AFL CIO Expels International Teamsters Union
The AFL CIO voted 5 to 1 to expel the International Teamsters Union over corruption charges led by President-elect James R. Hoffa. The tally was 10 458 598 for and 2 266 457 against after hours of debate. Hoffa, speaking from New York during a federal trial, said the ouster would not weaken the Teamsters and that they would remain part of organized labor. Four other unions face expulsion threats for corruption.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Aflcio
International Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Distillery
Laundry
Bakery
United Textile Workers
New York
Hoffa
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor Movement
Four Airmen Die In Crash At Shreveport
A B 47 Stratojet crashed on takeoff from Barksdale AFB in driving rain, killing all four aboard. Capt. Jack E. Farquhar, Capt. John F. Dent, Capt. Jack W. Duncan, and First Lt. Carlton A. Boutelle were from the 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command. Families lived in Shreveport. The plane, fuel laden, burst into flames and exploded after overrunning the runway during a navigational flight bound for Pinecastle AFB.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Jack E. Farquhar
Yoakum
Tex
John F. Dent
Clinton
Jack W. Duncan
Toledo
Ohio
Carlton A. Boutelle
New York City
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Fla
352Nd
301St
Strategic Air Command
Barksdale
Two-Car Wreck Injures Three West of West Monroe
A head-on collision on a slippery hill seven miles west of West Monroe on U S 80 left three injured. Among the injured is Marvin Platt, 27, of Monroe, and a Mississippi couple. Platt spoke from St Francis Hospital about the crash last night.
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West Monroe
U. S. 80
Marvin Platt
Orange Street
Monroe
Platt
St. Francis Hospital
Mississippi Auto Crash Near Sanford's Store Injures Five
An accident at the junction of State 15 and U S 80 near Sanford's Store involved a Mississippi car with Mr and Mrs H C Blount of Decatur and Platt of Monroe. All three main occupants suffered injuries with serious but not critical conditions reported. Two passengers in Platt's car escaped uninjured as ambulances rushed victims to St Francis. Weather was drizzly and roads wet. no charges filed as State Police continue investigation.
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Mississippi
H. C. Blount
Decatur
Miss
Platt
B. T. Smith
Rt. 3
Monroe
Herman Brown
Gaten Street
Blount Auto
Ruston
State 15
Sanford
St. Francis
US Relaxes Travel Ban for Relatives of Prisoners in Red China
The State Department will allow close relatives of six Americans still jailed in Chinese prisons to visit, reversing a 1955 stance that warned against travel. The move, driven by humanitarian reasons, does not signal any hoped-for prisoner releases or broader policy change.
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Washington
State Department
Red Mainland
John Foster Dulles
Red China
United States
Geneva
Violence Charges Fly In Senate Teamsters Hearing
The Senate Rackets Investigating Committee heard that a Teamsters business agent was sent to shoot two nonunion truck drivers but was accidentally shot himself in the left arm near Maryville Tennessee on June 12 1953. Other testimony included a Knoxville driver whose home was bombed after refusing union enrollment and an ex member who described being punched by a man identified as Corky Ellis.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Senators
Smitty
W. A. Smith
Maryville
Tenn
Smith
D. Robertson
Tom Copeland
Tennessee
J. Robert Caldwell
Knoxville
Caldwell
Eugene Evans
Teamsters Local 621
Evans
William Leon Ellis
Nashville
Corky” Ellis
Ellis
Christmas Gift to Veterans Hospital Ward
Mrs Shelby White of Mer Rouge recalls a successful program begun last year to adopt a veteran hospital ward. The group sends magazines, books, cookies and other items for about 40 men, who express gratitude in letters. The idea gained support when proposed to the garden club to replace gifts to members with gifts to the hospital ward.
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Shelby White
Mer Rouge
Jes’ Ramblin
Veteran's Hospital
Garden Club
Dear Abby column debuts on Monroe News-Star pages
Readers will see Abigail Van Buren in the new Dear Abby advice column on the women’s pages of the Monroe News-Star. The pen name of Pauline Phillips, Abby is twin sister to Ann Landers and, with Your Problems, brings top national advice.
