23 Feb 1960
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1960
Page
1
Partial OCR lines reveal automotive terms, model years from 1950 to 1959, engine and component codes, sale references, and pricing fragments. The text includes scattered year markers, locations, and vague references to tires, radiators, and auctions, with many illegible segments.
Passman said Channel Project funds to finish the Monroe sea wall on Grand Street require property owners to agree before the government will consider the appropriation. Howard left Monroe for a Washington conference and will then go to New York City to sign municipal bonds and meet industrial prospects.
The U S Supreme Court voided $25 fines on Daisy Bates of Little Rock and Birdie Williams of North Little Rock for refusing to disclose NAACP members names. Justices Stewart and Black asserted the ordinances violated First Amendment rights and deterred free association. The ruling came on a joint appeal challenging 1937 occupational privilege tax laws.
A Tokyo birth announced a new imperial prince named shinno to be given his formal title by Emperor Hirohito on February 29 after a natural delivery. The birth sparked public celebration with banners, crowds in the plaza, and a helicopter bearing congratulations.
East Germany's Leipzig, the country’s largest city by population, will be cut off from air travel as its only airport undergoes a three month enlargement project starting March 14, according to ADN.
General Douglas MacArthur, age 80, continues to show normal progress as he recovers from a urological ailment at Lenox Hill Hospital. He was hospitalized January 29 and remains under treatment.
President Eisenhower called for state and local cooperation on water pollution and proposed four federal steps including a national conference next December, federal application of control measures, financial aid for programs, and expanded research and technical assistance. The veto was his 158th, after years of no overrides.
Smith, representing prescription drug manufacturers, argues competition rules the U S market with about 1300 firms and no single company controlling more than 10 percent of sales. He details medicine development costs and the role of medical detail men in informing doctors about new products.
Lt. Paul Barton of the Jackson Fire Department, 34, was in serious condition after a self inflicted head wound. He allegedly kidnapped his estranged wife, who escaped, was later killed when Barton forced entry and fired a shotgun. He then shot himself in the head as police approached.
A New York report announces Condril Anti Cough Tablets a non narcotic tablet taken with water to stop coughing for up to six hours. The pill combines an antitussive a decongestant and an antihistamine and claims twice the effectiveness of codeine. It is sold without prescription under the Condril trademark with a money back guarantee.
West Monroe police probe a weekend burglary at the Highland Park Country Club office where about 460 dollars disappeared from a wall compartment. Entry was via a side window, per Chief Jeff Caldwell.
The council approved street improvements on Pacific to Milhaven Road, A Street, Post Road, Operations Road and Northeast Road. It voted to advertise for summer police uniforms, finalize street projects on Atkinson Street Riverside Drive Forsythe Drive, authorize sewer district property assessments, and lease Selman Field building to W. L. Weir Jr.
William P. Gaylord, a spry 63 year old retiree from Benton Arkansas, flew a round trip jet from Dallas to Chicago and back in a few hours. He described the ride as a sensation and said it felt like heaven, aided by his son's birthday gift suggestion.
Outside New Guinea these birds thrive only on Bird of Paradise Island a tiny sanctuary in the West Indies. The island environment provides a rare acclimation site for the species beyond its native home.
The Air Force disclosed a manual outlining tasks for generals aides costing 11.15 per copy. Only 500 copies were published with 5,572.71 in total, after 230 days of work by a master sergeant and three civilians.
Mack Taylor Jr., 31, of Monroe, was sentenced by Judge Jesse Heard to four years in Angola State Penitentiary after conviction for simple robbery. Clyde Jenkins and others faced varied charges with sentences or pre sentence actions, including traffic and burglary matters. John Freeman awaits trial February 26 on a revoked license charge.
Louisiana sales tax collections have nearly doubled in a decade per a state commerce study. Parishes show double digit to five hundred percent gains with Plaquemines 555 percent and West Feliciana 503 percent led the increases. Jefferson 363 percent and St Bernard 362 percent also rose sharply.
FBI assigned to Yale after a dormitory sex case drew public scrutiny. Twenty students faced lascivious carriage charges over alleged sexual play with a 14 year old girl. Campus police led the inquiry. New Haven police learned of it later. Friction arose between Yale and city officials over the handling.
The article urges relaxing to tap the subconscious for tough problems. It notes we waste mental energy by overworking the conscious mind and offers three methods to use the wiser subconscious for problem solving.
President Eisenhower and Kubitschek sign a joint declaration on economic advance and peace. Herter reads the English text, Lafer the Portuguese, at a monument site in Brasilia. The leaders praise inter American solidarity and the new capital’s symbolism while visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.
Philip Egner, longtime cellist with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra and bandmaster at West Point for 25 years, abandoned his cello to take up a rifle with the 17th U S Infantry during the Spanish American War.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.