GOP Council Urges Action Against Cuba
A Republican council urged the Johnson administration to say it is prepared to use military force to remove international communism from Cuba as a last resort. Democrats derided the document as crude politics and noted Castro rose to power under Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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GOP Council
Cuba
Washington
Republican Council
Johson
Fidel Castro
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Critical Issues Council
Castro
Milton S. Eisenhower
U.S
Latin America
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
United States
Council
Sam Jones Warns on Failing America at Law Day
Former Gov Sam H Jones told a Law Day audience at Ouachita Parish High School that America could follow Rome into oblivion if it adopts bread and circuses. The Lake Charles attorney and Judge Albert Tate Jr spoke at the Fourth District Bar Association event with stops at Neville Calhoun and West Monroe schools.
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Sam H. Jones
Law Day
America
Rome
Ouachita Parish
Lake Charles
United States
Lucky Winner Joins Six Partners In Big Parimutuel Payout
Westbury New York AP reports Michael Sherman 51 of Freehold New Jersey, owner of a trotting horse, collects a $152,232.80 Roosevelt Raceway payoff. It marks the largest $2 wager parimutuel win in American history, with Sherman sharing the prize with six partners.
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Westbury
N.Y
New Jersey
Roosevelt Raceway
Michael Sherman
Freehold
N.J
Armed Man Arrested At Romney Office
A loaded revolver and a jackknife were found on a man who tried to force his way into Governor George Romney’s Lansing office. State Trooper Jay Kennedy handcuffed the suspect as he entered the hallway. the man claimed to be a Dade County Republican leader and an FBI agent named Charles P English, later tied to the alias Potts. Police listed multiple matching identity cards from several states and noted a prior record for concealed weapon and parole violation.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
George Romney
Romney
Dade County
Fla
FBI
South America
Richard Nixon
Jay Kennedy
Kennedy
Charles P. English
Miami
Republican Organization
Potts
Fashion Shop Boss Held For Swindling
NEW YORK AP Main bocher, a Fifth Avenue dress salon where prices start at 750, faced a fraud case against Arthur Keller, 42, longtime general manager. Keller pleaded guilty to stealing 166000 and was freed without bail to await sentencing on June 11.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Leonard Newman
State Supreme Court
Arthur Keller
Mainbocher
Keller
Charles Marks
McNeil Named President of Twin Cities Y M C A
O N McNeil was elected president at Thursday night installation at the Paragon Club. New officers include Derwood W Cann as vice president George Moses as treasurer and James C Kelly Jr as secretary. For the first time two women joined the board: Mrs E F Holdsworth and Mrs Harrell Lary. Tryouts for three plays to be presented by Northeast page 5 A.
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O. N. McNeil
Twin Cities
Paragon Club
Derwood W. Cann
George Moses
James C. Kelly Jr
E. F. Holdsworth
Harrell Lary
Methodists vote for voluntary racial integration plan
Pittsburgh AP delegates to the worldwide Methodist General Conference approved a voluntary plan to merge white and Negro church subdivisions. The action would dissolve the all Negro Central Jurisdiction, absorb Negro members into five white jurisdictions, and set no enforcement mechanism. Southern delegates opposed delaying action.
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Pittsburgh
Worldwide Methodist General Conference
Commission On
Former First Lady Visits World's Fair
Caroline Kennedy spent five hours at the New York World's Fair with her mother and relatives. Mrs Kennedy suggested a second tour and said she hopes her son John F Jr will visit when well. The trio, escorted by Secret Service, drew crowds and the children collected toys and hats.
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John F. Kennedy
Caroline
Kennedy
Thomas Deegan
New York
Caroline Kennedy
John F. Jr
Midnight Blaze Fatal To Woman In West Monroe
An elderly West Monroe woman, Ila Mae Simpson, 68, died when a backyard tool shed exploded and burned shortly before 12 that night. Sheriff’s deputies ruled the death accidental due to burning. an outboard motor and gasoline were in the yard. She is survived by husband L W Simpson and four children.
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West Monroe
Ila Mae Simpson
L. W. Simpson
Smith Road
Simpson
Sheriff's Department
Ouachita Parish
John P. Burton
Kilpatrick
Marie Lesch
Nashville
Tenfold rise in lung cancer among uranium miners
Government researchers report a tenfold increase in lung cancer among U.S. uranium miners during a period of industry expansion. They cite airborne radiation within mines as a likely contributing cause. The finding comes as the sector grows and workers face heightened health risks.
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Washington
U.S
Chuckle Things Complicate Narrow-Mated Views
A lighthearted note remarks that today s chuckle items show complexity and that narrow minded people appear thick headed. The tone emphasizes humor while poking at stubborn attitudes.
Weather Outlook and Showers Across Regions
The forecast predicts showers in Louisiana with widely scattered activity this weekend and light rain elsewhere. In Monroe, expect partly cloudy to mild conditions through Saturday with a few showers. Highs reach 78 to 83 and lows 56 to 62, with variable winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
New England
mid-Atlantic
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
North Rockies
Pacific Coast
Monroe
82 Channel TV Sets Required Under New Law
Washington AP reports Congress and the FCC have enacted an all channel TV set rule. From today, U.S. made sets must receive 82 channels instead of 12, including imports. The move aims at more stations and better reception as UHF channels expand beyond current VHF limits.
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Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Roman wives take to wheel in Rome traffic reform
AP reports Rome’s new parking rules empower about 70,000 wives to drive all day. Women enroll in driving lessons, seek licenses, while husbands endure rides, lunch pickups, and they face fines as police enforce a one hour limit on most streets from the Tiber to the central station. Suburban shopping districts see traffic rise as wives take the wheel.
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Rome
Tiber
Colosseum
Piazza Colonna
Statue of Liberty index finger eight feet long
The World Almanac reports the Statue of Liberty's index finger in New York Harbor measures eight feet in length. The fact comes from the almanac’s compiled data on notable monuments and measurements.
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New York Harbor
Soviet Boycott Dampens Peking May Day Rally
The May Day celebrations show a split in the Communist world as the Soviet Union and its allies boycott the Beijing rally and invitees are withdrawn. Chou En lei proclaims China will win the quarrel with the United States and rivals while Algeria’s Ben Bella attends the Moscow reviewing stand.
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Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
Red China
Red Square
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United States
Khrushchev
Lenin
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Chou Enlai
China
Chou
U.S
Jury Committee Slated To Take Engineer Names
Ouachita Parish Police Jury names a five member committee led by Lloyd W. Coon to interview candidates for the parish engineer post. Members Ensminger Roberts Whitstone and Carter, with Humphries calling the panel balanced, will seek applicants as the jury advertises for an engineer to head the highway department.
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Lloyd W. Coon
Ouachita Parish
Coon
Ward
T. W. Humphries
John Ensminger
W. D. Roberts
C. W. Whitstone
John A. Carter
Roberts
Whetstone
Ensminger
Carter
Louisiana
Humphries
Cheniere Lake
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Ward 10
William Dunn
Wayne H. Huckaby
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Joseph J. Saker
Sakers
Bresnahan
Fair Acres Farms
Morris Landis
John Laker Sr
William L. Bresnahan Sr
Gulfstream Park
Florida
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Marks
Twin City
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Methodists UK
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Midnight Blaze
Fatal To Woman
Bulletins
Jackson, Miss
Hardwick
Johnson
Vermont Beagle Club
Loba
Berlin
Jean F. Loba
Altadena
Calif
Washington Post
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Florence, S.C
Joseph Francis Bryan Jr
John David Robison
NEW Law
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Kremlin
Associated Press
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