Negro graduate shoots white attendant over fountain
In Jackson Mississippi a 26 year old Black college graduate Hal Clifford Zachary shot and killed 45 year old E B Bryant a white service station attendant after an argument over a water fountain labeled for whites. Zachary was arrested and charged with murder before dawn. Mexico City won IOC approval to host the 1968 Summer Games on the first ballot with 30 votes defeating Detroit and others.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Hal Clifford Zachary
E. B. Bryant
Baden - Baden
Germany
Mexico City
International Olympic Committee
Detroit
Lynon
France
Buenos Aires
Allocations by Board Head For Mail Vote
Baton Rouge AP reports the Board of Liquidation for State Debt approved 311 648 in allocations headed for a mail poll of legislators. The board has 1 million annually for disbursement when the legislature is out of session. Allocation suggestions included hospital project uses from 85 000 left over. The board also deferred a 5 000 request by the State Sovereignty Commission to fund a Washington office opposing civil rights legislation.
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Congress
Davis
A. P. Tugwell
State Department of Hospitals
Passman Attacks Hemisphire Bank Over Bank Spending
Rep. Art Passman, a sharp critic of foreign aid, accused the Inter-American Development Bank of massive taxpayer waste. He cited a 1963 Rio de Janeiro meeting cost 143 358 dollars and a 1962 Buenos Aires meeting cost 207 501 dollars, calling the expenses excessive compared to ordinary Americans.
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Washington (Ap
Arto E. Passman
Inter-American Development Bank
Board of Governors
Inter-American Bank
Louisiana Democrat
House
Foreign Aid Appropriations Subcommittee
Rio de Janiero
Buenos Aires
Passman
Eisenhower urges Europe troop drawdown to ease costs
In a Saturday Evening Post piece Dwight D. Eisenhower argues for reducing U S troop levels in Europe as European economies recover. He says allies must share defense burdens, shorten tours, and limit permanent bases to curb balance of payments pressures. In New Orleans an 18 year old high school player, Robert J. Creel Jr., died after a brain injury suffered during a game.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Saturday Evening Post
Eisenhower
NATO
U.S
White House
Korea
New Orleans
Robert J. Creel Jr
Mid-City Baptist
Creel
Creel Memorial Football Player Dies After Tragic Event
Creel a sprinter and mile relay runner for the school track team dies amid football related injuries. Survivors include his parents, sister Mrs. Gwendolyn Norberg of New Orleans, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Otto Creel of Franklinton, and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Noah Foret of Gonzales. Funeral services set for Mid-City Baptist Church. This death marks the fifth football related fatality this year and the second in Louisiana in two years. Classes at the elementary level proceeded. high school was canceled.
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Creel
R. J. Creel
Gwendolyn C. Norberg
New Orleans
Otto Creel
Franklinton
Noah Foret
Gonzales
Mid-City Baptist Church
Louisiana
Dan Estaville
LaGrange
Mid-City Baptist High School
St. John’s of
Gulfport
Parker Named Regional Engineer for North Region
Vernon C Parker known as Buck is appointed regional engineer for the North ern Regional Office of the State Board of Health with headquarters at Ouachita Parish Health Unit. He arrives from New Orleans to cover a 26 parish area northward. He and his wife and three year old son Cobe reside on College Avenue. Rock doorstops in Miss Madge Kellys office draw interest on CHIT CHAT Page 8 A.
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Vernon C
Buck) Parker
State Board of Health
Ouachita Parish
Parker
New Orleans
Cobe
College Avenue
Moroccans Recapture Desert Outposts Amid Border Fighting
Moroccan forces retook two Sahara Desert outposts as Algeria vowed the fighting would continue. Swiss-born style negotiations in Marrakech failed to produce a cease fire while Moroccan General Ben Omar Driss claimed success at Hassi Beida and Tindjoub, with nine captured Algerians said to be under 18.
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Algiers
Sahara Desert
Algeria
Marakech
Morocco
Kaal
Tindouf
Mauritania
Hassi Beida
Tindjoub
Ben Omar Driss
Associated Press
Andrew Borowiec
Driss
U.N. Congo
Borowiec
Senate panel backs $4.20 billion foreign aid bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a $4.202 billion foreign aid bill restoring $700.29 million of a House cut from a one billion reduction.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House panel backs four year term for Joint Chiefs of Staff
A House Armed Services sub committee approved by a 9-4 vote a bill to set a four year term for members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Housemaid pleads insanity in Montgom ery case burglary assault
A Los Angeles housemaid accused of breaking into a home and firing at actor George Montgomery to win his love pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. The charges include burglary and assault with intent to commit murder.
