UN Congo operation budget seeks 66 million
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold presented the United Nations Congo operation budget of 66.6 million dollars for 1960 covering July to year end. He warned of a looming financial crisis as the working capital fund nears depletion and urged authority to borrow at current rates to meet costs.
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United Nations, N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
U. N. Congo
U. N
Congo
Assembly
United Nations
Hammarskjold
Convict Killed In Escape Try At Knoxville
Clarence Leon Raby, once listed among the FBI's most wanted, was shot and killed Monday night during an escape attempt at Knox County jail in Knoxville. Deputy Kenneth Milligan was wounded as Raby exchanged fire in the jail corridor while two women were detained for investigation. Raby faced trial on two murder and two robbery charges in Clinton, Tennessee.
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Knoxville
Raby
Tennessee Bureau of
Walter Bearden
Clarence Brown
Highway Patrol
Dave Humphreys
Clinton
Frank C. Keith
Andersonville
Tenn
Swanson Named To LSU Board Of Supervisors
Arthur L. Red Swanson longtime LSU graduate and LTI superintendent is named to the LSU Board of Supervisors by Gov Jimmie H Davis. Swanson 55 previously coached at Southeastern State College and the University of Southwest Louisiana and played football and baseball at LSU. He succeeds Thomas W Leith and Margaret Dixon.
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Arthur L
Red) Swanson
LTI
LSU Board of Supervisors
Swanson
Jimmie H. Davis
William Pitcher
St. Tammany Schools
Covington
Thomas W. Leith
Monroe
Margaret Dixon
Baton Rouge Morning Advocate
Davis
LSU
Southeastern State College
University of Southwest Louisiana
Quitman
Oak Grove High School
Pitcher
New Orleans
Hammond
Davis backs Toledo Bend dam plan on November ballot
Gov. Jimmie Davis endorses the proposed Toledo Bend dam on the Sabine River and urges Louisiana voters to support constitutional amendment No. 8 on the November 8 ballot. He called the project a benefit to the state and urged approval.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie Davis
Toledo Bend
Sabine River
Davis
Nurses Convene in New Orleans From Twin City Delegation
Ten persons from the Twin Cities attend the 56th annual Louisiana State Nurses Association convention in New Orleans. The event runs through Friday at the Jung Hotel with Dr. Anna Helen Gallagher from Northeast Louisiana State College leading the nursing school. Monroes State Health official Sallie Snapp also attends, joined by St. Francis Hospital staff including Miss Geneva Cascio, Miss Josephine Cascio, Mrs. Jimmie Blasengame, Sister Madeline, Mrs. Lucille Koch, and Mrs. Fay Hale.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana State Nurses’ Association
New Orleans
Jung Hotel
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Anna Helen Gallagher
School of Nursing
Sallie Snapp
State Department of Health
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Geneva Cascio
Josephine Cascio
Jimmie Blasengame
Madeline
Lucille Koch
Fay Hale
Nixon ridicules New Frontier theme in Ohio and West Virginia
Vice President Richard Nixon attacked Senator John F. Kennedy over his New Frontier slogan during rallies in Marietta Ohio and Parkersburg West Virginia. He accused Kennedy of downgrading the nation and warned that Democrats offer no new path for the future while his own plan would cross new frontiers. Crowd estimates ranged from five thousand to eight thousand as Nixon defended West Virginia against Kennedy’s characterization of it as backward.
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Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
America
John F. Kennedy
Marietta
Ohio
United States
Kennedy
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Erasures Center Coast Guard Crash Probe
The Coast Guard opened a probe into the Lorenzo Marcello collision with the Alcoa Corsair near New Orleans. Erasures on the Lorenzo Marcello log were noted as investigators scrutinize the ship’s entries altered and written over.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Lorenzo Marcello
Alcoa Corsair
Mississippi River
Carlos Marcello
LONG
C. J. Maguire
Eighth Coast Guard District
Maguire
Cap
Mild Weather To Continue Into Wednesday
Weathermen forecast partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Wednesday. The high Tuesday may reach 84 with a low around 56. Monday posted a high of 83 and a low of 54 with no rainfall at Selman Field.
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Selman Field
Queen Elizabeth's Plane Buzzed by Jets in Near Miss
Two Sabre jets of the West German air force nearly collided with the Queen's Comet en route from Denmark to London. The incident, reported by RAF Flight Lt. Frank Stevens, occurred at 30 000 feet north of Belde in the Netherlands, about 50 feet from the plane, described as a nasty moment.
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London
Denmark
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belde
Netherlands
the Hague
Ministry of Communications
Sterdam
Frank Stevens
Royal Air Force
Commet
Stevens
Prince Philip
Edward Fielden
Fresh probe ordered into Paul Bern death 25 years later
Los Angeles district attorney William McKesson said a new inquiry will review the 1932 death of writer-producer Paul Bern husband of Jean Harlow. Ben Hecht claimed a forged note hid a murder, touching on Harlow and a prior relationship and a mysterious Sacramento River woman's death.
