Three-State Primary Is Set Tuesday
Three state primaries are scheduled for Tuesday in Maryland Pennsylvania and Nebraska The races run from dull to blistering with key contests including the Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nomination featuring J Millard Tawes George Mahoney and David Hume The Nebraska Republican nomination looks like a Seaton bid and Eisenhower era references hover over Pennsylvania and Nebraska contests Voters in all states will caucus for governor senator and House seats with Friday ballots on mandates and related measures stated in the report.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Might D. Eisenhower
Jin Nebraska
Fred Seaton
Cir
Von
Eisenhower
William Amnake
GOP
Iwer
WaSend
Cleven
Aryland
J. Millard Tawes
George Mahoney
Baltimore
David Hume
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Mahoney
Supporters walk out as minister Merriam ousted
NEW YORK AP The ouster of Rev. Dr. Stuart Hamilton Merriam from Broadway Presbyterian Church triggered a Sunday protest as 275 supporters left morning worship for a downstairs prayer service. The 125 remaining heard Presbytery administrator Rev. Graydon E. McClellan indict Merriam’s ministry, citing rigidity and public publicity concerns, with elders removed and a Presbytery committee installed. Merriam joined his followers downstairs. Most walkout participants were elderly or college students.
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New York
Stuart Hamilton Merriam
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Merriam
Graydon E. McClellan
Presbytery of
McClellan
Broadway
Six Drownings and Crashes Fatal Across Louisiana Over Weekend
Six people died in Louisiana over the weekend from drownings and traffic crashes. Included were 13 year old Joe Louis Savoy who drowned in an Opelousas pool after climbing a fence, 15 year old Freddie Shanklin who drowned in the Comite River near East Baton Rouge Parish, and 14 year old Willie Dyer who failed to report the Shanklin drowning. Also killed were Pauline Bailey in a Pearl River crash, Balda Benevidez age 3 struck by a tailgate in Lake Charles, Dewey Bruce who drowned attempting to swim the Intra coastal waterway, and 14 year old Henry Jones whose homemade raft overturned in Industrial Canal.
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Louisiana
Joe Louis Savoy
Opelousas
Willie Dyer
Shanklin
Pickup
Pauline B. Bailey
Algiers
Pearl River
E. G. Farmer
New Orleans
Bailey
Balda Jean Benevidez
Lake Charles
Dewey Bruce
Gretna
Belle Chasse
Bruce
Henry Jones
New ‘Orleans
Long Island Rail Road Offers Coupon Based Thank You Notes
The Long Island Rail Road began distributing free form trading coupons to ticket purchasers. The worthless coupons can be turned in for merchandise at below discount prices. A spokesman said the move rewards riders and aims to encourage business.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
U S Troops On Alert For Plunge Into Troubled Laos
American forces across the United States and the Pacific were placed on alert awaiting approval to land U S Marines in Thailand as President Kennedy seeks to bolster anti Communist defenses in Southeast Asia. A Marine detachment of 2000 moved into Southeast Asian waters as part of a 7th Fleet task force while other fleet units sail to the crisis area. Gen Paul D Harkins traveled to Bangkok to confer with Thai officials as Kennedy orders precautionary measures to back diplomacy or force if needed. Ball said peaceful settlement possible if the Soviet Union cooperates.
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United States
Pacific Area
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Thailand
Laos
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Little Kingdom
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Southeast Asia
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Pacific
Strike Command
Paul D. Harkins
South
Viet Nam
Bangkok
Virginia
Dean Rusk
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Ball
Soviet Union
Ball
Russia
Conviction of Union Leader Beck Upheld
The Supreme Court upheld the embezzlement conviction of Dave Beck, ex Teamsters Union president, for pocketing 1900 from a Cadillac sale. The 4-3 decision, with Justice Clark delivering the majority, included dissents by Black and Douglas, while Frankfurter and White sat out. Beck, 66, was convicted in Washington State in 1957 and has been free on bail during appeals.
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Supreme Court
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Clark
Justice Black
Warren
Douglas
Frankfurter
White
Beck
Washington State
Monroe West Monroe club meeting speaker at Hotel Frances
The regular monthly meeting of the Traffic and Transportation Club of Monroe West Monroe will be held Thursday at the Hotel Frances starting at 7 p.m. Principal speaker will be Philip Hanon, pulp mill superintendent of Continental Can Company, Hodge. He will speak on The Arts of Paper Making.
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Traffic and Transportation Club of
Monroe - West Monroe
Hotel Frances
Philip Hanon
Continental Can Company
Hodge
Louisiana Tax Return Filing Deadline Approaches
Tuesday marks the final day to file income tax returns for Louisiana. Taxpayers may mail forms to Baton Rouge or pay at the local Monroe office located at 611 North Third Street.
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State of
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
North Third Street
Monroe
Education Trend Up In Ouachita Parish
Government reports show a rising educational trend in Ouachita Parish with more residents completing elementary school and advancing to high school and college. By age 25 the average education is 9.8 years, up from 8.5 years ten years earlier, according to Census Bureau data from 1960 tabulations. Women are staying in school longer than men, though fewer women may complete the same proportion.
