Appeasement charge hurled at Fulbright
Washington AP Republican national chairman William E. Miller accuses Senator J W Fulbright of promoting appeasement likening his stance to Neville Chamberlains. Fulbright urges revision of the Panama Canal Treaty and a less threatening view of Cuba while the White House notes the speech as interesting but not administration policy.
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Washington
William E. Miller
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Fulbright
Neville Chamberlain
Miller
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Nation
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Chamberlain
Germany
Senate
Free Nations
New York
White House
Panama
Special Inquiry Begun Into Hoffa Bribe Trial
A federal grand jury in Chattanooga opened a special investigation linked to James R Hoffa s recent jury tampering case Judge Frank Wilson charged the panel to probe violations of federal laws including intercepting radio communications perjury and impeding a court proceeding He called attention to bank and savings loan robbery statutes Spindel a New York wiretapper testified Hoffa s defense contends government surveillance targeted them He was first witness subpoenaed by the grand jury which includes two women and two Oregonians
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Chattanooga
Savings and Loan Association
Bernard E. Spindel
New York
Orego
Spindel
Hoffa
Jacques Schiffer
Unity in South backs Johnson as party lines tighten
Washington AP reports Democrats push solid South backing for Johnson in November. Gov. Don ald Russell of South Carolina pledges loyalty, says no GOP nominee matches Johnson in experience and understanding. Georgia Gov. Carl Sanders predicts Southern rally behind Johnson amid Dallas Texas and Florida party events.
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Washington
Johnson
South
Donald Russell
South Carolina
Russell
Florida
John F. Kennedy
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Kennedy
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Barnett
Monroe City to sell 514 million in bonds June 9
The Monroe City Council set a June 9 sale for 514 million in bonds to fund a 1114 million capital improvement program, with two bond issues for City Hall and the auditorium civic center. Bonding attorney Harold Judell praised Monroe’s good credit as bids may be rejected if needed to meet timing. The sale could push completion to late 1966 or early 1967, ahead of original 1968 target.
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Monroe
Harold Judell
New Orleans
W. L
Jack) Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
H. W. McSherry
Howard
City Hall
Rodriguez
Easter holiday schedule at Northeast State College
Northeast State College students begin Easter holidays at noon and resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Dorms and infirmary close at 2:30 p.m. today and reopen 2:30 p.m. Monday. Dining hall closes after noon meal and reopens for evening meal Monday. Wayne J. McDonald memorial books donated to Ouachita Parish High School Library by Farm Bureau. A staff training program is noted.
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Northeast State College
Ouachita Parish
Parish Farm Bureau
Wayne J. McDonald
The
Farm Bureau
ORVA Meeting Opens in El Dorado Arkansas
The annual Ouachita River Valley Association meeting began today at the Petroleum Club in Hotel Randolph El Dorado Arkansas with J G Guthrie of Monroe as president. Over two days committees report new officers elected and speakers discuss water resources problems. The event concludes Friday with a luncheon in the Plantation Room Hotel Garrett. Congressman Otto Passman and Rep Oren Harris are slated speakers.
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The
Ouachita River Valley Association
Petroleum Club
Hotel Randolph
el Dorado
Ark
J. G. Guthrie
Monroe
Hotel Garrett
Otto Passman
Oren Harris
Unemployment Peak in United States Reaches 24.9 Percent
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the highest US unemployment at 24.9 percent of the labor force in 1933. This figure underscores the depth of the Great Depression era economic collapse and remains a landmark record in labor statistics.
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United States
Mississippi Senate approves first election law revision
The Mississippi Senate advanced the initial election law revision 38 to 13, drawing GOP claims of a Hitler like move toward a one party state. Gov. Paul Johnson backed the measures as ensuring equal rules for all parties and nominees. Senator Merle Palmer said hearings would follow after endorsement.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Senate
Mississippi
Senate
Paul Johnson
Merle Palmer
Pascagoula
Senate Elections Committee
22 Candidates Seeking Posts Deadline Today
Monroe faces a six man City Council race in the May 16 first primary as 22 candidates filed for posts on the City Council City School Board and City Democratic Executive Committee. John Birdsong Sr. joined late to run for street commissioner against incumbent W D H Rodriguez while Mayor W L Jack Howard faces M L Peters and Finance Commissioner H W McSherry faces William B Jackson. McSherry is finishing a term Rodriguez his fifth Birdsong previously ran for the Louisiana Senate four years ago Peters ran for mayor four years ago Jackson has run for the City Council once before.
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Monroe
City School Board
City Democratic Executive Committee
John Birdsong Sr
W. D. H. Rodriguez
W. L
Jack) Howard
M. L. Peters
H. W. McSherry
William B. Jackson
McSherry
Rodriguez
Birdsong
Louisiana Senate
Peters
Jackson
Chuckle Honeymoon Prompts Vacation Before New Boss
A lighthearted note describes taking a vacation before starting with a new boss. The humor centers on delaying work duties in favor of personal time and adjusting to leadership change. The piece reads like a brief local humor item from a broadside.
