Marcello Racketeer Aide Says He Will Surrender
New Orleans figure Carlos Marcello’s attorney said he is ready to surrender to Immigration Service authorities. Officials differed on whether Marcello is in the United States, with Border Patrol and Immigration officials offering conflicting statements while searches proceed in the Shreveport area. Marcello had been deported to Guatemala after forged records tied to his birthplace surfaced.
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Shreveport
New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Immigration Service
Michael Maroun
Marcello
United States
Guatemala
Border Patrol
Maroun
G. W. Gray
Gray
Patrick E. Duvall
EE Salvador
Duvall
Nixon Attacks Gov Brown Amid Reapportionment Debate
Former Vice President Richard Nixon at a Los Angeles fund raiser criticizes Governor Edmund G Brown Jr and the Kennedy administration as he denounces California reapportionment plans. He calls the plan a political blunder and questions its impact on party seats in Congress and the State Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Nixon
Kennedy
California
Brown
Delta Weather Station Praised by Committee
The House Appropriations Committee urged expanding the Mississippi Delta weather reporting network to eastern Arkansas western Tennessee and southeastern Missouri. It called for a 20000 study to coordinate Market News Reporting with the Weather Bureau and noted farmer savings over 1 million from the service last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi
Louisiana
Agriculture Department
Weather Bureau
House
Mississippi Delta Weather Service
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Commerce Department
Delta
Hopes Incident Won’t Be Exploited in Arkansas
In Little Rock officials said the brief integration of a municipal golf course should not become a test of segregated facilities. A Negro golfer played nine holes before being asked to leave by the city parks director. City manager Ancil Douthit said policy allows asking Negroes to leave if they try to use War Memorial Park facilities. employees are instructed to inform police if a disturbance occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Capitol City
City Parks and Recreation
Ancil Douthit
War Memorial Park
Douthit
Owens Named New Parole and Probation Officer
Benjamin F. Owens Jr. of 208 Ouachita Ave West Monroe was named as the new probation and parole officer for the State Department of Institutions. He previously served with the Department of Safety for four and a half years as a Louisiana state trooper with Troop F.
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Benjamin F. Owens Jr
Ouachita Ave
West Monroe
State Department of Institutions
Troop F
Louisiana State Police
Department of Safety
Couple Seeks Help For Infant Cataract Surgery
Mr and Mrs Charles Smith of 324 Kentucky St appeal for aid for their three month old daughter Rita Margaret who needs cataract removal in both eyes. A Monroe doctor says the operation is necessary and a New Orleans doctor is suggested. Smith has been out of work about a month and his wife is unemployed after unsuccessfully seeking welfare assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Kentucky St
Monroe
New Orleans
Smith
Rita Margaret
Welfare Department
Miller Named GOP Boss in Mounting Party Change
Rep. William E. Miller of New York was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican National Committee succeeding Sen. Thruston B. Morton. Miller, 47, a sixth term congressman, is the GOP's 43rd chairman and the second Roman Catholic to hold the post. He led GOP gains as chair of the House Republican Campaign Committee and is neutral on 1964 candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Miller
New York
Republican National Committee
Miller
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Senate
GOP
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
House
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dominican Slips Quietly Into Hands Of Trujillo's Son
Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr. takes control of the Dominican Republic after the assassination of his father. He acts swiftly to suppress threats, pledges continuity of anti Communist policy, and forms a joint chiefs of staff leadership role for himself. Balaguer remains as figurehead president amid a cabinet meeting.
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Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
DB R
UPI
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Rafael Jr
Hector
Republic
Jersey City
U.S
Phelps
United States
Hollywood
Wren Family Uses Mobilized Car as Home
Mrs. Wesley Walters of West Monroe reports a wren family nesting in her car kept in the driveway. The bird laid eggs and hatched them, with the mother wren feeding the babies as they seemingly ride along on outings, while the family tries to keep the car near home until the young birds are ready to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Walters
Wallace Dean Road
West Monroe
Walters
Wren
Non-Swimmer Rescues Kitten From Milwaukee River
A Milwaukee high school girl, Carol Hubatch, 17, plunged into the Milwaukee River to save a kitten thrown in by two unidentified boys. She lost the kitten but was rescued by classmates Richard Pochett and Ted Adams after nearly drowning on a bridge support. The kitten was later taken to an animal shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Carol Hubatch
Carol
Richard Pochett
Ted Adams
Couple Jailed On Charges Of Swindling Clients
An Atlanta couple Carl A. Pruett 38 and Gertrude 42 were jailed on federal charges of swindling clients of their brokerage firm Pruett and Co Inc of at least 1.5 million dollars. They were arraigned before U S Commissioner Frank Holden after being picked up at their suburban weekend home. The government lists The First Methodist Church Smyrna Ga as a client bilked in the alleged illegal dealings. Bond was set by Holden for Pruett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPS
Fulton
Carl A. Pruett
Pruett & Co., Inc
Gertrude
U.S
Frank Holden
Pruetts
The
First Methodist Church, Inc
Smyrna, Ga
Holden
Pruett
Truman calls freedom riders outside agitators in South
Former President Harry S. Truman condemned the so called freedom riders as outside agitators stirring up trouble in the South. He urged orderly legal processes and peaceful steps to secure justice and said he had no objection to peaceful actions within Southern states. He spoke during an early morning walk in New York while visiting daughter and son in law Clifton Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Freedom Riders
South
Truman
Fifth
Madison Avenues
Madison Avenues. He Arrived Here Wednesday With Mrs. Truman
Mrs
Clifton Daniel
House Panel Approves Major 1961 Budget Increases
The House group approved 14.41 billion in new funds for the Agriculture Department and 23 independent federal agencies in two bills. Total was 342.14 million below Kennedy’s request, but 1.85 billion above current year appropriations. Major grants include 5.98 billion for agriculture and 8.43 billion for independent offices led by the Veterans Administration at 4.89 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
House
Kennedy
Veterans Administration
State
Justice Departments
Federal Courts
Civi Rights Commission
U.S. Information Agency
Senate
Soviets See Hope for Progress in Kennedy Khrushchev Talks
In Vienna Soviet circles express guarded optimism that the Kennedy Khrushchev summit may yield results if the United States accepts the Soviet viewpoint as reasonable. Pravda notes hopes for open dialogue, possible points of agreement, and steps toward rapprochement despite critical Western voices.
