19 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary 1934 game notes describe a rally by a team led by a player named Mily. The Sox faced a late lead and miscues as key moments involve a homer and errors. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but reference a first-inning charge and a late push by the Sox.
Senator Kennedy plans a national restructuring with an executive campaign director in each state. He will supervise cohesive efforts with party groups, citing earlier misalignments under Stevenson. William F Battle of Charlottesville, Virginia, named as Virginia executive director signals emphasis on youth and organization.
YMCA YWCA day camp toured Vicksburg sites including the National Military Park and battlegrounds before returning to Monroe at 5 p.m. Marguerite Meek was named to a national convention panel in Philadelphia. Monroe delegates and local attendees joined regional meetings and a Northeast Summer Arts recital featuring Davis Bingham at the Fine Arts Auditorium with free admission.
Anderson argues growth comes from private decisions to save invest and expand not a government blueprint He warns against high interest rate policy and cites postwar outputs while suggesting a restrained Federal Reserve Board role The remarks align with Morton who urges individual responsibility alongside government support for a better America
In Worcester Massachusetts union workers report 145 Johnsons employed at the Norton Co plant causing switchboard operators to be flooded with calls asking to speak with Mr. Johnson.
Democratic and Republican leaders spar over civil rights as Louisiana figures like Howard Hightower and Jamar Adcock critique platforms. Rep. Gibbs condemns the Democratic plank as distasteful to the South while Woodrow Wilson predicts a liberal GOP program and the possibility of a third party. Carpenter argues for House bargaining power to influence national outcomes.
West Monroe resident James H. Butler is defendant in an expropriation suit filed by Louisiana Department of Highways in Ouachita parish. The state seeks ownership of land in section 32 township 18 north range 3 east along Interstate 20 between West Monroe and Calhoun with improvements including a 220 by 10 feet blacktopped highway a 220 feet board fence 460 feet of hogwire fence and a cattle guard. The state has offered Butler eight thousand four hundred eighty five dollars for the property.
Area business leaders criticize city officials for mishandling the DeSiard street project from Sixth to Ely sian Fields. They cite heavy equipment damage to side streets and losses to merchants while officials promise completion by August 10.
U S and Soviet leaders clash over Congo Cuba and related threats. Eisenhower urges vigilance and calls for support of free peoples amid UN Security Council debates while White House accuses Moscow of false claims. Captive Nations Week proclaimed as pressures mount on Soviet-allied states. Welfare reforms reduce urban aid as strict new rules take effect in New Orleans and beyond.
The mayor says storm sewer and sanitary lines are deplorable and leaking into a common pool. Replacement is needed due to unforeseen conditions, delaying pavement progress. The special pipe arrived only yesterday and work proceeds as fast as possible.
Forty five hundred highway signs will have to be replaced because of the 1960 census. The state highway department uses the census number on roads leading into 730 towns to show the population.
Caro Lyn Tinsley, a Gonza les High School senior, became the fastest shorthand student in Texas history by dictation at 100 words a minute for five minutes and transcribing perfectly in 18 minutes and 58 seconds earning the state title.
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