Vickey Hair Named Miss Hospitality for Louisiana Pageant
Vickey Hair 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeff Hair of Lake Providence wins Miss Hospitality title and serves as official hostess for the 4th annual Miss Louisiana Scholarship Pageant starting July 6. Thirty two contestants compete over three nights. The winner will go to Miss America in Atlantic City in September. Northeast State College Jazz Ensemble led by Ray Carroll provides music. Reigning Miss Louisiana Diana Jane Smith of Oak Ridge appears on nights one and three. Thelma Levee of Tallulah performs on night two.
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Lake Providence
Rapides Parish
Elizabeth Ann Harp
Alexandria
LSU
Alexandria Jaycees and
Rapides Parish Fair Association
Vickey Hair
Jeff Hair
Lake Providence High School
Louisiana
Atlantic City
N. J
Northeast State College Jazz Ensemble
Ray Carroll
Diana Jane Smith
Oak Ridge
Thelma Levee
Tallulah
Italian Premier Receives Power Of Fund Control
The Italian chamber of deputies granted emergency powers to let Premier Giovanni Leone control finances until October 31 due to a political crisis after Communist gains in the April elections. Leone plans to seek a confidence vote after President Kennedy leaves Italy, with Kennedy due Monday in Rome.
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Rome
UPI
Chamber of Deputies
Giovanni Leone
Leone
Kennedy
Italy
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Paul VI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Gillis Long Promises Industry Growth in Louisiana Campaign
Congressman Gillis Long aims to boost Louisiana industry and jobs in a statewide TV speech. He criticizes past administrations for neglecting economic development and education and calls for stronger legislature, local government, and parish autonomy. He advocates research centers and a robust educational complex. His candidacy was announced in New Orleans with backing from cousin Senator Russell B. Long.
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Alexandria
Long
Louisiana
U. S
Russell B. Long
New Orleans
Funeral Today For Area Woman
Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. today for Mrs. Jo Goodwin 55 who died after a long illness. A Bastrop resident since 1929 she was born in Monroe. The Christ Episcopal Church service will be conducted by Rev. Richard Cook. Burial follows in Christ Church Cemetery. Survivors include husband George H. Goodwin daughter Carolyn Jo Mattison sister Angie Meredith Wooten and two granddaughters.
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Bastrop
Jo Goodwin
Monroe
Christ Episcopal Church
Desegregation Plan Surfaces for East Baton Rouge Schools
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approves a reverse stairstep desegregation plan to begin with the 12th grade in 1964 under federal court pressure. The plan allows possible single-sex assignments and sets rules for placement, transfers, and gradual desegregation through all grades, with board leaders urging cooperation and public calm.
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Dist
Atty
Sargent Pitcher
Federal District Court
Ben Peabody
Hubert Montgomery
John White
A. T. Farr
Irvin Boudreaux
E. Gor
Trainees Arrive At Ft. Polk For Summer Training
The U S Army 95th Division begins two weeks of summer training at Ft Polk Louisiana Arkansas and Oklahoma. By Monday the division will train 14 000 Army recruits. Maj Gen Ernest Massad from Ardmore Oklahoma commands the unit.
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FT. Polk
UPI
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ernest Massad
Ardmore
Okla
Investigation Continues For Safe Burglary In Monroe
Investigators pursue a safe burglary at Twin City Pontiac Company 1909 Louisville Ave where about 430 dollars was taken after a safe was cut open. A separate attempt at Van Trow Olds Cadillac 1204 Louisville Ave was thwarted by a night watchman. Also Monroe police report two house burglaries cleared with two youths, Thelma Talley 17 and a 15 year old, plus Ruth Youngblood 41 booked for shoplifting 8 dollars at a local shopping center.
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Louisville Avenue
Twin City Pontiac Company
van Trow Olds Cadillac Company
Monroe
Thelma Talley
Griffin Street
Columbia Street
Therese Johnson
Atkinson Street
Ruth Youngblood
South 26Th Street
Negro student says protests now off course at Alabama
James A. Hood, the University of Alabama's first male Negro enrollee, says segregation protests have derailed, becoming excitement over conviction. He urges a peaceful, educated path to first class citizenship and asks for more positive methods.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
Crimson-White
Hood
J S Morgan Dies In Area Funeral Set
J S Morgan 85 dies at his Tallulah home after a long farming life. He was a rice and cattle farmer, F&AM member, and First Baptist Church of Waverly member. Funeral 10 am Saturday at First Baptist Abbeville with burial in Abbeville Masonic cemetery. He leaves four daughters, six sons, a brother, 34 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren. Body lies in Moss Funeral Home Abbeville.
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Tallulah
Jim) Morgan
Monroe
Abbeville
F&am
First Baptist Church of
College Budgets Under Scrutiny
BATON ROUGE AP Budgets of state colleges trade and special schools are under scrutiny by the State Board of Education today. Board President William Dodd said the major item is extra funds state colleges received from the 1963 fiscal year.
Baskin Man's Funeral Set For Saturday
Funeral services are set for 3 p m Saturday for Elige FE Stephens 76 of Baskin a World War I veteran and farmer who died Thursday at his home Rites will be at Baskin Baptist Church with Rev Jimmy Shepherd and Rev Bob Nobles officiating Burial is in Lone Cherry Cemetery near Mangham under First National Winnsboro direction He is survived by his widow Estelle Cheek Stephens two daughters Mittie Cooksey and Ella Mae Clingan a son Wilfred Stephens 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Pallbearers are John Gray Buddy Jones Edward Jones Floyd Jones Leonard Jones and Buddy Woods
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Winnsboro
Elige FE. Stephens
Baskin
Stephens
Baskin Baptist Church
Jimmy Shepherd
Bob Nobles
Lone Cherry Cemetery
Mangham
First National Winnsboro
Estelle Cheek Stephens
Mitnie B. Cooksey
Ella MaeClingan
New Orleans
Wilfred Stephen
Tallaha Gy See
Fla
John Gray
Buddy Jones
Edward Jones
Floyd Jones
Leonard Jones
Buddy Woods
Legislature Debate Over Salary Scales and Allocation
He expressed personal support for applying as much funds as possible toward new salary scales, arguing for enhanced pay structures while discussing budget priorities.
Newspaper Snapshot Contest Rules Guide 1963
Amateur photographers may enter the Morning World News Star local photo contest and the 25th annual Newspaper National Snapshot Awards. Entries must be black and white, July 1, 1962 onward, with four classes Babies and Children, Activities, Scenes and Tomtablets, and Animal Life.
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Morning World
News- Star
News-Star—World
Newspa
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Baskin Man
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