch planned a trip to Palm Springs before her death following a heated decision at 120 degrees.
Rudy Camp faced a locked car dilemma when his 2 year old terrier Ike was inside a service station car on a hoist. With the keys inside Camp had to call his wife who brought a spare set to unlock the vehicle.
In a Senate hearing SAC officials discussed funds to start partial airborne alert and Army Secretary Brucker urged strong readiness to counter possible aggression. He cited 10 billion dollars in budget requests and maintained manpower around 870000 as essential amid Red Chinese militant stance. Gates challenged Power on Soviet missile threats.
Thieves pried open a heavy door at a cemetery office in Tulsa and battered a safe. They removed the safe knob and attempted to peel off the steel front but fled empty handed, with only a record of buried individuals in the safe.
Cabinet members attend a lengthy conference on farm policy Civil rights and aid to education also feature prominently. Ezra Taft Benson and Ar thur S. Flemming participate alongside General William P. Rogers. Indiana Republican leader Charles A. Halleck and Senate leader Everett Dirksen discuss prospects for farm reform civil rights legislation and education aid. A broad package approach may shape the administration’s program in the Senate beginning February 15.
The phrase Shape stands for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, the NATO military command based in Europe. It denotes the Allied European strategic posture and command structure under the alliance.
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