Mexican Farm Laborers Die In Bus Crash Near Phoenix
Sixteen Mexican nationals were killed and 32 injured when a crudely built bus carrying farm laborers from Mesa to Tolleson crashed, rolled into a ditch, and exploded near Phoenix. Driver Nate Manuel Gloria Jr. said he dozed at the wheel and planned to hand control to an assistant at a nearby intersection.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Highway Patrol
Nate Manuel Gloria Jr
Gloria
Mesa
Garlic Fields
Tolleson
Farm Labor
Court Rules Plan To Develop Deer Island Off Coast Illegal
Mississippi Supreme Court declares the Deer Island development plan unconstitutional. The contract between Biloxi Bridge and Park Commission and Aponaug Manufacturing Co. and the private act authorizing the project violate state law by leasing submerged state lands and using municipal credit for private gains. The ruling upholds the challenge by taxpayers Barney M. Giles and Roy Glennan and cites constitutional prohibitions.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Deer Island
Robert Gillespie
Biloxi
Supreme Court
Commission
Aponaug
Harrison County Chancery Court
Barney M. Giles
Roy Glennan
Legisature
Missing Linda Millar Daughter of Noted Writers
Linda J. Millar, 19, daughter of mystery writers Kenneth and Margaret Millar, vanished after leaving a Nevada gambling casino near Lake Tahoe on May 30 1981. Her father John Ross McDonald discusses her brilliance and possible strain. a past accident in Santa Barbara is noted. Authorities in California and Nevada search for her.
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Davis
Calif
California
Nevada
Kenneth
Margaret Millar
John Ross McDonald
Linda J. Millar
Santa Barbara
Rains Threaten Serious Damage For Area Crops
Rain drenches Northeast Louisiana with 2.01 inches in Ruston and more rain expected. Cotton farmers report wet soils and grass growth hindering fields, while peach growers fear black rot if rain continues. Weather bureau warns of northwest spread across Louisiana and Mississippi with mild temperatures ahead.
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Louisiana
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
J. J. Joyce Jr
Ouachita Parish
Ruston
W. H. Summerall
Lincoln Parish
Joyce
Lafayette
Houma
Monroe
Alexandria
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Mississippi
Town Fears Leakage Of Chlorine Gas
Wrecking crews cleared debris from a train derailment in McRae Georgia to remove two overturned tank cars carrying 20 000 gallons of chlorine gas Officials debated evacuating the town of 3500 but held plans in abeyance after determining no leakage The gas was contained within an inner tank and one car was damaged but not releasing gas Officials said the danger would be real within a mile if released and evacuation teams stood by while cars were removed
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Mcrae
UPI
K. L. Weeks
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Brunswick
George Callihan
Olin Mathieson
E. L. Blume
No Change In Gov Earl Long Condition
GALVESTON TEX Dr Titus Harris chief psychiatrist at John Sealy Hospital issued a medical bulletin on Louisiana Gov Earl Long saying no change Long is a little more cooperative but remains difficult to cooperate in diagnostic tests sources inside the hospital noted he opposes procedures despite efforts to diagnose him
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Titus Harris
John Sealy Hospital
Louisiana
Earl Long
Harris
Long
Monroe Men Elected To Louisiana Postal Clerks Officers
Twin City CHIT-CHAT reports Newton M. Horne was re elected president and Rayland D. Delasalle named secretary treasurer of the Louisiana Federation of Post Office Clerks at the annual convention in Lake Charles. Monroe chosen as 1960 convention city.
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Monroe
Louisiana Federation of Post Office Clerks
Lake Charles
Newton M. Horne
Rayland D. Delasalle
Plans for Monroe Junior Chamber Banquet June 27
Monroe Junior Chamber members map final plans for the installation banquet set for Saturday June 27 in the Flamingo Room at the Hollywood Restaurant. State officers have been invited and are expected to attend to mark the end of the year.
