Khrushchev Demands UN Reform and Colonial Independence
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged moving the United Nations from New York and reorganizing its leadership replacing the secretary general with a nine member executive, while calling for complete disarmament and immediate independence of colonial areas. He also denounced Eisenhower over the U2 incident and criticized U.S. actions at the Paris summit. He framed these moves as a sharp challenge to the U.S. during the 15th General Assembly session.
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United Nations
N.Y
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
World Organization
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
U.S
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations, N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Possibility Of Surprise Attack Trouble President
President Truman warned at the United Nations that space should remain peaceful and scientific. He argued for international inspection to certify space launches and prevent military use such as Moon based nuclear attacks or global surveillance. Experts debated whether a Moon base would offer strategic leverage or if Earth launches remain more practical for future exploration and communications.
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Leisenhower
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
Earth
Moscow
Washington
Echo
Cotton ailment mystery resists clear cause in Ouachita Parish
Pathologists at the Agricultural Research Center Baton Rouge examined cotton plants dying from a mysterious ailment in Ouachita Parish. They found fusarium wilt on some stalks but could not identify the overall cause, attributing losses to weather conditions. Parish effort by Parish Farm Bureau prompted the study.
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Agricultural Research Center
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
J. J. Joyce Jr
Parish Farm Bureau
August Living Costs Leveled Off
Washington AP reports August consumer prices held steady at 126.6, making costs 26.6 percent above the 1947-49 base. Labor economist Ewan Clague expects modest price rises ahead with no major drops forecast.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Reward Fund Started In Incident Case
A reward fund totaling 2637 dollars has been set up in St Louis for information leading to convictions of five men who abducted a 19 year old housewife on a South St Louis street. She described the assailants as youthful Black men in an old model car with leopard skin seats and smelling of alcohol. The woman, mother of three and with her husband overseas, was held for 28 hours, forced to disrobe, assaulted, and released at dusk on a gravel road near an Illinois border area. State Sen Robert Pentland urged mandatory life sentences for forcible rape cases under Missouri law.
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St, Louis
Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Area
Robert Pentland
Missouri
South St. Louis
Renard Hospital
Illinois
Cool Air Mass Lingers Over Texas Panhandle
A cool air mass remains stalled in the Texas panhandle with southeast winds keeping it from Louisiana and south Arkansas. Lows should be 64 to 68 tonight with highs 83 to 92 tomorrow as storms move south and west of the city. Yesterday reached 90 with a 62 low. Winds high in Union and Lincoln parishes. sunset 6 04 p m, sunrise 5 57 a m.
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Texas Panhandle
Louisiana
Arkansas
Union
Lincoln Parishes
U S Pushes Embargo Aims To Starve East Berlin
A reliable source says the United States plans a selective embargo to choke vital supplies to East German Communists as West Berlin tightens. NATO signers and neutrals may join, Sweden and Switzerland sought, while West German steel fears slow cuts. Dowling’s East Berlin drive sparked Western criticism but he asserts the action asserted U S rights.
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Sweden
NATO
West Berlin
Berlin
U. S
Walter C. Dowling
State Department
East Berlin
Dowling
Kennedy hits Nixon in Denver clash over national course
Senator John F Kennedy fires back at Vice President Richard Nixon in Denver accusing the nation of drifting and losing prestige. Kennedy says hiding weaknesses endangers the country and rejects Nixon’s charge of naivete while campaigning at Civic Center rally.
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Denver
Colo
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Massachusetts
Nixon
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Powers denies father's U2 claim in Pravda letter
In a letter published by Pravda, Francis Gary Powers says he believes the U2 was destroyed by an explosion shock wave, not a Soviet rocket. The prisoner, serving 10 years for espionage, again denies telling his father he saw no rocket and hopes for early release. He testified at his Aug 17 trial that the May Day flight over the Soviet Union ended after an orange burst at 68,000 feet.
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Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Communist Party
Pravda
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Powers
Soviet Union
New York Times
New York
Return of Venezuela child ends with brawl in New York
Nine year old Magdalena Urdaneto from Caracas travels with her father Raphael and mother Nieves to the United States visiting Disneyland Hollywood and Manhattan. A restaurant fight erupted between rival Cuban factions as the family dined at El Prado on 8th Ave and List St.