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Los Angeles
George Montgomery
Monroe Utilities Commission Resolves Personnel Issues
The Monroe Utilities Commission states personnel problems have been resolved after manager French L. Smith and vice chairman David Kaplan announced a united view. Smith notes consultation by C. H. Frier during Smith's vacation and confirms ongoing consulting role. Ellerbe named water department superintendent.
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Monroe Utilities Commission
French L. Smith
David Kaplan
Kaplan
Frier
Smith
The
Utilities Commission
W. L. Ellerbe
L. L. Nunley
Orleans PR Man Jailed In Bribe Case
In New Orleans public relations man Joseph Hegeman, 35, was jailed on theft by misrepresentation, public bribery, and corrupt influencing charges. District Attorney Jim Garrison tied the case to the Pailet abortion matter and Gov. Jimmie Davis's reprieve, calling for investigation into the reprieve amid alleged pressures.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Jimmie Davis
Garrison
Joseph Hegeman
French Quarter
Hegeman
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Juliette Pailet
State Fair Opens in Shreveport with Football Feature
The 58th annual Louisiana State Fair began a 10 day run in Shreveport. The event showcases Hollywood personalities and motorcycle racing while Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State meet in a featured football game Saturday night after a downtown parade and alumni gatherings at the Fair Grounds.
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Shreveport
UPI
Louisiana Tech
Chickadee Reproduction Tied to Short Lifespan
The bulletin of the New York Zoological Society notes that chickadees lay six to eight eggs per nest and typically have short lifespans with high mortality, reflecting a high reproductive rate.
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Bulletin of
The
New York Zoological Society
Weekend forecast stays mild with sunny skies
The forecast calls for a high of 85 to 88 today with a low around 50 to 55. Expect mostly mild, fair conditions through Saturday with another sunny, mild weekend and light variable winds of five to 10 mph.
North Texas gridmen charged with burglary
Two North Texas State University players Wayne Ulmer and Bill McWatters faced burglary charges and were suspended from school amid disciplinary probation for off campus activities. The trio, including Fred Brown Jr., were tied to thefts of a television set and firearms with the loot recovered.
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Denton, Tex
UPI
North Texas State University
Wayne Ulmer
Bill McWatters
North Texas
Tulsa University
McWatters
Teague
Tex
North Texas State Eagles
Dwight Bean
Ulmer
San Angelo
Fred Brown Jr
Denton
Brown
Brown and McWatters
State Forester Warns Fire Danger High
State Forester James Mixon warns Louisiana faces extremely high forest fire danger due to a long drought. About 40 small fires daily are reported, with 175 firefighting crews statewide. He calls it potentially the most dangerous since 1952, when over 400,000 acres burned. He notes a six inch rainfall deficit in January and a further 16 inch deficit since. several days of low humidity and high winds could ignite fires.
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Baton Rouge
James Mixon
Louisiana
Mixon
Chuckle Sign Pinned to Army Barracks Door
A humorous sign pinned to an Army barracks door jokes about keeping the door shut. It reads Stop the draft of humor and personal remarks. The message targets general crowd behavior with a quip about manners and timing.
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Army Barracks
Smallest Premature Baby Repaired For Heart Defect
A 3 pound 2 ounce premature girl in Chicago had patent ductus arteriosus repaired, described as a dramatic recovery after surgery on day 54. The University of Rochester team of Drs Earle B. Mahoney Frank Colgan and James A. Manning led the operation, reported in the American Journal of Diseases of Children.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
University of Rochester
N.Y
Earle B. Mahoney
Frank J. Colgan
James A. Manning
H. G. Decaney Jr
Rochester General Hospital
American Journal of Diseases of Children
Dr. Decancy
Lord Home Named Britain’s New Prime Minister
Queen Elizabeth II appointed Lord Home 60, foreign secretary, to lead the Conservative Party to victory amid Tory infighting. He will resign his title to seek a Commons seat after a late night cabinet dispute and a planned 1964 general election.
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London
Lord Home
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
Macmillan
Home
Richard A. Butler
Butler
House of Commons
House of Lords
Labor Party
West Monroe faces water shortage amid hot, dry September
West Monroe reports 34 million gallons used this month with an estimated October total near 60 million if trends continue. Mayor Norris says wells are pumping and supply remains 30 days, but drought could force a switch to the polluted Ouachita River for drinking water unless rains arrive. Records show May and June were the high months, with 65.293 million and 60.807 million gallons respectively.
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West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Norris
Monroe
Bayou DeSiard
Ouachita River
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the United Way
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Madge Kelly
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Orleans
Mercury
North Texas Gridmen
Hal
News-Star—World
Stevens
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