U S Urges UN Action Over Cuban Subversion
In a United Nations General Assembly session Adlai Stevenson accused Cuba of subversion in the Western Hemisphere, while Cuban delegate Mario Garcia Inchaustegui rejected the charges. Stevenson urged financial reform and stronger UN leadership to avert a fragile world peace amid tensions in Berlin and Viet Nam.
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Berlin
Viet Nam
Red China
Europe
Middle East
Soviet Union
House Passes Farm Bill In Cliffhanger Vote
In a tight 202-197 vote the House approved a compromise farm bill with Kennedy administration goals. The bill advances to the Senate where passage is expected, after a 165-104 bid to send it back to conference failed amid party lines.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate House
Senate
Aldermen hesitate on new garbage fee amid budget review
West Monroe aldermen plan to study the upcoming 1963 budget before approving any garbage collection charge. Four of five oppose a fee, noting deficit spending but urging revenue sources. Aldermen DeLoach and Smith push revenue discussion while Duncan calls for full financial exploration.
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Board of Aldermen
News-Star
A. L. DeLoach
DeLoach
Joyce Smith
Earl Duncan
Traffic Halt for I 20 Bridge Construction Area
Local police and the construction company request no parking in the I 20 bridge approaches area from Catalpa to Ouachita river and Calypso to Bry streets. The restriction aids heavy equipment movement and prevents damage to vehicles while work proceeds. Major Jack Davis notes cooperation aims to minimize parked cars during the day.
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Ouachita River
Calypso
Bry Streets
Jackson Street
Telemaque Street
Jack Davis
Monroe Police Department
Master Mason’s Degree Tonight at West Monroe Lodge Hall
J C Stewart Masonic Lodge in West Monroe will confer its first Master Mason’s degree Friday at 7 30 p m at the West Monroe Masonic Lodge Hall. All Master Masons invited. Refreshments to follow. An archery exhibition by Sterlington Boosters Club featured on CHIT CHAT page 7 A.
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Elderly patient dies after hospital ward fight
In New Orleans an elderly Charity Hospital patient, John Stricker, 66, died from a skull fracture after a fight with convict Elmer Rowland, 49, while three patients argued in the dermatology ward. Rowland, a prisoner from Angola State Penitentiary, was jailed for attempted murder after the incident.
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UPI
Charity Hospital
Jever
John Stricker
Elmer Rowland
Alexandria
Rowland
Angola State Penitentiary
Stricker
West Monroe Chamber Announces One Day Membership Drive
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce kicks off a one day membership drive at 7 a.m. with a 5 p.m. deadline. Four team captains lead volunteers in soliciting members while a breakfast at Highland Park Country Club outlines a new contest with cash and store gift awards. President Eugene Scott urges united community support for city progress.
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Highland Park Country Club
Drive
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Chamber
West Monroe
Eugene Scott
Scott
Administration to Fight to Restore Foreign Aid Cuts
President Kennedy and White House leaders vow a House battle to restore cuts in the foreign aid bill. They aim to recover at least 200 million of 475 million sliced from the development loan fund and recapture part of an 11.75 million cut from Peace Corps funding. The AFL-CIO backs resisting the reductions as harmful to national and world security.
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Kennedy
Peace Corps
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Afl-Cio
United States
Andrew J. Biemiller
Department of Legislation
Rusk says US would intercept arms traffic from Cuba or Soviet
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified before Congress that if Cuba or the Soviet Union tried to move arms into other Latin American nations the United States would use its armed forces to intercept such traffic. He noted that Caribbean surveillance could trigger incidents involving U.S. forces and referenced Kennedy's Cuba statements.
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Dean Rusk
Congress
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Rusk
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Caribbean
Senate
Kennedy
Cuba
Autumn Chill Hint In Morning Fair Weather
Early morning nip reminders of autumn as warm days persist. Forecasts for today and Friday expect highs under 90 with a 64 to 68 degree overnight low. Overnight low reached 66 in Monroe. Wednesday topped 92. Partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers possible.
