Johnson urges rapid missile development to counter Soviet blackmail
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson warned the United States must speed missile and satellite development to nullify what he called Russia's international blackmail. He noted idle production as unemployment rose and urged full support for science and engineers to break the logjam and accelerate work.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Russia
Johnson
North Atlantic
Paris
U.S
Segregationists threaten boycott against Gazette
In Little Rock Arkansas the Arkansas Gazette reports an anonymous segregationist group threatens a boycott of advertisers. The paper defended its stance on gradual integration while opposing breaking segregation laws and noted federal court orders guiding Little Rock School Board changes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gazette
The
Gazette
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Faubus
the Gazette
Mayor Says Bond Issue Opponents Hit Below Belt
Mayor W L Howard claims opponents to a 9 million capital improvement bond issue have used misleading tactics and statements below the belt as Monroe residents vote Tuesday on street, recreation, storm sewer, new city hall and civic center projects.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Weet li
Monroe
Howard
Taxpayers League
Attorney General of
Louisiana
City Hall
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Ellender Calls for Peaceful Coexistence With Soviets
Sen. Ellender told Northeast College students in Monroe that peaceful coexistence of capitalism and communism is possible and necessary for U S progress against Russia. He urged immediate cooperation and exchange programs to expose leaders from both nations to each other’s systems and warned that Russia could surpass the United States if action is not taken.
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United States
Russia
Allen J. Ellender
Monroe
Northeast College
Ellender
Soviet Union
Twin Kidney Transplant Success Lifts Shawnee Man
In Richmond, Bill Merriman of Shawnee Oklahoma recovered from postoperative complications after a kidney transplant from his twin brother. Dr David Hume led the rare operation with two surgical teams and called the procedure successful with the patient described as considerably improved and in fair condition.
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Richmond
Bill Merriman
Shawnee
Okla
David Hume
Bill
Monroe resident Oscar Cloyd named to Who's Who
Oscar E. Cloyd of Monroe has been named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. A Centenary College senior ministerial student in Shreveport, he serves as president of his Kappa Sigma chapter and as president of the senior class. He is active in Methodist student activities.
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Monroe
Oscar E. Cloyd
Oscar L. Cloyd
Lee Avenue
Cloyd
Centenary College
Shreveport
Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity
Methodist
Goodfellows Fund Receives Memorial Gifts Amid Shortfall
Donations totaling 1781.00 are given in memory of loved ones as the Goodfellows fund aims for 4000. A widow pleads for aid to feed and clothe her four children as welfare and social security checks cover little. Readers urged to continue sending donations to ensure a Christmas for families in need.
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Goodfellows
AFL-CIO Targets Crime and Wages in Reform Drive
At its Atlantic City convention the AFL-CIO pledged to double efforts against crime racketeering and corruption in unions while urging equal scrutiny of management practices. George Meany, re-elected president, defended expulsions as necessary to protect labor's integrity.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Federation of the Teamsters
Senate
Federation
Senate Committee
George Meany
Labor
House of Labor
Forces Placed On Constant Alert In Soviet Propaganda Drive
A Soviet military newspaper and Moscow radio report the Red armed forces are on constant alert amid Western NATO tensions in Paris and UN notes. The propaganda aims to rally neutralism while warning of US aggression and heightening vigilance against imperialist plans.
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Moscow
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Paris
Kremlin
United Nations
Atlantic Alliance
U.N
Middle East
Soviet Aviation
Red
Ministry of Defense
Clouds Bring Warmer Air to Twin Cities
Grey skies and warmer air spread over the Twin Cities today and are forecast to persist tonight and tomorrow. Lows drop to 40 to 45 degrees with a 33 degree low last night, while tomorrow’s high should reach 60 to 65 degrees, about 10 degrees above yesterday. Partly cloudy conditions covered most of the state with only a trace of rain recorded yesterday.
