LSU President Defends Segregation Policy Before I
LSU president Middleton told legislators no faculty at LSU teaches integration and that the university has historically supported segregation. About 66 LSU faculty joined a protest among 600 signatures on an LCLU petition opposing eight school segregation bills. Middleton cited wartime actions and stressed LSU's policy of racial separation while denying communist leanings.
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LSU
Louisiana Civil Liberties Union
Middleton
Bastogne
Troy Middleton
Louisiana State University
House
Baton Rouge
Monroe Officials Deny Involvement In Pay Raise Bill
City leaders Mayor W L Howard Commissioner W D H Rodriguez and Finance and Utilities head H W Mc Sherry say they never saw the pay raise bill for city officials and had no part in its introduction before the Louisiana House. They urge citizens to know the facts and deny any council support for the measure amid Baton Rouge press attacks.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Terview
W. L
Jack) Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Finance
H. W. McSherry
House of Representatives
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Gibbs
Howard
Louisiana Municipal Association
City Council
Slater Teaches Summer Class Amid Board Disapproval
President Lewis C. Slater, set to leave June 30, teaches a Northeast State College summer science class despite the State Board of Education not approving him as a summer teacher. Officials say he may retire after June 30, leaving students unsure who will finish the course.
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Lewis C. Slater
Northeast State College
State Board of Education
Slater
State Board
House Approves Five Year Reciprocal Trade Bill
The House passed and sent to the Senate a five year renewal of the reciprocal trade program. It defeated efforts to limit the program to two years or to curb presidential trade and tariff authority.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Tornado Death Toll Climbs In El Dorado Destruction
A late Tuesday tornado leveled 40 blocks in El Dorado Kansas killing 13 people and injuring 49. National Guard and police searched rubble for victims including Miss Bessie Diaz and families huddled in basements. Power lines telephones and water mains failed as looting began and hospitals ran on candles.
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EL Dorado
Kan
W. W. Goodwin
The
National Guard
Wichita
Augusta
De Gaulle confronts Salan as Algerian crisis grows
Paris reports Premier Charles de Gaulle orders Gen. Raoul Salan to stay out of politics after Salan and the right wing led Algerian Public Safety Committee openly defied the government. De Gaulle denounces the committee and denounces plans to postpone Algeria municipal elections as unsettling.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
France
Algeria
de Gaulle
Public Safety Committee
all-Algeria Committee of Public Safety
Government of Public Safety
Mayors Push For Liquor Tax Measure
Mayors appealed to a House committee to approve a liquor tax increase aimed at funding cities. The Louisiana Municipal Assn backs Rep. Nick Cefalu’s bill, with Gov. Long pledging support if mayors push it through. A related bill by Rep. J. Marshall Brown seeks to abolish the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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Baton Rouge
House
Earl Long
Louisiana Municipal Assn
Nick Cefalu
Long
Ways and Means
Rep. J. Marshall Brown
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Cefalu
Reps
Marvin Roberts
DeSoto Parish
Shelby Alford
St. Helena
Spencer Myrick
West Carroll
Roberts
Mayors
Senate
Tax Increase Up For Final Senate Action
Gov Earl Long pushes first major Louisiana tax rise to final Senate vote. The bill doubles the gas tax and likely raises 29 million dollars, despite potential court challenges that could delay revenue. Senate leaders expect 29 or 30 votes as the measure advances with emergency status.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Louisiana
Senate
Ben Holt
B. B. Rayburn
House
Louisiana State University
Sam Jones
Long
Funeral Set For Drowning Victim From Farmerville
An 11 year old girl Eva Joy Gray of Farmerville died after drowning at Swayze Natatorium Forsythe Park. Funeral services will be held at Second Baptist Church Farmerville with Kilpatrick Funeral Home in charge. Burial in Liberty Cemetery near Linville.
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Eva Joy Gray
Pp. T. Gray
Farmerville
Swayze
Forsythe Park
Second Baptist Church
Liberty Cemetery
Linville
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Clouds and Showers Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
The weatherman forecast continuing clouds and scattered thundershowers for northeast Louisiana tonight and tomorrow. In Monroe area yesterday the high reached 92 degrees, with a 74 degree low and a mid-morning reading of 81 at Selman Field Civil Aeronautics.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Civil Aeronautics
Selman Field
Committees Named to Lead West Monroe Hospital Drive
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Hospital Committee named Charles P. Chisholm to head the drive. Rev. A. Mitchell was elected vice president and operating head alongside Rev. W. D. Milton. F. C. McConnell and Tom Hicks lead the site committee to select a hospital location. Publicity chairs are Gordie Roy and Homer Roark with Lions Club involvement.
