Britain and U S Reject Soviet 20 Year Pact Offer
U S and Great Britain rejected Nikolai Bulganin new 20 year friendship proposal for the western Big Three. Eden spoke at a Washington news conference and questioned value of a new treaty so soon after a Russian torn up pact. Eisenhower and Dulles will respond after consultations with allies.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Nikolai Bulganin
Anthony Eden
Britain
Russia
France
Kremlin
Paris
London
Germany
Eisenhower
Bulgaria
Gettysburg
John Foster Dulles
Bulganin
Eden
National Press Club
Formosa
Sherrouse Named Preaus Successor on Highway Panel
Governor Kennon named John Sherrouse Jr of Monroe to fill the unexpired term of Fred Preaus on the state highway board. Sherrouse, 36, will serve until June 1, 1961. He holds multiple local positions and is active in Monroe civic groups and business ventures.
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John Sherrouse, Jr
Monroe
Robert Kennon
State Highway Board
Fred Preaus
Farmerville
Preaus
Sherrouse
DeSiard Street
Central Oil and Supply Corp
Central Transport Co
S. and S. Realty Co
DeSiard Gas Co
Sherrouse Realty Co
Franklin Parish
Winnsboro
Jane McKenzie
Monroe Area Industrial Development Corp
Ouachita Industries
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Community Chest
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Zulu President Shocked by NAACP Parade Disapproval
New Orleans February 3 James Russell president of the Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club reacts to NAACP disapproval of the Zulu Mardi Gras parade. NAACP official Clarence Laws vows to monitor Feb 14 parade and push for changes if needed. The 40 year old procession runs through a Negro section after the king arrives by barge.
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New Orleans
James Russell
Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club
NAACP
Russell
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Clarence Laws
Canal Street
Uis Armstrong
Armstrong
Snake Hamilton
Hamma
Shoemake Out Of Danger In Texas After Shootings
McKinney Texas February 3 A B Shoemake who shot a hole in his head over the collapse of his U S Trust and Guaranty Co is out of danger and able to spend part of his time in a wheelchair disclosed Friday He remains under medical care and observation.
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Mckinney
Tex
A. B. Shoemake
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Choctaws Lose Bid for Land Promise Settlement
The U S Court of Claims threw out a 417 656 award sought by Mississippi Choctaws for land promised 125 years ago after the Claims Commission reduced a larger claim from 209 million. Descendants across Louisiana and Mississippi seek recognition, while the government cites 1852 payments covering obligations.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Claims
United States
Indian Claims Commission
Robert C. Handwerk
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
Claims Commission
Court of Claims
Dubach Man Missing. Riverside Search Fails to Find Body
A Dubach construction worker, Jim Campbell, has been missing since Wednesday and is feared drowned in the swollen D Arbonne River one mile south of Farmerville. Rescue crews from Monroe and Ruston searched the murky waters Friday but found no trace of him or his car, note, billfold, or watch near the riverbank. Campbell, identified as a John A Mitchell Construction Co employee, left a note and was last seen in the area. authorities suspect he may have leapt from the D Arbonne bridge or wandered away.
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Farmerville
Dubach
D'Arbonne River
Monroe
Ruston
D’arbonne
Jim Campbell
Campbell
John A. Mitchell Construction Co
John Lee Allbritton
President Eisenhower Registers to Vote in Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower registered as Republicans to vote in Pennsylvania for the November presidential election. They appeared at the Adams county courthouse with reporters and cameras present, answering the standard voter questions before being issued residency cards.
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Gettysburg
Dwight David Eisenhower
Rebpulicans
Eisenhower
New York
Adams County
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Edward Martin
Clarence Smith
Smith
Texas Snowbound Texans Rescued by National Guard
The Texas South Plains faced a severe blizzard with six foot snowdrifts stranding about 30 cars and a bus near Plainview. National Guard trucks freed occupants as 11 inches fell, worsening power outages, road closures, and telegraph lines. At least 16 deaths were linked to icy conditions amid widespread disruption.
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Dallas
Texas
South Plains
Plainview
National Guard
Luren Brown
Plainview Herald
Highway Department
Shreveport
Lufkin
Houston
San Antonio
del Rio
Coushatta Negro Says Life Threats Prompt Exit
Henry Vickers a 55 year old plumber and electrician, advertises in the Coushatta Citizen that he will leave Louisiana after threats against his life. He says a newspaper clipping about a Mississippi Negro shooting carried a warning that the same fate awaits him and that an anonymous caller threatened his life. The FBI is involved and Red River Parish Sheriff Brown says authorities are reviewing possible civil rights violations.
