Atom Ban Talks May Begin Soon
UPI reports negotiations with Soviet Russia for a possible nuclear test ban may start before month’s end. Khrushchev and Eisenhower agree to start technical talks within weeks with Geneva or Moscow as preferred venues and participation by the United States Britain France and others.
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Eisenhower
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Geneva
Switzerland
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Britain
France
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Southern University head seeks restoration of budget cut
Baton Rouge—Southern University President Felton C. Clark appealed to the House Appropriations Committee to reconsider a 1.087 million dollar reduction. He warned 5,000 students depend on the budget, citing competing offers from Texas and Florida and the need to fund graduate programs and branch college plans in New Orleans.
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Hammond
Joels. Fletcher
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Charles P. Elkins
Francis T. Nicholls State College
Thibodaux
Clark
Southern
New Orleans
Louisiana State University Graduate School
Two More Roads Opened In North Central Louisiana
Receding flood waters allow highway crews to reopen two roads, leaving 24 north and central Louisiana routes still impassable. Closures persist in nine parishes with two in the Shreveport area, 21 in Monroe, and one in Alexandria. Reopened are State Route 494 south of Cypress in Natchitoches Parish and State Route 1203 between U S Route 71 and Barrett in Rapides Parish.
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Rapides Parish
Navy to Persist With Vanguard Satellite Launch Effort
Washington officials confirm the Navy will press on with Vanguard rocket launches despite four failures in five attempts. Defense Department says Vanguard remains the best option when functional and worth the investment. U.S. IGY program support notes at least 110 million dollars spent with six or seven more Vanguard satellites planned.
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CWA Ratifies 1 Year Contract With Southern Bell
The Communications Workers of America approves a one year deal with Southern Bell Telephone Co. boosting wages by more than five million dollars annually for 56 000 workers across nine southeastern states. Negotiations ended May 22 with $1 to $3 weekly raises by job and town. vote details were not released.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
Southeastern
Campbell guilty of first degree murder in hospital rooftop slaying
A nine women three men jury in Hamilton Ohio found Shirley Edward Campbell 22 guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Sylvesta Andy 20 a nurse from Piqua Ohio Campbell confessed he pushed her from a five story hospital roof after she resisted his advances Butler County courtroom verdict follows a sensational crime loudened by a confession of motive and location of the killing
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Ohio
UPI
Shirley Edward Campbell
Campbell
Sylvesta Andy
Piqua
Teachers Pay Hike Without New Taxes Debate
Citizens weigh options to raise teacher salaries without new taxes. Quotes from BILL WOOD JANE LANDRUM BETTY SUTTON and MYLES W MCKENZIE JR propose funding from offshore oil revenue welfare reform water ways and highway freight taxes per ton mile suggesting non tax sources to finance raises.
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Bill Wood
Jane Landrum
Betty Sutton
Louisian- Sutton
Myles W. McKenzie, JR
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish Clerk Records
Alexander C. Pipes sells lots 7 8 and 9 in block 17 Splane for 8550 to I B Mazzanti. W Cecil Blanchard and Wm Mitchell Blanchard sell lots 17 18 in block 9 Morningside to Carolyn Jane Oldenburg for 1200. John R. Vines etux sell lot 5 f of block 3 Vines sub to Wm N Gates for 1500. Thomas J. Mathisetux sells lot 28 in block 12 Riverbend to Harold G. Griggs for 7000. Johnny Cosby etux sell lots 1 2 in block 4 B of BIW add to Earl T. Mason and Wade D. Pearson for mortgage assumption. Robert W. Calvert etux sell lot 1 in Calvert’s 1st addition to Carl W. Earle and Frank B. Pettit for 4500. Helen Cole Lee etux sell lot 11 and FE 25 feet of lot 10 in block 1 Pargoud Place for 12500.
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Ouachita Parish
Alexander C. Pipes
Splane
I. B. Mazzanti
W. Cecil Blanchard
Mitchell Blanchard
Morningside
Carolyn Jane Oldenburg
John R. Vines Etux
Vines
Brazier Estates
Wm. N. Gates
Thomas J. Mathisetux
Riverbend
W. Monroe
Harold G. Griggs
Johnny Cosby
Biw
Earl T. Mason
Wade D. Pearson
Robert W
All-Out Push Against Cuban Rebels Reported
In Havana an all-out army push targets rebels in the Maestra Mountains to drive them into the sea. Sources cite 8 000 to 11 000 troops along an 80 mile front from Manzanillo to Santiago with heavy casualties on both sides. Rebel radio says Castro commands about 5 000 men holed up. Batista seeks a 45 day state of emergency extension as the Senate approves.
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Oriente
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Fulgencio Batista
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House
Army Troops Test Redstone Missile Inland at White Sands
At White Sands NM an Army spokesman said the 40th Field Artillery Missile Group successfully tested Redstone missile readiness under tactical desert conditions. It was the first inland Redstone launch, with range not disclosed, previously launched from Cape Canaveral Florida.
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40Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Desert Sands
Cape Canaveral
Fla
46Th Group
U.S
U S Truck Count Near Eleven Million Says Survey
The Automobile Manufacturers Association reports 10,750,000 trucks currently operating on U S highways, based on a recent survey, signaling strong truck usage nationwide.
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The
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