Southerners Map Rights Battle Plan
Southern Senators led by Richard B. Russell outline opposition to a plan to make the Civil Rights Commission permanent with broader powers. They warn the measure would create a national snooper agency and say it cannot pass before the commission’s Monday final report deadline.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
House
Congress
Russell
Senate
Mike Ansfield
Montana
Dixie Forces
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Merit Semifinals Set for Area High School Students
Twenty northeast Louisiana and Crossett Arkansas students were named semifinalists in the 1963-64 National Merit Scholarship program based on performance on the qualifying test given last March. The list includes Charles Bell Edith Nelson Bruce Waller James Gilfoil and others from Bastrop Dubach Lake Providence Monroe Olla Rus ton Talulah West Monroe Crossett High School and Neville. The semifinalists vie for four year Merit Scholarships to colleges of their choice and represent top scorers in their states and territories.
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Louisiana
Crossett, Ark
Charles M. Bell
Edith C. Nelson
Bastrop
Bruce N. Waller
Dubach
James H. Gilfoil
Lake Providence
Arden P. Anders
Laura E. Griffith
Bill Hollingsworth
Alva S. Huffman Jr
Billy G. Langston
R. Gary Lee
Denver G. McCarty
Oscar N. McNeil
Jay Leonard Merten
Frances D. Parish
Neville
Monroe
Catherine Hollenshead
LaSalle
Olla
Patricia Barnwell
Ruston
Arthur Vanderhoogt
Tallulah
Joe A. Mullins
West Monroe
Allen K. Adcock
Jeff Garrett
Crossett High School
United States
John M. Stalnaker
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Court orders injunction on segregated transport in Jackson
The 5th Circuit directed a Mississippi district court to issue an injunction against segregated transportation facilities in Jackson. Judge Sidney Mize ruled Mississippi laws and Jackson ordinances on segregation unconstitutional but declined to grant an injunction.
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New Orleans
UPI
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi
Jackson
U. S
Sidney €. Mize
Automotive industry employs seven in every hundred workers
One seventh of the U S workforce holds a job connected with the automotive industry, per the Automobile Manufacturers Association.
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United States
Automotive
The
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Soviet Wheat Talks Not Initiated By U S Government
An Agriculture Department aide said the Soviet Union has not approached the United States about buying American wheat. Officials note American traders may pursue sales but no formal government contact has occurred. The Ottawa delegation continues talks with Canadians, headed by Deputy Minister Borisov.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Soviet Union
U.S
Thomas R. Hughes
Freeman
Doesett RR Nansen Ten
Canada
Hughes
Duluth
Minn
Land and
United States
Ottawa
Burton Joseph
St. Joseph, Inc
Minneapolis
A. Borisov
Jaycees seek community improvement ideas in final survey day
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce President Jack Murphy urges residents to submit ideas at the Frances Hotel office before today’s deadline. The Navy Mother's Club schedules a 5 30 p m fish fry Saturday at Bernstein Park Marine Corps League area per Mrs H W Shepard.
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Monroe
Navy Mother's Club
Marine Corps League
Bernstein Park
H. W. Shepard
Orphaned Sisters Reunite After 24 Years in Concord
Two separated sisters Mrs. James Richard Thomason of Concord and Mrs. Donald Baker of Jackson Mississippi reunite after 24 years. Orphaned in 1939 they were told no surviving relatives and grew up apart in Mills Home and Alabama. A Jackson hospital case led to their discovery and reunion.
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Concord
N.C
James Richard Thomason
Donald Baker
Jackson
Thomason
National Guard
Albemarle
Mills Home Orphanage
Baptist Children’s Home
Thomasville
Bama
Lexington
Baker
Belhaven College
Miss
Edith Hammers Caribbean Islands As Storm Aims Puerto Rico
Hurricane Edith battered Martinique and St. Lucia with 80 mph winds and torrential rains. A tropical low near the Yucatan threatened to become a sixth tropical storm, with a hurricane watch in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as Edith moves toward the region.
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Edith
Islands
Caribbean
Miami, Fla
Martinique
St. Lucia
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Leeward
Windward Islands
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
San Juan
Kraft
Mild Weather Forecast For Ark La Miss Region
The Ark La Miss region can expect mild, partly cloudy weather through Thursday with daily highs around 80 to 84 degrees and overnight lows near 58 to 62. Northeast winds will blow 8 to 16 mph. Monroe recorded a daytime high of 80 and a low of 54 with no rainfall.
