Lurid Report On Congolese Troops At THYSVILLE Camp
A Belgian lieutenant Alfons Schoonbroodt commands 1000 Congolese troops at Camp Hardy amid mutiny and violence. He describes rapes among soldiers, claims Belgians initiated abuse, and notes U N guards nearby as charred cars signal unrest after Congo independence. Anicet Kashamura accuses Belgians of raping Congo women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thysville
The
Congo
Alfons Schoonbroodt
Camp Hardy
Schoonbroodt
U. N
Anicet Kashamura
Leopoldville
Kindu
Kasonga
Kashamura
High-Flying Mice Return From Cosmic Ballon Flight
Sixteen mice reached 133000 feet in a balloon to study cosmic rays and returned to Earth near Jordan Montana after traveling 575 miles from Bemidji Minnesota. They are headed to Brown University for observation and further study under an Air Force contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Herman Case
Air Force
School of Aviation Medicine
Four Indicted On Trust Charges In Park Encounter
A St Tammany parish grand jury indicted four men over an alleged drinking and sex party in Fontainbleau State Park involving two Southwestern Louisiana Hospital girls aged 13 and 15. Indictments name former deputy George Calman 52 and Billy O King 30 of Turkey Creek as charged with carnal knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington, la
UPI
St. Tammany Parish
Southwestern Louisiana Hospital
Fontainebleau State Park
Mandeville Mental Hospital
George Calman
Billy 0. King
Turkey Creek
Parks Department
Anderson Named As Possible Catholic Vice Presidential Pick
The article discusses speculation that a Catholic on the Republican ticket could backfire by signaling heavy Catholic support. It notes Anderson, aged around 50, as a prominent Democrat criticized for his role in the Eisenhower administration. Anderson has held top posts from National Manpower to Treasury secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Eisenhower
National Manpower Commission
Army
Navy
Defense
Treasury
Collision Near Newport Beach Leaves Ammen Damaged
The Ammen and Collett collided in fog off Newport Beach during WWII era operations. The Ammen listed 11 degrees and remained afloat while being towed to mothball berth after passengers were moved ashore. Crew and rescuers evacuated the injured to shore and hospital ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaven Mukhalian
Ammen
Okinawa
Mukhalian
Collett
Harbor Department
Newport Beach
Long Beach Naval Station
Alex Amavisca
Yuma
Ariz
Amavisen
Louisiana Delegates Tilt Toward Goldwater at GOP Convention
Louisiana Republican delegates signal preference for Barry Goldwater as May 1960 GOP vice presidential nominee. Several Baton Rouge delegates expect Nixon to head the ticket, while some express wary interest in Rockefeller then retreat as civil rights tensions test Southern support. Delegates list at-large and alternates from New Orleans Shreveport Lake Charles Baton Rouge and other parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Francis C. Grevemberg
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rocke
Feller
Grevemberg
Rockefeller
Harrison G. Bagwell
Race Relations Commission
GOP
George Reese
New Orleans
Hugues J. de la Vergne
Leroy Smallenberger
Shreveport
Thomas Stagg Jr
Maggie Belle Hodges
Tom Hall
Lake Charles
J. Paulin Duke
New Iberia
Earl Koller
Houma
Betty Boyd
Leonard Hicks
Robert Young
Dora Creed
O. W. Slaughter
James Adams
Harriet Belichie
Auguste A. Bondy Sr
New Roads
Parnet Longmire
Harold B. Judell
Octave Destorges
Integration plans persist amid court order in New Orleans
Da vis and Gremillion anticipate state court action to preserve segregation despite a federal ruling. In Las Vegas Gremillion said he expects steps to ensure Louisiana schools remain separate, while critics warn of disruptions and potential school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Gremillion
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Justice Black
Louisiana
Rittiner
New Orleans
Citizens Council
Wagner
Assembly
Supreme Court
Wright
Circuit Court
Redmond
Fortier High School
Prince Edward County
Little Rock
Rains Improve Crops In State
Louisiana crop bulletin reports moisture has somewhat improved prospects in Southern parishes for the period July 12 to 18. Despite daily afternoon thundershowers in the southern half, overall rainfall was light and drought conditions grew more pronounced earlier, ending a droughty spell in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
UPI
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
Johnson Plans Mexico Vacation
Sen Lyndon B Johnson Democratic vice presidential nominee says he will leave very shortly for a vacation in Acapulco Mexico. His staff had denied reports of an imminent departure and aides described the trip as a brief relaxation trip to catch up on correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Lyndon B. Johnson
