Three Million Man Reserve Force Proposed by Defense
At Quantico on June 18 AP reports Defense manpower chief John M. Hannah outlined a plan to draft men into a three million strong reserve pool. The proposal aims for universal training and would involve two reserve categories with eight years total service and mandatory ongoing training. Legislative action would seek to enforce training and preserve selective service.
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Quantico
Defense Department
John M. Hannah
Hannah
White House
National Security Council
Congress
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Eisenhower
Arthur §. Flemming
Office of War Mobilization
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
City Court sentences in Monroe and West Monroe cases
In Monroe City Court Judge W M Harper fined Thomas Broadnax 350 days or 350 for drawing a dangerous weapon. Nolan Williamson fined 50 days for disturbing the peace. Charles McGee 60 days for theft. Carl Mullins 30 days for vagrancy. John Gills and Willie Burke forfeited a 115 bond for public drunkenness. In West Monroe Judge Howell H Heard fined Vearl Poissot 100 or 40 days for hit and run and James Taylor Jr 40 or 30 days for reckless driving.
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Monroe
W. M. Harper
Thomas Broadnax
Nolan Williamson
Charles McGee
DeSiard
Carl Mullins
South Third
John Gills
Louisville
Willie Burke
West Monroe
Howell H. Heard
Vearl Poissot
Fuller
Miss
James Taylor, Jr
Ridge Drive
Senate Finance Committee sends omnibus tax bill to floor
The Senate Finance Committee votes to send an omnibus tax revision bill to the floor. It would cut 1.477 billion dollars in year one for corporations and individuals, aligned with President Eisenhower's request and the House bill, with potential amendments to cut individual income taxes. The measure offsets via a one year extension of the 52 percent corporate tax rate. Secretary Humphrey says business expansion awaits action.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Democratic Committee
Senate Committee
House
Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Mrs Olga Altenberg Dies at 72 in Monroe Funeral Today
Mrs Olga Altenberg 72 died early Friday in Monroe where she had lived for two years. Survived by husband Alfons Altenberg a son Dr Alfons R Altenberg and sister Mrs Frieda Ahlschlager of Racine. Funeral at Mulhearn Funeral chapel Saturday at 2 0 p m Rev John Allin officiating. Burial Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers listed including Dr Cyril Yancey Dr Stanley Mintz Dr Douglas Kelly Lamar Moore Dr W B Liles and Joe Brown.
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Olga Altenberg
Monroe
Alfons Altenberg
Alfons R. Altenberg
Frieda Ahlschlager
Racine
Wis
Altenberg
Mulhearn Funeral Chapel
John Allin
Memorial Park Cemetery
Cyril Yancey
Stanley Mintz
Douglas Kelly
Lamar Moore
W. B. Liles
Joe Brown
Real Estate Transfers The Turpin McKelvey Lot Sale
Allen Turpin sold to William Mc Kelvey a lot in Hud sons Riverside Addition for 3000 dollars. Greater Monroe Homes Inc sold to James C McGres Lot 10 and W of Lot 11 Block 2 Unit 2 Glenwood Addition for 7500 dollars. J T Vinson sold to H K Litton lots 3 and 4 of T E Flournoys second Addition for 200 dollars. Julia Allen sold to W E Negent Lot 3 Godfrey Subdivision for 350 dollars. Gerald Dean Sullivan sold to J R Samford SE quarter SE quarter of Section 10 TI8N R2E for 250 dollars.
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Godfrey
Gerald Dean Sullivan
J. R. Samford
Racket Buster Shots Report From Alley Ambush
Patterson fired upon in an alley between a cafe and a dress shop. He remained in a car with walking cane on the back seat as bystanders note he did not fall. One bullet hole was found in the car door glass. Separate notes claim a state Democratic hearing in Phenix City on May 4 election irregularities with no link to Patterson.
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Patterson
Fuller
Democratic Executive Committee
Phenix City
Russell County
J. W. Brussell
Ellender Cites Role In Progress Parade
U S Senator Allen J Ellender reviewed 18 years in the Senate on state radio and six TV hookups. He highlighted committee work on agriculture and appropriations and touted Louisiana progress. Ellis opposes him in the July 27 Democratic primary.
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U. S
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Senate Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Body
Ellender
Washington
Senate
Frank B. Ellis
Ramblin' column updates readers on locals and misread permits
A jam of small town items covers a mistaken permit for M B Kahn Sears Roebuck project on South Stanley Ave and the ensuing confusion. Other notes include Charlie Mitchell back to walks, Capt J W Faler’s fire prevention talk to women in the Lotus Club, Bess Sharp named counselor at Gulfport YWCA, Lanier Thompson recovering prep for September return, and Rae Rinehart sending Monroe news from Wharton Texas.
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M. B. Kahn
North Third Street
South Stanley Ave
Mr. Kahn
Mm. B. Kahn
Sears Roebuck and Co
Louisville Avenue
Marcus B. Kahn
J. W. Faler
Lotus Club
Civitan Club
Bess Sharp
Gulfport
Monroe
Miss Sharp
National Jaycees officer highlights regional travels
Howard, national vice-president over the past year, visited Jaycee chapters in Florida Mississippi Alabama Georgia and Louisiana covering about 3700 miles. His portfolio focused on youth and sports activities and he serves as president of the Ouachita Parish Industrial Development Committee OPIDC.
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Louisiana Jaycees
Howard
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish Industrial Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Cancer Crusade
The
Lions Club
OPIDC
Faulk Urges Patriotism and Reform in Public Life
Faulk stressed first hand knowledge of the armed forces from his Europe service and urged a patriotism resurgence. He warned against political favors in the army, called for ethical reforms, and favored tax changes including a 100 percent standard medical deduction and annual withholding review.
