West German Government Rebutts Soviet Berlin Protests
Berlin AP report says the West German government calls Soviet protests artificial and unjustified after Moscow condemned West Berlin committee meetings as threatening peace. Felix von Eckardt argues four power rules legitimize the meetings and cites prior similar sessions as proof of legality. He warns the USSR uses protests to bolster Khrushchev’s bid to end four power status.
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Eckardt
Berlin
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
East Berlin
Ace
Westermany
Mathis Wins Nieman Fellowship At Harvard For Journalism Study
James V. Mathis Washington bureau chief for the Houston Post and former News-Star-World staffer is named one of eleven American journalists to receive a Nieman Fellowship. The program funds a year at Harvard beginning next September to study any field. Mathis, a West Monroe native, previously worked at the Monroe News-Star-World and Louisiana Tech.
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Washington
James V. Mathis
Houston Post
News-Star—World
Harvard University
Nieman
Mathis
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Harvard
Agnes Wahl Nieman
Lucius Nieman
Milwaukee Journal
Texas chiropractors offer help to Kennedy for back injury
Six hundred chiropractors from Texas promise to treat President Kennedy's sore back after learning of a recurrence. The Texas Chiropractors' Association, meeting in San Antonio, notes their specialty in spinal issues and offers services either individually or collectively. They sent a telegram of well wishes to Kennedy following his ground breaking ceremony injury.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Texas
Kennedy wins housing bill as Castro swap looms
Kennedy secured Senate passage of a $6.14 billion housing bill after a marathon session ending at 1:35 a.m. The package preserves key programs, but an amendment by Sen. Albert Gore cut the moderate income family plan, signaling further debate before House action. A separate item reports a Tractors for Freedom Committee offer to trade 500 tractors for 1,214 Cuban prisoners, with Fidel Castro weighing the deal.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom
Fidel Castro
Castro
International Red Cross
Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Gore
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Louisiana horological group schedules 16th annual convention
The Louisiana Horological Association will meet at the Penn Resort Hotel tomorrow for its 16th annual convention. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the event closes at 4 p.m. Sunday with committee meetings and swimming on the agenda. Rev. George Harbuck will address the group at a banquet tomorrow night followed by a dance.
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Louisiana Horological Association
Penn Resort Hotel
George Harbuck
Monroe Chamber to Sponsor Employee Clinics in August
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce will sponsor employee relations clinics in August for sales personnel. The program aims to improve internal staff relations and customer service as listed on CHIT-CHAT page 2-A.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Johnson pledges fight to preserve freedom in Asia
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson vows the United States will not surrender Asia to communism without a fight. He says freedom in Asia is worth fighting for and maps a front line in Viet Nam, Thailand, and Pakistan. He urges necessary steps to sustain nations not under Communist rule.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Asia
United Press International
Viet Nam
Thailand
Pakistan
Johnson
Back Strain Linked to Upright Posture Says Doctor
A Washington bone and joint specialist attributes President Kennedy’s back trouble to the human spine’s shape after evolving to an upright position. He notes that a lumbosacral strain can arise from golf, tennis, heavy lifting or gardening, and cites a pro golfer who recovered before winning the National Open.
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Washington
Kennedy
Good Lord
Jin
Tinkerer With Wrench Gets Rocket Off
At Vandenberg Air Force Base the Discoverer XXIV rocket launched after five men entered the restricted pad area. A wrench assisted repair near the Thor first stage and a second stage Agena crashed at sea after a near flawless ascent. Officials said recovery of capsule gear was achieved in prior attempts and investigate the second stage failure continues.
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Vandenberg
Air Force Base
Calif
Thor
Air Force
Robert Gillham
Portland
Ore
Gillham
Warren Dolezal
Douglas Aircraft
Dolezal
Adlai Stevenson Tours South America Amid Anti U S Sentiment
Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson arrives in Montevideo on a grueling leg of his mission as President Kennedy's envoy. He faces friendly talks with pro U S governments but potential street protests from students and workers sympathetic to Fidel Castro in Uruguay who recall Eisenhower era clashes.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
Stevenson
Venezuela
Argentina
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Fidel Castro
Constable Pay Raise Bill Signed in Ouachita Parish
Gov Jimmie H Davis signed a bill boosting constables and justices of the peace in Ouachita parish from 20 to 30 dollars monthly. The Ouachita Police Jury sponsored the measure at their request. The police jury will fund the entire salaries including the raise.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Ouachita Parish
Davis
Ouachita
Five Riders Arrested At Jackson Station
Five Freedom Riders arrived by train in Jackson Mississippi and were jailed on breach of peace charges for refusing to use the opposite waiting rooms. The group included four whites and one Black woman with members from Ohio Massachusetts New York and New Hampshire.
