Nationalist Communist naval and artillery duels flare in Formosa
Fierce clashes erupted along the offshore defense line of Formosa as Nationalist warships drove a Communist gunboat flotilla from Kaoteng Island near Matsu. Heavy artillery shelled Quemoy Amoy and Tateng Island with reports of casualties and fishing boat destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Kaoteng
Matsu
Kaoteng-Matsu
Quemoy
Amoy
Fukien
Tokyo
Tateng Island
Little
Monroe Bastrop Leaders Honored By Fort Miro DAR
The Fort Miro Daughters of the American Revolution honored two area leaders, Ernest L. Neville of Monroe and George Madison of Bastrop, with framed citizenship emblems at the 42nd anniversary luncheon at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Mrs. William E. Hicks delivered the keynote urging renewed DAR effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Bastrop
Fort Miro
Daughters of American Revolution
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Ernest L. Neville
George Madison
Louisiana
William E. Hicks
Shreveport
DAR
Byrd Ends Fifth Antarctic Visit Sails to New Zealand
Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his staff departed Antarctica aboard the cargo ship Arneb from Wyandot after a seven week stay at Hut Point. The Arneb, first Deep Freeze ship homeward, is expected to reach Lyttleton in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Friday
New Zealand
Lyttleton
Byrd
Wyandot
Hut Point
South Polar
INDEX Classification Highlights by Section Names
The page lists section headers for INDEX coverage across grades and topics including Oil & Gas Churches Radio TV Editorial Sports Gard News Theaters and related page numbers for navigation. It directs readers to specific sections such as Class 12-17A Oil & Gas 18A Churches 10B Radio 12B Editorial 4A Sports 9-11A Gard News 8B Theaters 13B.
Alabama Students Protest Negro Enrollment at University
About 1,000 male students protested the first Negro student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. A car with Negro occupants was damaged, a cross burned on campus, and about 500 marched to downtown shouting keep Bama white and to hell with Autherine. The parade lasted nearly three hours with police called in to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
University
University News Bureau
Blaze Destroys Tire Co and Pet Shop in Alexandria
A fire at Bolton Avenue destroyed the Coco and Deavers Tire Dealership and a pet shop in Alexandria. Firemen battled the blaze for six hours, with Willie Cross hospitalized after a wall collapsed. Loss estimated at $102,000, including $60,000 building and $42,000 contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Willie Cross
Bolton Avenue
Coco and Deavers
Preston Brasher
Cloudy Weekend Rain Forecast Across Deep South
Northeast Louisiana expected to see more clouds and occasional cold rain Sunday. Arkansas may have freezing rain today with continued cold. Local temperatures varied only four degrees Saturday from 29 to 43, per C.A.A. officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Arkansas
C.A.A
Doctor Links Smoking to Most Lung Cancer
Cincinnati February 4 leaders and staff of the American Cancer Society heard Dr. Ernest L. Wynder say cigarette smoking accounts for about 80 percent of male lung cancer fatalities. He noted tobacco not paper causes cancer and urged research to remove or modify cancer inducing substances in tobacco tar. The group outlined plans for an April fund drive seeking 26 million dollars to support cancer research education and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Cancer Society
Ernest L. Wynder
Memorial Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases of
New York
Ladejinsky Fired From New Office For Business Deal
Washington February 4 The International Cooperation Administration announced that Wolf Ladejinsky a government land reform expert has been dismissed for conflict of interests after buying stock in a Formosa manufacturer aided by the United States He was serving as a foreign aid official in Vietnam and his action violated ICA conduct rules but not US law No further action planned and Ladejinsky was ousted from a U S post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wolf Ladejinsky
International Co - Operation Administration
Ladejinsky
ICA
Viet Nam
Formosa
United States
U. S
Neville Receives Golden Deeds Honor in Monroe
Ernest L. Neville longtime Monroe schools superintendent was awarded the Golden Deeds honor by the Exchange club. The recognition story is preserved in the Golden Book and available for public inspection at the Ouachita Parish Library as the Daughters of the American Revolution vote a new note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Neville
City of Monroe
Exchange Club
Neville
Ouachita Parish
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wighth
Mystery submarine sighted near Fiji linked to Joyita missing crew
Reports from Apia Fiji Islands say a mysterious submarine has appeared off Tarawa and Suva coasts, tied to the disappearance of two schooners Joyita and Arakarimoa with 52 people aboard. An investigation by a maritime commission is underway as rumors of international stakes grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apia
Fiji Islands
South Sea Islands
Joyita
Afternoon Mirror
Sydney
Australia
Mirror
Komawai
Suva
Fakaofa Atol
Tarawa Islands
Pacific
Maritime Commission
Fiji
Tokelau Islands
Selig Plant Expands in Monroe Adding 100 Jobs This Year
