Marshals Deployed As Alabama Tensions Subside in Montgomery
National Guardsmen and federal marshals held Montgomery in a tight grip to curb violence after a siege of a Negro church during an integration meeting. Organizations say 16 whites arrested. no charges filed. Kennedy plans to send 200 more marshals as guards disperse an angry mob and protect worshippers.
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Alabama
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Kennedy Raises Marshals Count in Montgomery to 600
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy announced 200 additional U S marshals would be sent to Montgomery Alabama bringing total marshals to between 600 and 700. He said many on duty 48 hours and noted the state’s size requires more forces to restore order.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Montgomery
Ala
Kennedy
Alabama
Justice Department
John Patterson
Explosion at Navy Laboratory Injures Several in West Virginia
An early morning blast and fire at Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in Rocket Center West Virginia injured several people and sent shock waves across the area. The facility, operated by Hercules Powder Co. for the Navy, reported the fire spread through two buildings in the solid propellant powder sector but did not involve Polaris missile facilities. Investigations by the Navy and Hercules are ongoing.
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Soviet Citizen Arrested in Thailand Over Subversive suspected plot
In Bangkok a Soviet citizen Thomas P. Bultakoff, longtime representative of Silver Star Motion Picture Co., was arrested on suspicions of subversive activities and possible links to a Communist plot in Thailand's northeast near Laos. Interrogation and possible deportation planned. embassy comment unavailable. Authorities report 106 suspects, including a former national assemblyman, in the region.
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Silver Star Motion Picture Co
Saner Suyanand
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One Suspect Held In Store Robbery
Police report one suspect detained after a store robbery in Alexandria Louisiana as investigators continue to probe the incident.
Castro Open to Exchanging Prisoners for U S Detainees
Fidel Castro signaled willingness to swap Cuban political prisoners for U S and Central American inmates, per Havana radio. In Louisiana, Glenn Weyland Dunlap remains at large after an armed robbery linked to a $10,000 Food Mart heist, with Charles Davis captured in New Orleans and charged in a separate supermarket robbery.
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Charles Davis
Houston
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Plaquemines
Dunlap
Twin City officials to attend Rivers and Harbors meeting
Mayor J Allan Norris of West Monroe Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez of Monroe and Mike Tarver of the Monroe Utilities Commission depart for Washington to attend the Rivers and Harbors Convention. They plan to discuss pollution and the 9 foot channel and return by weekend. West Monroe Chamber committee meets Thursday at 10 a m at the Chamber office with Illinois Central Railroad guests.
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Monroe
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Dedication of New Section of I-20 Set Today
A ceremony at 2 p m marks the completion of the Calhoun to Ruston stretch of I-20 with District Highway Engineer J Ellis Ross and Louisiana Highway Department officials. Ray Burgess of Baton Rouge will give the main address, followed by a ribbon cutting by Mrs J C Howard. The group will then proceed to Shreveport for another dedication.
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J. Ellis Ross
Ross
Ray Burgess
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Department
Shreveport
Weekend Roundup Reports Five Die In Louisiana Accidents
Weekend accidents in Louisiana caused five deaths across drowning auto incidents and a fatal apartment fire. Timothy Lucey, 4, drowned at Pontchartrain Beach. Thomas Robertson, 10, drowned in Midhaud Canal during a diving contest. two other boys assisted by Mitchell Fairlye Sr. and Jr. were rescued. Lonnie Wilson, 39, died after a sideswipe on US Highway 80 near Arcadia. J D Richardson, 42, was arrested for negligent homicide and hit and run. Gene Freeman, 14, died when a car overturned near Houma. an apartment fire in New Orleans killed Robert March, about 50, as two policemen attempted rescue.
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Timothy Lucey
Pontchartrain Beach
Eric Lucy
Timothy
Thomas L. Robertson
Midhaud Canal
Mitchell Fairlye Sr
Mitchell Jr
U.S .Hwy
Arcadia
Lonnie Wilson
Gibbsland
Wilson
J. D. Richardson
Shreveport
Gene Freeman
Houma
New Orleans
Robert March
Senate approves resolution opposing Judge Skelly Wright
The Louisiana Senate voted 22 to 10 to urge Congress to oppose any promotion for U.S. Judge J. Skelly Wright amid a floor clash. Two New Orleans schools were desegregated last year under his order. Tensions rose as Sen. Davis likened Wright to Benedict Arnold and Quisling, while Sen. Deichmann defended Wright’s impartial reputation and condemned the impeachment talk.
