LSU President Links Population Boom to Education Future
Dr. John Hunter, president of LSU, told the first general session of the 45th Louisiana American Legion Convention that the nation’s population explosion will shape American education. He praised the Legion for its interest in Louisiana’s youth and warned that Louisiana’s population could rise to four million by 1975, with most new residents being young and placing strain on resources.
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John Hunter
LSU
America
Louisiana American Legion Convention
Huntin
American Legion
Louisiana
Dr. Hunter
Legionnaires
Nine Day Sit-In Halted By Chicago Police
A nine day civil rights sit in at the Chicago Board of Education offices ended when police arrested ten demonstrators for trespass and disorderly conduct. CORE plans another sit in and mass march, while police and board officials condemned the disruption and urged orderly process.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Congress of Racial Equality
School Board
Green Bay
Wis
Clair W. Roddewig
Board of Education
Roddewig
Association of Western Railways
Washington
Board
South Dakota
Richard J. Daley
Daley
LSU leader forecasts surge in state college enrollment
Dr. Hunter told Legion convention at Ouachita Parish Junior High School that LSU enrollment would double by 1970 to 30 000 as the state expands education to meet a population boom. He said the era of space demands growth and announced plans to relocate Legion headquarters from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. John J. McKeithen welcomed the Forty and Eight during opening sessions at Penn Resort Hotel.
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American Legion
New Orleans
John J. McKeithen
Columbia
Penn Resort
McKeithen
Kennedy to Receive Rail Report Today
President Kennedy prepares to review a 12 page railroad dispute report from a six member panel led by Wirtz. The fact based document offers no recommendations and will be studied at Hyannis Port before possible legislative action slated for Monday. No public release timing is stated.
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Washincton
Ken
Kennedy
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Hyannis Port
Mass
Congress
Wirtz
Prison Frees Innocent Man After 13 Years
Joseph Smith, 45, freed by Judge Theodore Reimel after accomplices admitted he was framed in a 1950 $800 check cashing service holdup case. George Clark, 40, testified he lied for a lighter sentence, with Joseph Farro, 41, backing Clark's story.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Smith
Theodore Reimel
George Clark
Smith
Joseph Farro
Clark
Racial Strife Takes Respite From Streets
Civil rights tensions eased as leaders met in Richmond to address Danville unrest where 200 arrests occurred in seven weeks. Demonstrations paused in Cambridge and New York City actions push for enforceable antidiscrimination measures. Police halted a Chicago Board of Education sit-in as protests spread through New Bern and St Augustine.
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Richmond
Danville
Cambridge
Racial Relations Committee
The
Maryland Bar Association
National
John Lewis
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Kennedy
New York
White Castle
Bronx
Herbert Calendar
Congress of Racial Equality
City Commission On Human Rights
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
New Bern
N.C
St. Augustine
Fla
Ancient Greece awarded copper pots at Olympic games
United Press International notes from Collier's Encyclopedia that metal cooking implements were highly prized in ancient Greece and copper pots were given as awards at the Olympic games.
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United Press International
Greece
Collier's Encyclopedia
Seven Negroes jailed after lunch counter protest in Shreveport
Seven African American men staged a brief sit down at two downtown Shreveport lunch counters. They were arrested and jailed, according to AP.
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Shreveport
Kennedy to witness christening of 11th Kennedy nephew
President Kennedy will witness the christening tonight of his 11th and newest nephew Christopher George Kennedy. Born July 4, he is the eighth child of Attorney General and Mrs Robert F. Kennedy, and will be christened at St Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis Mass.
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Washington
Kennedy
Christopher George Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Hyannis
Mass
Grain vanishings in Europe defy Curtain links says USDA
The Department of Agriculture testified before Congress that there is no evidence the 24 million bushels of American grain that disappeared in Europe reached areas behind the Iron Curtain. The department offered no proof of diversion or sale to Soviet bloc buyers.
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Washington
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Negro Leader Warns Demonstrations May Resume in Charleston
A Charleston telegraph from a Negro leader to Mayor J. P. Gaillard warned that demonstrations could resume if negotiations on integration demands do not resume by tonight. The message emphasizes urgency and potential further protests amid ongoing civil rights talks.
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Charleston
S. C
J. P. Gaillard
McNamara Denies Leaks in Security Cases Abroad
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said at a news conference that he knows of no leaks or compromises of U S military plans. He cited Swedish and British security cases as not revealing any breaches.
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Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
Rockefeller warns Goldwater on radical right support
New York AP report quotes Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller saying Senator Barry Goldwater could become a captive candidate for the Republican presidential nomination unless he disassociates from endorsements by the John Birch Society and other radical right groups.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John Birch Society
People Are Either Cats or Dogs by Marguerite Lamk
July Vogue carries a short essay by Marguerite Lamk, formerly of Monroe, titled People are Either Cats or Dogs with illustrations by Tony Walton. A reception for Rev. Fa. Jordan Schell, chaplain at St Francis hospital and Franciscan Church superior in West Monroe, was held at the West Monroe Knights of Columbus Hall. Hosts included the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of St. Paschal's and KC Council No. 3642. The priest plans to depart for an unspecified assignment.
