Legislature Pushes for Reapportionment Special Session
The Louisiana Legislature urged Gov. Jimmie Davis to call a special session on reapportionment after a federal court set a June 18 hearing. Senate rejected Duplantier amendments to an idle funds bill, while the House passed a similar idle funds measure 94 to 0. The senate adjournment was anticipated, with the House to reconvene Thursday.
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New Orleans
Sen
W. J. Cleveland
Cleveland
Duplantier
Senate
Treasrer A. P. Tugwell
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Sen. Duplantier
Adcock
House
Senate Finance Committee
Pope John XXIII Improves but Remains Critical
The Vatican reports Pope John XXIII shows clear improvement after a night of rest yet remains in grave condition. A L Osservatore Romano communique adds his mind was clear, he did not lose consciousness, and a transfusion earlier helped him survive a dangerous stomach growth.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
John
Desert ants tunnel deep for moisture in heat
Researchers from the American Museum of Natural History report that desert ants in hot dry regions dig tunnels more than ten feet below the surface to reach moisture essential for survival.
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American Museum of Natural History
Symington Ties Stockpile to Unconscionable Profits
Senator Stuart Symington announces that his 10 month probe of the strategic stockpile confirms President Kennedy’s concern that the reserve system yields unwarranted profits. The investigation focuses on governance and financial practices within the stockpile.
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Washington
UPI
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Kennedy
Vicious cyclone devastates East Pakistan coast
In East Pakistan the cyclone with winds up to 140 mph struck 5000 square miles, killing an estimated 1000 people and causing vast destruction. Dacca communications were severed as floods swamped runways and damaged towers, cutting contact with Chittagong and halting air traffic.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Bay of Bengal
Chittagong
Pan American World Airways
Bangkok
Calcutta
Plum Street to Become Right of Way Through Thoroughfare
Monroe police announced Plum Street from South Second to South 12th will be a right of way street starting Sunday. An ordinance passed March 12 by the city council assigns priority over crossing streets to improve access to underpasses for Parkview and nearby residents with two traffic lights and one four way stop planned at South Fifth Plum, South Seventh Plum, and Plum South 12th intersections.
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Plum Street
South Second
South 12Th Street
Monroe
Parkview
South Second Street
South 5Th
Plum
South 7Th
Plum Streets
Plum-South 12Th Streets
Memorial Day Holiday Set by Local Officials
Twin City Chit Chats reports Monroe Postmaster Woodrow Hathorn and West Monroe Postmaster Homer Roark announce Memorial Day will be observed as a holiday with offices closed and a holiday schedule for collections and deliveries. Also notes a new Boy Scout Troop 87 chartered by United Pentecostal Church, Knights of Pythias meeting to elect officers, and twins Jamie Faye and Jimmy Ray Styles celebrate their second birthday.
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Monroe
Woodrow W. Hathorn
West Monroe
Homer Roark
Ouachita Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
United Pentecostal Church
Washington
Jamie Faye
Jimmy Ray Styles
J. R. Styles
Arkansas Road
Voelker to Announce Governor Bid on May Televastion
Frank Voelker Jr the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission chairman from Lake Providence is set to announce his candidacy for governor on a statewide TV network Thursday evening May 30. He pledges a four year economic development offensive and a Louisiana Common Market plus welfare tied to cost of living and a state local inter governmental commission. Eleven Louisiana and one Arkansas stations will carry the telecast.
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Frank Voelker Jr
Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission
Voelker
Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
Sovereignty Commission
Louisiana Tech
Tulane
Harvard
Louisiana
Arkansas
Progress report on D Arbonne Lake by commission chair
Armand Raybun chairman of the D Arbonne Lake Commission told the Ouachita Parish unit of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation that gates will close Oct 1 and no fishing for six months while debris is cleared and engineers study water levels. He cited $100000 for debris clearance, 56 miles of clearing by Oct 1, fish stocking, a 30000 acre water sports area separate from hunting and fishing zones, shoreline blinds, and potential sale of camp sites by T L James. the lake spans over 2000 square miles of watershed, about 150 miles around, and nine feet deep.
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D'Arbonne Lake
Armand Raybun
D’arbonne Lake Commission
Quachita Parish
Louisiana Wildlife Federation
Raybun
Department of Public Works
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
T. L. James
Olint
Racial tensions, political clash, and sugar forecast headline
In Baton Rouge about 30 state troopers awaited potential racial demonstrations at the Capitol while Negro groups gathered downtown. In Jackson, Mississippi, Negroes prepared for sit‑in training. In Washington, Secretary Rusk rejected plans for a European nuclear force, stressing indivisible defense. Rusk offered to negotiate over two U S tuna boats in Ecuador, and sugar prices were seen returning to normal ranges soon.
