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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
6
Louisiana State University reports a record summer enrollment of 6 789 students across Baton Rouge and New Orleans campuses. The total, including 5 076 on campus and 1 650 graduate students, surpasses the 1947 wartime peak and marks a 38 percent rise over five years, with strong New Orleans freshman growth.
Nine Ouachita Parish students earned honor roll status at Northwestern State College for the spring semester by maintaining a B average. Recipients include Marilyn Judson and Helen Miller among others from West Monroe Monroe and Glenda Walters.
The 11th annual Louisi ana Peach Festival on the tech campus features a 7 p.m. queen contest at Howard Auditorium with 26 contestants. A noon luncheon at the Louisiana Tech student center and a Thursday parade highlight festivities with guests including agriculture commissioner Dave Pearce.
The Board of Liquidation approved 3000 to the North Central Louisiana Industrial Commission for operations. The commission is led by Mrs. Loraine Howard of Ruston, spouse of Gov. Jimmie Davis appointee, and the board approved 158000 in spending leaving 3000 for the year. The board also allocated 100000 to help 14 parishes fence highways from roaming livestock with a 15000 cap per parish. A horseplay moment arose when Gov. Davis rode a cowhorse to the Capitol and joked about payroll placement for the animal. Additional actions included subordinating a 30000 mortgage for Tri Parish Rice Co op, and funds for lake maintenance, board expenses, and a convention in New Orleans.
New York AP reports a mix of programs over the coming weeks. CBS brings back Person to Person with the Crosby brothers visiting. Pip the Piper debuts on NBC. NBC also air s Nation's Future with a press freedom debate featuring Salinger and Izvestia editors. Jane Morgan appears on Peter Gunn. Focus on America debuts with a cattle industry study. Shirley Booth and Gene Raymond star in The Haven on CBS.
Sen. Russell B. Long urged President Kennedy to invoke the trading with the enemy act to stop Cuban molasses imports. He argued the move would divert money to U S surplus crops rotting and noted Kennedy was unhappy about the situation during an appreciation dinner for Clyde F. Bel Sr. in New Orleans.
Federal tax liens filed in Los Angeles allege comedian Ernie Kovacs and wife Edie Adams owe 715,? dollars for 1959 income.
Michael Todd Jr and Elizabeth Taylor seek 2.5 million dollars alleging undue delay in distributing a movie. The suit names Cinemiracle Pictures Corp and five unnamed entities over a smell-enhanced film Holiday in Spain whose Cincinnati opening was jeopardized after Technicolor was told to suspend printing.
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