Big Pileup In New Orleans Shuts Route On Smoggy Day
A mass collision on Chef Menteur highway in heavy smog killed two truck drivers and injured several others. One victim was Wes ley Chambers of Waynesboro Mississippi. the other unidentified due to severe burns. A cotton truck burned, butane and empty trucks collided, delaying rescue as visibility was zero. Firefighters faced water shortages and bridge delays, with traffic rerouted along Paris Road.
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Chef Menteur
New Orleans
Wesley Chambers
Waynesboro, Miss
Nixon Predicts Victory In 7 Large States
Vice President Richard M Nixon predicted he would win a majority of seven large states California Texas Michigan Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and New York next week's presidential election. He said the tide has turned and his opponent is running out of gas while asserting he will carry a majority of the seven. He claimed Kennedy must win six of the seven to prevail and criticized Kennedy's approach to employment and leadership. Nixon expected Eisenhower to be helpful in the campaign's closing days.
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Texas
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Erie
Michiga
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Sidential
Ken Propesal
American Seized In Havana Police Roundup Raid
In Havana a U S businessman Ben Zack who ran a Havana hide and fur operation amid nationalization was seized at gunpoint during a police roundup of Copacaban Hotel occupants. Two other Americans Guy Thompson and Meyer Fuchsberg faced currency violation charges with bail set at 1000 each.
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Ben Zack
Copacaban
Guy Thompson
Sevierville
Tenn
Meyer Fuchsberg
New York
Cuba
William A. Chiara
Whippany
N.J
Thompson
Fuchsberg
U.S
Charles Golombek
Toronto
Cuba Praises Red Concessions On Disarmament Talks
Cuban Delegate Manuel Bisbe told the General Assembly that Cuba backs Soviet disarmament proposals including the liquidation of all foreign bases and accuses Western powers of delaying tactics. He affirmed Fidel Castro's government is in complete accord with the Soviet plan as Raul Roa had begun the attack on the United States in the assembly.
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Cuba
Soviet Union
Manuel Bisbe
Fidel Castro
General Assembly
United States
Raul Roa
Bisbo
U.S
United Nations
Bisbe
99-Nation Forum
Assembly
Television broadcast hints at Friday legislative session plans
Baton Rouge reports a TV program may disclose secret aims of Friday's state legislature session. Frank Voelker Jr and Shelby M. Jackson will speak 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the program carried in seven cities. Davis’s administration remains silent as observers expect the session to address school integration and related powers.
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Baton Rouge
Frank Voelker Jr
State Sovereignty Commission
Shelby M. Jackson
Davis
Friay
Monroe City School Board Meeting Scheduled at 3 P.M.
The Monroe City School Board was set to hold its regular monthly meeting at 3 p m today.
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Monroe City School Board
Harris Hall Council Officers Named at Northeast Louisiana State College
Harris Hall at Northeast Louisiana State College named its new officers Shirley Gary of Sulphur as president Emma Lee Landry of Napoleonville as vice president Dianne Wade of Farmerville as secretary Martha McCabe of Oak Grove as treasurer and Toma Genevieve as a listed member The update appeared on CHIT-CHAT Page 2-A.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Shirley Gary
Emma Lee Landry
Napoleonville
Dianne Wade
Farmerville
Martha McCabe
Oak Grove
Toma Genevieve
Stubborn Ex Boss of Montgomery Ward Dies
CHICAGO AP Sewell Lee Avery 86 longtime chairman of Montgomery Ward 1931 1955 died in his Lake Shore Drive apartment from a cerebral hemorrhage after a year of illness. A legendary figure in finance he battled the federal government in 1944 and financier Louis E Wolfson in 1955.
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Chicago
Sewell Lee Avery
U.S. Army
Avery
Montgomery Ward & Co
Lake Shore Drive
University of Michigan Law School
Montgomery Ward
Louis E. Wolfson
War Labor Board
CIO
Three Magazines Place Kennedy In Presidential Lead
Three magazines Time Newsweek and U S News and World Report base surveys show Senator John F Kennedy ahead in the presidential race. Newsweek reports 50 Washington correspondents predict a Kennedy win with 10 for Nixon. Time lists Kennedy leading in states totaling 306 electoral votes to 149 for Nixon. The articles note toss ups and unpredictable states, with overall forecasts placing Kennedy ahead.
