Jet Bomber Sets Ocean Hop Record
A U S Air Force Convair Hustler crossed the Atlantic from New York to Paris in 3 hours 20 minutes breaking crossing records. The flight honored Charles A Lindbergh whose 1927 solo New York Paris trip lasted 33 1/2 hours. The Hustler landed at Le Bourget to a military and officials welcome at the 24th International Air Show.
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Paris
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindberg
Antlantic
New York
Hustler
Carswell
Professors Leave Jail In Alabama Amid Racial Tensions
Five freedom riders including four white professors posted $1,000 bond and were released from a Montgomery county jail after a night on charges of breaching the peace. Among those freed were Wesleyan and Yale faculty. several Black students and leaders remained jailed as martial law continued with National Guard patrols.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Freedom Riders
John David Maguire
Wesleyan College
William S. Coffin Jr
Chaplin
Yale
Gaylor Bh. Noyce
Yale Divinity School
David N. Swift
Wesleyan
George B. Smith
Bond
Charles S. Conley
Smith
Coffin
Ralph D. Abernathy
Wyatt Tee Walker
Southern Shireuan Leadership Conference
Atlanta
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
Erward Lee
Joseph Charles Jones
Clyde L. Carter
Johnsonsmith College
Charlotte
N.C
Alabama
Henry V. Graham
National Guard
Race for GOP Chairman Narrowed as Bliss Withdraws
Ohio Republican Ray Bliss withdrew as a candidate for the GOP national chairmanship leaving William Miller as the leading contender. Bliss sent a telegram to retiring National Chairman Morton saying he did not desire his name presented to the national committee next week.
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Washington
UPI
Ohio
GOP
Ray C. Bliss Viday
Willam E. Miller
Bliss
Thurston B. Morton
Lane Miller
Tryig
White House
Congress
Kennedy Orders FHA Interest Rate Cut
President Kennedy orders FHA to lower the interest ceiling on insured mortgages from 5 1/2 to 4 1/2 percent. The White House says this and earlier steps will save about 4.27 a month on a 14 000 mortgage for a 20 year loan. Additional actions include higher secondary market purchases by FNMA and cheaper money via the Home Loan Bank Board to spur lower mortgage rates.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Federal Housing Administration
White House
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
House Banking Committee
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Monroe Students Chosen for Summer Science Institute
Evelyn Yvonne Burnett Ruth Ellen Huffman and Mimi Claire Landry, all Monroe high school students, were selected for the second Summer Science Institute for high ability secondary students to be held in Ruston at Louisiana Tech. The program, backed by the National Science Foundation, invites boys and girls with exceptional aptitude in science and mathematics. Institute director Professor William R. Higgs said selections came from principals and teachers who nominated applicants.
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Evelyn Yvonne Burnett
Ruth Ellen Huffman
Mimi Claire Landry
Monroe
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
National Science Foundation
William R. Higgs
Refinishing Brings Bright Look to Ouachita Parish Office
Old dark wood chairs benches and the president’s desk in the Ouachita Parish Police Jury office were refinished. The furniture now features solid light walnut with a pleasing contrast to the sleek modern equipment. Continued on page Twat.
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Ouachita Parish
Korean Army Rebellion Ends in Seoul After Concessions
The South Korean army ends its 10 day rebellion at United Nations Command. General Magruder regains control outlining defense use of troops and releases about 3900 soldiers to occupy Seoul.
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Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Carter B. Magruder
United Nations
Magruder
Von Braun unveils radical booster to speed moon flight
Dr Werder von Braun at a national space conference described a radical Saturn upgrade the C3 that could accelerate crewed lunar missions by about two years. The plan doubles thrust to 12 million pounds with a two engine core while later designs would boost power further.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Werder von Braun
von Braun
Moon
Marshal Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Saturn
United Press International
Earth
Tractor Tragedy Kills 13 Year Old In Muddy Help Effort
A 13 year old boy named Steven Frey died when a tractor flipped onto him as he attempted to pull another tractor from mud near Murphy. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Frey.
