Mississippi Dry Law Ruled Valid
The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the 58 year old prohibition law as valid in a unanimous ruling. The decision reversed Hinds County and Circuit Courts, saying taxation and enforcement did not repeal prohibition. The case arose from a Jackson Country Club raid where $10,000 in liquor was seized and one assistant manager jailed.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Hinds County
Jackson Country Club
Charles Wood
Charles Barber
Wood
Russel Moore
Tom Shelton
Swank Society
Paul Johnson
Barber
Supreme Court
Country Club
Tom Brady
High Court
District Court in Lengthy Meet Presided by Judge Mack Barham
Judge Mack Barham presided over a lengthy Fourth District Court session. West Monroe defendants faced varying charges with many trials set for upcoming dates. Notable actions include fines for driving under the influence and speeding, not guilty pleas for possession of barbiturates and reckless driving, and nolle prosequi on a forgery case.
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Mack Barham
Fourth District Court
John W. Laseter
Henderson Rd
West Monroe
James D. Allen
Lazarre St
Johnnie Atkins
Ruston
James Floyd Eldridge
Brazier St
Lynn H. Roark
Raymond Dr
Monroe
Elmore Johnson
Short
Washington St
James B. Hogue
Rt. 4
Patricia Grant Fuller
Port Sulpher
Nolle
Russo elected president of Holy Name Society
Leonard J. Russo was chosen as president for the 1966-67 year at a late Sunday meeting. Offi cers elected include Victor Rivoire as vice president Joe Housey as secretary Albert Theriot as treasurer Mike Lohan as marshal and Dr Au gust Danti and Ed Lohan as delegates. Rev Far Dave P Dabr ia pastor of the church was named spiritual director.
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Leonard J. Russo
Holy Name Society of Jesus
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Russo
Victor Rivoire
Joe Housey
Albert Theriot
Mike Lohan
August Danti
Ed Lohan
Far
Dave P. Dabria
Police Battle With Rioting Chicago Mob
Violent street fighting erupted in a Puerto Rican neighborhood on Chicago's North Side after a police shooting. More than 1,000 rioters torched vehicles, rocks and bottles flew, and several shops looted. By midnight at least 20 injuries and over 30 arrests were reported as police struggled to disperse a 10 block area. Patrolman Thomas Munyon said he shot a man who pulled a gun. the wounded was Cruz Arcelis, 20.
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Chicago
North Side
Thomas Munyon
Cruz Arcelis
Munyon
Arcelis
Mayors Aid Asked In War On Slums
Vice President Humphrey urged U S mayors to back the Johnson plan to rebuild central and slum areas, arguing for substantial new funds while not canceling existing programs. Delegates debated domestic needs versus Viet Nam spending, with Cavanagh Lindsay and Collins calling for reassessment of allocations.
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Dallas
Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
America
Gates
United States Conference of Mayors
Humphrey
Congress
Viet Nam
Washington
Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
NBC
Meet the Press
John F. Collins
Boston
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
United States
FDA Trains Undercover Agents To Fight LSD Trade
FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard announced an undercover investigator program to curb illegal LSD manufacture and sale. Sixty trainees are at Berkeley with two classes graduated. more to join after July 1. He warned LSD has no medical use and may trigger psychiatric illness or death. A separate crowd incident involved a 20-year-old man named Juan Melan, who was injured as police redirected a disturbance near Damen and Division.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
United Press International
Goddard
University of California At Berkeley
New Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity Officers Installed
Monroe group announces installation of officers at Bayou Desiard Country Club led by Floyd Adams. Guy T. Elliott Jr. named president with Charles Russell as VP and Clyve Durboran as secretary treasurer. Board members include T. R. Purcell Travis Davis and K. K. Cobb.
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Delta Nu ‘Alpha Transportation Fraternity
Monroe
Bayou DeSiarde Country Club
Guy T. Elliott Jr
Elliott
Floyd Adams
The
Transportation Fraternity
Chuck H. Baggio
Charles Russell
Clyve Durboran
T. R. Purcell
Travis Davis
K. K. Cobb
J. S. Clark
Ouachita Valley Vocational-Technical School
West Monroe
Marion W. Bearden
Herbert R. Brantley
Johnny R. Chapman
Charles E. Cox
John Curry
E. C. Goodrum
Don R. Gulley
Jack D. Heimbrough
H. E. Hodges
James E. Hutchins
Jimmy R. Merriweather
James C. Parker
William B. Rainer
B. E. Rayburn
Dorthy L. Rogers
J. E. Alexander
W. W. Artt
James T. Bailey
James R. Brumley
John B. Douglas
Clive Durboran
Clavin Pamplin
Charles R. Baggio
Freddie R. Rasbury
Leading Europe Conductor Hermann Scherchen Dies
Conductor Hermann Scherchen, 75, a leading European champion of modern music, died Sunday in a Florence clinic after a heart attack Tuesday night. His conducting debut was in 1911 and he first appeared in the United States in November 1964, famed for recordings from Bach to avant garde.
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Florence
Italy
Hermann Scherchen
Europe
United States
Mansfield Seeks NATO Overhaul and European Burden Shift
Sen. Mike Mansfield urged reorienting NATO toward political and economic goals, not just military defense, and hinted U.S. troop reductions in Europe. He backed France remaining in alliance decisions and praised White House briefing leaders for candid, detailed updates on Europe and Vietnam.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Free Nations
NATO
Brussels
Senate
Atlantic Alliance
U.S
Europe
Mansfield
White House
Dominican Republic
Viet Nam
France
West Germany
Montana
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Harding first president to broadcast a speech in 1922
In 1922 President Harding became the first chief executive to broadcast a speech. The broadcast marked the dedication of the Francis Scott Key Memorial at Fort McHenry, signaling a new era in presidential communication.
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Harding
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
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Horace Eyre
Bill Haynes
Ken Adams
Juan Melan
Melan
Damen and Division
Ronson
Children’s Pictures
Jack Ratliff
DeSiard
Tina Jeweler
W. G. Haynes
Twin Cities
J. Maronal
Natchitoches
Ponting Motor Division
Pontiac
Twin City Pontiac, Inc
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