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Monroe
Jackson Talks Governorship After Meeting
Baton Rouge AP report says State Supt. Shelby M. Jackson claimed he is the next governor and for segregation. The remark followed a five hour segregation committee meeting and a court settlement in a Lake Charles trade school desegregation case drawing praise and criticism.
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Shelby M. Jackson
Legislative Segregation Committee
Jackson
William J. Dodd
State Board of Education
Dodd
Earl K. Long
Jack Gremillion
U.S
FE. Gordon
West
Board of Education
Sowela
Lake Charles
John Garrett
deLesseps S. Morrison
Barnum Circus Opens With Blind Kids Host Experience
AP report from Los Angeles describes opening day at the Barnum Bailey Circus where clown Bobby Kay guides blind Braille Institute children through the show. He uses plain speech to explain acts from elephants and camels to trapeze and clowns, highlighting sensory and descriptive details for the visually impaired audience.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
Bobby Kay
Kay
Kefauver cites steel firms aiding foreign rivals
Senator Estes Kefauver charged four U.S. steel companies shared information with foreign competitors in 1957, similar to what one firm refused to provide Senate investigators. President Kennedy said speculation against the dollar has faded and no drastic measures are needed. Curt Leopold Ponder, 39, an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, was deported to Austria. The House Foreign Affairs Committee and a Senate panel warned Havana and Moscow that the United States rejects a military force in Cuba threatening U.S. security.
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Estes Kefauver
D - Tenn
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Kennedy
New York
Curt Leopold Ponder
Nuernberg
Austria
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Havana
Moscow
United States
Cuba
U. S
Dodd to answer charges on desegregation plan
William Dodd prepared to answer charges from Louisiana's Watchdog Committee regarding his voluntary submission of a desegregation plan for all state trade schools. The State Board of Education action centers on compliance with desegregation orders and ongoing oversight.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
State Board of Education
William Dodd
Louisiana
Committee On
Tractor crash leaves Black man critically hurt in Bossier
In Shreveport Louisiana a Black man, Robert C. Jones 25, was in critical condition after his tractor was struck by a car driven by State Rep Ford Stinson in Bossier City. Police said Jones turned the tractor in front of the car Wednesday.
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Shreveport
UPI
Ford Stinson
Robert C. Jones
Bossier City
Bondsman rails at crook element in criminals today
New York AP report quotes Jesse Herrmann a 70 year old bail bondsman nearing 50 years in the trade. He laments rising bail jumping and says many criminals now default on bonds amid growing costs and risk. He recalls past bonds with minimal collateral and notes a shift to a credit managerial approach for bail work.
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NEW York
Jesse Herrmann
Herrmann
Alfred E. Smith
Polly Adler
Meredith Enrollment Crisis Sparks Federal Order Move
The Justice Department won a federal court bid to prevent a planned arrest of James H. Meredith at the University of Mississippi. Kennedy said the order sought in Meridian aims to block evasion of a court directive to admit Meredith as the first Black student at Ole Miss. Meredith faced a one year sentence and $500 fine in a state court over address listing alleged discrepancies in voter registration.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Meredith
Oxford
Miss
Meridian
Ross R. Barnett
Soldier Band Rushing To Join Rebels Arrested
In Argentina, loyal troops captured a band of soldiers rushing to join rebels near Buenos Aires. One officer and 36 soldiers were taken prisoner traveling from the Magdalena armored base toward the capital. Gen. Ongania, a rebel leader, issued a defiant message after peace talks with President Guido collapsed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
War Secretariat
Guido
Magdalena
Juan Carlos Ongania
Campo de Mayo
Ongania
Fire losses pace in US cities and lives lost
The Insurance Information Institute notes a fire breaks out every 31 seconds in a US city and a life is lost every 45 minutes due to fire nationwide.
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United States
America
The
Insurance Information Institute
News-Star World Want Ads Sell Used Items
Advertisers offer sold springs and bed sets including two mattresses for 15 dollars. Contact FA 3-187 for details and pickup.
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