Steamroller Tactics Scored On Rights Bill
Washington AP reports Southern leaders denounced the bipartisan House coalition as a steamroller after it approved the key public accommodations provision of a civil rights bill by a wide margin. The 153-68 vote defeated Rep Meader's amendment and set the stage for a fight in the Senate. In dueling exchanges, Rep Paul C Jones cried the steamroller was rolling while Reps Patten and Andrews traded taunts over costs of moving Negroes.
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Washington
House
Senate
George Meader
R-Mich
Paul C. Jones
D-Mo
Edward J. Patten
D-N.j
George Andrews
D-Ala
Patten
Fort Benning Units Alerted Over Alabama Integration Crisis
U S Army units at Fort Benning Georgia were placed on alert for possible move into east Alabama amid ongoing integration tensions. The 2nd Infantry Division and the 11th Air Assault Group were reported ready within 30 minutes, though no orders were issued. Police blocked access to Shorter High School as six Negro students, recently ordered transferred by a federal judge, attended classes amid white opposition.
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Tuskegee
Ala
U.S. Army
Ft. Benning
Johnson
James Rea
Notasulga
Alabama
Shorter
Repentant witness Partin admits law violations
Partin a Teamsters official and former Hoffman witness in the 1962 jury tampering case admitted a string of youthful offenses ending in a reformatory term. He testified Hoffa offered up to 20000 to fix the 1962 conspiracy trial jury. The Chattanooga jury tampering trial involved Hoffa and five others before U.S. District Judge Frank W. Wilson in Nashville.
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Edward Grady Partin
Baton Rouge
Teamsters
U.S
Chattanooga
James Hoffa
Partin
Hoffa
Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Nashville
U.S. Dist
Frank W. Wilson
Harry Berke
Berke
Kenya origin story linked to Kilinyaa meaning White Mountain
The National Geographic notes Kenya takes its name from the Bantu word Kilinyaa meaning The White Mountain. This etymology emphasizes a geographic landmark as the source of the country's name.
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Kenya
National Geographic
Mrs Vernadie Varnell New Typist at Ouachita Health Unit
Dr W Carroll Summer director announces Mrs Vernadie Varnell as the new typist clerk at Ouachita Parish Health Unit replacing Mrs Sally North who has moved to Ruston Monroe Jaycees are led by Tommy Mulhearn per CHIT-CHAT page 5-A.
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Vernadie Varnell
Ouachita Parish Health Unit
W. Carroll Summer
Sally North
Ruston
Four College Students Rescued From White Mountains
Four missing college students from upstate New York were airlifted from Caps Ridge in the Presidential Range after surviving six days in hurricane winds and freezing cold. They suffered frostbite but were unharmed otherwise. Seen by pilot Mrs Shirley Mann and ranger Kenneth Sunderland, they were brought to safety and called family to say they were fine.
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Rouses Point
Craig Fournier
Tonawanda
Peter Bradford
Syracuse
Bradford
Caps Ridge
Shirley Mann
Emergency declared as five states feel heavy snow storm
The Associated Press reports New Mexico officials declared two counties emergency areas as parts of five southwestern states dealt with a blizzard. Snow plows struggled through 20 foot drifts on US 54 near Santa Rosa Vaughn while winds backed cleared lanes. Eight deaths blamed across the region.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Jack Campbell
National Guard
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Santa Rosa
Vaughn
N.M
U.S
Weather Bureau
Denver
Texas
Panhandles
Oklahoma
Kansas
Borger
Tex
Tax Cut Bill Moves Near Final Passage
In Washington the administration's 11.6 billion tax cut bill nears final Senate passage after House approval. Amid 10 to 12 amendments, a GOP bid to repeal WW II excises failed 48 to 45, with Dems promising a later review of federal levies. A push to cut oil and gas depletion from 27 to 20 percent could raise 250 million in revenue.
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Washington
Senate
House
GOP
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Jury Indicts W. Abraham and 13 Others in FHA Case
New Orleans AP Wil son P Abraham a Baton Rouge contractor was among 14 indicted by a federal grand jury on falsifying statements to the Federal Housing Admin. Six home development firms including Abraham Construction Co were named. The indictments followed an 18 month FBI probe. Abraham denied wrong doing. Indicted: Homebuilders Inc including Ernest R Eanes Jr Buddy Eanes James A Keller Richard Gale Creed. Residential Developers Inc J M Powell George R Lewis Jr George L Domas James A Keller Richard Gale Creed. Abraham Construction Co Wilson P Abraham Robert Realty Truman Roberts Hershel Roberts. The probe continues.
