Charge Dropped In District Court
The State dropped manslaughter charges in Fourth District Court against Monroe resident Bus ter John Drayton of 1711 DeSiard Street after a nolle prosequi motion by the district attorney. Judge Hillyer S. Parker approved the action as Drayton had pleaded self defense in the fatal shooting earlier this year. In the same session, two other defendants were remanded to Ouachita Parish jail until June 12. George Williams, Route 2, Base
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Nolle
Monroe
Buster John Drayton
DeSiard St
Fourth District
Drayton
Ouachita Parish
George Williams
National Champion William Kerek Tops 1964 Bee
William Kerek 12 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio captured the national spelling title aided by his teacher Estella Swearengin Bolich Junior High. He defeated rivals with words like sycophant and geophagy earning 1000 dollars a trip to New York and a World’s Fair trophy.
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William Kerek
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Washington
UPS
Estella EF. Swearengin
Bolich Junior High
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
New York
Bolich
Two Defendants Plead Guilty In Local Forgery Case
Trap charged with forgery and Herbert Wilson of Monroe at 804 Quachita Avenue pleaded guilty to issuing a worthless check in a local court. The cases reflect ongoing adjudication of financial crimes with outcomes recorded by authorities.
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Trap
Herbert Wilson
Quachita Avenue
Monroe
Tropical low may become storm in Gulf of Mexico
The Weather Bureau expected a weak tropical low moving into the south Gulf about 400 miles southwest of Miami to possibly become a tropical storm by tonight. An Air Force reconnaissance probe was planned. Peak winds reached 35 mph, below the 39 mph needed for tropical storm status as the low moved northward. Havana relayed heavy rains in west Pinar del Rio for 30 hours affecting tobacco and sugar labor areas.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
South Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Havana Radio
Pinar del Rio
Private School Plan Studied As Legislature Edges Toward Adjournment
Mississippi House and Senate agreed to a 30 day study of a private school system plan aimed at sidestepping integration. The move comes as pressure to act grows amid federal court orders and potential school integration in Jackson Biloxi and Leake County. Lawmakers shifted from immediate action to conclude the session and finalize budget bills while awaiting a report.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
House
Senate
Jackson
Biloxi
Leake County
Walter Sillers
State board seeks hearing on Ole Miss Negro enrollment
The State Board of Trustees asked federal court to hold a hearing on June 15 to define the scope of the order enforcing Ole Miss to enroll its third Black student. Cleveland Donald of Jackson, 17, has applied, with Ole Miss tentatively accepting. the case recalls James Meredith and Cleve McDowell, whose enrollments and expulsions triggered riots and federal troop deployments. The board may use Donalds youth court record to argue against admission, while government forces had previously deployed 22,000 troops during Merediths 1962 integration.
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Jackson, Miss
State College Board
Federal District Court
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Cleveland Donald
Jackson
College Board
Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning
Verner S. Holmes
McComb
Donald
James H. Meredith
Meredith
University
Oxford
U.S
Cleve McDowell
McDowell
Tougaloo College
Instructor Set For Twirling At Summer Camp
Miss Martha Guyton a twirler with the Northeast State College Marching band will be chief twirling instructor for the summer music camp at Northeast June 14 through 27. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Don F Guyton of Monroe and will be assisted by Miss Cherie Martin.
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Martha Guyton
Northeast State College Marching Band
Northeast
Miss Guyton
Don F. Guyton
Spurgeon Dr
Monroe
Cherie Martin
Wallace to Campaign in Eight Southern States
A Wallace aide quoted by WJZ says Alabama Governor George C. Wallace will campaign for the presidency in at least eight Southern states. The eight listed are Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Texas and Alabama.
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Wallace
Baltimore
Alabama
George C. Wallace
WJZ
Bill Jones
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Miss Majorette Camp Seeks Bandsmen and Majorettes
Miss Majorette of America returns this summer to assist Miss Guyton. Susan Rhea of Greenville will instruct drum majors for the Mississippi Lions all-state band. Joe Barry Mullins, director, says high school and junior high bandsmen can still register. Camp manager Jack White expects late registrations and notes nearly 100 applications already sent.
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Majorette
Guyton
Susan Rhea
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi Lions
Joe Barry Mullins
Jack White
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Oneida
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Plymouth Meeting
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Witiworm Automobile
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Hattiesburg
George Payne Cossar
Tallahatchie
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Geet
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