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Vienna
Austria
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Pravda
Newly Graduated Doctor’s Family Killed in Pratt Crash
Dr Zane Gard who won a medical degree the prior night was traveling with his wife five children and his wife’s father when a tractor trailer collided with their station wagon near Pratt Kansas. Mrs Gard and two children died. three other children were injured. Three men in the truck were treated for shock and injuries. Investigators cited gusty winds as a possible cause. Dr Gard had just graduated from the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and was en route to Phoenix for a hospital internship.
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Pratt, Kan
Zane Gard
Gard
Kansas City College of Osteopathy
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix General Hospital
Kansas City
Pratt
Weseman
Kennedy says talks with de Gaulle boost confidence before Khrushchev talks
President Kennedy announced the talks with Charles de Gaulle have strengthened his confidence in the Western position ahead of the Khrushchev summit. He said Western rights in West Berlin must not be altered by force and stressed avoiding miscalculation that could trigger war. He noted progress hoped in Geneva talks on Laos and a nuclear test ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
United States
de Gaulle
West Berlin
Berlin
Geneva
Laos
Soviet Union
Expect Hot Dry Weekend Weather In Louisiana
Forecasters predict a warm dry weekend for north east Louisiana with clear to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will range from mid sixties at night to around ninety during the day, with no rain forecast through Saturday. Thursday matched near 90 highs and 64 lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Miller Named GOP Chairman Urges Local Campaign Push
William E. Miller, a 47 year old New York congressman, was chosen to lead the Republican National Committee. He warns that gains at local, state and congressional levels in 1962 are essential for any 1964 presidential nomination. He stresses party unity, cites Nixon as a leader, and favors focusing on 1952 off year elections for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Committee
William EF. Miller
New York
Miller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New Nuclear Sub Sculpin Commissioned at Ingalls Yard
The nuclear powered submarine Sculpin, first of five built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, was commissioned Thursday by Rear Adm. J. M. McManes. Cmdr. C. N. Mittchell of Syracuse commands the vessel whose home port will be San Diego. The sub is set to transit the Panama Canal for the US Pacific Fleet.
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Pascagoula
Miss
America
Panama Canal
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
J. M. McManes
6Th Naval District
Charleston
D.C
C. N. Mittchell
Syracuse
N.Y
Pacific
San Diego
Calif
JFK Plans to Intensify Guard and Reserve Training
President Kennedy's push to mobilize a combat ready reserve faces Army doubts. The plan aims to boost weekly drills and summer camps for National Guard and reserve divisions, enabling faster deployment within weeks. Officers warn remaining issues could delay ten divisions ready for emergency duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Kennedy
Congress
JPK
Today’s Chuckle: Why a Wrong Number Never Busy
A lighthearted quip notes the humor in dialing a wrong number and finding the line always free. The joke plays on the oddity of misdialed calls and the unexpected calm of an unanswered line.
Seven Depart From Alabama Waiting Room
Seven civil rights riders left Montgomery on a Trailways bus to Jackson Mississippi after a false bomb threat. Guards plus FBI presence kept order at the downtown station as a later departure was planned and another group awaited.
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Freedom Riders
Montgomery
Ala
Trailways
Jackson
Miss
FBI
Walter Bergman
Alabama
Bergman
Wayne State University
Chicago
Inte
Heiress and Father Clash Over Trust Fund Surrender
New York AP reports heiress Diana Cullom Davis, 22, resisting surrender of a $3.8 million trust fund to Princeton University. Her father Shelby Cullom Davis accuses her of selfish greed while Diana plans a June marriage to John Means Spencer and seeks teaching work in New England amid the dispute.
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New York
Diana Cullom Davis
Princeton University
Miss Davis
Shelby Cullom Davis
Princeton
Davis
Diana
John Means Spencer
Darrow School
New Lebanon
N.Y
Europe
New England
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JFK
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