Northeast Budget Increase Draws Senate Finance Committee Approval
Gov. Davis fiscal officers added nearly half a million dollars to the $546 million general appropriations bill. Amendments totaling 448000 raised the bill to 546861575.56, drawing criticism from Sen. Speedy Long who questioned funding sources.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Senate Finance Committee
Homer Russell
Division of Administration
Speedy O. Long
Jena
Davis
Sen
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Long
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
Senate
Northeast State College
Monroe
Commission On Aging
Louisiana Market Commission
State Board of Health
Opelousas
Adrian Duplantier
New Orleans
Russell
Northeast
Gov. Davis
Everest Heroes Return After Harrowing Everest Ascent
Two sunburned Americans William Unsoeld and Barry Bishop returned to Katmandu after frostbitten toes and a perilous 20 mile retreat for medical care. They praised teammate support as they recount the first west ridge ascent by Unsoeld and Hornbein.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
William Unsoeld
Corvallis
Ore
Barry C. Bishop
Washington, D.C
Unsoeld
Bishop
Luther Jerstad
Eugene
Thomas Hornbein
San Diego
Calif
Hornbein
Everest
West Ridge
Classified Pet Ads Offer Deals and Contact Numbers
Dog gone easy help with selling buying or giving away extra pets. Registered Daknating female mo old $20. Cocker Spaniels grown dogs and puppies $15 each. To place your want ad dial FA 2 5161 with low 7 day rate and cancellation privileges.
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Oes
Supreme Court Rules Desegregation Cannot Be Delayed Indefinitely
In a unanimous ruling Justice Goldberg states the 1955 Brown decision requiring desegregation with all deliberate speed cannot justify indefinite delay. The opinion urges immediate desegregation of Memphis parks and recreation facilities and warns delays need overwhelming justification.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Goldberg
Memphis
Tenn
Goldberg
Brown
Barnett Defends Segregation In Interview With U.S. News
Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi calls desegregation a bad influence and says a large majority oppose integration while predicting no desegregation in the state. He criticizes outsiders and alleges educated Negroes will stay if jobs exist, noting Mississippi spends more on Negro schools. He faces a federal contempt trial over Meredith enrollment at the University of Mississippi.
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Washington
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
South
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
U.S. News and World Report
Barnett
Twin City Chit Chats Veteran Editor Paul Martin Returns
Paul Martin, veteran News-Star sports editor, resumes work after a three week vacation. He says he spent the time doing what he wanted and going where he pleased. No substantiated report on his fishing expedition results yet.
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Paul Martin
The
News-Star
Peu
Monroe Optimists Named Outstanding Club of the Year
The Monroe Optimist Club won Outstanding Club of the Year among about 50 clubs in Louisiana and Arkansas at the district convention in Little Rock Arkansas. Odis Fontenot was elected District Lieutenant Governor, succeeding Ryder Gore, with Sam Hanna as president and Gordon Surgaine as vice president.
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Monroe Optimist
Louisiana
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Odis Fontenot
Monroe
Weather story notes 97 degree Sunday and dry week ahead
Monroe reports a Sunday high of 97 degrees and a forecast of partly cloudy skies through Tuesday. Mostly dry in the days ahead with scattered afternoon thunder showers, then little or no rain expected until Friday or Saturday. Nearby states experience heavier rain and drought conditions.
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Monroe
Weather ‘Bureau
Arkansas
Mississippi
Columbus
Holly Springs
Tupelo
Louisiana
Calhoun
Oak Ridge
St. Joseph
Court Rejects Wallace Suit Over Federal Troops in Birmingham
The Supreme Court denied Governor George Wallace’s bid to bar federal troops in Birmingham, ruling the case showed only readiness to use authority under 10 U.S.C. Section 333 and offered no basis for relief. Justice White did not participate. the vote was 8-0.
