House Okays 3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Amidrow of Cuts
The House passed a 3.1865 billion foreign aid bill sending it to the Senate by a 279 to 136 vote. Democrats backed 192 and Republicans 87. opposed by 78 Democrats and 58 Republicans. President Eisenhower condemned the force out provision as unconstitutional and warned the Senate may restore funds while noting the bill trims his request by about 700 million to 1.0 billion.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Group Votes For Slowdown In Highway Building
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 15 to 10 for a slowdown in interstate construction. Proposal includes up to 1 billion dollars in highway revenue bonds and a four year extension beyond 1972, cutting federal allocations from 2.5 billion to 600 million for the 1961 fiscal year. The Eisenhower administration opposes bonds. President Eisenhower suggested raising the federal gasoline tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Nixon hecklers clash as Soviet tour edges toward Siberia
Nixon faced hecklers in Novosibirsk while questioning why the Soviet Union keeps troops in Poland, Hungary and East Germany. In a brief stop, Soviet authorities limited his visit to a single building planned for an Institute of Hydrodynamics within a self-contained city for 35 000 residents. he drew warm crowds despite the interruptions.
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Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Novosibirsk
Nixon
Siberian
U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences
Institute of
St Louis dealer seeks sentence relief claiming claustrophobia
Adolph C. Burger, a St Louis car dealer serving a four year term for income tax evasion, asked U S District Court to reduce or suspend his sentence or grant probation. He cited claustrophobia as a factor in his request.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Dist
Adolph C. Burger
Eisenhower Praises Nixon Reception in Soviet Union
President Eisenhower said Nixon’s reception by the Russian people signals friendly feeling toward Americans. He noted Nixon may discuss Khrushchev’s possible visit but cannot invite him. Ike praised Nixon’s conduct and touched on steel wages and the stalled Geneva foreign ministers conference status.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Nixon
Nikita
Khrushchev
Twin City CHIT CHAT West Monroe Master Masons Degree
Masters Masons from Twin City CHIT CHAT West Monroe will confer the Master Mason degree at West Monroe Temple Thursday July 30 at 7 p.m. All master Masons are invited to attend. District Attorney Albin P Lassiter travels to Milwaukee for a three day national meeting of district attorneys and will chair the nominating committee before returning to Chicago.
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West Monroe
West Monroe Temple
Albin P. Lassiter
Monroe
Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of District Attorneys
Lassiter
Chicago
Partly Cloudy Outlook For Northeast Louisiana
Partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 90s dominated the forecast for this afternoon and tomorrow. Rain was lighter statewide yesterday with a few scattered showers anticipated. Yesterday’s high reached 92 at Selman Field. overnight low 75. Tonight’s lows 72 to 76, with tomorrow’s highs 90 to 94.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Egyptian women hold vast gold assets in homes
The Ministry of Industry estimates Egyptian women store over 150 million dollars in gold in mattresses and tiles, hoping to convert it into government bonds to fund a five-year plan with 200 factories. jewelers report peak selling in early summer as farmers swap cash for gold.
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Cairo
Ministry of Industry
Aziz Sidky
MAIDCO-C C Consolidation Gains Support In Monroe
Monroe area leaders endorse merging MAIDCO with the Monroe Chamber of Commerce viewing it as a boost to civic and industrial action. Chamber President-elect Jimmy Moore and MAIDCO Chairman Richard Hale call the move a unifying shot in the arm and expect coordinated plans and rapid execution.
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Monroe Area Industrial Development Corporation
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jimmy Moore
Maidco
Richard Hale
Monroe Area
Madico
Hale
Chamber of Commerce
Poisoned Baby Formulas Trigger Hospital Inquiry
In San Antonio at Robert B. Green Hospital six infants received sodium nitrite mistaken for vitamin C Friday night. Two newborns died. four others nearly died but survived after stomach pumps. Hospital administrator William Forster says untrained staff likely mixed the drugs. nine pharmacy workers denied filling the requisition. No legal action announced. parents appear reluctant to sue.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Robert B. Green Hospital
Leroy Ramos
Chancha Ramos
Charles Havard
Alzada Havard
Tuesay
William Forster
Forster
Robert B. Green
Soviet Union and West to break off Big Four talks
Geneva AP bulletin reports the Soviet Union and Western powers agreeing to end the four power foreign ministers conference next Wednesday regardless of a Berlin settlement.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
West
Foreign Ministers
Berlin
Polaris Near War Readiness Ready by late 1960 says Navy
Navy official Rear Adm. William F. Raborn testified to Congress that the submarine launched Polaris missile will be combat ready by late 1960. He dismissed delays claims and noted only two outright failures in 33 test launches, during a House Space Committee inquiry into Atlas and Polaris tests.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
William F. Raborn
Raborn
Special Projects Office
House Space Committee
GOP Scores In Island Vote In Hawaii election upset
Hawaii voters swung to Republicans capturing the governorship Senate and two congressional seats. William F. Quinn defeated Democrat John Burns for governor with James Kealoha as lieutenant governor. Hiram L. Fong and Oren E. Long won Senate seats, Daniel K. Inouye won the House seat, as Democrats lost the Senate by one.
