Crusading Libel Laws in Louisiana Sparking Conflict
In Lake Charles supporters mob a newspaper building after a local election coverage, forcing police to intervene with no arrests. Officials pursue criminal libel charges against the American Press owners amid debates about free speech, civil rights, and the dangers of criminalizing criticism of government in Louisiana.
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Lake Charles
Daily American Press
Henry ¢Ham
Reid
Suo
John Flanders
Democratic Ameria
Louisiana
Hitler
Jalin
Republic
Louisiana to Dismiss 15 State Officers
Baton Rouge Feb 23 Dismissal of 12 to 15 state troopers cited as economy measure by Louisiana State Police Superintendent BE P Roy. One trooper Wallace Chennault, son of Maj Gen Claire Chennault, said to have been fired for refusing a $50 political contribution to Governor Earl Long’s candidate Judge Carlos Spaht. Roy called the claim ridiculous noting no man was asked to contribute.
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Baton Rouge
BE. P. Roy
Louisiana State Police
Wallace Chennault
Carlos Spaht
Earl Long
Roy
Ggid
Spabat
Chennault
Claire Chennault
Iet
Flying Tiger Fame
Monroe
Overnor Long
Nery
Hope Junior High Announces First Semester A Honor Roll
Twelve students earned places on the first semester A honor roll and eleven on the nine weeks A honor roll at Hope Junior High School. Names include Charles Tille Sus Cook Janelle Warren and Wayne Johnson among others. Merit Roll lists many more students with 90 point minimums.
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Hope Junior High School
Frank Mason
Charles Tille
Sus
Cook
Janelle Warren
Allee Anthony
Linda Moore
Wayne Johnson
Pat McGille
Date Zinn
William Perkins
Bill Bridges
Marian McQueen
Janet McKenzie
Charles Tittle
Sue Cook
Mary Charlene Horton
Alice Anthony
Pat McGill
Dale
Zinn
Billy Pranks
Emma Tollett
Mary Ida Rogers
Bonnie Tullis
Toni Thompson
Billy Tootey
Ernest Whitten
Jerry Wilson
Charles Ruggies
Marcia Lee Bowden
Dorney Askew
Gary Baker
Orval Brannan
Audrey Sue Bright
Margaret Archer
Lanora Messer
Sally Hardegree
Marthe Garret
Timmy Lewis
Joe Polk Kay Ray
Jo Ann White
Carolyn Sprague
Bertha Richardson
Ann Adams
Dobbie Kay Turner
Carol Stewart
Emme Tollett
Mary To Rogers
Bonnie Tulle
Bo Tooley
Charles Ruggles
Dorsey Askew
Audrey Sus Bright
June, Evans
Virginia Fincher
Bobbie Rea Garrett
James Gilbert
Myra Grisham
Barbara Harelegs
Fernell Hartsfield
Melba Russell
Chris Cook
Betty Jo Cox
Joe Downs
Nancy Cox
Wanda Alien
Wanda Fern Dixon
Jimmy Bolls
Hal Branch
Jerry Brown
Gerald Duke
Mary Ann Jones
Sara Lou Key
Earline Lester
Wells Edward Nutt
Jack Moren
Vivian Light
Polly Johnson
John Niy
Vivian Townemaker
Robbie Yarberry
Ail Schooley
Jackie
Wilett
Norma Nell Taylor
Mary
Charlene Horton
John Lingo
Carlyn Phillips
Archer
Lace
Compromise Offered to End Strike at Aluminum Plant
A compromise offer to end a four day walkout at Aluminum Ore Co. in Bauxite Ark. was made to the AFL Roofers at Waterproofers Union by Henry H. Ketcher Jr. of Ket cher Roofing Co. Little Rock, one of 24 sub contractors on the job. The strike halted construction work and began last Tuesday after a picket line was set and workers were warned not to report. Judge Maner noted reports of workers being stopped en route and a sign calling Ketcher unfair at plant gates. Union counsel urged workers to resume, warning of contempt if interference continued. No progress announced after a Little Rock meeting. Production elsewhere continues but a factory may close without settlement. In Paragould, AFL United Garment Workers met Ely & Walker Co. to address a sit down strike over piece rates. about 60 workers protest rates they say underpay compared with cotton handling. Production in other departments continues.
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Bauxite
Ark
Stirking Afl
Waterproofers
Henry H. Ketcher Jr
Ketcher Roofing Co
Little Rock
Aluminum Ore Co
Maner
Unich
Omeroups
Ralph Beachem
Paragould
AFL United Garment Workers Union
Ely & Walker Co
Ftactory
McCaskill Church Opens New Building
McCaskill unveils a new church building along Highway See te with J. W. Bone and local pastor Hope officiating. Community members gather for the dedication as the project completes the faith center expansion.
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McCaskill ‘Church
McCaskill
J. W. Bone
U N planes losses and combat tallies in Korea
The United Nations tallied 1 159 planes lost in Korea with 41 060 Communist aircraft destroyed or damaged, of which 18 Allied planes were American. Ground fighting along a 145 mile front was light, and Sabre jets reported MiG‑15 activity limited to the far side of the Yalu.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Yalu River
U. 3. Navy
U. 5
Air Force
United Nations Unis
U. S. Navy
Far East Air Force
U. N
Sth
Yang
Songjin
Klipsch Demonstrates Radio Kingpiece at Hearst Institute
Mr and Mrs Paul Kupsch attended a speaking engagement by Mr Klipsch before the Institute of Radio Engineers in Little Rock Friday night. Klipsch brought two models of the Klipschorn, the world famous electronic reproducer manufactured at the Klipsch and Associates plant at the former Southwestern Proving Ground.