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Coushatta
Henry Vickers
Coushatta Citizen
Mississippi
More Rain and Cold Weather Across Louisiana and Arkansas
The forecast calls for continued rain and cold in Louisiana and Arkansas. Temperatures reached a high of 41 and a low of 38 yesterday, with 1.07 inches of rainfall. Northeast Louisiana has been saturated after days of rain, mainly light drizzle with occasional heavy showers. The weekend outlook shows little change.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
New Frigid Blast Heads For Europe
A Siberian cold front heads for Europe threatening a prolonged freeze that has already killed over a hundred. Poland and other nations debate fuel output while shipping, pipes, and power infrastructure face severe strain across many countries.
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Europe
London
Siberia
Poland
Mediterranean
Marseille
Ulrichen
Switzerland
Fishman Sentenced to Seven Months Jail in Monroe Case
Abe Fishman, 69, of Monroe, was fined 500 dollars and given seven months in jail for possessing with intent to sell sexually indecent motion pictures. He was arrested after a plainclothes officer rented six reels, then officers found twenty more reels at his South Grand Street address where he planned to open a cafe.
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Abe Fishman
Monroe
Fishman
South Grand Street
Police Department
Hearing Set Tuesday On Election Suits Recall of 1944 Episode
In Baton Rouge on February 3, the attorney general’s bid for a February 21 runoff and reelection spotlighted a 1944 controversy over a second primary. Fred LeBlanc and Dave Pearce sued the Democratic State Central Committee after Gov Earl Long prompted the nomination of his two preferred candidates Jack P. F. Gremillion for attorney general and Sidney McCrory for agriculture commissioner. District court set a hearing at a later date.
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Baton Rouge
Fred LeBlanc
Louisiana
LeBlanc
Dave Pearce
Democratic State Central Committee
Earl Long
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Sidney McCrory
Pearce
Martin Reports Alternate Ballots Being Prepared
Secretary of State Wade O. Martin Jr. said he will prepare alternate ballots for Feb 21 runoffs due to a court fight over the attorney general and agriculture commissioner offices. He aims to allow both absentee and machine voting if courts decide in time. A court restraining order was filed against Martin by Atty. Gen. LeBlanc and Agriculture Commissioner Pearce as pro‑Long candidates were named for the AG and Agriculture posts.
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Baton Rouge
Wade O. Martin Jr
Martin
Atty
Fred S. LeBlanc
Agriculture
Dave Pearce
Democratic State Central Committee
Rio Grande Valley Freeze Forecast Threatens Crops
Brownsville weather bureau predicts temperatures 27 to 31 degrees in the western Rio Grande Valley and 29 to 34 near the coast. The deep freeze could injure spring tomatoes and tender vegetables. citrus damage requires 28 or lower. The region last faced a major freeze in 1951, killing about 9 million citrus trees.
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Brownsville
Tex
Brownsville Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Entries Fail To Topple Cross Word Puzzle Jackpot
Morning World readers did not produce a winner for the cross word jackpot, leaving the $100 prize intact and lifting next week’s estimate to $125 in the Monday and Tuesday editions. Explanations of tougher clues note clues across eight to ten and discuss wordplay such as LOG RAGE RACE and TALK versus WALKS in gardening clues.
Air Force hints bombers carry nuclear bombs in flight
Gen Nathan F Twining declares bombers may be loaded with atomic arms and Interceptors will soon carry new nuclear weapons to down enemy bombers. He stresses instant readiness as essential to survival and notes accidents remain negligible after over a decade in the nuclear bomb business.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Nathan F. Twining
Education Board seeks pay hike for college teachers
The Louisiana Education Board adopted 1956-57 budgets totaling about five million dollars more than current outlay and will ask 22.5 million for next year. The pay scale raises starting salaries for teachers with bachelor and master degrees and boosts top salaries. Other actions include special programs for exceptional children at McNeese and a nursing clinical training agreement with Lafayette Charity Hospital, plus a 30000 transfer for a McNeese student center construction.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Education Board
United School Committee
McNeese State College
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette Charity Hospital
College of Nursing
McNeese State Capital
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