Kennedy Moves to Restrict Cuba Soviet Trade Shipping
President Kennedy plans immediate actions to curtail shipping between Cuba and the Sino Soviet bloc. The move follows a unanimous inter American ministers meeting condemning Castro and aims to deny Cuba arms and restrict government cargoes to foreign flag ships tied to Cuba trade.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Washington
United States
Dean Rusk
Americas
Rusk
State Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Soviet Union
Castro
Houston
Egypt
Schirra Tells Of Dazzling Flight Today
Apollo era tale follows Walter M. Schirra Jr. after a nine hour orbit around the earth aboard Sigma 7. He lands aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge off Hawaii and is examined for after effects. Doctors report no ill effects as the Mercury program marks a new record in American spaceflight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Navy
Kearsarge
Schirra
Project Mercury
Florida
Honolulu
Midway Island
Sigma 7
Earth
Schirra Ac
Bridge Dedication At White's Ferry Oct 25
Louisiana Highway Director Ray Burgess will dedicate the new 0.598 mile White's Ferry bridge over Bayou D Arbonne on Thursday October 25. West Monroe Chamber of Commerce President Eugene Scott announced plans for the ceremony. The bridge replaces an old structure and will shorten heavy truck routes through West Monroe. Officials from state and local government will participate in a 3 30 p m ribbon opening.
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Louisiana Highway
Ray Burgess
White's Ferry
Bayou D’arbonne
West Monroe
Cypress Street
Scott
Sterlington
Farmerville
Market
Twin Cities
Louisville Avenue
Burgess
Wmcc Highways and Streets Committee
Roy Brooks
Allan Norris
Ouachita Parish
Jamar Adcock
Mike John
Lawrence Gibbs
State Highway Board
J. H. Howard
Ruston
Fifth District
A. A. Braddock
L. B. Pettit
Chamber
Benefactors Named State Insurance Goes To Solons
A Division of Administration report shows state insurance commissions tied to firms owned or co owned by at least five Fifth District legislators. Notable names include Rep. Mike John Jr Sen. J C Gilbert and Rep W S Peck Jr. Other lawmakers cited are Sen Johnny Rogers and Rep J C Seaman with several agencies listed and annual commissions detailed.
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State Insurance
Division of Administration
Mike John Jr
Monroe
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
de Irene Sevier
Tallulah
W. S. Peck, Jr
J. C. Seaman
Waterproof
Johnny Rogers
Grand Cane
Jimmie H. Davis
Mike John
J. C. Gilbert Agency
Sen. Gilbert
Louisiana Civil Defense Agency
Fisk Agency
New Orleans
Fisk
Madison Insurance Co
Mrs. Sevier
Marbury Company
J. C. Seaman Insurance Agency
Humphrey Firm Ties to Stockpile Contract Upset
Government accountant Louis Brooks testifies that the price premium paid for nickel in the defense stockpile during the Korean War era was 24 million dollars higher than market value. The contracts were with the M. A. Hanna Company and its subsidiaries and linked to former Secretary George M. Humphrey's tenure.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Louis Brooks
General Services Administration
Mickel
Senate
M. A Hanna Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Hanna
Harry Truman
Humphrey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ole Miss Homecoming Football Game Sparks Mock Referee Talk
In Jackson Mississippi the House chamber heard sarcasm over an Ole Miss homecoming game against Houston to be played on campus Saturday. Members joked about Bobby Kennedy refereeing and NAACP approval, as officials and federal authorities debated who could authorize the event.
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Shals
Armed Forces
Justice Department
Bobby
Jesse Challin
Prentiss
NAACP
Sillers
Motley
West Monroe Lions host guest speaker Ed Barry at Ladies Night
Ed Barry executive sales manager for Arkansas Power and Light Co. from Little Rock will speak at 7 tonight during the Ladies Night program. W. C. Smith is club president and Mrs. A. P. Burkett leads the ladies' auxiliary activities at Highland Park Country Club.
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Ed Barry
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Little Rock
West Monroe Lions Club
W. C. Smith
A. P. Burkett
Highland Park Country Club
Leopard Cub Joins Bernstein Park Zoo Display
A leopard cub named Agah, about four and a half months old and weighing 10 pounds, attracts visitors as the newest exhibit at Bernstein Park zoo.
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Bernstein Park Zoo
First Birthday for Little Johnny Shepard Noted in West Monroe
Happy First Little Johnny Shepard son of Mr and Mrs John Shepard celebrated his first birthday October 1 at 1311 North Second Street in West Monroe. Guests included David Crane Lorie LeJeune Colby Stringer and Connie Lynn Johnson. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe E Johnson of West Monroe. Weather outlook moderate through Friday with highs 80 to 85 and lows 50 to 58. Wind five to 15 mph. Sunset 5:49 p.m. Friday sunrise 6:05 a.m.
