Conditional Dock Pact Aims To End Walkout
A conditional four year contract with immediate 4 percent wage rise and 2 percent yearly increases could end the two week nationwide maritime strike. Unionizing foreign flag vessels would go to a fact finding panel. Agreement hinges on similar deals with Masters Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Association.
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New York
National Maritime Union
David L. Cole
Kennedy
American Merchant Marine Institute
Tanker Labor Committee
American Radio Association
Ouachita River May Tonnage Sets New Record
Barge traffic on the Ouachita River topped all prior May records with 72 560 tons carried in May. The gain reflects diversified cargo including gravel methanol crude oil steel pipe and logs with gravel shipments from the Mississippi River boosting lower river tonnage. The five month total reached 250 853 tons with 51 170 tons monthly average.
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Ouachita River
H. K. Thatcher
Thatcher
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Quachita River
Opelousas Man Killed by Train at City Crossing
Opelousas 35 year old Clement Benoit of Route 1 was killed when a Southern Pacific freight train struck him at a city crossing. Deputy Sheriff Howard Collins reported the 89 car train applied emergency brakes too late to avoid the fatal impact.
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Opelousas
Clement Benoit
Rt. 1
Southern Pacific
Howard Collins
Lafayette
Benoit
Grasshopper Invasions Add Drought Strain Across Plains
North Dakota Montana Wyoming and South Dakota face drought worsened by grasshopper infestations covering millions of acres. Firefighters battled a prairie blaze near Williston, aided by volunteers as counties expand disaster eligibility to 111 across six states.
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Great Plains
Canadian
Helena
Mont
Montana
Wyoming
Williston
North Dakota
Little Missouri River
Norris Ellertson
Ellertson
Bismarck
N. D
South Dakota
Washington
Minnesota
North and
Meredith says freedom rides are senseless and detrimental
UPI reports James H. Meredith remarks on continued freedom rides to Jackson as he seeks to enroll at the all white University of Mississippi. AP notes a murder verdict in Freddie Green case. Kennedy signs housing bill aiding three million moderate income families. Chrysler warned by UAW against concessions. flames extinguished on Polish freighter Polanica. IC Southern Kraft contract deadline extended amid union talks.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Jackson
Washington
Kennedy
Administration
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Mobile, Ala
International Paper Co
Southern Kraft Division Mills
Gov Jimmie Davis rides in on horse for Capitol Photo
Word in the capitol says Gov Jimmie H. Davis rode horseback to Baton Rouge to pose with his horse Sunshine for an album cover. The stunt, kept secret, has not been officially explained, with pictures on the capitol steps or in the governor's office noted.
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Capitol
Jimmie H. Davis
Baton Rouge
Davis
Today’s Chuckle Encourages Delight in Daily Work
A light note suggests choosing to like your current task if you cannot do what you want. The quip frames contentment as a pragmatic path to productivity and personal calm.
Holiday Warning Tightens Traffic Patrols Across Twin Cities
Police prepare en masse for the long Fourth of July weekend with round the clock patrols. Expect heavy highway traffic late today through mid day Saturday as travelers return from resorts and visits. Officers target drunk driving speeders and reckless driving to curb accidents. Ouachita river boating violations will also be policed with boats on duty. Monroe and West Monroe police will watch for vehicular violations and speeders as well.
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Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
M. E. Kidd
Louisiana State Police
Bailey Grant
Ouachita River
Monroe
West Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
State Solid Behind South Conference
Louisiana municipal leaders push for a southern conference with unanimous LMA backing. A three man committee led by Monroe Mayor W L Jack Howard will invite southern mayors to a Baton Rouge session to form a steering group and set the conference agenda focusing on national legislation, regional issues, education about the south, and local problems.
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Louisiana
Dixie
Louisiana Municipal Association
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Howard
LMA
Clyde Fant
Shreveport
Cade's Trial Set For Fall in Black Muslim Case
Judge Jesse Heard denied two motions to quash indictments against Troy Bland Cade 30 of Monroe charging criminal anarchy and flag desecration. Anarchy trial set for November 6 and flag charge for October 6 in Fourth District Court. Cade, linked to a Monroe group calling itself Muslims or New Lost-Found Nation of Islam, pleaded not guilty.
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Jesse
Overj
Troy Bland Cade
Monroe
Fourth District Court
Cade
Bailey Street
United States
Nation of Islam
Ouachita Parish
T. H. Scott
Heard
Louisiana
Rocket Failure Ends Mars Dust Study Launch
A Scout rocket launched from Wallops Island at 12:06 p.m. carrying instruments to study space dust that could threaten spacemen. At 12:19 p.m. NASA announced the fourth stage failed to ignite, cutting short the mission.
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Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Smith decries tax money to farmers for non-production
Smith condemns government funding to farmers for non productive work, calling it a moral wrong. AP Wirephoto accompanies the item.
