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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1961
Page
2
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Mabel Fuller Neal 65 of Gibsland Shreveport area. Details note a death in northeast Louisiana with services set locally according to available lines.
The page reports on remarks by Dwight D. Eisenhower criticizing current government as overly generous and risky for future generations. Richard Nixon counters Kennedy administration foreign policy as weak and appeasing to Khrushchev. The event included a bust presentation and light interaction as Eisenhower jokes about his hair, while other notes mention a Dubach funeral and Neal family survivors.
Governors from Pennsylvania and Oregon voiced support for Kennedy in talks with Khrushchev while stressing cautious unity. Lawrence urged backing Kennedy publicly, Hatfield pledged GOP backing with room to criticize Berlin policy.
Four star general who commanded Berlin in 1949 51 and again as Army chief of staff wrestled with the Berlin problem. He retired two years ago in protest against the Eisenhower administration and died after a career spanning World War II to public service in New York.
Funeral services for 77 year old Mrs. Alice Scruggs of the Liddieville community near Winnsboro will be held at 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at Young Funeral Chapel with Rev. J A Allow s officiating. Interment follows at Pine Hill Cemetery near Sicily Island. Survivors include four sons George Clarence Oscar and Ben and four daughters Bertha Orlean Myrtle and Gladys, one brother Henry White, two sisters Loreda Nugent and Emma Cater, along with 35 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren.
Kansas City AP report describes Roy Dean Hall a 12 year old boy chained to a bed in a one room home for 10 days while parents Roy Hall and Margaret Hall were away. Sister Jeanette Hall 15 aided. Parents arrested and held. Child taken to Jackson County Parental School. Bolt cutters used to free the boy.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy plans a state dinner on Mt. Vernon’s lawn for July 11 honoring Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan. She visited the historic estate to review plans after a European trip and drew crowds of curious sightseers at George Washington’s home.
The rib strip grafting method, using a patient’s own rib tissue, stimulates bone regrowth within two to three months for long bone fractures. Dineen and Gresham report success in about 50 cases, with rib material proving more potent than other bone grafts. Also noted is a fungal eye ulcer treatment from Texas doctors using mercury compounds and sulfa drugs delivered through the eyeball.
Los Angeles AP reports Bryan John May 11 receives 600000 for polio blamed on faulty Salk type vaccine from Cutter Laboratories. His mother Norma May gets 75000 for suffering and medical costs. Verdict lauded as largest personal injury award. Cutter calls verdict disappointing.
In Roanoke Rapids North Carolina a blind passenger named Edward Whitfield saved himself when the driver, 54 year old William Jasper Gregory, collapsed from a heart attack. He reached for the ignition, turned off the motor, and guided the car over two traffic islands and two railroad tracks before it stopped.
A dapper robber with a thin mustache held up a 22 year old teller at the Federal Savings and Loan Association Monday. He took 2230 dollars and gave the teller a diamond ring saying Here honey this is for you. A police report notes no one was hurt.
The Union News Co coffee shop at the union railroad station in Montgomery is ordered to serve all interstate passengers equally. The directive extends to the Mobile terminal. Manager Macie Henderson did not comment beyond noting no Monday instructions, directing inquiries to New York.
World War II veteran and Monroe Chamber of Commerce member died. Survived by widow Bonnie Whitaker Mask daughter Windy Mask parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mask sister Nell Stewart brother John Mask all of Monroe.
The report details the disposition of 163 riders convicted since May 24 with 58 in Parchman Prison, 50 in Jackson jails, 52 freed on $500 bonds, and 4 freed after $200 fines. Kenneth Shilman accused prison guards of torturing two riders. Sheriff Gilroy defended staff as humane. He described routine confinement, clothing, and isolation practices, and noted a hunger strike by Price Chatham which ended after three days in isolation.
West Monroe City Hall hosts discussion on constructing a new clubhouse. A report on the summer youth camp near Voiman Lake will be heard. The Ouachita Parish Library hosts Dr. Arthur Seale of Pineville for a talk on mental illness trends and Pineville hospital work. Rotary clubs from Monroe and West Monroe travel to El Dorado for the 31st inter city meeting with about 40 members attending.
Monroe and West Monroe chamber of commerce and Jaycee groups sponsor a full day Fourth of July event in Forsythe Park starting at 11 a.m. and ending after 8 p.m. Mayor W L Howard will give a welcome address followed by games for all ages and a fireworks display at 8 p.m.
A 103-year-old Atlanta woman, Mrs. Willie Slaton, reportedly pointed a .32 caliber pistol at neighbors and children, and threw rocks at them. Police, after talking with her, deemed the gun unnecessary and turned it over to the station captain marked Hold for owner.
Telegrams endorsing a proposed Southern conference of mayors and municipal officials arrive at City Hall led by supporters from Rome Georgia Richmond Virginia and Fort Worth Texas Others include Greensville Charlotte Savannah Bastrop Farmerville and Sibley Mayors with Louisiana Municipal Association planning a Baton Rouge meeting Five congressmen also wired support including Otto E. Passman of Monroe.
Kuwait, backed by Britain, vows to resist any Iraqi attempt to annex Kuwait. Hussein states Jordan remains a supporter of truth and justice and will work for the good of sister states and the Arab nation.
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