Rainy season tests Monroe cotton and corn outlook
Ouachita county agent J. J. Joyce reports cotton crops remain in fair shape if rain stops. He notes crops are clean but fields blocked by rain, with most northeast Louisiana parishes seeing increases. Rain aids corn and harvests wheat and oats, yet prolonged cool wet weather emphasizes drainage needs and grassy cotton patches in Ouachita.
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Monroe Area
Ouachita County
J. J. Joyce
Joyce
Louisiana
Ouachita
Rioting Follows Harlem Excursion Stampede at Pier
A Harlem Father's Day trip to Bear Mountain turned riotous when 1000 counterfeit ticket holders arrived. About 60 fainted or were trampled as the Hudson Belle departed late from Jersey City. Nine were hospitalized and 50 treated at the pier as fires flared and police swelled the scene.
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New York
Wilson Line
Jersey City
N. J
National Maritime Union
Manhattan
Forth
Heavy Rain Floods Shreveport In Flooded Streets
Almost three and a half inches of rain since midnight flooded sections of Shreveport and forced many families from their homes. Police reported water up to the hoods of cars in low-lying districts as 11.12 inches drenched the city this month. Rain continued at 11 a.m. with more forecast through tomorrow.
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Shreveport
UPI
Southern Senators Kennedy Tangle in Alabama and Deportation Case
Immigration officials release Carlos Marcello from detention and plan deportation. Kennedy defends marshals' actions during Freedom Riders incident in Alabama while Senate panel reviews a $294 million Justice Department budget.
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Mcallen, Tex
Carlos Marcello
New Orleans
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Alabama
Freedom Riders
Daum
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
John J. McClellan
D-Ark
Kennedy
Senate
Justice Department
Montgomery
Twin City Chitchat at Lakeshore Elementary
Mrs G B Wilson a structor at Lakeshore Elementary School has been in room 654 at St Francis Hospital for a week and will be hospitalized several more days Visitors are welcome The Lake Oxford outgoing president of the West Monroe Optimist Club was passing out cigars at the regular Monday meeting at 6 30 am They named the new girl Hazel Gay Dr Oxford is registrar at Northeast State College West Monroe and the degree team will confer a master degree on page 2 A
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G. B. Wilson
Lakeshore Elementary School
St. Francis Hospital
Lake Oxford
West Monroe Optimist Club
Hazel Gay
Dr. Oxford
Northeast State College
Kennedy Cancels Press Dinner To Spare Strain
President Kennedy cancels a Women's National Press Club dinner to avoid strain on his back. He shows gradual improvement and uses crutches while walking easier than a week ago, with Mrs Kennedy attending in his stead and Dr Travell backing the decision.
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JFK
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Middleburg
Escapees Recaptured After Motel Arrests in New Orleans
Police recaptured two of five Mississippi Gulfport jail escapees at a Chef Menteur Highway motel in New Orleans. Emery Waltman 23 of Biloxi and Gerald Miller 25 of Pascagoula were held for return to Gulfport. They escaped May 23 by breaking through tile and conduit, then exiting via a first floor window.
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New Orleans
Harrison County
Miss
Chef Menteur Highway
Gulfport
Emery Waltman
Biloxi
Gerald Miller
Fof
Pascagoula
Raymond Ruiz
Clem Niedermeier
Waltman
Twelve Catholics imprisoned by Hungarians
In Budapest twelve Roman Catholics were sentenced for plotting to overthrow Hungary’s Communist regime. The heaviest term, twelve years, went to Rev. Istvan Tabody for high treason and antistate activities. Others received eight and seven years amid disputes during a six day trial.
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Budapest
Hungary
Istvan Tabody
Father Tabody
Dedoen Barlay
Christian
Barlay
Odon Lenard
Istvan Bimbo
Father Lenard
Father Tabady
Teenager Fatally Stabbed After Harlem Street Fight
In Harlem a teenage boy leaving a vesper service was stabbed and died after staggering back into a church. Francisco Agricul, 18, of the Bronx, a ministerial student, was killed in an argument over his relationship with Jose Gonzalez’s sister Maria, 15. Gonzalez, 16, fled, had his head shaved to avoid identification, and led police to the three inch fishing knife used in the attack.
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New York
Harlem
Francisco Agricul
Bronx
Bible Institute
Jose Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Agricul
Maria
Plane Wreckage Found Near Auburn Airport
The wreckage of a small plane with four dead was found near Auburn Airport Nebraska. Sheriff Kelley said the craft had taken off from the airport late Sunday night for Lincoln and crashed immediately. Victims were Dr. F M Tushla 55 Fred R Timm 59 and his wife both of Auburn and A Irl Sapp 58 of Lincoln. The doctor was piloting.
