Kennedy vows to curb waste in foreign aid program
President Kennedy pledged to eliminate waste and mismanagement in the foreign aid program if Congress approves long range borrowing authority amid Capitol Hill opposition. He spoke at a National Conference luncheon, arguing aid to self-reliant nations fights communism and mentions Khru shchev backed wars of liberation as critiques.
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UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
National Conference On International Economic and Social Development
Nikita S. Khrushchhev
U S Denies Spy Recruiting At Czech Mission
The State Department denied Czech charges that American officers tried to recruit Miroslav Nacvalac, a Czech U N delegate. Spokesman Lincoln White said Washington on June 13 requested his removal for good and valid reasons, as details would follow.
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State Department
United Nations
U.N
Department
Lincoln White
Miroslav Nacvalac
United States
White
Court To Rule On Bridge Legality
The Louisiana Supreme Court will decide if the $30 million bridge project across the Mississippi River at Donaldsonville is constitutional. The appeal challenges the Ascension St James Bridge and Ferry Authority created by Gov. Jimmie H. Davis alleging creation by proclamation was unlawful.
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State Supreme Court
Mississippi River
Dist
Adolph Menuet
Ascension-St. James
Jimmie H. Davis
Harold C. Smith
Eddie E. Esnault
Ascension Parish
Fernand Oubre
Alfred Rodrigue Sr
St. James Parish
Seven Killed in Alabama Car Crash Near Eufaula
A head on collision on U S 431 near Eufaula Alabama killed seven people and demolished two cars. Six victims were from Georgia including four members of a Rome family. the others were from Alabama. Five died at the scene and two died on the way to a hospital. Speed appeared high but no exact figure could be determined.
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Eufaula
Ala
Alabama
Highway Patrol
D. L. Thompson
Georgia
Willie Dudley
James M. Dudley
George Nation
Rome
Lee Thomas McCrary
Silver Creek
Irby C. Griffin
Abbeville
Dudleys
Nation
Clifford Dudley
Panama City
Fla
McCrarys
James Dudley
U. S. 431
Gulf Coast
Thompson
Rayville Publisher Horace A. Mangham Dies at 78
Horace A. Mangham publisher of the Richland Beacon News and longtime Richland Parish civic leader died at Monroe hospital at age 78 after a heart attack. Funeral services were set for 10 30 a.m. in Rayville under Mulhearn Funeral Home direction. Born August 10 1882, Mangham served as state representative and Louisiana Press Association president among many posts.
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Horace A. Mangham
Richland Parish
Monroe
J. H. Trousdale
Mangham
Richland Beacon News
Mulhearn Funeral Home
The
Louisiana Press Association
Tensas Basin
Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Mr. Mangham
Wiley P
Fannie Lynn Mangham
Louisiana State University
Bombs Set Off In Washington Under Freedom Riders Link
Two homemade bombs exploded in downtown Washington with no injuries reported. An anonymous caller claimed ties to the Freedom Riders movement and warned three more bombs remained, to be placed around Vermont Avenue and H Street NW and at 15th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW.
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Washington
Freedom Riders
South
John Logan
Logan
Vermont Avenue
H. Street N.W
15Th Street
Massachusetts Avenue NW
Twin City Chit Chat Battery A Reunion At Baton Rouge
Members of Battery A 105th anti aircraft battalion who served in World War II reunite in Baton Rouge beginning June 238. Captain C C Bell Jr of West Monroe attends as guest. The 12th reunion gathers members from 15 states with officers Sid Willie president Judge Jim Richardson vice president and Carl Welch secretary all from Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
C. C. Bell, Jr
West Monroe
Sid Willie
Jim Richardson
Carl Welch
Farm Bureau meeting to discuss Kennedy omnibus bill
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce agriculture and legislative members will attend tonight’s Ouachita Parish Farm Bureau session called to discuss the Kennedy omnibus farm bill before Congress. Gene Smith notes the committee roles and agenda.
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West Monroe
Camel Driver Invited to Visit United States
Bashir Ahmad, a camel driver from Karachi with five children, met Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson who invited him to America. Promoters arranged a New York visit and a stay at the Waldorf Astoria, drawing wide public attention to a man with little schooling or possessions.
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Pakistan
Bashir Ahmad
United States
America
Bashir
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Col
Paul Armus
New York City
Commission For Commerce and Public Events
Sterling Fisher
Readers Digest
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Ten Freedom Riders Arrested in Tallahassee Airport Sit In
Police in Tallahassee arrested ten Freedom Riders and three other people who refused to disperse at the city airport amid a sit in backing food service at the closed airport restaurant. The group planned to continue until served with integrated facilities.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Freedom Riders
James Messer
Ocala
Doug Willis
J. W. Collier Jr
Newark
N.J
Greyhound
Adlai Leaves For Peru After Bolivian Violence
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson departed La Paz for Peru amid a night of rioting that killed five leftist demonstrators. About 30 students remained locked in a university building after clashes with police. Bolivia favored a brief postponement of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council meeting for Kennedy's alliance program.
