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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
7
Three Heckford children Marsha Ann 7 William Dock 5 and Richard Keith 3 died when a 14 foot aluminum boat overturned crossing a bayou near Bastrop. Funeral services planned Tuesday at Hixson Jthers Funeral Home Monroe with interment in Cross Roads Cemetery Union Parish.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers through Tuesday. Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, lows around 68 to 75. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Pollen counts noted. Obscure genealogical note referenced families in Monroe and nearby towns.
The report lists House and Senate roll calls involving Mississippi and Louisiana lawmakers. It covers amendments to cut soil conservation funds, repeal travel taxes, and passage of a large Agriculture Department appropriation, plus Capehart housing loan limits and various housing provisions with votes for and against and paired members. Includes names of listed members and voting statuses.
A U S correspondent argues Moscow faces less direct danger from China than the United States as a split within the Communist world unfolds. Albania and Mongolia mark flashpoints where Soviet and Chinese influence clash, with Enver Hoxha and Khrushchev clashing over peaceful coexistence versus war.
Ira Hirschmann, now a New York banker and UN refugee consultant, says he bought 15,000 Jewish children at 300 dollars each to smuggle them from Nazi hands via Turkey to Palestine. He spoke at a Jewish fund dinner after returning from Israel where Eichmann is on trial.
Daniel Webster Hoan aged 80, Milwaukee's fiery Socialist mayor for 24 years, died Sunday from a heart ailment after hospital confinement since December. He was born to Irish immigrants, won public office in 1910, and served as mayor until 1940 when ousted. He later practiced law and had opposed U.S. entry into World War I. Hoan led the Great Lakes Harbor Association and championed the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The Bidding Practice Code for the St. Louisiana Congressional District takes effect June 15 1961. No signatories may bid or receive bids within four hours of bid opening. For details call FA 5 8133 in Monroe or write Suite 131 2400 Louisville Monroe Louisiana.
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