Government seeks orders to shield Freedom Riders in Alabama
Justice Department lawyers press for a court order to protect interstate bus riders in Montgomery and continuation of a temporary restraining order against the Ku Klux Klan. Birmingham police and a Klan faction are cleared of blame. Witnesses recount Kennedy intervening after Greyhound drivers refused to run the Montgomery to Birmingham leg, and a Birmingham official noting availability of a Negro driver.
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Montgomery
Birmingham
Anniston
Justice Department
Robert FF Kennedy
Freedom Drders
Greyhound
George Croitt
Requiur
Croftt
Kennedy
Tas
Heroine of World War I Slain in Spokane Downtown
Nina Leona Butler, 32, once decorated by General de Gaulle for WWI underground work and later acquitted of manslaughter in a 1960 case, died from stab wounds after falling from a window on a downtown sidewalk. An unidentified man fled the scene as bystanders struggled to help. Butler, Belgian-born and longtime resident, had recently filed for divorce from Doyle B. Butler and lived near Mrs. Butler’s home.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles de Gaulle
Nina Leona Butler
Patney A Wilson
Butler
Gary Mretz
Probe Sought Into Jefferson Parish School Site Purchases
State Public Funds Supervisor J. B. Lancaster urged a grand jury investigation of Jefferson Parish School Board land buys. Four parcels, including 25 acres of Marrero swamp land at 200000 dollars, were bought at asking prices with no appraisals used.
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Baton Rough
UPS
Lancaster
Jefferson Salah
Marrero Swamp
American killed in Laos crash identified
The American civilian helicopter crew killed in the Laos crash near Pa Deng were pilot Walter L. P. Wizhovski of Polk Ohio and co pilot Charles H. Master of Charlotte. Mechanic Dale Kloch was slightly injured.
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Vientiane
Laos
API
Pa Deng
Mie America
Walter L. P. Wizhovski
Polk
Ohio
Charles H. Master
Charlotte
Pheht
Dale Kloch
Klo
Memorial Traffic Toll Sets Record
The four day Memorial Day weekend saw 462 highway deaths, the worst toll for a Memorial holiday period. Only one other warm weather holiday surpassed this, with 491 fatalities during the 1950 Fourth of July period. Boating and drowning accidents added 40 and 63 deaths respectively, with 14 from miscellaneous causes.
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Chicago
Navy engineer graduate from Monterey postgrad school
W. D. H. Rodriguez of Monroe is graduating from the U S Navy Postgraduate School Monterey California. He completes a two year graduate course in engineering and is part of the CHIT CHAT note.
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W. D. H. Rodriguez
Monroe
U. S. Navy Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Rodriguez
Seventh annual Pharmaceutical Association convention set in Shreveport
Meeting noted Shreveport druggists and Fourth District colleagues will host the seventh annual Pharmaceutical Association convention in Shreveport June 11 to 14. Chairman Ed Hensley said a variety of activities are planned with registration starting June 11 at 3 pm at the Washington Youree Hotel. Three Ouachita Baptist College students rest in the Twin Cities after completing a 350 mile trip down the Ouachita River from Arkadelphia. Danny McQueen Hank Wilson and J M McDonald visited Wilsons aunt Mrs Van D Owens at 116 Slack Street in West Monroe. The trip took five and a half days downstream in a small boat powered by a five horsepower motor.
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Shreveport
Pharmaceutical Association
Ed Hensley
Washington-Youree Hotel
Ouachita Baptist College
Twin Cities
Ouachita River
Arkadelphia
Danny McQueen
Hank Wilson
J. M. McDonald
Wilson
van D. Owens
Slack Street
West Monroe
Monroe Aviation Committee to plan Selman Field tower ceremony
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce aviation committee chaired by Louis Smith will meet today to review its work program and discuss plans for a ceremony marking the completion of the new control tower at Selman Field.
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Aviation Committee
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Selman Field
Louis Smith
Replay of Paul Harvey Commentary Slated on KMLB
Radio Station KMLB will rebroadcast Paul Harvey's last Friday commentary at 6 30 p m Friday. Station manager Jimmy Plaisance said listener demand across northeast Louisiana has reached 6784 requests by Wednesday. Harvey criticized the Kennedy Administration and tied the Alabama incidents to the White House and Justice Department.