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Bolivia
Adlai E. Stevenson
Peru
Stevenson
Jeff
Victor Pas Estenssoro
Eduardo Arte Quiroga
Kennedy
Paz I’stenssoro
Arte Quiroga
Inter-American Economic and Social Council
Latin America
Surgery Proposed To Ease High Heel Pain
Fort Worth Texas reports foot doctor Dr A V Johnson spoke at a chiropody conference advocating removing the toenail and embedded bone from the first toe joint to shorten it about a quarter inch. He claimed the little toe would not be disfigured and could make high heel shoes almost as comfortable as slippers.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
A. V. Johnson
Johnson
Memphis Park Desegregation Plan Hit by Judge
Negroes planned a hurried appeal after federal judge Marion Boyd rejected their bid for immediate desegregation of Memphis park facilities. The ruling favors a gradual plan proposed by the Memphis park commission. Kennedy seeks weekend report to clarify Havana tractor-for-prisoners negotiations.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Marion Boyd
Memphis Park
Memphis Park Commission
Gremillion to Persist in Offshore Boundary Dispute
Baton Rouge Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion said he will continue to represent Louisiana in the offshore boundary dispute with the federal government though he admitted he has been out flanked politically. The State Department called a London report about possible recognition of Communist East Germany unfounded. In Washington, Kennedy met with Freedom Riders leaders for an exchange of views.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
Washington
State Department
Completely Without Foundation
London
Berlin
East Germany
Picket Ships In New Orleans By National Maritime Union
National Maritime Union members picketed seven American flag ships in New Orleans asserting their lines would not be crossed by any waterfront unions. The action targeted ships documented as part of a broader labor drive in the port city.
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New Orleans
UPS
National Maritime Union
New Specialist To See Kennedy
The White House said another medical expert was called to review ultrasound treatment for President Kennedy’s back. The President is improving and plans an early afternoon trip to address a foreign aid program. He uses crutches. physician says he is following a full schedule. Capt. J H Cheffey of the Naval Medical Center conferred with Dr Janet Travell but did not see the President.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
J. H. Cheffey
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Janet Travell
Outdoors Section Preview Promises Full Page in News-Star
The Outdoors section in today’s News-Star announces a full page on outdoors and boating. It highlights Northeast Louisiana information and mentions many excellent buys for readers.
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News - Star
Louisiana
States urge sewerage treatment for Ouachita River
Louisiana State Board of Health backs mandatory cleanup for Monroe and West Monroe. Sanitation engineer John E. Trigg says several cities will receive letters within days urging serious consideration of sewerage plants to prevent pollution. River below Twin Cities deemed unfit for drinking or recreation.
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Monroe
West Monroe
State Board of Health
Ouachita River
John E. Trigg
New Orleans
News-Star
Lwo
Trigg
Rains Continue Across Louisiana With Forecast Clouds
Rain that began in northeast Louisiana earlier in the week persisted into Friday with heavy clouds forecast statewide through Saturday. Highs near 88 today and tomorrow, lows around 65. Thursday's high 90 and low 66. Selman Field weathermen reported no rain by midnight Thursday despite daytime thundershowers in parts of the area.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Kennedy Seeks Permanent Civil Rights Commission
The Justice Department endorses bills to extend and make permanent the Civil Rights Commission and sent a May 29 letter to Sen. Eastland. Deputy AG Byron White signed the letter supporting the move, despite White House denial of a decision. Critics Ervin and Hruska oppose permanence.
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Steven Gerstel Washington
UPI
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Byron White
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
White House
Bert L. Bernhard
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Roman L
Hruska
Neb
New Frontier Advice for Housework
Dr. Janet Travell told a YWCA luncheon that women should do housework like a modern dance to reduce strain. She urged 15 minute work bursts with short rests, avoiding overuse of muscles and suggesting varied activity to prevent fatigue.
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Washington
UPI
Janet Travell
Kennedy
Dr. Travell
May Strike Ties Up Nation's Merchant Fleet Across Ports
Seamen began a coast-to-coast strike amid a dispute over a new contract. About 80,000 officers and crew across East West and Gulf ports are affected while 11 million barrels of fuel oil and 50 million barrels of gasoline sit in inventories. Government efforts under Secretary Goldberg aim to settle the dispute as ships remain at sea or on port tieups.
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U.S
Atlantic
Gulf
United States
Panama
Liberia
Honduras
East
West
Gulf Coast
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kennedy
Morehouse Farm Bureau Protests ASC Appointment
The Morehouse Parish Farm Bureau joined East Carroll Parish Farm Bureau in opposing the appointment of W Barry Mitchell as a member of the Louisiana Agricultural Stabilization Committee. A Thursday meeting adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the choice as unqualified and criticizing the Kennedy administration’s adherence to ASC standards. The text claims added committee members amount to packing the panel.
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East Carroll
Mitchell
Kennedy
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