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Jackson, Miss
Illinois Central Station
Winonah Margaret Beamer
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio State
Edward J. Bromberg
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Columbia Univerversity
del Greenblatt
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cordell University
Patricia Elaine Bryant
Elmira
Central Ohio State College
Heathcliff Rush
Concord
N.H
Ohio State College
Meridian
Jackson
Minister Called 'Doublecrosser' By Jackson Paper
A Jackson Daily News editorial accuses Rev Richard Gleason a Chicago Baptist minister of an open faced doublecross over his statements on Freedom Riders in Mississippi. The 24 year old said he split from riders but later denied it after returning to Chicago.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson Daily News
Freedom Riders
Mississippi
James M. Ward
Chicago
Richard Gleason
Union Treasurer Missing 4 Days in New Jersey
Anthony Castellito 49 known as Three Fingers Brown, secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 560 in Union City New Jersey has been missing four days. He was last seen departing the local hall at 10 30 p m June 5. Castellito and Local 560 president Tony Provenzano faced the Senate rackets committee in July 1959 over alleged trucking payoffs and invoked the fifth amendment.
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Union City
Teamsters Union
Anthony
Brown Castellito
Castellito
New Milford
Tony Pro) Provenzano
560
Teamsters
U.S. Senate
Kennedy swims in heated pool for back injury
President Kennedy follows doctor orders and uses a heated salt water pool for his back. Dr Janet Travell accompanies him as he recovers after a back injury first noted May 16 and during a heavy travel schedule.
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Janet Travell
Washington
Bomb scare interrupts Baton Rouge school board meeting
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting ends early after a bomb scare following the ouster of Supt. Lloyd V. Funchess by a six member board. Funchess was to start a new four year term. crowd hurled through the halls as police and officials investigated the threat.
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Funchess
Jimmie H. Davis
Funnhess
I. P. Collier
Light Rain Forecast for North East Louisiana
Light scattered rain remained in the forecast for north east Louisiana with no rain Thursday. FAA weather men at Selman Field logged a trace between midnight and 6 am Friday. Shreveport reported rain Thursday, Kenner about half an inch. Highs near 90 and lows around 66 expected.
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Louisiana
Thearea
FAA
Selman Field
Shreveport
Kenner
Ouachita and Morehouse Voters Set for District Judge Vote
Ouachita and Morehouse parishes hold a Saturday election to fill the late Judge David I. Garrett Sr. seats. Democratic voters may cast ballots from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Mack E. Barham of Bastrop or Albin P. Lassiter of Monroe with turnout urged and rolls purged for nonparticipation.
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Ouachita
Morehouse
David I. Garrett Sr
Mack E. Barham
Bastrop
Dist. Atty
Albin P. Lassiter
Monroe
States Meet With Gromyko In Geneva
U S Ambassador Harriman meets Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Geneva to urge U S backed cease fire in Laos. Britain cochairman postpones conference. both sides seek agreement amid cease fire violations. Rebels push in Luang Prabang area. Gromyko also meets Chen Yi Rapacki and Ung Van Khiem.
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Geneva
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
Laos
Harriman
Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Britain
Cochairman
Gromyko
Moscow
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Luang Prabang
Pathet Lao
Xieng Khouang
Chen Yi
Red China
Dam Rapacki
Poland
Ung van Khiem
North
Viet Nam
Vacation Sponsors In Congress Fight Losing Battle
Washington AP report on Rep. Robert R. Barry leading a push for a mandatory summer recess for Congress from end of June to early October. Senators and House members cited family needs and school-age children while critics warned against more time off. Sen Gale McGee urged year around sessions with occasional breaks for campaigns, warning it could reduce total time off.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Robert R. Barry
R-N.y
House
House Rules Committee
Senate
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
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Westlake
Daly City
San Francisco
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Westlake Improvement Association
Klein
Superior Court
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Morehouse Parish
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