Haydn Skull Reunited With Body In Austria
In Eisenstadt Austria the skull of composer Joseph Haydn, stolen after his 1809 burial, was reburied with his body in a copper coffin amid a state and church ceremony attended by President Theodor Koerner Chancellor Julius Raab and diplomats. The skull’s return ends a long mystery after Josef Rosenbaum confessed to stealing the head decades earlier.
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Eisenstadt
Austria
Joseph Haydn
Theodor Cardinal Innitzer
Vienna
Theodor Koerner
Julius Raab
Lower Austria
Haydn
Gustinus Ambrosi
Fisenstadt
Prince Esterhazy
Josef Rosenbaum
Vienna Academy of Music
Family Trouble Sparks Fatal Shootings in Shreveport
Police linked domestic trouble to two killings and one injury in Shreveport. William Ward, 57, shot his wife in her rooming house, wounding her, then killed James Goodwin, 25, before dying by suicide in his car. Goodwin was an apparent bystander.
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Shreveport
Police Today
Caddo Parish
Charles S. Boone
William Roland Ward
Cotton Valley
James Ellis Goodwin
Ward
Goodwin
Eden Reports Slow Geneva Progress in Indochina Talks
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the British Cabinet in London that Geneva negotiations for an Indochinese armistice are making slow progress. A rare weekend cabinet meeting summoned by Prime Minister Churchill heard Eden’s appraisal after his Geneva mission. he plans to return to Geneva early next week.
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London
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Britain
Churchill
Eden
Doctor Steals Skull Then Deposits It at Vienna Museum
A physician stole a skull and later handed it to the Pathological Museum at Vienna University. The act ties the misconduct to a medical professional and places the artifact within the university collection.
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Pathological Museum of
Vienna University
Burglar Surrenders After Hourlong Suicide Threat
New Orleans police booked Walter Clarence Edmondson 33 on burglary charges after surprising him in a drugstore. He threatened to kill himself with a pistol for 56 minutes before surrendering, citing family hardship and debt. Edmondson spoke of Atlanta roots, Georgia Tech, and a California Christmas tree business loss before his arrest.
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Walter Clarence Edmondson
New Orleans
Edmondson
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
California
FHA Moves To Halt Windfall Profits From Housing Loans
The FHA told 7,000 apartment owners with government insured loans not to distribute profits to stockholders without FHA approval. Officials said the precaution aims to stop windfall profits from inflated project costs while allowing dividends from earnings if legitimate. The policy covers section 608 loans issued in past years and is not retroactive.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
National Housing Act
Tokyo Scientist Describes Fluid Aiding Cancer Patients
Tokyo University Hospital researcher Dr Masaka Matsubara reported experiments on seven cancer patients using a fluid he calls chorionin that allegedly destroys cancer cells without harming patients. He cautioned against viewing this as a cure and notes the fluid as a third placental component.
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Tokyo
Masaka Matsubara
Tokyo University Hospital
Matsubara
Republican Party In Turmoil Claims Symington At Dinner
Sen. Stuart Symington accused the Republicans of having fallen apart and driving the nation toward recession. He said the party failed to develop a clear bipartisan foreign policy and cited Army McCarthy hearings as a distraction. He urged stronger economy and a larger Air Force.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Minnesota Democrats
GOP
Sen
Joesph McCarthy
Army
Senate
Robert Stevens
MacCarthy
Eisenhower
New Look
Air Force
Truman
Dollar a Hour Job Bid Fails in Local Interview
A job applicant asked for a dollar an hour in a local interview and was rejected. Another rookie sought sixty dollars a week and also could not secure work. Monroe Rotary Club members O A Evans C B Braun and Leon Hammonds with Merl Lichtenfels plan to attend Seattle convention this week. Hammonds and Lichtenfels had a surprise send off at Selman field for a summer trip returning June 20. First Christian Church Oak and St John Streets will host a mortgage burning ceremony at 10 50 am with a formal observance by attendees.
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Monroe
First Christian Church
Oak and
St. John Streets
Legislature Debates Pay Boost and Budget Allocations
The House Appropriations Committee plans an executive session to finish action on the general appropriations bill, with requests from LSU and the Department of Education under review. A compromise aims to grant 60 percent of school requests, totaling about 230 million dollars for education and related institutions.
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House Appropriations Committee
Louisiana State University
State Department of Education
LSU
Shelby Jackson
State Colleges and Trade Schools
Public Education
State Colleges and Trade School
State Colleges and Trade
Department of Education
Senate Transportation and Public Works Committee
M. Eloi Girard
House Agriculture Committee
Percy Roberts
Senate
Orleans
East Baton Rouge Parishes
East Baton Rouge Parish
Orleans Parish
Parish
Louisiana
House
House Judiciary Committee
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Legislative Proposals From Welfare Department and States Entries
Proposals include state office space rental administration, need for legislative approval for future capitol area buildings, raising penitentiary escape penalty to five years, a 100000 grant for the 1955 Acadian migration anniversary, ratification of the Sabine River compact with Louisiana, extending driver licenses to two years, creation of metropolitan planning commissions for Shreveport and Bossier City, and granting Northwestern State College authority to award a master s degree in education.
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Welfare Department
Division of Administration
Capitol
Texas
Louisiana
Shreveport
Bossier City
Northwestern State College
All Korean election commission sparks Western critique
Smith insists a North South all Korean commission would veto any fair vote. He derides UN supervision as fraudulent and urges a UN commission instead. Nam Il and Chou En Lai press an all Korean body, while British and French spokesmen echo caution about consensus masking dispute.
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Smith
Korea
North
South Korea
North Korea
Chou
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
U. N. Commission
Nam Il
Chou En-lai
Molotov
Gen. Smith
McCarthy and Zwicker in Heated Army Testimony Incident
A Feb 20 call from Stevens to McCarthy involving orders to Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker precedes a tense exchange. McCarthy accuses the Army of protecting Communists and threatens subpoenas, vowing to uncover Communist influence while Stevens denies cover up.
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Stevens
McCarthy
Army
Ralph W. Zwicker
Robert
Bob
Bob Stevens
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