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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1961

Page

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Freedom Riders Cross Into Mississippi IS Persons Killed In Flaming Plane Crash

A C124 Globemaster returning servicemen from maneuvers crashed five miles from McChord Field in Washington state killing 18 and injuring four. The aircraft, en route to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, carried 15 Army men and seven Air Force crew. Five survived and were rushed to Madigan General Hospital. one soldier died hours later and three crew members remained in critical condition.

MC Chord Air Force Base Wash Maneuvers McChord Ft. Sill Okla Air Force Madigan General Hospital Ft. Lewis Madigan Joseph Wiggins McChord Public Information Globemaster Donaldson Afb S.C

Orleans Motel Operator Expels Hate Bus Nazis

An irate Orleans motel operator ousted five members of the American Nazi Party who arrived on a hate bus. Police kept watch and ordered the bus to cover hate signage as the group planned possible actions with integrationist groups and a New Orleans theater showing Exodus.

New ‘Orleans New Orleans Fuehrer viecolIn Rockwell Arlington, Va Slidell Lake Pontchartrain Storm Troopers Cket National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peote Congress On Racial Equality Israel

Local Marshal Not In Office

The local deputy marshal Russell Jordan was out of town this week while officials in Shreveport said deployment figures for U S marshals and deputies could not be provided and must come from Washington Attorney General.

U.S Louisiana Alabama Shreveport Ofice Department of Justice Depty

Bribe Scandal Expands to 23 Players at 15 Colleges

New York district attorney Frank S. Hogan announced the bribe investigation has broadened to 23 players from 15 colleges. He named Joseph Hacken indicted for conspiracy and bribery to fix games and identified players from New York University St. John’s Seton Hall and others, with several offered bribes rejected or not reported.

New York Frank S. Hogan Hogan Joseph Hacken St. John's University of Brooklyn New York University New York U Raymond Paprocky St. John’s Michael Parenti William J. Chrystal Roger Brown Dayton Cornelius Hawkins Iowa Seton Hall University Henry Gunther Arthur Hicks Hawkins Brooklyn Fred Crawford St. Bonaventure’s University Crawford Maurice W. Gilmore University of Colorado Tony Jackson

Kennedy to address Congress on space aid and foreign aid

President Kennedy will address a joint session of Congress in person on Thursday to seek higher appropriations for space, foreign aid and other spending. The move comes as debates continue on the nation’s budget priorities.

Washington Kennedy Congress

Shady Grove PTA Installs Officers For New Year

Mrs. Everett Shavers was installed as president of the Shady Grove Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs. James Nappier is vice president, Mrs. Roy Aston Jr. secretary, Mrs. J. A. Crotwell Jr. treasurer, and Mrs. K. L. Lindsay parliamentarian.

Everett Shavers Shady Grove Parent - Teachers Association James Nappier Roy Aston Jr J. A. Crotwell Jr K. L. Lindsay

Shreveport to host first district convention for new Louisiana group

Shreveport will host the inaugural district convention of the newly formed Louisiana group, marking the opening event for the organization’s regional activities. Local leaders and members are expected to participate in the gathering.

Shreveport Louisi

NAACP Asks Mississippi Leaders to Protect Freedom Riders

The Mississippi NAACP wired Governor Bar nett Attorney General Patterson and Mayor Thompson asking that the freedom riders be assured their safety.

AT&T Under Antitrust Scrutiny by DOJ

The government opened an antitrust probe into American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Assistant Attorney General Lee Loevinger said complaints about AT&T spurred the inquiry into various aspects of the telephone industry. AT&T stock fell $7.37 to 117.75 on heavy NYSE trading by noon.

Washington American Telephone and Telegraph Co Lee Loevinger Justtice Department At&t New York Stock Exchange Loevinger BE. L. Hageman West Union The Commercial Telegraphers Union Hageman Western Union Telegraph Co

Kansas Flood Impacts 175000 Acres. $2 Million Damages Estimated

United Press International reports 175000 acres of Kansas farms and homes flooded with preliminary damage pegged at 2 million dollars. Spring planting slowed on hundreds of farms while livestock losses mount in the Marais des Cygnes Osage region.

United Press International Kansas Marais Des Cygnes - Osage Col A. P. Rollins Jr Kansas City Neosho Cottonwood Nebraska

Murrow cites hypocrisy in U S relations with Africa

Edward R Murrow, head of the USIA, assailed Washington for discriminatory housing of African diplomats. He warned the issue harms US influence abroad as much as Alabama bus burnings, saying press attention abroad will mirror U S bias from Manila to Rabat.

Washington Eward R. Murrow United States Africa Alabama Murrow U.S. Information Agency USIA National Press Club Manila Rabat

Not Guilty Plea Entered By Coon In Baton Rouge Case

State Fire Marshal John Coon of Monroe pled not guilty in payroll fraud charges in 19th District Court Baton Rouge. His attorney was granted until June 12 for a bill of particulars and June 19 for other motions. trial set for June 26. Fellow defendant Gibson Kimberlin also pled not guilty. he is Rufus Hayes’s brother in law.

Baton Rouge John Coon Monroe Coon Jess McDonald 19Th District Sam D'Amico D'Amico Pitcher Gibson O. Kimberlin Fred Benton Sr East Baton Rouge Kimberlin Rufus Hayes

Ouachita Jury Opens Session in Ouachita Parish

The Ouachita Parish Grand Jury met in a brief morning session and recessed until 2 pm. Judge Jesse Heard signed the special session order on May 15. Foreman Tom H. Scott led the 12 member panel with members Johnston, Jardine, Roach, Wyse, Rutledge, Boyd, Owens, Hodges, Dickard, Roddey and others.

