GM Reveals 1.25 Billion Spending Plan for 1961
General Motors announces a 1961 outlay of 1.25 billion dollars for plant machinery equipment and tooling in the United States and abroad. Chairman Frederic G. Donner links the plan to faith in economic progress and sets assumptions for domestic and foreign car sales reaching about seven million units next year. He cites a 40 percent rise in cars in use over the next decade and presents a more optimistic U.S. sales forecast amid market declines and recession debate.
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New York
General Motors Corp
United States
Frederic G. Donner
Tony
Donner
Free World
Corporation
Ford
Studebaker-Packard
Kennedy Criticizes Nixon as Campaign Tour Hits Pennsylvania
Senator John F. Kennedy argues against four years of Nixon leadership during a Philadelphia rally and through South Philadelphia, linking Nixon to a record of opposition to progress and warning that prosperity without action is insufficient. He plans California stops as voting tightens in key states.
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Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy
United States
Nixon
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
California
Knife Fight Breaks Out Among Dean Elvis Fans
In Bangkok five youths were seriously injured after a clash between James Dean and Elvis Presley fans outside a movie theater. The trouble began during a Dean film show when Presley followers clashed, then escalated into a knife fight on the street after the screening.
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Bangkok
Thailand
James Dean
Elvis Presley
Dean
Presley
Elvis
Ex-Convict On New Kidnapping Spree Bound For Mexico
A manhunt centered on the Texas border for Curtis Lee Jones 38 after abducting two San Antonio residents at gunpoint and forcing them to drive toward Laredo. Jones, paroled in Arkansas for murder, is wanted in Texarkana on murder charges and is accused of rape attempted murder and kidnapping. He planned to flee across the Rio Grande into Mexico after a San Antonio kidnapping near Rosie's Place. The victims Roselinda Sosa 30 and Carlos Guardaram s 22 work at a San Antonio tavern and identified Jones who had stolen a horse to reach the city over the river. Jones has spent most of his life in prison since age 16 with prior victim abductions and rapes in Fort Worth and San Antonio areas.
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Curtis Lee Jones
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Curtis
Arkansas
Texarkana
Jones
Rio Grande
Mexico
Rosalinda Sosa
Carlos Guardaramas
Rosie’s
Sosa
Fort Worth
Rosie
Doyle Jackson
Four Die In Louisiana Weekend Highway and Water Events
Four people died in Louisiana highway accidents over the weekend. Noel Jackson, 25, of New Orleans, was killed when his car plunged from the Mississippi River Bridge at New Orleans. Mrs. Lily Cangelosi, 76, was fatally injured in a two car crash in Baton Rouge. An 11 year old from Vicksburg died when a car hit a house trailer near Delta. Preston Weir, 55, drowned near Woodville, Mississippi, when a boat went out of control.
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Mississippi
Noel Jackson
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Lily Cangelosi
Theo Cangelosi
Louisiana State University Supervisors Board
Baton Rouge
Delta
Vicksburg
John
Thibodaux
Woodville
Miss
Preston Weir
Gazebo tryouts set for Selman Field theatre cast
The Little Theatre announces the second production titled The Gazebo. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Selman Field playhouse auditions will select nine men and three women for the writer of whodunits plot who finds himself in a real do it yourself murder situation.
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Gazebo
Selman Field Playhouse
Louisiana Heart Chief Delegates at AHA Meeting
Dr. Cyril T. Yancey of Monroe served as a state delegate to the recent American Heart Association meeting. He is president of the Louisiana Heart Association.
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Cyril T. Yancey
Monroe
Louisiana Heart Association
American Heart Association
No Fifth Debate Barring Reversal
Washington UPI Nixon and Kennedy will not share further TV debates barring a reversal by both camps. Negotiators blamed each other for collapse of a fifth great debate as talks stalled over Kennedy’s alleged bad faith and Kennedy refused to appear again.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Monroe Homemaker Uses New Rescue Method After Stroke
Mrs. Paul H. White, at a United Gas wives reception, learned mouth to mouth resuscitation from a film shown by D. R. Brown. When P. B. Ragland suffered a stroke, she applied the method, revived him, and he recovered after hospitalization.
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Monroe
Paul H. White
Frederick Sr
United Gas
D. R. Brown
P. B. Ragland
Horn St
Mrs. White
Nixon Ike Huddle To Map Strategy In Final Campaign Push
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon met in Washington for a strategy conference as the race nears the homestretch. Nixon announced plans for a Alaska stop to complete state coverage, with final rallies slated in Detroit after a Los Angeles departure.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Alaska
White House
James C. Hagerty
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Los Angeles
Anchorage
Detroit
Crown Prince Born To Shah Queen of Iran
Tehran Iran AP Queen Farah Diba gave birth to a healthy 8 pound 11 ounce boy. The shah's first grandchild by marriage is hailed with a 41 gun salute and crowds celebrating outside Charity Hospital. Doctor Saleh said the queen was in fine shape after a quick instrument birth and she was under anesthesia. The Premier saluted the baby as rightful direct crown prince of Iran.
