Khrushchev Urges Disarmament Talks at United Nations
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived amid anti communist boos to press serious negotiations with President Eisenhower at the United Nations. He welcomed constructive U.N. participation to reach a general and complete disarmament accord under strict international control.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United Nations
Khrushchev
United States
United Nations General Assembly
East River
Assembly
U.N
City Officials Weigh Zoning Ordinance Tonight
Monroe Ouachita Planning Commission meets at City Hall at 7 30 p m to hear mayor W L Jack Howard and Finance Commissioner H W McSherry outline positions on the zoning ordinance. Street Commissioner Wae Rodriguez is absent due to an abscessed tooth but plans to attend.
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Monroe - Ouachita
Howard
McSherry
Rodriguez
Soviets Press to Hold Hammarskjold Responsible for Congo Crisis
The Soviet Union urged the U N General Assembly to approve a resolution indicting Secretary General Hammarskjold for the Congo overthrow of Patrice Lumumba and non interference in Congo affairs. Zorin introduced a counter resolution, while Britain urged a show of confidence in Hammarskjold to keep Congo from widening the cold war. Ethiopia joined 17 sponsors of the Asian African resolution as the assembly met in New York.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
Valerian A. Zorin
Assembly
Hammarskjold
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
Zorin
Congo
Security Council
Ethiopia
Patrick Dean
Hammarsfold
Salvation Army Helps Fla. Family After Auto Crash
The Lovett family of Altha Florida faced hardship after an auto accident between Minden and Ruston. Mr and Mrs Lovett and children Ralph Connie Clyde and Wesley were stranded far from home and in need of aid. Salvation Army responded to assist with transportation and relief.
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William Lovett
Altha
Fla
Minden
Ruston
McDonald Charges Ouster Effort at Steelworkers Rally
David J. McDonald accused the steel industry of backing political foes to oust him as Steelworkers Union president at the Atlantic City convention. A local leader, Anthony Tomko, was ejected after distributing literature and punched during Gov. Meyner's welcome. Senator Kennedy was set to address the gathering.
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Atlantic City
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers
McDonald
Anthony Tomko
National Tube Works
U.S. Steel Corp
McKeesports
Tomko
New Jersey
Robert J. Meyner
John F. Kennedy
Florence Fades to Tropical Storm No Longer Threat
Miami Weather Bureau reports Florence weakened to a tropical storm with top winds of 30 to 35 mph. A hurricane hunter mission confirmed the drop as residents recall Hurricane Donna’s path, and advisories will shift to six hour bulletins while the storm’s circulation lingers.
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Miami
Fla
Florence
Miami Weather Bureau
Donna
Bahamas
Weather Bureau
Congo Strong Man Foils Assassin Plot by Lumumba Faction
Leopoldville dispatch reports Col. Joseph Mobutu exposing an assassination bid by Congolese army Maj. Vital Bakasa. Mobutu, warned by sources, confronted Bakasa in his office and wrested a loaded revolver from the attacker as UN troops and Moroccan guards intervened.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Vital Bakasa
U.N
Bakasa
Camp
Leopold I
Knights official to address Monroe West Monroe groups
State deputy John Puissegur of the Lou isiana Knights of Columbus will speak at a joint Monroe and West Monroe meeting at 8 p.m. at the Knights Hall on Oliver Road. Swami Santha No. 102 of Nomads of Avrudaka hosts a darbar and birthday party at 8 p.m. tonight on St. John Street. Rani Mrs Frank Parker and Rajah Frank Parker noted.
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Louisiana
Knights of Columbus
John Puissegur
Puissegur
Monroe
West Monroe
Oliver Road
Swami Santha
Avrudaka
St. John Street
Rani
Frank Parker
Rajah
States Rights Party Names 10 Electors in Louisiana slate
The States Rights party of Louisiana named a slate of 10 independent electors not pledged to any candidate but to constitutional government. Included are William M. Rainach and Leander H. Perez, with others such as Emile A. Wagner Jr., J. Y. Sanders Jr., David C. Treen, Ben H. Freeman, Marlin W. Drake Jr., Sheriff C. E. Hester, Edward Dubuisson, and E. Otis Edgerton Jr. The group opposes the Kennedy Johnson ticket and cites support for free electors in Georgia.
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Baton Rouge
States Rights Party of
Louisiana
States Rights Party
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
William M. Rainach
Homer
Leander H. Perez
Dabcour
Democratic Party
Emile A. Wagnner Jr
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders Jr
Democratic Central Committee
David C. Treen
Metairie
Ben Hi. Freeman
Lafayette
Marlin W. Drake Jr
Shreveport
C. E. Hester
Tallulah
Edward Dubuisson
Opelousas
E. Otis Edgerton Jr
Alexandria
Treen
Georgia
U N Session Seen as Giant Circus
The 1960 United Nations General Assembly faces a three month run with top names and a shifting world scene. The cold war has accelerated after the Big Four summit collapse and world problems increasingly go to the UN. A new Soviet item accuses the US of aggression and disarmament debate gains urgency amid the era of broader U N involvement.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Nixon Advocates Freeing Satellites Without War
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said freedom must be restored in the Communist satellite world without war. He spoke to American Nationalities for Nixon Lodge as Khrushchev and satellite leaders arrived in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Nixon warned of Soviet charges and propaganda while urging U S resolve.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon Lodge
Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Poland
Lithuania
Legation
Counterfeit Test Display Exposes Sharp-Eyed Viewers
Ouachita National Bank hosts a lobby exhibit testing whether visitors can spot counterfeit currency. Fifteen bills of varied denominations are used with green lights for correct guesses and red buzzers for wrong. The display runs through Sept. 24 and is loaned by Worthen Bank of Little Rock.