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Skelly Wright
Wright
South
Benedict Arnold
Quisling
Norway
Charles Deichmann
New Orleans
Davis
C. C. Aycock
Deichmann
Shelly Wright
J. Skelly Wright
U.S. Supreme Court
Skelly
Citizens Councils Attack Freedom Bus Rides
The Citizens Councils of America denounced the so called freedom bus rides through the South as an expedition of black and white agitators aiming to break local laws and provoke violence. In New York City the group praised Alabama officials for defending racial integrity and criticized federal sponsorship of the venture.
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UPI
Citizens Councils of America
South
Robert B. Patterson
W. J. Simmons
New York City
Alabama
John Patterson
Area Showers Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Scattered thundershowers are forecast for northeast Louisiana through Tuesday with minimal temperature changes. Highs today and tomorrow near 86, lows around 64. past day Sunday hit 89 with 69 and only a trace of rain at Selman Field FAA observers.
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Selman Field
Today’s Chuckle Light Bulb Thought
A simple joke notes a light bulb can burn out each night yet shine again tomorrow, turning a common hiccup into a bright, hopeful image. The quip suggests resilience and a steady, unfazed outlook.
Supreme Court okays NAACP secrecy in Louisiana case
The Supreme Court ruled Louisiana cannot compel NAACP members and contributors names and the 1924 law requiring annual membership lists is invalid. The justices found the 1958 statute unconstitutional as it would force officers to deny ties to alleged Communist groups. Justice Douglas wrote for a unanimous court.
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Supreme Court Today
Louisiana
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
William Douglas
Ku Klux Klan
New Orleans
House Committee On Un-American
U.S
American Nazi Party Sends Hate Bus Toward New Orleans
Arlington dispatch reports the American Nazi Party under George Lincoln Rockwell sent a Volkswagen hate bus and a command car toward New Orleans to protest Communism and race mixing. Eight followers aboard plus four in the command car travel through Richmond Raleigh Charlotte Greensboro Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and Poplarville before expected arrival Tuesday night. Rockwell plans to join the delegation in New Orleans and seeks federal protection from alleged threats.
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John Potter
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Efforts To Solve Laos Row Fail In Geneva Talks
Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk announced that Laos leaders Boun Oum and Souva nna Phouma rejected invitation to Geneva for the 14 nation conference. Souphanouyong of Pathet Lao had not replied as of the report. Sihanouk said Laotians are not helping the peace effort.
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Laos
Norodom Sihanouk
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouyong
Pathet Lao
Sihanouk
Idle Funds Investment Bill Falls In Senate Committee
Louisiana Senate Finance Committee defeated Sen. Adrain Duplantier's idle funds bill 8-5 amid notes of $5 million in Baker Bank. Treas. Tugwell urged reliance on bond money for operating funds and questioned a $12.2 million potential gain from investing idle funds. Bankers group opposed the measure.
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Adrain Duplantier
Baker Bank
Senate Finance Committee
Duplantier
New Orleans
Elmore Bonin
St. Martinville
Jimmie H. Davis
A. P
Pat) Tugwell
Tugwell
Public Affairs Research Council
Louisiana
Louisiana Bankers Association
Murchison Brothers Win Battle for Alleghany Control
In Baltimore AP reports unofficial results favor Victor Murchison insurgents led by John and Clint W Murchison Jr of Texas as proxy counts loom. The fight targets Alleghany Corp assets including New York Central Railroad and Investors Diversified Services with Kirby under pressure.
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Alleghany Corp
Murchison Brothers of Texas
Murchison
Texas
John and
Clint W. Murchison Jr
Allan P. Kirby
Clint Senior
Kirby
Robert P. Young
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Alleghany
Investors Diversified Services
Faubus fires telegrams over federal Alabama protests
Governor Orval E Faubus sent three telegrams denouncing federal intervention in Alabama racial troubles and attacking outside agitators. One went to Attorney General Robert F Kennedy accusing his office of fomenting provocation by the freedom riders. A second telegram was directed to Arkansas lawmakers urging support with Alabama's delegation.
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UPIT
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Alabama
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Freedom Riders
Arkansas
Du Pont Must Surrender GE Stock, Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that E. I. du Pont de Nemours must divest its General Motors stock rather than merely surrender voting power. The decision directs a proposed judgment requiring complete divestiture within up to ten years, with a 60 day filing, 90 day start, and a 10 year ceiling.
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Supreme Court Today
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Stewart
Clark
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