Queen Elizabeth II Arrives in Chicago Amid Royal Welcome
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip land in Chicago aboard the Britannia barge amid a 21 gun salute and jet fighter flyover. Officials greet them at Buckingham Fountain Landing as crowds cheer and a guard reviews the procession through Chicago led by Gov. Stratton and Mayor Daley.
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Chicago
Queen Elizabeth II
Buckingham Fountain Landing
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Parry Sound
Canada
U.S
Wiley Buchanan
Philip
United States
United Kingdom
Air Battles Over China May Spark New Far East Crisis
In the Formosa Strait clash between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces the weekend battle marked the region’s largest air engagement in nine months. Four Nationalist Sabre jets faced twelve MIG fighters with four MIGs shot down in thirteen minutes amid rising tensions.
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China
Tokyo
Formosa Strait
Far East
Quemoy
Peiping
Formosa
Air Force
Matsu Islands
Brooks Proposes 17 Judge Supreme Court System
Rep Overton Brooks introduces a constitutional amendment to abolish the Supreme Court and replace it with a 17 member tribunal of state judges. Approval would require two thirds in Congress and three fourths of states. The plan envisages 17 districts formed by contiguous states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Overton Brooks
D-La
House
Senate
Congress
Brooks
Delayed Baton Rouge trip as governor tours Winnfield
Gov Earl Long abandoned plans for Baton Rouge and toured Winnfield to shop, traveling from his farm with aides. He socialized with 14 year old David Rankin, a Texas City boy Long hopes to adopt, and considered a visit to Monroe for a caucus before lunch at the farm.
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Winnfield
Earl Long
Baton Rouge
David Rankin
Texas City
Tex
Long
Ashton Collier
Baton’ Rouge
Collier
Monroe
John T. Moseley
27 Die In Traffic Over Holiday
The nation recorded 513 holiday deaths during a 54 hour Independence Day period. Highway fatalities totaled 271, drownings 178, and 64 in other accidents. Deaths began Friday evening and ended Sunday midnight with record traffic and boating activity cited as factors. Six states reported no highway deaths: Alaska Delaware New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota and Wyoming.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
Alaska
Delaware
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Wyoming
Wary Eye Kept For Fighting At Chicago Beach
Police watched Jackson Park beach on the South Side after a Fourth of July melee left two youths wounded. About 10,000 people, mostly Black, crowded the scene where a bottle was tossed into a group of picnickers, sparking the disturbance.
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Chicago
UPI
Jackson Park Beach
El Miro Temple No 187 Kings Meet At Castle Hall
El Miro Temple No 187 Kings of Kharassans convene at Castle Hall 127 St John St. Royal Vizier W L Niehl urges officers and dokeys to attend wearing fezzes. Plans discussed for Dokey and Nomad convention in Denver next August.
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Castle Hall
St. John St. Royal
W. L. Niehl
Denver
Colo
School Boards Schedule Meeting Tomorrow
Ouachita Parish School Board and the City School Board are set to meet tomorrow to discuss school business and related matters. The city board is expected to address agenda items including zoning, budgets, and student programs.
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City School Board
City
Traffic crashes kill 14 in Louisiana July holiday period
Louisiana saw 14 deaths from traffic accidents during the Fourth of July weekend. Victims included Hilda Armstrong, 39, near Gonzales, and 17 year old Leon Contavaspie of Kenner. A veteran, Robert Lee Barr, died in a fire at Many. Chester McGee is named in a continuation.
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Louisiana
Hilda Armstrong
Gonzales
Robert Lee ‘Barr
Leon Cantavaspiie
Kenner
Slidell
Leon Contavaspiie
GOP To Keep Heat On Civil Rights Issue
Washington AP. Senate Republicans led by Everett Dirksen vow to press civil rights legislation this session. They will attend future Judiciary Committee meetings and push direct Senate action, despite southern Democrats’ boycotts and House inaction likely this year.
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Washington
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
RNY
Judiciary Committee
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Attorney General
Kenneth B. Keating
House
Lyn
Four NRA trainees die in private plane crash near Yellow Springs
Four men, all National Cash Register trainees from New York, died after a rented plane, suspected fuel exhaustion, crashed about a half mile south of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Pilot Ralph F. Miles Jr. died instantly. others died in hospital or soon after. The victims were Ralph Miles Jr., Paul Bollinger, Robert Burns, and Robert Fuller, with affiliations to NCR and Dayton offices.
