British Tories Fight Off Party Rebellion
London AP Britain s Conservative government survived a near defeat on its price fixing bill after a sizable Tory abstention and Labour opposition pressure. Trade Minister Edward Heath defended the measure while backbenchers warned the bill could topple the government. The vote spared a resignation crisis but signaled strong dissent within the party over deregulation of retail pricing.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Winston Churchill
Frank Markham
Twenty Candidates Seek Posts In Monroe City Races
The Monroe first primary on May 16 draws twenty candidates for city offices. Eleven seek five School Board seats, five vie for three City Council seats, and four seek re-election to the City Democratic Committee. Incumbents face notable opposition in mayoral and finance posts.
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Monroe
City Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Committee
W. D. H. Rodriguez
John Birdsong Sr
W. L
Jack) Howard
H. W. McSherry
Howard
M. L. Peters
McSherry
William B. Jackson
Billy Hargiss
C. H. Whitaker
Pete Dowd
Jimmy Terry
L. S
Luke) Daniel
Carl Paulus
Frank Breese
W. S. Gannaway
Marion Lewis
J. H. Seagin Jr
A. T. White
City Democratic Committee
A. E. Anzalone
D. C. Bernhardt
Simon A. Johnson
H. Austin Miller
Fulbright Urges Policy Review On Cuba Panama Viet Nam
Sen. J. William Fulbright urged a new look at U S policy toward Cuba Panama and Viet Nam saying Americans should abandon myths for realities He favored revising the Canal Zone treaty with Panama despite domestic criticism and said Castro is here to stay though not an intolerable danger He rejected neutralization of South Viet Nam and cited only two realistic options in Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Cuba
Panama
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Fidel Castro
Canal Zone
Johnson
Hemisphere
South Viet Nam
Speedy Ford For Sale In 1959 English Ad
One owner Ford in good condition offered by a News-Star-World Want Ad. Call FA 5-3950 for details or to place an autos for sale ad. Dial FA 2516 for pricing and seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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News-Star- World
Mayor proposes unofficial relations committee in Jacksonville
Jacksonville mayor Hayden Burns proposed an unofficial community relations committee to restore harmony in racially troubled Jacksonville. He named three top business executives to lead the effort and they immediately met to organize the initiative.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Hayden Burns
Jacksonville
Liston Adviser Says He Asked No Questions on Stock Sale
Washington AP reports Jack Nilon Sonny Liston's financial adviser said he did not ask questions when Liston told him he wanted to sign away more than half his stock in the firm promoting Liston's bouts.
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Washington
Jack Nilon
Sonny Liston
Liston
Thompson says AMA opposes health hazard label for cigarettes
Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. of New Jersey renews claim that the American Medical Association opposes a health hazard label on cigarettes because the group aligns with the tobacco industry and tobacco state lawmakers.
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Washington
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
American Medical Association
AMA
Grand Duchess abdicates Luxembourg throne in November
Luxembourg AP reports Grand Duchess Charlotte will abdicate after a 45 year reign over the 1000 square mile country. Her successor will be Prince Jean, with the transition planned for early November as Nazi conquest era passes.
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Luxembourg
Charlotte
Jean
McNamara warns aid must reach one billion yearly
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said the free world’s strength on the edge of the Communist bloc would melt unless military assistance programs receive at least one billion dollars annually.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
State Medical Society Opens Statewide Conference
Baton Rouge AP reports the Louisiana State Medical Society opened a statewide conference to educate the public on the dangers and costs of medical quackery. President Dr George H Hauser of New Orleans says public exposure is the best weapon against the menace.
Monroe Lions clubs host social at Paragon Club
More than 250 Lions and their wives from eight Monroe area clubs attended a Tuesday social at the Paragon Club. The event replaced the regular weekly meetings with Frank Mc Dermott as master of ceremonies and the North Monroe Lions hosting, aided by Downtown West Monroe and Lakeshore Lions. Grace Episcopal Church plans to present The Seven Last.
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Monroe
Paragon Club
Frank McDermott
North Monroe
Influence of Citizen Letters on Civil Rights Bill
Senators Keating and Dirksen reported mixed public mail on the civil rights bill. Keating said 840 of 1,179 New York letters favored the House measure, while Dirksen noted about 1,000 daily letters running 9 to 1 against the bill in current form. Neither could confirm clear influence on the legislation.
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Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Senate
New York State
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Keating
New York
Dirksen
Thant Names Finn Leader As Mediator In Cyprus
U N Secretary General Thant appoints Sakari Tuomioja of Finland as mediator to ease the Greek and Turkish Cypriot conflict. The 52 year old diplomat will begin work mid next week after securing approval from Greece, Turkey, Britain, and Cyprus factions. Tuomioja will travel to Stockholm and New York for preparatory talks and described the mission as a thrilling challenge. The Security Council mandate covers three months, with potential extension.
