2000 Students Riot in Algeria Over Tough Policy
A crowd of about 2,000 French students in Algiers protested French policy in Algeria demanding stronger action to quell nationalist rebels. They hurled tomatoes at Robert Lacoste and clashed with police using gas. The unrest follows two days of rebel activity with deaths among both Arabs and Europeans and attacks near Algiers and Constantine.
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Algeria
Algirs
Robert Lacoste
Guy Mallet
Algiers
Constantine
Primaries in Five States Today Reported
Five states held primary elections as Maryland produced a close Democratic contest for the Senate seat won by Butler in 1950. Tydings led Mahoney by a small margin in Maryland while Kefauver and Eisenhower carried their parties with strong showings in national delegation selections. Indians Ohio Florida West Virginia and New Mexico voted amid expectations of GOP strength in Indiana and farm vote shifts in the Democratic camp.
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Maryland
Millard Tydings
Ohio
Florida
West Virginia
New Mexico
Indiana
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tyd“Ings
George P. Mahoney
Butler
Tydings
Mahoney
Baltimore
Kefanger
Lonoke Baptist Church Revival Under Way
The Spring Revival is in progress at Lonoke Baptist Church with nightly services at 7 30 led by Pastor Rev James BE Coby. Churches invited to join include Rising Star Baptist Church Garrett Chapel Baptist Church Church of God in Christ Bethel AME and BB Memorial through Friday.
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Lonoke Baptist Church
James BE. Coby
Rising Star Baptist Church
Church ,of God In Christ
pGarrett Chapel Baptist Church
Bethel A, M. E. Church
B. B. Memorial
Thief sought after rug store theft in East Lansing
Police chased a glib thief who admitted stealing $1,400 from a rug store in East Lansing. Two Michigan State students captured him but released him after he returned the money and apologized saying he would not reoffend.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Arkansas May forecast shows warmer period through midweek
The extended forecast for May 8 to May 13 in Arkansas calls for temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with normal minima 54 to 60 and nominal maxima around 75. Warmer Thursday with a slight change thereafter, and little or no precipitation anticipated.
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Arkansas
Hell's Canyon Dam Becomes Election Issue in Senate
Democratic leaders move to push the Hells Canyon federal dam bill before the Senate as a platform for challenging Eisenhower power policies. A proposed committee reshuffle would place Sen. Long on Foreign Relations, replacing him on Interior, with a Democrat favoring the dam set to take his spot.
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Washington i
Hells Canyon Dam
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen. Long
Louisiana
Interior
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Democratic Steering Committee
Long
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Hisenhower
Federal Power Commission
Idaho
Morse
D-Ore
Magnhusen
Republian
House Interior Committee
Sen. Humphrey
Minnesota
Practicing Angler Knocks Out Power in Conway Arkansas
A fisherman practicing casting tangled his line with a power line in Conway Arkansas. In freeing the line he bridged two wires, cutting power to the town for about 20 minutes, per Walter Scales, manager of the municipal power plant. A hospital note from Garden Grove California mentions plans for a coffee bag near the maternity room to help expectant fathers cope with delivery.
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Conway
Arkansas
Walter Scales
Garden Grove
Calif
Garden Park General Hospital
Probe Led to Tax Scandal Ties Top Officials to Case
IRS director Ernest Flinn testified about an income tax evasion probe that sparked conspiracy charges against Mathiew Connelly former White House appointments secretary T Lamar Caudle and Harry Schwimmer. The case centers on actions to stall prosecution of a St Louis shoe firm owner Sachs fined 40000 in 1951 for tax evasion. Flinn traced the case through IRS and Justice Dept records from 1945 to 1947 including a $185000 payment from Sachs attorney Sidney Cohen. The trial opened with prosecutors alleging oil royalties paid to Schwimmer for aiding the Sachs matter.