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Tehran
Iran
Farah Diba
Shah
Jahanshah Saleh
Charity
Saleh
Allah
Sharif Emani
Marines End Guantanamo Cruise After Four Weeks At Sea
A force of 1450 U S Marines returned to sea from Guantanamo Bay after four weeks of maneuvers aboard the attack carrier Boxer and two days ashore Critics in Cuba claimed aggression while Washington called the visit a rest and relaxation period and a warning to Castro that U S aid could come if Guantanamo is threatened
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U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Fidel Castro
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo
Washington
Castro
United Givers Wrapup Push Set For Wednesday
United Givers Fund campaign officials prepared for a Wednesday wrapup drive after reporting 112816 raised of a 243876 goal. Ed Whetstone said the effort could meet the target if all contribute, as 100 volunteers plan to canvass in pairs from the Penn Hotel Green Room at 9 am.
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United Givers Fund
Whetstone
Ed Carter
Penn Hotel
Carter
Absentee Voters Cast Ballots At Lively Pace
Twenty one persons cast absentee ballots today before noon. Ouachita parish clerk of court B S McRaney announced the tally to 229 absentee voters as of today. Voting for the November 8 general election closes at 5 p m Wednesday with balloting underway in the basement office of the clerk of court.
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B.S. McRaney
Ouachita Parish
McRaney
Louisiana Democrats Bet Kennedy Will Carry State
Louisiana Democratic leaders sent a telegram offering to bet $25 000 that John F Kennedy would win the presidential election. Frank B Ellis campaign manager said Democrats would take even money and urged James H Boyce to place a matching deposit in Baton Rouge if he accepted.
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UPI
Louisiana
John F. Kennedy
Frank B. Ellis
James H. Boyce
Ellis
Boyce
She's the girl who wants ownership over company
A light quip notes a woman who only cares for a man's company if he owns it, reflecting a playful stereotype about independence and wealth in social humor.
UN Forces Halt Baluba Offensive in Kasai Congo
U N troops from Ghana and Liberia beat back 5000 Baluba tribesmen who raided villages in Kasai province and seized four Europeans led by Captain Robert. Detained Belgians and a Rhodesian were accused of inciting rebellion tied to Kalonji’s separatist Mining State. Reinforcements were planned to forestall a new flareup.
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the Congo
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Kasai
Robert
Ghana
Liberia
Albert Kalonji
I. Rikhye
United Nations
Lulua‘bourg
Rikhye
Kalonji
Congo
Memorial Service Planned Today For 16 Grid Victims
Memorial services were set for 16 football players of California State Polytechnic College killed in a Toledo plane crash. The team had 22 dead and 26 injured. most victims were local students or San Luis Obispo residents. The squad had just lost 50 to 6 at Bowling Green.
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Calif
California State Polytechnic College
Garry van Horne
Toledo
California
Bowling Green
Santa Lucia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Clear Cold Weather Outlook for Monroe West Monroe Area
The Monroe West Monroe area sees clear and cold weather through Tuesday with a frosty 38 degrees tonight. Monday highs reach about 50 and Tuesday temperatures rise slightly. Sunday's high was 73, with a rainfall reading of 1.06 inches at Selman Field.
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Monroe-West
Monroe
Houdini's Spirit Trial Roars On Its 34th Halloween
In New York a seance at Houdini's former residence sought the magician's return. Two spiritualists prayed for the 10 word code promised by Houdini to reveal his secrets. Dunninger recounts earlier attempts and a renewed bid for $10,000 if contact is made.
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New York
Harry Houdini
Houdini
Joseph Dunninger
Dunninger
Dunnger
Rose Banana
Legislators Press Governor Over Special Session Details
Seventeen New Orleans lawmakers wired Gov. Jimmie H. Davis and state leaders asking for copies of proposed bills for the upcoming special session on schools and states rights. Rep. Jesse McLain said the public deserves to know contents and warned sponsors may present only titles at first, with amendments shaping the bill’s heart. Davis had not received the telegram and gave no further comment as secrecy surrounds the session and its clash over integration.
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Davis
Gover
Snook Nuclear Submarine Launched At Pascagoula
The Oakla Snook was launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula under auspices of Rear Adm. Daspit. Officials praised the vessel as able to operate independently and deterrent to war, noting its 252-foot length and role in strengthening U.S. atomic fleet. Cmdr J F Walling’s mother christened the ship, named after a World War II submarine.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Lawrence R. Daspit
Atlantic Submarine Force
New London
Conn
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Daspit
Rear 1Arm
James M. Farrin
Bureau of Ships
Washington
Munro B. Lanier
Ingalls Board
Lanier
Nantucket
Mass
Rally Ad Promises Quick Cash for Value Items
Classified notice urges readers to place want ads in News Star World Want Ads for fast sales. Highlights a Gibson Refrigerator at $25 with contact FA 55615 and mentions 7 day rates and cancellation.
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News-Star-—World
TUBIC
Gibson
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