Senate Ready For Action On School Closing
The Louisiana Senate moves toward final passage of six measures to close public schools ordered to integrate under federal desegregation directives. Key bill lets the governor shut or reopen schools on integration orders and allows sale or lease of closed school facilities. A pupil assignment bill mirrors Alabama law with local boards allocating students by capacity and criteria.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Supreme Court
Alabama
South
Russia Agrees To Use Seismographs In World Program
Washington AP reports Russia offered to deploy its 70 seismograph stations in an international program to detect secret nuclear tests. Western officials note Soviet scientists bring strong expertise as technical talks begin in Geneva.
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Russia
Washington
Geneva
U. S
Weather forecast notes near 90s this afternoon
The weatherman projected a fair weather day with temperatures near 90 this afternoon and tomorrow. A cool high of 87 yesterday was recorded, with last night’s low 65 and mid morning high today at 82. Tonight’s lows 66 to 70 and tomorrow’s highs around 92 per the forecast.
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Civil Aeronautics
Selman Field
Pennsylvania truck driver charged in Slidell murder
Slidell Louisiana authorities booked 24 year old Her bert William Eyer of Shippensburg Pennsylvania on murder charges in the fatal holdup of a 47 year old Slidell mother of two at a five and dime store. Police chased and stopped the suspect after a vehicle pursuit through Slidell and east of the city.
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Pennsylvania
Slidell
St. Tammy Parish
Herbert William Eyer
Shippensburg
Strickland
Howze
Eyer
Solons Round Up Support For Wine Tax
Baton Rouge lawmakers push a wine tax increase to fund a rehabilitation center for alcoholics in Ruston. The House passed the Fields Sutton bill 67 to 9 for the unit, while a separate $1 a gallon general tax faced funding and study concerns.
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Solons
Baton Rouge
T. T. Fields
Fletcher Sutton
Ruston
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Jesse McLain
St. Tammany Parish
Earl Long
Fields
Union Parish
Sutton
Bienville Parish
New Producing Zones Found Near Calhoun in Ouachita Parish
Officials report Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. found two new producing zones in the Calhoun area of Ouachita Parish. Drilling at Hammonds No. 1 0.5 miles north of the discovery well tested Rodessa sand at about 4,775 to 4,819 feet and Causey sand at 5,435 to 5,457 feet with good commercial gas and condensate. Sands are new to the area though productive elsewhere in East Texas Northwest Louisiana and South Arkansas. Operators also tested four sands in the Houston Upper Travis Peak zone between 7,130 and 7,500 feet. The Hammonds well is fourth in the Calhoun field 15 miles west of Monroe and is proceeding to 9,600 feet to test Lower Travis Peak Cadeville and Cotton Valley zones already productive nearby. All three previous wells showed multiple pay zones in Upper and Lower Travis Peak. On Rodessa test with 36 minutes open the Hammonds well produced an estimated volume.
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Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Houston
Travis Peak
Calhoun Field
Monroe
Cadeville
Cotton Valley
Calhoun
Rodessa
Hammonds
Dad Asks Army To Drop Murder Charge On Son
R Stovall of Columbus Mississippi asks the U S Army to drop a murder charge against his son Specialist 3 C Richard M Stovall 22 in Tokyo Japan. The charge accuses him of causing the death by gas asphyxiation of his wife Suzanne 19 during a March 1957 incident. The father requests re evaluation of the evidence and withdrawal of the charge. The Army says it is continuing its investigation and will add the statement to its file.
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Dad
Army
Son
Tokyo
Stovall
Columbus
Miss
U.S. Army
Richard M. Stovall
Suzanne
Columbus and Greenville
Corbett Suffers Mild Heart Attack While in New York
LSU athletic director James L. Corbett, 38, rested in a New York hospital after a mild heart attack on a business trip. Attending physicians at St Clair Hospital said he was doing fine and recovering.
Hammarskjold Returns to Beirut in Peace Mission
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold returned to Beirut after two days of urging Egyptian President Nasser to influence Lebanese rebels. Nasser denied aiding rebels, maintaining the uprising is an internal crisis. Hammarskjold planned talks with Sami Solh and Camille Chamoun before heading back to New York.
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Beirut
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Nasser
Lebanon
Hammarskjold
United Arab Republic
Camille Chamoun
Sami Solh
Chamoun
New York
United States
Britain
Senate prepared to amend Louisiana big money bill
Baton Rouge reports a special session outlook dimming as the senate weighs amendments to a 384 million dollar appropriation bill rushed from the house. The house trims funds for police salaries and 27 trade schools while preserving trade school budgets and teacher pay under a half-raise plan linked to surplus.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Earl K. Long
Northeast Louisiana
Marvin Roberts
Long
Sen
F. E. Cole
Cole
House Education Committee
Claude Kirkpatrick
Red Cross Lifesaving Classes Begin At Renwick Pool
The American Red Cross opens free lifesaving classes for Negro youths at Renwick Swimming Pool. Senior students 16 or older who pass a swim test may enroll, with senior lessons led by Ellen Hoston Jr. and beginner group taught by Florence Taylor.