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Geneva
U.N
U Thant
Sakari S. Tuomioja
Finland
Cyprus
Tuomioja
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Sweden
Stockholm
New York
Thant
Security Council
United Nations
Prem Singh Gyani
Johnson seeks help from clergy in rights battle
President Johnson urged Southern Protestant leaders to back a strong civil rights bill during a Southern Baptist Convention seminar in the Rose Garden. He told about 150 pastors that church sermons and example shape beliefs and that clergy must take a progressive stand despite potential disapproval from congregations.
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Johnson
Clergy In
Rights Battle
Washington
South
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists
Cold Weather With Rain Moves Through Ark La Miss
Weather forecast calls for scattered showers and cooler temperatures tonight as a cold front nears northwest Louisiana. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs around 46 to 50 and a low near 34 to 40. Friday remains partly cloudy and cold, with a slight warmup expected Saturday.
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Ark-La-Miss
Louisiana
Dispute over alleged filibuster in civil rights bill debate
In Washington the Senate raged over whether a filibuster blocked action on the House civil rights bill. Sen. Clark charged immobilization and contempt, while Sen. Ervin dismissed it as an educational debate aimed at changing minds. Javits warned of endless debate and demanded progress for Negro grievances.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Clark
Congressional Record
Ervin
Dixie Forces
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Jacksonville
Javits
Slugging Dad Gets Fine Jail
George Mouton, fined $100 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for simple battery after slugging New Iberia High School principal John McGraw in a dispute over his son Glenn’s hair length. Mouton abandoned plans to appeal after sentencing.
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New Iberia
George Mouton
Mouton
State District Court
Ward Tilly
Glenn
Iheriaigh
John McGraw
Record-husting palms claim world leaves longest tag
The Mascarene Island raffia palm and the Amazon bamboo palm hold the Guinness World Records for largest leaves. Leaves can reach about 65 feet in length with petioles as long as 13 feet.
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Mascarene Island
Amazon
Professor Named Ruby Attorney Moves to New Defense Lines
Dr. Hubert Winston Smith, 56, a University of Texas Law professor and Jack Ruby’s new head counsel, says he will pursue new lines of defense to overturn Ruby’s death sentence. He serves as director of the law school and announces strategic adjustments in the case.
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Dallas, Tex
Hubert Winston Smith
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Smith
University of Texas Law
MacArthur Reported Alert After Surgery Recovery
General Douglas MacArthur was described as alert and progressing satisfactorily after two major operations in 17 days. Col Donald A Campbell of Walter Reed said the 84 year old was alert and conversing, better than the average patient, with doctors noting the outlook remains guarded but hope was stronger than expected.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Donald A. Campbell
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
MacArthur
Campbell
Dallas attorney Smith to seek new Ruby trial
The chief defense lawyer, Eva Grant's brother, Melvin B Morse? No, Smith, a Harvard trained attorney, vows scientific review and may ask for a new trial for Ruby. He argues Dallas jurors reflected local gloom over Kennedy assassination and says Oswald killing may not be murder with malice.
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Law Science Institute
Eva Grant
Ruby
Harvard
Law
Smith
Joe Tonnhill
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Melvin M. Belli
San Francisco
Dallas
Houston
Percy Foreman
Joe B. Brown
Kennedy
Oswald
Hazardous Driving as Storm Spreads Across Midwest
A storm moved into the Midwest bringing heavy rain, sleet, and hail with some towns reporting thunder, while the Weather Bureau issued hazardous driving warnings for Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois. Snow and cold arctic air spread from the central Plains toward the Midwest, causing school closures and traffic fatalities in Colorado as temperatures plunged.
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Associated Press
Midwest
U.S
Kansas City
Central Plains
Iowa
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Gulf States
North Central
Fishing Craft Goes Down Off Florida
A 65-foot public charter drift boat named Two Georges overturned near Boynton Inlet off Palm Beach. Initial Coast Guard reports said three dead, six missing, 11 rescued. Passengers clung to the hull or swam toward nearby craft as rescue craft and helicopters converged from Lake Worth and Miami.
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Miami, Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Palm Beach
Fla
Miami Coast Guard
Miami Coast Guard Search and Rescue Headquarters
Boynton Inlet
Coast Guard
Lake Worth
Miami
Two Georges
Candy Kid
Orleans Police Chief Denounces Critical Survey
New Orleans Police Superintendent Joseph I Giarrusso defended the department against a Loyola University sociological survey calling it a rehash of old allegations. He argued the report harms officers and urged named identification for allegations. He noted 550 internal inquiries since 1960, 80 dismissals, and cited crime rate disparities blaming higher arrests by and among Negro residents for most offenses.
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New Orleans
Joseph I. Giarrusso
Loyola University
Giarrusso
Joseph H. Fichter
Jodie White 71 Dies From Car Truck Collision
Mrs. Jodie White, 71, of near Minden, died in a Shreveport hospital from injuries suffered in a car-truck crash four miles north of Minden earlier Tuesday.
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Shreveport
Jodie White
Minden
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