Federal Judges Asked To Forbid Arrest Of Riders
The NAACP petition urged end to arrests as five more Freedom Riders were convicted in city court. Individuals named include Winonah Beamer, Edward Bromberg, Del Greenbaldz, Patricia Bryant, and Heathcliff Rush, all charged with breach of the peace and given the maximum $200 fine and four months in jail. Prior riders gained freedom Friday via fines or appeal bonds.
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Jackson City Lines
NAACP
Illinois Central Railroad
Winonah Margaret Beamer
Dayton
Ohio
Central Ohio
State College
Edward J. Bromberg
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Columbia University
del Greenbaldz
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cornell University
Patricia Elain Bryant
Elmira
Central Ohio State College
Heathcliff Rush
Concord
N. H
James L. Spencer
Spencer
Jack Travis
Travis
Freedom
Joe Henry Griffith
Ithaca
Charles A. Haynie
Cornell
Paul David Deitrich
Washington
Tom S. Green
Goldwater Attacks JFK Policy of Confusion in Cold War Rhetoric
Senator Goldwater condemned President Kennedy for a patchwork foreign policy he called confused and indecisive. He blasted the Cuban invasion issue as a tacit bargain with Castro and accused the administration of curbing press freedom and pushing censorship through the US Information Agency.
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Russia
Goldwater
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Aainst
Bush League
United States
Castro
Kenney
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Freedom Rider Donations Stir Union Responses Across Northeast Louisiana
Area locals adopt resolutions opposing the contribution action to CORE seen as financing the Freedom Rides. Participating locals include Carpenters Local 1811 2032 2192 Ironworkers Local 710 Electrical Workers Local 446 Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 659 Hod Carriers and Laborers Local 831 Sheet Metal Workers Local 503 Operating Engineers Local 406 Boiler Makers Local 582 and Painters Local Unions in Bastrop Jonesboro and Monroe.
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Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Northeast Louisiana District Council of Carpenters
Ironworkers
Electrical Workers
Plumbers and Steamfitters
International Hod Carriers and Laborers
Sheet Metal Workers
Operating Engineers
Boilermakers
Bastrop
Jonesboro
Monroe
Goldwater criticizes New Frontier programs as costly
Barry Goldwater accuses the administration of using a purely domestic assignment to rescue its Castro tractor deal. He calls it frightening that the administration does not know the cost of its proposals and estimates a $60 billion add to taxpayers’ bills over five years. He says the New Frontier seeks space and defense expansion while pursuing a large welfare state.
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Castro
Ramblin Back at the Reins Monday Morning
The article notes a return to leadership Monday morning with his secretary Mrs Bill Tatam stating she has run the office during his absence and found it demanding.
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Bill Tatum
Odd Mulberry Tree Bears Sorghum Seed Fruit
J. D. Wilbanks reports a mulberry tree on his West Monroe area farm two and a half miles past Lapine that has sorghum seed fruit growing on it. He recalls sorghum was planted nearby years ago and an apparent natural oddity transferred the seed to the tree.
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J. D. Wilbanks
West Monroe
Wilbanks Place
Lapine
Flag Day Call for Twin City Flag Display
Twin City residents are urged to prepare Old Glory for display on Flag Day Tuesday. The notice encourages a strong show of patriotism by flying the national colors.
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Twin City
Red Chinese Taking Over In Albania
Diplomatic dispatches from Geneva say Communist China aims to replace Soviet influence in Albania as Enver Hoxha clashes with Moscow. Eight Soviet submarines reportedly left Saseno base after Albania demanded vacating it, with friction cited at the Tirana embassy and Moscow attache offices.
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Geneva
UPI
China
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Enver Hoxha
Kremlin
Europe
Saseno
Albanian
Tirana
Moscow
Stevenson Finds Anti Castro Sentiment Stirred in Uruguay
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson met a friendly reception from Uruguayan officials while left wing students staged a protest against U S Cuban policy in Montevideo delaying plans for the July Inter American meeting. Officials say Stevenson sought views on possible action while awaiting talks with Brazil's Janio Quadros.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Adlai EK
Stevenson
U. S
Kennedy
United Nations
Alliance For Progress
Buenos Aires
el Popular
National University
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Sevenson
Inter-American Economic and Social Council
Punta del Este
Haedo
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Argentina
Washington
Brazil
Janio Quadros
Castro
Traffic fines tallied as city pares 85 violators in court
Monroe police crack down on speed and traffic violations with 85 fines in a city court docket. Judge W M Harper sentenced motorists for speeding red lights reckless driving and other infractions. DWI car theft and public drunkenness also drew penalties.
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Monroe
George Woods
Bernstein
Forsythe Parks
Woods
W. M. Harper
James H. McClain
Crossett
Ark
Thomas Miller
Vernon St
Bertha Mae Fields
Texas Ave
Willie Antoine
Atkinson St
Lonnie Pumphrey
Renwick St
Pumphrye
Negro Willie Ealey
Grammont St
Henry Piper
Bailey St
Harper
Murray Leon Lloyd
Shreveport
Causeway Closed To Heavy Trucks In New Orleans Area
The Lake Pontchartrain causeway is closed to heavy trucks while repairs on a damaged piling near mile 91 are completed. Autos and pickup trucks remain allowed. Officials expect reopening to heavy trucks by midnight Saturday after a barge rake end collision caused the damage.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Severe storms cause floods and crop damage across multiple states
A storm system unleashed heavy rain and hail across Indiana, Illinois, Texas, and other states. Flooding along Indiana Highway 47 injured crops and disrupted transport while Missouri and Florida weather recorded fatalities and crop losses, with 42 inches of rain in Browns Valley and substantial damage to cotton crops in Texas.
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Texas
Browns Valley
Crawfordsville
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mattoon
Illinois
Illinois, But the Weather Bureau
Springfield
Indiana
Mississippi
West Virginia
Carolinas
New York State
New England
Florida
de Land
Fla
Fluvanna
Lubbock
Tex
Floydada
Lockney
Voters Name Ath District Judge Today
The district race features Lassiter and Barham with noting on centralization of federal powers. Lassiter argues lifelong district residency and proven qualifications through action while urging high turnout. The district judge will serve the remaining five years. potential future DA race options discussed with Parker Bernhardt and others referenced.
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Lassiter
Garrett
Barham
Hillyer §S. Parker
Diehlmann C. Bernhardt
Monroe
West Monroe
Murphy Blackwell
Colonel To Face Air Force Trial Over Tower Collapse
The Air Force orders a trial for Colonel Banks amid a widening probe as Lt Col Sheppard and Maj Stark face leadership roles at Otis AFB during the Texas Tower disaster. Congress holds hearings with Air Force officials and contractors linked to the offshore radar platform nicknamed Old Shaky.
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Air Force
Sheppard
Stark
Banks
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Raleigh
W. Va
Berea
Ohio
Altoona
N. Y
Two Are Arrested In Jackson Park
Police arrested Amos C. Brown and James M. Hopkins Jr in Jackson for occupying park benches reserved for whites. Both aged 20 and 19, they were charged with breach of the peace after refusing to move and were taken to the City Zoo in Livingston Park.
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Livingston Park
Freedom Riders
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