States Vote On Apportionment Reforms Across 15 States
Voters in 15 states face decisions on reapportionment measures triggered by a Supreme Court ruling. Proposals tend to shift power toward urban areas, with Nebraska Oregon and West Virginia seeking to bolster rural influence. In Florida a three judge panel approved a plan to expand the House from 95 to 135 and Senate from 38 to 46, shifting representation toward cities.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
West Virginia
Mome
House
Senate
Jackson Parish Police Jury Scored In Audit
A state audit finds deficits in Jackson Parish Police Jury finances and criticizes gravel work on private property. It also notes a $5101 payment to a juror's son for road work.
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Jackson Parish
Baton Rouge
Chatham
Billy May
Ward 7
Alfred May
J. B. Lancaster
Mays A & W Drive-Inn
May
Muslims Lose U S Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court denied a hearing to seven Monroe Muslims led by Troy B. Cade. They challenged convictions from a March 5, 1961 protest at 1263 DeSiard Street and alleged denial of worship and assembly rights by Monroe police. The group includes Cade, Douglas, Gaines, Van tle y, White, Loretha Cade, and Lawson. The case stems from a clash that involved eight officers. one defendant died.
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US. Supreme Court
Monroe
Federal Supreme Court
Troy B. Cade
Robert Douglas
Reacy Gaines
Willie Vantley
Nathan White
Loretha A. Cade
T. L. Lawson
Temple
DeSiard Street
James C. Kelly, Jr
J. E. McMullen
Judge sentences West Monroe man to nine years in Angola
Judge Mack E. Barham, presiding at the Fourth District Court felony session, sentenced Roosevelt Buddy Dew, a West Monroe Negro, to nine years in the state penitentiary at Angola on each of two counts of attempted murder. Dew was remanded along with three others to Ouachita parish jail for pre-sentence investigations.
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Mack E. Barham
Fourth District Court
West Monroe
Roosevelt Buddy Dew
Angola
Ouachita Parish
Billy Joe Barnes
Fort Worth
Texas
Robert Lee Elmore
Horace Cherry
Monroe
Cherry
Sammy Hill
Adams Street
Jerry D. Walls
Troy's
Southside
Evans and Sons Clothiers
Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees And Your Old Goods Sell
Classified ad notes items for sale including a gas range a baby bed mattress a window fan and a 0 bookcase with prices and contact, urging readers to list unused items for sale through News- Stor-World Want Ad and offering low 7-day rates with cancellation privileges.
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News- Stor—World
Monroe City School Board Sets Thursday Meeting Time
The Monroe City School Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. per Supt. Van Dodom. Normally meeting the first Tuesday, the board adjusts due to election day this Tuesday. Dr. George Varino will be the guest speaker to discuss CHIT-CHAT on page 5A.
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Monroe City
Supt
van Dodom
George Varino, M. D
Beware of Bad Checks Merchants Get Annual Alert
Monroe police warn merchants and clerks to demand proper identification when cashing checks from strangers. Chief James Kelly Jr. notes a seasonal rise in bad checks through year end, with Capt. Sidney G. Martin saying increases in size and number are likely. Identifications like a state driver’s license are recommended to verify addresses and identities.
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Monroe
James €. Kelly Jr
Sidney G. Martin
Martin
Capt Martin
Baton Rouge
Hen Martin
Kelly
Poll Favored Brown Spices California Governor Race
An independent poll showing Brown leading Nixon 48 to 41 with 11 percent undecided set up a dramatic California governor race finale. Nixon cancelled planned Los Angeles campaign visits and scheduled a statewide TV appearance, while Brown called his move an admission of fear.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Los Angeles
Brown
U S says no evidence Soviets packing Cuba atomic bombers
AP dispatches report no proof yet that Soviet forces are loading atomic capable jet bombers in Cuba. Other items note Mid-Winter Sports Association inviting Mississippi to 1962 Bow event, Red Cross delaying ship inspections, UN votes to ban all nuclear tests by next January, and Hoffa’s renewed bid to dismiss an Orlando indictment for mail fraud.