Selig Manufacturing will expand its Monroe plant in 1956 and hire 100 additional employees. The facility now employs 225, with 20 more workers to be added within two weeks. MAIDCO officials praised the move, noting increased demand and substantial outlay, and offered support for the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selig
Selig Manufacturing Company
Monroe
South
United States
Monroe Area Industrial Development Corporation
Maidco
W. L
Jack) Howard
David C. Silverstein
Mendell M. Selig
Selig Company
Howard
Impassable Snowstorm Paralyzes North West Texas
A historic Texas blizzard blanketed extreme northern and western areas with drifts reaching near 10 feet and 29 inches of snow in Plainview. Snowbound towns halted bus service and mail while major Panhandle cities closed shops and endured record cold. At least 18 deaths were linked to the severe weather across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Plainview
Texas
Nho
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wetumka
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Quarles Indicates Jet Fighters Can Carry H Bomb
Air Secretary Donald A. Quarles said hydrogen bombs are small enough to be carried by jet fighters and warned that the United States would use nuclear weapons in limited or global wars if forced to fight again. He spoke to 1,500 aviation leaders at a conference where concerns about jet age issues were aired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald A. Quarles
United States
Quarles
Air Force Association
Candidate Rejects Long Offer in Rapides Runoff
Lawrence Fuglaar of Pineville says he was offered the post of assistant commissioner of labor if he would drop out of the February 21 Democratic runoff for Rapides parish House seats. He denounces the offer and remains in the race as six candidates vie for three seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Earl Long
Lawrence Fuglaar
Pineville
Fuglaar
Long
Long Forces
Hank Baker
Ben Holt
Lloyd Teekell
Young Girl Dies After Auto Crash Near Houma
In Little Caillou, about five miles southeast of Houma, a 7 year old girl named Branda Ann Dubois was killed when an automobile struck her. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren Dubois of Little Caillou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houma
Little Caillou
Here
Branda Ann Dubois
Warren Dubois
Engineers Okay Bridge At Helena
U S engineers approved a long planned Mississippi River toll bridge between Helena Arkansas and Coahoma County Mississippi. The 727 million dollar project will be funded by revenue bonds and direct contributions from both states with highway departments pledged to build access roads. The start of construction could come within a year or slightly more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ark
Arkansas
Mississippi
U. S
Memphis
Coahoma County
Miss
Rainach Calls For End To Illegal Vote Registration
Louisiana senator Willie M. Rainach warns that illegal Negro voter registration could enable the NAACP to seize state government through bloc voting. He cites a rise in registered Black voters from 908 in 1940 to 155,000 and frames his segregation defense as a political power struggle. The piece notes Rainach’s roles in the Legislative Segregation Committee and as president of the Association of Citizens Councils of Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Louisiana
NAACP
Willie M. Rainach
Rainach
Summerfield
U. S. Supreme Court
Claiborne
Association of Citizens Councils of Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
New Orleans Carnival Season Opens Amid Mardi Gras Glow
Mardi Gras parades begin in New Orleans as Krewes Carrollton Okeanos and Alla launch 20 parades across a 10 day stretch. Mobile also starts a long celebration with parades on Thursday and Friday and a famous floral parade on Saturday. Shrove Tuesday Feb 14 marks the end of the pre Lenten revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Ala
Maids of Mirth Mystic Society
Carrollton
Okeanos
Alla
Rex
Mobile River
Case Defiant Of Ultimatum By Colleagues
The Justice Department ordered a full FBI inquiry into an alleged attempt to bribe Senator Francis Case over the natural gas bill. Senate leaders plan a special committee to probe Case's claim that an unnamed lawyer offered 2500 dollars, while Case refused to name the lawyer before Monday's vote. He said he would welcome any proper investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Sen
Francis Case
R-S. D
Senate
Case
Morgan and Lindsey Officials Arriving For Meeting Here
The three day convention of Morgan and Lindsey store managers and officials begins Monday at 9 a.m. in Monroe Virginia hotel Cameo room. E E Latham president and others arrived Saturday for the annual affair expected to draw about 100 people from East Texas Louisiana South Arkansas and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan and Lindsey
Virginia
Cameo Room
C. D. Lee
E. E. Latham
Monroe
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Bronson Morgan
Jasper, Tex
C. V. Lindsey
Teenaged George Wright Wins 100000 on NBC Quiz Show
Fourteen year old George L Wright won 100000 on The Big Surprise becoming the youngest to claim such a sum on a television quiz. He identified the 1920s song Me and My Shadow and sang a verse on his ukulele before the prize was awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George L. Wright
Wright
George
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