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Ouachita Parish
Quachita Parish
Census Bureau
Two Jewish Children Slain in Algiers Slaying Sparks Fear
In Algiers two Jewish children were found with throats cut in their homes. Police suspect retaliation for a Moslem slaughter by a secret army, while three Europeans two priests and a businessman reportedly vanished. An earlier predawn attack on a Moslem suburb left casualties, with attackers using automatic weapons from a rooftop.
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Algiers
Secret Army
Negro Students Win Hearing From High Court
The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from 187 Negro students fined or jailed after a march protesting segregation on March 2 1961 at the South Carolina Capitol grounds in Columbia The SC Supreme Court upheld the convictions saying police orders were reasonable The NAACP argued the record showed no violence and the appeal claims due process violations The court will hear arguments in the new term starting next October.
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Supreme Court
Capitol Grounds
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Weather Outlook with Warm Temperatures and Showers
Partly cloudy today and Tuesday bring some relief from warmth with highs near 9 and possible isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Tonight’s low around 65. Sunday’s high set a yearly record at 91 with an overnight low of 66. Sunset is 6 59 p.m. today and sunrise Tuesday at 5 10 a.m.
Six Sharks Kill Six in Newport Beach Tragedy
In Newport Beach California six men were found dead with shark bites common among the victims. Three more remain missing after the 25 foot cabin cruiser Happy Jack Cindy sank during a Saturday fishing trip. The Coast Guard warned of rough seas and 30 mph gusts as searchers recovered the wreckage and a bait tank. Autopsies suggest all six drowned, with shark bites possibly a contributing factor.OWNER Chester McMain 45 of Norwalk owned the boat on its maiden voyage.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Here
Coast Guard
California
Mardic
Eugene Miller
Dr. Barbara Moore In Hunger Strike At Whittington
Mara thon walker Dr Barbara Moore weakened after six days of hunger strike protesting imprisonment for contempt of court. Dr Michael Ashby said she is much weaker and promised she would not be forcibly fed while under his care. The Home Office cautioned medical decisions are not theirs.
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London
Barbara Moore
Michael Ashby
Whittington Hospital
Home Office
Moore
United States
Britain
Dr. Moore
Gunman Seized as Sukarno Escapes Assassination
AP report from Singapore states Indonesian President Sukarno escaped a gun attack at a Jakarta outdoor prayer meeting on sacrifice day. Five bystanders and officials were lightly injured. Police seized the gunman, allegedly acting on orders from the Darul Islam group. News suppression and holiday communications limited details.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Jakarta
Darul Islam
J. Muzhar
Celebes
West New Guinea
Ikada Square
Karto Suwirjo
Television Side Effects Sparked by Daily Viewing
A lighthearted note imagines television's influence as viewers stare at the hi fi while listening, reflecting a playful critique of media habit that echoes early 20th century humor about screens shaping daily life.
Reinforcements Called Out To Prevent Violence
Police reinforced Boston officers rushed to a Columbia Point housing project after six clashes between white and Black youths. Two teens were hospitalized as tension rose amid calls for nonsegregated housing policies and a predicted executive order from President Kennedy. NAACP protest followed in St Louis over lack of meeting with police officials.
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Boston
Mark E. Hadden
Weaver
John Kennedy
St. Louis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Pyramid of Cheops height change near Cairo
The Great Pyramid of Cheops near Cairo originally stood 481 feet tall with a 756 feet square base. Removal of a facing stone reduced its current height to 450 feet.
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Pyramid of
Cheops
Cairo
Kennedy critics clash over how to speed economic recovery
President Kennedy and Republican leaders differed in weekend remarks on boosting the economy. Kennedy urged congressional action on jobs for youth, elder care via Social Security taxes, higher education aid, and farmer support as test measures of moving ahead. Dirksen and Halleck charged Kennedy’s policies slow growth and decried the power and size of government.
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Washington
Kennedy
Milwaukee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Dirksen
Halleck
New Frontier
Orleanians May Request Tax Instead
Baton Rouge reporters describe the opening of the 1962 Louisiana legislative session amid talk of a 73 million dollar deficit solution. Bond issues appear common but New Orleans lawmakers favor tax increases. gas distillate tax may rise. Gov. Davis to address joint session May 20. Local Bayou Bartholomew water district talks loom as pump facilities needed. House and Senate convene at noon. leaders seek deficit settlement before other fiscal moves.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Rep
T. T. Fields
Farmerville
Davis
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Ouachita
Morehouse
Bayou Bartholomew
Department of Public Works
Bartholomew
Bayou de Siard
Tom Jewell
Jesse Knowles
Calcasieu Parish
U S Diplomats Work To End Laos Faction Feud
U S diplomats press to bring warring Laotian factions to peace talks but princes fail to agree on conditions. Souvanna Phouma agrees to talks if Bounour delegates meet rebels at Plaine des Jarres. Rebels threaten further offensives as 2 000 royal troops flee across the Mekong.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Paris
Body Found at Cumberland River Bridge Concludes False Alarm
Nashville police rushed to the Cumberland River after a caller reported a woman's body under a bridge. A boat was launched but the object proved to be a department store manikin, not a human body.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Manikin
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