Southern Conference proposed to fight education bill gains support
Mayor Howard reports telegrams from four states backing a Southern Conference plan to oppose federal aid for education. Mayors from Selma to Rus ton pledge support while Louisiana officials cite states rights and urge grass roots action to preserve local control. Williams and Passman echo backing.
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Vicksburg
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Pine Bluff
Ark
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Plain Dealing
Louisiana School Boards Association
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Charles
Government views on food packaging and labeling sparked letters
A Maryland shopper criticized cardboard meat packaging hiding fat, urging a federal agency to set packaging and quality standards. Readers also raised concerns about canned pears, cereal portions, watered-down canned goods, and half-full frozen vegetables.
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Maryland
Marion wrestling coach reports lump after match
Koblentz says coach Sheppard was kicked in the chest May 12 and did not report a lump until May 3. Doctors suggested the lump could result from a kick infection or a skin condition.
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Sheppard
Marion Institution
Koblentz
Cassidy of Bogalusa Seeks LMA Conference Plan
Cassidy of Bogalusa, LMA president, asks the organization to consider a conference plan. The request was granted and will be discussed at the meeting next Thursday. Howard said he spoke with several Southern mayors at a Washington conference two weeks ago and found broad support. After an appeal for grass roots opposition to the Kennedy bill from Rep. Howard W. Smith the council drafted the request to Cassidy.
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Bogalusa
LMA
Howard
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Rotarians To Visit El Dorado Club In Arkansas
About 32 members from West Monroe and Monroe Rotary Clubs travel to El Dorado on Monday to renew fellowship. Milton Sprague will welcome visitors at noon, with Henry Beinstein Jr and Jennings Wilkins responding. A slide illustrated talk on civic and industrial progress will be given by Harry Arthur.
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el Dorado
el Dorado Club
Milton Sprague
Henry Beinstein Jr
Jennings Wilkins
Monroe
Davis Bingham
Northeast College
Harry Arthur
Greater Monroe
Gene Smith
Stewart Scott
Jack Rivers
Monroe Club
Bernstein
Bert Braun
Stanley Bagwell
A. C. Breckenridge
Henry Davis
Portland Health official Dopmeyer to retire near August
Arthur L. Dopmeyer of Portland Oregon plans to retire as sanitary engineer director in August after 41 years with the Public Health Service in Indian health work. He will move to New Orleans for consulting work and will help orient his successor Richard F. Poston.
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Portland
Ore
Dopmeyer
Service
Division of Indian Health
New Orleans
Richard F. Poston
C. W. White Eagle
Louisiana
Cleveland
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Port Barre
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Castro shifts offer in invasion prisoner swap tractor deal
Castro in Havana signaled willingness to trade captured invaders for tractors, lowering the number to 1000 and favoring smaller tractor types. He challenged the Tractors for Freedom Committee to address an alternative man-for-man exchange and referenced other prisoner swap proposals involving U S, Puerto Rico, and international figures. The radio named invasion leaders and noted Castro’s claim that 1,167 of 1,214 prisoners were innocent of crimes against Cuba.
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Cuba
Havana
Tractors For Freedom Committee
United States
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Spain
Francisco
the Hook) Molina
New York City
Pedro Albizu Campos
San Juan
Henry Winston
Manuel Artime
Jose San Roman
Rafael Bolivar Fuente
Miss Ozone Queen Runner-Up Leads Stage at Pontchartrain
Minden waited over ten minutes for judges to cut the Stage entrants. Pat Ash 20 Baton Rouge was runner up Miss Ozone Queen while Juanita Donalson 19 Shreveport placed third in a field of 16. Kathleen Langla 20 New Orleans won a contestant chosen personality award.
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Pontchartrain Beach
Pat Ash
Baton Rouge
Juanita Donalson
Kathleen Langla
New Orleans
Louisiana oil allowables rise in May June totals
The state set a May to June oil production allowance of 1 034 222 barrels, the highest in state history. Offshore totals fell from 265 076 to 260 006 barrels, with district allocations including Houma 297 693, Lafayette 201 441, Lake Charles 61 071, New Orleans 316 749, Monroe 57 351, and Shreveport 57 116. Lafayette rose slightly due to boundary reshuffling.
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Lafayette
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Monroe
Shreveport
Gill
Hearing Set June 30 On Cade Motion
Judge Jesse Heard set June 30 for a hearing on motions to quash charges against Troy Bland Cade a 30 year old Monroe Negro indicted by Ouachita Parish Grand Jury. Cade leader of the New Lost Found Nation of Islam in Monroe faces charges of criminal anarchy and desecration of the American flag.
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Troy Bland Cade
Monroe
District Attorney’s Office
Cade
Bailey Street
Nation of Islam
DeSiard Street
Flint
Michigan
Arkansas
Innocent Compared to Edward VIII Pressure in Historic Choice
Klein likened Innocent to Edward VIII who gave up the throne for Wallis Simpson. He said Searbeck provided political information to the Communists rather than security related data. Searbeck faces federal charges for giving classified material to Polish representatives.
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England
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Klein
Searbeck
Communist
Poland
Optimists Set Joint Installation Ceremony Saturday
Optimist clubs of West Monroe and Monroe plan a joint installation at Highland Park Country Club Saturday at 7 30 p m New West Monroe president Allen Roberson and Monroe president Ed Morrison will lead the two groups with selected vice presidents secretaries treasurers and new board members named for each club including Allen Roberson Gene Hardin E G Davidson Jack Young Bert Hatten Louis George Harry Cooper George Parsons Ira Cagle Sam Hanna Art DeLoach Roy Scalia and Otis Fontenot.
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West Monroe
Monroe Optimist
Allen Roberson
Gene Hardin
E. G. Davidson
Jack Young
Bert Hatten
Louis George
Monroe Club
Ed Morrison
Harry Cooper
George Parsons
Ira Cagle
Sam Hanna
Art DeLoach
Roy Scalia
Otis Fontenot
Congress debate grows over security and Berlin policy
Sen Styles Bridges of New Hampshire leading the GOP Policy Committee argues the moment demands survival through firmer U S commitments to West Berlin. He notes Kennedy already echoed a similar stance after Vienna talks with Khrushchev.
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Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Senate
GOP
Javits
Bridges
West Berlin
Kennedy
Vienna
Khrushchev
Presence of ACLA leader cited for Progress alliance
Steven son says ACLAS July 15 presence would show personal interest in the alliance for progress but his travel depends on many home considerations and unspecified factors.
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Alliance For Progress
Stevenson
Lemon Juice Recipe Promises Relief for Rheumatic Pain
A home remedy claims to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis using RU-EX Compound mixed with water and lemon juice. The ad promises dramatic results within 48 hours and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not felt.
Four Sentenced To Angola For Simple Burglary Case
In Fourth District Court Judge Jesse Heard presided as Sidney Young 20 Winfred Young 22 and George Arvlin Murphy 25 were sentenced to four and three years respectively for simple burglary after pleading guilty. James Leroy Sheriff will serve one year for a $45 worthless check, running concurrently with a Lake Charles term.
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Angola
Fourth District
Jesse Heard
James Leroy
Lake Charles
Heard
Monroe
Sidney Young
Winfred Young
George Arvlin Murphy
Robert J. Hill
Bob Hill
Griffin Street
Milton Eugene Cupit
L. R. Richardson
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