Young speller mistakes trip up finalists in regional contest
The competition saw 13 year old Peter Crane from Washington misspell camari diere as cam aradiere while 14 year old Elizabeth Leteler of Lexington Virginia faltered on surface by replacing an e with u. Mike Byrd of Lenoir North Carolina misspelled extirpative as exponentative. Janet Ann Lillie of Richardson Texas fell early after swapping an a for i in comparative.
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Virginia
Elizabeth Leteler
Lexington
Mike Byrd
Lenoir
N. C
Janet Ann Lillie
Richardson, Tex
Gremillion Says Tidelands Case Not Hopeless in Louisiana
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion told a House Appropriations Committee the state can still claim offshore tidelands if its coastline is defined as stated. He urged continuing litigation even after the Supreme Court cut Louisiana to three miles, noting costs and many lawsuits the state faces while seeking sovereignty and funding for the office.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana House
Tidelands
Gremillion
Appropriations Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Gremiilson
Mississippi River
Theovernor
Sovereignty Commission
Radiation Linked To Chemical Fire At McGuire AFB
At McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey officials said a Bomarc missile burn released a slight amount of radiation from a chemical fire in the missile rather than the warhead. The nuclear tip was 12 miles away and no injuries occurred though initial reports suggested radioactivity. Three agencies the AEC the Defense Department and New Jersey health department investigate.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
Api—Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
New Jersey Department of Health
TRAINING ACCIDENT AT FT BRAGG INJURES TEENS
A blast during guerrilla warfare drill at Fort Bragg North Carolina injures fifteen trainee soldiers. Instructor Sergeant Walker J. Zacharegicz Jr. of Gardner Massachusetts is seriously hurt.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
UPI
Walker J. Zacharegicz Jr. Gardner
Mass
Jury weighs dockets costs and land sale in Ward eight
Montgomery updates note overloaded criminal court dockets cost money and votes to advertise for mineral leases. A three acre parcel behind Caldwell Packing in West Monroe sells to builders of Super highway 20 for 709 dollars. Parish bids on Cheniere Lake project soil cement and 114000 barrels of porcelain cement split, committee to review bids. Detention home carport and furniture funded by detention home fund. Ward three precinct five voting site moved from Lover's Lane Laundry to Home Appliance at 2316 South Grand.
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Arkansas - Louisiana Gas Company
Ward Eight
Caldwell Packing Company
West Monroe
Cheniere Lake
Quachita Parish
Pettit
Lover's Lane
South Grand
Trespass Law Return to Senate Floor in Louisiana
A three bill package updating Louisiana trespass rules moved from the House to the Senate with committee backing. The plan lets farmers post land without fencing, sparking questions from Sen. C. M. Poston about timberland hunting access. Farm bureau spokesman Paul Ransom noted fencing for open range timberland and marking boundaries for stock law areas, while other farm measures passed committee to bolster fire eradication and exempt farm equipment from ad valorem taxes.
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Baton Rouge
UPN
Louisiana
Senate
Ransom
House Agricultural Committee
Rare stamps arrive in New York from Queen Elizabeth
The Queen Elizabeth docked in New York Tuesday carrying $1,500,000 worth of the world’s first postage stamps issued in 1840. The rare stamps, seven years older than the earliest U.S. stamps, will be put on display at the New York Coliseum.
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New York
UPI
U.S
New York Coliseum
Senate trims and boosts defense funding amid budget clash
The House approved a 39.34 billion defense bill with 250 million for airlift expansion and 207 million for Army modernization, while the Senate restored 293 million for a large carrier and 400 million in cuts to missiles and hardware. Pentagon-backed tweaks aim to limit personnel losses and preserve national guard strength. The U.S. also produces 49 actin cans a year to preserve food.
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Chavez
Nikita Khrushchev
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Pentagon
Senate Group
National Guard
Administration
Census shows population declines in major cities
Census figures report Detroit dropping from 1,848,568 to 1,678,618 and a broader decline from 2,071,605 to 1,954,086 in another area while New York City shows a continued reduction in its count.
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Detroit
New York City
Ruling party clash over voting rights in Bienville Parish
Louisiana Attorney General Gremillion accuses Rogers of using civil rights act to win northern Republican votes and challenges actions deemed punitive against southern citizens. Federal suit cites 560 of 995 Black voters denied in 1957 Bienville registration as white voters faced far fewer challenges.
