Case tosses new bombshell into inquiry
Senator Francis Case testified he received a forged telegram urging a vote for the natural gas bill. The committee opened a probe into whether attorney John M. Neff sought to influence Case and whether names were added to telegrams in Sioux Falls. Neff offered a campaign contribution after learning Case once favored the bill. Federal investigators and an FBI inquiry are involved.
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Francis Case
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John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
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Neff
Justice Department
FBI
Joan Griffin
Many Monroe Streets Damaged by Heavy Downpours
Commissioner Wayne Huckabay said many streets with old pavement were damaged by recent heavy rains. Some older blacktop streets are becoming impassable and may be sacrificed to gravel. Asphalt repairs await about two weeks of dry weather to dry the road bed. Some recent repairs deteriorated during a brief good weather period.
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Wayne Huckabay
Falangists Plan Swift Crackdown On Rebel Students
In Madrid Falange leaders vow a rapid crackdown on student protests and tighter control via the party university syndicate. More than 20 students injured in riots and a 19 year old shot near death at provincial party HQ. Franco presides as riots mark second bloody flare in his 20 years in power.
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Francisco Franco
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Labor Boss Meany Blasts Segregation Efforts In Schools
George Meany president of AFL CIO condemned Southern governors and congressmen for joining a so called Ku Klux Klan without hoods to resist the Supreme Court ruling on public school segregation. He said the brutal movement has spread to 44 states and includes governors U S senators representatives judges and local and state politicians.
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Miami Beach
George Meany
Labor
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Supreme Court
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U. S
Mississippi
James O. Eastland
John Bell Williams
Ex Red Describes Communist School In New York City
John Lautner a former Communist testified in Philadelphia that in 1941 he studied Marx Lenin and Stalin at a secret New York City school. He has worked as a paid government witness since leaving the party during the two weeks old trial of Dr Albert Blumberg the former Johns Hopkins instructor accused under the Smith Act.
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Stalin
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U. S
Albert Blumberg
Johns Hopkins University
Blumberg
Kefauver Hedges In Taking Stand On School Aid Bill
Senator Kefauver said he must study any anti segregation amendment and its effect on the school construction program before voting. He noted discussion with Rep Powell on attaching such an amendment and urged President Eisenhower to act in harmony with the Supreme Court order. He stressed how local transition issues and potential defeat of the bill would influence his decision.
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Kefauver
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Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Senate
Eisenhower re election prospects and hospital checkup noted
Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall said he feels better about Eisenhower's re election chances. Eisenhower may visit Walter Reed Army Hospital to review doctors' findings on his condition. In Louisiana, Curt Hammond was sentenced to 10 years for arson and burglary in the Pete Carroll case. Two other men, Joseph Skrun and Roy Carter, received lighter sentences for related crimes. City Assessor Harold Linn defended a home valuation increase amid taxpayer complaints. The Jackson Citizens Council report continues.
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Leonard Hall
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Curt Hammond
New York City
Louisiana State Penitentiary
David J. Garrett
Hammond
J. H
Pete’ Carroll
Tennessee Gas Road
Hugh Tolbert
Monroe
W. M. Harper
Joseph Skrun
Roy Carter
Terre Haute
Indiana
Grand Rapids, Mich
Harold A. Linn
Linn
Europe Faces Devastating Cold Across Continent
A brutal cold front swept Europe causing Italy to report 70 deaths and western Europe a total of 253 since February 1. Snow and disruptions cut communications, isolating villages and straining food, clothing, and fuel stocks as forecasters warned the freeze would last through the weekend. The United States dispatched a 17-truck convoy to Rome with Ambassador Clare Booth Luce supervising the shipment.
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Europe
Italy
Baltic Sea
U.S
Rome
Ramblin Pat Meehan Remembered For Unselfish Help
The obituary recounts the life of Ramblin Pat Meehan and highlights Bill Wilson, his devoted attendant, who spent years at his side. Wilson provided rounds of care, describing plays during trips, accompanying him to church, and arranging ambulance access at all hours without pay.
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Pat
William
Bill) Wilson
Bill
Bill Wilson
Weather Outlook Fair And Cool In Local Area
The federal forecast predicts fair and cool conditions Saturday with Sunday fair and slightly warmer. Arkansas may see some snow in the northeast Saturday. Monroe CAA station at Selman field recorded 48/43 highs and lows yesterday with 43 of an inch of rain.