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Washington
U. S
Cuba
New Orleans
States Item
Mid - Winter Sports Association
Mississippi
United Nations, N. Y
U. N
James RK. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Orlando
Fla
Bank Merger Prevents Closure After Irregularities
The government found substantial irregularities at Richmond County National Bank on Staten Island N Y. To avert closure it approved an immediate merger with First National City Bank New York City.
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Washington
Richmond County National Bank
Staten Island
N. Y
First National City Bank
New York City
Today’s Chuckle Jokes About a Man and His Support Trio
A lighthearted quip notes that behind every successful man there are three people usually: his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jones, framing a playful domestic trio as the source of success.
State Board Race Draws Voter Interest in Fifth District
About 73,000 voters are registered to vote Tuesday in the Fifth District for the State Board of Education, local boards, a congressman and 48 constitutional amendments. Polls open 6 am to 4 pm. Whetstone and Snellings Jr. vie for the district seat long held by George Madison. Congressman Passman runs unopposed. Voters urged to review 4 amendments including two $80 million bond questions for private school grants and highway construction. Ouachita Parish shows 26,000+ registered. Madison Parish race includes Ward 4 seats with Bruce Clark, Cris Kimbell, and independent J. T. Fulton.
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State Board of Education
W. FE. Whetstone
George Snellings Jr
Monroe
State Board of Registration
Ouachita Parish
Mae Lacky
First Freeze Forecast Tonight Across Louisiana
A cold front brings a sharp cold air mass from Washington to Shreveport with the coolest readings expected in the mid 20s in inland Louisiana. Meteorologists warn homeowners to protect mechanical equipment and delicate plants as temperatures fall tonight into the low twenties.
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Mercury
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Meridian
Monroe
Shreveport
New Mexico
Louisiana
Alexandria
Yemen Crisis Sparks Middle East War Fears
In Damascus AP reports a deepening Yemen crisis threatens a broader conflict between Saudi Arabia and Jordan backing exiled Imam Mohammad Al Badr and a Yemeni revolution led by Abdullah Sallal with UAR support. Rebels threaten to invade southern Qizan and Najran as clashes and sieges intensify.
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Damascus
Syria
Yemen
Middle East
Gamel Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Saudi
Arabia
Jordan
UASR
Saudi Arabia
Qizan
Najran
Sadi Arabia
Imam Mohammad Al-Badr
Red Sea
Abdullah Sallal
AL Badr
U.A.R
Sada
Sallal
U.ar.sup
Mother Kills Thalidomide Baby in Belgium Court
Suzanne Vandepul tearfully told a Liege court she killed her infant daughter, born without arms due to thalidomide, saying there was no other solution. She faces voluntary homicide charges that could carry the death penalty for allegedly poisoning the child with arsenic-laced milk last May 29 after bringing her home.
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Liege
Belgium
Suzanne Vandepul
Ole Miss crisis shadows Jackson urged school shutdown plan
The Jackson Citizens Council circulated a pamphlet urging shutdowns of any state school the federal government seizes and reopening them as private schools. John Frazier, a Greenville boy, plans to apply to Ole Miss in January as James Meredith enters his sixth week of classes amid expulsions tied to demonstrations.
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Oxford, Miss
Jackson Citizens Council
John Frazier
Greenville
Allewhite University of Southern Mississippi
State Opera University
Hattiesburg
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Citizens Council
Ole Miss
Memphis
Commercial Appeal
Chattanooga
Demos Talk Of Gains In Senate
Democrats expected to near hold in House contests and even gauge small Senate gains as about 50 million Americans vote in 35 governor races, 39 senators, and 435 House seats across 169000 polling places from Maine to Hawaii. Kennedy to vote in Massachusetts. First Lady absentee. Eisenhower appeals.
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Washington
Cuba
Senate
Maine
Hawaii
House
New Hampshire
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Kennedy
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russians Expel U S Embassy Staffer As Spy
In Moscow the Soviet Union expelled Richard Jacob, a 26 year old secretary-architect at the U S Embassy, claiming he was caught with secret intelligence data. The State Department called the charges a fabrication, while the embassy protested detention as a violation of diplomatic immunity after he was arrested and held briefly.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
State Department
Richard Var Jacob
Pushkinskaya Street
Tass
Jacob
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