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New York
Magdalena Urdaneto
United States
Magdalena
Caracas
Venezuela
Raphael
Nieves
Virginia
California
Disneyland
Hollywood
Manhattan
el Prado
8Th Ave
List St
Fidel Castro
Castro
Mayor Explains City Position On Street Work
Mayor J Allan Norris outlined West Monroe street improvement plans noting state law delays and complex concrete base work. He said bids will trigger a 30 day wait, then engineer review and assessments, with surveys and front foot cost calculations delaying progress.
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West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Norris
Remodeling planned for Heninger Building in Monroe
The Heninger Building in downtown Monroe will undergo extensive remodeling to accommodate the state motor vehicle license bureau. The bureau has moved to 611 North Third St while other offices are vacated for the project.
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Heninger
Monroe
State Motor Vehicle License Bureau
North Third St
Questionnaires Sent On State Tax In Louisiana
Revenue Collector Robert Roland announced mailings to about 250000 Louisiana employers as the first step toward withholding state income tax from paychecks. The 1960 law requires withholding starting January with quarterly remittances from April. The form pack aims to determine employer registration needs and curb tax evasion, projecting $10 million first year and about $3 million yearly gains thereafter.
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Roland
Baton Rouge
Roland Cocreham
Kennedy Demos Blast Newspaper And Rep Passman
Frank Ellis campaign manager for Kennedy Johnson denounces News Star World and Rep Otto Passman for editorials on religion in the presidential race. Ellis says southern lawmakers back Kennedy and Passman opposes Nixon. Passman did not attend the Monroe meeting where Gibbs and McKeithen were named co chairmen.
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Frank Ellis
Kenedy-Johnson
News-Star — World
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Ellis
Shreveport Times
United States
South
Kennedy
Otto Passman
Otto
Nixon
Passman
Virginia
Rep
Lawrence Gibbs
A. E. McKeithen
Hodge
Thousands Cheer Eisenhower Homeward From U N Mission
President Eisenhower flew back to Andrews Air Force Base after a UN visit. A thunderous New York sendoff followed his WaldorfAstoria departure and a Thursday General Assembly appeal for peaceful UN cooperation with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Andrews Air Force Base
U.N
Waldorf-Astoria
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Tito Seen as Neutral Bridge in Congo Crisis
At the United Nations Khrushchev and Tito signal closer ties as Tito frames himself as a potential bridge between the USSR and the United States. He criticizes colonial policies and UN action in the Congo, while Moscow echoes similar criticisms and debates broader Cold War tensions.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Congo
Khrushchev
Stalin
Moscow
Hungary
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
United Nations
Security Council
West Germany
Builders Press Planning Board for Representation
Northeast Louisiana home builders dispute West Monroe Planning Commission rulings as unreasonable. They urge the City Council and Parish Police Jury to appoint at least three builders to the seven member board to improve understanding and cut hardships on developers.
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Northeast Louisiana Association of Home Builders Today
West Monroe
Quachita Parish
Planning Commission
Home Builders Association
Today's Chuckle Opens With Rational Listening Line
A humorous line mocks perfect open mindedness while promising a cool, rational approach to hear what the speaker calls pure rubbish. The quip plays on self awareness and stubborn skepticism in a light, ironic tone.
Weapons Seized At Castro Party In Harlem Hotel
In Harlem Hotel Theresa 250 partygoers for Fidel Castro were frisked and two knives and a gun were found. The slaying of Venezuelan child Magdalina Urdeneto, struck by a stray bullet, sparked ongoing repercussions. Castro’s guard carried a gun. photos were taken of all guests. Outside, 2000 demonstrators of the Harlem movement rallied.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Harlem
Theresa
Castro
Cuba
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Gibson
Lincoln
Communist Party
Magdalina Urdaneto
West Side
Caracas
Nixon outlines six point farm program for South Dakota
Vice President Nixon addressed Midwestern farmers at the National Plowing Contest proposing an orderly price support system and expanded land retirement to curb surpluses. He stressed long term price supports tied to prior crop price averages and noted he would detail specifics later.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
For Sale recliner chair and Browning guns
Classified ad itemizes a Brown reclining chair priced at 25 dollars and a Browning automatic rifle at 45 dollars. Two phone numbers FA 5 4592 and FA 2 5161 appear with a note to read the Want Ads. A seven day vote with cancellation privileges is offered.
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Associated Press
Mars
Texas
Dad
Magdalena Urdanato
Tito Red
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