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Time
Newsweek
U.S. News and World Report
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Envoys Picked for German Aid Drive Later This Month
AP dispatch reports Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson and Under Secretary of State Douglas Dillon will travel to West Germany later this month to press for increased aid to undeveloped areas.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Douglas Dillon
West Germany
Kennedy Plans Final Drive In 17 States
Senator John F Kennedy expanded his campaign to 17 states in the final days of the race. He accused Nixon of reversing long standing policy on social security and argued the Nixon position paper fails to address urgent needs of older citizens. Kennedy's remarks targeted a San Francisco rally and critiqued the Nixon plan for senior medical care.
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John F. Kennedy
San Francisco
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Truman Attacks GOP Over Nixon Fear and Foreign Policy
Former President Harry S. Truman accused Eisenhower of boosting Nixon’s campaign due to fears Nixon could be forgotten. He predicted Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy would win, arguing Republicans caused the country’s current crisis by eight years in power and by poor foreign policy decisions including Cuba and communism near U.S. shores.
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Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nicky
Truman
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Davis Denies Knowledge Of Bill Details
Baton Rouge AP Governor Jimmie H. Davis said he does not know how many bills will be introduced in Friday's special legislature and has no details of proposed legislation. He noted general topics including state sovereignty segregation schools general welfare and the state militia.
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Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
The
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Matthew R. Sutherland
Sutherland
Baton Rouge
Tom Jewell
Chris Faser
Three Quakes Rock Southern Chile
Three violent earthquakes struck southern Chile early today terrifying residents from Concepcion to Puerto Montt. Walls toppled and streets buckled in six cities as people fled in panic. Communications were disrupted but later restored with no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
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Chile
Concepcion
Pacific
Puerto Montt
Weather Outlook for Monroe West Monroe Area
Crisp cool air remains in the Monroe West Monroe region through Wednesday with high around 70 Tuesday and a low near 40 Tuesday night. Monday peaked at 66 with a 40 degree low and no rain was recorded at Selman Field.
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Monroe- West Monroe
Selman Field
Today’s Chuckle Engagment wordplay on battles and surrender
The light joke notes two meanings of engagement one in war as a battle and the other in courtship as a surrender. It playfully links the terms to tease readers about language quirks and double meanings.
Queen pledges later pub hours to aid tourists
London AP report says Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament with a pledge to reform licensing laws and extend pub hours. Home Secretary Butler aims for later, uniform closing times nationwide and to allow alcohol with supper until 2 a.m. outside London, boosting tourism.
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London
Elizabeth II
Harold Macmillan
Britain
United States
Richard A. Butler
Warning Issued on Troop Cutback in Germany
AP reports President Eisenhower wrote Chancellor Adenauer about possible reductions in U.S. troop strength in Germany to ease the impact on Adenauer and on U.S. gold reserves. Bonn and the U.S. Embassy denied knowledge of the letter, while German officials expect talks on gold reserves and aid to nations.
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Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Adenauer
U.S
Monroe Chamber Backs Recreation Bond Issue
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce endorses a $1 675 000 recreation bond to fund four centers including two pools with an estimated 2.75 mills. Chamber leaders call it essential for city development and better youth citizenship.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce Today
Monroe Comerce
Commerce
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
City Recreation Board and Building Committee
Monroe
W. E. Whetstone
Whetstone
Louisiana
All Saints Day Raid in Algeria Sparks Long Conflict
Six years ago on All Saints Day in Tiefelfel Algeria a 26 year old French teacher and his wife were ambushed by a Moslem armed band. The attack marked the first killings in the Algerian rebellion and illustrated the ongoing hit and run violence shaping life in the region. The struggle, involving settlers and locals, is described as a broader, unresolved conflict rather to a defined war.
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Algiers
Tiefelfel
Arris
Guy Monnerot
Algeria
Monneront
Monnerot
Ben Hadj Sadek
Mountins
American spy arrest shocks Soviet Union, Tass reports
Tass said an American spy named Mikhail Platovsky alias Andrei Kreps and Pyotr Sosnovsky was smuggled into the USSR and instructed to collect Soviet defense data. He reportedly trained in West Germany and was captured with radio gear, codes, and printing equipment. The Tass release tied his mission to Moscow and Minsk operations and cited prior related arrests in New York.
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Tass
Mikhail Platovsky
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Platovsky
Andrei Kreps
Pyotr Sosnovsky
V. M. Slovnov
West Germany
New York
Igor Y. Melekh
U. N
Melekh
FBI
Willie Hirsch
U. S
Bad Homburg
Kaufbeuren
Alatsee
Gold Getter Seizes Want Ad for Hunting Gear Sale
Local advert offers opportunity to sell hunting equipment including two Remington items with 4X scope and gun case. Price listed as $50. Contact FA 2-8760 for details.
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