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Louisiana
Rogers
Gremillion
Gremilion
Citizens Council
Republican Party
Bienville Parish
Coor
Population totals rise in major metropolitan areas in 1960 census
Census officials anticipate a final national total near 7,770,000, below the 1950 level of 7,891,957. Metropolitan areas show gains with Detroit up to 3.4 million, New York to 14.2 million, and Philadelphia to about 4.0 million. Cities with notable increases include Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Memphis, Norfolk, Seattle, Tampa, and Wichita.
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Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Charlotte
N.C
Columbus
Ohio
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Memphis
Norfolk, Va
Seattle
Tampa, Fla
Wichita, Kau
Oil Bill Sparks House Feud Over Hearings and Substitutes
In a tense House session, Fields and Davis allies push a 50-50 mineral rights split while pressuring Mcellhenny heirs to concede. Grizzaffi condemns tactics, questions hearing handling, and clashes with Triche as debate rages over a substitute bill likely to face more resistance before a vote.
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Fields
Davis
Mcellhenny
Louisiana
Grizzaffi
Insurgent Wins In NY Primary For Ryan Against Teller
In a pivotal contest William Fitts Ryan defeated Rep. Ludwig Teller for renomination while Teller plans to run in November as a Liberal candidate. Montana's Lee Metcalf leads in a four man Democratic Senate race as incumbent James E. Murray retires. Metcalf had 19,283 votes with Bonner 14,985, Anderson 11,641, and Mahan 12,734 with 514 of 1,080 precincts reporting. Idaho Democrat Gracie Prost won renomination decisively over Leslie McCarthy. In the Montana Republican field Orvin B. Flare leads a six man race for the GOP nomination. Ten other races noted runoff at a later date including Potvin leading in the Democratic Senate contest with a runoff June 28 against McLaughlin or White to face Republican Henry Dworshak in November.
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Metcalf
John Bonner
Leroy Anderson
John W. Mahan
Orvin B. Flare
Idaho
Gracie Prost
Leslie McCarthy
Senate
Gregg Potvin
Robert McLaughlin
Compton White
Henry Dworshak
Louisiana donation bill faces floor vote on McIlhenny heirs
The text argues the Louisiana legislature must accept a donation, criticizes the failure to do so, and urges floor consideration to secure any revenue. It notes a pending federal court case could block oil development on the land regardless of outcome. The attorney general’s office is referenced.
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Louisiana
McIlhenny
United States
Attorney General's Office
Stevenson May Endorsement Sparks Bid for Democratic Front
Rival observers report Stevenson prepared a statement clarifying his position after Humphrey asked when he would move for the nomination. A Kennedy endorsement push among Stevenson backers appears rebuffed. Henry Steele Commager Alison Galbraith Arthur Schlesinger Jr endorse Kennedy, while Stevenson advisers previously supported him in 1952 and 1956. The backers cite a 50 50 compromise as fair. LT has cosponsored this bill, asserting it serves the people’s best interests.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ilinois
Stevenson
Kennedy
Henry Steele Commager
Alhert College
Harvard
John K. Galbraith
Arthur M.schiesinger Jr
New York City Pledges Free 646 Acres for 1964 World Fair Site
New York City chooses a 646 acre parcel in a Long Island public park as the stand in for a rent free site to host the 1964 World Fair, signaling a major urban showcase plan with park land use implications.
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New York City
Long Island
Baptists denounce gambling legalization at convention
The American Baptists Convention denounces state gambling legalization as deceit and a sign of economic and cultural decay. It warns governments that legalizing gambling for revenue amounts to a mass swindle and calls for stronger anti communism efforts, arms control, and cultural exchange.
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Rochester, N. Y
The
American Baptists Convention
Population Policy Topics Highlight Conference Speech
A Baptist convention addressed population issues including birth control and food production amid concerns of population growth. It urged Congress to remove immigration inequities and permit entry of foreign children adopted by American parents. Delegates promoted abstinence from alcohol and celebrated achievements such as strengthening cooperative interdenominational activity and planning a new denominational headquarters at Valley Forge by 1962. Korea is a peninsula about the size of Minnesota.
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Congress
Ruy
Herbert Gezork
Newton Center
Mass
National Council of Churches
Valley Forge
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