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Auburn
Neb
George Kelley
Lincoln
Kelley
F. M. Tushla
Fred R. Timm
A. Irl Sapp
Nebraska
23 Bodies Pulled From Train Wreck Far East of Paris
Rescue workers in Vitry le Francois recovered 23 bodies after the Strasbourg Paris express derailed at high speed. An undetermined number remained trapped in a submerged car. Reports from French Railways and a nearby US base conflicted on totals and injuries.
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Vitry-Le-Francois
France
Paris
U.S
Germany
Son Of Oil Firm Executive Held On Murder Suspect
In Los Angeles the son of an oil company executive was held on suspicion of murder after his wife Margaret Morton was found beaten to death in their Wilshire District home. Detectives noted blood traces in upstairs rooms and the couple’s 15 year old daughter said she saw her father assaulting her mother.
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Los Angeles
Wilshire
Lynn Morton
Margaret
Morton
Sgt. C. E. Collins
Collins
Merilee
Bruce
Lynn
Davis Confirms Riding His Horse Into Governor Office
Gov Jimmie Davis confirms he rode his Palomino Sunshine into the state capitol in Baton Rouge riding up the steps. The horse, in rubber shoes, passed through the lobby to the governor's private office after horse show appearances in Opelousas and Sulphur. Davis praised Sunshine as the best horse he ever had.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jimmie Davis
State Capitol
Sunshine
Davis
Opelousas
Capitol
Governor's Office
Ex-builder and engineer admit Utah Nevada bombing plot
Investigators say ex-builder Royce Olsenada and mining engineer Dale Jensen confessed to the $850,000 bombing of three Utah Nevada communications facilities to publicize an anti big business group. FBI says others involved. bail set at $100000 each. arraignment scheduled.
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San Diego
Calif
Utah-Nevada
Royce OL Insenada
Mexico
Here
Brous
Handsome Dale Chris Jensen
U.S
Tijuana
FBI
San Diego U.S
Today’s Chuckle Real reason you can’t take it with you
A light humor item notes that possessions vanish before you depart this life, suggesting the joke is on the futility of clinging to things as time runs out. It playfully implies life’s wealth is in moments, not material goods.
Portnoy admits to point shaving in four games
New York DA Frank S. Hogan said Columbia University star Fred Portnoy agreed to shave points in four college games last season. Portnoy, 19, received $1,000 per game but total bribe was $1,140. Indictments were issued against Boston gambler Philip Lacort and Joseph Green, fugitives sought nationwide arrest.
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New York
Frank S. Hogan
Fred Portnoy
Columbia University
Hogan
Boston
Portnoy
Philip Lacort
Joseph Green
Bronx
Lacott
New England
Long Island man known as ex-hobo built vast massapequa park
Bernard J. Brous, once a wandering figure with a gun and cowboy gear, used $40,000 inheritance to start a home building business. He created a 3000 home development in Massapequa Park, becoming a notable long Island land developer while later linked to a Utah Nevada facility bombing case.
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Massapequa Park
N.Y
Bernard J. Brous
Long Island
Morty Brous
New York City
Brous
New York
Levittown
Supreme Court limits union dues for political use
The U S Supreme Court ruled that a labor union cannot use a member’s dues for political activities he opposes. The decision stems from a Georgia case where six Southern Railway employees protested funding political causes with their money. Justice Brennan delivered the majority opinion with various dissents noted.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia
Southern Railway
William Brennan
Felix Frankfurter
Hugo Black
John Harlan
Frankfurter
Charles Whittaker
Brennan
Japanese Premier Ikeda Arrives in LA for Talks with Kennedy
Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan lands in Los Angeles with his wife and top officials for talks with President Kennedy. The party is greeted by city and state dignitaries as the trip aims to deepen Japanese American understanding and broaden cooperation for world peace.
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Los Angeles
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kennedy
U.S. State Department
Norris Poulson
Ikeda
Zentaro Kosaka
United States
Koichiro Asakai
Los Angeles International
Washington
Tokyo
Eisenhower
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U. S
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West Monroe
Orleans
Harlem Street
Dale C. Jensen
Ensenada
Mex
U.S. Justice Dept
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Utah
Minnie
Robert Gerald Bortoli
Reno
Nev
Peru
Bortoli
Las Vegas
Jensen
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Quint Star
Atlantic Beach
Tribunal
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