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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

15

King Calls for Continued Freedom Rides Across South

In Los Angeles the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr rallies 25 000 supporters at the Sports Arena for nonviolent desegregation. He rejects a cooling off period, calls for ongoing bus rides, and urges brotherhood and constitutional rights. California Governor Brown introduces King praising his prophetic insistence on one people one freedom one justice.

Los Angeles Martin Luther King Jr King Robert F. Kennedy Dr. King California Edmund G. Brown Brown

Jaycees Gather In Atlanta For Fiery Session

Jaycees from all states and several countries attend the 41st national convention in Atlanta. Retiring national president Morgan J. Doughton of Allentown Pa. supports a plan to cut the 263 member board in half. A new national president will be elected Thursday night. A Civil War remembrance at Kennesaw Mountain featured Union and Confederate reenactors exchanging flags and flowers at graves.

Atlanta Morgan J. Doughton Allentown Confederacy Kennesaw Mountain Mississippi New York Kennesaw Mountain National Park

Keating Critiques Kennedy Foreign Policy Yes No Maybe

Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York says the Kennedy administration builds a yes-no maybe posture in its foreign policy, warning of ambiguity in international relations. The remarks frame a partisan view of evolving U S diplomacy during the era.

Washington Kenneth B. Keating R-N.y

Rickover Urges Overhaul or Abolition of Service Academies

Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover urged Congress to consider abolishing service academies if drastic improvements are not made. He criticized Navy leadership and West Point studies, suggested trimming Navy officers by a third, and disclosed no need for more funds for nuclear propulsion projects. He spoke in May before the House Appropriations Committee. remarks were released publicly.

Washington Hyman G. Rickover Congress Rickover Annapolis House Appropriations Committee Army West Point Alexander the Great Hannibal Julius Caesar Napoleon George Washington John Paul Jones Ulysses Grant David Farragut Rick Navy

Daughter Of Late Comic Going Blind Says Friend

Barbara Burns 23 daughter of late comedian Bob Burns is under hospital observation at UCLA Medical Center for a vision interfering condition. A friend claims she has optic nerve inflammation and is going blind, begging for funds to avoid hospital eviction.

Los Angeles Barbara Burns Bob Burns Ucla Medical Center Jack Strait Miss Burns Strait

Moviedom mourns Chandler death at 42

Hollywood reacts with shock as Jeff Chandler dies after a long illness and post surgical complications. Friends recall a tough star, while medical details recount a ruptured artery and severe hemorrhages that followed surgery for a slipped spinal disc. Funeral services are planned.

Hollywood Jeff Chandler Tony Curtis Chandler Temple Isaiah Hillside Memorial Park Philippines Rock Hudson Universal

Adlai Faces Severe Test In Ecuador

Adlai E Stevenson begins talks with President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador amid U S aid requests and border dispute tensions with Peru. Velasco Ibarra champions non intervention and Cuba sympathy while guarantor support frays. Large crowds greet Stevenson in Guayaquil and Quito.

Adlai Ecuador Quito Adlai E. Stevenson Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra United States U.S Velasco Ibarra Peru Amazon Argentina Brazil Chile Fidel Castro Cuba Stevenson Carlos Julio Arosmena Soviet Union Guayaquil

Married in High Point with Police Help and Veil Mixup

James Blackburn and Gloria Jean Staley wed Sunday with police, a dressmaker, and a locksmith assisting. Staley’s father picked up the gown but left the veil at the department store. a locksmith opened the store under police supervision, the dressmaker retrieved the veil, and the bride arrived eight minutes late to the church.

High Point N.C James Blackburn Gloria Jean Staley Miss Staley Staley

Minow Pushes Network Reform on TV Viewer Support

Minow urges FCC reorganization to cut red tape and focus on space age communications while avoiding censorship. NBC airs The Loyal Opposition with Eisenhower moderating GOP views, Kennedy era balance. Ed Sullivan marks 13th TV birthday with a star-studded CBS tribute and light jabs from Lee Tracy and Paul Anka.

Abc-Tv Federal Communications Commission FCC Minow Perry Como Nbc-Tv Dwight D. Eisenhower Gettysburg Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller Richard Nixon NBC Kennedy & Co Beast Lee Tracy Tammy Grimes Paul Anka

Quickies by Ken Reynolds

A playful note from Ken Reynolds about business loans and a promotional offer for a first News-Star-World Want Ad. It highlights a three dollar incentive to try classified advertising.

Quickies Ken Reynolds

Moral of Hodges tale warns limits of government influence

Hodges told North Carolina seedmen that government advice can backfire. A plumber’s question about hydrochloric acid prompted mixed Bureau of Standards replies. The final note urged against acid use due to pipe erosion, illustrating boundaries of official guidance.

Commerce Luther H. Hodges North Carolina Bureau of Standards

Minow optimistic on FCC reorganization after defeat

United Press International reports FCC Chairman Newton Minow remains confident Congress will reorganize the agency despite the administration's plan for stronger powers. He says, I don't regard it as the end of the ballgame.

Washington FCC Commission Newton Minow Congress

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