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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1963
Page
1
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI Lance Gordon Cooper rests today after medical tests and debriefing before Washington for the Distinguished Service Medal. A ticker tape parade in New York is planned with Cooper riding in a convertible to city hall. NASA officials indicate next U.S. manned flight may not occur until October 1964 at earliest, with Gemini to follow.
In Geneva the European Common Market nations agreed to U S demands for across the board tariff cuts while seeking automatic adjustments to bridge gaps with U S tariffs. West Germany and others pressed for parallel reductions and formal bargaining set for May 6 1964.
In CHIGWELL England farmer Peter Read lost five of his Herefords during a drum and bugle corps practice near his pasture. The 38 member Hornchurch corps frightened the herd with Semper Fidelis causing a stampede. five cows about to calve collapsed and died and a sixth was critically injured. Bandmaster Brian Keeler said the group did not intend to upset the cattle.
Tulane University may integrate the undergraduate colleges by fall as 11 Negro students continue graduate study. Officials say several Negro undergraduate applications have arrived at the private New Orleans institution, with under ten likely to apply.
Neil Matthews, president of the Shreveport Junior Chamber of Commerce, was named outstanding Division 4 president at the State Jaycee convention in Shreveport. A Monroe native, he is a Ouachita Parish High School and Louisiana Tech graduate. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matthews, live at 206 Oaklawn. Meanwhile, a small squirrel monkey that escaped 12 days ago remains at large with its owners, Mrs. Travis Lee of 112 Regis ter Street, West Monroe, noting the animal is eating mulberries in a tree at 119 Jackson Street.
In the Mekong River delta, South Vietnamese forces clashed with Communist guerrillas today. American sources report 40 enemy killed. Washington details include Kennedy signing a feed grain bill and citing a wheat growers referendum as key to family farm policy. Kennedy links policy to farm stability while Lemnitzer notes Soviet army mobility in the atomic era. A Tennessee trucker was rescued after his cab dangled 100 feet above the Mississippi at a Baton Rouge bridge. In Iberia Parish, state Rep Fred DeCuir and tavern operator Neil Bergeron trade simple battery charges after a weekend bar incident. The House Ways and Means panel approves tax relief for actors, authors, sports professionals and others with fluctuating incomes.
Statewide tally shows seven traffic deaths and three other fatalities from drowning, fall, and a shooting. Notable victims include Huey Edwards and daughter Ruby of Amite, and 16 year old Percy Tillman Jr. near Monroe.
City officials expelled or suspended more than 1,000 Negro children who participated in racial demonstrations since April 3. Older students over 16 were expelled while younger ones faced suspension.
The Supreme Court declined to expedite its hearing on Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson’s contempt case over blocking James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi. The court said arguments would occur in the next term, likely October 14, with juries or judges to be decided.
National Geographic Magazine notes plank roads built in the eastern United States during the mid-1800s cut travel time and cost about $1500 per mile but soon fell into disuse as the wood wore out quickly.
A violent explosion wrecked one civilian car and damaged two others near the Roy al Canadian Mechanical and Electrical Engineers armory in Montreal. Firemen said damage looked like multiple bombs, but an army spokesman attributed it to a single device under a car engine. Police cautioned blame pending investigation amid a string of Quebec Liberation Front attacks.
Tokyo report notes astronaut Gordon Cooper used pep pills during his 22 orbit flight marking the first time an American spaceman took medicine in orbit. John Glenn said Cooper showed no fear when retro-rockets were manually fired after automatic failure. Glenn and Dr. Stuart Raglan Jr. spoke at a Tokyo press conference as Glenn’s family began a 12 day semi official visit to Japan meeting Crown Prince Akihito and Premier Ii Ikeda and Japanese students.
The weatherman predicts scattered showers and thundershowers with considerable cloudiness today and Tuesday. Cooler temperatures are expected with highs from 75 to 88 and overnight lows around 58. Tuesday's high is forecast to be 72 to 76, with variable winds 8 to 16 MPH.
The Supreme Court held the Securities Exchange Act does not shield the New York Stock Exchange from antitrust liability. Justice Goldberg delivered the majority opinion noting antitrust laws check exchanges duties to keep operations honest. Justice Stewart dissented joined by Justice Harlan, arguing the act should shield self regulating actions taken in good faith. The case involved Municipal Securities Co. and Municipal Securities Co. Inc. of Dallas after the exchange cut wire connections and terminated services in 1959.
Rep. Richard Bertrand of Lafayette urges abolition of the 30 day fiscal legislatures to save money and boost public support. He notes Gov Earl K Long backed a 1956 proposal to end them, but voters rejected repeal two to one. Bertrand references past efforts from 1960 and 1962 to expand sessions and extend debate.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper describes his world tour in a relaxed tone while noting contrasts between vast landscapes and small scenes. He details the re entry, warns about a faulty pilot light, and jokes about urine sample transfers during the mission.
The Supreme Court voids four Southern sit-in protest convictions and holds state laws enforcing public segregation unconstitutional. A New Orleans case shows city officials refusing desegregated service, treating it as if an ordinance barred such conduct. Justice Harlan notes private restaurateurs may effectively lose the right to segregate.
The Court upholds a Federal Power Commission plan to set a field wide guide price for natural gas with adjustments for fairness. Justice Harlan delivers the 5 4 decision with Justice Clark dissenting. The new method replaces unit by unit reviews that caused backlogs. The ruling followed a Phillips Petroleum case and involved Wisconsin California and New York utilities commissions.
A humor note jokes that the man still wears the pants in the family, with a playful line about looking under his apron for proof. The quip relies on traditional gender role humor and household imagery.
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