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Smith
Farmer Displays Cadillac Protest Over Crop Program
William T. Smith, a 1,200 acre dairy and poultry farmer in New York, puts a sign on his $6,100 Cadillac to protest federal crop control payments. He received about 3,049 dollars in aid to divert 40 percent of his corn acreage under Kennedy era incentives, arguing taxpayer money is misspent.
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William T. Smith
N.Y
Big Flats
Smith
Southcentral
New York State
Kennedy
Metropolitan area to get first educational TV station
A group of prominent citizens will operate WNTA TV as a noncommercial educational station in New York, purchasing from National Telefilm Associates for $6.2 million. WNTA TV broadcasts on Channel 13 from the Empire State Building and includes AM and FM radio stations. Howard C. Sheperd, ex-chairman of First National City Bank, leads the group.
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New York
Wntatv
National Telefilm Associates, Inc
Wnta-Tv
Empire State Building
Howard C. Sheperd
First National City Bank
Monroe marks 30th anniversary of air mail route
The 30th anniversary of Monroe Louisiana's air mail route is celebrated this Saturday. The first Monroe air mail pickup occurred July 1 1931 by plane, commemorated with a first day cover addressed to Mr Edward J LaMonica and featuring Fort Miro 1785 symbolism and First Flight Air Mail Route text. The covers are prized by stamp collectors.
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Monroe
Edward J. LaMonica
Fort Miro
Louisiana
Crisis Looms as British Warships Race to Kuwait
British warships including two aircraft carriers and four frigates head for the Persian Gulf as Iraq and Kuwait mobilize units along their frontier. London cites normal precautionary steps amid the Kuwait crisis, the worst in the region since 1958.
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Beirut
UPS
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Kuwait
Iraq
Middle East
U. S
Lebanon
Karim Kasisem
New Jersey
Britain
London
Harald Mac
Davis Plans To Defend Committees In Louisiana
Gov Jimmie H Davis aims to justify interim committees expenditures in a state wide hookup next week Rep Edward J Lebreton said Davis spoke before the Little Hoover Commission in Baton Rouge and planned to TV his case The committees cost Louisiana 13 months 23 213 in the Senate and 46 101 in the House with lawmakers paid 50 per day.
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New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Edward J. Lebreton
Little Hoover Commission
Davis
Baton Rouge
Lebreton
Senate
House
Little Hoover
14 Persons Identify Her By Composite
A Buffalo report says police circulated a composite of a slender attractive woman as the suspected kidnapper of Andrew Ashley. Despite tips and probes, no major lead emerged. A woman fitting the description was detained in Amherst but released after questioning and charged with public intoxication.
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Buffalo
Andrew Ashley
Delaware Park
Andy
Amherst
Kennedy Frees Former Red Organizer Winston
President Kennedy ordered the release of Henry Winston, former organizational secretary of the Communist Party USA, by commuting his term to time served. Winston, blind and a surgery patient, was among 11 top Communists jailed in 1949 for conspiracy to advocate overthrow. He surrendered in 1956 after hiding, later receiving extra contempt time.
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Washington
Kennedy
Henry Winston
Communist Party
U.S.A
Justice Department
Winston
Kennedy Aides Mulling More Troops To Europe
Washington reported that Kennedy administration contemplates sending additional U S troops to Europe to bolster NATO defenses against a potential Soviet push on West Berlin. Secretary Rusk urged firm stand on Berlin rights while seeking peaceful talks, as Kennedy and NSC met privately to review crisis measures. An FBI probe investigates possible Pentagon defense secrecy leaks connected to the crisis plan.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Dean Rusk
United States
Berlin
Rusk
West
Russia
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Talks Underway To Swap Powers For Soviet Spy
Negotiations reported by New York World Telegram to exchange convicted Soviet spy Col. Rudolf Abel for U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Source says Russia favors release to a neutral country with political asylum to maintain the fiction Abel is not their man in New York. Powers was downed over Russia May 1, 1960, and sentenced to ten years. Abel, convicted of espionage, is jailed in Atlanta after a 30 year sentence.
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NEW York
UPS
Col
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel
Francis Gary Powers
New York World Telegram
Scripps-Howard
Abel
Dispatch
Oliver W. Powers
Russia
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Showers Forecast For Northeast Louisiana Saturday
Clear to partly cloudy and warm conditions with widely scattered showers expected Saturday afternoon in northeast Louisiana. Highs near 92 and lows around 66 tonight. Thursday at Selman Field saw a 67 to 90 degree rise with no rain reported by FAA weather staff.
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Louisiana
Mercury
Selman Field
FAA
For Rent Ad Promotes Moves and Rates
An old classifieds ad touts News-Star World Want Ads helping people move. It highlights a furnished three room apartment with private bath and entrance at a price and mentions a seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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W.M
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