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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
5
Batuwa Ben, father of 21 wives in Southern Rhodesia, voices need for a single law to regulate polygamy amid government pressure. He explains how his large family would face land and inheritance issues without a clear rule, recounting the fingerprinted list of wives and government officials’ involvement.
Monroe Chamber committee reports on legislation impacting business and economy. It opposes unemployment bills 609 611 and 613 and supports Workman s Compensation changes in bills 681 and Senate 248. It also opposes 1232 restricting landowners and favors public support for Womack 66 promote state employee publication.
West Monroe begins survey work for a major street paving program by Fromherz Engineers. Mill Street and Stella Street will become one way under the Louisiana State Highway Department plan. About twenty miles of streets across about one hundred blocks will receive bituminous asphalt, with bids determining final cost. Construction aimed to finish within a year at an estimated half million dollars.
Baton Rouge special staff highway director R. B. Richardson announced construction on 22 highway improvement projects costing over 7 million dollars. Ouachita Parish earmarks 14263 for West Monroe streets. Lincoln Parish to widen 4.6 miles of I-20 at 2 049243. Madison Parish spends 118588 to gravel 9.3 miles of Waverly Jackson Ferry road. Catahoula plans a timber trestle bridge at Boggy Bayou for 17236. Morenouse Parish allocates 15927 for Bastrop streets.
Joe Messina Sr. 84 of 318 North Sixth Street died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired Monroe grocer who opened his store in 1906. Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Matthews Catholic Church. burial in St. Matthews Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary, five daughters, five sons, two nieces, 18 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Columbus Social Club honors.
Two supersonic F101B Voodoo jets collided during Air Force testing near Carrollton Illinois, exploding in flame. Pilot Mark A. Mitchell 29 and radar observer Ronald L. Jaye 28, both McDonnell Aircraft employees, died. Two Navy officers survived with minor injuries after ejecting. The jets had taken off from Lambert St Louis Field within an hour of the crash. An eyewitness reported hearing the engines before seeing the fireball.
New York AP reports Governor Nelson A Rockefeller will appear Sunday night on WNTA TV Open End. The interview follows Nixon’s lengthy appearance last month and will cover Rockefeller’s criticism of Nixon and the Eisenhower administration. The program starts at 7 p.m. Eastern and may air in multiple cities beyond New York.
Brig. Gen. Gilbett Pritchard says the remote risk of a Bomarc warhead detonation is unlikely as authorities inspect precautions after a needle nosed Bomarc caught fire near McGuire Air Force Base. The blast destroyed the missile costing about 1 to 1.2 million dollars with no injuries.
Judge W. M. Harper, unopposed for re election as Monroe municipal judge, thanks citizens for their confidence and pledges to continue fair work, especially with juveniles. He notes the Juvenile Court Advisory Council for aiding first offenders and minor law matters. Deadline to file was 3 p.m. Monday, with automatic election.
Ranee Panjabi born in the year the United Nations was organized here is named theme girl for the UN 15th anniversary observance. A Bombay native, she is the daughter of the Indian consul here and has lived in seven countries.
Ferriday, Louisiana. Freshman senator from St. Joseph Ferriday M Jones has been named to the Joint Legislative Committee on Segregation by Lt. Gov. C. Co. Aycoon. The committee includes Senators William T Carpenter Bastrop Jamar W Adcock Monroe and A O Graceley Jr Pointe-a-la-Hache.
Kilpatrick shifts support from L A Fourmy to Montgomery to elect a new Ouachita Parish Police Jury president. Montgomery secures a one year term amid a halted vote and a plan to hire a registered engineer, with committees named to study roads and bids. The meeting also approves land sale, furniture purchases, and bids on a carport while seeking a third judge or redistricting.
Elsie N Sitton longtime Lake Providence resident dies in Lake Providence Hospital after coming from Germany 55 years ago Funeral set for 10:00 a m Friday at St Patrick Catholic Church with Father Patrick J Murphy officiating Rosary at 7:30 Thursday at the Sitton home Interment in Lake Providence Cemetery Survivors include son Thomas J Sitton daughters Anna Maria Zimmer and Elsie S Sitton Rome Italy brother Otto Nothofer eighteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren
Union Parish Coroner Dr. John G. Norris listed probable cause as self-inflicted gunshot wounds for S. B. Sawyer 80 of Farmerville. Body found by a neighbor around noon. Services held at Tay lor Cemetery with Kilpatrick's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include four sons Odea and Raymond Sawyer and two daughters Zella Cole and Virgie Mae Hardy.
The Pines Motel in Ruston sold by owner John Claude Keller to Lena Berg of Hot Springs Ark. Berg leased the seven unit motel to her son Max Berg of Hot Springs who will operate it. The deal includes 250 feet frontage on West California Ave and the restaurant building with Clyde Connell continuing as operator under lease. Sale recorded Wednesday in Lincoln Parish courthouse. Plans include adding units and a pool.
Kentucky Industrial Relations Commissioner Owen Kerth ruled Wednesday that youths under 16 may be hired to operate power lawn mowers under a state law that bans hazardous machinery. Violations carry a fine of 25 to 100 dollars.
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