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Sachs St. Louis
Flinn
Sachs
Internal Revenue Nelligence
Hot Springs Group Seeks Amendment for Betting
A Hot Springs group moves to amend the Arkansas constitution to allow horse racing and pari mutuel betting in Hot Springs Garland County and to require approval by the General Assembly. Supporters must file forms with the attorney general and collect about 33,000 voter signatures to place the measure on the November ballot.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas Christian Citizens Council
Mort Cox
Little Rock
Garland County
Arkansas
General Assembly
Mrs Durh am to Be Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. 5. L. Burnham, 74, who died Monday at McNeill, will be held at 3 30 p m Tuesday at Mt. Morial Church near Prescot. Burial by Herndon Cornelius will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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5. L. Burnham
McNeill
Mt. Morial Church
Prescot
Herndon Cornelius
Mt. Moriah
Wally Jones Pursues African Hunter Dream Abroad
New York reporter HAL BOYLE narrates Wally Jones from Birmingham Alabama who became an African white hunter in his twenties. He quit college, joined the Marines, earned $1000, then sailed to Africa, posting a $300 bond in British East Africa to secure return options. He seeks mentorship from a Nairobi white hunter as his bold plan unfolds.
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Wally Jones
Hal Boyle
New York
Jones
Birmingham
Ala
Wally
U. S. Marines
Marines
Africa
British East Africa
America
Nairobi
Kenya
Alabama
Hot Springs protests Arkansas Louisiana Gas billing change
A Hot Springs group of apartment house owners protested a new Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co billing plan. They argue separate meters for each unit are costly, while the alternative uses one meter. The company says the rule targets discrimination against multiunit buildings and cites a state PSC ruling.
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HOT Springs LF
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
F. DeElloitt
Debhict
Hot Springs
DeElliott Sald
No Critical List in Wreck of Train Truck Collision
More than 100 schoolchildren and teachers were injured when a baseball excursion train collided with a loaded gravel truck near Du Plainville crossing, 23 miles west of Milwaukee. The diesel locomotive stayed on track while 10 of 16 cars derailed. 907 pupils and escorts were aboard from Portage to Milwaukee for a Milwaukee Brooklyn game. 104 admitted to two hospitals. 37 remained overnight. Driver Gordon Hinckley, 35, of Wales, suffered compound fractures and internal injuries but was listed in fair condition.
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Waukesha
Wis
Portage
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gordon Hinckley
Wales
du Plainville Crossing
Here
$3 Million Peach Crop at Clarksville
Clarksville station reports John son county growers expect to begin harvesting a $3,000,000 peach crop in mid June. Despite two early freezes, damage is slight and farmers anticipate the county’s largest yield. Harvests are set for Dixie redy by June 12 15 and other varieties through July 25.
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Clarksville
Johnson County
Dixie Redy
Red Havens
Fair Beauty
Burbanks
Red Elbertas
Elbertas
Family affair marks Chicago divorce hearing
In a Chicago divorce session, Herman Collis supported his mother Mrs Dorsula Collins as she testified that her husband deserted her in 1954 and that his wife left him, confirming a family dispute at court.
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Chicago
Collinses
Herman Collis
Dorsula Collins
Navy Rocket Fails to Meet Expectations at White Sands
The Navy launched the Acrobee-Hi rocket at White Sands proving ground seeking 185 miles altitude but peaked at 136.5 miles. Officials called the test a partial success for data on propulsion and flight, while noting the miss will prompt further study to improve design and performance for future satellite work.
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Whit Lands Proving Ground
N.M
Navy
Mator
Anti Racing Alliance Endorsed by Hope Ministers
The Hope Ministerial Alliance endorsed a statewide anti racing program and pledged influence, votes, and efforts to promote the cause. The statement urged ministers to attend an organizational meeting Thursday May 10 at 2:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church with at least three interested laymen from each church.
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Hope Ministerial Alliance
Ministerial Alliance
Arkansas
First Baptist Church
Ibis
Tito Urges Tighter French Yugoslav Ties
Yugoslav leader Tito on a state visit to Paris urged closer links with France to promote world peace. He praised Paris for educating doctors and scientists, toured security measures, and attended a lunch at Hotel de Louizun with President Coty. He warned of nuclear war and called for East West understanding.
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Gorge A. McArthur
Paris
Tito
Yugoslavia
France
Hotel de Ville
Elysee Palace
Marshal
Rene Coty
Titos
Coty
Hotel de Louizun
Ile Saint Louis
County water study group to form Hempstead County
A county water study committee meeting is set for Monday evening May 14 at 8 in the Municipal Court room of Hope City Hall. Oliver L Adams will chair temporarily to organize a Hempstead County Water Studies Committee and elect a non governmental chairman. The group will gather facts for a state study and possible 1957 water rights legislation.