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Ark-La-Miss
Monroe
Goldwater Gains In Latest Gallup Poll
Princeton AP report notes George Gallup says Sen. Barry Goldwater widened his lead on President Kennedy in the newest Gallup poll and shows his strongest election potential to date. Kennedy maintains a wide edge over the conservative Arizona senator.
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Princeton
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Gallup
Arizona
Kennedy urges immunity and broader wiretap to fight racketeering
Attorney General Kennedy urged Congress to grant witness immunity in racketeering probes and to expand federal wiretap authority. He testified on the Cosa Nostra hearings, highlighting Valachi as a key insider and noting agencies track over 1,100 major racketeers. He warned organized crime reaches into politics and industry.
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Washington
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cosa Nostra
Joseph Valachi
Underworld
Valachi
Kennedy
United States
Apalachin, N Y
Discrimination ban added to civil rights bill in House chair
A House Judiciary subcommittee reportedly added a broad ban on racial discrimination in public accommodations to the civil rights bill. The change, offered by Rep. Robert W. Kas tenmeier, risks bipartisan support as Southern Democrats fear jeopardizing votes on Kennedy's tax cut. The measure expands beyond interstate commerce to allow the attorney general to intervene in discrimination cases, with private homes and small boarding houses largely exempt.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Nuhlie
Kennedy
White House
Ing
Attorney General
Congress
D-Wis
Man Arrested Dressed In Cowboy Garb On Highway
Jack Leroy Irwin a 65 year old man in full cowboy attire was cited for drunken driving after a patrol officer stopped him and his horse on State Highway 36 near Carlotta California about 200 miles north of San Francisco The horse zig zagged and Irwin lurched in the saddle the officer noted in the ticket the vehicle line read 1961 black gelding.
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Carlotta
Calif
Jack Leroy Irwin
L. H. Snead
Irwin
Snead
San Francisco
Layman of the Year Award Presented to Norman Rushing
Norman Rushing of West Monroe received the Distin guished Layman of the Year Award at the Monroe District Methodist Lay Retreat. The honor marks the district’s second presentation of the award. Rushing led the district as lay leader for 11 years and originated the Monroe District Retreat, now in its eighth year.
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Norman Rushing
West Monroe
Monroe
Rushing
Tom Pitt
Kennedy Seeks Farm Parity and Urban Rural Parity
President Kennedy on a Western tour presses pocketbook issues and calls for a new farm goal parity of opportunity. He cites parity of income and broader urban rural equality, touts electrification and dam programs, retraining, and recession protections as part of a 10,000 mile trip.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Kenney
Kennedy
University of North Dakota At
Duluth
Minn
White House
New Farm
Minnesota
Tax bills spark scorn at cheap politician label
Readers vent about tax bills and politicians in a witty take noting how terms like cheap politicians echo public frustration. The column bluntly links rising levies to perceived political misdealings, urging scrutiny and accountability.
Africans Fear East West Easing Impacts Africa Policy
African statesmen fear easing of East West tensions could curb competition in Africa, threaten aid leverage, and leave new nations to rely on former colonial rulers. Tunisian officials and analysts warn against Africa being sidelined at UN talks while editors note leaders push for decolonization and liberation goals.
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Mon
Zi Slim
Africa
Andrei A. Gromyko
New York
Slim
U.N. General Assembly
Kennedy
Gromyko
South Africa
Dominican Republic coup ousts President Bosch
Dominican armed forces and police toppled Juan D. Bosch after a chaotic eight months in office and named a provisional government. Cabinet members and supporters were detained while leftists faced arrests and illegalization. The palace and city monitors reported a lawful state pledge as troops moved.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan D. Bosch
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Fidel Castro
Trujillo
Carmen Bosch
Puerto Rico
Armando Gonzalez Tamayo
Rafael Fr. Bonnelly
Homero Hernandez Almanzar
Bonnelly
Denning Report on Profumo Affair Set for Release
Britain's best seller of the year is Lord Denning's 50 000 word Profumo scandal report issued tonight. The inquiry spanned 12 weeks and 140 witnesses from Prime Minister Macmillan to prostitutes. Christine Keeler shared her bed with Captain Yevgeny Ivanov. The result touches on possible security leaks and broader government salacious rumors.
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London
Lord Denning
Profumo
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Denning
Macmillan
Profumo-Keeler
Christine
Yevgeny Ivanov
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