Husband Is Official Howard's Wife Sells State Car
A white Cadillac limousine bought for Jimmie H. Davis from Early Chevrolet in Ruston was purchased by the state on a low bid. The seller is Mrs. Jim mie Howard wife of a highway board member who drew over 700 dollars monthly during the year. State records show hotel stays for Howard and his wife on state expenses and a Biloxi trip. The 1961 limousine cost 8545 at the Ruston firm and was sold to the state last November for 4233 plus a trade.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Ruston
Highway Board
Chevrolet Company
Jimmie Howard
Davis
Howard
Biloxi
Miss
Ruston Company
Tornadoes Strike Florida Coasts Cause Heavy Damage
Small tornadoes from sea strike Florida coasts damaging Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota. At Fort Lauderdale Broward International Airport loses 35 planes tied down and a large electronics shop trailer is destroyed. Sarasota sees bank teller booths damaged and unroofed buildings with downed lines and two injured women.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Florida
Sarasota
Atlantic Ocean
Broward International Airport
Robert Uricho Jr
Sunny South Aircraft Service
Gulf of Mexico
Sarasota National Bank
Clear And Mild Weather Slated
The forecast calls for unseasonably cool but pleasant conditions through the weekend with clear to partly cloudy skies. Highs in the 70s and a low around 60 degrees are expected as cooler air returns tonight and winds down.
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Mercury
Rioters Clash With Police in Oran Protest
In Oran Algeria hundreds of European settlers clash with police and French army troops on a broad avenue. They seize police officials including chief Julies Plettners, hold him as a hostage, then are dispersed by riot police using tear gas. Several officers are injured by stones.
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Oran
Algeria
API
Julies Plettners
Plettner
Restice
Brooks Claims U S Leads in ICBMs and Space Tech
UPI reports Congressman Overton Brooks asserts the United States has eliminated missile lag and outproduces the Soviet Union in ICBMs. He predicts a global space communications system within 18 months and instant worldwide contact within three years, plus advances in space weather vehicles and disaster forecasting.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Overton Brooks
House Space Committee
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Brooks
Soviet Union
U. S
Atlas Missle Tests Long Range Flight From Cape Canaveral
An 85 foot Atlas missile launched from Cape Canaveral at 10 25 PM EDT sent a dummy warhead 5000 miles to a South Atlantic target near Ascension Island. The Air Force reported the nose cone hit the water after a half hour and data indicated the missile performed as planned.
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Cape Canaveral
API
America
South Atlantic Ocean
Ascension Island
Africa
Air Force
Freedom riders convicted in Mississippi given suspended sentences
Twenty seven freedom riders were found guilty of breaking a Mississippi anti riot law and given suspended 60 day jail terms and $200 fines each. They chose jail over paying the fines, planning to draw attention to conditions in Mississippi as calls to action spread through the South. The defendants, including two white youths, were returned to city jail and may appeal bonds to avoid serving the 66 days.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
South
Jack Young
Young
James L. Spencer
Congress of Racial Euality
CORE
Spencer
TwaAd
Kennedy foresees a Negro as U S president in 40 years
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told a global audience that race relations in the United States are advancing quickly and a Black person could be president within 40 years. He cited Montgomery violence as a minority view and urged belief in a changing nation.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Alabama
Voice of America
Kennedy
Freedom Riders
Montgomery
South
U.S
Boston
Woman Laughs Off N O Bank Holdup Threat
New Orleans AP report says Canal Street National Bank of Commerce teller Elizabeth Beard laughed at a holdup note and the robber fled. He threatened violence and demanded cash but left after she returned toward the back as he kept his hand in a coat pocket.
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New Orleans
Elizabeth Beard
Canal Street
National Bank of Commerce
Mrs McCarthy Plans To Wed Minetti From Civil Aeronautics Board
Mrs Jean Keres McCarthy widow of the late Senator Joseph R St McCarthy will marry G Joseph Minetti of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Both confirmed the engagement but no wedding date has been set.
Indicted in vice raid conspiracy in Newport
Campbell County grand jury indicted Tito Carinci of Newport and Thomas Paisley of Medina Ohio for conspiring to cause false prosecutions against George Ratterman in a Newport vice raid. The case stemmed from Ratterman’s May arrest with a stripper at Glenn Hotel and a plan to drug him to trap him in a hotel room.
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Newport
Campbell County Grand Jury
Tito Cariner
Thomas FE
Aisley
Medina
Ohio
George Ratterman
Ratterman
Matterman
Glenn Hotel
Carinci
Tropicana
Paisley
Joseph Rolf
Rutterman
Thomas Winthrow
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Mars
Venus
JFK
Oeie Ramblin
Institute
Center
Tweedt
Sam Hanna
Otiler
Lamar T. Lee Tallulah
Roundtree Olds - Cadillac
Shreveport
Jim Austin
Ponchartrain Motor Co
Advanced Atlas
Bob Kennedy
N.O
News - Star
News-Star—World
Ades
Monroe-West
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