Ferriday Death Case Probed As Officials Deny Beating
Ferriday officials including Sheriff Cross and Police Chief Warren defend the jail handling of Jeff Marlette amid claims of a fatal beating. Jailer DeLaughter and hospital surgeon Dr. Stephens describe a coma from cerebral hemorrhage with minor facial injuries. Family supporters allege bruises and wounds. autopsy confirms internal bleeding with minor external injuries.
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Ferriday
Cross
R. W. Warren
Marlette
Jeff
Warren
Conan
Ike
Frank DeLaughter
Woodie Davis
Mr. Marlette
Davis
DeLaughter
Natchez Charity Hospital
Louie Cecil Netherland
Douglas Netherland
Douglas
Mr. Cowan
Stephens
Goetz
Herman Gibson
Senate Advances Six Bills to Shield Schools Amid Integration Fears
Rainach's committee moved six measures through the Senate to protect public schools threatened by integration. Sen. DeBlieux opposed the bills, citing rumors of a governor’s campaign tied to school injustices, while Gov. Long defended his stance and pressed welfare needs. Welfare Chief Mary Evelyn Parker sought restoration of a $1.1 million budget cut, warning of a $10 to $40 monthly pay cut for all welfare employees starting July 1. A separate House action added 1.05 million for police pay and 840 thousand to restore 25 percent cuts in trade school funding, lifting the appropriations bill to 384.5 million.
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Senate
Rainach
Sen. DeBlieux
DeBlieux
B. B. Rayburn
Mary Evelyn Parker
Parker
Committee For Restoration
Long
Watch Reported Stolen By Boy
Monroe police investigate theft of a watch from a man as he slept at home. Chief James C. Kelly Jr. says a Negro juvenile boy is suspected. A 17 year old, J. D. Newton, jailed on two theft warrants for $56 and $8. Bonds total $750. Two noninjury accidents and tickets issued for red lights and parking violations.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
Albert W. Johnson
Texas Avenue
J. D. Newton
Northlith Street
Newton
J. T. Beckworth
Corinne Beckworth
Witness Describes Injured Man After Incident
A witness reports the man was semi conscious with facial cuts and breathing difficulties. He later saw the person again that Thursday and noted the bleeding had stopped but condition remained poor.
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Marlette
Ann Lambert
Mariette
Mrs. Matty Barron 87 Dies with Rites Set
Mrs. Matty Barron aged 87 died after a short illness at the home of Mrs. Mary Turner in Grayson Louisiana. Funeral services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Bartholomew Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Henkel officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery under Hall Funeral Home direction. Survivors include three sons Arthur Barron Bastrop Henry Ahrens Grayson one daughter Audrey Hill Shreveport one brother George Lassiter El Dorado Ark one sister Carrie Schultz El Dorado Ark three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Ed Johnson Claude McCarty Jack McCarty W L Sawyer Westley Bunch Norman Matheny.
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Matty Barron
Mary Turner
Grayson
Bartholomew Methodist Church
Old
Bonita Road
Ed Henkel
Church
Hall Funeral Home
Arthur Barron
Bastrop
Henry
P.H. Ahrens
Audrey Hill
Shreveport
George Lassiter
el Dorado
Ark
Carrie Schultz
Ed Johnson
Claude McCarty
Jack McCarty
W. L. Sawyer
Westley Bunch
Norman Matheny
Rites Planned for Infant Fury in Monroe
Infant John Vincent Fury died shortly after birth in a local hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Mulhearn's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Father George Martinez officiating. Burial in St. Matthew's Cemetery. Survivors include parents Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Fury Monroe three brothers Frank Charles and Randy Monroe and grandparents Mrs. Rose Fury Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Poe Eros.
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John Vincent Fury
Mulhearn's Funeral Home
George Martinez
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
St. Matthew's Cemetery
F. P. Fury
Monroe
Frank Charles
Randy
Rose Fury
J. H. Poe
Eros
Ex Publisher Ties Sale of Notes to Federal Forces In Play
Former Boston Post publisher links sale of notes by the Post Publishing Co to powerful federal forces. He claims forces aligned with the Boston Herald Traveler Corp and Bernard Goldfine influenced actions. Fox testified after a 40 minute closed meeting as Goldfine’s lawyers challenged secrecy.
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Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Fox
United States
Boston Herald Traveler Corp
Bernard Goldfine
Subcommittee
Goldfine
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever
Dever
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Re-Election Sought by Domestic Finance Official
J. E. Wood, Budget and Loan Arranger at Domestic Finance Service, promotes his record of helping local citizens with good loans. The locally owned firm offers debt consolidation and budget balancing. contact number FA 5 4355 or visit 109 North 2nd Street Monroe behind Walgreens.
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J. E. Wood
Domestic Finance Service
Twin Cities
Wood
North 2Nd Street
Walgreens
Monroe
Adv
Senator Stumpf proposes new theft arrest powers
Stumpf explained a bill allowing peace officers to arrest a person suspected of shoplifting without a warrant. A merchant’s charge can justify arrest, and officers or merchants’ employees won’t face liability for false arrests. The proposal cites practices in several states.
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Stumpf
Arizona
Pennsylvania
W. Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Florida
Kentucky
Nebraska
How Scatterbrained Are You
A brief ad for a Reader's Digest quiz, noting July issue offers a short science test from Baylor University. It claims the test reveals self insights without proving right or wrong and promotes purchasing the July edition at newsstands.
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Baylor University
July Reader’s Digest
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DeLaughters
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P.M. Richardson
Clyde Nichols
J. H. Pankey
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Cowan
Pankey
U.S. Testing Company, Inc
Appliance & Furniture Co., Inc
Trenton ST
West Monroe
Nursery Group
Joe
Bill
Desiard ST
Hollywood
Jinny Lind
S. Mattress
Pilltows
Foster
Donaldson Swings
Roark Bros
Jackson St
Gordons
Gordon’s Dry Gin Co., Ltd
Linden, N. I
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