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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1961

Page

2

Planning Board considers land swap and zoning changes

The Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission distributed 1500 copies of its annual report and approved a land exchange plan between R D Kellogg and the Ouachita Parish School Board to locate residential zoning near a proposed high school. The panel also rezoned two South Eighth Street lots to R-2 and reviewed a B-2A zoning proposal with K Heninger suggestions.

Monroe - Ouachita Parish Nutland Road Kellogg M. G. Carso South Eighth Street Carso K. Heninger Monroe - Ouachita Regional Peter’s Rock Baptist South 14Th Street Orange George Parsons LSU Baton Rouge H. I. Rosenhein

Keith M. Ogden Funeral Rites Scheduled Today

Keith M. Ogden a 49 year old Morehouse parish drainage superintendent died after a several day illness. Funeral services were set for 3 pm at Mer Rouge Baptist Church with burial in Christ Church cemetery Bastrop. He is survived by his widow Marie Ogden two children six sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers listed.

Mer Rouge Keith M. Ogden Morehouse Parish Mer Rouge Baptist Church Christ Church Bastrop Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home Ogden Marie Ogden Mel Rouge Don Keith Ogden Bobby Gilly Hubert Wopeck Ralph Dunn G. N Neal

Fire reunion as 17 ex-firemen visit wrecked garage

Merle W. Anderson, 66, a retired Long Beach firefighter, hosts a reunion of 17 former colleagues at his home after a fire destroyed his garage. The gathering underscores the bond among the Fire Department veterans.

Long Beach Calif UPI Merle W. Anderson Anderson

Kennedy Seeks Federal Control of Public Schools Raises Alarm

Editor notes Rep. Howard W. W. Smith warns that Kennedy's federal aid to education bill could let the President and NAACP force school integration across the South. Smith outlines three possible paths to federal control via Powell amendment, executive orders, or an inappropriate appropriation bill. He urges Southerners to oppose the measure in writing.

Kennedy Alabama MacDonald Gallion Gallion U.S. Supreme Court New Orleans High Tribunal Louisiana Supreme Court Florida Duval County Jacksonville Fla Howard W.W. Smith House Rules Committee Eigh Howard W. Smith South Congress Rules Committee House House of Representatives Executive Department NAACP Powell Harlem Committee On Education and Labor NBC Meet the Press

Eichmann testifies on role in Nazi regime and Versailles blame

The witness reports being shackled and coerced to sign a declaration to travel to Israel for trial. He argues the Nazi apparatus bore responsibility for the pogroms, while claiming his own power was limited. He cites 1932 join date, Versailles grievances, and denial of direct involvement in mass slaughter or property confiscation.

Israel Robert Servatius West Germany Eichmann Fkichmann Nazis Hitler Germany Waffen SS

Man Fined For Illegal Sale Of Liquor Here

Judge W. M. Harper fined Junior Lee Taylor for selling liquor without a state permit in Monroe municipal court. Taylor, 1016 Oak street, faced $500 or nine months in jail. Also fined were Earnest Mitchell of Farmerville for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and eight others for public drunkenness and traffic violations.

W. M. Harper Junior Lee Taylor Oak Street Monroe Earnest Mitchell Farmerville Harper

Minden Men In Jail Here On Theft Count

Two Minden men William L. Axton age 19 and Charles R. Franklin age 21 were jailed in Ouachita parish on felony theft charges. They allegedly stole a gas tank speedometer gear shift and electrical controls from a boat at the Howard Griffin boat dock on the Ouachita river. The boat belonged to Jean Bayles of Monroe and was left for repairs. Both suspects were apprehended near the scene and will face Fourth District Court.

Minden Ouachita Parish Ouachita William L. Axton McDonald Street Charles R. Franklin Ash Street Howard Griffin Jean Bayles Monroe Fourth District Court

Deadline July 11 For Qualifying In Ouachita Morehouse Race

Republican and independent candidates must qualify by July 11 for the July 11 district judgeship election in Ouachita and Morehouse. Judge Mack Barham of Bastrop won the Democratic primary and will assume the bench if no other candidates file by the deadline.

Ouachita and Morehouse Mack Barham Bastrop

Boone Family Reunion Held Near Cheminahaut Park

Members of the Boone family from Morehouse Parish will gather Sunday at Cheminahaut Park for their annual reunion. President M. E. Boone urged attendance to make it the biggest yet. An old fashioned dinner on the ground will be the highlight with a basket lunch to be brought by attendees.

Die-off of Fish Reported at Turkey Creek Lake

District biologist Dewey Wills conducts tests in King's Dump area to determine causes of a fish die-off. Capt. Jesse Peyton of the Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission says Turkey Creek Lake is covered with dead fish and notes the incident is annual but this year is the worst yet.

Winnsboro Dewey Wills Fertrich Ferriday King’s Dump Jesse Peyton Louisiana Wild Life & Fisheries Commission Turkey Creek Lake

Funeral services pending for Mrs Floyce Flowers

Funeral services for Mrs Floyce Myrtle Flowers 64 who died this morning at St Josephs Home for the Aged are under Lewis Funeral Home Magnolia Ark. A native of Homer she was a member of the First Methodist Church in Haynesville La Survivors include two sons Arthur Flowers Alice Tex Raymond Flowers Fl Dorado Ark five sisters Mrs Van Odorn Monroe Mrs A H Southern Haynesville Mrs Carl McEachern Haynesville Mrs Marshal Calhoun Mansfield Mrs C W McCauley Shreveport one brother S B Sims Monroe and four grandchildren

Floyce Myrtle Flowers St. Joseph's Home Lewis Funeral Home Magnolia Ark Flowers Homer First Methodist Church Haynesville Arthur Flowers Alice Tex Carl McEachern Marshal Calhoun Mansfield C. W. McCauley Shreveport S. B. Sims Monroe

Williams plans Africa trip to southern nations next month

Assistant Secretary of State G. Mennen Williams said on Monday he plans to visit countries in southern Africa on a new trip to the continent next month. The announcement outlines his intention to engage regional states and study political and economic conditions during the visit.

Washington UPI G. Mennen Williams Africa

Congo Parliaments Set to Meet at Lovanium University

Rival Congolese factions announce Parliament will reconvene June 25 at Lovanium University Leopoldville to pursue unity. Delegates vow arms deposit under U.N. guard, housing, and no outside contact as Katanga secessionists urged to join. U.N. to forbid arms money and negotiables on campus and cut telephone lines.

Leopoldville Congo Stanleyville U.N United Nations Katanga Lovanium

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