House stalls $2 cut in old age checks in Louisiana
Louisiana House members temporarily blocked a $2 monthly cut to old age pension checks as part of a $64.2 million welfare budget vote. The move, led by Rep. Henry Bathard, aims to keep the reduction from taking effect while a public hearing is set for Tuesday to clarify impacts on about 25,000 beneficiaries and to align state funds with federal matching for medical care.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
House
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Rep
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Senate
Triche
Henry Bathard
Red River Parish
Welfare Department
Mary Evelyn Parker
Tribe
Gibbs
Alabama Police Move Seven Negro Students to State Line
In Birmingham, seven Negro college students held in protective custody were driven to Ardmore on the Tennessee line and released. Police Commissioner Eugene Connor urged them to cross into Tennessee, stating it would avoid trouble in Alabama. Some students planned to return, while others remained in custody on unrelated charges. Reform groups and a Birmingham minister condemned conditions and terms of release.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ardmore
Tennessee Line
Eugene Connor
Greyhound
State Line
Tennessee College
Len Holt
Norfolk
Jamie Moore
Moore
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Chandler in Critical Condition After Abdominal Bleed
Actor Jeff Chandler, 42, is in critical condition after a seven hour operation to stop abdominal bleeding at Culver City Hospital. He had a slipped spinal disc during The Marauders shoot in the Philippines and received multiple transfusions. Chandler rose from radio roles to stardom as Cochise in Broken Arrow and has two daughters.
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Culver City
Calif
Jeff Chandler
Hollywood
Philippine Islands
Philip Grossel
Chandler
Marjorie
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cochise i
Broken Arrow
Jamie
Dana
Winston Churchill Recovers From Minor Illness
London reports Sir Winston Churchill is making a normal recovery from a slight indisposition that caused him to cancel engagements. A spokesman said he is getting along all right after a good night. He will be 87 next November. details of the illness are not publicly released.
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London
Winston Churchill
Nin
Britain
W Be
Churchill
Monroe Chamber officials attend Louisiana conference
Jim Williams and Bob Oden of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce return to the office after attending the Louisiana Industrial Development Conference in Lafayette. A group of Monroe businessmen joined them as participants. The event was sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry, Louisiana State University and the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce.
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Jim Williams
Bob Oden
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Lafayette
Monroe
Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry
Louisiana State University
Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy To Block Rail Strike With Emergency Board
President Kennedy plans an order to block a nationwide rail strike threat by the Railroad Yardmasters of America. The move would set up an emergency board to mediate and issue settlement recommendations, halting any strike for at least 60 days under the Railway Labor Act.
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Washington
Kennedy
Passman backs lock and dam location on Black River
Louisiana congressman Otto E. Passman favors the proposed Ouachita River nine foot navigation project lock and dam No 1 at Mile 25 below Jonesville over the Ouachita River option above Jonesville. He emphasizes life preservation property protection and regional economic benefits for Catahoula and neighboring parishes.
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Louisiana
Otto E. Passman
Mississippi Valley
Ouachita River
Black River
Jonesville
Mile
Passman
Below - Jonesville
Catahoula Parish
Kennedy Plan To Trim National Guard Reserve Strength
The Kennedy administration will carry out an Eisenhower proposal to cut National Guard and reserve manpower by 10 percent, as the Army Navy Air Force Journal predicted today.
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Washington
Army Navy Air Force Journal
Space agency completes inflation test for larger balloon satellite
Space agency says it satisfactorily finished inflation tests on a larger stronger balloon satellite planned for launch next year. Kennedy signs legislation creating 73 new federal judgeships. In Idaho rescuers struggled to extract a buried farmer after a sand cavern collapse as air equipment jammed. Schlesinger says U S support for the ill fated Cuban invasion may have strengthened Latin American ties. Britain officially welcomes Khrushchev Kennedy conference as announced by London.
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Washington
Space Agency
Nampa
Idaho
Rochester
N. Y
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Paving Bonds Sold for West Monroe Street Project
West Monroe sold paving bonds totaling 223 152 dollars with 126 235 paid by property owners. Low bid from Barrow Leary Co and Scharff Jones Co of Shreveport won at 3.62 percent. Bonds mature 1962 to 1971. work to start next week on about 20 miles of streets, resurfacing first then full rebuild.
