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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1961
Page
1
Paris police arrest more than 500 Algerian women and children to avert another anti curfew protest. Nationalists claim scores killed and hundreds wounded in clashes, while France reports 6 deaths and 92 injuries with thousands detained and hundreds slated for deportation.
A 27-year-old man, Edward Lee Woods, posing as Tcaka C. Bal wago of Paramont Chico Angola and a member of the Angola diplomatic corps, exploited hospitals in North Carolina and nearby states. He was arrested by the FBI in Wilmington after hospital treatment and a period of self harm, then held for transfer to Providence.
A key witness in a federal court fix plot for 25000 was guarded by FBI on Long Island and in Manhattan after threats. The doctor, named by New York papers, testifies to a grand jury. immunity was granted. The scheme allegedly involved a congressman and a state judge, with partners aiming for suspended sentences, and the judge later imposed prison terms. Authorities declined comment.
Forecast calls for continued fair and cool conditions tonight and tomorrow. Overnight lows ranged from 36 in Monroe to 63 in Burrwood last night, with little change expected. Tomorrow's highs are expected to reach the mid 70s across the region.
President Kennedy's adviser Dr. Walter W. Heller warned during a Hot Springs Virginia address that 1962 could mark a critical period if inflation returns and slows the push toward full employment. He urged restraint in prices and wages while noting early signs of price stability. He cautioned the recovery could stall next year if inflation resurges.
Hollywood AP reports Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Negro minister and integration leader, will appear as Senator King of Georgia in the film Advise and Consent. Director Otto Preminger calls the role small and notes King will be paid only expenses with a charity contribution to his Montgomery church. King is expected to arrive in Hollywood next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Berlin reporter William L. Ryan portrays the Wall as a concrete curtain of oppression. He guides readers along Goerlitzer Ufer and the Landwehr Canal, showing separated families, barbed wire, and a banner reading Americans go home, illustrating West Germans' daily fear and longing for freedom.
James Floyd Kent, 38, named associate county agent for Ouachita Parish in the Agricultural Extension Service. He will work with 4 H clubs in a parish with over 1800 enrollees. Previously he managed livestock divisions for Edgewood Land and Logging and Lock Moore, and handled rice area and irrigation for Lock Moore. He studied at LSU and earlier served as assistant county agent in Calcasieu Parish from 1950 to 1952 before moving to Edgewood and Lock Moore. He is married with two sons and resides at 206 Carter Drive, West Monroe.
Three members of the Trujillo family were reported ready to leave the Dominican Republic amid anti government violence. Hector and Arismendi Trujillo received temporary U S visas and Alma, Hector’s wife, also obtained a visa. Arismendi planned to fly to New York Sunday, with Pedro possibly seeking departure. Police fired on youths shouting Freedom as clashes erupted in the city.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission lifted the suspension of heavyweight contender Sonny Liston today. He had been barred from fighting last July after two police run-ins but was later cleared in court. Liston, 28, had been ranked No 1 contender for Floyd Patterson's heavyweight title before the suspension.
Bashir Ahmad, a Pakistani camel driver, met President Kennedy during an unscheduled visit after touring the White House with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Ahmad praised Kennedy as a man of determination and said Americans can be confident in their leadership.
In Philadelphia, 22 year old Charles J. Spearing was acquitted of drunk driving after five witnesses, including a policeman, testified about a collision last November. Spearing admitted he had no license and said he was blind. The judge ordered witnesses investigated for perjury and dismissed the charge.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a clothing store fire killed owner Alex Cohen and four female employees Elsie Merline Cecelia Lawrence Betty Rejohn and Katherine Gallo. Over 100 people including many firefighters suffered smoke inhalation or minor injuries with about 90 treated and released and 13 hospitalized. Firefighters worked for hours to control the four story blaze as walls threatened collapse and the cause remained under investigation. Fire Chief Edward Hutchinson was treated for a hip injury after a 25 foot fall while aiding a rescue.
Rumor swirls that Kennedy seeks a recount with hopes Nixon will secure victory. The chatter hints at strategic timing and political maneuvering behind the scenes.
Pravda reports a campaign of denunciations against former Premier Georgi Malenkov and former Deputy Premier Lazar Kaganovich, accusing them of beatings and executions in Stalin's era. Molotov and Voroshilov are named as accused in similar terms, with expulsion from the party demanded for all four.
Bulletin from Washington reports Irvin Searbeck allegedly failed to obtain photographs from Polish secret agents he says were used to blackmail him. The item notes the claim and its political context.
Three men were killed and three injured in a two truck crash on U.S. 190 between Eunice and Basile. Burnel Deshotel 27 Mamou and Plas Roy Mayes 49 Cleveland Tex died at the scene. Atley Deshotel 38 Mamou died later in a Eunice hospital. Injured were Louis Maquin and Dudley Smith Ville Platte and Lee Manuel Mamou, all in critical condition. The five men belonged to Ashy Construction Co. of Eunice returning from Lake Charles.
Prince Philip sparked laughter and debate with a wartime phrase during a speech to 120 British industrial chiefs. The crowd roared, cartoonists leaped, and readers debated what he meant while praising his call for greater enterprise and action.
NEW YORK AP Margery Michelmore 23 of Foxboro Massachusetts arrived in New York with a caution to other Peace Corps volunteers about postcard writing She suggested sticking to cheerful phrases and avoiding depictions of squalor She defended her Nigeria description saying carelessness caused the issue and that she liked Nigeria and its people The flight diversion was weather related and she claimed the card comments were unintended and no anti American sentiment existed in Nigeria
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