Solon Considers Amendment To Unpledged Electors Bill
Sen. B. B. Rayburn of Bogalusa said he may offer a constitutional amendment to the unpledged electors bill to put it to a public vote. The Senate met for a crucial 10:30 a.m. session after the Finance Committee approved the measure 8-6, with Rayburn aiming to avoid killing the bill while weighing two thirds passage requirements.
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Baton Rouge
B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Tehran in Flames as Shah Faces Rebel Riots
Teheran battles erupt as police and troops confront moslem mobs demanding the Shah's overthrow. Hospitals report over 20 killed and 1,000 injured in the first hour. The Shah and Queen are protected inside a palace ringed by tanks and machine guns.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Louisiana lobbyists barred from Senate floor before electors primary
Lt Gov Aycock ordered lobbyists off the Senate floor as a Louisiana 30 day session vote loomed. Sen Clemons urged enforcement of floor rules limiting attendance to House members, immediate family of senators, Senate staff, and the press amid a dispute over presidential electors primary.
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House
Senate
Press
Louisiana House Passes Bill Amid Congressional Rift
Both sides concede the outcome hinges on one or two votes. Senate passage needs 20 votes without Rayburn’s amendment or 29 with it. If returned to the House, 70 votes for concurrence would be required. The House approved the bill 57 to 45 as five Louisiana congressmen Hale Boggs James Morrison Edwin Willis Ashton Thompson and Gillis Long issued a joint attack from Washington.
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Senate
Rayburn
House
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
James H. Morrison
Edwin D. Willis
T. Ashton Thompson
Gillis Long
Washington
Demonstrations Threatened In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a coalition of civil rights groups threatens Birmingham style protests if a Thursday harmony conference fails to secure firm steps toward full integration. Dr Christopher Taylor says deadlines will be set, while Julian Heicklen of CORE plans a Sunday protest at the Beverly Hilton during Kennedy’s Southern California visit. NAACP will not participate.
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Los Angeles
Christopher Taylor
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Taylor
Julian Heicklen
Congress of Racial Equality
Beverly Hilton
Beverly Hills
Kennedy
Southernalifornia
NAACP
Gibbs Amends Bill To Protect Mineral Rights
Louisiana House approves amended bill to retain mineral rights on Quachita Parish School Board land in Town and Country subdivision. The measure authorizes exchanging 23 acres for 20 acres owned by Allen West, with a gas well on the Board property and support from Rep. Lawrence Gibbs. Senate actions and other local bills noted.
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Gibbs
Baton Rouge
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Quachita Parish
Allen West
Town and Country
Louisiana
W. C. Steen
Columbia
Caldwell
Winn Parish
Senate
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
Franklin Parish
House
Senator Jones Missing After Baton Rouge Flight
The FAA began a search for State Senator Howard Jones of St. Joseph after he failed to arrive for a crucial vote on state electors. He was flying a single engine Bonanza with license N4544D from his home to Baton Rouge and has not been heard from since. In a separate incident, Ernest Boat Tolbert, 55, of Sikes was killed when a tree fell on him while he was cutting logs in the woods.
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Baton Rouge
Federal Aviation Agency
Howard Jones
St. Joseph
Senate Jones
FAA
Jones
Sikes
Ernest Boat Tolbert
Tolbert
Today’s Chuckle: Elastic Discovery Reduces Women’s Space
A light joke notes that since the discovery of elastic, it is estimated that women take up one third less space. The quip plays on flexible materials and everyday perceptions with a wry, dated tone.
Barry Goldwater backs states choosing unpledged electors
Senator Barry Goldwater said Southern states may select unpledged electors in 1964 if they wish and that state control over electors should remain. He opposed federal dictates on how states pick electors. The comments came as Estes Kefauver led a probe into Governor Ross Barnett’s plan to deny Kennedy electoral votes and as Goldwater discussed modernizing the electoral college.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Kennedy
South
Twin City Chit-Chats
Mr and Mrs Leroy Walling of 209 N McGuire Ave host a large visit from Vance Air Force Base Oklahoma. Walling's brother T Sgt Roy L Walling his wife Patricia Ann and their six children stay in a camper with the Wallings. Roy L Walling is the base nominee as Air Training Command Outstanding Airman of the Year.
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Leroy Walling
N. McGuire Ave
Walling
Roy L. Walling
Patricia Ann
Vance Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Wallings
Air Training Command
Senate approves and moves 114 bills in Louisiana session
Louisiana Senate rushed through 57 bills to final legislative approval and moved another 57 toward a Senate floor vote. Leaders expected a final adjournment on June 11 as the 30 day session neared its end with a push to quit on schedule.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Senate
Traffic Lights Struggle With Amish Buggies In New Holland
In New Holland Pennsylvania a traffic problem arises as horse drawn buggies fail to trip signals, causing traffic to back up for hundreds of yards on occasions. Borough council heard the issue Tuesday night and noted the unique delay caused by the lighter weight of buggies to trigger treadles.
