Louisiana grants in aid taxes debated amid school integration clashes
Editorial traces 18 months of proposals to raise up to 48 million for private school grants, then 28 million, then 2.5 million, and finally 4 million moved to the General Fund to cover a deficit. It notes Supreme Court rulings, political fear of integration, and the shifting of funds while leaving about 400 thousand in the scholarship fund. The piece critiques fiscal choices and party rhetoric surrounding the tax hike and private tuition plans.
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Louisiana
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Senate
Supreme Court
Ute
Cracks in the Cuban Blockade Debate Deepens
The Cuban Information Service reports Western allies balk at a full economic war against Castro. England sent 87 breeding cattle and New Zealand 380 Holstein bulls for sugar barter as Spain Israel trade Cuba sugar for olive oil. Brazil Mexico and the US buy sugar from New World rivals, while U S action against Cuba stalls.
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United States
Cuba
Castro
Cuban Information Service
Carlos Todd
Miami
Florida
New Zealand
Spain
England
Jersey
Russia
Red China
Israel
New World
Brazil
Mexico
U.S
Profit Squeeze Panic Drives Stock Market Turmoil
A 1960s market view links wage-cost rises and labor pressure to a profit squeeze that battered prices from 735 Dow to 577 as Kennedy intervened in price policy. Investors shifted to reassess profits, risking dividend stability and future gains amid antitrust and labor constraints.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. S. Steel Corporation
FBI
White House
Worker Supports Commutation For Jailed Red Leader
Junius Seales, former North Carolina Communist Party head, seeks commutation of a six year sentence for conspiring to overthrow the U S government. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn urges clemency in her Worker column, noting support from 550+ Americans and liberals like James Wechsler and Joseph Rauh.
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Washington
Junius Seales
North Carolina
Communist Party
United States
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Seales
Communist Party, USA
Flynn
American CP
Scales
U. S
Alexandria
Department of Justice
FBI
Morton Sobell
Sobell
Atom
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Kremlin
Worker
Kennedy
James Wechsler
The
New York Post
Joseph Rauh
Americans For Democratic Action
Poland
William Remington
Estes ties loom in Tennessee governor race
The Republican party misses a chance to capitalize on the Billie Sol Estes scandal in Tennessee where Governor Buford Ellington cannot run again. Ex governor Frank Clement leads the Democratic field with two hopefuls, facing no GOP contender. Records show Estes and Clement connected in business ventures since 1953 and personal correspondence during Clement’s governorship.
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Republic Party
Billie Sol Estes
Tennessee
Bufford Ellington
Frank Clement
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Clement
Estes
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Will Wilson
Arkansas
State House
Nashville
Mystic Happenings and Odd Premonitions Echo Through Times
A fragment from a 20th century reflection on parapsychology cites Duke studies and APA polls showing limited belief in extrasensory perception while recounting three uncanny events. It links a Virginia Beach Cayce case to family experiences of apparent premonitions and a death in 1957.
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Duke University
American Psychological Association
Virginia Beach
Cayce
New Orleans
Dad
Margaret
Old Chestnuts New Tricks Countering aging myths
Ammunition from Jean M Maxwell shows aging is universal and variable. People age differently, learn anew, and adapt without illness being inevitable. Independent older adults deserve control over life changes and ongoing learning, countering the old chestnut clichés with expert-backed facts. The Social Security question link to a booklet is noted.
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Jean M. Maxwell
National Council On Aging
Overcoming hatred after a child’s accidental death
A reader counsels healing after a driver’s negligence conviction, urging recognition that the act was an accident. It recommends addressing the driver with forgiveness, acknowledging the lack of intent, and focusing on the living to find personal strength and spiritual peace.
Bible Digest Peace Within the Mind and Heart
Verses from Colossians 3:15 stress letting God’s peace rule in hearts as believers form one body. The message notes that with God’s help a person can carry heavy thoughts yet maintain inner peace and gratitude.
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God
Understanding coma and how to tell life from death
A Chicagoan asked questions about coma including signs of life, breathing, pulse, and when to call a physician. Coma results from infections injuries poisons and other disorders. Outcomes vary with cause and may last minutes to months, with rare cases lasting years.
Blood and diabetes questions from readers reveal acclimation and insulin role
Tells readers that southern and northern blood are not thinner and that acclimation to heat happens in a few days. Explains diabetes involves sugar in blood due to low insulin, with excess seen in urine. both readings reflect the same disease.
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T. S
South
Illinois
Florida
Removal of pancreas yields difficult survival without therapy
J. D. asks if life is possible without a pancreas. Yes, but replacement of missing hormones and digestive enzymes is required. The treatment is complex and mortality remains high.
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J. D
Caffeine and Arteries Health Question Answered
H B states that drinking tea or coffee does not harden arteries. A health hint adds that planned obsolescence should not apply to senior citizens, suggesting a pro‑active view on aging care.
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H. B
Death of Jean Harlow rocks film world in 1937
News features the death of platinum blonde star Jean Harlow at 26 from uremic poisoning. The report notes four Soviet explorers choosing a year long Arctic vigil with their dog near the North Pole to study weather for a Moscow to San Francisco air route. Religious dissent grows in Germany as Protestants and Catholics oppose Nazi church policy.
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The
News- Star
Jean Harlow
North Pole
Moscow
San Francisco
Germany
Monroe News-Star History and Publication Details
Details include founding date November 20 1891 publisher lineage John D Ewing Wilson Ewing and Richards Hale Gen Manager 1953 1942 entered as second class master June 1 1909 under act of March 8 1879 published weekdays except Sat Sun by News Star World Publishing Corporation located at Olive and North Fourth Street with staff including editors and AP affiliation and Branham Company advertising representation across major cities.
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John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Richard Hale
Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Corner Olive
North Fourth St
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmunds
Brown
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