Davis Silent on Special Session as Rumors Persist
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis holds off calling a special Louisiana legislature session amid rumors of a plan to block federal court integration orders for New Orleans first grades. Lawmakers say plans may shift, with no session called and the fate unclear.
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Jimmie H. Davis
Louisiana
Davis
John Garrett
Haynesy
Garrett
Joint Legislative Committee
New Orleans
Segregation Committee
Baton Rouge
Prestige Report Highlights U S Lead Over Soviet Prestige
New York Times and Washington Post report a confidential US survey from June shows Western publics losing prestige for the United States and Eisenhower while still far ahead of the USSR. The pieces note Kennedy’s campaign endorsement and Nixon’s Cuba policy critique as he campaigns in Michigan. The survey also cites prestige declines after the summit collapse in both Britain and France.
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NEW York
New York Times
Washington Post
U.S
the Post
U.S. Information Agency
Office of Research and Analysis
National Security Council
Richard M. Nixon
the Times
Sen. J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Ussr
Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower
Great Britain
France
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cuba
Castro
U. S
Latin America
Sen
Sen. Kennedy
Harold MacMillan
Seventeen Firms Join United Givers Honor Roll
Seventeen new businesses pledge at least $1 monthly to the United Givers Fund as part of the 100 per cent honor roll. Ed Carter, vice chairman, reported total funds at 87 847.23 or 36 percent of the 244 000 goal, with a 4 p.m. meeting in the Penn Hotel Green Room.
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United Givers’ Fund Campaign
Ed Carter
Drive
Penn Hotel
Carter
West Monroe
Hugh Balfour
Cobb Brokerage, Savage, Moore and Miles
Letter Service Bureau
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
First Finance and Thrift Company, Inc
ABC System
Ouachita Bakers, Inc
Purity Ice Cream Company
Cotton’s Holsum Bakers
West Monroe City
Temple B'Nai Israel
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
College Place Baptist Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
First Christian Church
St. Paul's Methodist Church
South Side Methodist Church
Northeast Louisiana dorms named for three local women and a parish official
Three women and a historical figure are honored by Northeast Louisiana State College with dormitory names. Susie West Harris (1863 1926) Quachita Parish teacher Anna Gray Casper (1841 1912) early local degree holder and educator Marquis John Louis Alexander de Breard (1750 1830) land grant recipient and parish assessor. West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Christmas committee.
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Northeast
Louisiana State College
Susie West Harris
Quachita Parish
Anna Gray Casper
Monroe
John Louis Alexander de Breard
Fed vows ample lending power for Christmas season
The Federal Reserve Board announced plans to inject 3.1 billion in currency and credit between Thanksgiving and Christmas to meet rising holiday needs. The pledge aims to reassure banks and businesses of ready credit while risking charge of political interference ahead of the election.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
El Salvador Junta Wields Heavy Stick
The six man ruling junta in San Salvador ousted President Jose Maria Lemus in a bloodless coup dissolving Congress and revoking decrees. It lifted a state of siege and dismissed Supreme Court justices and other officials while Lemus reportedly sought refuge in Guatemala or the United States.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jose Maria Lemus
Congress
Central America
Lemus
National University
Supreme Court
General Accounting Office
National Election Board
Social Welfare Service
Guatemala
United States
Nixon Camp Denies Pearson Loan Smear Charge
Nixon campaign manager Robert Finch terms Drew Pearson column alleging a Hughes Tool loan to Nixon related interests as libel and a political smear. He notes the loan funded Nixon Inc but was secured by Hannah M Nixon with collateral, while no direct Hughes source was identified.
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Drew Pearson
Richard M. Nixon
Hughes Tool Co
Howard Hughes
Pearson
Hughes
Nixon
Ohio
Finch
Nixon, Inc
F. Donald Nixon
Hannah M. Nixon
Frank J. Waters
Califor
Ex Con Kidnaps Rapes Pair Near Fort Worth
Ex convict abducted a man J. W. Verner and a woman from a Fort Worth house, raped the woman, tried to hang the man, and left them tied in a field near Aledo. The woman escaped to seek aid while Verner wore a rope around his neck. Parker County officials reported they were left for dead.
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Weatherford
Tex
UPI
Fort Worth
J. W. Verner
Parker County
Nolan Queen
Verner
Kennedy Draws Huge Labor District Crowd in New York
In the garment district Kennedy receives a roaring turnout estimated at 200 000 to 250 000 by Mayor Wagner aide Frank Doyle. He urged labor support to elect a Democratic president and defeat Nixon, noting California as Nixon's home state.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Frank Doyle
Robert F. Wagner
Kennedy
California
Nixon
Doyle
Kennedy Voices Concern Over Jailing Of Negro
In Atlanta, Senator John F. Kennedy telephoned Coretta King to express concern over Martin Luther King Jr being jailed. Mrs. King said Kennedy conveyed personal sympathy and would seek to help secure Mr. King's release. Kennedy later reiterated his worry in New York City.