Holy Week Observances Underway
Holy Week observances unfold across area churches with services and revivals finalizing at Easter. St Pauls Methodist and Covenant Presbyterian schedule Maundy Thursday and Good Friday joint services. noon-day and extended prayer sessions occur at several churches including First Methodist Monroe and Grace Episcopal with cantata on Good Friday. Messiah Lutheran and St Matthew's Catholic plan events through Easter Sunday and Monroe First Baptist screens I Beheld The Glory nightly
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
Covenant Presbyterian Church
St. Paul’s
First Methodist Church of
Monroe
Emmanuel’ Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Messiah Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian Church of
Grace Episcopal Church
Christ
Monroe First Baptist Church
St. Matthew's Catholic
Louisiana plans primaries to pick between nominees
Late in Baton Rouge AP reports state rights leader Rep. Pavey Branton plans legislation for the May session to establish presidential primaries in Louisiana this fall. He pre-files bills requiring the Democratic State Central Committee to offer two electors slates to voters at the October second congressional primary. In Little Rock AP notes Jack Ruby's new chief attorney says Ruby will testify if granted a new trial.
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Little Rock, Ark
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Slaying of Oswald Bull Bulletin Report
Bulletins report the slaying of accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The item notes Atlantic City coverage and includes a brief UPI wire note.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Twisters injure 20 persons across several states
Violent storms and tornadoes swept the eastern half of the nation injuring about 20 people. In Missouri counties Wayne, Butler and Reynolds a school and homes were damaged while a Clubb school reported 13 students and a teacher hurt. Addison Alabama and Palmview Georgia also saw injuries and damage as snow and freezing temperatures spread across the Midwest and Great Lakes region.
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Associated Press
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Alabama
Georgia
Midwest
Wayne
Butler
Reynolds
Tiny Clubb
Addison
Ala
Palmview
Great Lakes
Kentucky
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Indiana
Logansport
Ind
Green Bay
Wis
Dakotas
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Jamestown
N.D
South Dakota
Minnesota
Arkansas
Texas
Coast Guard Hunts For Fifth Capsize Victim
The Coast Guard resumes a search for a possible fifth victim from a capsized 65 foot drift fishing boat Two Georges off Boynton Inlet. Sheriff deputies and Coast Guard units comb beaches for Jerry Sapp, 20, of Fort Lauderdale, one of 20 aboard. Four dead are identified and three survivors hospitalized, the skipper James Stevens describes the capsizing after a massive wave.
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Boynton Beach
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
James
Bill) Stevens
Harry Williams
Lyndhurst
Ohio
Ernest Jeffries
Cleveland
Freeze forecast for Ark La Miss tonight
Freeze weather and scattered frost are forecast across the Ark La Miss region tonight with temperatures falling to 28 to 32 degrees. Partly cloudy conditions persist through Friday as northerly winds drop to 8 to 16 mph, and highs reach 52 to 56.
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Ark- La-Miss
Weather Bureau
Monroe
Nazi Torture Proposed for Teenagers at Auschwitz Trial
Frankfurt AP report details former Sgt Wilhelm Boger urging use of his torture device on youths. He described the so called Boger swing, a wooden beam torture setup at Auschwitz where naked prisoners were bound and beaten. Spectators reacted with gasps as witnesses testified and youths protested.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Wilhelm Boger
Auschwitz
Boger
Vessel Torn In Half Off Virginia Coast
An explosion split the American tanker San Jacinto off the Virginia coast early today. One crewman died, 34 of 37 crew members remained aboard the stern as two tugs attempted to tow the sections. The ship, en route from Portland Maine to Houston, was in ballast and emitting fumes when the blast occurred at 12:45 a.m. about 40 miles offshore. Harold J. Titus of Pine City New York was the master. The Mobile Pegasus carried papers for safety. steward M Dotilla died apparently of natural causes.
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Harold J. Titus
Pine City
N.Y
M. Dotilla
Coast Guard
Mobile Pegasus
San Jacinto
Portland
Maine
Houston
Tex
Trinidad Corp
New York
Sun Shipbuilding Co
Chester
Todd Shipbuilding Co
Galveston
Norfolk
Senate Breaks Deadlock Advances Civil Rights Bill
The Senate ended a March 9 deadlock by voting 67 to 17 to take up for formal consideration the House passed civil rights bill. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield led the motion, with 41 Democrats and 26 Republicans supporting it. Seventeen Southern Democrats opposed, one senator was paired against, and one was not voting but paired against the motion. The 9 a.m. session moved up three hours as members rushed to the chamber.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
John G. Tower
R-Tex
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