Deadly Tornadoes Sweep Wisconsin and Midwest
Violent weather across the Great Plains and Midwest left at least 11 dead. Tornadoes struck Wisconsin Nebraska Texas and Oklahoma amid heavy rain and fog. Fatalities occurred in Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota as storms battered farms, roads, and emergency centers.
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William Mellis
British Ship Passes Suez Canal After Invasion
A British ship, the 3 604 ton West Breeze, traversed the Suez Canal today for the first time since Britain and France invaded Egypt last November. It flew the red ensign and faced no incidents, receiving treatment equal to other vessels per an Egyptian Suez Canal Authority spokesman.
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News Route Man Kidnaped By Gunman
Alexandria La April 19 A newspaper deliverer from Humble Texas says he was forced at gunpoint to drive a teenage hitchhiker with crutches from near Houston to Alexandria. The youth robbed him of 47 dollars and disappeared at a red light as the car halted. FBI involvement reported.
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Judge grants guardian for transfusion over parents’ objection
District Judge Harold Craik named lawyer Richard Earl Johnson temporary guardian of 15 year old Larry Phillips of Arlington to authorize a blood transfusion after his Jehovah’s Witness parents refused. Larry’s stomach ulcer bled during recovery from tonsil surgery. Doctor approval followed. condition improved but serious.
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Larry Phillips
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Coast Guard Probes Gulf Barge Wreck In New Orleans
The Coast Guard orders a special marine board investigation into the capsizing of a $1,250,000 Gulf oil drilling barge that killed nine men. Six survivors will testify along with the vessel's owners and operators. Divers search the Gulf of Mexico 80 miles southeast of New Orleans for missing crewmen. Heavy cranes work to turn the hull as bodies are believed inside.
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Here
Easter Postoffice Run and Prominent Monroe Figure
The author recalls a morning dash to the postoffice for missed mail while meeting a prominent local resident and a well known Monroe churchwoman. The brief vignette captures a moment of coincidence during Easter preparations and community recognition.
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Monroe
Beck Challenges AFL-CIO Ouster as Union Boss Defies Ethics Probe
Washington April 19. Teamsters President Dave Beck says he remains a council member and asks the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee to detail corruption charges and guarantee fair procedures. The federation will not negotiate hearings conditions after Beck invoked the Fifth Amendment 117 times.
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Albert J. Hayes
Vatican Good Friday Services Mark Crucifixion
Thousands of pilgrims filled St. Peter's and Rome's hundreds of churches for solemn Good Friday rites. Pope Pius XII prepared an Easter message to be televised in 28 languages, with broadcast planned across Europe and by American Canadian networks and the BBC.
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Syble Young Crowned Miss West Carroll in Pageant
Syble Young, a 19 year old Northeast State sophomore from Epps, won Miss West Carroll, beating six other contestants. Joan Schrock and Annette Heard placed second and third as about 600 spectators watched the pageant in Oak Grove.
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Annette Heard
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Epps
Secret hearing on Spevack isotopes case ordered by judge
Federal Judge Joseph C McCarragy held a secret hearing on Jerome Spevack New Rochelle New York and issued a secret ruling in a suit claiming rights to a concentrating isotopes method. The case seeks to stop the government from publicizing the invention amid declassification and patenting disputes.
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Senate Labor Probe Expands Across Major Cities
The Senate Labor Rackets Committee ordered staff to eight cities including New York Chicago Los Angeles Seattle Philadelphia and Omaha to probe union mismanagement violence and racketeering. Investigations target the Teamsters carpenters and operating engineers with hearings planned in New York. Dave Beck of the Teamsters faces questions after invoking the Fifth Amendment 117 times.
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Ouachita Juvenile Detention Fund Fails In Vote
Police Jury votes 7 to 6 against a 275 monthly subsidy to operate the Ouachita parish Detention Home for juveniles. The measure would have supplemented 130000 in construction funds from a dedicated millage. Some officials said welfare support hinged on the larger amount, complicating local agreements with Monroe and West Monroe.
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Monroe
West Monroe
L. B. Pettit
W. L
Ack) Howard
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Howard
Showers Loom For Area With Scattered Thunderstorms
Weather forecast warns of widely scattered thundershowers through Sunday. Today may be partly cloudy and warm with chances of a sudden storm for the Twin Cities and Arkansas. Friday featured a rainless day with a high of 83 and a low of 65.
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Arkansas
West East tension rises as Khrushchev warns West
At a Polish Embassy reception in Moscow Khrushchev warned Western powers not to test the Communist world over East Germany or risk being forced to “rap your knuckles.” Zhukov stated the Soviet bloc would provide nuclear and guided missiles to match NATO arms. He doubted nuclear deterrence and said war would see weapons used. Premier Cyrankiewicz’s Moscow visit was noted.
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Soviet Union
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Joseph Cyrankiewicz
Moscow
Absentee Vote Deadline Today for Monroe City Tax Election
The deadline to cast absentee ballots for Tuesday's Monroe City School tax election is today at noon. Ballots may be cast at the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court office on the court house first floor.
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Ouachita Parish
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Morning World Puzzle Jackpot Narrow Miss by One Letter
Bonanza Bill Victor, 1706 McGuire Avenue in Monroe, nearly won the $325 Morning World puzzle jackpot by selecting N instead of F in number 11 down. Most entrants chose sane and sage. Next week's puzzle climbs to $350 and includes explanations of tougher clues.
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McGuire Avenue
Monroe
Subway Collision in Brooklyn Injures 65 People
Two subway trains collided in a tunnel under a Brooklyn street injuring 65 with 3000 aboard. Motorman William Hoke of the second train was pinned for 90 minutes before being freed. No fatalities reported and passengers escaped via emergency hatches as lights failed and cushions flew.
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Long Island
Suspect In Murder Case Caught Here
An off duty Louisiana State Trooper arrested 22 year old Clyde J. Campbell of Riverside California in the 1700 block of Louisville Avenue last night. A .32 Browning pistol was found in his suitcase and Campbell was held in the parish jail after an April 14 murder in Arizona with few details available.
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Louisville Avenue
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Otwell
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