Race Violence Erupts Over Parts Of South
Nationwide incidents flare after civil rights law passage as whites and African Americans clash near Atlanta Texas and Selma Alabama. In St Augustine Florida whites attack fishing Negroes. Athens Tennessee crowds confront six youths. Jackson Mississippi sees hotel segregation end. Police intervene. 23 Negroes arrested for assault to murder.
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Atlanta
Tex
Selma
Ala
St. Augustine
Fla
Athens
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Deep South
Negro Leader Slugged as Capitol Cafeteria Mixed
Baton Rouge special report describes Rev Arthur Jelks president of the Baton Rouge NAACP chapter being struck in the mouth by a state employee as three Negroes integrating the Capitol cafeteria. State Police dispersed a growing crowd and urged no violence while witnesses described the confrontation.
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Baton Rouge
Capitol
Arthur Jelks
The
NAACP
State Comptroller's Office
Jelks
Col
Thomas Burbank
State Capitol
Easterling
Two U S Soldiers Die in Central Highlands Battle
In Saigon a five hour fight near Nam Dan camp 30 miles west of Da Nang ends with two American special forces men and an Australian adviser dead. At least 57 Vietnamese forces perished and 58 Viet Cong bodies lay beyond the broken wire as defenders praised the stand by the camp.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Nam Dan
da Nang
Explosions Hit New Castle Dynamid Plant in Pa
Four blasts ripped the American Dynamid Co plant near New Castle causing fires and evacuations. Seven hospitalized and a police official died of a heart attack directing traffic. The plant makes commercial explosives for mines and roads.
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New Castle
American Dynamid Co
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Explosive and Chemical Department
Mix House
John Rozzano
West Monroe Royal Arch Masons Meet at Temple
The West Monroe chaper No 93 Royal Arch Masons will convene at 7 30 p m today in the West Monroe Masonic Temple. A. P. Knight urges all Royal Arch Masons to attend. Kenton N Swanger has been sworn in as a cadet at the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
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West Monroe
Royal Arch Masons
West Monroe Masonic Temple
Royal Arch
A. P. Knight
Kenton N. Swanger
Joe N. Swanger
Carlisle Barracks
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Swanger
B. H. Nelson
Linderman Ave
Northeast State College
Monroe
Goldwater open to running mate and GOP race moves
AP dispatches from multiple cities report Republican candidates and party maneuvers. Barry Goldwater signals openness to potential running mates as he presses for the nomination while backers in San Francisco invest heavily to secure the Republican banner. In other items, the Heart of Atlanta Motel seeks injunction against civil rights provisions, and a rail union leader Roy Davidson dies in Cleveland.
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Barry M. Goldwater
San Francisco
Illinois
Goldwater
Everett M. Dirksen
Atlanta, Ga
Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp
U. S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Gauntlet Down In Platform Rights Battle
SAN FRANCISCO AP The 1964 Republican platform writers begin work under a formal notice from the Scranton camp that the fight over a civil rights plank is on. Platform chairman Rep. Melvin R. Laird Wisconsin said Scranton told him by letter and in a phone call his backers will press for a declaration that the 1964 Civil Rights Act is constitutional. He opposes spending the week debating its constitutionality, urging prompt implementation. Laird noted former Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce will be the first witness. Sen Hugh Scott said he aims to persuade delegates to back moderate, progressive planks for inclusion.
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San Francisco
Scranton
Platform Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Scott
Castro Makes Bid To Ease U.S. Cuban Ties
Fidel Castro proposed halting Cuban material support to Latin American revolutionaries if the United States and allies stop aiding anti Cuban subversion. He urged extensive talks, said Cuba would bow to a constitutional government by January 1 1969, and ordered Cuban guards at Guantanamo pulled back from the fence.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
New York Times
Havana
Richard Eder
Castro
Latin America
Guantanamo Naval Base
Weather Outlook Signals Hot Dry Week Ahead
The forecast calls for a hot dry week with little rainfall. Highs today and Tuesday estimated at 92 to 98 degrees, possibly higher than Sunday's 97 in Monroe. Clear to partly cloudy skies expected with minimal shower activity.
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Monroe
Jackson Hotel Closes Rather Than Integrate
The Robert E. Lee Hotel in Jackson Mississippi closed rather than comply with the Civil Rights Act by integrating. The owner cited private property rights while three other downtown hotels had begun admitting civil rights leaders, including eight NAACP board members. Negro leaders toured racial sites in the state after breakfast at an integrated hotel.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Robert E. Lee
Jackson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mississippi
Gammill Company
Robert E.lee
Jackson Hotels
Robbers Make Large Haul In London Raids
In four separate Sunday night and Monday raids in London, diamond thieves grabbed about 243600 dollars in jewels and stones. At the Natural History Museum 44 diamonds worth 70000 were stolen from a showcase. A gem dealer near Hatton Diamond Garden Center lost 103600 in jewels. In East Ham a salesman had 14000 worth of gem samples snatched from his car. East London Baker's jewelry store reported losses of rings and watches totaling 56000.