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Atlanta
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Middle West
King
Sen. Kennedy
Mr. King
New York City
Kennedy
Three Men Die In Fog Shrouded Highway Collision
Three men died in a head on crash on foggy state highway 171 about nine miles south of Mansfield. Identified were James O. Hopper 55 of Olney Illinois Harry Smothers 55 of St. Louis Missouri and James L. Bozeman 33 a Belmont Louisiana teacher. Hopper and Smothers were in one car and died instantly while Bozeman died on the way to a Shreveport hospital. Hopper and Smothers had worked concessions at state fairs including the Texas state fair in Dallas.
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Mansfield, Ls
Manseld
Rudy Hill
James O. Hopper
Olney
Ill
Harry Smothers
St. Louis
James L. Bozeman
Belmont
Hill
Hopper
Smothers
Bozeman
Mt. Carmel
Many
Shreveport
Ithey
Dallas
Rare $2 Bills and Silver Dollars Highlight Forest Week
National Forest Products Week brings $2 bills and silver dollars into circulation in the Twin Cities as wages from local wood-using companies like Walter Kellogg Lumber Co. and Bancroft Paper Co. showcase the industry’s economic impact. Manager M. H. Collet of Olin Mathieson notes wood processing remains strong in use and payrolls.
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Twin Cities
Walter Kellogg Lumber Co
Crowell and White Lumber Co
Olin Mathieson
Bancroft Bag Factory, Inc
Bancroft Paper Co., Inc
United State
M. H. Collet
Collet
Presidents stance echoes Wilson at Staunton
In Staunton President Eisenhower invoked Woodrow Wilson and warned against failing on a second chance at a world governed by law. In Decatur Martin Luther King Jr. was freed from the state penitentiary on bond for appeal of a traffic violation sentence.
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Staunton, Va
Eiserhower
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Decatur
Martin Luther King Jr
Church duty to instruct Catholics on voting affirmed
A high Vatican official stated the church has a right and duty to guide Catholic voters when the rights of God the church and Christian consciences are at stake.
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Vatican City
UPI
Archbishop Rummel Enjoys Uneventful Night
A hospital report from Baton Rouge states Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel of New Orleans spent a fair night with no undue amount of discomfort.
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Baton Rouge
Joseph Francis Rummel
New Orleans
Today’s Chuckle Atheist Football Fan Parody
A light joke notes a football admirer who claims not to care who wins the Notre Dame versus Southern Methodist game. The quip hinges on a cheerfully indifferent stance toward the result.
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Southern Methodist
Weather forecast for Monroe West Monroe area
The Monroe West Monroe region will see few clouds and mild conditions with no rain expected. Temperatures will range from 58 at night to 84 at Friday’s high, with Wednesday’s high at 68 and a 62 night. Rainfall measured 0.53 inches at Selman Field on Wednesday.
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Monroe-West Monroe
Friay
Selman Field
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury Seeks Jail Bond Plan
The fifteenth Ouachita Parish Grand Jury urges a bond issue to build or renovate jail facilities or a rehabilitation center funded by a tax for maintenance. The report follows a Citizens Committee's July 16 submission and notes ongoing study by the Police Jury.
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Bill Hardin
Ouachita Parish
Citizens Committee
U S Leaders Weigh NATO Nuclear Command At Paris Meet
Washington officials fear an independent European nuclear force could trigger a NATO arms race. Secretary Herter and others may push for a NATO commanded nuclear force centered on Polaris missiles. President Eisenhower's attendance is discussed as a possible sentimental trip. France is already moving toward independent striking power.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
NATO
Christian A. Herter
U.S
NATO Council
Pari
Eisenhower
Herter
Alliance
France
Foreign aid criticized as waste by Rep. Passman
Rep. Otto E. Passman of Louisiana said after touring 12 countries that the U S foreign aid program will decline soon. He faulted aid as harming local standards and fostering a false sense of bought friendship, predicting weakness will be exposed and supporters embarrassed.
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Washington
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
House Appropriations
Eisenhower
Japan
Thailand
Italy
Lebanon
France
Used Vehicle Sale Via News Star World Act
The item promotes a low cost sale method for a used girls' bicycle with new tires priced at 15 dollars. It mentions a seven day window with cancellation privileges and a contact code FA 32659.
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News-Star -World
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