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Baton Rouge
Capitol
Washington
Dean Rusk
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Today
United States
Europe
North America
Ecuador
U.S
Secretary Rusk Denies Cuban Oil Prospecting Attack Claim
Secretary of State Dean Rusk today denied a Cuban charge that a U.S. Navy plane fired on Cuban and Soviet technicians prospecting for oil off Cuba's north coast.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
U.S. Navy
Cuba
Sugar outlook: no shortage this year and prices to normalize
Agriculture Department officials told Senate investigators that the United States does not face a sugar shortage this year and predicted that prices should return to normal soon.
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Washington
UPS
Agriculture Department
Senate
United States
Former School Board President Hurt In Highway Crash Outside West Monroe
Two people injured. Charles G. Wall Jr a West Monroe real estate agent and ex Ouachita Parish School board head is in critical condition. Margie Lipsey faces serious injuries after her car struck a syrup barrel and collided with Wall on Highway 80 near Downing Pines Road.
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West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Monroe
Charles G. Wall, Jr
Margie Lipsey
New Natchitoches Road
Wall
North 11Th Street
Ouachita Parish
Lipsey
Max S. Dillingham
Lionel Street
Missouri Pacific
South College Crossing
Dillingham
O. D. Felder
McGehee
Ark
Major Civil Rights Plan In Works
President Kennedy considers a federal law barring racial segregation in interstate restaurants and stores. Justice Department notes planning narrows to education and public accommodations. Senators Dodd and Cooper push bills to speed school integration and ban discrimination in licensed businesses.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Attorney General
Shoppers Import Sugar Amid Price Gaps at Border
In Laredo Texas the five pound sack of sugar reached 1.05 while in Nuevo Laredo it sold for 29 cents triggering more personal imports. Customs official Charles Karen says a large boom isn’t expected as travelers are limited to 100 pounds of sugar per trip.
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Laredo
Tex
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Mexico
U.S
Charles Karen
Weather Outlook for Several Days With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy skies are expected through Thursday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperatures will hold near 84 to 88 degrees with overnight lows around 68 to 72. Winds vary from south at five to 15 miles per hour. The Monroe high on Tuesday reached 82 with a similar overnight low reported.
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Monroe
Kennedy invites 75 executives to discuss integrated public facilities
President Kennedy sent telegrams to about 75 business leaders nationwide inviting them to the White House next Tuesday for a serious discussion on integrating public facilities in the South. Additional notices may follow to 25 more leaders as civil rights activity intensifies nationwide.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
South
Pierre Salinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Federal judge dismisses US desegregation suit in Huntsville area
UPI reports Judge H H Grooms ruled the Justice Department lacked authority to sue for school integration near Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama. He said Congress has not empowered federal action and the complaint fails to state a grantable claim.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Justice Department
Huntsville
Madison County
H. H. Grooms
Redstone Arsenal
Grooms
United States
Congress
Today's Chuckle Pessimist quote on defeats
A lighthearted nugget notes that a pessimist enjoys hearing the patter of tiny defeats, framing it as a humorous outlook on daily setbacks.
Most Popular Carrier Contest Seeks Votes in Monroe Area
The News-Star-World invites letters by Friday midnight for its Carrier Popularity Contest. The top carrier wins $50. six district winners receive $10. Hundreds of letters arrive from Monroe and West Monroe subscribers praising carriers.
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Twin Cities
News - Star— World
Monroe
West Monroe
News- Star-World
News- Star—World
Garrett Predicts Approval For Louisiana presidential electors bill
Louisiana lawmakers clash with labor as Rep. John Garrett predicts House passage of a bill to allow electors from eight congressional districts and two statewide at large electors. The measure, drafted by the State Sovereignty Commission, passed the Appropriations committee 9 to 5 amid AFL-CIO opposition. The bill would let voters choose electors pledged to either party in 1964.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
John Garrett
Garrett
House Appropriations Committee
Victor Bussie
Louisiana Afl-Cio
Bussie
Senate
State Sovereignty Commission
Fire on USS Blandy in Portland Boiler Room Alert
A flash fire erupted in the Blandy boiler room shortly after arrival for Memorial Day events. Five sailors were in the room. one, J. D. Mitchell, shut off oil flow and sealed the boiler, preventing a larger blaze. No serious injuries. visitors may be canceled. Crew returned to ship within two hours.
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Portland, Maine
Navy
J. D. Mitchell
Mountain Grove Mo
Portland
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