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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1960
Page
18
Brigitte Bardot arouses Paris cinema talk with flirtations toward director Henri Clouzot and bridegroom Jacques Charrier, while Ingrid Bergman and Marlene Dietrich seek attention in Paris. Jukebox bosses tout a huge Chicago convention payout, and box office stunts spark backlash against era ads.
Baton Rouge UPI reports three of Gov. Jimmie Davis’ House leaders joined to kill an anti illegitimacy bill aimed at forcing mothers to name the father on birth records. Nell Drake warned the measure would ruin record authenticity as some women cannot name the sire.
Baton Rouge AP reports the House Judiciary Committee voted 6 0 to reject a statewide ban on Sunday beer sales. Herman Colvin of the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation said existing Supreme Court rulings allow Sunday beer sales. The panel also killed proposals restricting liquor permits within 300 feet of churches and 500 feet outside city limits.
Baton Rouge AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee is set to act on a payroll tax withholding proposal. The plan could bring up to three million dollars yearly by targeting nonresidents who work in the state briefly and then leave, with Public Affairs Research Center estimating the revenue impact.
In Monroe city court yesterday two men were convicted of DWI, M B Harrell and Jack Barber. Harrell also faces license and jail terms, while Barber’s reckless driving was nolle pressed. Other verdicts include Andrew Shorter fined for reckless driving, Lois Thomas fined for illegal weapon possession, and multiple vagrancy and drunkenness cases. A total of 54 cases saw 31 convictions and 10 bonds forfeited with several charges dropped.
Broadway resumes after an 81 day blackout as 18,000 theatergoers fill 10 venues. The Actors Equity dispute with the League of New York Theatres ended and three shows did not reopen, marking a rare New Year’s Eve style scene on a Monday reopening night.
The International Statistical Bureau cites vitality in the economy driven by population growth, industrial creativity, income distribution reforms and growing consumer demand. Despite declines in steel and slow building, effects on markets are nominal. recommendations favor Pitney Bowes and Pullman Inc with strong investment potential.
United Press International presents a stock list for New York equities with prices and daily shifts. Key listings include major banks, industrials, and transportation firms reflecting market activity for the session.
Live stock: total receipts today 600 cattle and calves 279 hogs. Hogs and cattle prices mostly steady with varied lots and weights listed. Also New Orleans farmers market shows liberal supplies and largely unchanged prices across beans cabbage corn cucumbers and other vegetables. Cotton futures quiet with mixed moves at 11 a.m. and New York and New Orleans quotes provided.
Chicago grain prices showed firm activity for corn and oats in early afternoon trading on the Board of Trade. Oats marked a fifth straight day of higher prices amid poor weather for maturing crops, while corn offerings remained light and export demand supported activity. July soybeans fell significantly, contributing to overall softer tones in beans and soy.
New York stocks opened higher then turned mixed with many fractions showing gains and losses. Major names like US Steel American Telephone and Standard Oil New Jersey edged lower while Eastman Kodak stayed ahead. Norfolk & Western rose and Nickel Plate fell on merger news. Westinghouse, Chrysler, and De Pont declined. Dow Jones at noon stood 655.56, down 0.29.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Soviet Union runs the largest intelligence system with about 300000 trained officers across 27 services in the bloc and free world. The 23 page statement cites Soviet espionage practices and global convictions, noting 360 individuals in 11 countries convicted and 18300 arrested in West Germany last year.
In Baton Rouge a Senate Industrial Relations Committee voted 7 to 2 to defeat a bill moving most work injury claims out of court. The plan would have set up a three member board to hear compensation cases. Labor advocates and Louisiana Association of Claimant attorneys opposed the measure, arguing it would hurt workers. Senator Rogers questioned attorney fees and urged fairness to labor and industry.
Live poultry: 61,000 lbs. White Rock fryers 22-2214 roasters 25-26, ducklings 27. Cheese: Singles 38-40, Longhorns 39-40, processed loaf 37-39, Swiss A 48-50, B 46-48, C 44-46. Butter steady 93 and 2 score 57, 9 score 56, 9 score 55’s. Carrots 56’s, 89 score 5b. Eggs steady 42,300 cases. White and mixed large extras 30’s, mediums 27, standards 9. dirties 27 e. checks 27.
Dow Jones 2 p.m. edt stock averages show 30 industrials at 654.09 down 1.76 points, rails at 144.91 down 1.03, utilities at 91.69 up 0.19, with 85 stocks at 213.47 down 0.55. Fourth hour sales total 420,000, reaching 2 p.m. 2,410,000.
A mother and her three children were injured when their car was hit at North 7th and Pine Streets around 9 45 p.m. Mrs Mildred Head 24 West Monroe sustained leg and chest injuries and cuts Kathy Head five suffered head injuries and was thrown about sixty feet Connie three and Karen two had cuts but no serious injuries Driver of the other car Lewis Curry 17 Bastrop said Mrs Head ran a stop sign and he was traveling about 30 mph The Curry car hit a utility pole and moved 173 feet while the Head car moved 25 feet Police say one child was found about forty feet from the wreck and the others 15 feet away with Mrs Head lying in front of the vehicle.
Baton Rouge AP reports lawmakers, district attorneys and administration leaders work on a compromise to satisfy a tough House on a voter qualification measure. It would remove illiterates from rosters and allow moral grounds challenges by neighbors affidavits. Meanwhile, calls to repeal the off-year fiscal legislature grew after cost estimates rose to 654000 in 1959.
Mrs Phyllis Deninger 27 of New Orleans fell from a cabin cruiser deck in Lake Pontchartrain near the Southern Yacht Club and drowned yesterday authorities said.
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