30 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1960
Page
1
An OCR damaged fragment reports a Friday incident in Philadelphia with a person slipping and dying around 11 o clock. It mentions unknown suspects or witnesses and a broken description of clothing and objects observed at the scene.
A large crowd of Africans gathered in a public square demanding the release of jailed leaders. The demonstration ended peacefully after police reinforced the area and the square remained under a tranquil siege with demonstrators milling around station defenses.
The Justice Department opened a preliminary probe into Tom Corcoran’s private talks with three Federal Power Commission members, including Chairman Kuykendall, amid a Midwestern Gas Transmission case. No impropriety admitted. reviews focus on Kuykendall’s congressional testimony.
Pasadena scientist Dr. Arthur R. Laufer of the Office of Naval Research tells a Caltech symposium that infrared detection may best spot an incoming warhead amid decoys. He notes radar can distinguish faster warheads from decoys, but fails if decoys match the warhead's speed. infrared relies on distinct radiation from the mass.
The YMCA annual banquet announced installation of Wayne Woods as president and new officers Bailey Grant Edmund G. Brown and Ben Marshall. twelve new board members were welcomed along with certificates of service for twelve outgoing directors. Jamar W. Adcock received a plaque for meritorious service as outgoing president. A slide show reviewed the new $250000 building under construction on Glenmar Avenue.
Tornadoes knocked out power lines and toppled TV antennas with no injuries reported. A tornado struck Peterman Alabama wrecking homes and killing livestock while Nebraska moved to declare seven eastern counties disaster areas as Platte River floods spread across multiple states.
The Army will remove the last of its anti aircraft guns from the North American air defense system by June 30 and shift to missiles. Camp Lucas in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan will close and the 2nd Gun Battalion 68th Artillery will be inactivated.
Students at Southern, the state's largest all Negro college, gathered on the Capitol steps after sit-down strikes at white lunch counters. Police watched as a Negro minister spoke about equality under the Constitution while students planned another campus meeting. The protest followed boycotts of downtown merchants and demands to end segregation.
A Fort Worth Texas drug store places a sign in its pharmacy department along the Fort Worth Jackboro Highway reading "Accuracy counts" to emphasize careful dispensing of medications.
UPI report cites Billy Graham warning that if the United States fails to solve its racial problems through Christian love Africa may turn to communism. He urged patience and example as he spoke after an 11 week Africa tour and planned to report to President Eisenhower in Washington.
An extremely light docket saw two people fined for minor offenses. Judge Jesse Heard presided. Dorothy F. Torrance of 419 Lakeshore Drive was fined 30 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Augustus F. Winkler, with no permanent address, paid 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace.
The Army will deploy a 2 000 strong battle group from the 82nd Airborne Division to Okinawa under the 25th Infantry Division to boost a flexible response in the western Pacific. The move reverses prior reductions and forms a new 82nd unit to replace withdrawn elements.
Dirksen amendment expands crime to obstructing any federal court order including labor injunctions. Senate backed similar language 65 to 19, then 49 to 35 to kill the section. Also notes a grease remedy ad for fast pain relief and skin protection priced at 25 cents.
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