Adcock Calls for Removal of 2 LSU Directors
Gov. Jimmie Davis seeks a slight budget increase for the Department of Public Works over Legislative Budget Committee recommendations. He met with the 17 member Budget Committee at the Baton Rouge mansion before submitting the plan to James S. Reiley. Davis plans to address a joint session as lawmakers resume. Senator Jamar Adcock filed a resolution to remove LSU Board of Supervisors member A L Swanson, saying it screens politics from the board.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Legislative Budget Committee
News- Star
Davis
Department of Public Works
James S. Reiley
Senate
House
Marksville High School
W. C. Steen
Columbia
Jamar Adcock
LTI
A. L. Swanson
Monroe
LSU Board of Supervisors
LSU
Davis Forces Oppose Road Investigation
Gov Jimmie H Davis' House leaders plan another move against Rep Frank Fulcos bid for a broad highway probe Fulco chair of the Transportation and Highways Committee sought subpoena powers to investigate highway irregularities in the Shreveport area The effort follows federal reporting and the dismissal of three highway engineers who appealed to the Civil Service Commission.
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Washington
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Vail Delony
East Carroll
Fulco
House
Highway Department
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
James G. Merritt
Minden
Ben Banes
Min
Lutheran Women To Convention Here On Weekend
Louisiana's Citra Womens missionary League will hold its annual convention in Monroe Saturday and Sunday with about 175 delegates. The LWM L of Trinity Lutheran on Oliver Road hosts at the Frances Hotel. The Rev. William Wedig and Mrs. Rita Betz lead, with Bible classes by Rev. Louis Nelson. Saturday schedule includes city tour, workshop, and banquet. Sunday features worship, convention dinner, and final sessions.
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Louisiana
Citra Womens Missionary League
Monroe
L.W.M.L
Trinity Lutheran Congregation
Oliver Road
Frances Hotel
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
League
William Wedig
District of the
Louis Nelson
Th Lutheran Church
New Oris
Trinity Lutheran
Arthur Betz
South Korea to Pardon Convicts on May Coup Anniversary
Seoul AP reports South Korea's military government will pardon 13,180 convicts and reduce prison terms for 8,790 others to mark the May 16 coup anniversary. Officials say 3,837 pardons involve immediate release from 21 prisons Wednesday morning, while others are paroled under suspended sentences. Gen. Chung Hee Park cites past corruption and injustice as factors behind the offenses.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Kennedy orders 1 800 Marines into Thailand
President Kennedy announced 1 800 U S Marines would be sent to Thailand with a total buildup to about 5 000 personnel including an Army battle group of 1 000 and 1 800 Marines plus air units and about 1 200 Army troops from the Pacific. The move, aimed at deterring Laos incursions, places Gen Paul D Harkins in charge of operations in Thailand and South Vietnam.
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Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Thailand
7Th Fleet
Pacific Area
Pacific Air Force
Air Force
Marine
Paul D. Harkins
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
James L. Richardson Jr
U.S. Army
Pacific
Negro Admits 1960 Shreveport Murder
An 18 year old Negro named Lemon Howard confessed that his conscience drove him crazy and reenacted the Dec 1960 knife murder of Mrs William Booth, wife of a Shreveport furniture dealer. He led authorities to the crime scene near Frierson in De Soto Parish.
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Shreveport
Harmon Burgess
DeSoto Parish
Lemon Howard
Shreveport Public Safety
J. Earl Downs
Harvey Teasley
Howard
William Booth
Frierson
Louisiana
Jackson
Perch Thief Duck Snatches Catch on Rural Trip
Mrs Elese Roberts said she caught two small perch while fishing at her cousin's farm pond in Jackson parish on Sunday. While cooling on a branch the pond duck swooped in and ate the fish, leaving the perch gone.
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Elese Roberts
Jackson Parish
OAS Leader Goes On Trial For Treason
Paris AP Raoul Salan the ex general and secret army leader faces a high military tribunal on charges of aiding a 1961 putsch and leading a movement to retain French rule in Algeria. The trial opens with Salan identified by name and decorated service.
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Paris
Secret Army Organization
Raoul Salan
France
Charles Barnet
Salan
Legion of Honor
Satan
Secret Army
High Military Tribunal
Henri Hoppenot
Hoppenot
Algeria
2500 Years Old Statue Recovers Head At Last
The 2500-year-old Egyptian statue of Wesir-Wer, a 4th century B C Theban administrator, has its head rejoined after decades apart. The torso rests in the Egyptian national art collection since 1903 while the head traveled from Cairo to Brooklyn since 1955, now matched by Belgian Egyptologist Herman de Meulenaere who uses a cross-file of 10,000 photographs to fit missing pieces.
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New York
Wesh-Wer
Amun
Monthu
Thebes
Wesir-Wer
Cairo Museum
Brooklyn Museum
United States
Brooklyn
Herman de Meulenaere
Do Brynin Meets State Dept On Laos Crisis
AP dispatches report Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin meeting top State Department officials amid Laos crisis. Williams charges Kennedy policy seeks to buy African American support. Market rally continues into second day after week skid. Ribicoff urges mayors to open cities to Cuban refugees. De Gaulle insists Western powers retain current rights in Berlin.
