Senate Quietly Allows Idle Funds Bills Amid Protests
In Baton Rouge the Senate permits two idle funds bills while Sen. A. O. Rappelet storms out in protest over his defeated port resolution. Rappelet accuses Sen. Sockreider of bias as floor drama ends with 37 to 0 votes for both idle funds measures amid broader fiscal label disputes. Public figures McKeithen and Long attend as governor candidates watch.
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Senate
Sen
A. O. Rappelet
Galiano
Rappelet
Lafourche Parish
Guy Sockreider
Lake Charles
Lafourche
Sockreider
Lockreider
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Duplantier
Speedy O. Long
Jena
Davis
Senate Affairs Committee
Long
Cleveland
Sylvan Friedman
Howard Jones
St. Joseph
Old Horse Sunshine
Public Service
John J. McKeithen
Columbia
Medal Pinned On Space Hero By JFK
Gordon Cooper the 22 orbit astronaut arrived in Washington and received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy in a White House ceremony. Johnson and a crowd witnessed the tribute as Cooper and his family joined the president for the honors.
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White House
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JFK
Washington
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Cooper
Air Force
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
John Glenn
Japan
Six Jurors Named In Lacy Carroll Manslaughter Trial
In Fourth District Court Judge Jesse S Heard presides as six of twelve jurors are chosen for the manslaughter trial of Mrs Lacy M Carroll 32 a former Monroe woman The panel may be completed this afternoon with testimony expected to begin later today The defense sought a continuance citing stress and risk to an unborn child with a July due date The district attorney noted prior continuances due to pregnancy and a Ouachita parish coroner testified stress could cause a miscarriage but no definite probability was shown The jury selection started at 10 48 a m
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Lacy M. Carroll
Monroe
Fourth District Court
Jesse S. Heard
Heard
Cleo Murray
Buford J. Buce
H. S. Asrey, Jr
John L. Adair
Lamar Moore
Richard C. Guerriero
Albin P. Lassiter
John P. Burton
Ouachita Parish
Lassiter
Warren Hunt
Rayville
Drought Stage Nears in Northeast Louisiana
Ten day outlook holds crucial for Ouachita County as ASCS files for disaster area aid. Pastures and cotton diets risk collapse without rain while 10.70 inches have fallen this year at Selman Field. Forestry vacations delayed as fire danger remains high. weather forecasts offer scant rain.
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Jimmy Hatten
Louisiana
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Louisiana Forestry Commission
Weather Bureau
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
ASCS
Ouachita
Nations Agree To Cut Trade Barriers In Western World
In Geneva a GATT ministerial conference reached virtual agreement on reducing Western trade barriers. U S and Common Market delegates credited West German Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard for advocacy while French finance minister Valery Giscard d Estaing spoke of narrowed differences. The talks aimed to adopt a tariff negotiation system under Kennedy era trade goals and proceed to detailed talks next year.
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Geneva
U.S
Ludwig Erhard
Washington
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Kennedy
Christian A. Herter
Ouachita Parish School Board Meeting Set for 7 PM
The Ouachita Parish School Board will meet at 7 p.m. today in the board office to discuss district matters.
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Ouachita Parish
Ofice
Williamsburg Restored films reshowing in Ouachita Parish
Williamsburg Virginia films will be shown again at 7 p m Wednesday at the Ouachita Parish Library after many requested a second showing. The event follows an April 22 showing that some patrons missed. Also noted is a separate item about West Monroe Lodge No 419 F and AM planning a conferral per CHIT-CHAT page 6 A.
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Williamsburg
Ouachita Parish
Judge Defends Whipping Post in Delaware
Wilmington judge vows punishment over imprisonment as a deterrent citing a 1695 law. Balster receives 20 lashes and 25 years for a $4 mugging while Cannon faces pending appeal after a prior violation. The court appeals challenge to the whipping law's constitutionality.
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Del
UPI
Stewart Lynch
Lynch
Talmadge P. Balster
Franklin W. Cannon Jr
Cannon
U. S. Supreme Court
Delaware Supreme Court
Balser
Kennedy Jet Flies Nonstop From Kremlin
President Kennedy's Air Force Boeing 707 set 15 speed records on a nonstop Moscow to Washington flight in 9 hours 53 minutes 52 seconds landing at Andrews Air Force Base. The return Moscow leg was 8 hours 38 minutes 42 seconds, fastest in either direction. Officials Dillaway and Barnett accompanied by a Soviet navigator and radio operator.
