U S Seeks Congo Policy Accord as Soviet Veto Looms
At the United Nations Security Council the United States pressed to support Dag Hammarskjold’s Congo role, risking a Soviet veto and a move to an emergency General Assembly session. Ambassador Barco spoke after Sir Claude Corea urged a united approach and a Congo good offices plan.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Security Council
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
General Assembly
James W. Barco
Claude Corea
Ceylon
Soviet Union
Corea
Rule Liquidation Board Authorized to Fund 8th District Election
Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion ruled the Board of Liquidation of State Debt may foot the bill for a special 8th District congressional election. The board may determine which budget unit or district Democratic Executive Committee receives funds, and funds allocated must be used by Secretary of State and State Custodian for voting machines.
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Gremillion
Democratic Committee
Davis names six to state racing commission
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis announced six new members to Louisiana’s racing commission and reappointed three incumbents. Reappointed were Clem C. Barham, Charles Sinagra, and Robret L. Roland. New appointees: William Gruber, Jack Defoe, J. Alfred Regnaud, Jules Fogel, Eugene F. Van Geffen, and Gordon Miller. They replace E. N. Bisso, Harry Allsman, Joseph A. Daigre, Harry V. Booth, Voris King, and J. M. Menelee.
Hurricane Ethel drifts inland to central Mississippi
Ethel, once a hurricane with 150 mph winds, has weakened to a heavy rain storm moving inland along the Mississippi Alabama border. Five inches of rain fell near Merrill with 5 to 10 inches expected northward as the storm progresses. flooding warnings issued and shelters housing about 48,000 evacuees reported, aid efforts prepared for wider impacts.
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Meridian
Miss
Ethel
Mississippi-Alabama
Merrill
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Florida
Gulf
Yucatan Peninsula
Biloxi
Coast Guard seeks missing S. S. Francisco Morzan with 17 aboard
Bulletin from New Orleans reports a Coast Guard search launched for the merchant ship S. S. Francisco Morzan which did not reach its destination on time with 17 persons aboard. In Washington Cuba's Prime Minister Fidel Castro and associates are told to leave guns home before traveling to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. In New York former Gov. W Averell Harriman returns from Africa and accuses the Russians of trying to seize the Congo.
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New Orleans
UPD
Coast Guard
Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
New York
United Nations General Assembly
W. Averell Harriman
Congo
UN Secretary General Warns EMF Budget Shortfall
Dag Hammarskjold reported the United Nations Emergency Force is about 21 million dollars in the red because member states have not paid their assessments.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
National Security Agency Criticized Over Security Procedures
Rep Francis E Walter D Pa condemned NSA security as very sloppy after two employees defected to the Soviet Union highlighting concerns over handling and oversight within the agency.
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Washington (Ap
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
National Security Agency
Soviet Union
Northeast College reads 1960 football kickoff with rally
A barbecue and pep rally in Brown Stadium tonight from 6 to 8 begins the 1960 season. Tomorrow at 8 Northeast faces Arkansas State in the opener. Faculty staff and students invited with skits and player introductions as Parents' Day activities unfold.
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Brown Stadium
Northeast College
Northeast
Arkansas State
West Monroe Chamber Holds One-Day Membership Drive
A one-day drive by the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce is set for September 27. The day starts with a 6 15 a.m. breakfast at Highland Park Country Club, then two-person visits to prospective members, with a 5 p.m. regroup.
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West Monroe
Schools curb fund drives to save classroom time
Ouachita Parish and Monroe City officials limited fund raising to United Givers only to avoid lost teaching time. Superintendents Ward and Odom said drives disrupted classes and will not be mandatory for employees, with students not required to contribute.
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W. W. Ward
Ouachita Parish
van Dodom
City of
Monroe
Odom
Ward
United Givers
United
Cuban Embassy Secretary Arrested by Cuban Secret Police
U S Embassy secretary Marjorie Lennox, 26, was jailed by Castro era security forces in Havana after a raid on her apartment. The arrest prompted protests from U S Ambassador Philip Bonsall who labeled it illegal and sought formal embassy referral.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Marjorie Lennox
San Francisco
Philip Bonsall
Foreign Ministry
Lennox
Dier
Castro
U.S
Cuba
Youth Sentenced for Drag Racing in Parish Roads
Albert Fuller, 18, of Monroe, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and drag racing on Swartz road July 1. Judge David I. Garrett sentenced him to jail with 30 days suspended for good behavior. two other youths, Bobby Hill and Robert Gambino, faced related charges.
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Monroe
David I. Garrett
Albert Fuller
Ton
Grammont Street
Swartz Road
Garrett
Parish
Route 3
West Monroe
Robert L. Gambino
Polk Street
Poultry Expert Clyde J. Ingram Dies in Monroe
Clyde J. Ingram a veteran poultry specialist with the LSU Agricultural Extension Service died of a heart attack in a Monroe motel. Born in Hollis Oklahoma he was 62 and had served 33 years with LSU. He worked with Poultry Industries of Louisiana and helped grow the state poultry industry. He will be buried in Baton Rouge with funeral arrangements by Welch Funeral Home.
