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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1963
Page
1
Communist guerrillas crushed a South Vietnamese task force 120 men strong near Saigon on Tuesday and likely captured three U S Army advisers. Two officers and an enlisted medic were missing and presumed held. US pilots and radio jammers faced heavy losses as patrols searched marshes and canals for survivors.
Roger M. Blough chairman of U S Steel rejects using economic force to shape race relations in Birmingham Alabama. He endorses employment and promotion programs and leadership by business executives to break down barriers while criticizing the idea of corporate pressure as inappropriate. He notes U S Steel employs about 200 000 nationwide with over 10 percent of workers Black and about 30 percent in Birmingham.
United Givers Fund of Ouachita Parish trails by 65 939 dollars from a 260 573 goal with 194 634 collected by noon 74 7 percent. Chair J Campbell sets absolute final day of Nov 20 and urges volunteers and firms to complete solicitations to raise the remaining 865 939 needed. Monore area leads with 140 862 eight 0 percent. West Monroe 33 570 58 percent. Sterlington 4 476 109 percent. professionals and individuals 15 726 64 percent.
The United States demands immediate departure from U S territory of three Soviet U N delegation members accused of spying. Pavlov Komashin and Oleney were ordered out after two of them were detained with a New Jersey firm executive linked to secret government projects. A U S delegation source said the note requests their immediate departure.
Ford Motor Co reports a nine month sales record for 1963 with dollar volume near 6.2 billion and profits of 346 million. Third quarter profits total 69.7 million and sales reach 1.764 billion. GM and Chrysler also post strong results.
Chit Chat reports three local youths are enrolled at Castle Heights in Lebanon Tennessee. It was noted Tuesday that four Twin Cities students attend the academy, with additional Monroe students referenced on the CHIT-CHAT page 3-A.
Senator Barry Goldwater, viewed as a top GOP contender, said he may reveal his 1964 presidential intentions sooner than the January 27 deadline. He indicated a possible New Hampshire primary campaign if he seeks the nomination and planned to return soon after a New England College fundraiser in Concord.
In Bamako Mali President Ahmed Ben Bella and King Hassan II reportedly agreed on a compromise for the Sahara border dispute with Haile Selassie mediating. The plan envisions a cease fire and Moroccan troop withdrawal to the border, a no man’s land overseen by African states until OAU review.
Anna Marie Brian, 36, serves as junior partner in Brian & Brian, a Kansas City tool and machine firm. A music education graduate, she uses pitch and tonal cues from metals to detect machining issues, while balancing piano, theory, and practice with family business duties.
FBI arrests in Englewood New Jersey nab American electronics engineer John William Butenko and Igor A. Ivanov for delivering national defense information to a foreign government. Russian diplomats were released due to immunity. Evidence from a Russian car included a secret Air Force contract briefcase and a cigarette lighter powered micro camera. Bail set at 100000 each.
Rochelle Park New Jersey board members received a $10,509 income tax refund from the Birmingham Alabama IRS office. They replied that the board does not pay taxes and has no refund coming. The Birmingham office referred the matter to the IRS district director in Rochelle Park, but there is no Rochelle Park address or direct outcome.
Argentina will request Spain extradition of former president Juan D. Peron on a statutory rape charge involving a teenage mistress who allegedly became his partner after Eva Peron's death in 1952. The criminal appeals court on Tuesday pressed the charge, active since 1956.
A frosty morning brings sub freezing temps across the Monroe area with readings as low as 30 in Monroe and surrounding towns. Dry conditions persist with no rain in sight and a slow warming trend expected today as high pressure drifts east.
West Monroe will provide free drinking water to Monroe residents while Monroe faces a two week supply shortfall at Bayou DeSiard. Mayor J Allan Norris and City Council members stated residents may bring jugs or bottles to City Hall to fill. The plan follows drought driven low Bayou DeSiard levels and upcoming Ouachita River shifts if rains do not occur.
A humorous quip about a husband securing alimony by crossing legs and winking at the judge surfaces as a sharp jab at equal rights, reflecting the era's dialog on gender roles and courtroom behavior.
Louisiana state land office reports more than 1 billion dollars in real estate and buildings owned by state, parish and local governments. About 218 million is in East Baton Rouge Parish. The 1962 act requires filing total acreage and valuation with the land office. About 70 percent of agencies have reported. remaining 30 percent will be contacted by letter. The central listing is the first compilation by the state.
Primitive cave drawings uncovered near a Peruvian copper mine have been tested and dated to over 9 000 years old according to Popular Mechanics Magazine, marking the oldest known traces of Peruvian civilization.
Rain and snow trimmed drought and fire risk in parts of New England as Hurricane Ginny’s edge brought heavy rain to southeast New England and central Maine reports 13 inches in Greenville and near a foot in Houston and Caribou.
Finance Commissioner H. W. McSherry announced three new City buses are in operation with two more to be deployed soon. The five buses cost about $55,000 and replace worn out vehicles. The two tone green buses feature a yellow safety stripe for visibility.
The actor recalls no regret for the 1938 Martian invasion radio drama that panicked millions in America. Reports say about six million heard the broadcast and one million were disturbed as News Bulletins blended with fiction. Public fear surged nationwide before Martians were defeated by a bacteriological clue.
Twelve people were seized in Chicago as federal investigators dismantled a narcotics ring allegedly controlling 80 percent of the city’s dope traffic. The operation tied to Cosa Nostra produced 35 ounces of heroin valued at about 17 500 dollars and follows two suppress Indictments naming 41 suspects.
Newspaper classified ad fragment offers items for sale including RCA 68 baby bed five gas heaters gas range fireplace and cancelable seven day option with low price. Sold via want ad. Contact FA 53340 for details.
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