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Kennedy
Moscow
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Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Russia
James B. Swindal
National Aeronautics Association
Robert B. Dillaway
Woodland Hills
Calif
Clyde Barnett
Los Angeles
California
Dillaway
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Oslo
Stockholm
NAA
Unruly Lion Put To Death After Killing Attendant
In Binghamton New York at Ross Park Zoo an attendant Guy E Carey 43 was killed by a male lion Timba after cleaning a four section cage officials blamed Timba while Tina the female lion cowered police shot Timba in the head 12 times and a relief attendant found the body early morning
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Binghamton
N.Y
Ross Park Zoo
Guy E. Carey
Zoo
Tina
Timba
Carey
Ralph Landis
Man Held In Barbiturates Raid In New Orleans
Police in New Orleans held 29 year old Robert Gunter on charges of possession of barbiturates and sought another man after confiscating about 4000 capsules from his apartment. Narcotics officers said Gunter appeared to be a distributor and a quick investigation and arrest was made Monday due to his proximity to a school. There was no evidence the drugs were sold at the school.
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New Orleans
Robert Gunter
Gunter
Veterans Administration notes widows still receive Civil War benefits
The Veterans Administration reports about 2,000 Civil War veterans widows continue to receive benefits, even though no living Civil War veterans remain on government rolls.
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The
Veterans Administration
Monroe sells 6 million in bonds for city improvements
The City of Monroe sold six million dollars of public improvement bonds at 3.4698 percent, saving about 635 thousand in interest. Proceeds fund a city hall auditorium civic center airport terminal fire stations and sewerage disposal plant. Low bid led by Phelps Finn and Co with Barrow Leary Co and Associates.
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Phelps, Finn and Co
Barrow Leary Co. and Associates
W. L. Howard
Howard
Sixth Street
W. D. H. Rodriguez
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H. W. McSherry
New York City
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy skies and widely scattered thundershowers shape the forecast through Wednesday with no major temperature changes. Today’s high is 80 to 85, tonight’s low 62 to 66, and Wednesday’s high 78 to 82. variable winds around five to ten mph. The Monroe record shows a high of 84 and overnight low of 63.
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Monroe
Minden Man Dies in Two Car Collision
J. D. Bogues about 50 of Minden was killed Monday night in a two car collision at a city intersection. Several others were injured in the crash according to police and hospital reports.
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Minden
UPI
J. D. Bogues
Todays Chuckle About Drive-In Banks
A joke notes drive-in banks were created so cars could see their real owners, poking fun at impersonal banking. The quip plays on the era when car culture and drive-through services shaped public humor.
Shoppers Call Boycott as Greensboro Racial Tension Rises
Greensboro civic leaders plan a 2 p.m. city council meeting while Negro organizers draw up goals for protests. A week of demonstrations and mass arrests continues as shoppers boycott segregated shops. 420 arrested for trespass and fire code violations, total over 1,361 since the start.
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Greensboro
N.C
David Schenck
Durham
Central Carolina Rehabilitation Hospital
Hearings Set Today On Davis Appropriations
Baton Rouge Louisiana Rep. Bryan Lehmanns House Appropriations committee will hold hearings at 1 p m today on Gov Davis 546 general appropriations bill Lehmann expects to speed the measure to the House by Thursday No department heads requested to appear despite budget concerns The state penitentiary budget of 2 853 097 is deemed inadequate by the board of institutions which foresees adjustments in operations and supports prison reform proposals from the governors committee
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UPI
Bryan Lehmann
House Appropriations Committee
Davis
Lehmann
House
Appropriations
New Orleans
Kenneth Barranger
House Affairs Committee
State Board of Institutions
Board of Institutions
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Knoller Arrested in Grand Larceny Case At Insurance Fund
Charles Knoller office manager for the Amalgamated Insurance Fund of AFL-CIO affiliated group is arrested on an indictment charging grand larceny of 103058 dollars. The case shines a light on alleged financial improprieties within union linked entities.
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New York
Charles Knoller
Amalgamated Insurance Fund
Afl-Cio
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Two Americans Reach Everests 27400 Camp in Nepal
An AP report from Katmandu states two American climbers ascended to the 27400 foot South Col camp on Everest and appeared set to push toward the summit with a U S expedition spokesman noting their progress.
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Katamandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
U. S
Judge Refuses Delay on Alabama Negro Admissions
Federal Judge H Hobart Grooms refused to delay admitting Vivian Malone and Dave McGlather to the University of Alabama for the summer session despite fears of campus violence. He rejected a stay and ordered immediate admission under his injunction, with the university board of trustees directing acceptance of the applicants.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. Hobart Grooms
University of Alabama
Grooms
University Board of Trustees
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Dave M. McGlather
Huntsville
University Center
Hubert Mate
46 FT Hicks Deluxe trailer for quick sale
Air conditioned 46 ft Hicks Deluxe trailer in excellent condition. Priced for quick sale. Contact Cail at 5 5716 in Ruston AL.
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Hicks
Ruston
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