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Monroe
Beatnik Poetry Readings Face Cabaret License Clash
Greenwich Village Beatniks clash with New York police over legality of poetry readings in coffee houses without cabaret licenses. Police issue summonses while proprietors protest, citing tourism and cultural value. Beatniks defend readings as art and entertainment.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Police Department
Dick Woods
Shreveport
William Morris
Yale University
Louisiana Legislature Nearing Session End
Baton Rouge AP says lawmakers return at 5 p m aiming to adjourn by tomorrow with no all night session expected. Acting Gov Luther Frazar will review the 479 million dollar general appropriations bill item by item then sign it. Possible floor skirmishes remain as the election year legislature winds down.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Galveston
Tex
Luther Frazar
Senate
House
Samuel Cashio
Iberville Parish
Cashio
Reds Move Toward Summit Over Berlin Crisis
In Geneva the Soviet Union pushes for a direct summit while Western officials demand Berlin must come first. Khrushchev signals possible accords at the summit and notes a postponement of a planned Scandinavian tour as East German spokesman Heymann insists Berlin and Germany can only be solved at the summit.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Khrushchev
Budapest
Moscow
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Stefan Heymann
East Berlin
Germany
Heymann
Rescue Too Late For Little Girl
A Denver truck driver, Karl Watkins, saw his 10 year old daughter Joyce fall into South Boulder Creek during a family picnic in Boulder Colorado. He commandeered a motorist and pursued the river downstream catching her body in waist deep water three miles below.
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Boulder
Colo
Joyce Watkins
Boulder Creek
Karl Watkins
Watkins
Denver
Soviets Check Power Grab In Iraq
Beir ut report says Moscow likely halted Iraqi Communist bid to seize power. Baghdad reports internal rifts as Moscow presses to keep Iraq under Red influence, delaying any total takeover. The piece notes strong Communist influence in Iraq, with banners and government ties, signaling a staged struggle for control and possible future upheaval.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Kremlin
Moscow
Iraq
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Chuckle Examines Quieting Car Noise by Letting Her Drive
A humorous line suggests the best way to silence road noise in a car is to let a woman drive, framing the joke as an everyday quip about driving styles and gender.
3 000 Letters Missile Mail Now Reality
The United States delivered about 3000 letters by guided Regulus I missile from the submarine Barbero to Mayport Florida in a record peacetime mail flight. Postmaster General Arthur F Summerfield called it the first missile mail delivery in history with a distance over 100 miles.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur F. Summerfield
Barbero
Mayport
Post Office
Eisenhower asks Congress to scrap bond interest limits
President Eisenhower urged Congress to remove the 3 percent cap on savings bonds and the 4 percent limit on five year plus marketable bonds. He also sought a rise in the permanent debt ceiling from 283 to 288 billion dollars and a temporary increase to 295 billion, with new rates set for Series E and H bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury Departmnt
Treasury Department
Missing Boy Found Unharmed Near Lake Arrowhead
A large-scale search in the San Bernardino mountains concluded with the safe discovery of 7 year old Craig Sweet near Lake Arrowhead. He had been missing since Sunday after separating from a brother during a Deep Creek camping trip with his father Robert T. Sweet.
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Lake Arrowhead
Calif
California
Craig Sweet
Robert T. Sweet
Deep Creek
Craig
Seniors Answer Questionnaires Reflect On Youth Outlook
The Monroe News-Star reports on a study of 104 parish high school teachers and parish seniors who filled out questionnaires. The responses show optimism about youth intellect and responsibility amid a nationwide rise in juvenile delinquency, with teachers citing parental indifference as a key fault.
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Monroe News - Star
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
News - Star
Judge rules against Louisiana gas gathering tax
District Judge Coleman Lindsey in Baton Rouge ruled the 1 cent gas gathering tax unconstitutional under section 21 of article 10. The case, brought by Humble Oil Southern Natural Gas and Bell Oil, challenged the tax tied to funding the 1956 salary schedule for teachers and bus drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Coleman Lindsey
19Th Judicial Court
Lindsey
Humble Oil
Southern Natural Gas
Bell Oil
Capitol
Earl K. Long
Showgirl Mamie Peniman Killed by Boy Firearm Accident
A 38 year old wild west showgirl Mamie Peniman was accidentally shot dead at the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Exposition by a 9 year old boy who believed the rifle was a stage prop. The incident occurred as she stood with targets during a trick shooting act. The boy was kept by police overnight and later released to his parents pending inquest.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Monaco
Center
Mamie Alice Peniman
Motor for Sale from Want Ad Result
A 3 HP SEA King outboard motor in good condition is offered for 50 dollars. Contact FA 3569 or FA 2516 to place a Want Ad and learn about seven day cancellation rates.
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SEA King Outboard
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