United Givers Agency Highlights West Monroe Boys Club
The West Monroe Boys Club, part of the Ouachita Parish United Givers Fund, serves 7 through 18 year olds with indoor and outdoor sports, companionship, and education. Last year 655 members enrolled, a bus was added, a Ki-Ro-Li summer program ran four swimming groups weekly, and vandalism in the area reportedly fell by 50 percent since opening. The club seeks playground equipment to expand its shaded North Violet Street facilities.
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Ouachita Parish
Edgar Guest
West Monroe Boys’ Club
United Givers Fund
Lloyd Williams
Wichita Falls
Texas
West Monroe
America
Ki-Ro-Li
French Police Arrest Gunman In De Gaulle Case
Paris police say Lajos Marton a 32 year old Hungarian born gunman sentenced to death in absentia for firing at President Charles de Gaulle in the failed 1962 ambush near Paris was arrested in the Paris area twelve days earlier by a special unit tracking subversives. Testimony at a related trial showed Marton fired at De Gaulle's car tires.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Lajos Marton
Marton
de Gaulle
Algeria Pushes for Early UN Session to Oust SA Delegation
United Nations authorities report Algeria will seek an early General Assembly meeting of the credentials committee to unseat South Africa's delegation. African speakers in a steering committee argued the white-suffrage government does not represent most of the people in South Africa, including Negroes, mulattoes, and Indians.
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United Nations, N.Y
Algeria
U.N. General Assembly
South Africa
Papers Delivered on Route by 70s Negro Man
Jim Johnson, in his 70s, took over his hospitalized wife Carrie's Orlando Sentinel route. He delivered the entire 17 mile route on foot, mostly over dirt streets, to ensure customers still received their papers. He did not drive and walked the distance to complete the assignment.
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Kissimmee
Fla
Jim Johnson
Carrie
Orlando Sentinel
Robertson Says AP Misquoted on Nuclear Test Ban Vote
Sen. A Willis Robertson of Virginia told the Senate the Associated Press misquoted him on his opposition to the limited nuclear test ban treaty. He cited a Los Angeles newspaper correction request and said he would vote against the treaty, stressing his conscience and military issue concerns. Sen. Hubert Humphrey noted no one would believe Robertson would defy conscience by voting for the pact.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Senate
Associated Press
Robertson
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Virginia
Sena
Birmingham Mayor Welcomes Commission on Racial Peace
Mayor Albert Boutwell welcomed a presidential commission to seek racial peace in Birmingham after the Sunday church bombing that killed four African American girls. He criticized outside agitators and noted Kennedy’s talks with Negro leaders while planning a White House meeting with local figures. The article details actions by Kennedy, Royall, Blaik, and local officials, plus ongoing desegregation developments and school attendance figures.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Boutwell
Kennedy
White House
Washington
Boutwell
Army
Earl Blaik
Kenneth C. Royall
Blaik
Avco Corp
William C. Hamilton
Don Hawkins
Caldwell Marks
Frank Newton
W. Landon Miller
Council of Birmingham
Alabama
Vivian Malone
University of Alabama
National Guard
Air Force
Selma
Craig Air Force Base
Martin Luther King Jr
West End High School
Miss Forest Products 1963 Contest Judges Named
In Phoenix six judges select Miss Forest Products 1963 next Tuesday. Edd Forester David Woodman Bob Trimmer Bill Cutter Clarence Carpenter Jr. and Jerry Sawyer will evaluate six competing models for the honor.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Edd E. Forester
David Woodman
Bob Trimmer
Bill Cutter
Clarence L. Carpenter Jr
Jerry Sawyer
Virginia Senator Weighs Conscience Against Pressure
A Virginia senator faces a conflict between party pressure and his personal conscience as he contemplates his vote on a divisive issue. He emphasizes following his moral principles despite external expectations and potential political costs.
Webster Seeks Jury Seat In Ouachita Parish Race
Monroe insurance man J W Webster 58 announces candidacy in Ward 10 for the Ouachita Parish Police Jury in the December 7 Democratic primary. Active civic leader since 1948, he cites Scouting service, recreation work, and church and Kiwanis involvement as part of his platform. He invites ward residents to share views and vote.
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J. W. Webster Sr
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Webster
United Givers Fund
Jesus the Good Shepherd Church
Quachita
Ward 10
International medical contacts push for world peace
Dr. Alton Ochsner of New Orleans proposes a program of international doctor contacts to promote peace among nations.
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Rome
Alton Ochsner
New Orleans
Cartoonist Sir David Low Dies At 72 In London
British cartoonist Sir David Low died after a long illness at 72. He drew for the London Evening Standard from 1927 to 1950 and the Manchester Guardian since 1953. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in 1962, famed for Colonel Blimp and sharp caricature.
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London
David Low
Winston Churchill
Low
David
New Zealand
London Evening Standard
Manchester Guardian
Colonel Blimp
Britain
United Sates
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U.N
Solon
New
UCC
Une UE LC
Maytag Agitator Action
Laddad
North 5Th
Pine
Royall
North Carolina
Ham
FBI
Tor
Lverstein
J. W. Webster
H. L. Sampson
Ridge Avenue
Tor of Ridge Avec
Baptist
Omary
Caleb Martin
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