Retired man farms acre garden for hobby income
Carl Thompson, 75, a retired Missouri-Pacific worker since 1947, tends a diverse acre garden at 205 Howard St in Monroe. He grows tomatoes, corn, beans, okra, eggplant, squash, cucumbers and peppers, using lime and fertilizer. His main reward is health and mind, not the money, and he occasionally sells produce from a nearby shed. J. J. Joyce Jr. notes soil care and plant care, with LSU consultation sought for plant issues.
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Carl Thompson
Howard St
Monroe
Thompson
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Impson
Wsh
Joyce
LSU
Goldwater First Ballot Strength From 3 Sources
AP tally shows Barry Goldwater with 535 first ballot votes from 1 124 delegates pledged or chosen. 184 votes remain undecided. 120 stem from primaries in California Florida Indiana. Indiana delegates must back Goldwater on first ballot per state law.
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Washington
Barry
Indiana
California
Florida
Goldwater
Robert Kennedy Still Undecided bout VP Role
Milwaukee AP says Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has not decided on the Democratic vice presidential nomination and has not ruled out a New York Senate run. He denied reports of a survey to gauge his chances against Republican Senator Kenneth Keating.
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Robert Kennedy
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Ine
Kenneth Keating
Administration Satisfied With Wheat Plan Reactions
The administration touts farmer signup for the 1964 wheat stabilization plan while critics cite flaws in enrollment. Price supports drop to 1.30 a bushel with allotment tied harvests and marketing certificates averaging 47.5 cents per bushel plus land diversion payments. About 75 percent of national wheat allotments are enrolled, with strong interest in Great Plains and Western states.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Youth Clinic On Veterinary Medicine Set
Baton Rouge youth curious about veterinary medicine are invited to a clinic June 21 as part of the 13th annual Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Convention at the Municipal Auditorium in Lafayette. The session runs 1 30 p m and will feature veterinarians and educators discussing career paths, requirements, and the scope of veterinary education with exhibits and opportunities to talk with professionals. Written inquiries go to Dr Ray Lacour Box 2906 Lafayette LA. No advance notice required.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
Municipal Auditorium
Lafayette
Extension Service
Louisiana and
Southwest Louisiana Veterinary Medical Associations
Ray Lacour
Farm signup under wheat program limited to 37 percent
The text notes that enrollment covered only about 37 percent of farms and that farm operators, not growers, vote in general elections. This distinction is used to argue that opponents may defeat the wheat program when it faces extension considerations in Congress next year beyond 1965.
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Congress
Louisiana
Plant Tomatoes In Early June For Fall Crop
Ouachita County Agent A C Miller advises planting fall tomatoes in peat pots from June 1 through June 10 and transplanting between July 10 and 20. Varieties Alpha 536 and Pink Deal performed best in past seasons. Prune as advised, top by October, and spray with Zineb and Sevin weekly from first fruit set to harvest. Potential net of $1500 to $2500 per acre with proper care.
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A. C. Miller
North Louisiana
Calhoun
Miller
Jazz pianist Meade Lewis Dies In Wreck
Jazz pianist Meade Lux Lewis, 58, of Los Angeles, was killed in a single vehicle crash after leaving a suburban Minneapolis nightclub. Passenger Jimmy Dobbins, 19, of Minneapolis, died. Lewis was a famed boogie woogie pioneer known for Honky Tonk Train Blues.
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Meade Lewis
Wreck
Minneapolis, Minn
Meade (Lux) Lewis
Jimmy Dobbins
Minneapolis
Lewis
Los Angeles
John Hammon
Chicago
Louisville
Jimmy Anthony
White House
Golden Valley
Kate Smith Receives 25 Stitches After Glass Door Cut
Singer Kate Smith, 55, suffered deep cuts requiring 25 stitches after walking into a plate glass door at a West Palm Beach home. The incident follows the death of her longtime manager Ted Collins, with Smith remaining hospitalized for treatment.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Kate Smith
Walter R. Newbern
Miss Smith
Ted Collins
Essex Wire Strike Enters 101st Day Amid Rejected Pact
Essex Wire Corp strike enters its 101st day as the IUE union rejects a proposed settlement in full terms. Union reps say members were unanimously against the pact and sent it back to the bargaining committee. Gov. Romney, involved in prior talks, has no immediate comment as he travels for a governors conference.
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Hillsdale, Mich
Essex Wire Corp
International Union of Eelectrical Workers
George W. Romney
Romney
Michigan
Cleveland
Ohio City
Detroit
Richard M. Nixon
Actress Michael Wilding’s ex-wife starts interior decorating business
London based Susan Wilding, ex-wife of Michael Wilding, launches an interior decorating business. She plans to advise newlyweds on home choices to foster happiness. Wilding has been married four times.
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London
UPI
Susan Wilding
Michael Wilding
Khrushchev Played Accordion as a Youth in Ukraine
The So viet Weekly in London reports Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev played the accordion in his youth in Ukraine. A London English language paper notes the detail as part of Khrushchev's early life.
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London
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Ukraine
W. P. Hobby Dies as Texas Flags Are Lowered
Former Texas governor and Houston Post chairman W. P. Hobby died at 86 after years of illness. Flags across Texas were lowered, with Gov. Connally declaring a week of mourning. Hobby led Texas 1917 to 1921, later guiding the Houston Post from 1924 and serving as board chair since 1955.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
W. P. Hobby
Houston Post
Hobby
John B. Connally
Johnson
Way
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
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J. Joyce
Ouachita Parish
Jimmy Hatten
Ouachita County
Breard Street
Monroe, Louisiana
M. Kaplan
Kaplan
M. Kaplan & Son. Inc
Adams
Essex
George Gould
IUE International
Hillsdale
IVE
Home Advice
Pete Heflin
West Feed Mill
Jewel St
West Monroe
Parathon
Leedom
Red River Valley
Umc
Micro Chemical Co
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