Rayville Legion Urges Opposition to Freedom Riders
The Rayville post of the American Legion No. 122 wires U S Attorney General Kennedy denouncing federal backing of freedom riders. It backs Alabama Governor Patterson and sends copies to Louisiana Governor Davis Mississippi Governor Barnett and Washington officials. The resolution denounces freedom riders as agitators and a threat to citizens and praises Southern resistance.
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Rayville
Amercan Legion
No. 122
U. S
Robert Kennedy
Freedom Riders
Patterson
Alabama
Jimmie H. Davis
Louisiana
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
U. S. Department of State
Washington
George T. Traxler
South
Moonshiners Lose Menace as Charlie Felts Retires
North Wilkesboro North Carolina AP reports veteran agent Charlie Felts, 70, retires after 30 years in federal enforcement. Felts, honored two weeks earlier for destroying more than any other agent, tallies 2,500 arrests and confiscated over 5 million gallons of mash and 70,000 gallons of illegal whisky, worth about 5.7 million in unpaid taxes.
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North Wilkesboro
Charlie Felts
Felts
Wilkes County
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Jones Infant Timothy Jones Funeral Held
Final rites were held today for Timothy Jones infant son of Mr and Mrs William A Jones Sr of Monroe who died Thursday in a local hospital. The Rev Edgar Wiggins officiated with burial in Riverview Cemetery by Peters. He is survived by his parents two sisters Michele and Dorothy a brother Robert four half brothers and his grandparents Roy Anderson El Paso Texas and Virgil Cummins Monroe.
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Timothy Jones
William A. Jones Sr
Monroe
Edgar Wiggins
Highland Park Baptist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Peters
Michele
Dorothy Jones
Robert Jones
William Jones Jr
Bernard
Jerry
Randy Beckham
Roy Anderson
el Paso
Tex
Virgil Cummins
Matador Test Program Ends After 10 years
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP the Matador test and training program ends after 10 years with four swept wing guided missiles fired at three hour intervals bringing total Matadors fired here to 286 since the first shot on June 20 1951 Air Force troops with TAC 4504th Missile Training Wing Orlando Air Force Base Fla will be reassigned to Matador sites overseas.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Tactical Air Command
4504Th
Orlando Air Force Base
Postmen Honored For Safe Driving At West Monroe
Eight employees of the West Monroe post office received safe driving awards from the National Safety Council and the U.S. Post Office Department for accident-free records ranging from one to 11 years. Detective Captain Charles Dortch presented the citations during a brief ceremony. two additional awards were due but not yet received.
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West Monroe
Post Office
Charles Dortch
Zsa Zsa Reflects On Trujillo Death In Hollywood
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor comments on the assassination of Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo calling him a very fine man. She recalls Rafael Trujillo Jr’s 1958 visit and gifts of sports cars to Miss Gabor and Kim Novak amid the controversy.
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Hollywood
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
Rafael Jr
Miss Gabor
Kim Novak
School official bars 13 year old from graduation
Redondo Beach California UPI report states Adams Grammar School Principal John Johnson refused to let 13 year old Janice Rancevich participate in graduation exercises claiming Jacqueline Kennedy hairstyle rules while allowing the diploma ceremony itself despite the ruling.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Janice Rancevich
Adams Grammar School
John Johnson
Johnny Clark Funeral Slated
Funeral services for Johnny W. Clark age 60 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Current Baptist Church near Hico. Burial will be in the church cemetery under Hixson Brothers. Clark a Lincoln Parish native and retired resident of West Monroe leaves six sons, three brothers, four sisters and twelve grandchildren.
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Current Baptist Church
Hico
Johnny W. Clark
Jonesboro Rd
Hixson Brothers
Clark
Lincoln Parish
Leon
Connie
Roy
Lee Clark
West Monroe
Billy
Eugene Clark
Monroe
Clayton
Aubrey Clark
Sylvester Clark
Minnie Hart
Annie Clark
Elma Clark
Dubach
Velma Gardner
Shreveport
Monroe awarded 147575 sq ft warehouse contract
W C Salley of Monroe received the general contract for the 147 575 square foot Morgan and Lindsey warehouse at Selman Field Industrial Park. The project, a several hundred thousand dollar first phase, will serve Morgan and Lindsey and G C Murphy stores in multiple states and employs about 400 people. The signing occurred in Mayor W L Howard’s office with E and Latham announcing the award.
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W. C. Salley
Monroe
Morgan and Lindsey
Selman Field
E. &. Latham
W. L. Howard
Salley
Latham
Mlayor Howard
Richard Hale
Monroe Area
Thellinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Brentz and Elmore
Lester G High
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Morrgan and Lindsey
G. @. Murphy Company
Pennsylvania
McKeesport
G. C. Murphy
Southwest
Terry iWarris, Inc
Rio Grande Valley
Cobb
Murphy Company
Status Symbol Ads For Toys Axed By Gov't
Washington report notes NAB warns toy ads to avoid portraying toys as social status or causing contempt. Guidelines urge advertisers to avoid over dramatization and hard sell, show toys on their merits, and provide factual information to children.
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Washington
APT
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Television Code Review Board
Edward P. Parker
Toy Manufacturers of
U.S.A
Government Seizes Phony Swiss Cheese Packs
The FDA moved to seize three lots of Swiss cheese in Chicago and New York after finding artificial holes or no holes, violating 1950 standards. FDA Commissioner George P. Larrick said talks with major producers and shippers aim to halt this consumer cheating.
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Food and Drug Admin
Chicago
New York
FDA
George P. Larrick
Cheese shipments traced to regional suppliers
The report lists cheese in possession by Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. shipped by Green County Co. of Monroe Wisconsin. It notes 33 cases shipped by Triangle Cheese Co. of Monroe to J. S. Hoffman Co. in Chicago and a New York shipment from N. Dorman Co. of Monroe to its New York outlet.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Green County Co
Monroe
Wis
Chicago
Triangle Cheese Co
J. S. Hoffman Co
New York
N. Dorman Co
New York City
Jacqueline Kennedy Poses for Tourists in Paris Rain
Jacqueline Kennedy brushes past police to pose for photographers outside the Jeu de Paume. The former first lady smiles to the crowd under drizzle as tourists and lensmen capture the moment amid cheers of Merci.
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Paris
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jeu de Paume
France
Elvis kin files bankruptcy in Memphis debts rise
Travis J. Smith says his nephew Elvis Presley kin did not know of the filing. The uncle lists debts of 5817 dollars and assets of 410 dollars including 10 dollars cash, with medical expenses cited as the cause.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Travis J. Smith
Presley
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