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Twin Cities
Eisenhower Heads to Paris to Lead NATO Revitalization
President Eisenhower travels from Washington to Paris to steer NATO revival amid Soviet missile advances. At 67, he carries the burden after a mild stroke and aims to restore allied confidence, secure bases and weapons storage, counter Soviet propaganda, and soothe Franco-British tensions over arms shipments to Tunisia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
NATO
U. S
Tunisia
Bulganin
Amnesia Victim Reunites With Wife in Los Angeles
Harry Gallon, 31, who lost memory for four months, returned to a tearful reunion at Los Angeles International Airport with wife Betty Gallon. He had awoken in New Orleans, recalled nothing of how he reached there, and traveled back toward San Francisco with plans to reunite with their children Gary and Renee.
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Los Angeles
Harry Gallon
Betty
Los Angeles International Airport
Mrs. Gallon
Gallon
San Francisco
New Orleans
Burbank
Los Angeles International
Ted Brandt
Garden Grove
Gallons
United Air Lines
Gary
Renee
Burlingame
San Mateo
Eleven Children Die In Sicilian Storm At Altofonte
A violent windstorm collapsed a two story school in Altofonte Sicily trapping 30 kindergarten children. Eleven died including Sister Giuseppina Giordano headmistress aged 42. Eleven were injured four seriously. Five sisters and the remaining students escaped unharmed. The 75 mile per hour blast hit at 9 30 a m as roof collapsed onto play areas. Neighbors heard the crash and initially feared an earthquake or landslide.
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Palermo
Sicily
Altofonte
Giuseppina Giordano
Dio Convicted Of Extortion And Conspiracy
New York General Sessions Court jurors found racketeer John Dio and Teamsters Local 295 President Johnny McNamara guilty of extortion and conspiracy. They were accused of shaking down two stationery firms for 4700 dollars in 1956, with sentencing set for January 8.
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New York
John
Johnny Dio
Dio Guardi
John A. Mullen
Dio
Johnny McNamara
Teamsters Local 295
Thousands Struck By Northwestern Iran Earthquakes
An earthquake series hit Iran’s northwest causing extensive damage across Kurdistan Hamadan and Kermanshah with thousands homeless and up to 300 dead and 500 injured feared. Temperatures were below freezing as aid and Red Cross appeals mobilized.
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Tehran
Iran
Kurdistan
Hamadan
Kermanshah
Elburz
Iranian Red Cross
The
Lion and Sun Society
Power Company Pays Large 1957 Tax Bill in Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Power and Light Company presented a 320455.71 tax payment for 1957 to Ouachita Parish sheriff and tax collector Bailey Grant. The payment plus 17850.42 to parish communities totals 338306.13, about 926 per day for local government costs.
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Louisiana Power and Light Company
Ouachita
Ouachita Parish
Evans
Three Dead In Thiokol Chemical Plant Blast
An explosion at the Thiokol Chemical Corp plant in Elkton Maryland reportedly killed three workers. Four others were hospitalized with one in critical condition as a building was destroyed and a large smoke plume rose above the site.
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Elkton
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Conowingo
Bank Robber Weil Seeks Christmas Gift From West Monroe Bank
Sigmund Weil, jailed for the 1956 First National Bank of West Monroe robbery, writes to bank president J. W. Roberson asking for a Christmas remembrances. Weil, who held staff at gunpoint and stole about $9500, was captured at a West Monroe motel and later pointed out bank errors during the crime.
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West Monroe
Angola
Sigmund Weil
First National Bank of
J. W. Roberson
Weil
Roberson
Pistol Point
Ouachita Parish
Sher
Iff
Slayer Wins 3rd Execution Stay
In New Orleans Thomas Goins 20 was granted a third stay of execution for the April 1954 shooting of Anthony J. Meyer Sr after a petition for a writ of habeas corpus prompted the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to order a hearing in U S District Court.
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New Orleans
Thomas Goins
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Goins
U. S. District Court
Anthony J. Meyer Sr
Meyer
U. S
J. Skelly Wright
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W. G. Jasper
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Lawrence Elledge
Faulk Collier
May Holliday
Butch
Sicily Island
Jack Davis
John I. Fogleman
America
NATO Alliance
Felix Gaillard
Labbor
Victor Riesel
Dio-McNamara
Tower- Crossman Corp
Atlas Stationery Corp
Greece
Iraq
Turkey
Shah Reza Pahlevi
Power Company
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