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Wallace
Washington
Supreme Court
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Birmingham
High Tribunal
Kennedy
High Court
Dodd and Humphrey Offer Interim Nuclear Test Ban Plan
In a surprise move Senators Dodd and Humphrey urged the United States to offer the Soviet Union a first step treaty to halt atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. The bid has bipartisan co‑sponsors and excludes underground and space testing.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
United States
Soviet Union
Pope John XXIII Shows Signs of Improvement Weakened Pontiff
Vatican reports say Pope John XXIII, gravely ill from repeated hemorrhages, spent a restful night with doctors Antonio Gasbarrini and Piero Mazzoni at his side. L'Osservatore Romano notes general improvement and limited access for Cardinal Cicognani and Bishop Pierre van Lierde as sacraments preparations continue. President Kennedy’s planned visit, set for June 22, was suspended due to his condition.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Kennedy
Pierre van Lierde
Rome
Antonio Gasbarrini
Bologna
Piero Mazzoni
Mazzoni
Apostolic Palace
St. Peter's Square
Gasbarrini
L'Osservatore Romano
Pope John
Amleto Cardinal
Cicognani
van Lierde
Supreme Court orders desegregation of Memphis recreational facilities
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 1955 school desegregation standard applies to public parks and other Memphis facilities. The decision upholds a gradual integration plan as the city argues immediate, total desegregation would cause administrative difficulties and delays.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tenn
Circuit Court
Tthe
Park Commission
Justice Department
Solons Approve Retirement Boost for Legislators
Baton Rouge lawmakers advance a bill to raise minimum annual retirement income for 16 years of service from 3000 to 5500 dollars. Co sponsor Rep. Vail M Delaney of Lake Providence notes the measure aids retiring lawmakers while Sen Harold Montgomery of Dayline cautions it aids impending retirees.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Vail M. Delaney
Lake Providence
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
Now You Know The Capybara Size fact
The capybara is the largest rodent, reaching over four feet in length at maturity, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Resolution On Property Swap Clears Hearing
The Ouachita Parish School Board seeks to swap 40 acres with Alien West of Monroe. Senate Finance Committee reported the resolution favorably and Sen. Jamar Adcock anticipates an amendment on the floor. The board could adjust the swap to 40 to receive 20 from West after the last meeting.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Senate Finance Committee
Adcock
West
Rodney Brodie Dies Famed Siamese Twin at 11
Rodney D Brodie who was joined at the head with his brother Roger Lee until a 17 month separation operation in Chicago died Sunday at home in Ferris Illinois He had been in decline for eight months born September 16 1951 in Rock Island Illinois His death was attributed to an birth abnormality with swallowing difficulty as the immediate cause Roger Lee died weeks after the operation
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Ferris
Ill
Rodney D. Brodie
Will Brodie
Burnside
J. D. Trotter
Carthage
Rodney
Roger Lee Brodie
Rock Island
Chicago Research Hospital
Roger Lee
Turnpike Fog Crash Kills Six as 14 Vehicles Involved
Heavy fog on the New Jersey Turnpike caused a chain reaction crash in Elizabeth that killed six truck drivers and involved 11 trucks and three cars. Police estimated nine injured, with one in serious condition, as crews dug through wreckage of frozen fish tar and fuel oil.
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Elizabeth
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
Turnpike Barracks
Newark
Newark Airport
Airport
Samuel Baker
Phillipsburg
Y. B. Coates
Roseboro
N.C
Arlene Francis Involved in Crash Were Injured and Victim Killed
Actress Arlene Francis was in satisfactory condition after a crash on the Northern State Parkway near Lake Success New York. Rose Arcos 34 of Brooklyn was killed when her car collided head on with Francis vehicle. Francis was en route to Manhattan to appear on What s My Line and was replaced by Kitty Carlisle.
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New York
Arlene Frances
Kitty Carlisle
Miss Francis
Manhattan
Rose Arcos
Brooklyn
Joseph
Francis
Former Sheriff Elliott Coleman Dies At 81 Rites Planned
Former Tensas Parish Sheriff Elliot a Evereaux Coleman 81 died Sunday after a long illness at a clinic in Ferriday. He guarded Huey P. Long during the 1935 assassination and later served as deputy and sheriff of Tensas. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. today at Live Oak Plantation near Waterproof with private burial at Natchez City Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Janie Young Coleman a son Dr. L Pollard Coleman and a daughter Mrs Jane Evans, plus three other relatives.
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Ferriday
Tensas Parish
Elliot A’ Evereaux
Coleman
Huey P. Long
Live Oak Plantation
Waterproof
Mr. Coleman
Long
State
Baton ,Rouge
Carl Austin Weiss
Huey
Murphy Roden
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Plainclothes Police
Natchez City Cemetery
Comer Funeral Home
Janie Young Coleman
L. Pollard Coleman
Lake St. John
Jane Evans
St. Seph
David Miller
Joe Jr
Aroetnithield "Botier
Mar. Harper
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