Canada faces new threat to Diefenbaker minority government
Parliament opens as opposition leaders blast the throne speech. Lester Pearson Robert Thompson and T. C. Douglas condemn the plan as a rehash and inadequate while the government vows a balanced budget cuts and a national development board to boost Canadian prosperity amid a foreign exchange squeeze.
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Ottawa
John G. Diefenbaker
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Robert Thompson
Social Credit
T. C. Douglas
New Democrats
Diefenbaker
Coast Guardsman and Infant Die in Head On Crash
Galiano Louisiana AP A head on collision near Galiano killed Kenneth A Harrison 21 a Coast Guardsman from Grand Isle and Melinda Foreman 18 months old. The Foremans were critically injured. Two other Coast Guardsmen Vance M Miller 30 and James Williams were hospitalized in New Orleans.
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Galiano
Coast
Britain shifts Cuba duty to United States
Editorial notes Britain may not support U S aid for Cuba as Parliament member calls Cuba an American problem while Washington weighs global trouble spots. Lawrence argues Britain has used pressure to draw the U S from isolation, but now seeks U S handling of the western hemisphere threat.
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United States
Britain
David Lawrence
Cuba
Washington
Lawrence
Western Hemisphere
News
Kennedy Seeks Restored Foreign Aid Totals In Senate Move
The Senate Appropriations Committee restored $792.4 million of the House cut in foreign aid funding to a total of $4.4228 billion and loosened spending restraints. Kennedy had sought $4.9613 billion. a conference will decide final totals amid policy debates on arms bans and aid to Poland and Yugoslavia. Mississippi lawmakers consider a nullification move to resist federal desegregation actions at Ole Miss as part of the ongoing integration crisis.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
House
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Cuba
Poland
Yugoslavia
Congress
U.S
Ihe
Twin City Kiroli School hosts chicken spaghetti supper
The Kiroli School Athletic Club sponsors a chicken and spaghetti supper at the school cafeteria from 5 30 to 7 30 p m. An all men’s comedy style show starts at 7 45 p m featuring twist models. Proceeds fund the school athletic program.
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Kiroli School Athletic Club
Steamship Passage From Ireland to America in the 1850s
Collier's Encyclopedia notes that steamship passage from Ireland to America could be purchased for as little as ten dollars in the 1850s.
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Ireland
America
Collier's Encyclopedia
Kennedy cancels Stanford talk to oversee Mississippi desegregation case
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy cancels a Stanford University speaking engagement to stay in Washington and direct Justice Department activities in the University of Mississippi desegregation situation. He had been set to address students en route to San Francisco for a law school dedication.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Stanford University
Justice Department
University of Mississippi
Stanford
University of San Francisco
Law School
West Monroe Considers 2 Dollar Garbage Tax
West Monroe aldermen plan to act October 9 on a proposed two dollar garbage fee projected to raise about 135000 dollars annually. The measure aims to address an inherited 80000 dollar deficit, with Attorney Traylor to draft the ordinance and a possible November 1 implementation.
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West Monroe
Charles Traylor
Wylie
Tribes march to avenge Yemeni king's slaying
Tribesmen reportedly march on Sana to crush a military uprising and avenge the king's death. Reports from Sana radio say rebels fortified control as princes move toward the capital, while Hassan travels from New York to claim the throne amid claims of foreign backing.
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Aden
Yemen
Sana
Revolutionary Army Command
Red Sea
Sana Radio
Imam Mohammad Al-Badr
Prince Hassan
U.N
New York
London
Badr
Six Die In Beverly House Fire Overnight
Beverly Massachusetts reports six members of the Dodd family died when a windswept blaze consumed their 15 room home. Attourney William P. Dodd his wife Eunice and children Elizabeth Susan Eugene and William Jr perished. Melvin Dodd 10 escaped by leaping from a window and alerting neighbors before firefighters arrived.
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Beverly, Mass
William P. Dodd
H. P. Hood & Sons
New England
Dodd
Eunice
Elizabeth
Susan
Eugene
William Jr
Melvin Dodd
Angelo Clementi
Parade of Homes Opens Saturday in Northeast Louisiana
The annual Parade of Homes hosted by the Northeast Louisiana Association of Home Builders will open at 2 p.m. Saturday highlighting the latest home designs materials and fixtures. Details appear in today’s News-Star special Parade of Homes news.
