Ellender urges approval of rigid farm price supports
Sen. Ellender predicts Senate action will back rigid price supports in the new farm bill and hopes President Eisenhower will allow it to become law. He criticizes the gas bill veto as political and calls for a Senate lobby investigation to uncover facts before a final vote on the farm measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Eisenhower
WWL
New Orleans
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
U.S
Mexico
River Collision Kills 2 Crewmen Near Norco La
A tug boat and a barge collided on the Mississippi River at Shell Oil loading dock near Norco Louisiana. Two crewmen from Dulac died. one survived. bodies not recovered. The tug Charles H sank in 45 foot water after cables snapped and a strong current swept it into a moored barge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORCO
Lizette
Parfait
Charles H
Soler
Jesse Levy
Caravan Towing Co
Harvey
INDEX Class 13 17A Churches 12B Editorials 4A Gard News
The page lists sections including Index Class 13 17A, Churches 12B, Editorials 4A, Gardening News 11B, Oil & Gas 6 7A, Radio TV 22B, Sports 10-12A and Theaters 23B along with a banner urging to insure your future and protect our forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gard
Oil & Gas
Byrd Urges Massive Southern Resistance to Integration
Sen. Byrd calls for mass resistance in the South to oppose the Supreme Court order on school integration. He stresses nonviolence while urging states to unite, using interposition as a lawful path to challenge the ruling. Congress and the White House seek civil rights action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
South
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
White House
Powell
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Bryce N. Harlow
Stevenson Firm In Stand Against Race Segregation
Adlai Stevenson spoke in Hartford urging elimination of racial barriers. He argued America must ensure equal voting, schooling, housing, and work under law, citing Supreme Court desegregation rulings as guiding law and conscience, with a need for transition and compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Hartford
Conn
Padlai Stevenson
America
Supreme Court
Death of Mrs. T. O. Brown is Widely Mourned
The obituary notes Mrs. T. O. Brown a Monroe resident admired for education charm and service to Twin Cities. It praises her in passing and also gives a word of praise to her husband for his support before continuing on the third page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Brown
Twin Cities
Monroe
Louisiana College Conference set for McNeese State College
The 18th annual Louisiana College Conference will be held at McNeese State College on March 23 to study Problems of Instruction in Higher Education. Dr. Francis G. Bulber leads the event as conference president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Louisiana College Conference
McNeese State College
Francis G. Bulber
McNeese Division of Fine Arts
Louisiana official blasts Welfare Board over food relief delay
Woodrow W. Roberts criticizes the State Welfare Board for delaying immediate expansion of distribution of government surplus foods. The board voted to await federal action as Congress considers a stamps program. The relief effort covers 13 of 64 parishes with 170 000 receiving items and about 200 000 more expected. The program ends in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Welfare Board
Pearce
Louisiana
Welfare Department
Congress
Louisiana Farmer Relief
James C. Bolton
Alexandria
Robert
Roberts
Medics Rescue Three Survivors Of Plane Crash In Spain
In a snow bound Guadarrama area north of Madrid a U S Air Force C47 crash site yielded three survivors found by medical corps parachutists aided by a helicopter. The crash killed three others aboard. Six men were aboard the plane as part of the American aid mission. The wreckage was spotted after a long search by multiple Spanish and American aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Medical Corps
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Chateauroux
France
Guadarrama Mountains
Robert L. Hess
Santillanares
Symington to Lead Senate Probe of Air Force
Senator Symington will direct a special Senate investigation into Air Force capabilities. The subcommittee includes Senators Jackson Ervin Saltonstall Duff and Chairman Russell, with Jackson noted for criticism of the air atomic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Jackson
Wash
Ervin
D-Nc
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Duff
R-Pa
Peron Told to Leave U S Owned Hotel in Panama
Former Argentine President Juan Peron said he received a notice to leave the U S owned Washington Hotel in Colon Panama, demanding written notice while he has stayed there since November. State Department said steps were taken to remove him amid congressional protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Juan Peron
Colon
Panama Canal Co
Washington
Peron
State Department
Congress
Ethyl Strike Ends as Baton Rouge Workers Return
In Baton Rouge 2300 United Mine Workers join a one hour meeting and approve a new Ethyl Corp contract ending a three day walkout. Pay rises of 6 percent or 15 cents hourly with shift differentials are expected, with operations resuming on the 11 p.m. dog shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Ethyl Corp
Willie Dipaola
United Mine Workers
Mississippi River
Dipaola
Delhi Teen Annette Hartley Crowned Northeast Livestock Show Queen
Eighteen year old Miss Annette Hartley of Delhi won the Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show queen pageant. A freshman at Northeast State College Monroe she serves as ROTC sponsor. Hartley topped 17 contestants from the district and was crowned by Stock Show president W. P. Martin as the event opened in Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Annette Hartley
Northeast Louisiana
Northeast State College
Monroe
W. P. Martin
Ike Returns To Capital No Word On Plans
President Eisenhower arrived at National Airport from a Georgia hunting trip with no statement on a possible second term. He rode to the White House aboard Columbine III after a 2 hour 31 minute flight from Moultrie. Humphrey accompanied him and reporters pressed for an answer with no reply.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
National Airport
Columbine III
White House
Moultrie
Thomasville
Plantation
Rebecca Kilgore
Spence Air Force Base
Humphrey
John S. Doud
Winds Peak at 51 MPH in Monroe West Monroe Area
Officials at Selman Field report winds reaching 51 miles per hour early Saturday as dust and sand blew through Twin Cities streets. No serious damage noted. Peak wind 5:15 am before slowing. temperatures ranged from 50 to 59 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
C.A.A
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Cc. A. A
Florida Soldier Shot During Stockade Break at Fort Polk
An 18 year old Florida soldier Pvt John A Roche of Pensacola was killed by military guards during a stockade break at Fort Polk Louisiana as he tried to climb a fence. Three other infantrymen including Pfc Melvin L Smith Pfc Ernest Shearing Jr and Pfc Kenneth R Phillips were at large with one possibly wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Polk
Florida
John A. Roche
Pensacola
Fla
Melvin L. Smith
Seiling
Okla
Ernest Shearing, Jr
Weldon
N.C
Kenneth R. Phillips
Bradley
Fulbright Blasts Dulles Ike On Foreign Policy
Senator J William Fulbright says President Eisenhower and Secretary John Foster Dulles have failed utterly to provide strong leadership in foreign affairs. He warns the nation faces a dangerous cold war situation and says the United States is losing the maneuvering with Soviet Russia despite Dulles claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Arkansas Democrat
United Press
Russia
Dulles
Tornado Leaves Six Dead In Southern Illinois Town
A violent tornado swept through Summerfield and nearby areas in St Clair County early today, killing six and leaving hundreds homeless. About half of Summerfield's 106 buildings were damaged or destroyed, with casualties including Darrel Butler and Elizabeth Krumley. Millstadt and Centerville also reported fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerfield
Ill
Illinois
Arnold Beutler
Volunteers Ready For Heart Drive In Ouachita Area
Volunteers plan a parish wide Heart Sunday collection in Ouachita Parish starting at 2 p.m. led by chairwoman Mrs. T Mickel. The effort aims to combat heart disease, the leading cause of death, with residents urged to welcome callers and give generously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Sunday
Ouachita Parish Heart Fund
T. Mickel
United States
Heart Fund
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Atty
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Shivers
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Konrad Adenauer
FDP
Thomas Dehler
Adenauer
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Long Island Railroad
Ethyl
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Ouachita
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