US and Soviet inch toward Berlin crisis settlement
Washington reports indicate progress toward a possible early high level East West foreign ministers conference to settle the Berlin dispute. Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko have met three times in ten days with a fourth meeting expected in Washington as talks continue.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Rusk
New York
Gromyko
U.S
Newport
R. I
Kennedy
Andrei A. Gromyko
Attacker Of African Premier Hangs Himself
David Beresford Pratt a wealthy British born farmer who tried to kill Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd last year was found hanged in a mental clinic cell on his 54th birthday. A note asked for a quiet cremation in Johannesburg and ashes buried with his family. His daughter Susan 23 had visited him before flying to London to marry an American soldier.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
David Beresford Pratt
Johannesburg
Moloney’s Fye
Transvaal
Pratt
Susan
London
Bob Hoffman
Rochester
N.Y
Holland
Rival Turned into Living Torch Tragedy in Harlem
In New York a man doused by gun rival Kinney was set aflame by William Boyer 30 during a break in at Kinney's estranged wife Hilda's Harlem apartment. Kinney, 23, jumped from a third story fire escape to escape the blaze, suffering critical burns over 95 percent of his body. Boyer was arrested on felonious assault and arson charges and held for a Friday hearing.
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New York
UPI
Sammy Kinney
William Boyer
Kinney
Harlem
Hilda
Boyer
Family Exodus Reaches Chico Refuge Amid Cold Welcome
Twelve families from New York and New Jersey arrived in Chico California seeking refuge from nuclear attack. The 38 person caravan entered quietly ahead of a planned welcome by Mayor Ross Lawler and city officials. Led by Alvin Bauman of Smithtown the group hopes to settle in the Sacramento Valley community and avoid the missile base nearby.
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Chico
Calif
New York
New Jersey
Ross Lawler
California
Smithtown
N.Y
Sacramento Valley
Alvin Bauman
Exoduc
Here
Wrecks Kill 7 Persons on Weekend
Traffic accidents over the weekend killed seven people in the region and state. Sylvain Wayne Scallion of Goldonna died Saturday when his car left a curve near Winnfield and struck a tree. John Wesley Harper, 54, of Montgomery died in Jennings after his car rammed the rear of another and burned. The other driver, Josephine Peterson, 28, of Jennings, was killed instantly. An 11 year old Alexandria boy is noted on WRECKS page 2-A.
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Sylvain Wayne Scallion
Goldonna
Winnfield
Montgomery
John Wesly Harper
Jennings
Harper
Josephine Peterson
Alexandria
Twin City Camera Club Meets in New West Monroe Bank Building
The Northeast Louisiana Camera club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the First National Bank building West Monroe. The highlight is color slides by members of the Lake Charles club.
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Northeast Louisiana Camera Club
First National Bank
West Monroe
Lake Charles
District and municipal judges attend State Supreme Court opening
New Orleans hosts the opening session as Fourth Judicial District judges join peers. Representing West Monroe are Judges Jesse Heard and Mack E Barham, with W M Harper for Monroe and John McCormick for West Monroe court.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Fourth Judicial District
Jesse Heard
West Monroe
Mack FE. Barham
Bastrop
W. M. Harper
Monroe
John McCormick
Lavagetto and Hemus Named to Casey Staff
Cookie Lavagetto and Sally Hemus, former major league managers, were named to assist Casey Stengel, newly appointed manager of the New York Mets. Ford and UAW resume talks amid strike worries for 120,000 workers set to begin Tuesday. Kennedy to discuss with Rusk after talks with Gromyko. Tropical storm Frances in Caribbean with hurricane watch for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Four dead nine injured in Detroit plastics plant blast and fire.
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Casey
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
San Juan
P. R
UPI
Frances
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Franco pledges steady Western alignment against communism
Generalissimo Francisco Franco in Burgos urged Western powers to adopt a just political program to defeat communism in the global struggle, pledging Spain's continued alignment with them.
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Burgos
Spain
Francisco Franco
Egyptian deportees stream into Lebanon in support of Nasser
Beir ut Lebanon hundreds of Egyptian deportees arrive from Syria shouting support for President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the United Arab Republic.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Fifth District PTA Conference Here Wednesday
The Fifth District Parent Teachers Association meets at Hall Elementary School on Wednesday. State president Mrs. W. B. Myrick reviews leadership through parent education, James S. Williams speaks on the hidden epidemic, Rep. Lawrence Gibbs covers the ABCs of legislation, and Mrs. Ted Brode discusses district evaluations. Special music by Mrs. Ernest Eubans and Miss Hermaine Driskell. Registration starts at 8 a.m., meeting at 9 a.m.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Hall
W. B. Myrick
James S. Williams
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Gibbs
A.b.c.’S
Ted Brode
Ernest Eubans
Hermaine Driskell
James Eppinette
Joe Tippit
Hall Elementary
Alabama quick divorces often lack staying power
In Double Springs Alabama a circuit court weighs Mary Sachs challenge to her divorce from Walter Sachs claiming neither spouse resided in Alabama. A private detective testified they were in Birmingham for about three to four hours before the decree was granted. Judge Bob Moore notes he has set aside several such cases.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Double Springs
Mary Sachs
Walter Sachs
New York City
High Court Opens With Full Docket
The Supreme Court opens its new term with a 1050 case docket the largest ever. Chief Justice Earl Warren announces a new public session hours from 10 a m to 2 30 p m with a 30 minute lunch. Justices return from summer travels and 38 attorneys are admitted to practice before the court.