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Los Angeles
District Attorney's Office
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Bern
Miss Harlow
William B. McKesson
Ben Hecht
Hecht
McKesson
Dorothy Millette
Bren
Sacramento River
Leeds Devil on the Loose in New Jersey
In Trenton New Jersey residents report strange howls and tracks raising reports of the Leeds Devil a white beast with a horse face kangaroo body cloven hooves and bat wings. Camden merchants offer $10000 for a live capture for a zoo with care.
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Leeds
Jersey
Trenton
N.J
New Jersey
Camden
Broadway Improvement Association
Composer Jose Padilla Sanchez Dies at 71
Madrid AP reports composer Jose Padilla Sanchez died of a heart attack at his home at age 71. He authored many works including Valencia Relicario and La Violetera.
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Madrid
Jose Padilla Sanchez
Valencia
Today’s Chuckle about the younger generation’s roots
A light humorous note wonders about the direction of today’s youth by reflecting on their origins and upbringing. It frames generational change with a teasing, timeless wink.
Kennedy Says Nixon Raises False Issue in Illinois Campaign
Senator John F. Kennedy accused Richard Nixon of raising a false fear to block federal aid to education during a Chicago suburbs stop in Carpentersville. He noted a 44 44 Senate tie on school funds and claimed federal controls did not exist in current aid and land grant programs while urging explicit safeguards in any future bills.
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Illinois
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Carpentersville
Nixon
Senate
U.S
Congress
Eisenhower
Economic Adviser Rejects Recession Talk
President Eisenhower's chief economic adviser Raymond J. Saulnier said the economy is not headed for recession and is in position to advance. The remarks, prepared for the Iowa Bankers Association convention in Des Moines, were released by the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Raymond J. Saulnier
President Council of Economic Advisors
Iowa Bankers Association
Des Moines
White House
Five Die in Dow Chemical Blast Near Freeport
Five men died and twelve were injured when a piece of equipment ruptured at the Dow Chemical Co plant near Freeport Texas. Victims named include Robert Earl Hubbard 36 of Lake Jackson Frank Smalley 41 George Francis Mehis 39 Charles R Conn 39 and Howard Glenn Walker 45 all of Freeport area.
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Freeport, Tex
Dow Chemical Co
Robert Earl Hubbard
Lake Jackson
Tex
Frank Smalley
George Francis Mehis
Charles R. Conn
Howard Glenn Walker
Freeport
Eisenhower to Lead Nixon Lodge Stretch Drive in Texas
President Eisenhower says America is a strong nation needing no new major defense or big federal stimulus. He ends a nonpolitical nine day tour and plans political speeches to back Nixon Lodge ticket including a Philadelphia TV rally and a New York address. He drew about 300000 in Houston and noted a campaign is underway at Rice University.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Houston
Allan Shivers
Oveta Culp Hobby
Rice University
Mexico
Lopez Mateos
Ciudad Acuna
Houston, Tex
Eisenhower
America
White House
Washington
Nixon Lodge
Philadelphia
New York
Texas
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John F. Ken
Louisiana Governor avoids plan for special legislative session
Baton Rouge UPI reports Governor Jimmie H. Davis dodges questions on calling a special session. He repeats I have no plans right now and says he will inform if anything changes, leaving the door open without committing to action.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
Parliament OKs De Gaulle Nuclear Deterrent Plan
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle won parliamentary approval for a $1.2 billion French nuclear deterrent plan. The National Assembly adopted the measure on first reading despite a failed censure motion, signaling political storms ahead for Premier Debre over military budgeting through 1964.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
NATO
National Assembly
Michael Debre
Debre
de Gaulle
Plum Street Underpass Contract Approved by City Council
Monroe city officials finalized action on a contract with Missouri Pacific Railroad for the Plum Street underpass. Mayor W. L. Howard to sign, with city share around 100000 dollars. bids planned for November 8. Missouri Pacific crews will handle railroad work.
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Monroe
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Plum Street
W. L
Jack) Howard
Missouri Pacific
Howard
Castro confiscates 167 American firms in Cuba
The Cuban government seizes 167 American companies in a nationalization move affecting about 250 million dollars of U.S. property. Notable exceptions remain, including Sears Roebuck Woolworths and the Guantanamo base, with the Nicaro nickel operation valued at 110 million still under dispute. The action follows Washington’s export embargo and targets most valuable remaining properties.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
U. S
Castro
Washington
Moa Bay Mining Co
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth’s
U.S
Nicaro Nickel
U. S. Navy
Guantanamo
World Court
New York Faces Severe Early Winter Storm
Albany AP report details a major winter outbreak in New York state with heavy snow up to 14 inches in several areas, power failures, and school closures. One death is reported with impacts from Syracuse area to Watertown including Syracuse suburbs and Whiteface Mountain.
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Albany
N. Y
Utica
Auburn
Syracuse
Marcellus
Manlius
Watertown
Skaneateles
Whiteface Mountain
Adirondacks
Westvale
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Louisiana Asphalt, Inc
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