Bertha Shrinks to Tropical Storm Inland Path From Audrey's Wake
Tropical storm Bertha, no longer a hurricane, weakened as it moved inland over East Texas. The New Orleans Weather Bureau issued a 7 p.m. bulletin lowering Bertha to a tropical storm, with 50 mph winds near the center and weakening as it crossed the region between Beaumont and Lake Charles. The storm crossed Audrey’s path near Cameron, La., with Cameron reporting wind gusts to 65 mph. Civil defense evacuated lowland areas along the upper Texas coast, while Galveston ordered evacuations.
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New Orleans
Bertha
Texas
Weather Bureau
Audrey
G. L. Allen
Cameron
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Henry Reid
Hackberry
KSLA
Shreveport
Paul Meighan
Red Cross
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Meighan
Carter
Galveston
Tex
Civil Defense
Louisiana spending to hit all time high says PAR
The Public Affairs Research Council projects Louisiana total spending at 655.3 million dollars for the current fiscal year, creating an estimated 27.6 million dollar operating deficit and signaling pressure on local taxes if revenue estimates hold. PAR urges tighter scrutiny, local tax shifts, and spending reevaluation while Gov. Long hints at higher local taxes to sustain services.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Public Affairs Research Council
Luther Frazar
PAR
Earl Long
Texas
Americans Agree to Tour Red China After Moscow Youth Festival
About two dozen Americans at Moscow's World Youth Festival accepted invitations to visit Red China. Fifteen Americans including eight on the administrative committee will travel three weeks with expenses paid by Premier Chou En-lai's government. Others pay a token 100 dollars for transport and tour costs.
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Moscow
State Department
Red China
Peiping
Chou En-lai
China
Soviet Union
Syria Expects Submarine and Torpedo Boat Aid From Russia
A Syrian source says Syria will receive two small submarines and six torpedo boats from Russia under a Moscow aid pact signed this week. Egypt recently received three Soviet submarines. The agreement allows deferral of payment for an unspecified period and covers economic and technical aid estimated at 66 to 100 million dollars.
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Cairo
Syria
Russia
Moscow
Egypt
Racketeering Hearings Tie Sellout Price to Dio
Senate Rackets Committee heard that Johnny Dio Dioguardia and two others set a 396000 price for leaving the AFL Auto Workers in 1954. Earl Heaton testified Dio was paid 16000 when exiting and Angelo Inciso took a Chicago local with 300000 in assets amid ongoing labor graft probes.
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Washington
Senate
AFL Auto Workers
Johnny Dio Dioguardia
Robert F. Kennedy
Earl Heaton
Allied Industrial Workers
AFL Cio
The
Auto Workers
Johnny Dio
Dio
Heaton
Old Union
Angelo Inciso
Chicago
UAW
Refugees Flee Hurricane Audrey to Lake Charles Shelters
Six weeks after Hurricane Audrey, Cameron area refugees fill Lake Charles shelters in numb calm. Many plan to return home despite new threat from Bertha. few remain behind as Red Cross fears prolonged rehabilitation. At Lake Charles High School refugees, including 48 year old Joseph Nuduba, discuss return while others express anger and anxiety about a repeat disaster.
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Lake Charles
la Aug
Audrey
Cameron
Bertha
C. B. Carter
Red Cross
Lake Charles High School
Joseph Nuduba
O. B. Carter
House backs Senate civil rights bill in heated debate
Democratic leaders endorsed the Senate version and urged GOP members to help push it to passage. Republicans insisted on negotiating a genuine civil rights bill via a House Senate conference. Speaker Rayburn announced support for the Senate bill amid sharp partisan exchanges.
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Washington
House
Senate
Act al
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Ex Editor Says Publisher Wanted Whistling Confessions
Former Confidential editor Howard Rushmore testified that publisher Robert Harrison sought unique stories that would shock readers and expose injustices. Rushmore said Harrison wanted more Hollywood celebrity material to boost sales while maintaining investigative edge. Defense objected to the testimony as irrelevant to the Meades trial for Hollywood Research Inc.
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Hollywood
Confidential
Howard Rushmore
New York
Tab Hunter
Herbert V. ‘Walker
Hunter
Rushmore
Robert Warrison
Harrison
Daily Worker
McCarthy Committee
Washington
Arthur J. Crowley
Gilbert D. Seton
Crowley
Fred
Marjorie Meade
Hollywood Research Inc
Dulles Warns U S Won’t Quit Nuclear Tests
Secretary of State Dulles declares the United States will not suspend atomic weapon testing without a simultaneous halt by the Soviet Union. Washington notes the Soviet proposal would delay tests for two to three years, seeking broader disarmament steps. The transcript discusses uncertainty over who leads Soviet foreign policy.
