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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
1
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to open a full bipartisan inquiry into the spy plane incident and summit collapse. Hearings begin Friday at 10 50 a m with Secretary of State Christian Herter testifying in closed sessions and edited transcripts released after censorship.
In Wiesbaden the U S Air Force said Soviet authorities freed a downed C47 with nine Americans aboard while East German and Soviet forces protested the flight. A U S Army mission will decide if the crew can fly out or must be evacuated by other means. The East German ADN cited Gen Eddieman’s request for release and said Soviet fighters signaled the border violator to land.
Security Council members rally behind a four nation plan from Ceylon Argentina Ecuador and Tunisia to restore East West talks through UN help amid U2 saga. Backed as a step toward easing U.S. Soviet rift, it envisions roles for Dag Hammarskjold and calls for restraint and continued disarmament talks.
Cuban authorities say several people were arrested near Matanzas on charges of plotting against Castro. One detained man was Arturo Castro Revile, a former army captain. The group, well armed, were captured in a cave about twenty miles southeast of Alatanzas.
Washington AP reports the Senate backed President Eisenhower's veto of the 251 million dollar low in spirits areas bill. The move clear supports his stance on liquor pricing and regional development.
New York AP report: Governor LeRoy Collins of Florida was chosen permanent chairman of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Senator Frank Church of Idaho was selected to deliver the keynote address at a meeting of the convention arrangements committee today.
New York authorities ruled that the bodyguard of former Louisiana Governor Earl Long may carry a firearm. The decision underscores police permission for armed protection in high-profile political security details.
Adolf Eichmann, charged with exterminating six million Jews, will be defended in an Israeli court by a German or Austrian lawyer who must have no Nazi record, officials said. The decision outlines the nationality and cleanliness requirements for the counsel.
Los Angeles harbor officials reopened the heavily damaged Los Angeles Long Beach harbor to shipping about 24 hours after tidal waves from the Chilean earthquake struck.
James T. Horton Jr., a freshman at Louisiana College and son of Dr. J. T. Horton and wife of Monroe, was awarded the Guinn Cup. The annual honor goes to the best debater as awarded by Dr. Earl Guinn, president of the college.
George Parsons, city planner for the Monroe Quachita Regional Planning Commission, will address the Monroe Air Reserve meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The squadron presented the “airman of the year” award to T Sgt Calvin A Lovell of Bastrop, per Lt. Wm T. Gattis, squadron commander.
At Cape Canaveral an Atlas Agena rocket launched the 5000 pound Midas spy satellite to provide instant warning of ballistic missile attacks. The Air Force said the test vehicle aims to orbit the Earth in a future series of patrol satellites.
District Attorney Albin P. Lassiter told the Monroe Lions Club that every citizen must stay dedicated to rights and neighbors. He criticized Governor Jimmie H. Davis and segregation leader William Rainach amid Baton Rouge battles, urging unity for Louisiana's sake.
A light joke notes a politician should wear two hats one to toss into the ring and another to talk through. The quip hints at public speech and campaign action in a playful, period-tinged tone.
A Japan AP report from Hachinohe details a dawn tsunami generated by Chile's earthquake washing ashore along northern Honshu. Fishing villages faced flooded homes, submerged coastlines, and a coastal railway blocked by wreckage as residents sought high ground. Local residents described sirens and waves four feet high.
The Monroe City Council approved advertising for 14 new police cars and three motorcycles and re advertising for summer uniforms for the police. The fire department uniforms were also to be re advertised after current gear failed to meet specs. The council added Hermon O. Gunn and William Blanchard Jackson to the city recreation board and accepted one more vehicle for the engineering department.
In Miami Florida voters choose a new governor in a Democratic primary runoff. Retiring Governor LeRoy Collins policy on race frames the contest between former House Speaker Farris Bryant a segregationist and State Sen. Doyle Carlton Jr a moderate. Estimated turnout around 800000 as Floridians decide.
CAPE CANAVERAL. The UPS A converted merchant ship fired the Navy Polaris missile nearly 1000 miles over the Atlantic in a generally successful test of a seaborne launching system. Preliminary data indicated all primary objectives were met though final appraisal awaits detailed analysis. It marked the fifth straight success for Polaris, aiming to be the nation’s first submarine launched ballistic weapon before year end after two prior shipboard failures.
Louisiana faces an $848 million budget reveal as Commissioner James Riely delivers the figures to the Legislature in Baton Rouge. Gov Jimmie Davis will present the plan at 4 p.m. amid questions on funding the 1956 teachers pay raise and whether some parishes will receive state support. Several parishes including Acadia, Caddo, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion and Lake Charles stand to be affected by changes in funding. The session opens amid a backlog of bills and anticipated questions on tax dollars and potential repeal of the 30-day fiscal limit.
Fidel Castro dismissed reports that Cuban troops surrounded the U S naval base at Guantanamo. He said Cuba did not threaten the base or any other matter and blamed provocation on U S authorities and sectors seeking clash.
In Cooperstown Pennsylvania a steelworker just discharged from Warren State Hospital shot and killed his wife Vera Rose Shuffstall 47 and neighbor Harold Dupont 42 near their farmhouse. He fled on foot into nearby woods as a statewide search began. State police named Lloyd Shuffstall 51 as the suspect, wounded by a phone call claiming responsibility and identifying himself as Derald Shuffstall, with the man reporting the killings. The victims were found at different spots, one near the home and the other beside a car on a muddy road. Ambulance crews responded to the scene. Police continued investigations into the motive and circumstances of the shootings.
Partly cloudy skies reflect a warm outlook for northeast Louisiana this afternoon and tonight as thundershowers drift south and west. Lows 64 to 68, highs 86 to 90 tomorrow, yesterday’s 87 set a summery mark. Selman Field reports 62 tonight. Pollen counts rise with grass and tree pollen at 92 grains per cubic yard.
Relatives and mothers in Alabama and Ohio expressed relief and gratitude as news spread that nine Americans including an Air Force pilot and a veteran were released from Soviet custody in East Germany. They thanked the State Department and officials for the outcome and described their emotional reactions from their homes.
Walter E Briggs Sr 37 a Western Union veteran died after monthslong illness at his West Monroe home Funeral services set for Wednesday 10 30 am at Memorial Presbyterian Church with Dr Hugh B Bradshaw officiating Interment in Hasley Cemetery Kilpatrick Funeral Home directing Survivors include wife two sons Walter Jr and Russell of West Monroe a daughter Mrs T J Nesmith of Jonesboro Ark one brother Edwin R Briggs San Leandro Calif one sister Mrs Rena V Blond Kansas City Mo native of Judsonia Ark resident of West Monroe for years
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