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Island
Congress
Honolulu
Hawaii
Senate
William F. Quinn
John A. Burns
Islands
Hiram L. Fong
Oren E. Long
Daniel K. Inouye
House
Quinn
James K. Kealoha
House of Representatives
Fong
Inouye
Levee Contract Awarded for Catahoula Parish Work
Congressman Passman announced a $155 274 contract for Ouachita river levee work and a new Little River levee near Harrisonburg under U S Engineers supervision. Joe E Freund Inc of Vidalia received the award.
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Washington
Otto FE. Passman
Catahoula Parish
Ouachita River
Little River
Harrisonburg
U. S
Joe FE. Freund, Inc
Vidalia
Louisiana Traffic Deaths Rise 71 Percent In 10 Years
A Louisiana survey shows traffic deaths up 71 percent over a decade with injuries increasing 138 percent and total accidents 145 percent. The measure, presented to business and safety leaders, urges a six point program including a coordinating traffic safety committee and statewide city program to curb highway crashes and insurance costs.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana Insurance Information Committee
Paul H. Blaisdell
New York
Assn. of Casualty and Surety Companies
Shreveport
Monroe
Lafayette
New Orleans
Atlas Intercontinental Missile Sets Ocean Reach Record
A block busting Atlas ICBM flew 5 500 miles over the Atlantic in a full range test boosting hopes for an ocean spanning war rocket. Recovery ships searched near Ascension Island for a data capsule ejected from the nose cone. This marked the second straight full range success and the first trouble free flight of a D series operational prototype.
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Atlantic
U.S
Ascension Island
Defense
Neil McElroy
Today's Chuckle An Old-Timer Joke on Home Ownership
A lighthearted quip defines an old-timer as the man who has just made the last payment on his house. The joke plays on long tenure and financial milestone with a gentle wink at aging.
Long to call special session on August 10 over LSU board chair
Gov. Earl K. Long plans a special session and will seek a bill to remove Theo Cangelosi as LSU Board of Supervisors chair. Rep. Woodrow Wilson said there is general opposition among 20 area lawmakers to the session. The closed meeting in Monroe began late and continued past 12:30 p.m.
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Earl K. Long
Monroe
Gov. Long
Theo Cangelosi
LSU
Board of Supervisors
Woodrow Wilson
Bastrop
Wilson
Cangelosi
Baton Rouge
Long
Counterfeit U S Checks Ring Busted In Durango Mexico
Secret Service announced seizure of a Durango printing plant producing bogus U S treasury checks in wholesale lots. Two Louisiana men, Joseph Lovely Sonnier and Louis Emory Roger, named as ringleaders after delivering 855 blank signed checks. Four more arrested in raids including Rosario Salas, Pondiano Salas, Onesimo Rivera, and Sabas Acuna.
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Washington
Secret Service Today
Durango
Mex
U.S. Treasury
A.E. Baughman
Secret Service
Joseph Lovely Sonnier
Dyson
Louis Emory Roger
Lafayette
Baughman
Florida
Texas
Baughan
Rosario
Pondiano Salas
Onesimo Rivera
Sabas R. Acuna
Mexico
Luis Benavides
San Antonio, Tex
Miss Universe winner fails to say thanks in English
Akiko Kojima, the Miss Universe winner, can only say gracias at a Beverly Hills news conference after Long Beach title victory. She was coached to speak English but spoke Spanish by mistake, smiling as she expressed gratitude with the word for thanks in Spanish.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Long Beach
Akiko Kojima
Trained bird dog for sale in want ad
Advertisement notes a trained hunting dog for sale from a local want ad. It mentions a price offer, contact number and that the dog is suitable for tracking game during hunting season.
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