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Alabama to readmit Autherine Lucy under court order
The University of Alabama will re admit Autherine Lucy if court order requires it but extra police may be needed. Gov. Folsom vows to resist mob rule with full power while President Carmichael says Lucy remains a student and could return only under court order. A Feb 29 hearing on contempt of court is set amid campus unrest.
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Ala
University of Alabama
James E. Folsom
O. C. Carmichael
Autherine Lucy
Lucy
Carmichael
Folsom
Clergymen Cancel Plans For Miss U Religious Week
Three clergymen canceled scheduled speeches for the University of Mississippi Religious Emphasis Week over the Kershaw incident. The withdrawals included Rev. George Chauncey of Monticello Ark Rev. Joe Earl Elmore of New York City and Rabbi Milton Grafman of Birmingham Ala. The university committee will meet to decide whether to continue the program after withdrawing the invitation to Rev Alvin Kershaw of Oxford Ohio amid controversy.
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New York City
University of Mississippi
Milton Grafman
Temple Emanuel
Birmingham
Ala
University
Alvin Kershaw
Episcopal
Oxford
Ohio
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Western Allies Warn Russia Over East Berlin Violence
The United States Britain and France sent stern notes to Soviet Ambassador Georgi Pushkin warning that armed East German Communists threaten Berlin and that Western Berlin would be defended. The protest referenced a Jan. 5 parade in East Berlin with about 25,000 armed civilians and youths, some under 12, carrying submachine guns and carbines.
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Russia
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West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Georgi Pushkin
East Berlin
East Germany
Pushkin
Western Berlin
Six Crewmen Die In Bomber Crash At Ellsworth AFB
A modified B-47 RB-47 jet bomber crashed during takeoff from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City South Dakota on Friday killing all six crewmen aboard. The plane burst into flames on impact and portions of fuselage were found at a nearby ranch as smoke rose for over two hours. The aircraft’s home base was not immediately determined.
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Edwin Swanson
President Maintains Veto Threat On Rigid Farm Supports
President Eisenhower says he has not changed his opposition to rigid farm price supports despite the Senate Agriculture Committee approving a 1.1 billion soil bank and a return to 90 percent supports for corn cotton peanuts and millable wheat. The vote came as House approval last year and Senate action edge toward passage around February 20. Hagerty notes the president believes rigid supports undermine the soil bank’s goal to curb surpluses. National farmers group urges a bold White House price support program for hogs and other crops.
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Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
White House
Senate
House
James C. Hagerty
George D. Aiken
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National Farmers Organization
Insurance firm closes Fort Worth office after hot checks
A Dallas firm shut by the state paid some death claims with bad checks and had its Fort Worth gas supply cut off, authorities said Friday. The announcement follows the agency’s closure and signals possible financial trouble and consumer impact in the area.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Morning World crossword jackpot climbs to 150 dollars
The Morning World crossword jackpot rose from 125 to 150 dollars as entries poured in for this week’s puzzle. Judges faced a flood of solutions across Morning World editions, with readers urged to study tough clues and prepare for another try in next issue.
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Morning World
Russians Threaten Nuclear Edge in Berlin Dispute
London report: Soviet air marshal N Skripko says Russia could have conquered Europe in 1945 and now holds a nuclear trump card in the cold war. He warns Western atomic attacks would trigger swift retaliation and turn European towns into a radioactive desert. He accuses Sir John Slessor of advocating atomic war and cautions against Western aggression.
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Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
N. Skripko
John Slessor
New Times
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Moscow
Skripko
Britain
Slessor
Duesseldorf
Germany
Woman Indicted For Killing Mate In New Orleans
Orleans Parish grand jury indicts Mrs. Jeanne Panquerne for murder of her policeman husband Henry Panquerne. She reportedly admitted shooting during an argument over another woman. Grand jury also reopened the October poisoning deaths of two Baughman boys, questioning James Jackson.
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Jeanne Panquerne
Mary Falcon
Violet
Baughman
Jackson
East Baton Rouge Parish
Dist
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Leon D. Hubert Jr
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