Senate Judiciary Committee to query Morrissey on Massachusetts judge nomination
The full Senate Judiciary Committee recalls Francis X. Morrissey for further questioning on his nomination to a U S District Court judgeship in Massachusetts. Dirksen urged delay until the hearing record is printed while Dodd and Kennedy weighed prospects. The hearing ended amid conflicting testimony over Morrissey 1933 Georgia bar admission.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Francis X. Morrissey
Massachusetts
Morrissey
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Morissey
GOP
Dodd
Quentin N
Burdick
D-N.d
American Bar Association
Georgia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
India Says Heavy Battle With Pakistan in Kashmir
India reports its troops repelled a large Pakistani attack in the Tangdhar area of the Tithwal sector in west central Kashmir. The Defense Ministry says about 600 Pakistani soldiers assaulted three times and left about 80 dead as Indian forces held the positions.
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New Delhi
India
Kashmir
Defense Ministry
Tangdhar
Tithwal
U.N
Indian Kashmir
L. R. York Dies Rites Set Thursday
Lloyd Reese York a 46 year old West Monroe businessman died in a local hospital after being stricken early today. Funeral services will be at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel at 2 p m Thursday with Dr Clifton Tennison officiating. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Bonnie Jackson York two daughters Judy Green and Lynn York one brother Dorsey York two sisters Mildred Strong and Jessie Wheatly. He owned York Drug Store on Cypress Street and was a member of West Monroe First Baptist Church and the Fifth District Pharmaceutical Society. Pallbearers are Loudon Yantis George Screpetis Dewitt Hogan Alton Calhoun Lamar Greer Dr C P Jarrell Dr W L Spencer and H A Malone.
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Lloyd Reese York
West Monroe
York
Oak Dr
Lynn York
Dorsey York
Cuero
Tex
Mildred Strong
Birmingham
Ala
Jessie Wheatly
Hodge
Lamar Greer
C. P. Jarrell
W. L. Spencer
H. A. Malone
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Attends Police Jury Conference
Secretary-Treasurer Nell Cheek and assistant Joyce McNabb plan to attend the Louisiana Police Jury Association conference in Baton Rouge from October 24 to 26. Speakers include A. P. Tugwell J. B. Lancaster A. L. Stewart and Mayor W. W. Dumas.
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Nell Cheek
Ouachita Parish
Joyce McNabb
Louisiana Police Jury Association
Baton Rouge
A. P. Tugwell
J. B. Lancaster
A. L. Stewart
W. W. Dumas
Congo President Dismisses Tshombe Cabinet
President Kasavubu dismissed Premier Moise Tshombe's government in Leopoldville and named Evariste Kimba to form a new cabinet. Kimba, Tshombe's former foreign minister, is from North Katanga and backed by Interior Minister Nendaka's faction despite tribal tensions and rivalries between Tshombe and Nendaka.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Moise Tshombe
Kimba
Katanga
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Victor Nendaka
Nendaka
Europe
United Nations
Congo
House Appropriations Bill Lets Antipoverty Funds Grow
The Appropriations Committee sent a large annual money bill to the House totaling about 117 billion dollars if approved, funding roughly 20 federal agencies and programs. It includes 1.5 billion for the antipoverty program, 235 million for Job Corps, 255 million for work training, and 685 million for cooperative community action. The House plans to act Thursday with Senate action next week.
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Washington
House
Appropriations
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Godefroid Munongo
Nendaka
Cyrille Adoula
Europe
Katanga
United States
Belgium
Britain
West Germany
Maniema
Monroe City Adopts Current Year Tax Ordinance
The Monroe City Council approved the annual tax levy of 46 mills for the current year, including a six mill increase tied to a $6 million bond expansion program. Mayor Howard cited school bond expectations as the basis for the increase. The meeting also covered a three year Delta Airlines terminal lease at Selman Field, border extension notices, street project certificates, and a beer license hearing for Leon Hall.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Haynes L. Harkey Jr
Howard
H. W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Delta Airlines
Selman Field
McSherry
Southern Airlines
Trans-Texas
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Leon Hall
Laberta St
Hinsdale Family Faces Many Woes Yet Hope Persists
Joan Randolph with 15 children seven adopted and eight of their own endures hardships as her husband Grant E. Randolph recovers from a heart attack. The family’s six bedroom to nine bedroom move follows medical crises and a looming ninth child due in December.
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Hinsdale, Ill
Joan Randolph
Randolph
Grant E
Bud) Randolph
Randolphs
Bud
Brink's, Inc
Guard
Joan
Hinsdale
Chicago
Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital
Weather outlook for Twin City with mild temps
Partly cloudy skies persist with no rain expected. Highs reach 76 to 82 today and 80 to 84 on Thursday while lows run 60 to 64. Tuesday’s high was 76 and this morning’s low 54. FAA reports no rain at Selman Field Monroe Tuesday.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
McKeithen Stays Neutral On Twin Cities Building Site
Gov. John J. McKeithen said he will not pick a site for a new state office building, leaving the decision to a committee of officials. He favors a non profit state office bonds plan, notes no tax cost, and praises regional officials and lawmakers while commenting on lobbyist registration and Louisiana’s handling of racial issues.
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John J. McKeithen
Twin Cities
New Orleans
William Heller
Crescent River Port Pilots Association
McKeithen
Heuer
Jimmie H Davis
Pilots Association
Louisiana
California
Chuckle: Bragging Brightness Provokes Polished Retort
A humorous line notes that for every person who brags about being bright there are many ready to outshine and critique him, implying a crowd prepared to bring down arrogant displays of intellect.
Americans Battle Viet Cong Forces In South Viet Nam
In An Khe area the 1st Cavalry Division pressed a limited contact with Viet Cong in the Suai Ca Valley while the bulk began to withdraw. Maj. Gen. Harry Kinard said the Communists were defending the wounded and would fight until they could evacuate them, with 34 Viet Cong counted.
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AN Khe
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Suai Ca
Harry Kinnard
Viet Nam
U.S
Kinnard
Col
Thomas Brown
West Point
N.Y
325Th Division
Senate Approves Federal Agencies Data Access Bill
The Senate passed a freedom of information bill to broaden public access to government materials with exemptions for defense, law enforcement, personnel, and trade secrets. The measure now goes to the House by voice vote without debate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Early Risers Can View New Comet
A newly discovered comet appears bright as the Big Dipper, with visibility starting about an hour before sunrise. Anticipated peak around October 21 when it will pass within 20,000 miles of the sun, likely ending after one close solar pass. Colgate University Observatory director Anthony Aveni forecasts this as a major 20th century spectacle.
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Aveni
Halley
Leland Cunningham
University of California At Berkeley
mid-Pacific
Japan
Jakarta protests erupt near presidential palace as PKI targets intensify
About 2,000 demonstrators sacked a Communist youth hall near President Sukarno's palace, burned documents, and clashed with guards. Officials say Sukarno contemplates a new Indonesian Communist party while maintaining anti West policy and Army cooperation.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Red Holdings
Communist Party
Red China
Hang Aidit
PKI
D. N. Aidit
Java
Red
China
National Front Organization
Peking
Abdul Haris Nasution
Nasution
Mishap Causes Massive Tardiness on Chicago Trains
In Williams Bay Wisconsin a horse on the tracks delayed two Chicago and North Western commuter trains for hours. Railroad crews struggled to free the animal after it wandered onto the railway, delaying hundreds of workers across Chicago stores and offices.
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Williams Bay
Wis
Chicago
Chicago & North Western
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A. L
Buddy) de- Loach Jr
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Fred Petty
Tensas
John Sherrouse Jr
Mineral Board
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