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West Monroe
Mitchell
Ways and Means
F. C. McConnell
Tom Hicks
W. D. Milton
Gordie Roy
Homer Roark
West Monroe Lions Club
Louisiana House committee kills bill easing teacher firings
A House Education Committee voted unfavorably to Rep. Edgar Lancaster’s bill relaxing firing rules for public school teachers. It would allow dismissals without charges or hearings for up to one percent of teachers with two thirds board consent and add grounds such as alcoholism immorality and advocacy against the government or strikes. Critics likened it to legalized Russian roulette in schools.
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U.S
Victor Bussie
Louisiana State Labor Council Afl-Cio
Elvis Presley Returns to Nashville for First Recording Session
Elvis Presley, the Army’s million-buck private, arrived in Nashville for his first recording session since being drafted in March. He noted no sideburns, joked they won’t grow back until his discharge date of March 24, 1960, and said he hopes his barracks singing didn’t offend peers who asked him to perform.
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Nashville
Tenn
Army
Elvis Presley
Presley
Elvis
Retired Birmingham Editor John Loudermouth Tours North
John Fisher Loudermouth, longtime Birmingham News editor and Howard College of Journalism dean, now living in Dallas, spent Tuesday night with his brother W L Loudermouth during a tour to the New England states and Canadian Maritime Provinces. He received several Pulitzer honorable mentions for editorial writing and continues to write from Dallas while traveling.
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John Fisher Loudermouth
Birmingham News
Howard College of Journalism
Dallas
W. L. Loudermouth
New England States
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Loudermouth
Pulitzer
Board Breakfast Meeting Planned by Twin Cities YMCA
The Board of Directors will hold a breakfast at 7 30 a m tomorrow at the Saddle and Spur. President Vernon McCoy announced the gathering to discuss the New Building Committee report and urged all directors to attend.
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Twin Cities
U N Plans Rapid Watchdog Mission to Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council moved to deploy an international observer team to Lebanon to seal borders with the United Arab Republic and prevent arms or military aid reaching Lebanese rebels. Lebanon accused President Nasser of meddling in internal affairs. the UAR denied the claims.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
L-Nation Council
Nasser
Victorious Solon Wallace Slain in Courthouse Shooting
State Senator Paul A. Wallace a 56 year old farmer and veteran lawmaker was shot five times by County Court Clerk Henry A. Rogers in the Marlboro County courthouse sheriff's office. Wallace died about 40 minutes later at the general hospital. Rogers a longtime friend and business associate offered no resistance.
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Bennettsville
UPI
Paul A. Wallace
Henry A. Rogers
Wallace
Marlboro
Rogers
Marlboro County General Hospital
Macmillan Boosts Western Defense in Ike Dulles Talks
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told a National Press Club audience that Western military power is strong and well organized and that no armed aggression against the West is likely. He praised Anglo American ties while warning about Soviet propaganda and economic pressure.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
West
Macmillan
National Press Club
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Blast injures man at Sunray Mid-Continent plant
A blast at the Sunray Mid-Continent gasoline plant injured Charley LeGros who sustained burns to the head and arms and was in shock after a well choke malfunctioned and went out Tuesday.
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Elton
UPI
Sunray Mid
Breakfast Blues as Berra Fans Face Newspaper Strike
Russell Landstrom reports from Philadelphia on a prolonged newspaper strike affecting commuters and households. The mood runs from irritation to fatigue as workers and readers cope with missing papers, echoing a disruption driven by the Teamsters Union during a strike that has halted deliveries for 13 days.
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Teamsters Union
Philadelphia
Motions Denied as Trial Begins for Judge Schoolfield
The Tennessee State Senate overrules motions to halt Judge Raulston Schoolfield impeachment trial. Testimony opens with Chief Justice A B Neil presiding. Trial expected to last one to two months as House managers prepare evidence on 24 impeachment counts.
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Schoolfield
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee State Senate
Raulston Schoolfield
A. B. Neil
State Supreme Court
Senate
Matt Little
Tennessee House
Luther Shutters
James E. Harrell
Want Ad Delivers Quick House Rent
An advertiser reports fast results using a NEWS STAR WORLD Want Ad. The item offered is a 3 room house with bath and garage redecorated for $25 a month, contact FA 3 2655. Low seven day rates with cancellation privileges are advertised.
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News-Star — World Want
News-Star — World
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