Ouachita Parish Jesse Heard Tom H. Scott Monroe John Bishop Johnston N. A. Jardine G. Hudson, Sr Wiley E. Roach George Wyse J. A. Rutledge P. G Boyd G. H. Owens A. Lee Hodges C. K. Dickard C. Roddey

Today's Chuckle About Temper

A light humorous line notes you cannot remove a bad temper by losing it, framing the joke as a witty observation about mood management and self control.

Kennedy Backs Tractor Swap Drive For Cuban Prisoners

President Kennedy endorsed a private tractors-for-prisoners exchange to free 1,200 anti Castro exiles captured in the failed invasion. He urged public donations and helped assemble the fundraising group including Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther and Milton S Eisenhower. The White House said the U S government cannot participate in the negotiations.

Washington Kennedy Fidel Castro White House Cuba Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther United Auto Workers Milton S. Eisenhower Johns Hopkins University United States

Kennedy Brothers Compared to James Brothers

Louisiana lawmaker Rep. Branton blasted President Kennedy and U S Attorney General Kennedy calling them more notorious than Jesse and Frank James. He praised Alabama officials for defending states rights and accused the Kennedys of provoking racial violence with federal marshals. The legislature backed his resolution amid claims the Kennedys aid trouble by protecting the freedom riders.

Louisiana Branton Kennedys Alabama Freedom Riders Jimmie Davis Freedom

Son Of Actor Held For Robbery

Police hold Arthur Lake Jr. 18 son of actor known as Dagwood for alleged help in robbing a man of 1.93 dollars in Palisades Park. He was booked with Jan Paul Anderson 18 and a 17 year old after Roger Keith Miller 22 reported the robbery in Santa Monica California.

Santa Monica Calif API Arthur Lake Palisades Park Arthur P. Lake Jr Dagwood Jan Paul Anderson

House Rejects Move to Boost New Orleans Bridge Bond

Louisiana House rejected Rep. Arthur Crais' bid to raise Gov. Jimmie H. Davis' $60 million bridge bond to $75 million for a high level bridge on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. The vote followed a heated debate as the body prepared to place the bond issue before voters in November 1963.

Baton Rouge Jimmie H. Davis New Orleans House Arthur Crais St. Charles Avenue Davis Louisiana House People of Louisiana Rep T. T. Fields Farmerville Kennan Caddo Alfie Brown

Northeast Louisiana to stay partly cloudy and mild

Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures in northeast Louisiana through Thursday with no rain. Highs near 84 and lows around 60. Tuesday reached a 78 degree high and 70 degree low. FAA weather operatives at Sel a Field logged 20 inches of rainfall.

Louisiana FAA Sela Field

LBJ Reports No Hostility on Asian Tour

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson returned from a 29000 mile Asia trip calling it the most challenging trip of his life. President Kennedy welcomed him on the White House lawn and said there was not a single discordant note in any country visited. Johnson planned to brief Kennedy and then deliver an interim report to newsmen before a formal report later.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Asia Kennedy White House Johnson Vice Prsident

Fashion Crisis Over Mrs Kennedy Knee Length

American designers rebut an Italian couturier who says the First Lady wears too much knee. Oleg Cassini defends Mrs Kennedy while Emilio Schuberth and others clash over tone and taste. praise versus criticism and industry viewpoints follow.

New York U.S Oleg Cassini John F. Kennedy Cassini Emilio Schuberth Italy Oggi America

Freedom Riders Enter Mississippi Testing Segregation

A racially mixed group of 11 Freedom Riders arrived in Meridian Mississippi to challenge segregation after 10 days of violence in Alabama. A Trailways bus traveled with about 20 Alabama highway patrol officers following the group.

Meridian Miss

Bomb threat hits Freedom Riders at Mississippi line

In Meridian Mississippi Maj Gen W P Wilson reports a bomb threat aimed at a bus carrying Freedom Riders of both races as it approached the Mississippi state line for National Guard transfer. A short fuzed dynamite stick was feared to be tossed into the vehicle when it stopped.

Meridian Miss Freedom Riders Mississippi W. P. Wilson Alabama

Freedom Riders Enter Mississippi Amid Patrol Presence

Patrol cars crossed into Mississippi at 11 40 a m CST as groups of riders moved from Alabama. A convoy of Alabama National Guardsmen accompanied the Montgomery bus and 100 National Guardsmen cordoned Meridian station. Police, marshals, and state authorities pledged to maintain order amid prior Alabama violence.

Mississippi Alabama Freedom Riders Montgomery Atlanta Connecticut Meridian Cuba Ala Alabama National U.S

Kennedy appeals for restraint over Southern freedom ride

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urges calm as a mixed group traveling through Alabama faces mob violence and heads to Mississippi. He links the plea to the international crisis and notes President Kennedy's upcoming foreign mission with Western allies and a meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Vienna.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Freedom Riders South Alabama Montgomery Mississippi Kennedy United States Joan F. Kendy Khrushchev Vienna Edwin O. Guthman

Estate Closing Offers Refrigerator and Household Items

Auction style notice lists a 9 ft refrigerator like new, garden tools, glassware, kitchen utensils, some furniture, blankets and more at 408 Mill St. W.M. FA 25293. Includes offer of a low seven day rate with cancellation privileges.

Mill St. W.M

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