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Wilson P. Abraham
New Orleans
Federal Housing Admin
Baton Rouge
Federal Housing Administration
Abraham Construction Co
Asst
U.S. Atty
Louis Lucas
FBI
Abraham
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
deLesseps S. Morrison
Morrison
Buddy Eanes
Residential Developers Inc
J. M. Powell
George R. Lewis Jr
George L. Domas
James A. Keller
Richard Gale Creed
Robert Realty
Truman Roberts
Hershel Roberts
Whetstone Criticizes Directors Cost to State
W. E. Whetstone of the State Board of Education says trade school directors fail to meet a 10 students per class six month rule, wasting state funds and space. The board adopted the policy January 31 and will dismiss noncompliant directors. An extensive study of vocational training aims to cut costs and improve student outcomes.
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W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Whetstone
Fair And Cool Weather Seen In The Ark La Miss
Forecast calls for generally fair and cooler conditions across the Ark La Miss region. Monroe records show Wednesday rainfall of about one half inch, with west to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 50 to 54, overnight low 32 to 36, after a Wednesday high of 57 and low of 44.
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Ark- La-Miss
Hai
Monroe
Thant urges UN action on Cyprus crisis
U Thant called for the United Nations Security Council to address the Cyprus crisis after failed attempts at resolution. He noted a council meeting could come after informal talks but stressed big powers must support any peace plan. Thant praised Britain for reinforcing Cyprus and discussed a potential NATO peace mission.
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Tunis
U.N
U Thant
Security Council
Cyprus
Thant
New York
Britain
United States
Salt in Ouachita River mainly from Arkansas says researcher
Wildlife and Fisheries official James T. Davis told the News-Star that an Ouachita River salt study found most salt originates in Arkansas not Louisiana. He cited a one day inspection to Sterlington locks and said next week officials will survey streams across the area including Bayou DeLoutre and Cheniere Creek. He noted gas wells would need about 3,000 discharges to affect Louisiana rivers.
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State
Wild Life and Fisheries
James T. Davis
Ouachita River
Louisiana
Arkansas
Davis
News- Star
Ouachita
Sterlington Locks
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Bayou DeLoutre
Corney Creek
Bayou Darbonne
Cheniere Creek
Dugdemona
Jonesboro
Monroe
Arkansas State Line
Louisiana Arkansas Line
Second-hand car offers first-hand knowledge lesson
A witty line notes that buying used vehicles can provide direct insight from prior owners and experiences, suggesting practical truths about maintenance history and reliability. The quote frames practical wisdom gained through real-world usage rather than new car assurances.
Communists strike at Saigon as coup fights heat up
In Saigon a fierce surge by Communist guerrillas targets government forces since the January 30 coup. In Los Angeles Matilde Moisant a pioneer of U.S. aviation dies at 85 after a long illness in Glendale. In Congo Lt Col Eugene Ebaya, army chief of staff, killed in an ambush by Communist led terrorists in Kwilu Province. In Washington Senator Margaret Chase Smith argues age should not bar her Republican presidential bid.
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Los Angeles
Matilde Moisant
America
Miss Moisant
United States
Mexico
Moisant
Glendale
Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Eugene Ebaya
Kwilu
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
US Ski Toboggan Team Members Arrested in Innsbruck
In Innsbruck Austria three members of the U S team including a skier and two tobogganists were taken into custody authorities report no further details. In New Orleans a 22 year old Swedish merchant named Munch was killed by a train Wednesday night near the Mississippi River waterfront.
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Innsbruck
Austria
U.S
New Orleans
UPI
Asylumn Munch
Mississippi River
Slashes Water Service To Guantanamo
Cuba cuts water to Guantanamo Naval Base until 36 Cuban fishermen held in the United States are released. Switzerland delivers the note through the Swiss Embassy as Havana halts Cuban water supply. no immediate shortage expected due to storage. In Key West, 36 Cuban youths face Florida fishing charges. seven released for being under 17.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
State Department
Switzerland
U.S
Havana
Guantanamo
Navy
Key West
Fla
Beckwith Labeled Fanatic As State Nears Completion
In Jackson Mississippi the state labeled Byron De La Beckwith a fanatic who killed Medgar Evers with no more compunction than swatting a bug. Assistant John Fox argued the case beyond reasonable doubt while Beckwith testified his rifle had been stolen the day before Evers was slain.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
John Fox
Dist
William L. Waller
Carport
Fox
Beckwith
Greenwood
Medgar Evera
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
19 Percent Chevrolet Ad Mention
A brief classified item highlights a 19 percent Chevrolet offer with a one quick title. The note mentions a price of 295 dollars and indicates a promotional reference labeled PR 187-1920.
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Chevrolet
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