The Richest Man in Bogota on Show of the Week
Wells fantasy tale airs as a horror love story about a sighted prospector in Bogota who is taken in by blind natives. He disguises his world to survive, falls for a native girl, and escapes only to return as a wealthy blind advocate for the valley. The tale echoes 1984 era fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
H. H. Wells
Bogota
Lee Marvin
Marvin
Columbia
Miriam Colon
George Orwell
Klan Dragon Promotes Nonviolent Image in Georgia
In Atlanta, Ku Klux Klan leaders say a new nonviolent image is being built to gain political influence in Georgia. Grand Dragon Robert M. Shelton and Georgia Dragon Calvin F. Craig outline plans for a National Klan Day on July 7, align with NAACP events July 2-8, and claim past electoral success while promising legal, ballot-based opposition to integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
KKK
Robert M. Shelton
Klan
Shelton
Georgia
Calvin F. Craig
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Craig
Freedom Riders
Convicted Jurist Plans Appeal After Bribe Conviction
NEW YORK AP Attorneys for State Supreme Court Justice J Vincent Keogh plan an appeal after he and two others were convicted of conspiring to obstruct justice in a $35000 bribe plot to fix a federal court bankruptcy fraud case. Keogh 56 said the appeal would begin as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Supreme Court
J. Vincent Keogh
Keogh
Asst. U.S. Ady
Elliott Kahaner
Antonio
Tony Ducks
Corallo
Kahaner
Federal Court
Brooklyn
U.S
State Bar Group Opposes Bill On Commitments
Baton Rouge AP reports the Louisiana Bar Association House of Delegates voted to oppose a bill relaxing mental illness commitment rules among 75 measures. The panel favored limiting authority to doctors guardians and police, and also opposed a good samaritan bill shielding doctors who provide free emergency care from liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike John
Ouachita Parish
Rockefeller links factory boom to fiscal integrity in NY
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, speaking to Empire State Chamber of Commerce leaders in Saratoga Springs, said New York’s booming factory construction proves fiscal integrity attracts new industry. He noted NY accounts for 11 percent of all reported new plant construction worldwide since 1961, challenging Kennedy’s deficit spending critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
Free World
Rockefeller
Empire State Chamber of Commerce
Increased Barrel Yield Reported
University of Texas petroleum engineer Paul D. Torrey told the Oil Compact Commission midyear meeting that oil recovery rose from about 20 percent decades ago to one in three barrels today. He noted 67 billion of America's 364 billion discovered barrels have been recovered and projected another 47.7 billion barrels could be produced with current methods. The report touched on speculation and political mentions surrounding the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
UPI
University of Texas
Paul D. Torrey
Austin
Tex
Oil Compact Commission
America
Floor Vote On Louisiana Senate Expansion Bill Today
The Louisiana Senate may vote today on a constitutional amendment to raise senators from 39 to 64, giving each parish one senator and one representative and adding a representative per 50 000 population. The same session approved 26 noncontroversial bills in one hour and discussed an emergency bill to add a sixth judge in the fourth circuit court of appeal. The fourth circuit includes Jefferson Orleans Plaquemines St Bernard St Charles St James and St John parishes. The House earlier endorsed the measure 70 25 after removing an administration amendment allowing gubernatorial appointment of the new judge, enabling potential immediate effect if signed by Gov. Jimmie H. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal
Jimmie H. Davis
Fourth Circuit
Jefferson
Leans
Plaquemines
St. Bernard
St. Charles
St. James and
St. John
House
Reclamation Act Turns Sixty Milestone in U S Water History
Washington reports the Federal Reclamation Act marks 60 years since its 1902 signing by Theodore Roosevelt. It launched a nationwide program shaping western water and land resources, with the Bureau of Reclamation overseeing dams, reservoirs, and power for millions, including eight million acres of farm land and 200 communities. The piece highlights major projects like Hoover Dam and Columbia Basin, and notes irrigated farms support about 525,000 people with crops worth over $1.15 billion in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord P. Godwin
Washington
UPD
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Texas
Bureau of Reclamation
Hawaii
Alaska
Bureau
Reclamation Service
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Nevada
Arizona
Columbia Basin
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
American Society of Civil Engineers
Central Valley
California
Colorado-Big Thompson
Colorado
Bowles Sees Communist Ideology Ebbing Worldwide
New York AP Chester Bowles argues in Foreign Affairs that communism as an ideological force is waning after travels through four continents. He notes contradictions between doctrine and reality, reforms in the Soviet Union, and doubts about Marxism Leninism as power guide. He cites limited influence abroad and a communist policy that alienates governments rather than unites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chester Bowles
Kennedy
Foreign Affairs Magazine
Soviet Union
Bowles
Kremlin
Shrimp Carry Limits Spur Louisiana Senate Action
Tapper St Bernard area voters will decide on a constitutional measure granting the waterway and terminal district the same powers as levee districts. A companion enabling act passed 36 to 0. Sen A O Rappelet of Galliano advanced a bill to cap shrimp carried on boats 16 feet and under to protect professional shrimpers who need a $5 license. The bill allows up to 10 pounds per boat or 25 pounds per person aboard, whichever is larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Sen
A. O. Rappelet
Galliano
Senate
Rappelet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anthony Frank Zurica
Louis Castiglione
Michael A. Rizzi
Gallo
Los Angeles
Thad Brown
Wells
Ralph Nelson
Rod Serling
Frank Gabrielson
Nbc-Tv
DuPont
Klan Dragon
State Bar Group
Rocky
GOP
Are
A National Bank OF
West Monroe
Louisiana
Natchitoches
St. Bernard Navigable Waterway
Elmer
Monroe, la
Nyt Ati AY
DeSiard
Zale
Monroe
North
Breard
West Monroe Covness Sr
Twin Cities
Watermaid
Campbell’s Tomato
Commando
Morton
Sudi
Iid 39
AJAX
VEL Beauty
Marys Flower Shop
NO. 2Nd ST
Ben B. Vail, Jr
D.V.M
Cattlemen's
Clayton Calhoun’s Barn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!