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Red Cross
Renwick
Taunton Veazey
American Red Cross Chapter
Ellen Hoston, Jr
Florence Taylor
Plan Installation Farrell Ketchell Kenneth Garrison and J. M. Herren
Farrell Ketchell Kenneth Garrison and J M Herren plan an installation project as listed in the report. The item notes their involvement and the individuals named in the plan.
Polaris Missile In New Test
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A P reports a Polaris experimental missile test measuring guidance and control responses. The rocket rose about 100 feet then pitched and tumbled before fuel burnout at 25 seconds, breaking apart as planned during the target flight path.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Russians Fear Mob Attacks On Canada Embassy
In Moscow two extra militiamen guard the Canadian Embassy amid fears of a mob retaliation for the Soviet attack on Ottawa. No signs yet of a demonstration against Canada or the U S embassies, though past protests hit Soviet missions in Copenhagen Bonn Ottawa and New York over the Nagy execution.
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Canada
Moscow
Ottawa
U.S
Copenhagen
Bonn
New York
Imre Nagy
Homemakers Tour Dairy Methods Across Northeast Louisiana
About 40 homemakers from northeast Louisiana joined a farm to market dairy tour today under the state Department of Agriculture extension division. Led by E W Neasham and Miss Esther Cooley, the group visited the Calhoun experiment station and local dairy facilities, ending at a food store to observe milk product distribution. Officials included Mrs Audrey Dawson, Mrs Mildred Swift, Miss Betty Hodgkins, J J Joyce and Elliott Branch.
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Louisiana
State Department of Agriculture
West Monroe
E. W. Neasham
Esther Cooley
State Department
Calhoun
Neasham
Miss Cooley
Audrey Dawson
Mildred Swift
Betty Hodgkins
J. J. Joyce
Elliott Branch
SEC Chief Denies Favoritism Tied to Goldfine Probe
SEC Chairman Edward N. Gadsby told House investigators there was no bias toward Bernard Goldfine in agency actions. The hearing opened a new phase examining the SEC after prior FTC focus on Goldfine. East Boston Co. faced a 3000 dollar fine for late financial reports from 1948 to 1955.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Edward N. Gadsby
SEC
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Boston
White House
Gadsby
House Investi
Congress
House
Goldfine
Federal Regulatory
Federal Trade Commission
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
FTC
Adams
The
East Boston Co
East Boston
Voluntary Oil Import Curtailment Seen as Successful
Interior Secretary Seaton said the voluntary oil import limit program has 95 percent compliance and likely will not need mandatory controls. He urged improved extraction techniques, expanded petroleum research, and Alaska oil development to meet rising demand.
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Salt Lake City
Fred A. Seaton
Seaton
Alaska
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Interior
Hatfield Chilson
United States
Winnsboro Sheriff Seeks 1200 Salary Increase
Sheriff Hiram B. Waller of Winnsboro is set to appear before the senate judiciary committee at 2 p m seeking a raise from 8400 to 9600 annually. Senator Ralph E King of Winnsboro opposes the increase and plans an amendment. Senator Speedy O Long backs a hold on LaSalle sheriff pay.
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Baton Rouge
Hiram B. Waller
Winnsboro
Waller
Ralph E. King
Franklin Parish
Senate Judiciary Committee
King
Sen
Speedy O. Long
Jena
LaSalle Parish
LaSalle
Long
Monroe Council Cuts City Property Taxes by Quarter
Monroe City Council votes to cut property taxes by about 25 percent for the coming fiscal year based on a projected 47 million assessment. Mayor W L Howard says the reduction saves taxpayers over 400000 annually and could spur suburban growth as areas outside the city seek to join.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Food Prices Hold Steady In May CPI Reaches Record High
The U S government reports May living costs hit a new all time high with the consumer price index rising 0.1 percent to 123.6 from the 1947 49 average. Food prices stayed flat while gasoline used cars doctors fees and hospitalization premiums pushed the overall index higher. About 850 000 workers tied to the cost of living will receive wage boosts and 750 000 in steel aluminum and canning sectors get 4 cents more per hour.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Apartment for Rent in Worthside with Private Bath
Advertisement notes a 3 room unit at Worthside rented on the 6th. Private bath and entrance. Gentlemen preferred. Contact FA 3-3797. Offers low seven day rates with cancellation privileges.
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Worthside
Bath
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