Farmers Add 1.4 Million To Jobless Total
Secretary Orville L Freeman told a House Banking subcommittee that farmers with sufficient work add the equivalent of 1.4 million to the nation’s jobless total The Kennedy administration estimates 5.5 million unemployed if rural part time workers are excluded He urged a multi million dollar program of loans and grants to create rural jobs and outlined possible agribusiness forestry furniture and tourism developments as part of the plan
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Suspect Denies Bludgeoning Three Women to Death
Weger testifies in his own defense denying killing three Chicago area matrons at Rock State Park last March. Prosecutors say he bludgeoned them with a tree limb in a snowy canyon near the lodge. Weger claims he planned to kill himself and recounts events around the lodge and the crime, while denying any killings.
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Chicago
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Crossett Music Group Schedules Evening Program
The Rudie Sinfonietta performs at 8:00 p.m. in Crossett Municipal Auditorium as part of the Crossett Community Concerts Association. The program includes Mozart Haydn Ravel works with soloists baritone Robert Kirkham soprano Phyllis Williams and harpist Cynthia Otis. School children free with principal card.
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Cynthia Otis
Crossett Concerts Association
M Broom Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Minnie Mae Arrant McBroom a Monroe resident aged two years were set for 2 p m at the Jackson Street Church of God. The child died Saturday in a local hospital and is survived by her husband T A McBroom three sons G C McBroom of Dallas and O ville one sister Mrs J B Williams Monroe nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Pallbearers include Curtiss Vernon Arrant Izell Arrant Frank Arrant J T Dollar and W T Booth.
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Monroe
Jackson Street Church of God
Mount Olive
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Court Affirms Conviction of Integrationist
The Supreme Court upheld Carl Braden's contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to answer a House subcommittee on un American activities in Atlanta on July 30 1988 during a probe of communism in the South Braden a Louisville advocate of integration was sentenced to a year in prison The decision was 5 4 with justices Stewart Douglas Warren Black Brennan concurring dissent by Black indicating broader limits on subpoena power referenced Braden connected to the Southern Conference Educational Fund Emergency Civil Liberties Committee and the Southern Newsletter
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Supreme Court Today
Congress
Carl Braden
Louisville
Braden
House
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South
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Douglas
Warren
Black
Brennan
Justice Department
Communist Party
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Southern Newsletter
Karachi clashes erupt as 1000 protest police
In Karachi Pakistan police clash with more than 1000 protesters angered by Muslim killings in India. Tear gas riots spread to colleges shopping centers and streets. 24 hurt including officers as demonstrators burn a police truck and damage buses, cars and shops. Police quell the four hour disturbance.
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Karachi
Pakistan
India
Comet
Contempt Citation Upheld By Court
A court upheld a contempt citation after a House subcommittee hearing raised questions about compliance. Proceedings focused on the respondent's conduct and potential sanctions for defiance of lawful orders. Further action awaits scheduled hearings and potential penalties.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange Opens With New Futures Contract
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange opened today introducing a new futures contract to bolster sagging markets. The changes include delivery at interior points, acceptance of compressed cotton, expanded grades, and lower micronaire, effective on the 100 bale contracts, aiming to modernize hedging and attract speculative activity.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Morris Wolf
Exch Press
Wolf
Royalty Witnesses Nepal Tiger Hunt From Howdah
In Katmandu a frenzied tigress was tracked by 325 elephants as Queen Elizabeth II watched from a howdah. A rear admiral shot the tiger after two hours. Prince Philip was barred from shooting and the queen photographed. London officials denounced the hunt as cruel display.
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Nepal
Britain
Elizabeth II
Ristopher Bonham Carter
Prince Philip
London
Far East
Move To Step Up Spending Fails In Louisiana House
In Baton Rouge lawmakers debate a proposed spending hike tied to Kennedy era programs. The measure stalls amid questions of justification and fiscal approach, with critics calling the legislature too accommodating to executive requests.
Oxire He Sots Tourniquet Heroics In Silence
A man applied a belt tourniquet to control a severe leg bleed after a collapse. He was found at the scene amid the wreckage with his improvised aid and stayed with the injured until help arrived.
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