Chamber Head Urges Dignified Solutions to Integration
Edwin P. Neilan president of the US Chamber of Commerce urged businessmen to work out dignified solutions to integration problems. He praised initiatives in Birmingham and other communities and said the field must not be left to extremists in the interest of lawful and economically healthy community life.
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Washington
Edwin P. Neilan
US Chamber of Commerce
Neilan
Birmingham
Baton Rouge Port Debt Limit Raised to 80 Million
The Senate approved a bill to raise the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission debt limit from 50 million to 80 million. The measure sponsored by Sen. Wendell Haris passed unanimously 34 to 0.
Senate approves 10 percent boost for school bus drivers
Baton Rouge Louisiana Senate votes 33 to 1 to raise operational funds for school bus drivers by 10 percent. The bill advances to Governor Jimmie Davis for signature.
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Baton Rouge, la
UPI
Senate
Jimmie Davis
Danish ex-ambassador Henrik Kauffmann and wife die in clinic
Police report the former Danish ambassador to the United States and his American wife killed themselves in a coastal clinic. Kauffmann, 74, known for resisting Nazi pressure, died from throat wound after his wife slit his throat with a bread knife and then took her own life, leaving letters. Mrs. Kauffmann, 63, was Charlotte MacDougall of Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Henrik Kauffmann
Kauffmann
Washington
Free World
Greenland
United Nations
Loyed Funeral Rites Planned for Willie Loyed
Funeral services for Willie Lee Loyed 79 retired farmer of 401 80th St will be 3 30 p m Thursday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jack Graham and Rev Carl Owens officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters Bernice Loved Rena Mae Fitch Gertrude Crawford Viola Johnston and four sons Robert Eddie James Willie Loyed.
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Willie Lee Loyed
Gertrude Crawford
Rayville
Viola Johnston
Columbia
Miss
Robert Loyed
Eddie Loyed
Monroe
James P. Loyed
Little Rock
Ark
Willie L. Loyed
Natchez
Bar Memorial Award To Mangham Graduate
Donald R. Smith a Mangham High School graduate received the George S. Bar Memorial Award at Louisiana State University Medical School. The fourth year student embodies medical ideals and earns a $200 cash prize chosen by students and faculty.
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Rayville
Donald R. Smith
Mangham High School
M. L. Smith
Alto
Louisiana State University Medical School
Smith Funeral Services Slated At Hattiesburg
Last rites for Mrs. Ella Smith 96 are set for 2 p m today at Rhama Baptist Church near Hattiesburg Miss with Rev Bobby Brown of Tullulah to officiate. Burial will be in Rhama Cemetery under Crothers Funeral Home of Tallulah. Mrs. Smith died after a long illness at a Greenwell Springs hospital. A Natchez native, she lived in Tallulah 23 years and was a Rhama Church member. Survivors include three sons Homer Smith Steve Smith Frank Smith. three daughters Neal Cupit Delon Hart and T H Jenkins. 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Tallulah
Rhama Baptist Church
Hattiesburg
Miss
Ella, Smith
Bobby Brown
Rhama Cemetery
Crothers’ Funeral Home
Natchez, Miss
Homer Smith
Bogue Chitto
Steve Smith
Jackson
Frank Smith
Neal Cupit
Delon Hart
T. H. Jenkins
Winnsboro
Monroe Board weighs park plan for Central Grammar site
The Monroe City School Board considers turning the old Central Grammar School block between St. Francis Hospital and the Ouachita courthouse into a park. Board member William S. Gannaway favors selling the land to fund educational uses. A 900-name petition backed the park proposal during Tuesday's meeting.
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Monroe City
Central Grammar School
William S. Gannaway
Gannaway
St. Francis Hospital
Ouachita Parish
J. H. Scogin
Retired Baptist Protests City Mourning in Danville
In Danville Illinois a retired Baptist minister prompted a flag at City Square and City Hall to be half staff then raised again after a protest. Commissioner Fred Misch ordered the action and then reversed it following a call from Rev Eckert who objected after contacting the White House.
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Danville, Ill
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