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Clyde J. Ingram
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Monroe
Hollis
Okla
Ingram
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Baton Rouge
West Monroe
State Department of Agriculture
Mulhearn
Welch Funeral Home
Louisiana
Poultry Industries of Louisiana, Inc
Irish Troops and Witch Doctor Seek Peace in Congo Town
Irish U.N. troops and a local witch doctor clashed in Manono as they work to calm a terror-ridden mining center. Baluba tribesmen agreed to open a mile long road to the airport, freeing 73 frightened Belgian settlers trapped in a tin mine guest house after tribesmen swarmed the town. Belgians include 13 women and 60 men, in a volatile standoff.
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Manono
the Congo
U.N
Baluba
Four Die In Dallas Head-On Wreck
Four people died in a head-on collision early today in Dallas when a trailer truck and a passenger car crashed. The truck driver, Kenneth Hardy, 20, of Amber Oklahoma, was injured. Next of kin had not yet been notified when the identities were tentatively assigned to Darr ell D. Hoffman 26 John Waugua 33 Ruby Bell Waugua Isabel Iva Eddy all of Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Kenneth Hardy
Amber
Oklo
Darrell D. Hoffman
John Waugua
Ruby Bell Waugua
John
Isabel Iva Eddy
Today’s Chuckle About a Secretary’s Odd Wisdom
A humorous quip argues a secretary’s job seems simple if she looks like a woman thinks like a man and works like a horse offering a witty stereotype from a past era.
Monroe to Host La. Municipal Convention 1961
Plans for a statewide Louisiana Municipal Association gathering were discussed by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce committee. Mayor W L Howard asked for help in arranging a spring convention expected to draw about 750 delegates of municipal officials. The event may occur in March or April with Jim Williams coordinating efforts.
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Monroe
Louisiana Municipal Association
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
W. L
Jack) Howard
Committee
Jim Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Storm Triggers Water Shortage in Pascagoula
In Pascagoula Mississippi about 40 000 residents faced a water shortage after hurricane Ethel. Public Works Commissioner H C Ezell declared a water emergency as pumping capacity fell from 42000 to about 1500 gallons per minute and power failures disrupted sewage lift stations and forced diversions to bayous and open ditches.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Ethel
H. C. Ezell
Ezell
Possible seizure of Castro plane on UN arrival
UPI reports Fidel Castro may face seizure of his $3 million Bristol Britannia jet by a Miami firm's court order over a $237,000 back bill. Officials warned New York police would be on 24 hour alert as Khrushchev and other world figures arrive for the 15th UN General Assembly.
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New York
UPI
Fidel Castro
United Nations
Britannia
Cubana Airlines
Harris Advertising Co
Miami
Castro
Havana
Harris Company
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Baltika
Partly Cloudy Skies Outlook For Louisiana And Mississippi
A northeast wind keeps Hurricane Ethel away as skies vary from clear to partly cloudy through Saturday. Tonight lows 66 to 70, tomorrow highs 85 to 90. Monroe record yesterday reached 85 with 66 overnight. Sunset 6:13 p.m. and sunrise 5:53 a.m.
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Ethel
Louisiana
Mississippi
Monroe
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
King Baudouin To Wed Daughter of Spanish Don
The Belgians announced the engagement of King Baudouin I to Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon daughter of the late Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernandes. A news conference is planned. a wedding date has not yet been set and the ceremony is expected in Brussels.
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Baudouin
Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin I
Gaston Eyskens
Fabiola de Mora Y Aragon
Gonzalos de Mora Y Fernandes
Riera de Olmo
Dona Fabiola
Aragon
Navarre
Spain
Dona Bianca o’Aragon Y
Carillo de Albornoz
Barroeta-Aldamar
Elio
Khrushchev Hints at Peaceful Reconciliation With Eisenhower
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev signals possible indirect meeting with President Eisenhower during the United Nations General Assembly. He hints he may seek talks to ease tensions after Paris summit. He may also pursue private meetings with Nixon or Kennedy, contingent on UN visit outcome.
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K.C. Thaler
London
UPI
Nikita
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
New York
U.S
Nixon
Kennedy
Mobutu Tightens Grip in Congo Seizing Lumumba Aid Staff
In Leopoldville Col Joseph Mobutu moved to neutralize Lumumba's government by arresting Lumumba staff and barring Parliament. Reports say Lumumba may be seized as Mobutu consolidates power with U.S. and Ghanaian troops nearby observing. The crackdown marks the strongest assertion of control since Mobutu declared military takeover.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Congo River
Mobutu
U. S. Ghana
Leopold II
Joseph Kasavubu
Kasavubu
Campbell Injured After 300 MPH Bluebird II Crash at Salt Flats
British speed ace Donald Campbell sustained cuts and bruises after his Bluebird II car, a $4 million machine, went out of control at about 300 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He was taken to a Tooele hospital with head wounds and minor injuries. officials awaited inspection on whether the record attempt will resume this fall.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Donald Campbell
Campbell
Peter Carr
Tooele
Salt Flats
Carr
Watching the Want Ads for Top Grade Home Needs
Local want ads promise top grade home necessities at low cost. Reader advised to buy profitably and sell profitably to maximize value from listings.
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News-Star—World
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Hammarskjold
Davis
Central
Donna
Bulletins
W. L. Howard
Chamber of
Commerce
W. E. Whetstone
By Adrian Porter
Ike
Firestone
Dial FA
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