15 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1961
Page
1
New Orleans reports a notably calm Mardi Gras with few arrests and mild police activity. Crowds packed streets across the CBD and French Quarter amid floats and parades ending in cleanup crews hauling away debris.
Debris from a Boeing jet scattered across the field after Flight 548 from New York failed to land. The crash left two Owen sisters dead and injured a Belgian farm laborer as the US skating team members from Colorado and other states were present among the victims and witnesses.
Five Fourth District Court cases were continued without date. Louie D. Doughtie and Kathleen McDonald face crime against nature charges set for Thursday. Robert Holman Katherine Smith theft cases also postponed. Reuben Deason simple burglary postponed. James Richard theft charge nolle pressed and Moody case moved. The docket lists Willie Biaho, Timothy Wheat, James B. Thomas thefts and Jack Hutt J L Foster theft of cattle.
President cites that the average age of equipment in American factories stands around nine years and argues for faster tax reform to spur plant modernization. Business leaders say depreciation allowances and policy changes are needed to keep pace with West Germany and Japan, where newer plants thrive.
Otthind confessed he would explain his act. Sapp was spotted in a blue and white car by patrol broadcasts and arrested without incident. Hancock County Sheriff Price reported preliminary findings of death by strangulation. Mrs Sapp was not a check call taker crying when asked about her mother’s death she stated her mother was dead and a neighbor relayed the exchange to Town Marshal Bourgeois. Neighbor accounts offered no motive or prior warning.
ATLANTA AP A grant of 1 960 250 to the Southern Educational Board for national television in 16 southern SREB headquarters will fund a three year program to advise and develop state educational TV networks. The board will foster cooperation among universities to pool faculty and TV resources for college course films. States now using locally owned education television broadcasting include Texas and Louisiana.
C. Elmer Walters of Natchez was elected to the post Tuesday night, succeeding Eli J. Smith of Pascagoula. Johnny C. Windham of Lambert became senior grand warden, lifting Walters within the lodge officer system.
Blonde Alice Harris 18 daughter of Phil Harris and Alice Faye wed S Ted Alcus III 25 son of a New Orleans stock broker Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church. The couple will honeymoon with a Caribbean cruise and reside in New Orleans after.
The council debates Angola’s admission to the agenda as Dean rules the move out of order. Stevenson warns the U N risks losing ability to preserve peace if the Congo turmoil deepens. He urges urgent action toward constructive unity or risk of isolation and self interest. Delegates face violent disruption as guards clear the gallery.
In Atienza Spain a young man, seeking a kiss, stuck his head through a barred window to reach his sweetheart while her parents slept. A crowd gathered till rescue, and the lover left with a bruised head and bleeding, while police kept his name confidential.
The article lists chamber banquet plans for March 21 with new officers to be installed. Fricano artworks gain long standing recognition with national shows, museum and private collections. Founders' Day speech by Dr. Clint Hanna noted. Evelyn Foster elected delegate for Lafayette 2022 convention. Traffic and Transportation Club of Monroe-West Monroe to meet at Frances Hotel. Captain Kidd to discuss truck laws. A puppet theatre tour begins tomorrow at Lexington School with Junior Charity League involvement.
An OCR fragment shows Barber and Beauty Supply Co promoting bread supplies for Berber and Beauty Shop with contact at NOS Coteige St. Philadelphia PA 8-7226. The readable text hints at a local business card or ad, with unclear phrasing and a phone-like number.
A collision on the Mississippi River near Wine Oak Point involved three fuel laden barges. The 1900 HP Bull towing boat and the Emily Jean suffered damage but no crewmembers were hurt. Authorities planned to separate and secure the barges downstream for later recovery.
Nelvin Palmer, a 47 year old Black sharecropper, faces a serious case charge after an incident at his farm home Tuesday. Palmer said his wife came into the line of fire as he fired at voodoo charms with a public safety item, striking his wife.
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