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Little Johnny Shepard
John Shepard
N. Second Street
West Monroe
David Crane
Lorie LeJeune
Colby Stringer
Connie Lynn Johnson
Joe E. Johnson
City To Call Bond Election Here Friday
Monroe City plans an $11,250,000 bond issue to fund a capital improvement program including a sewer treatment plant City Hall civic center airport terminal and fire department expansion The plan requires all council members vote and hinges on Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez return from California The election date to be set in November pending tomorrow's meeting with Mayor W L Howard and Finance Commissioner H W McSherry and State Bond and Tax Board approval
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Monroe
W. D. H. Rodriguez
California
W. L
Jack
Rodriguez
State Bond and Tax Board
Civic Center
Wreckage of Plane Recovered Off Jacksonville
Navy salvage teams recovered parts from a civilian General Electric plane in the Atlantic near Jacksonville establishing the make and registration. Four aboard the overdue Daytona Beach craft may have collided with a Navy jet. A separate Navy fighter pilot, Lt. (JG) E. B. Faulk, was killed near Ponte Vedra Beach earlier this week.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
J.jacksonville
General Electric Co
Daytona Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach
Jg. Eb.e Faulk
Columbia
Ala
House Rushes Trade Expansion Pass Amid Postal Rate Debate
The House approved a compromise trade expansion law 255 to 91 in a bid to adjourn by Saturday. The measure, a win for President Kennedy, moves to the Senate as it turns to a postal rate increase and federal employee pay raise bill.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
White House
Daisy Becomes 75 MPH Hurricane Aims Florida Coast
Daisy intensified to hurricane force with center winds near 75 mph and outer bands extending up to 250 miles east and north of center. Forecasters expect a west northwest drift toward the Florida peninsula with slow, slight strengthening over the next 24 hours despite earlier setbacks and variable organization.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Peninsula
Daisy
Antilles
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Four Die in West Los Angeles Hotel Shooting
Four people are killed and one wounded after a shooting at a small two story hotel in West Los Angeles. Authorities say a berserk gunman may have fired, then suggest one victim might have fired back. Identify victims include Sheridan Sherman Burch Sr, Cal G. Britton, Edward P. Clark, and Lucy Hannon manager.
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Los Angeles
Sheridan Sherman Burch Sr
Cal G. Britton
Edward P. Clark
Corner Hall
Lucy Hannon
Daniel Haro
Burch
Clark
Kennedy Orders Court Action on Longshoreman Strike
President Kennedy ordered government court action to stop the longshoremen strike that halted shipping in Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. He acted after receiving a report from a three member board appointed Monday to investigate the walkout under Taft Hartley law.
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Washington
Kennedy
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Joyful mother reunites with kidnapped children in Baton Rouge case
A joyful mother gathered two children missing months as four members of Teamster Local No. 5 face kidnapping indictments. Iva Mae Simpson, estranged wife of Bill Lindey Simpson, home with Rena Simpson age two, Tammy Simpson ten months. Ed G. Partin, 38, remained jailed. Bill Simpson held on contempt.
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Baton Rouge
Iva Mae Simpson
Bill Lindey Simpson
Rena Simpson
Tammy Simpson
Ed G. Partin
Teamsters Local No. 5
Simpson
Donaldsonville
Atty
Sargent Pitcher Jr
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
Sheriff's Office
Pitcher
Teamster
Federal forces shift Ole Miss homecoming off campus
The Defense Department ordered cancellation of Ole Miss homecoming events and moved Saturday's game to Jackson or Houston due to fears of disorder around James Meredith's integration. Marshals withdrawals and escort reductions signal cautious steps toward normalcy as federal officials warn the campus remains tense.
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Oxford
Miss
Defense Department
Jackson
Ole Miss
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Roling
Washington
Mississippi University
J. D. Williams
University of Houston
Funds Provided To Put Channel In Construction
Washington debate yields 400000 for Ouachita river nine foot Channel project to move beyond planning into construction. Passman cites earlier 235000 for planning and says funds will enable deep water barges to reach via Ouachita river through Louisiana and Arkansas. Local association credit shown for steady progress toward nine foot channel.
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Washington
Senate House
Ouachita River
Ninefoot Channel
Otto EK
Passman
Louisiana
Arkansas
You Know The Pacific Ocean Depths and Size
The Pacific Ocean is described as the world's largest and deepest sea with an area of 63.8 million square miles and an average depth exceeding 114000 feet according to the World Almanac and Book of Facts.
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Pacific Ocean
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