17 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1961
Page
1
St Louis University music student Charles Schmitt, 18, attends morning classes at St Louis University and afternoon sessions at Webster College, leaving him little time for dates.
President Kennedy urged firm bargaining in Western diplomacy while addressing 11 000 at the University of Washington on its 160th anniversary convocation. He warned against neutrality and urged resistance to extremism, defending freedom through peace and strength.
In New Orleans the CCDA race shows Old Regulars backing James E. Fitzmorris Jr. amid splits as Morrison contemplates a gubernatorial comeback. In St Louis Webster College admits male students, focusing on Schmitt, a guitarist who balances drafts and dating while pursuing art and music studies.
A merchant ship Captain Theo received a report a child was rescued from an aircraft. The Coast Guard helicopters meet the freighter 285 miles off Miami with the girl, later identified as Terry Jo, suffering exposure and shock. Captain Harvey of the Blue Belle and Renee Duperrault were found aboard a separate boat, with a broader search ongoing for the missing parents.
Mrs. J. B. Jung said her missionary dentist husband, beaten by Congolese troops on November 9, is in good condition per a state department notice. The American consul at Luluabourg visited Dr. Jung, who had returned to the Congo last summer after visiting Alexandria.
The article discusses doubts about starting Nike Zeus anti missile production, with reports that Pentagon may fund limited tests. It notes Lord Maj Gen Edwin A Walker, praised as an able officer, resigned after disputes over military officers influencing voting, amid a rebuke over the 1960 election period.
A report from Avon Lake Ohio parents Mr and Mrs Robert D Crawford says their 15 year old son Bruce Crawford left home on September 23. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall 135 pounds with brown hair brown eyes braces and facial scar. He wears blue trousers a grey Banlon sweater black loafers and a grey suede jacket and may carry a blue gym bag. Indications suggest he ran away but foul play has not been ruled out. Please contact Avon Lake Police or state patrol with any information.
The piece describes an underground launch test of a Minuteman missile system with a hydraulically suspended launcher. It notes the plan to deploy 50-missile squadrons on the Montana prairie and eventually a force of 2,500 missiles. Remote control and quick disaster response are emphasized.
Premier Cyrille Adoula spoke on radio condemning the looting pillaging and rapes by undisciplined Congolese soldiers in Albertville and Luluabourg. He noted uncertainty over whether any of about 200 Europeans in Kandow were dead and called for order as officials investigate the massacre.
Judge Mack FE Barham overruled a motion to quash manslaughter charges against Euelah Williams of Monroe for the fatal shooting of Ike Williams. The grand jury had indicted her on October 15. testimony showed she was not asked to testify before the jury. Trial set for February.
Washington AP report by the Civil Rights Commission finds Indians face discrimination akin to Negroes with unique tribal issues. It cites whites only waiting rooms, No Indians or Dogs signs, and limited voting rights due to illiteracy and tribal governance priorities. Some Indian children attend public schools with whites, but BIA notes nonuniform admission in Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina.
Monroe police booked Chester Laverne Pinter, 31, of Columbia, for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated reckless driving and running a stop sign. He will be tried in Monroe city court.
The Georgia Department of Revenue declares Santa Claus in Toombs County a city with the right to issue a beer license to the veterans club. Census numbers rose since 1960 from five residents to an unspecified larger count. The issue began with Toombs County Commission challenging the city charter issued in 1941.
Cecil Eugene Cullipher 24 of Monroe pleads not guilty to murder and is set for trial May 7 in Fourth District Court Judge Mack E Barham presiding. Hale died after a stabbing October 4 in West Monroe.
In a charged session, communist speaker Giancarlo Pajetta denounced the United Nations while fury rose. Italy staged flags at half staff for slain airmen as the debate grew heated across the chamber.
West Monroe Postmaster Homer Roark launches the 196} Mail Early for Christmas campaign. He warns this year's Christmas mail may top last season's pre rush record and urges distant mail by December 10 while local mail by December 15 and stocking up on stamps now.
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