Meany says Hoffa sought compromise but did not meet
AFL-CIO leader George Meany reports Teamster president-elect Hoffa made overtures for settlement in weeks of talks, yet Hoffa failed to appear. Meany asserts no war against the Teamsters, urging reform while urging out-of-favor figures aside.
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George Meany
Teamster Hoffa
Meany
Hoffa
New York
Atlantic City
Teamster
Ve Teamsters
Senate
Dave Beck
Beck
Seattle
Teamsters
Washington
AFL
International Longshoremen
Teamsters Union
Sal Hoffman
Joseph McCurdy
United Garment Workers
Edward Carlough
Sheet
Woodruff Randolph
Typographical Union
Pat Gorman
English
Teamster Treasury
Power Failure After Lightning Strikes Substation
Lights went out for several blocks in the College area last night after a lightning strike hit a lightning arrester near the Po well Avenue sub station. Monroe Utilities Commission manager Tom Underwood said service was restored in part within 20 minutes and fully after 40 minutes. one of seven transmission lines was knocked out by the bolt.
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College Area
Powell Avenue
Tom Underwood
Monroe Utilities Commission
Violence Charges Stir at Union Hearing and Shootings
The testimony recounts an organizer’s Fifth Amendment refusal amid accusations of beating and violence. Ellis testified he works for Kroger in Nashville, while Detective Reynolds discusses handling the Smith shooting amid union tensions and unexplained gun thefts at Knoxville Local. Lola Freels detailed Smith’s accidental wounding and the gun’s disappearance from the local safe.
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Evans
Ellis
McClellan
D-Ark
Smit
Lola Freels
Knoxville Teamsters
Smith
Smitty
Reynolds
Union
Payne
Turkey Shoot Set By Bernice Jaycees
The Bernice Jaycees sponsor a Turkey Shoot on Saturday December 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bernice ball park, announced by Dr. W C Reeves president.
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Turkey
Bernice Club
Bernice
Bernice Jaycees
Bernice Ball Park
W. C. Reeves
Foot Crushed at West Monroe Paper Mill
Jethroe Washington 313 Gatley West Monroe had a foot crushed in a heavy metal conveyor at a West Monroe paper mill. His left foot was badly cut and he was freed after about 20 minutes by co workers before being rushed to Graves Clinic and then St Francis.
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St. Francis
West Monroe
Jethroe Washington
Gatley
Graves’ Clinic
Mulhearn
Community Notes and Personal Dispatches From Local Pages
Mrs White lists hospital ward donations including flashlights thermos bottles candy and more. Lillie Furey visits Memphis to meet great granddaughter Jo Ann and support handmade aprons. West Monroe church hosts 39 orphan boys from Ruston Children's Home for a Christmas program. Deborah Slakter asks Santa for toys and dolls in a Christmas letter.
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W.S.C.S
Lillie Furey
Jackson Street
Jo Ann Furey
Memphis
Tenn
West Monroe
First Methodist Church
Methodist Children’s
Ruston
Deborah Slakter
Bon Air Drive
Santa Claus
North Pole
Jerry Mahony
Santa letter from young Michael Campbell asks for space helmet
Little Michael Campbell writes to Santa Claus naming himself and requesting a space helmet and a flying model airplane. The note reflects a child’s Christmas wish and simple toy desires.
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Michael Campbell
Santa Claus
Optimist Club Opens Holiday Tree Lot In Monroe
Monroe Optimist Club starts its annual Christmas tree sale at 9 30 a m on the lot at North Third and Arkansas with about 2300 trees. Proceeds aid boys work including Baby Ruth League. A house to house sale will follow Tuesday at 6 p m and riders meet at Neville High School.
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Monroe
Optimist Club
West Monroe Rebellettes
Neville High School
Trees Destroyed in City Beautification Project
City police investigated the destruction of newly planted trees along Spencer Boulevard. The trees were part of a civic beautification program and were removed rapidly. officials could not estimate the total damaged because several trees had been salvaged.
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Spencer Boulevard
Monroe Officials Back 9 Million Bond Plan for City Improvements
Howard praised Judell as an expert in bond financing and urged voters to approve the $9 million capital improvement bond issue in five phases. He noted no tax increase beyond three mills and cited Ruston’s similar bond sale at about 4.5 percent.
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Monroe
Judell
Howard
Ruston
Travel ban eased for relatives of prisoners in China
The United States informs Rep. Thomas J. Lane that the Communists may allow visits for relatives of prisoners. Notable cases include Richard G. Fecteau and John T. Downey, both civilians who disappeared on a 1952 flight and received long sentences. Other prisoners listed are Robert McCann, Rev. Joseph P. McCormack, Hugh F. Redmond Jr., and Rev. John P. Wagner with varied jail terms.
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Thomas J. Lane
D-Mass
Richard G. Fecteau
Philip D. Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Fecteau
John T. Downey
Mary V. Downey
New Britain
Joseph P. McCormack
Edward McCormack
Palmyra
N. Y
Maryknoll Order
Shanghai
Hugh F. Redmond, Jr
Hugh F. Redmond
Yonkers
John P. Wagner
Joseph Kleber
Glenshaw
Shangal
Auto Wreck Injures Driver and Two Girls
A collision sends an auto sliding under a Diamond T transport loaded with dressed chickens. The driver suffers minor injuries while two girls die. their bodies are taken to Jones Funeral Home as officials describe the scene and ongoing investigations.
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Ruff
Bernice Chapman
Courson
Cornoer Jones
Diamond -T
Jones Funeral Home
Vanguard Satellite Launch Fails on First Test Flight
The Vanguard rocket exploded on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral during the first test aiming to send a satellite into orbit. Officials described the blast as a failure with damage to the pad but no expected total program collapse.
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Vanguard
Hagen
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China
SAFE @ SOUND
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Peter H. Horn
Naval Research Laboratory
Patrick Air Force Base Missile Center
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