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Washington
Seretary
Dulles
Kremlin
United States
Russa
U. S
Two Seriously Hurt In Crash Near Waverly
A collision near Waverly involving two fast moving cars and a pickup left four people injured two seriously. W T Sartor Jr 40 and D R Sartor were taken to St Francis hospital with severe injuries.
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Waverly
W. T. Sartor, Jr
D. R. Sartor
St. Francis Hospital
Gay
W. T
D. R
Mother and daughter drown in Mississippi River near Ferriday
A young mother Edna Short about 25 and her five year old daughter Tommie died when the woman leaped into the swift Mississippi River to save her child washing nanas. Her 12 year old brother Charles barely escaped and sought help. The husband Coy Short was across the river setting fishing lines when the tragedy occurred. The family had borrowed fish.
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Ferriday
Here
Mississippi
Edna Short
Tommie
Charles
J. O. Truitt House
Coy Short
Truitt
Mrs. Short
Shirley
Mary
Prichard Hills Housing Project Breaks Ground at Ft Polk
Ground breaking for a 33 million dollar Prichard Hills housing project at Ft Polk for military families and single personnel was led by Miss Carlotta Prichard. The 2,000 unit complex, named for Maj. Gen. Vernon Prichard, aims for completion in 18 months with Gov. Earl Long attending and praising the effort.
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FT. Polk
Prichard Hills
Carlotta Prichard
Washington, D. C
Vernon Prichard
First Armored Division
Earl Long
Texans Reach New York After 2600 Mile Outboard Trip
Three Texans Henry Barnhouse 39 Charles H Neill 45 and William Cloud 50 arrived in New York after a 2600 mile outboard motorboat voyage from Houston. The trio, mechanical department workers for the Austin American and Statesman, docked at a Hudson River float at Manhattan’s lower end. They faced fog and storms delaying plans to arrive last Monday.
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New York
Houston
Hudson River
Manhattan
Henry Barnhouse
Charles H. Neill
William Cloud
Mechanical Department
The
Austin American and Statesman
Weekend Showers Reach Monroe Area Amid Warm Temps
Temperatures rose in Monroe with a 94 degree high, up from Thursday's 92. Yesterday's low was 73, while Thursday saw 71. Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies today with western showers and expect more rain Sunday afternoon.
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Monroe
Appoints Ex Navy Man As Aid Head
President Eisenhower nominates James H. Smith Jr. to head the Foreign Aid program succeeding John B. Hollister who resigned after nearly two and a half years. Hollister notified the President on July 1. Lodge Jr. is to remain U N ambassador with Wadsworth as chief alternate. others named for U N General Assembly roles. Smith, born December 1909 in New York, was a Navy officer and reserve commander in World War II.
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Washington
James H. Smith, Jr
Colorado
Navy
Eisenhower
John B. Hollister
Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
United Nations
James J. Wadsworth
Lodge
Senate
U. S
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Smith
Naval Reserve
President to Veto US White Collar Pay Rise Bid
The House approved an 11 percent annual pay hike for about one million federal white collar workers by a 329 to 58 vote, despite President Eisenhower's opposition. The bill faces Senate action with other proposals and debt ceiling implications noted. Bakers argued the raises match rising living costs and private sector wages.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Murray
D-Tenn
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Bakers
Mansfield Girl Burned to Death in House Fire
A 19 year old Ringgold girl Evelyn Jo Cook died in a Mansfield two story frame house fire that destroyed her brother Dr Fred Cook s home. Dr Cook escaped with his wife and six month old daughter absent in Greenwood Mississippi. The Cooks had just bought the house last month and the fire s cause was not immediately determined. Other survivors include Miss Cook s parents Mr and Mrs Fred Cook Sr.
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Mansfield
Ringgold
Evelyn Jo Cook
Fred Cook
Miss Cook
Fred Cook Sr
Community Ad Number Line and Hours Notice
The notice lists newsroom and department phone lines for editorial Circulation and classifieds with hours from 5 PM to 8 AM on weekdays and from noon Saturday to 8 AM Monday plus holidays. It provides specific dial numbers for Editorial, Circulation, Classifieds and Composing Room departments.
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James L. Evans
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F. D. Shay
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Sunny Hale
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Shay
Eugene Hale
Smoky Hale
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