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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1961

Page

9

Adlai Pleased With Venezuela Talks

Adlai E Stevenson leaves Caracas after a 48 hour Venezuela visit on his Latin American tour He is pleased with the discussions and reassured by Betancourt stance against dictatorships He hinted U S aid may be requested for Venezuela and described warm welcomes as auguring progress Stevenson plans to visit Argentina with cordial US Frondizi relations noted

Caravas Venezuela Adlai E. Stevenson Argentina Latin America Stevenson Romulo Betancourt U.S United Nations Richard M. Nixon Daily Journal Caracas Betancourt U. S Teodoro Moscoso United States Frondizi

Crackdown on Sunday Liquor Sales Fails in Louisiana House

In a 43 43 tie vote the Louisiana House rejected a West Carroll Parish reps bid to enforce the state Sunday liquor ban. Debate included repeated amendments and laughter as supporters cited letters of support. The measure had been previously scheduled for floor votes but kept returning to the calendar.

House Richmond

Beaten by Negroes Reports From Trinity NC Riot

Robert Parris a 20 year old grill worker returned home saying he was beaten by men wielding leather belts after a race riot involving about 40 Negroes and a dozen whites. He fled and hid under a house then regained consciousness at daylight. No arrests were reported. Trinity NC with about 1000 residents lies in central North Carolina.

Trinity N.C Robert Paris Parris John McPherson North Carolina

One-Time Lover Ecstatic Over Watson Acquittal

Detroit AP reports Gordon Watson, 45, was acquitted of murder and conspiracy in the 1959 slaying of Parvin Lassiter. Nelle Lassiter, his former lover and widow, reacts emotionally from Jennings Memorial Hospital where she remains after an emotional breakdown. A mistrial was declared for Mrs Lassiter who may face further proceedings once recovered.

Watson Nelle Lassiter Gordon Watson Lassiter Jennings Memorial Hospital Parvin Bill) Lassiter George D. Kent

France to field operational atomic bombs soon

General Jean Thiry, head of the special nuclear arms center at Reganne in the Sahara, told a meeting of reserve officers that France will have operational atomic bombs within a few months, indicating rapid progress in its nuclear program.

Dijon France Jean Thiry Reganne Sahara

Disgruntled Fukien Farmers Strike Against Communists

Formosa reports farmers in Fukien opposite Formosa stage a sitdown strike defying the Chinese Communist authorities as told by the Nationalist Taiao news agency on Monday.

Taipei Formosa Fukien China Taiao

Your Choice for 40

A promotion offers about 1200 NYSE stocks to buy in whole or fractional shares for as little as $40 every three months. Most pay dividends near 4 percent annually, and long term stock indexes have averaged about 3 percent annual gains since the turn of the century.

General Mills General Motors American Airlines American Tobacco U. S. Steel U.S. Rubber New York Stock Exchange

Murder seen as only way out for eight Montreal husbands

Dr Bruno Cormier told the World Congress of Psychiatry that eight jailed husbands who killed their wives followed a common pattern from the start of attraction to distrust and infidelity. He said a final separation proved impossible despite escalating aggression, with murder at a point of intense emotion. The conference opened with 3,000 psychiatrists from 62 nations.

Montreal Bruno Cormier Third World Congress of Psychiatry Cormier Royal Victoria Hospital Feagen

Jackie Kennedy Stays In London During Europe Tour Visit

Jacqueline Kennedy remains in London to visit sister Princess Lee Radziwill while her husband returns to report on the European trip. She plans a Greece rest and Aegean island cruise, drawing crowds and praise after a Buckingham Palace dinner where she showcased a new hairdo and pale blue gown as Queen Elizabeth hosted.

London Jacqueline Kennedy Elizabeth II Radziwills

Population center likely stabilizes near St. Louis

Demographers say the U S population center will settle near St. Louis Missouri about 200 miles east of the nation’s geographic center while the current center sits near Centralia Illinois.

U. S St. Louis Centralia Ill

Local man returns tax refund check in Louisiana

An elderly Monroe man returned a $374 income tax refund check, explaining his 1960 income was $714 and he paid no taxes. Sen. Allen J. Ellender said he would forward the check to the District Internal Revenue Office in New Orleans.

Washington Monroe Allen J. Ellender Uncle Sam Ellender District Internal Revenue Office New Orleans

Area Students Receive Degrees at LSU Commencement

Northeast Louisiana graduates were among about 100 earning degrees at Louisiana State University's commencement. Listed from Ouachita parish are Anthony Bruscato Marilyn Magruder Rafaell Armstrong James Breard Martha Burns Elizabeth Farr Sally Hinkle Mary Webster Katherine Theus Mary Wilson Earl Hawthorn Hugh McDonald Jr Harry Abboud John Harrison Dernard Culp Earl Eastepp Jr Frances Morphis John Cage Wayne Elliott Carl Jordan. Caldwell parish students Mildred S Sorrells Donald Brown Oliver Mitchell. Catahoula parish John Richard Enright Basil Tranzler. Concordia parish Marie Suzanne Delaune Presley Con...

John R. Harrison Dernard E. Culp Eurl L. Eastepp Jr Frances V. Morphis John M. Cage Wayne Gordon Elliott Carl W. Jordan Caldwell Parish Mildred S.sorrells Donald R. Brown Oliver C. Mitchell Catahoula Parish John Richard Enright Basil G. Tranzler

Order Cleanup Of Orleans Obscenity

New Orleans district attorney ordered a cleanup of night clubs on Bourbon and Canal streets after complaints from out of town school authorities. About 25 operators cooperated to remove obscene photos and paintings before school-end junkets.

Orleans New Orleans Dist. Atty Richard Dowling Bourbon and Canal Streets

County Office Lists Local Names by Parish

A compiled roster lists residents across multiple parishes including East Carroll Morehouse Tensas Union West Carroll Richland and others with numerous names such as Jnell Eugene E Taylor Jr Martha K Brown Gerald L Brown Hugh A King Jr and Charles E Clark. The column presents a long spell of citizen names associated with various local districts.

Curtis H. Bourgeois Jr Samuel P. Scurrin Jacob Wesley Storey Morehouse Tommy W. Barham Nathaniel F. Naff Thomas HM. B. Rankins Mark F. Hill, Jr Virginia Sue Shepard James E. Yeldell Thomas R. Smith Richland George C. Purvis Jr Huey T. Littleton Roberta Richland George C. Purvis

Radio Stolen From Automobile In West Monroe

Joe McCormick reports a transistor radio was taken from his car Saturday while parked at a West Monroe bowling alley. Police are investigating the theft.

Joe McCormick South Second St West Monroe

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Ouachita Parish Elizabeth Manhein Voters Service League of Women Voters Mae Lucky League Manhein Ben Bradford Adlai Detroit Bogalusa UPI Lynn Gray Shipp Henry diPeitri Shipp Janice Lynn diPestri Ion Jes Appness Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc New York St Hotel Frances Fairfax Jackie Sister Concordia Parish Marie Suzanne Delaune Presley M. Con Industrial Unions Department Aflcio Freedom Riders Ouachita Valley B. Fay Jackson Pres Lapine W. J. Robinson R. H. Chatman Ouachita G. O. Snowden Wilmoth Morris Lieoyd D. Jo’Quinn Alvin D. McCarty Patricia Ann Richardson Tensas Helen H. Burnside Johnnie Mae Webb Union Billy D. Bryan James P. Salley Charles F. Phelps West Carroll Edward H. McDowell Lavelle Prine Sidder É Cycle Store The Central Bank Silver Thrift Club Merri Re Central OE and Trust Company Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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