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Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
State Department
Laos
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
United States
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Berlin
Thailand invites U S Marines to defend Laos frontiers
Bangkok reported Thailand invited U S Marines stationed nearby to enter the country and aid in defending frontiers against pro Communist forces in Laos while Cape Canaveral prepared for Scott Carpenter's three orbit mission as weather worsened for Saturday launch.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U. S
Laos
Cape Canaveral
Bills Filed Against Integrationists In Louisiana Legislature
Several of the more than 400 bills proposed on opening day target segregation. Proposals include banning co education in all schools and requiring disease certificates for students. Other measures tax religious and charitable groups and strip tax exemptions from religious educational properties. Rep. Burns filed multiple anti integration bills while Rep. John proposed registering active integrationists and opponents of desegregation.
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Rodney A. Burns
New Orleans
Burns
Mike John
Ouachita
Weather forecast notes cloudy skies and possible showers
Pauly the weatherman predicts cloudy to partly cloudy skies today and Wednesday with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Highs reach 88 degrees, Lows around 66, humidity index near 81. Monday’s high was 88, low 66. Sunset today 6 59 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5 09 a.m.
Board Drops Racial Bars In First Grade Desegregation Move
New Orleans School Board votes 3-0 under federal pressure to end racial bars in the first grade this fall. All children entering first grade may attend either white or Negro schools, overriding the pupil placement plan for first grade while keeping it for second and third. The action follows Judge J Skelly Wright's ruling that the plan is unconstitutional. Archbishop Rummel orders desegregation of Catholic schools in September.
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New Orleans
Emile Wagner
D. Perry Walker
J. Skelly Wright
Wright
Joseph Francis Rummel
Solon Admits Estes Paid Fee
Washington AP Senator Ralph Yarborough acknowledged receiving 1700 in contributions from Billie Sol Estes to cover his weekly radio broadcast to Texas constituents. He said there were no strings and Estes was then praised as an ideal young American by chambers of commerce. He described Estes as a devout church worker and family man, noting he knew him as a responsible businessman until late March.
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Washington
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Estes
Chambers of Commerce
United States proposes study to ban gas and death-ray weapons
Geneva AP report says the United States offers to join an East-West technical conference. Charles C. Stelle told the 17 nation disarmament conference the U S will send experts to verify a ban on poison gas disease carriers and death rays, with the study ready to begin at once.
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Geneva
United States
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Today I Chuckle Chumps Save for Rainy Day Car Wash Gag
A lighthearted quip notes that some people stash funds not for emergencies but to wash their cars during rainier days. The line plays on thrift humor and everyday budgeting without naming individuals or places.
Passman says channel funds now assured
Congressman Otto E Passman announced the 235000 for the Ouachita River nine foot channel pre construction planning is assured by the 1963 budget. West Monroe delegates will seek a 400000 funding increase before House and Senate appropriations subcommittees in Washington.
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Otto E. Passman
Ouachita
Twin Cities
House
Senate
Washington
Passman
Fifth District
Monroe Street
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Ouachita River
Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Rodriguez
Corps of Engineers
West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Scott
Eugene Smith
Charles Traylor
Monroe
W. L. Howard
Ouachita River Valley Association
Grayson Guthrie
Howard Griffin
Howard
Washington Sun
Dutch Rush To Repel Invasion In West New Guinea
The Dutch government says over 100 Indonesian paratroopers dropped on the southern coast near Fak Fak. Rear Adm. Leendert Reeser reports two waves, with Dutch anti aircraft fire on two bombers. four Dakotas carried about 80 troops in the first wave. Dutch infantry and marines rush to the beach as naval units move to seal the coastline.
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Hague, Holland
UPI
West New Guinea
Adm
Leendert Reeser
Holland
New Guinea
Defense Ministry
Fak Fak
Reeser
Deficit Cited By Davis In School Funds
Governor Jimmie Davis said Louisiana needs 215 million dollars for the 1962-63 public school fund but expects only 155 million from normal revenue. He proposed a 60 million dollar bond issue to cover the deficit, with 96.5 million in anticipated sales tax and 19 million in the fund shortfall. Welfare needs total 62 million. private segregated school aid is 2.4 million.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jimmie Davis
Welfare Department
Davis
JFK To Entertain Military Tonight
President and Mrs Kennedy will host about 800 senior officers from all services at an outdoor reception on the White House south lawn. A buffet will be served from striped tents for the six to eight pm affair with Marine Corps Band Air Force strolling strings Army Drum and Bugle Corps and a Navy combo providing music.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kennedys
White House
Marine Corps Band
Air Force
Army Drum
Navy
Widow Josephine wed Napoleon aged six years younger
Josephine, a widow when she married Napoleon, noted that he was six years younger. Her first husband, the Viscount de Beauharnais, was guillotined during the reign of terror.
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Josephine
Napoleon
Viscount de Beauharnais
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