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Ouachita National Bank
Ouachita
Worthen Bank and Trust Co
Little Rock
Ark
Richard F. Gates
Worthen Bank
United States Secret Service
Warren
Hot Springs
Paris
France
Five Die in Louisiana Weekend Auto Crashes
Five people were killed in Louisiana traffic incidents over the weekend. Airman Edward W. Remick of Barksdale AFB was among the dead after his car rolled over at least ten times on an expressway curve. Other fatalities included Sidney Bergeron near Chef Menteur Pass, Mary Francis Roy near Crowley, Minerva Ford in Shreveport, and Ernest J. Crochet, Elton High School band director, near Gueydan. Police reported Waddell De Vane critically injured, and no charges were filed in the Crowley crash.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Edward W. Remick
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Waddell de Vane
Sidney Bergeron
Kgy
Chef Menteur Pass
New Orleans
Mary Francis Roy
Houston
Tex
Crowley
Booker T. Coleman
Minerva Ford
W. C. Black
Magnolia, Ark
Black
Gueydon
Ernest J. Crochet
Elton High School
Elton
George Hudson Jr
Lake Charles
Davis Appoints Revenue Collector in Louisiana
Gov Jimmie H Davis named Roland Cocreham as State Revenue Collector effective Oct 15. Cocreham, a former revenue collector under Davis 1944 48, is a Baton Rouge business man and ex editor of the Crowley Daily Signal.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Roland Cocreham
Robert Roland Friday
New Orleans
Davis
Cocreham
Sam H. Jones
Commerce and Industry
Crowley Daily Signal
Negro Leaders Plan Mass March Around Shopping Center
In New Orleans, Negro leaders planned a mass march around a shopping center where six picketers were arrested. Sound trucks signaled the protest, with no exact plan disclosed. A local speculated the event aims to tighten a boycott over alleged discriminatory hiring practices, set for 7 p.m. This would extend a third straight week of racial demonstrations.
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New Orleans
UPI
Castro to stay quiet before UN address
Fidel Castro rests under tight guard in midtown hotel as 200 police patrol in rain. A homemade sign reads Fidel Commie go home. He plans a quiet stance until addressing the United Nations General Assembly.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Fidel Commie
Edward Spatz
Castro
Spatz
Texas
California
U.N. General Assembly
United States
United Nations
Idlewild
Clear To Partly Cloudy Outlook For The Week
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures this afternoon and tomorrow. Lows reach 64 to 68 tonight with highs of 86 to 90 tomorrow. yesterday’s high was 88 and the overnight low was 63 at Selman Field. No weekend rain. Monroe pollen count is 287 grains per cubic yard.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
World Airways DC6B Crash Kills 77 in Guam
A DC6B transport plane crashed on Mt Barrigada in Guam after takeoff from a refueling stop. Seventy seven people died, 17 survived initially, 3 in critical condition and 14 seriously hurt. Cause under investigation with theories of an engine explosion before impact. Survivors rushed to U S Naval Air Station hospital Agana. Flight was for Military Air Transport Service from Clark Air Base Manila.
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Agana
Guam
World Airways Transport
Pacific
U.S. Military Air Transport Service
Mt. Barrigada
U.S. Naval Air Station
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Robertson Denies Robbery After Return to Jail In Monroe
Robertson 30 year old escapee is back in Ouachita parish maximum security jail after transfer from Sacramento. He faces armed robbery charges for a Seven Eleven store hold up on Orange Street. He denies robbing a woman customer during the incident though she confirms some details and admits cash involvement.
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Dan Edward Robertson
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Sacramento
Calif
Robertson
William Lott
Kenneth Heary
Preston Elmore
Jerry Hamilton
Orange Street
Hamilton
Kennedy Proposes Expanded Presidential Emergency Powers
Senator John F. Kennedy urged arming the next president with new tools to handle national emergency labor disputes and rejected cutbacks in steel work hours. He cited the 1959 60 steel strike and warned against Communist challenges as the nation faces economic doldrums. He expected Steelworkers Union endorsement after a major address in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N.J
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
United States
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Eisenhower
Steelworkers
Massachusetts
Classified ad snippet touting winter deals and rates
A fragment from a classifieds section promotes winter needs with sale notices and seven day rate options. It mentions items selling for over ten dollars and cancellation privileges.
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Hal
Salvation Army
Twin City
Democratic State Central Committee
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lynn Garrett
Orleans
News-Star—World
Bera Deans
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