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Vogue Magazine
Marguerite Lamkin
Monroe
Tony Walton
Fa. Jordan Schell
St. Francis Hospital
Franciscan Catholic Church
West Monroe
Knights of Columbus
Christian Mothers of
Natchez to Get $10 Million Pulp Plant
New York based Diamond National Corp plans a $10 million factory in Natchez to produce moulded pulp packaging for meat produce and eggs, creating more than 250 jobs. Gov. Ross Barnett and state officials joined local leaders at a Jackson luncheon to announce the project as part of the Balance Agriculture With Industry program. Initial construction is set at about $7 million with a $4 million second phase to follow.
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Natchez, Miss
Diamond National Corp of New York
Natchez-Adams County
Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
Natchez-Adams
Hugh L. White
Richard J. Walters
Diamond Corp
Walters
Pickets Arrested At Medic Center Demonstration
New York AP: Police detained 27 adults and 17 children during a Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center protest aimed at increasing minority hiring. Some activists, including Rev. Melvin Williams, were charged with disorderly conduct as they blocked a truck entry and sang We shall not move. Last week another 42 people were arrested at the site.
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New York
Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn
Melvin Williams
Bethany Methodist Church
Mr. Williams
Robert Knloch
Five Journalism Awards By American Legion
The Louisiana Department of the American Legion awarded five journalism prizes to three newspapers and two post publications. The Shreveport Journal won the metropolitan daily award for Legion coverage, Bogalusa Daily News took the non metropolitan daily prize, and Minden Herald Press earned the weekly award. Stanley Marlin Felix Ducrest No 69 Lafayette was cited for its printed bulletin, and Carrolton Post No 228 New Orleans won the memeograph division prize. The honors were presented at the convention's first general session.
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Louisiana Department of the American Legion Today
American Legion
Post
Shreveport Journal
Metropolitan Daily
Legion News
Bogalusa Daily News
Minden Herald Press
Stanley Marlin-Felix Ducrest
Lafayette
Carrolton Post
New Orleans
Weekend Weather Outlook From Local Forecast
Slight weekend changes expected with partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers Saturday afternoon and evening. Eclipse viewing unsafe and may be obscured. temperatures remain hot with highs 92 to 98 today and Saturday, lows 70 to 75. Monroe reached 96 with a 71 overnight Thursday.
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Monroe
Right to Choose Club Owner Airs Racial Beliefs
In testimony before a House subcommittee Edgar S. Kalb defended his private beach club’s right to exclude Negroes and other groups noting he bans diplomats and others defying his rules. He said his right to associate or not is balanced against equal justice claims, while denying access to his Chesapeake Bay club. He cited incidents involving diplomats and a girl changing in public view as justification.
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Washington (Ap
Edgar S. Kalb
Chesapeake Bay
Kalb
House
Kennedy
Subcommittee
Washington
Tugwell Invests $29 Million of Idle State Funds
State Treasurer A P Tugwell reports $29 million of idle state funds placed in short term investments since July 1 under a new 2 percent rate policy. About $14.2 million in nine day deposits are with roughly 200 Louisiana banks, with renewals planned for six months and potential $280,000 yearly gain. An additional $15 million from the State Bond and Building Commission is in U S Treasury bills at 2.98 percent for 90 days, yielding $108,000.
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Tugwell
Baton Rouge
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana
State General Fund
U.S. Treasury
Fire claims two lives in three story Lake Charles house
A Friday fire destroyed a three story rooming house in Lake Charles LA. Two men Walter Jerrell about 55 and Allen Perkins were killed. Jerrell was found on a porch and Perkins in the ashes. Owner Mrs Bell Covington and another man were burned and hospitalized. A man jumped from an upstairs window and broke an ankle.
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Lake Charles
Walter Jerrell
Allen Perkins
Jerrell
Perkins
Bell Covington
Aother
Ten Arrested in Jackson Park Breach of Peace
Police arrested ten Black youths at Riverside Park after they refused to leave an all white city park in Jackson. Two other parks faced integration attempts a day earlier with six arrests in each case.
Chuckle Advice: Let Go of Conversations Occasionally
A lighthearted quip notes that pausing or yielding the floor during talks can improve the exchange. It suggests gentle humor about conversational balance and timing. The remark frames a social tip in a playful tone suitable for a daily column.
Executions in Syria Show Baathist Resolve
Maj. Gen. Amin Hafez announced 12 rebels were executed in three groups after Thursday’s revolt. The men, including six from the army signal corps, were tried by a National Revolutionary Council court martial as a curfew and indoor-stay order were imposed.
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Webb McKinley
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Amin Hafez
Gamal Abel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Hisham Shabib
National Revolutionary Council
Radio Damascus
Army Signal Corps
Hafez
Fatal Accident at Natchez Drilling Rig Claims Life
A multi ton drilling block toppled onto 22 year old Robert Odell Fife of Waterproof at the Cloverdale Field near Natchez. He died instantly. Drill operator M L Craft, 45, was hospitalized with injuries. Fife, son of former LSU football player R C Fife, is survived by a brother and sister. An inquest began at 10 a.m. Investigators were deputies Guy Smith and E J Rankin.
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Natchez, Miss
Robert Odell Fife
Fife
LSU
Cloverdale Field
R. E. Williams Co
M. L. Craft
Jeff David Memorial Hospital
R. C. Fife Sr
Waterproof
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Laird Funeral Home
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