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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1961
Page
10
Former Congressman Franklin D. Roosevelt says Freedom Riders seek publicity rather than addressing individual grievances. He calls their acts ill advised and states their method and timing do not advance their cause or America's leadership of the free world.
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Robert Briscoe, 67, Irish and Orthodox Jewish politician, reelected Dublin lord mayor after a 22 to 21 vote over three opponents. Briscoe, once mayor in 1955 after a tie break, celebrated with supporters as Catholics in Dublin showed tolerance. He praises private conscience and individual liberty.
Miss Sharon Brown of Minden crowned Miss Louisiana 1961 visited Monroe yesterday and said she was thrilled with her title. The 18 year old Tech sophomore hopes to do TV commercials after graduation and is a Patricia Stevens modeling student. She is Engineers Queen at Tech and a cheerleader, daughter of Roy Brown of Minden, visiting Silverstein’s.
Writer Audrey Gellen testifies at a Federal Communications Commission hearing that sponsors and agencies fear controversial dramas. She cites The Night of the Storm and Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn as examples of sponsor pressure. Other executives warn original teleplays face risky futures while news shows enjoy more advertiser freedom. a New York restaurant offers oversized glazed strawberries as a dessert novelty.
The Ouachita Parish clerk of court records multiple property deals. Commerce Realty Corp transfers land parcels to Monroe Land Corp for 49500 dollars. Greater Monroe Homes sells to Kellogg Realty for 5000. Sievers sells lot 11 in Broadmoor Place to Waits for 700 cash plus 11400 mortgage. Plyler sale to the State Department of Highways for 11350. Laytay Eaton sale to Will Taylor for 2200 mortgage balance. Booth sells lot 14 in Lee Avenue Addition for 12300. Valentine sells lot 12 in Union Development for mortgage assumptions totaling 6000 and 1000. Gross et al sell to Mary Alice Wewsel all interest in Carter subdivision for 9750. Gross Development sells to Everett Carlson lot 8 in Western Hills for 4500. McCarty sells to R W Miller lot 24 and north half of 23 in Highland Park for mortgage assumption of 12100. Pettis sells lot 4 in Woods Subdivision for a mortgage.
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