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Paul Harvey
KMLB
Louisiana
Jimmy Palisance
Plaisance
Harvey
G and
Kennedy
Alabama
White House
Justice
Prisoner Dies Of Diabetic Reaction in Jail
A 33 year old prisoner Morris De Brent from Mayfield Kentucky died in East Baton Rouge Parish Jail from a severe diabetic reaction. He was held on charges of issuing worthless checks. Coroner Dr Chester Williams said Brent had been treated for a diabetic condition and his burial is planned for Millburn Kentucky on Saturday.
Trujillo Assassination Triggers National Mourning
National mourning begins in the Dominican Republic after the assassination of Rafael Trujillo. Flags drop to half staff, radio broadcasts suspend, and closures extend to all businesses as Trujillo’s sons Ramfis and Hector return from Paris. An official party led by Porfirio Rubirosa states the army controls the situation.
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Trujillo
Ratavi (Ramfis) Jr
Capt
Radhames
Paris
Porfirio Rubirosa
Iranian government bars AP reporter from Tehran
The Iranian government barred Parvis Raein, AP stringer in Tehran, from filing further news after Raein reported strikers saying troops and police used clubs and bayonets to break up a strike. Raein, an Iranian citizen, faced the order after the story.
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Tehran
Iran
Parvis Raein
Associated Press
Raein
Tran
Kennedy in Paris Welcomed by City Officials and Crowd
Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy received a ceremonial welcome at Paris City Hall with a large cheering crowd. Paris officials including Mayor Julien Tardieu greeted them as guards saluted. The president thanked Paris and stressed shared aims for freedom and liberty worldwide.
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de Gaulle
Kennedy
Hotel de Ville
Paris
Julien Tardieu
U.S
Mrs. Kennedy
France
United States
State Singing Convention Set for Ruston at Louisiana Tech
The Louisiana State Singing Convention gathers at Louisiana Tech Auditorium in Ruston for a two day event starting 7 30 p m Saturday and ending 4 p m Sunday with 5000 singers and music lovers expected. Top quartets like Stamps Quartet Stamps Baxter Conn Trio and others will perform along with representatives from Texas Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee and Louisiana. The convention led by Daves L Pearce lists Garland May Miss Wamilla Walters M L Sills and S L Taylor in leadership roles and invites baskets from attending ladies.
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Barnett
Don May
Lindsey Brothers
Greenville
Otis Deaton
Robert Vaughan
Leonard Mizell
Gene Campbell
Burt Carter
Hale Reeves
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Daves L. Pearce
Baton Rouge
Garland May
Monroe
Wamilla Walters
M. L. Sills
S. L. Taylor
Pearce
Cook Held For Drug Possession
UPI reports customs agents detained Phillip J. St. Marie the chief cook of the SS Pacificus in New Orleans and a batch of hashish a concentrated marijuana preparation. He said he received the drug in Pakistan and authorities note its U S value could reach thousands if mixed into cigarettes. The seizure occurred during routine inspection of the ship tied at a grain elevator.
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New Orleans
UPI
Pacificus
Phillip J. St. Marie
Washington State
Pakistan
United States
Mrs Kennedy On Wardrobe And Hat At Paris Showing
The First Lady, wearing a navy silk suit and velvet hat, greeted reporters and courtiers in Paris detailing her fashion, haircuts, and travel plans. She noted no cuts to her hair and joked about wardrobe costs while discussing family discipline and a brief call with Caroline. She said she would buy a French dress for Caroline if time allowed.
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Women's Wear Daily
Greece
Idon
Wagsgton
Hungry Contributes By Page One Rye Cornell Student
Rye New York resident and Cornell student paid a 197 dollar fine today and was released after one day in jail. He remained under a 200 dollar fine and was credited with 3 dollars toward his total.
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Rye
N.Y
Cornell
Russians Pinpoint Issues for Khrushchev Kennedy Talks
In Vienna Khrushchev planned to press disarmament and a German peace treaty, including West Berlin, and colonialism abolition. Czechoslovakia’s Antonin Novotny warned these “dangerous open questions” would challenge the summit as Khrushchev said he aimed to relax tensions and seek peace.
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Vienna
Prem Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
Antonin Novotny
Czecoslovakia
Communist Party
Bratislava
Austria
Novotny
Germany
West Berlin
Khrushchev
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