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Washington
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren
Australia
Norway
William O. Douglas
Outer
Mongolia
Hugo Black
Okinawa
Tokyo
John M. Harlan
Europe
William J. Brennan
England
Charles Whittaker
Mexico
Ship Sinks After Struggle To Save Her Proves Futile
An oil tanker Hess Mariner with hull damage from an explosion sank 100 miles off Jacksonville. Crew of 37 abandoned ship Sunday night. four men stayed aboard six hours to stem flooding. One crewman injured, treated by Coast Guard and doctor aboard Texaco Nevada. The ship was to Charleston with survivors.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Hess Mariner
Coast Guard
Sweetgum
Texaco Nevada
Héss Mariner
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Miami
Charleston
S.C
Craft Warnings Issued From Port Arthur To Pensacola
The U S Weather Bureau ordered small craft warnings for northerly winds up to 30 miles an hour from Port Arthur Texas to Pensacola Florida. The warning said winds would shift to northerly around 30 miles an hour and was extended to Morgan City Louisiana and Pensacola with specific issue times.
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New Orleans
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Port Arthur
Tex
Pensacola
Fla
Morgan City
Board Awaits State Ruling On Bond Vote
Ouachita Parish School Board plans a $7 million bond for expansion but will wait for the State Tax and Bond Board ruling before proceeding. Chairman George Rorex cites awaiting Baton Rouge approval and decisions on architects until clearance is received. The board, led by Superintendent W. W. Ward, faces a Tuesday meeting as President Charles Wall Jr. remains hospitalized.
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Ouachita Parish
George Rorex
Rorex
Baton Rouge
Charles G. Wall Jr
W. W. Ward
Wall
Tax and Bond Board
Jimmie H. Davis
Queen to Bestow Peerage Upon Brother-In-Law
Reports claim Antony Armstrong Jones, husband of Princess Margaret, will receive a peerage from Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace would only say the queen will act when ready. The couple is reported to be at Balmoral with Princess Margaret pregnant, and Ireland reports echo the London rumors.
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London
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth I
Ireland
Armstrong-Jones
Countess of Rosse
Wexford
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Prince Philip
Balmoral
Princess Margaret
Kennedy Sends Green Birthday Greetings From Kennedy
President Kennedy telephoned Theodore Francis Green on Green's 94th birthday from Newport to wish him well. Green, hospitalized at Jane Brown Hospital for a heart ailment, said he is improving and will return to duty. He offered support to the President and his state if needed.
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Providence
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Francis Green
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Newport
Green
Jane Brown Hospital
U S Rejects Soviet Stop Gap U N Secretary General Plan
The United States rejected a Soviet proposal for a temporary head of the U N secretariat saying it would undermine the secretariat's integrity. The plan would have the interim chief work with three deputies with no veto, selected by the General Assembly on Security Council advice.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N
Ihe
Soviet Union
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Washington
State Department
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
Cooler Rain Forecast Through Today and Tomorrow
A dreary day is in store with occasional rain and cool temperatures this afternoon. Winds will shift northeast to north at 15 to 25 mph. Highs reach 70 to 74, tonight's low 50 to 54, and tomorrow's high 68 to 72. Yesterday topped at 76 with a 68 low.
British Labor Party Expels Red-Tainted Electrical Trades Union
Britain’s Labour Party voted to expel the 140000 member Electrical Trades Union over Communist influence. The decision, approved 5337000 to 642000, followed court rulings on ballot rigging and a Tory union expulsion. Sam Goldberg warned the move was unprecedented while denying Communist control.
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British Labor Party
Blackpool
England
Britain
Labor Party
Trades Union Congress
Mantle Doubts He Can Play Open World Series Opener
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees said he doubts he can play in the opening World Series game Wednesday in Yankee Stadium against Cincinnati.
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NEW York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Yankee Staum
Builders Elated as Northeast Louisiana Parade of Homes Succeeds
The 1961 Parade of Homes by the Northeast Louisiana Association of Home Builders ended with a strong show. Bernon Butler chair praised the event, M E Gross noted good turnout and quality homes, and about 14 homes by 13 builders drew hundreds who traveled up to 78 miles. He credited public cooperation as a sign of Monroe area economic health.
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Northeast Louisiana Association of Home Builders
Bernon Butler
M. E. Gross
Butler
Monroe
Serraj Seized On Charge Of Subversion
Damascus announces the arrest of Col Abdel Hamid El Serraj for attempting to subvert the uprising that fractured the United Arab Republic. The regime seeks to solidify power as pro Nasser demonstrations appear amid border tensions and loyalty questions in Homs.
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Damascus
Abdel Hamid El-Serraj
United Arab Republic
Mamoun Al-Kuzbari
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Syria
Egypt
UPI
George Halaby
Jordan
David Dugas
Dugas
Travlers
Lebanon
Homs
Serraj
Kazbari
Nasser
NATO Faces Spotty U S Buildup Response Across Alliance
European NATO members show uneven willingness to boost Western defense force by 20 percent by 1962 or 1963. U S aims to have 21 divisions battle ready with full equipment while seeking broader expansion. High level talks involving Ga vin Finletter Nostad Johnson conclude in Paris.
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Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
NATO
United States
Thayer baby crib for sale with number
Affordable Thayer baby crib offered for 15 dollars. Call FA 5 0826 before 4 p.m.
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Thayer Baby Crib
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