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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
3
A fragmentary real estate item lists a 12 by 13 room with stove, Venice style features, brick construction, double sink, concrete tile, carpeted areas, attic fan, and a 75 by 150 foot lot with sewerage, in rural wood framing. Names Irene Reid Hazel John Larry Salt appear as contacts or references.
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Joseph R. Weisberger condemned Westerns and detective stories for misusing the law. He told Holy Name Society members that Westerns portray judges poorly as corrupt and bribed, while detectives show lawyers as criminals' allies and influence the judiciary.
The AFL-CIO COPE endorsed Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin as preferred candidate for governor but withheld official endorsement citing he did not seek open backing. Delegates noted no clear labor endorsement for Ross Barnett and listed other COPE recommendations for state offices and district posts.
Baton Rouge AP Attorney General Jack Gremillion will seek reelection while pledging not to let the campaign hinder his work. He will continue focusing on the tidelands oil dispute with the federal government and defending states rights against federal interference.
City officials declare the start of summer festival week as two chimpanzees, Michelle and Tommy, wed at the zoo in a gala dubbed the year’s wedding of the year. Radio hosts, a Shriner band, and a playful crowd join the lighthearted event before the pair depart by plane for a secluded getaway. Ben Franklin’s spirit is cited as an inspiration for the Frolic.
Don Goodrich 27, UC graduate student, died after a rock slab dislodged above him on Mt Conness in Yosemite National Park. An autopsy found skull fractures and brain lacerations after he fell 35 feet and dangled on rope before companions lowered him 125 feet to a slope.
The execution hour at Sing Sing in Ossining New York has been advanced from 11 PM to 10 PM after 43 years. Authorities cite avoiding late night gubernatorial disturbance, convenience for witnesses, and fuller news coverage as reasons for the change.
The House considers a bill to overhaul the veterans pension system with a sliding schedule based on need. It targets in service disabilities and widows, with about 70 percent of 805,000 disabled veterans and 450,000 widows expected to receive increases.
Officials of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce notified Mrs Walter Rugan that she won a week long Colorado vacation contest. She is currently vacationing in Colorado and, with service connected disabilities, would not be affected. A no cut provision would prevent payment reductions now, but sliding scale rates would apply later.
The wholesale market fair at a downtown hotel shows exotic snacks from around the world including quail bags shark fins reindeer steak caterpillars lily bulbs grasshoppers in butter and caviar. Ted Dahl the fair manager notes the curiosities are for people who have eaten everything.
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