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New Holland
Final Respect as Papal Body Lays in St. Peter's
Tens of thousands file by Pope John XXIII in death at St. Peter's Basilica. The late pontiff lies in red pontifical robes on a catafalque, mitered head, and damask surround as viewing continues until Thursday night. Burial follows with private service and crypt placement near Pope Pius XI.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
Rome
Pius XI
Kennedy warns stalemate could heighten war risk at Air Force Academy
President Kennedy opened a Western tour warning that embracing a nuclear stalemate could spark war while later praising human resilience and predicting a growing Air Force role. He urged constant reassessment of doctrine and integration of military and political decisions.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Kennedy
U.S. Air Force Academy
Academy
Air Force
Tallulah Receives Brief Cooling Shower
A northeast Louisiana location, Tallulah, recorded a rainfall of just under one tenth of an inch on Tuesday. In nearby areas, Jonesville reached 96 degrees while Monroe hit 95, highlighting a mixed weather day in the region.
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Tallulah
Louisiana
Jonesville
Monroe
Wallace barred from blocking Alabama desegregation
A federal judge barred Governor George C. Wallace from physically obstructing court ordered desegregation at the University of Alabama. The injunction allows him on campus but prohibits interference with federal orders, underscoring federal supremacy and urging law and order in Alabama. Wallace had sought to confront desegregation solo.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynn
Wallace
United States
Lynne
Alabama
Weather forecast calls for possible showers this week
The forecast suggests rain is possible but not likely with partly cloudy skies through Thursday. Highs reach 90 to 94 and lows around 64 to 68, with isolated afternoon thunder showers unlikely to become widespread.
Man Drowns When Boat Capsizes at Lake Charles
A 45 year old man identified as George Copeland drowned when a fishing boat capsized on the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles Louisiana. His companion Claude La Blanc swam to safety as divers continued dragging operations late Tuesday with Copeland's body still unfound.
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Lake Charles
George Copeland
Claude LaBlanc
Calcasieu River
Berlin Border Guards Harass West Traffic
Communist border guards intensified and relaxed checks on traffic from West Berlin to West Germany causing severe slowdowns. Allied officials monitor the situation as road traffic moves through East Germany on a 110 mile autobahn corridor.
Kennedy sons seek admission to private segregated Maryland school
Louisiana lawmaker Rep. Wellborn Jack accuses Attorney General Robert Kennedy of applying to the Landon School for Boys in Bethesda for his three oldest sons. He says sources claim the school has no Negro students. Jack says he could not reach the school master and checked via the cook.
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Louisiana House
Robert Kennedy
Maryland
Jack
Kennedy
Landon School For
Bethesda
Washington
Landon School
Zoo News: Hippo Cubs Born in Bronx Baby Boom
New York AP reports Hugo and Henrietta the pygmy hippos at the Bronx Zoo welcomed a 15 pound third offspring. A six month old bongo antelope arrives to meet a Cleveland, Ohio mate with two years of romance ahead. Four agoutis, declared surplus by the Parks Department, go to New York City auction after quarantine.
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New York
Hippo
Hugo
Henrietta
Bronx
Africa
Cleveland
Ohio
New York City
City Department of Parks
Tyrannosaurus Rex Size Revealed by Museum
The American Museum of Natural History details the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex weighing about 10 tons and reaching roughly 50 feet in length, asserting it as the largest meat-eating animal ever.
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American Museum of Natural History
Iran Turmoil Threatens West in Middle East
Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports Tehran faces a violent upheaval as religious rioting broadens into anti reform and anti Shah activity. Street mobs include Islamic scholars landlords nationalists and Tudeh affiliates amid Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s reform push and land reforms triggering opposition from mullahs and big landowners.
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William L. Ryan
Iran
Middle East
Tehran
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Apparey
Mohammed Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
Shah
Stiff Protest Drafted Over Boat Seizure
The United States drafted a firm protest over Ecuadorian fines totaling 20688 dollars imposed on two U.S. tuna boats, White Star and Ranger, seized in Ecuadorian waters. Assistant Secretary Edwin Martin summoned the Ecuadorian ambassador and State Department talks continued in Quito as the U.S. contests Ecuadors 200 mile claim.
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Washington
Ecuador
U.S
White Star
Ranger
San Diego
Calif
United States
Wanted Ads for Air Conditioning and Attic Fan
Local shoppers list items to beat the heat. A GE air conditioner 9,000 BTU, years old, $100. A 48 inch attic fan and motor, in A-1 condition, $25. Phone numbers 325-5107 and 325-0212.
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