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London
Natural History Museum
Hatton Diamond Garden Center
East Ham
East London
Baker's
Wonder World at Fair Closes After Poor Attendance
NEW YORK AP Wonder World the 3.5 million show at the World's Fair closed Sunday due to weak business. Coproducers of Ice Travaganza warned the ice show may end after next Saturday if attendance does not improve. Texas Pavilion’s To Broadway With Love drew terrible crowds. Sunday marked the last Sunday performance and the act will switch to six days a week.
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New York
Texas Pavilion
McKeithen Leaders Predict Ethics Code Passage In Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge lawmakers push the proposed ethics code as the 1964 session nears its end with Rep. Lantz Womack predicting House passage and Rep. Robert Munson noting amendments will be technical. The day also features a Senate vote on converting New Orleans wildlife HQ to an opera house at an estimated cost of 3.5 million dollars and steps toward placing George Wallace on the Louisiana ballot with Lyndon Johnson in the September primary. House Speaker Delany hopes for a brief Thursday morning adjournment.
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Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
McKeithen
House
Womack
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Code of Ethics
Senate
New Orleans
George Wallace
Wallace
Louisiana
Lyndon Johnson
Parry Branton
Webster Parish
Democratic State Central Committee
Branton
State Committee
Baton Rouge
Vail M. Delany
Delany
Two Divers to Surface After Six Day Submarine Stint
Jon Lindbergh and Robert Sternart are due to surface in Miami after six days underwater to test living and working at the sea bottom. Edwin Link of the National Geographic Society called it a milestone for accessing more of the continental shelf. The divers conducted research, captured photographs, and tested equipment.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Lindbergh
Jon Lindbergh
Robert Stenart
Edwin A. Link
National Geographic Society
Automobile Accidents Lead to Half of U.S. Deaths
World Almanac reports that nearly half of all accidental deaths in the United States are due to automobile accidents. The statistic underscores the ongoing danger of motor vehicle travel and the need for improved road safety measures.
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U.S
World Almanac
Four In Area Toll Reaches Fifteen In Louisiana
Louisiana holiday toll climbs as four area residents die and others are injured. The Monroe area deaths include Jasper Williams of Crossett Arkansas in a collision at the Ouachita River bridge. Dixie Ann Fortenberry of West Monroe in a head on collision near Monroe. Felix Little of Monroe in a single vehicle overturn near Nutland Lane Road. Stewart Hall of Junction City drowning in a pond near Spearsville. Separate crash near Cameron claims four from Lake Charles family, including William A. Martin and three relatives, with injuries to two 12-year-olds. Arthur Jaubert of Branch killed in a hit and run on La. 35 near Church Point.
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Monroe
Jasper Williams
Crossett
Ark
Ouachita River Bridge
Dixie Ann Fortenberry
Thomas E. Fortenberry
Coleman Ave
West Monroe
John W. Sykes
Fortenberry
Felix Little
Nutland Lane Road
Cameron
William A. Martin
William Jr
Jefferal
van E. Chambers
Lake Charles
Chambers
Martin
Louisiana
Dee Anna
John Campbell
Arthur Jaubert
Branch
Church Point
Governor urges postponement of workmen's comp bills
Gov. John J. McKeithen called on the Legislature to indefinitely postpone all bills amending the state's workmen's compensation laws. He announced a citizen committee will study revisions, aiming to cure inequities before the next session. The move likely ends the pending bills as the Legislature adjourns Thursday.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Citizens’ Committee
Monroe
Murray Hudson
House
Alexandria
Camille Gravel
Senate
Hudson and Gravel
Walter S. Mclllhenny
Louisiana
Manufacturer’s Assn
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Victor Bussie
Louisiana Afl-Cio
John Avant
Wex S. Malone
LSU Law School
Davis
Two Children Die In Train Car Crash in Welsh Louisiana
In Welsh Louisiana a freight train struck a car at a downtown crossing killing nine year old Eva Lou Epperly and five year old Nancy Epperly, daughters of Police Chief Charles Epperly. Four other Epperly family members, including two adults and two children, were critically injured and hospitalized.
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Welsh, la
UPI
Eva Lou Epperly
Nancy
Charles Epperly
Epperly
Jimmie Lou Epperly
Janet Epperly
Frank Louin Epperly
Chuckle Notes on Memory and Conscience
A witty line observes that a clear conscience is often just a poor memory. The quip implies self deception in brushing aside past misdeeds and hints at irony in moral self-assessment.
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Meory
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