U N Forces Reinforcements Move to Leopoldville Congo
U N reinforcements arrive in Leopoldville after Sudanese troops flee Matadi as Congo forces seize port. Sudanese president accuses UN of poor deployment and withdrawal of 400 men. Emergency airlift of 600 soldiers from Tunisia planned while India ready to send a van guard of 3 000.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
U.N
Matadi
Sudan
Congo
Ibrahim Abboud
Congo River
Tunisia
India
U.S
Social Frat Ousts Stanford Chapter Over Jewish Members
Alpha Tau Omega announces the Stanford chapter is expelled for admitting four Jewish students, claiming the policy violates the fraternity constitution which requires Christians. The council says the decision follows a January 28 hearing in Palo Alto and notes the national body has 119 chapters across the United States and one in Canada.
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Chicago
Alpha Tau Omega
Stanford University
Stanford
Palo Alto
Calif
H. J. Garrecht
United States
Canada
Postmaster Day Seeks Mail Rate Increases
Chicago AP report says Postmaster General J Edward Day will ask Congress to raise first class mail from 4 to 5 cents and airmail from 7 to 8 cents. The proposal also covers higher rates for second and third class mail and parcel post amid Eisenhower budget plans and Kennedy approval signals.
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Chicago
J. Edward Day
Congress
Kennedy
Ellis Confirmed to Head Civil Defense Office
The Senate confirmed Frank Burton Ellis of Louisiana as director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, in a move tied to President Kennedy's civil defense portfolio.
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Washington
Kennedy
Frank Burton Ellis
Louisiana
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Senate
Wine-Loaded Voyagers Reach New York Dock
Six Portuguese stowaways from Lisbon survived a 14 day voyage on a Danish freighter with only wine for water and sardines to eat. Three escaped after docking in Brooklyn while the other three were trapped and later turned over to immigration officials. They will be sent back to Lisbon after authorities broadcast an alarm for the remaining passengers.
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New York
Lisbon
Brooklyn
Morse Urges FBI Reports on Meriwether Nomination
Sen. Wayne Morse pressed President Kennedy to provide all FBI reports on Charles Meriwether as the Senate weighed Kennedy's nomination to head the Export-Import Bank. Morse noted doubt a final vote would occur that day amid opposition from Morse and others, while Sen. Mansfield urged confirmation.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Kennedy
FBI
Charles M. Meriwether
Morse
Senate
Meriwether
Export Import Bank
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
North east Louisiana State College funds library and land
The State Bond and Building Commission allocates one million dollars for a new college library on Mitchell Avenue between Caldwell and Ouachita Halls. The project requires moving the stadium site. Plans include starting a graduate school in education this year. A note on a women’s item appears on page 3-A.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
State
Mitchell Avenue
Caldwell Hall
Ouachita Hall
Khrushchev invites Thompson to Siberia for message
Soviet premier Khrushchev invites American Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to meet in Novosibirsk to deliver a personal Kennedy message, signaling importance amid farm talks. Thompson’s trip marks a first for a U.S. envoy to meet Khrushchev outside Moscow. The note seeks better US Soviet understanding. Meanwhile a Pentagon source questions U.S. ability to intervene quickly in brushfire wars due to airlift and sealift shortages.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Llewellyn Thompson
Siberia
Kennedy
Thompson
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
State Department
Brothers penniless no hope found in promised land
In Los Angeles twin brothers Edgar and Alvin Cohn saved for 15 years to start anew here. After eight months with no work they tried death by their own hands at Echo Park Lake but survived. a police officer saved them and they were taken to a hospital and then Union Rescue Mission for help.
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Los Angeles
Edgar
Alvin Cohn
New York City
Alvin
Jovns
Echo Park Lake
Union Rescue
Olla Youth Hospitalized After Snake Bite
A nine year old boy, Danny Mapp, was bitten by a snake near Olla while playing with his brother and a friend. He was taken to Dr. Mautereur in Olla, then sent to Urania for serum, and on to Monroe hospital as a precaution. he was listed in good condition Tuesday morning.
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Olla
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Danny Mapp
Minnie Mapp
Phillip
Bobby Moreau
Danny
Mautereur
Urania Hospital
T. L. Tannehill
Monroe Hospital
Conrad Near End Of World Flight
Max Conrad left Amepa Brazil to cover the last 2100 miles of his round the world trip aiming to beat the light plane record by over 20 days. Poor Brazilian communications delayed a full progress report as officials expected a Trinidad landing later today before the final leg to Miami.
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Miami
UPI
Max Conrad
Amepa
Brazil
Conrad
Trinidad
Today’s Chuckle Prompts Sage Advice for Young Girls
A humorous column urges wisdom for girls, suggesting practical life knowledge is better learned early. The piece frames guidance as essential for growing independence and confidence.