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Hope City Hall
Arkansas
Arkansas Water Study Commission
Oliver L .Adams
Hempstead
State Study Commission
Adams
Services Today for D. J. Harper
Final rites for Delmer Joe Harper died at his home Sunday were held at Hern don-Cornelius Funeral Home Chapel at 2 pm Tuesday with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Prescott.
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Delmer Joe Harper
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Prescott
Blevins to Hold Baccalaureate at 8 a.m. Sunday
Baccalaureate services for the Blevins High School Graduating Class will be at Bruce Memorial Methodist Church in Blevins on Sunday May 13 at 8:30 a.m. The Reverend A. W. Hamilton will be guest speaker for the 1056 Baccalaureate. Members of the Graduating Class include Ceel Clark Olen Hill Richard Roberts Douglas Steed Bruce Smith Almer Willis Arthur Willis Jimmy White E R Lang Delores Fielding Doris Fielding Bobbie Nell Phillips Audria Porterfield and Sally Stone.
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Bruce Memorial Methodist Church
Blevins
A. W. Hamilton
Bruce Memorial Church
Ceel Clark
Olen Hill
Richard Roberts
Douglas Steed
Bruce Smith
Almer Willis
Arthur Willis
Jimmy White
E. R. Lang
Delores Fielding
Doris Fielding
Bobbie Nell Phillips
Audria Porterfield
Sally Stone
Tydings May Get Chance at Butler
In Maryland a tight primary left Senator Millard E. Tydings with a narrow edge over George P. Mahoney for the Democratic nomination while John Marshall Butler won the Republican renomination. Early unofficial returns show Tydings leading by a slim margin as 1,261 of 1,277 precincts reported. the unit vote tied 78 74, the first such tie in state history, with the popular vote likely decisive.
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Millard E. Tydings
Senate
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
John Marshall Butler
Hepublican
Tydings
Butler
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Mahaney
Maryland
Yerger Senior Class Play Betty’s Millionaire at Yerger High
Yerger High School presents a three act comedy Betty’s Millionaire by Richard Wilkinson in the school auditorium Thursday May 10 at 7 30 p m Admission 15 cents elementary 25 high school and 35 cents adults The cast includes Betty Brown Ozle Williams Peter Adams Wille D Hamilton Sam Palmer Charles Murry Sue Weatherbee Vivian Lloyd Nancy Fletcher Shirley Robinson Mrs Evangeline Brendlinger Anna Lowe Augustus Winslow Leroy Cleghorn Thaddys Atterbury Clyde Moore Nora Jewel Martin Lille Daniels Mary L Nelson All three acts occur in the Ocean Breezes Hotel lobby
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Yerger High School
Betty
Richard Wilkinson
Betty Brown
Qzle Williams
Peter Adams
Wille -D. Hamilton
Sam Palmer
Peter
Charles Murry
Sue Weatherbee
Jewel Martin
Lille Daniels
Mary L. Nelson
Ocean Breezes Hotel
Degrees awarded at Henderson State Teachers College May 20
The Star reports 128 degrees will be awarded at Henderson State Teachers College on May 20. Local area students headlined by Jamie Juanita Cox and others from Emmet, Hope, Rosston, and Okay receive B A B S E and EB degrees. The Harvey Allen family and Shirley Faye win contest prizes. Mr. Allen wins a Glock radio. Dr Crow and wife return from a 32 day Washington trip. Crow cites Supreme Court appearance and practice admission. Fort Hood Texas details included.
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Henderson State Teachers College
Jamie Juanita Cox
Emmet B. S. E
Herbert Ray Dodson
Hope
Robert Carlton
Audrey Cortez Light
Muriel Webb McLarty
B. FE
Arthur Donald McQueen
Wanda Earleen Mathis
Secretary Wilson denies Russia leads in key power output
Washington reports quote Secretary Charles Wilson denying Russia’s edge in power production and pledging continued U S defense gains. Sources indicate anticipated early 1958 jet bomber output and defense spending, with figures around 2.8 to 3 billion dollars for development and procurement.
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Washington
Charles
Wilson
Russia
Ig “Yar
United States
Sib
Lorre
Poll County Fragment Signals Cold Break Across County
In Poll County a fragmentary report hints at a chill break and frost affecting areas. The wording suggests recent cold conditions and signaling a shift after a period of warmer weather, with readers urged to note the unsettled pattern.
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Poll
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