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Paul Kupsch
Little Rock
Klipsch
Institute of Radio Engineers
Khpsch & Associates
Southwestern Proving Ground
Bulletin Delight versus Lockeburg meet for District 7-W title
This morning Bulletin Delight and Lockeburg cumi nated Patmos and Téxarkana respectively. They will play for the District 7-W championship tonight at 5 o'clock.
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Delight
Lockeburg
Patmos
Téxarkana
Wil
MacArthur Made Honorary President by Arkansas group
The Arkansas Society of Sons of the American Revolution chose Gen Don MacArthur as honorary president at its 63rd Washington banquet in Little Rock. Edwin E Dunaway, law professor and former Arkansas Supreme Court justice, was reelected president.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Society of Sons of the American Revolution
Don Give MacArthur
MacArthur
Edwin £. Dunaway
University of Arkgnngs
Arkansas Supreme Covet
Pre Sentbert
Canwasy
Mason ¥. Mitchell
Edward 0. Witshallant
Joan H. Reynolds
Frank E. Robbing
Abeatians
Junior Play Has Comedy Speciality Acts
Junior class play titled Whiz Kids will be staged in the school auditorium on March 7. The comedy filled production features two blackface characters played by Darryl Menger and Nell Chasidy. Intermission acts include a dance chorus with Pat Bearden Anna Lou Barnes Freida Scoggins Lyon Russell Peggy Starnes Mary Jo Fincher Betty Saunders and Bonnie Shirley and a boys quintet led by Richard Chism Bert Chamberlain John Keck Ronald Richards and Join Gilbert.
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Darryl Menger
Nell Chasidy
Pat Bearden
Anna Lou Barnes
Freida Scoggins
Lyon Russell
Peggy Starnes
Mary Jo Fincher
Betty Saunders
Bonnie Shirley
Richard Chism
Bert Chamberlain
John Keck
Ronald Richards
Join Gilbert
Pace Relieves MacArthur of Port of Staff
An aide says Gen. Douglas MacArthur has been forced to cut five members from his eight person personal staff. The Army calls the reduction routine with precedent set after World War II for unassigned five star generals. MacArthur, now not assigned to specific duty, joins Gen. Marshall in having only limited aides. Continued on Page Two.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Army
MacArthur
Laurence E. Bunker
Frank Pree Jr
Bunker
Anthony Story
Washington
Far East
Truman
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Tokyo
United
Chinese Bring Prison Riots to Peace Table
Panmunjom, Korea, Feb 24. Communist negotiators pressured by the Allies over troop rotation and a Massacre protest at Koje Island intensified exchanges in truce talks. Reds accepted six UN draft paragraphs on prisoner exchange but balked at two allowing prisoners to refuse repatriation. The clash over civilian internees and missing prisoners delayed any armistice progress amid bitter rhetoric.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Praoners
Communist Co
Taal Chen
Scriouo
Koje Island
U. S
Tsai
Amerbat
Tsui
U. N
George Hickman
Hickman
U.N
Being a Junior Executive Is Dangerous-They Are Always Blamed
HAL BOYLE discusses the elusive junior executive, a figure both celebrated and maligned. The piece argues there may be no real job definition, with people claiming either a modest rising star or a petty office tyrant. The piece cites magazines, banks, and car models shaping the myth and imagines a future where a true junior executive could emerge and fail, trapped by the legend.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hess
Sam
Heratio Alger
Aga
Zor
Jook
Yong
Cousss
Eych
Wappen
Enelye
Poniar Execu Bank
Vaccination for Calves Set for March 10
Dr. WH JH Shay of the Bureau of Animal Industry announced Joe Hamilton will visit Hempstead county around March 10 to vaccinate replacement helper calves for Bana'x Disease. All owners of four to eight month old calves should contact County Agent Oliver L. Adnima to schedule. The vaccination program is a no cost Livestock Health Measure funded by state and federal government.
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JH. Shay
Bureau of Animal Industry
Preciniter
Joe Hamilton
Hempstead
Ravige
Agen
Oliver L. Adnima
Hamilton
Senate Favors Adds Germany to NATO Army
Washington reports Senate approval of NATO moves to add German divisions to Western Europe's defense forces. The Lisbon decision to form a six nation European army, including German units, hinges on six parliaments ratifying the plan. Lawmakers see potential for increased foreign aid funding as they seek to trim President Truman's budget while supporting European security.
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Washington
Europe
Truman
Aeroport
Stata
NATO- Forcce
European’ Defense Army
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
NATO
Congress
George
D-Ga
McMahon
D-Conn
Green
D-Rd
Sen
Hickenrooper
Iowa
Nity
Lisbon
McCarran
Boaln-gut
To Show Colored Slides of Flow
Fragmentary OCR reads as a title card about exhibits or slides linked to color and flow. The odd phrasing implies instructional or catalog content on colored slides, possibly noting flow through or toward a feature or device with unclear subject. Further context is unavailable.
European NATO talks and Franco-American aid clash
Fragmented notes describe strained NATO talks with France and the United States over aid for a potential settlement. Reported figures mention over 44 allocated dollars and a planned $200,000 fund, with French opposition hindering immediate action and Congress pressed to approve new assistance.
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Franco
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