Concordians Face Confusion Over Elections In Concordia Parish
Voters in Concordia Parish confront three elections amid registration rules and a May 9 deadline for the tax assessor race. With 1,800 of 5,700 eligible voters re‑registered since January 1, books close March 9 for the April 8 Democratic primary. Registration debates linger over postponement or brief extensions.
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Henry Rucker
Ferriday
Marcus Schuchs
Marcus RR. Schuchs
W. A. Beard
Vidalia
Divers Find Body Of Contractor In Lake Ferguson
Divers recovered the body of J. Harold Burdine a 59 year old highway contractor in Lake Ferguson Greenville Mississippi Police say he drowned accidentally while going to lock his boat and boathouse after bad weather forced a family outing to be cancelled.
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Greenville
Miss
J. Harold Burdine
Lake Ferguson
Burdine
Two men confess kidnapping of Paris auto heir
ANNECY France AP Police say former paratrooper Roland de Beaufort and Pierre Larcher confessed to kidnapping 4 year old heir Eric Peugeot last April 12 for a 50 million francs ransom. The boy was returned unharmed as police halted a ski vacation wildlife of suspects and associates.
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Eric Peugeot
Paris
Annecy
France
Roland de Beaufort
Pierre Larcher
Centc
Roland Peugeot
Raymond Roland
Serge
Megeve
Mitsouko
de Beaufort
Copen
U.S. and Soviet Debate Congo, Cold War in UN Assembly
At the United Nations the United States shows reluctance on Congo clarifications as the 15th session opens. Adlai Stevenson and Andrei Gromyko discuss removing cold war topics from the agenda while Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah prepared to speak on an African UN Command. Izvestia notes Moscow’s stance on not pressing talks of U.S. spy flights.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
Congo
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Andrei Gromyko
Izvestia
Soiet
Moscow
JFK opposes federal aid to parochial schools
President Kennedy remains opposed to federal aid for parochial and private schools. Senator Mansfield reported Kennedy's stance after a weekly meeting with Democratic congressional leaders. Some Catholic leaders urge a loan program within constitutional bounds, but Kennedy says the issue is not open for debate.
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Washington
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Senate
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Taylor in critical pneumonia battle in London
Seven doctors held an urgent bedside conference at the London Clinic as Elizabeth Taylor fights pneumonia in both lungs. A friend said there is still hope though her condition remains grave and she is intermittently conscious. Richard Hanley spoke with reporters after the briefing as doctors note some improvement.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Suzanne Cardozo
Richard Hanley
Miss Taylor
Northeast Louisiana Weather Outlook With Showers
Dipping temperatures in northeast Louisiana bring partly cloudy skies and occasional showers through Wednesday. Lows near 44 tonight rise to around 64 Wednesday with a cool Wednesday night. Monday’s high 83 and low 72. Selman Field recorded no rain.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Civil War Letters of Thomas H Phifer Sixth and Seventh
The News Star publishes two letters from 17 year old Mansfield native Thomas H Phifer who joined the Louisiana Volunteers in May 1861. He recounts service with the Pelican Rifles under Captain J M Williams, family ties and his father’s California Gold Rush return while criticizing fund mismanagement. The letters reveal his impatience at parental neglect and a desire to transfer to his father’s company. CAMP MAGRUDER Augst Dear Mother.
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The
News-Star Today
Thomas H. Phifer
Mansfield
Louisiana Volunteers
J. M. Williams
Thomas
California
Phifer
Athough
Pelican Rifles
Capt. Williams
Camp Magruder
Probe Of State Voting Rights Set For March 22
The U S Civil Rights Commission will resume hearings on voting rights in Louisiana on March 22. Testimony will name 11 parishes including Bossier Caddo Claiborne East Carroll Jackson Madison Red River Plaquemines Ouachita St Helena and Webster. Hearings begin 9 a m in the U S Court of Appeals building New Orleans and will resume after a pause last September following allegations of racial denial of registration and voting.
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Washington
UPI
Commission On Civil Rights
Louisiana
Commission
Bert I. Bernhard
Bernhard
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
East Carroll
Jackson
Madison
Red River
Plaquemines
Ouachita
St. Helena
Webster
U. S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U. S. Supreme Court
Executions of Two Youths in Cuba Rekindle Terror Fight
In Havana Fidel Castro's government executed Rigoberto Hernandez Estevez and Rolando Tamargo Gutierrez for counter revolution charges. The executions follow a week of terrorism claims including a downed plane and an arson attempt near a Havana paper mill.
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YPI
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Rigoberto Hernandez Estevez
Rolando Tamargo Gutierrez
la Cabana
Washington
Kennedy
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