South
Johnson City
Tex
Acapulco
Mexico
Johnson
George Reedy
Beedly
Minister of education named at West Flagler Park Baptist Church
CHIT-CHAT reports that Mr. Phillips will assume a minister of education role at West Flagler Park Baptist Church. He recently finished studies at the Baptist Seminary in New Orleans and is currently home on vacation. Earlier he worked with the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Flagler Park Baptist Church
Phillips
The
Baptist Seminary
New Orleans
Wild Life and Fishery Commission
Ike Supports Hard Hitting Reply To Reds
President Eisenhower was said to back a policy of rigorous retaliation against Kremlin propaganda. At Newport Rhode Island a Tuesday conference with Secretary of State Christian Herter and foreign policy advisers approved a plan to push hard responses. Much of the effort would go through the United Nations where U S and Soviet delegates sparred over the Cuban situation. Herter noted not all retaliation would come from the U N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Kremlin
United States
White House
Newport
R.I
Christian A. Herter
United Nations
U.S
Herter
U.N
City Seeks New Pipe After Rotten Deterioration
Workmen replacing sewer and water lines uncovered piping described as completely rotten. The pipe, ordered from a Baton Rouge firm, was of a special nature and needed total replacement per mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Collins Sees Southern Mixed Feelings on Civil Rights Platform
Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida predicts Southern reactions to the Los Angeles convention civil rights platform will be mixed. He says Johnson and Kennedy will share a similar civil rights stance, while Southern voters may oppose aspects of the platform but act in their broader interests. The Florida governor notes Republicans offer little appeal to the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Leroy Collins
Florida
Los Angeles
South
Collins
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Kennedy
Long Stalemate in U S Coffee Prices Ends with Cuts
New York AP reports a two cent wholesale price reduction by major roasters ending a decade long stalemate. Retail chains including Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co cut their own brands by two cents, lowering bagged coffee to 53 to 63 cents per pound for the first time since last December upswing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
A&P’s
Kennedy picks Adlai Stevenson as running mate in 1960 bid
Kennedy plans to run the 1960 campaign through the national committee to reduce waste and duplication. White, a Denver lawyer and Kennedy friend who directed Colorado's campaign, is described as a convention floor leader. Salinger and White have known each other over 20 years with a dispute over religious affiliation not pursued by journalist questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
National Committee
Citizens-for-Kennedy
White
Denver
Colorado
Three Die in Rainy Raceland Head-On Crash
A rain drenched highway near Raceland Louisiana killed three people, including a two year old girl and a Westwego married couple, and injured eight others. The Rogers car lost control and skidded into the oncoming Louviere vehicle carrying Mrs Theriot and others en route to a Houma funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raceland
Here
Gillis Louviere
Georgie Rogers
George A. Rogers
Westwego
St. Anne's Hospital
Adam Theriot
Stella Champagne
Rogers
Louviere Auto
Theriot
Louvieres
Houma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fiersney
Lorings
Monroe
H. M. James
James
Bres Avenue
Bres
North Fourth
By Andrew Borowiec
Cathol
Nealon Stracener
Charles H. Dillemuth
Fred Hoffman
Bogalusa
Joyce H. Ruel
John F. Dezauche Jr
Opelousas
Betty W. Boyd
Harold L. Cooling
Cameron
Dorothy Lewis
Douglas Cardwell
Walter Hetherwick
Pineville
Richard Schmidt
Ike
Kennedy-Johnson
Salinger
Singer
Richard M. Nixon
Mary's Flower
San Rz Pi
State Board of Education
Third Public Service Commission
C. Raymond
Raymond Heard
Ruston
Public Service Commission
Ringgold
Natchitoches
West Monroe
Many
Farmerville
Ferriday
Winnfield
Minden
Winnsboro
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Northwestern State College
Northeast Louisiana State College
Grambling College
Grambling
Louisiana State School For the Spastic
State Coordinating Council
Governor’s Commission On Higher Education
Louisiana School Employees Retirement Board
Finance Comittee
Mind Ringgold
C. Raymond Heard
Raymond
Shreveport Trade School
Ouachita Valley Vocational School
Carl H
C. H. Thompson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!