Obituaries from Jonesboro and Ruston area
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Aline Shows Stroud 59 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Jonesboro following a short illness. Final rites for Elmer Cuthbert Slagle 2111 South Grand St Monroe were in Mulhearn Chapel with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Shelby Colvin Whitlock 63, a painter with Louisiana Tech, died at Lincoln General Hospital Ruston. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Aline
Elmer Cuthbert Slagle
South Grand St. Monroe
Mulhearn
James T. Horton
First Baptist Church of
Monroe
Riverview
Slagle
St. Francis Hospital
Anna Wooten Slagle
Elmer C. Slagle Jr
Roy Johns
Hunter Pierson
Alexandria
John E. Godfrey
George Trousdale
George Snellings Jr
John Fox
Bridger Thornhill
Harry Frazer Sr
Lawrence Pettit
Clyde Brown
Nelson Abell
Howard Whitlock
Ruston
B. T. Buntyn
Simshoro
M. E. Spruell
Shreveport
Elsie Bloxom
C. C. Causey
F. L. Gordon
ST. E. Garrett
No New Leads In Negro Bombings In McComb
McComb police reported no new leads in Monday night bombings at three Negro residences. Dynamite failed to explode. fragments were sent to laboratories for testing. No injuries, though a woman narrowly escaped harm as she alerted neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mccomb
Miss
George Guy
Jessie Lee Wilson
Baton Rouge
Corine Andrews
Curtis C. Bryant
Pike County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bryant
Grandfather Albert Hansen Charged With Bigamy
In Tavistock England Albert Hansen a 64 year old grandfather was charged with bigamy after marrying again despite not seeing his first wife for 35 years He claimed he thought it was okay to remarry since the original marriage had lapsed in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavistock
England
UPI
Albert Hansen
Indonesia to Seek Outside Help to Crush Malaysia
President Sukarno said Indonesia will obtain outside help for its campaign against Malaysia and may use combined forces against the British defended federation. He spoke with Soviet official Anastas Mikoyan present at a monument dedication, stating Indonesia is entering a new stage of anti imperialist unity. The Soviet Union pledged support, while British, Nepalese Gurkha, Malaysian and Commonwealth forces defend Malaysian Borneo against guerrilla actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Anastas Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Borneo
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Sal Hepatica Promises Quick Laxative Relief
An advertisement touts Sal Hepatica as a faster laxative option than pills or gums, claiming it relieves gas pain heartburn and sour stomach and typically works in under two hours to ease constipation and irregularity. It urges readers to take Sal Hepatica next time they need a laxative.
No Change Seen In Vatican Birth Control Policies
Vatican speculation holds no major shift in Catholic ban on contraception including oral pills. Pope Paul VI said the issue remains under study with possible minor changes, such as allowing use in serious risk situations, but until an official decision is made the ban stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Paul VI
Pius XII
Pope Paul
Vatican Library
Wilkins Blasts Harlem Morons For Assaults
In a Amsterdam News column Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP denounces New York youth violence, calling teen Negro hoodlums punk foulmouthed smart alecks and Harlem and Brooklyn morons while praising others who fought for human rights and served jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Amsterdam News
Wilkins
New York City
Harlem
Brooklyn
Taylor Chosen to Lead Unified U.S. Effort in Vietnam
Gen Maxwell D Taylor named ambassador to Saigon to unite civilian and military efforts in South Vietnam. He will oversee Westmoreland and Johnson, with Wheeler succeeding as Joint Chiefs chair. Taylor's confirmation faces some opposition but broad support in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Taylor
Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Capitol Hill
Senate
William C. Westmoreland
A. Alexis Johnson
Westmoreland
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hillbilly Tour Box Office Bomb Analysis
Hollywood reports indicate low crowds for a CBS Beverly Hillbillies tour, illustrating that top TV ratings rarely translate into movie success. Experts note material choice and talent often matter more than a TV star's fame, with McQueen and Garner cited as rare transitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Show Business Trade Press
CBS TV
Jerry Lewis
Lucille Ball
Steve McQueen
McQueen
James Garner
Maverick
Prince Edward Votes To Raise Operating Funds
In Farmville Virginia the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted 4 2 to appropriate 189000 for public school operations this fall under a federal court mandate. The plan will serve about 1600 students and raise taxes to support the funding while private segregation persists for most white students. Judge Lewins had ordered action and the county school superintendent voiced uncertainty over sufficiency of the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmville
Prince Edward County
County Board of Supervisors
US. Dist
Oren R. Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward
Lewis
Delegates Rebuke Wallace At Junior Chamber Keynote
Delegates from Connecticut and Massachusetts walked out or sat silent as Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace delivered the keynote address at the national Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas. Wallace assailed the civil rights bill while critics called him a known racial segregationist and the Connecticut group denounced his actions as contrary to the Constitution and the Jaycee creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Robert FE. Joyce
West Haven
Conn
Wallace
Jaycee
Joseph McGuinness
Hartford
U.S Supreme Court
George
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Roland Edelstein
Cohen
New York Pawnbrokers Association
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Mrs
Aline Stroud
James Shows
Seabrook
Herbert Shows
LaRose
Ball
Aaron Stroud
Olla
Sarah Mock
Beulah Taylor
Grayson
Webb McBride
Vera Tucker
Clyde Payne
Rayville
Jimmie Menter
Winnfield
T J E
Elmer C. Slagle
C. Whitlock
Bigamist
AOY
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Red China
Southeast Asia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Ambassador Lodge
Nelson A Rockefeller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Laos
By Rick DU Brow
General Electric
Vincent Zagone
Calvert Frantom
N. 4Th
George Romney
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Lem T. Jones Sr
Romney
Sam Mellinger
Emporia
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Jones
Rogers
Mellinger
T. J McIlwaine
TOM Peters Discount CO
Cypress
OLD Hickory Distillers CO
PHILA
Ile
Monroe and
West Monroe
E. S
Miller
Mr. Miller
of Monroe, Inc
K. M
Ken) Wagoner
Wagoner
G General Manager
West Monroe, Inc
Trenton
Red” Miller
Ken” Wagoner
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