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Monroe News-Star
Abby
Abigail van Buren
Pauline Phillips
Ann Landers
Monroe
Khrushchev Says U S Rocket Fragments Fell in United States
Khrushchev asserts a piece of Sputnik I fell in the United States on Sunday and vows to request its return. U S officials say they have no confirmation of a landing and no evidence of a fragment on U S soil.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Communist Party
Washington
State Department
U.S
Vanguard
Department
Alaska
U.S. Army
Fairbanks
Ft. Greely Reservation
Maine
Montana
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
South Pacific
Khrushchev
Heavy Rains and River Watch in Monroe Area
Heavy rains drenched Monroe area with outages in the college district and several accidents reported. Bastrop, Ruston also saw strong winds. Winnsboro had misting rain and colder air. Rayville spared rain but had winds. Ouachita River crested at 38 feet, possibly rising. officials say no major flood unless Mississippi backs up.
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Monroe
College
Bastrop
Ruston
Winnsboro
Rayville
Ouachita
A. W. Newkirk
United States
Improvements Long Overdue Prompts Bond Debate
Mayor W. L. Howard urged Monroe property owners to back the Capital improvement program calling it progress long overdue. At City Hall, bond attorney Harold Judell of New Orleans said the bond issue would add no more than three mills, a figure presented to reassure the public about the $9 million bond issue before the December 17 vote.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
City Hall
Harold Judell
New Orleans
Moell
France Wins In Algerian Vote
At the U.N. Security Council committee the watered down resolution to end the Algerian rebellion failed to pass with a 37 to 37 tie and six abstentions. France praised the result though it did not participate in the vote. Christian Pineau voiced satisfaction.
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France
United Nations
N.Y
Dec
U.N
United States
South Africa
Christian Pineau
Vanguard Satellite Launch Fails at Cape Canaveral
Vanguard rocket explodes on its firing pad delaying the first U.S. satellite launch. The third stage failure stopped the bid to carry a satellite into orbit, with no injuries reported. Dr. John P. Hagen calls the incident a mechanical failure and says the program will continue.
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Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Russia
J. Paul Walsh
John P. Hagen
Vanguard Project
Washington
LU. S
Sud
Every Penny Counts in Drive for Needy Christmas
A Goodfellows fundraiser reports $1,133 in the fund, well short of last year's $4,000, with urgent appeals for donations to aid local families. The Morning World and News-Star readers are urged to contribute, even small amounts, to provide gifts, food, and clothes for children and adults facing a joyless holiday. A list of previously acknowledged gifts totals $1,111 including various contributors.
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Goodfellows
News-Star—World
Monroe
Morning World
News-Star
The
Marshall Eee U
Tc A.a
Olga Dome
Ellen
Charlene Sephades
Wedemeyers Abt
Aenes
Tragic Hamburg High School Fatal Crash Among Four Teens
Four Hamburg High School seniors died when their car slid under a transport truck on US 82 near Hamburg. Driver Faith Henderson and victims Kay Carver Myrtle Bunn Jimmie Nell Ruff were 17 or 18, all from well known families. banquet plans were canceled as details emerged.
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Hamburg
Ark
Hamburg High School
Here
B. A. Courson
Arkansas State
Kay Carver
Myrtle Bunn
Faith Henderson
Jimmie
Nell Ruff
Jesse Harralson
Waco
Tex
Carver
New Fires Hit Ingram Refinery
New fires threatened the Ingram Oil and Refining Co in St Bernard Parish but were extinguished after a two hour battle. The plant suffered prior explosions and fires Wednesday causing one death and about one million dollars in property damage. Firefighters smothered today's flames with chemicals after authorities called for all available help.
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New Orleans
Ingram Oil and Refining Co
St. Bernard Parish
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Thar
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Monroe Area
Newkirk
Judell
Denly
Walsh
Hagen
Goodfellows Report
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Curtis Graham
Bunn
Dan Bunn
Henderson
Calvin Henderson
Ingram Refinery
News-Star World
West
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