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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1962

Page

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Appeasement Ruled Out In Censored Talks

A Senate committee report on the muzzling inquiry rejects a no-win foreign policy claim and defends censorship of speeches as proper. It notes some edits defy explanation, discusses civil-military relations and Walker’s case, and says the Army’s blue troop indoctrination program was basically sound despite controversial activities.

Washington UPI Senate John C. Stennis D-Miss State and Defense Department Sen Strom Thurmond D-S.c Edwin A. Walker Walker

Boston Homes Watched In Robbery Probe

Federal agents surveil several Boston residences as they probe the August Plymouth mail truck robbery worth 1.5 million dollars. Authorities cite a link to a Boston man and a North Weymouth home tied to claimed loot, while officials say Richards is free to act.

Boston Plymouth North Weymouth Thomas R. Richards Dunne Richards

Bargain Want Ad for Record Player and Living Room Set

Portable three speed record player with carrying case offered for 15 dollars. Living room suite includes two end tables and coffee table with a stereo system. Contact numbers FA 5 5488 FA 5 3344 FA 2 516 for listings and rates.

Twin City Diabetes Week aims to raise awareness

Diabetes Week in the Twin Cities runs November 11 to 17 to help unknown diabetics discover their condition and learn to live well. Free home testing kits will be distributed in drug stores during the campaign week, with Thomas Kelley Randolph Cage and Dr Samuel Clark leading the organizing committee.

Twin Cities Thomas Kelley Randolph Cage Samuel Clark

Steinbeck wins 1962 Nobel Prize for literature

John Steinbeck, 60, from California, receives the Nobel Prize with a $49,656 award for a career blending realism and imagination. His works including The Grapes of Wrath and Travels with Charley are cited for social insight and humor.

Stockholm Sweden John Steinbeck Steinbeck United States Charley U.S Sag Harbor N.Y Dust Bowl Oklahoma

Key West Name Origins According to Britannica

The name Key West derives from the Spanish Cayo Hueso meaning Bone Island, Britannica notes, not from the island’s western Florida Keys location. The article links the term to early Spanish explorers and local nomenclature.

Key West Fla Cayo Hueso Bone Island Coral Island The Florida Keys

Mobile Missile Pads Reveal Cuban Launch Crude Simplicity

U S photographs show Soviet mobile missiles in Cuba using crude launch pads and trailers. A Pentagon spokesman notes the system can erect and ready missiles in three to four days, with fuel trucks and support buildings visible and aimed at a U S target region.

Washington Cuba U.S Defense Department Pentagon Tagon United States

Macmillan Charges Khrushchev With Deliberate Cuban Provocation

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons that Khrushchev’s Cuban move was a deliberate dangerous adventure and demanded international control to verify removal of nuclear missiles. He urged Western unity and supported measures leading to credible disarmament and possible diplomacy including a summit if Cuba is defused.

London Harold Macmillan Khrushchev Cuba House of Commons Macmillan United States

Delta Service To Huntsville Backed By Von Braun

Delta Air Lines faces Civil Aeronautics Board scrutiny in Huntsville Alabama as Dr Wernher von Braun Major General Francis McMorrow and the Huntsville Madison County Airport Authority endorse daily jet service to Dallas and Los Angeles to aid the space program Von Braun cites missed trips due to current schedules and connections while McMorrow promotes reduced travel time and manhours as key savings Clinton Humphreys of North American Aviation also supports improved jet and cargo service between Huntsville and the West

Huntsville Ala Delta Air Lines Alabama Civil Aeronautics Board Merritt Ruhlen Wernher von Braun NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Francis J. McMorrow U. S. Army Missile Command Huntsville - Madison County Delta Los Angeles General McMorrow West J. E. Mitchell Clinton E. Humphreys North American Aviation Corporation

First of Four Chlorine Tanks Recovered Near Vidalia

U S Army Engineers salvaged the first of four sunken chlorine tanks from a barge on the Mississippi near Vidalia and the Natchez bridge. A 358 ton tank was raised safely as authorities prepared early evacuation plans within a 30 mile radius. Two 375 ton derricks lifted the vessel, enabling removal before debris shifted and daylight hours ended.

Vidalia U. S. Army Engineers Liscum Wyndotte Chemical Plant Geismar Mississippi River Vidalia Natchez Bridge Warren S. Everett Vicksburg

Nobel Foundation Wins Balzan Peace Prize in Rome

The Nobel Foundation received the Balzan Prize for peace and humanity worth 210000 dollars. King Gustaf VI Adolf accepted on behalf of the foundation at Rome City Hall with Italian President Antonio Segni and Swiss President Paul Chaudet in attendance. A frost risk was noted for Monroe with overnight low around 34 and daytime highs expected near 64 to 68.

Rome Nobel Foundation Balzan Gustaf VI Adolf Sweden Antonio Segni Italy Paul Chadet Switzerland Eugenio Balzan Monroe

India under fire as Menon faces criticism over China invasion

Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon amid rising opposition from Congress leaders and newspapers over India’s northeast defense. Critics accuse him of darkening the picture of eastern defenses and failing to hold ground against Chinese advances, with calls for resignation and questions about arms policy.

New Delhi India V. KX. Krishna Menon Ruus Ciosess Congress Menon Nehru Ladakh Kashmir Congress Party Times of India Hindustan Times

Fifth District P-TA delegates convene in Monroe today

About 90 delegates from 36 P-TA units in five parishes gather for a one day Fifth District conference at Westminster Recreation Center Monroe. Speakers include W E Noonan Jr Louisiana DOE health education and Lawrence Higgins PTA president. Barry Johnson NL State College to lead fitness demonstration and John Cale to discuss PTA publicity. Noonan asks how to improve school physical education use and what youth programs aid fitness. He defines medical and dynamic fitness as core concepts.

Monroe Westminster Recreation Center C. M. Baker William FE. Noonan Jr Louisiana Department of Education Lawrence Higgins Louisiana Pta Association Louisiana Youth Commission Barry Johnson Northeast Louisiana State College NLSC John Cale The News-Star PTA Noonan

United Nations mulls three way turndown on Cuban crisis

Acting Secretary General Thant urged a freeze and immediate talks with the United States Soviet Union and Cuba to halt the Cuban crisis. He spoke to the Security Council after 45 small powers asked for a cooling off period. Delegates doubted acceptance by any of the three governments as Washington prepared Kennedy’s reply.

Washington Kennedy Khrushchev U.S Cuba U.N U Thant White House Bertrand Russell Defense Department George Smathers D-Fla United Nations, N.Y A .Thant Thant Security Council Kremlin Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui United States Soviet Union

United States Rejects Cuba Blockade Suspension Plan

The United States insists Cuba’s Soviet missile buildup must be eliminated before ending the blockade. Thant conveyed pleas for a voluntary suspension of arms shipments to Cuba and the U.S. quarantine, with Kennedy and Khrushchev expected to reply as the Security Council resumes debate. Thant warned some proposed measures seem extraordinary, even wartime.

United Nations N.Y UPI United States Cuba Fidel Castro U.S Thant Kennedy Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Security Council Adlai E. Stevenson Valerian A. Zorin Moscow Washington

Russian Tanker Intercepted but Allowed to Pass

Congressman James Van Zandt said a State Department briefing reported a Russian tanker bound for Cuba was intercepted but allowed to proceed after informing the Navy it carried petroleum. The briefing occurred for lawmakers from 11 Northeastern states and area governors.

New York State Department Cuba James van Zandt R-Pa Congress Navy van Zandt

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