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Northeast Louisiana Association of Home Builders
News-Star
Kennedy urges voters to back Democrats in 1962 campaign
President Kennedy frames a clear battle cry for the 1962 races urging voters that Democrats look ahead and Republicans look back. He spoke to about 10 000 in Wet weather at Wheel ing Island Stadium and outlined a national strategy, citing West Virginia as a starting point for Democratic victory. He accused the 1950s GOP of leaving the nation behind and praised defense, public works, and grants as his administration’s credit. He plans further stops in Kentucky Ohio Michigan Minnesota and the Twin Cities.
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Wheeling
W.va
Kennedy
Harrisburg
Island Stadium
West
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Virginia
Republic
Congress
Covingston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Flint
Muskegon
Mich
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Cloud
Minn
Red China reshuffles leadership and admits errors
Tokyo dispatch reports the Chinese Communist Party central committee, led by Mao Tse tung, reshuffled top leaders after a four day Peiping meeting. The communique admitted errors in agricultural and economic administration and pledged domestic reforms to address public discontent and improve production and management.
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Tokyo
API
Red
China
Communist Party
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Peiping
Mao Tse-tung
Northeast Louisiana Expected to Stay Mild This Week
Continued mild weather is forecast for Northeast Louisiana from today through Saturday with highs around 80 to 83 and lows near 56 to 60. Expect clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. yesterday's high reached 82 and overnight low 56.
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Louisiana
Gray skies in Washington Mississippi on collision course
In Oxford Mississippi tense standoff looms as U S marshals prepare to integrate the all white University of Mississippi amid federal Mississippi federal-state clash. Kennedy and aides gather reports as Justice Department plans a public announcement.
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Berlin
Havana
Oxford
Miss
Mississippi
U. S
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Edwin O. Guthman
Guthman
Senate backs higher postal rates and federal pay hike
The Senate approved a bill 72 to three to raise postal rates and boost federal worker pay by about 10 percent for 1.6 million employees. If House passes, it goes to Kennedy for signature. House rejection would trigger a conference. Critics call the move an election year vote buy.
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Senate
Washington
House
Kennedy
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Robertson
Todays Chuckle Delivers a Witty Temp Joke
A light humor item declares there is one positive in life that lasts only briefly because life itself is temporary. The quip plays on the word temporary to elicit a smile.
Schirra to Photograph Earth From Orbit for Mars Study
Walter M. Schirra Jr. will undertake a six orbit flight next week to take earth surface photos for future Mars research. He will point the 22 pound camera at two targets over the United States and Mexico then over South America, focusing on rugged land features for comparison with Martian terrain.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
U.S
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Mars
Navy
America
Schirra
United States
Mexico
South America
California
Big Bend
Texas-Mexico
Marathon
Texas
Arizona
West
el Paso
Shirra
Army Engineers Provide Support to Federal Marshals in Mississippi Case
A 110 man Army Engineers detachment arrived at Memphis to aid federal marshals enforcing court orders for James Meredith’s enrollment at the University of Mississippi. They will offer supplies and administrative support while remaining in Memphis, with no direct involvement in Mississippi affairs.
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Senate
House
Ross Barnett
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Paul Johnson
James Meredith
Karl Wiesenburg
Jackson County
Joe Wroten
Washington
Meredith
Oxford
Miss
Army Engineers
Memphis
Tenn
University of Missisppi
Ete
Justice Department
Man Army
Mississippi
College Town
Memphis Naval Air Station
Ft. Campbell
T. A. Price
Price
70Th Engineer Battalion
James H. Meredith
University
Rogers Claims Legislators Benefit From State Insurance Commissions
State Senator B H Rogers of Grand Cane says 17 Louisiana legislators would receive 5000 each in commissions from sales of state insurance. He criticizes governor Jimmie Davis for naming agents and calls the arrangement a conflict of interest while noting the list shows legislative influence and favors.
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Rogers
Louisiana
Trade in old car for a 1958 Ford or 1957 F-100
News Star World Want Ads list a 1958 custom Ford with 27 000 miles in excellent mechanical condition and financing options. Also advertised is a 1957 Ford F-100 custom cab with radio heater and $310 cash at 220 Pear St Monroe.
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News Star World
Pear St
Monroe
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