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Faulk
Europe
America
U. S
U. S. Army
Congress
Army Hearings Highlight Welch and McCarthy Inquiries
Reporters noted Demos urging a stance while naming a McCarthy Army investigation link. Army counsel Joseph Welch visited the White House and declined to say if Eisenhower congratulated him. Senator Potter asserted concern that witnesses on both sides gave statements possibly constituting perjury.
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McCarthy Army
Army
Joseph N. Welch
White House
Eisenhower
Welch
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Prominent Union Parish Man Dies and Rites Held
John A. Nelson 79, a well known Union Parish resident, died Friday morning. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Farmerville with Rev. Sirmon and Rev. Hall presiding. Interment followed at Farmerville cemetery. Survived by wife Mary, three sons Charles Ruston Harvey and John R. Nelson in France, three daughters Wells Harrell La Mar Cherry and Harper Willis, plus grandchildren Louise Marie and John Henry Nelson. Pallbearers included Jerral Denton Alford Read Barron Phelps.
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Farmerville
John A. Nelson
Union Parish
First Baptist Church
W. Sirmon
Luther B. Hall
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Mary Green Nelson
Charles Nelson
Ruston
Harvey C. Nelson
Orange
Tex
John R. Nelson
France
Wells Harrell
la Mar Cherry
Harper Willis
Winnsboro
Nelson
Dally Nelson
Harry W. Nelson
Monroe
Louise
Marie
John Henry Nelson
Spurgeon Drive
Merrill Jarrell
Aubrey Denton
Boyce Alford
Cecil Read
Durbin Barron
Sam Phelps
Clarence B. Fox obituary from West Monroe
Clarence B. Fox aged 60 of West Monroe died in a veterans hospital in Alexandria. Funeral held at Brownville Baptist Church with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons George Fox and William Fox three brothers and three grandchildren. He belonged to Masonic Lodge No. 303 and American Legion Post No. 201 Burnett Downs.
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Clarence B. Fox
West Monroe
Veterans’ Hospital
Alexandria
Brownville Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Fox
George Fox
Jackson
S. C
William Fox
Savannah
Fred Fox
L. E. Fox
Apopka
Fia
Charlie Fox
Masonic Lodge No
Richmond Hill
American Legion Post
Burnett-Downs
Funeral services for Mrs Earl J Stokes in Rayville
Mrs Earl J Stokes 63 died at 4 45 a m Friday in a Rayville clinic. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Shady Grove Church of God with Rev E L Tanner and Rev T W Wagner officiating. Interment follows at McKnight cemetery under Catron Gay Funeral Home Delhi. Survivors include husband Earl J Stokes four sons Robert Jack Louie Herman Stokes five daughters L L Foster A L Smith J J Cunningham E C Crabtree W Leonard. Pallbearers named Melvin Gerald Sam Allbritton Leo Weatherby Henry Allbritton Robert Leach Cleve Tatum.
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Earl J. Stokes
Rayville
Shady Grove Church
Robert
Jack
Louie
Herman Stokes
Lafayette
L. L. Foster
A. L. Smith
J. J. Cunningham
E. C. Crabtree
Monroe
W. A. Leonard
Loraine
Ohio
Melvin Gerald
Sam Allbritton
Leo Weatherby
Henry Allbritton
Robert Leach
Cleve Tatum
Rebels advance as Guatemalan combat units mobilize near border
Rebels led by Col. Castillo announce an invasion communique while ground and sea forces move toward the Guatemalan border. They claim to have dropped fire bombs on San Jose Pacific Coast depot Retalhuleu and targets in Guatemala City, but Ambassador Fuentes says bombs missed all targets.
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Retalhuleu
Guatemala City
Roberto Alvarado Fuentes
Mexico City
Col. Castillo
Guatemala Faces Invasion as Exiles Rally on Border
Reports from Central American sources indicate about 5000 armed exiles and sympathizers have massed along Guatemala's border. Guatemala City confirms the start of fighting titled the battle of Guatemala, with bombings and leaflets threatening anti-Communists as planes of unknown nationality strike San Jose.
Fifth Circuit Decisions Roundup from New Orleans
The U S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed multiple cases and ordered enforcement in others. Cases include Pedro Zacharias by Hnos vs Rhode Island Insurance Co from the Eastern District of Louisiana and The Superior Oil Co vs Rufus Fontenot from the Eastern District, with National Labor Relations Board vs Roscoe Skipper Inc also affirmed.
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New Orleans
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Pedro. Zacharias
Hnos
Rhode Island Insurance Co
Superior Oil Co
The
Pure Oil ‘Co
Rufus. W. Fontenot
Internal Revenue
State of
Louisiana
Eastern District of Louisiana
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Vieverstein
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Wayne Buck
Sherrouse Ave
T. Earl Ogg
Jes’ Ramblin
Joe
Charlie Mitchell
L. B. Faulk American Legion Post
Lanier Thompson
Memphis
Nevile High School
Rae F. Rinehart
Wharton
Wharton ‘‘Spectator
Jes
National
Demos
Walnut St
New York
Hog Island
Tela
Honduran
Puerto Barrios
Guillermo Toriello
Guatemala
San Jose
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Liberation Radio
Chinchillas
Arbenz
Galvez
Honduras
Toriello
Hollywood Bar-B-Cue
Hudson
U. S. 5Th Circuit Court
United
Home Furniture CO
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