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West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Barrow - Leary and Co
Scharff - Jones and Co
Shreveport
Frank Fromherz
Bentz and
Elmore
Fromherz
Norris
Governor Names Second Architect for Monroe State Building
Gov Jimmie H Davis appoints a second architect for the science building under construction at Northeast State College Monroe results of a dispute with the state board of education who were not involved with the project Rep John Lewis of Leesville pushes for a state architects division as a remedy and predicts a solution by the 1961 regular session Records show the decision and the ongoing controversy referenced on ARCHITECT pages 2 4.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Monroe
Capitol
State Board of Education
Earl K. Long
Northeast State College
Northeast College
John Lewis
Leesville
Lewis
Fulco Charges Wildlife Group With Waste
Rep. Frank Fulco of Caddo Parish accuses the Wildlife and Fisheries Department of waste inefficiency and wrongdoing as the House considers the department budget. The budget includes 1 146 240 for Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge development and maintenance.
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Baton Rouge
Frank Fulco
Caddo Parish
Wildlife and Fisheries Department
Bryan Lehmann Jr
St. Charles Parish
Appropriations
House
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
Fulco
Fiscal Legislature Foolish Session Sparks Bertrand Critique
Richard Bertrand of Lafayette Parish assails the fiscal legislature as detached from the budget and urges conscience checks on recent actions. The House advances a record 514 million general appropriation bill amid debates over budget preparation and deficits. Representative Lehmann defends the process and praises the current budget's quality.
Mercury Near 90 Degrees This Weekend In Northeast Louisiana
Partly cloudy and warm conditions prevail through Saturday with near 90 degree highs forecast for today and Saturday. Lows near 66 tonight. Thursday saw no rainfall as temperatures reached 87 and 68 for high and low.
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Louisiana
Kennedy Khrushchev to Meet in Vienna Summit
President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev will meet in Vienna June 3 and 4 for their first personal contact and a general exchange of views on Cold War issues. The talks may lead to further discussions, with Kennedy also to meet de Gaulle in Paris and Macmillan in London. Mrs Kennedy will join the President, and a June 7 address at Annapolis may follow.
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Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
White House
Khrushchev
Vienna
Washington
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
London
Harold Macmillan
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Joint Chiefs Shakeup Sought After Hearing
Senator Frank Church called for changes in the Joint Chiefs after questioning on the Cuban invasion disaster. He said both the CIA and the Pentagon advised the President the plan was feasible and must share blame. Republicans differed, with Capehart resisting removal and Hickenlooper calling for fault analysis but not replacements.
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Washington (Ap
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
Church
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Sea
Lbert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Gore
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Gen. Lemnitzer
Capehart
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Alowa
Hickenlooper
CIA
Missile destruction ends second Minuteman test flight
Cape Canaveral AP reports a Minuteman missile veered off course during its second test flight and was destroyed by the range safety officer seconds after launch. The destruct action occurred during second stage flight and the debris, including the third stage nose cone, fell into the Atlantic out to sea.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
After Late Start Ex Laundryman Prolific Artist
Yee Heng Yin, a former Chinese laundryman at least 75, turned to painting after age-related layoff. Within a year he produced about 60 large works at Hamilton Madison Settlement House in Manhattan’s Chinatown, using bold colors and varied media.
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New York
Yee Heng Yin
Yee
Hamilton-Madison
Manhattan
Chinatown
Bella Bergen
Chinese Golden Age Club
Club
Carole McCully
Ouachita School System Ending With Deficit
Ouachita Parish School Board faces an 89207.92 deficit as the current fiscal year ends June 30. President C G Wall Jr and Supt W W Ward plan to seek legislative aid after meeting a special committee on schools in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
C. G. Wall Jr
Wall
W. W. Ward
Ward
Sesides Wall
Milton Hall
Jack Young
Lawrence Gibbs
Mike John Jr
Monroe
Dodge Club coupe and Willis Jeep Truck Want Ad Item
An old 1950 Dodge Club coupe with good tires and body and a perfect motor priced at $19. A Willis Jeep Truck six cylinder with power winch and safety check listed at $700. Both ads include contact info and want ad services offering low rates.
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Willis Jeep
North
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