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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1961

Page

5

Treasury Issues Phone Call Policy

Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon bans recording telephone calls without both parties consent. The policy, issued June 9, targets monitoring and verbatim transcripts, requires mutual agreement for any exact transcription, and allows discretion on secretaries listening to or recording summaries.

Washington (Ap Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Treasury Dillon John E. Moss D-Calif Moss House Government Information Subcommittee Subcommittee Joseph F. Worley Treasury Department Department

Fire Threatening Fishing Villages Under Control

A Newfoundland forest fire that threatened Hare Bay and Dover was halted with 1,000 locals aiding the effort. Evacuations of women and children were followed by returns as wind died and crews kept 21 pumps active. no injuries or damage estimates were reported.

Hare Bay Nfld UPI Newfoundland Dover Gander

Rockefeller Says Riders Quietly Asking For Rights

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York praises the Freedom Riders for seeking their rights, saying they have been patient and considerate. He notes the nation should turn precepts into living reality and acknowledges a potentially rougher time if these groups had acted otherwise.

Albany N. Y Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller

Boy’s baton toss blacks out Ventura area

Steve Hardina, 14, attempted a high baton toss during Sunday night fireworks. The baton struck two 4,000 volt power lines causing a 10 block blackout for an hour, a grass fire start, and a radio station outage.

Ventura Calif Steve Hardina Steve

Moonlighting Across Jobs Traced in Labor Survey

About 3 million Americans hold two or more jobs, a Labor Department survey shows. Mail workers teachers farmers police and firemen are more likely to moonlight, with 4.5 percent of the labor force in multiple jobs. One in five teachers below college level also work another job.

Washington UPI Labor Department Machinists’ Union

Paris Bombshell Fifi D Orsay Seeks Acting Beyond Sex Image

Hollywood AP Fifi D Orsay, Parisienne idol of the 1930s, now pursues varied roles to shed her bombshell tag. She recalls Fox years, a Perry Mason sighting, U S O tours, and later life in solitude finding church and inner calm.

Hollywood Fifi D’orsay Paris Fifi NBC Fox Will Rogers Discovery Hubbard Keavy U.S.O

Senate criticizes pay raise veto for Louisiana firemen

Sen. Jamar Adcock of Monroe urges Gov. Jimmie Davis to cut $50 a day interim legislative committees to fund firemen pay and aid other worthy people. He notes the veto of a $1.1 million firemen pay appropriation and says the governor promised a raise during his campaign. The Senate rejected his proposal to abolish the interim committees 10 to 20.

Jimmie H. Davis Sen Mar Adcock Monroe Adcock Davis Senate Ofice

Blockade Of Cuba Urged By Ex Envoy

Former ambassador Robert C. Hill urged the United States to impose a blockade around Fidel Castro's Cuba. He testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that coalition support should be sought but action taken mainly alone, with force if necessary, to stop arms flows from Iron Curtain countries. Hill accused State Department policy of aiding Castro despite intelligence reports of Communist influence. He claimed individuals at the State Department and the New York Times helped place Castro in power.

Washington United States Fidel Castro Cuba Robert C. Hill Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Hill Costa Rica el Salvador Mexico Congressional Liaison State Department Castro New York Times the Times

Sukarno Arrives in Peiping to Mass Welcome by China

Indonesian President Sukarno arrives in Peiping to a rousing welcome by the Communist Chinese leadership and more than 500000 greeters as UPI reports.

China Tokyo UPI Sukarno Peiping

Bidding Code Set For 5th Louisiana District June 1961

The Bidding Practice Code for the 5th Louisiana Congressional District becomes effective June 15 1961. Signatories may not tender or receive bids within four hours of bid opening. For details call FA 5 8133 Monroe Louisiana or write Suite 131 2400 Louisville Monroe Louisiana.

Louisiana Monroe Louisville Louisiene

Seek Funds To Finish Barge Channel

Rep James Morrison and Woodrow W Dumas report to a House subcommittee on Baton Rouge barge channel progress. Two and a half miles of the five mile project are done at 1 180 941 dollars with 649 517 55 dollars from local interests. Local groups provided rights of way and pledged to fund maintenance. The port commission built the barge terminal at 3 657 097 dollars.

Washington Congress Baton Rouge James Morrison D-La Woodrow W. Dumas Greater Baton Rouge House Appropriations Dumas Port Commission

Oshkosh Mother Fined for Balloons Theft

Municipal Judge Arnold J. Cane fined Betty Patterson $50 for stealing $2.25 worth of party balloons. Patterson said she took the balloons because she was short of money on party supplies for her children.

Oshkosh, Wis UPI Arnold J. Cane Oshkosh Betty Patterson Cane

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