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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1960
Page
1
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson faces a tough freestanding choice on civil rights as the Senate weighs cloture to end a southern filibuster. His vote could regain southern support or bring liberal backlash, affecting his bid for early Los Angeles nominating convention leadership.
Monroe residents face a key election window as the City Democratic Executive Committee meets at 9:00 a.m. in the Ouachita Courthouse to set the election date and filing deadlines. May 10 to May 17 covers the city election, with posts for mayor two councilmen five school board seats. Incumbents Mayor W L Howard Commissioners H W McSherry and W D H Rodriguez seek re election. Prospective mayor candidate Rufus Ponsell, a disabled WWI veteran, leads a field with incumbent school board members Tom H Scott Grayson Guthrie Jr and Billy Gannaway seeking re election alongside candidates J H Scogin Harry Greenwood Frank Breese and W F E Whetstone.
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler said President Eisenhower has something to answer for to the wives and children of Navy men killed in a Rio de Janeiro air crash. Sen. Hugh Scott Jr. countered the remark during a Temple Emanuel debate in Worcester. About 500 people attended as the Rio crash on February 26 killed 614 people including members of the U S Navy Band.
The Supreme Court ruled Congress authorized use of 1,383 acres of Tuscarora land in western New York for a Niagara River power project. The 6-3 decision upheld the license as part of a 720 million dollar hydroelectric facility, with dissent by Black joined by Warren and Douglas.
Two people, a man and a woman, were injured in a daytime auto crash around 12 30 p m. They were transported by Kilpatrick and Hixson Brothers ambulances to St Francis Hospital where officials said injuries were not serious, with the man possibly having broken bones. In other news, Britons gathered at Westminster Abbey in full mourning to honor Edwina Countess Mountbatten.
Annapolis Maryland AP reports Senator Wayne Morse a Democrat from Oregon announced his entry into Maryland's May primary to challenge Senator John F Kennedy in the 1960 presidential race. The move positions Morse as an additional opponent for Kennedy in the Democratic contest.
Former missile company executive Thomas G. Lanphier Jr. told Congress that the United States may be in the process of losing World War II as he resigned in protest against defense policies. He argued the country should rethink its approach to defense matters.
Senator Herman Talmadge predicts Paul Butler will not remain Democratic National Chairman long after the party convention this summer. The remark reflects intra party tensions ahead of the convention in Washington.
President Eisenhower, appearing tanned and cheerful, flew from Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico to Washington to prepare a nationwide TV radio report on his South American friendship tour.
In Far Rockaway a 7 year old girl Ann Sklovsky and her 2 year old brother Stewart lay near death at St Josephs Hospital after their mother Norma 30 who had psychiatric treatment was found hanged in the cellar. Police say she killed the baby and critically injured the other two with a hammer before taking her own life.
Ouachita Parish Junior High School will show science fair exhibits from all grades at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Parents and others are urged to visit the annex building where the displays are housed.
At the Central District Court of Honor held tonight at West Monroe High School two Boy Scouts from Troop 10 will receive Eagle Awards. Decker Moore is named among the recipients.
In Old Bridge New Jersey a 4 year old girl named Alice Marie Combs faces removal from her foster home after state officials say she is too intelligent for her current guardians. The State Board of Child Welfare cites her IQ of 138 and potential for advanced development and seeks custody to place her with foster parents deemed more capable financially and intellectually. The Combs contest the claim and plan a court fight to keep the child.
Washington senators resume around the clock sessions at noon as civil rights debate lingers. Leaders split on timing for a vote to end the filibuster with hopes dashed for a quick compromise while Johnson seeks a two thirds coalition.
Two 17 year old amateur radio operators reported two way communication between their homes using signals bounced off ionized satellite trails. MIT publicly praised the account, calling it likely the world s first successful two way contact with artificial satellites under the Kraus effect. Authorities caution more data are needed to confirm the exact role of satellites in the transmission.
Dr. George H. Mickey, 50, LSU graduate school dean, resumed his domestic routine after seven weeks jailed on a murder charge involving Dr. Margaret McMillan, 38. His car and clothes were returned after lab tests. he posted a $10,000 property bond and faced release after Jan. 14 detention. McMillan, biology associate professor at LSU New Orleans, was found beaten to death near Baton Rouge on Jan. 10.
Idaho educators rebut Vice Admiral Rickover after he questioned closing schools for potato picking. He cites weighing potato work against academic training and cultural subjects. Agnes Meyer in Washington accuses Rickover of endorsing authoritarian Russia and harming democracy through education policy.
Jurors will hear Dr. R Bernard Finch replay his account of the July 18 slaying of Barbara Jean Finch. The 400 pages of testimony sought to be read aloud may reveal whether the physician shot his wife in self defense during a struggle over a pistol or deliberately as the prosecution claims.
Coast Guard reports a radio distress call from the fishing vessel Deryl Wayne about 400 miles south of New Orleans. The two men aboard cited engine and radio trouble and said they did not know how long they could last as a seaplane went from Biloxi to locate the vessel, whose home port is believed Tampa.
In Havana the Revolucion paper alleged U S sabotage of the French freighter La Coubre in Havana Harbor as a prelude to U S intervention in Cuba. The blast killed 46 with 70 feared dead, while U S protests and Castro’s fiery speech escalate tensions.
The weatherman predicts possible light rains for the Monroe area through tonight with temperatures from 40 to 44. Tuesday highs expected 52 to 56. Sunday reached 45 with a 29 low. a trace of rain was recorded in the Twin Cities.
In Baltimore the Rev. George S. Packard an Episcopal rector launched a space capsule model during a family service. A six foot papier mache Mercury capsule rose toward the church rafters as a pulpit counter with blinking lights and a Vanguard satellite model stood nearby.
A witty line contrasts frugality in hardship with boasting in memoirs. It highlights humor about wealth gaps and pride, suggesting a playful take on money, status, and storytelling.
Dr. Clint Hanna, director of admissions at Northeast State College, told the West Monroe Optimist Club that the outlook for meeting rising higher education needs is good. He outlined a seven point plan including open admission for graduates, more colleges, broader secondary instruction, expanded extension programs, higher teacher salaries, and modernized curricula.
About 400 students from Greene County colleges gathered at Antioch College to form car pools and protest George Geyer Restaurant in Xenia after its owner refused service to Negroes. Ohio Civil Rights Commission sent an observer and Gov. DiSalle urged legal remedies and adherence to anti discrimination laws.
Governor Wesley Powell accused Senator John F Kennedy of softness toward communism during a last minute statement before the New Hampshire presidential primary. Powell chairs the Nixon campaign committee and read a prepared statement at a news conference. Kennedy campaigned in Portsmouth Rochester Somersworth and at the University.
Shelby M Jackson Superintendent of Education visited Northeast Stat College to outline fiscal requests for the Department of Education. A record budget for education is expected to be presented to the Legislature in May.
Cute bug piece ends with a sales pitch for quick cash via News-Star-World want ads. Ad highlights a used aluminum boat sold for 96 dollars and urges readers to place their own ads with low seven day rates and cancellation options.
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