U N Troops Peacefully Enter Kolwezi
United Nations forces moved into Kolwezi to reintegrate Katanga with the Congo. Brig. Reginald Noronha led the entry, greeted by President Moise Tshombe. The march was peaceful with no gunfire and Katanga gendarmes offering friendly welcomes.
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Kolwezi
Katanga
United Nations
Congo
Reginald Noronha
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Pumpi
Noronha
Lualaba River
West Russians Move Closer To Nuclear Ban Pact
In Washington United States Britain and the Soviet Union neared a test ban agreement. Khrushchev offered acceptance of two or three on site inspections a year as part of cheating prevention. Kennedy welcomed the shift, Senate reaction was cautious, and discussions were expected to continue toward a conclusion.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Senate
Moscow
State Department
Monroe Co Meet to Feature National Chamber Officials
United States Chamber of Commerce and Louisiana Chambers leaders will join a three day convention in Monroe at the Frances Hotel. MCC president Seogin Jr announced the agenda with panels on evolving chamber services and setting priorities. Local moderators include Billy M. Smith and Parker Ledbetter with participants from Baton Rouge Houma Alexandria Opelousas West Monroe and others.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Chambers
Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Managers
Monroe
Maren
HB. Seogin Jr
MCC
Frances Hotel
Jim Williams
Alexandria
Les Flesner
USCC
Washington, D.C
Arnold Mathias
Dallas
Tex
Scogin
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Chamber
Billy M. Smith
James Dillon
Baton Rouge
Frank King
Houma
Buddy Faye
Opelousas
Eugene Smith
West Monroe
Parker Ledbetter
Lake Charles
Solons Gather To Study State Tax Estimates
BATON ROUGE AP The Legislative Budget Committee plans a careful survey of state revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year. Sen. W. J. Cleveland said the group may form subcommittees for annual study with state departments or pursue line by line budgeting for the 1963 legislature. A March 14 court hearing on a tax suit could influence budgeting methods. The suit challenges spending controls. Commissioner James S. Reily said revenues from current taxes may rise $25 to $30 million. Agencies seek over $60 million in increased spending requests.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Budget Committee
W. J. Cleveland
Crowley
Louisiana Supreme Court
Boyd Woodard
Lake Charles
State Board of Education
Budget cut urged to trim Kennedy’s 98.8 billion plan
Chairman Clarence Cannon asked Congress to reduce the record budget by 12 billion as the House Appropriations Committee opened hearings. He refused to name exact cuts but said the aim should be to balance the budget.
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Washington
UPI
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
Cannon
Grand jury adjourns in Ole Miss desegregation riots
Oxford AP bulletin reports a federal grand jury adjourned today without indicting former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, among 13 charged by the Justice Department in connection with desegregation riots at the University of Mississippi.
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Oxford, Miss
University of Mississippi
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Justice Department
Highlights of Kennedy Economic Report To Congress
Washington based summary of President Kennedy's economic report to Congress predicts no recession in 1963. It notes moderate business investment, consumer buying gains, and a $2 billion per quarter rise in government purchases. The plan includes phased tax cuts, lower rates, and retroactive corporate tax cuts to spur investment and growth.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Garrison Defamation Trial Opens in New Orleans
Dist Atty Jim Garrison goes on trial in New Orleans for defamation of character over his criticisms of eight Criminal Court judges. Judge William H. Ponder named special judge. Attorney General Jack Gremillion to prosecute. Garrison, 42, argues constitutional freedom of speech includes criticizing judges.
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New Orleans
Dist
Atty
Jim Garrison
Eight Criminal Court
Garrison
William H. Ponder
Louisiana
Jack Gremillion
Gremillion
Numbing Cold Frigidly Grips Wide U S Regions
Across the nation harsh winter weather persists with temperatures plunging far below freezing from Kentucky to the Rio Grande. The storm brings record lows, freezing drizzle, and heavy snow in the Midwest and Great Lakes, closing highways and triggering dozens of weather-related fatalities.
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Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Rio Grande Valley
California
Los Angeles
Lake Erie
New York State
Zoto
New York Thruway
Rochester
Buffalo
Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Louisiana
Mississippi
Midwest
Pennsylvania
New Year Customs and Legion Meeting Highlight Twin City Chit Chat
A note on Chinese New Year the Year of the Rabbit contrasts two calendar starts 4661 and 5787. L. B. Faulk Post 13 American Legion meets at 7 30 p m to discuss the Department convention in Monroe in June with Percy Lemoine and Wilson Hebert in attendance. Local commander J B Bradley urges post members to attend. Also report visits by Melton brothers from Monroe with Lewis at Alford AFB and George and Henry at Cas.