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Xenia
Ohio
Yellow Springs
Robert C. Fuller
Moravia
N.Y
Greene Memorial Hospital
Ralph F. Miles Jr
East Patchogue
Paul J. Bollinger
Troy
Robert Thomas Burns
Albany
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
Aviation Sales, Inc
Miamisburg
Montgomery County
Miles
Burns
Bollinger
Fuller
Frances
Holly Ann
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana With Scattered Thunder Showers
Heat and humidity dominated the afternoon as low clouds hovered over northeast Louisiana. Forecasters predict widely scattered thunder showers, with Selman Field reporting a high of 92 and a low of 71 yesterday. Monroe West Monroe measured .25 inches of rain. tonight's low 72 to 76, tomorrow's high 90 to 94.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe - West Monroe
Mansfield slams Butler over criticism of Democratic leaders
Washington AP Sen Mike Mansfield accuses Democratic National Chairman Paul M Butler of helping Republicans with his attacks and says the party must back leaders Lyndon Johnson in the Senate and Sam Rayburn in the House. He warns 1960 campaigns hinge on the Democratic record in Congress.
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Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Paul M. Butler
Mansfield
Senate
Butler
Eisenhower
GOP National Committee
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House
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Sam Rayburn
Democratic Party
National Committee
Kozlov Links Truman To U S Soviet Strains
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov blamed Harry Truman for spoiling U S Soviet relations during a brief San Francisco stroll. Kozlov made the remark as reporters noted his hotel walk route mirrored one used by Truman, a quip echoed by Soviet Ambassador Menshikov.
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UPI
Frol Kozlov
Harry Truman
United States
Russia
Kremlin
Kozlov
Nob Hill
Truman
U.S
Mikail Menshikov
Menshikov
Dogs and rabbit sent to space by Soviet Union return
Radio Moscow reports two dogs named Faring and Snowflake and an unnamed rabbit were fired into the upper atmosphere aboard a medium range single stage rocket on July 2 and returned to earth in good condition. The USSR claims the mission tested atmospheric and solar research apparatus.
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UPS
Soviet Union
Radio Moscow
Faring
Pilot Escapes Death In Crash Near Caprock
A single engine jet fighter based at Hensley Field Dallas crashed near Caprock New Mexico during a flight from Alexandria Louisiana to Hamilton Air Force Base California. The pilot Captain Benjamin R Battles age 29 was unhurt after the craft disappeared past Abilene Texas and prompted a joint Texas New Mexico search last night.
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New Mexico
Hospital Room Held For Long In Case He Rest Here
A room at St. Francis Hospital was kept free for Gov. Earl K. Long over the weekend as a precaution in case he needed rest. A. K. Kilpatrick of Monroe said the idea came from Long’s supporters and was not a sign of imminent hospital care. Long appeared at Lake Providence for the Miss Louisiana pageant before about 4,000 people, then was met in Monroe by Kilpatrick.
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Earl K. Long
A. K. Kilpatrick
Monroe
Kilpatrick
Long
Lake Providence
Kil
Today's Chuckle Use your head it is the little things that count
A lighthearted item notes the value of small details and common sense in everyday life. The piece invites readers to notice tiny successes and simple wisdom that add up over time. It uses a playful tone to remind people to appreciate small moments.
Secretive Chicago Gang Wedding Draws Elite Guests
Mystery surrounds a lavish no reception wedding in Miami for Bonnie Giancana daughter of Chicago crime figure Sam Giancana and Anthony Tisci son of a congressman aide. About 200 gangland figures attended the ceremony at St Patrick's Church with a private reception at a luxury Fon. Police say the event attempted to avoid publicity as investigators probe links to rackets in Chicago.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Rowland Libonati
D-In
Thorities
Chicago
Windy City
U. S
Miami
Dan Sullivan
Sam (Mooney)Giancana
Bonnie
Anthony Tisci
Giancana
Senate
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Fon
Vagueness Of Statute Cited In Court Here
Judge David I Garrett voided a state statute prohibiting driving under the influence as vague and indefinite. Monroe man Sam W Hightower faced charges of operating while intoxicated and a second offender. The ruling prompts an appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court with bond allowed and cases held in abeyance until the decision.
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David I. Garrett
Fourth District
Monroe
Sam W.hightower
District Attorney's Office
State Supreme Court
Albin P. Lassiter
Supreme Court
Garrett
Louisiana
United States
Parents Abandon Adoption Plans Face Offers for Babies
A poor tenant farmer couple with 10 day old triplets in Southport North Carolina said they have received many offers of help and would not consider adoption further. Mrs. Miller tearfully said she could not part with the babies and would regret it. The family home is in Winnabow ten miles away and their older children prepare for the homecoming. A caller reportedly offered as much as $50 000 for each baby.
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Southport
N.C
Nathan B. Miller
Miller
Lost Pekingese and Beagle Found Ad Offers
Lost notices describe a 2nd day red male Pekingese named Pudge and a 3rd day liver spotted Beagle at Biedenharn place across Cheniere with contact FA 3-4323. The notice promotes Want Ads offering seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Pudge
Biedenharn
Cheniere
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