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L. B. Faulk
American Legion
American Legion Department
Monroe
Percy Lemoine
Wilson Hebert
J. B. Bradley
Legion
George E. Melton Jr
Lewis Melton
Henry Melton Jr
Lewis
Alford Afb
Nebraska
George
Henry
Cas
200 Hurt In Philadelphia Rail Crash At Station
At 10th and Spring Garden Street station a Reading Railroad shuttle train struck a Chestnut Hill train, injuring about 200 people. Most injuries were minor with two girls trapped briefly. several passengers spoke of terror and cold as they awaited help. The cause remains under study.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Savena Brunetti
Eileen Houston
Barbara Flanagan
Wyndmoor
Barbara
Maurine
Miss
Mary Day
Chestnut Hill
Today’s Chuckle: Husband Helps Wife Into Car
A lighthearted quip suggests that when a husband helps his wife into the car he has likely just gained either assistance or a new sense of humor, underscoring playful marital banter.
Tavern Owner Shot To Death In New York Suburb
GRAND ISLAND New York AP reports a tavern owner Howard Collins was found slain at his home. His 13 year old son Jimmy Collins confessed to firing five shotgun blasts, saying his father opposed his 15 year old girlfriend. The boy was later picked up in New York City with a girl companion.
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Grand Island
N.Y
Buffalo
New York City
Jimmy Collins
Howard Collins
You Know Beef Claims Protein Supremacy
A terse claim states beef provides the highest form of protein for human consumption in the most palatable and digestible form, citing the Encyclopedia Britannica. The line emphasizes beef as a premier protein source for readers seeking quality nutrition.
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Encyelopedia Britannica
Schools Close as Sleet and Snow Hit Area
A midwinter punch in Louisiana and neighboring areas closed three school systems Winnfield Catahoula and Concordia due to sleet and snow Sunday. Adams County Mississippi also reported closures. Unofficial snowfall ranged from one to one and a half inches in Winn, about one inch in Concordia and Adams County.
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Louisiana
Winn
Catahoula
Concordia
Adams County
Miss
News‘Star
Ouachita River
Winnfield
Monroe
Talley Objects to Chemin-A-Haut Timber Harvest
L A Talley stated he does not care if the state parks commission harvests timber at Chemin-A-Haut State Park in Morehouse Parish. He questioned whether harvesting will proceed, saying it might be for publicity and noting the park's popularity with picnics and swimming. Commission members approving the plan are Carroll Royce, W A Wilson, and others from Alexandria Baton Rouge Ville Platte and Jackson.
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L. A. Talley
State Parks and Recreation Commisssion
Chemin-A-Haut State Park
Morehouse Parish
Talley
News-Star
State Parks and Recreation Commission
Chemin-A-Haut
Bastrop
Carroll Royce
Monroe
W. A. Wilson
Alexandria
Ed Beekman
Marie Young
Bunkie
Hilda Moss
Jackson
William S. Webster
Baton Rouge
Edgar Butler
Ville Platte
Ellen Bryan Moore
Burton Attacked By Teddy Boys in London
Actor Richard Burton, with a bruised eye patch, said he was beaten and kicked by six London Teddy boys. Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was with him at a theater meeting, commented on the extent of his injury saying she had never seen a black eye like that.
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London
UPI
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Burton
Europe in Wise Of Snow Wind Freezing Britain Deepens Winter
Freezing winds and heavy snow cripple Britain with fuel and power shortages. More than 100 major highways in 80 of 86 counties blocked by drifts and ice as Thames freezes downstream for first time since 1895. Flights canceled, trains late, and avalanches feared in the Pennines while Europe endures a harsh cold spell.
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London
Britain
Thames
Kingston
Pennine
England
British European Airlines
Italy
Venice
Rome
West Germany
Copenhagen
Fiord
Norway
Best Way To Boost Revenues
President Kennedy told Congress the tax cut is the best way to raise revenues despite a large deficit. He outlined $13.5 billion in tax cuts, offset by $3.5 billion in revenue revisions, with partial effect on July 1. He warned a failure to cut taxes could worsen the deficit and delay recovery, but predicted 1963 growth and a return toward balance as unemployment falls.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Walter W. Heller
Heller
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