Heavy argument swirls around Adams departure
The piece reports strong calls from Republican voters and candidates for Sherman Adams to quit, arguing his continued presence harms Eisenhower’s 1956 prospects. It contrasts Benson’s rising political stock with Adams' precarious position, noting Eisenhower’s ultimate authority and the risk his departure could pose to the president’s tenure.
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Washington
UPI
Sherman Adams
Adams
New England
Eisenhower
De Gaulle Seen Studying China Recognition Policy
Reports from Paris suggest General Charles de Gaulle’s government may move to recognize the Communist regime in China. Diplomats say he plans to raise the issue in talks with Prime Minister Macmillan, John Foster Dulles, and Konrad Adenauer, aiming for an independent French foreign policy and to boost Asia trade and influence. The French Foreign Office declined comment as Macmillan reviews policy ahead of a Paris meeting in nine days.
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London
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
China
Macmillan
John Foster Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
de Gaulle
France
Asia
Russia
North Atlantic Alliance
Funeral Today For Victim Of Bayou Drowning
Funeral services for Sammy Gene Staples 29 year old West Monroyan who drowned Saturday in Bayou DeSiard Monroe follow ing a two boat collision near 6 10 p m will be held at Green Kleinegger Funeral chapel at 3 p m with Reverends Leach man and Greer officiating. Interment in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Staples is survived by his widow two sons brother mother and three sisters.
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Minden
Sammy Gene Staples
West Monroyan
Staples
Bayou DeSiard
Monroe
Royce Staples
Russell Lynn
Jeffrey Allen
West Monroe
George Michael Staples
Jimmy Staples
Peggy Staples
Rex Pugh
Las Cruces
N.M
W. L. Lee
Shreveport
Green-Kleinegger
T. W. Leachman
H. D. Greer
Gardens of Memory Cemetery
Plans Made At Darbar Here
Swami Santha No 102 Avrudaka held a Friday Darbar in Castle Hall at 1272 St John St. The group disposed of departmental business and scheduled the next Darbar for July 18 with a watermelon party planned at Bernstein Park.
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Swami Santha No. 102
Nomads
Avrudaka
Castle Hall
St. John St
Bernstein Park
Butler Sees Empty Words In Eisenhower Promises
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler criticized President Eisenhower's campaign pledges as empty in light of the Sherman Adams affair. He cited corruption and influence peddling in the Eisenhower-Nixon administration, noting repeated party figures involved since Wesley Roberts and challenging the President on ethics.
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Omaha
Neb
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Butler
Eisenhower - Nixon
U. S. Grant
Wesley Roberts
Kansas
Adams
Washington
Life insurance buys selfless rewards for providers
The piece extols life insurance as an unselfish purchase that grants security and pride to fathers and providers. It stresses meeting responsibilities to loved ones and frames the policy as a tangible, meaningful gift of protection, backed by the Institute of Life Insurance.
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Institute of Live Insurance
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Giant stopped from growing by Tokyo surgeon
Tokyo University surgeon announced he halted the growth of Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka, 22, widely regarded as Japan's tallest man at 7 feet 8 inches and 255 pounds. The operation three months ago targeted pituitary gland dysfunction causing gigantism and followed years of abnormal growth since age ten.
Pythian Sisters Hold July Fish Fry at Monroe Temple
Monroe Temple No 1 Pythian Sisters set this month’s regular meeting at past chief Ozell Thompson’s home 1907 N McGuire Ave. Beatrice Barlow announces the annual fish fry will be held there with no meetings in July or August at the temple.
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Monroe Temple
Pythian Sisters
Ozell Thompson
N. McGuire Ave
M.C
Beatrice Barlow
Butler Reflects on Shifting Standards of the Crusade
In a government statement Butler remarked on the evolving meaning of standards and the emptiness of words when measured against the outcomes of the crusade 512 years on. He questioned how the ideals once meant to guide justice now appear hollow in light of historical results.
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Butler
Area Highway Contract Awarded for 11.9 Miles
The Louisiana Department of Highways awarded a 665,903 dollar contract to T. L. James and Co. of Ruston for widening and resurfacing 11.9 miles of U. S. 165 in Caldwell and Ouachita Parishes. The two-phase project runs from Bosco to the Caldwell Parish line and from 2.7 miles north of Columbia southward. Work includes grading drainage, widening to 24 feet, and asphalt overlay with traffic maintained during construction. Completion is in 14 months.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Department of Highways
T. L. James and Co., Inc
Ruston
Monroe-Columbia Hwy
U. S. 165
Caldwell
Ouachita Parishes
R. B. Richardson
Bosco
Caldwell Parish
Columbia
Richardson
Five Ouachita Students on NSC Honor Roll
Five Ouachita parish students earned NSC Spring honor roll honors at Northwestern State College. Names include Mary Pat Pinnique Janice Kirk Camille Primm Eleanor Wallace Billie Joiner and Katherine Weir. Students qualified by maintaining a B average during the term.
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Natchitoches
Ouachita Parish
Northwestern State College
Otis Crew
Mary Pat Pinnique
C. 0. Welsh
Monroe
Janice Kirk
H. D. Kirk
Camille Primm
E. M. Primm
West Monroe
Eleanor Wallace
Open Convention For Demos Seen Open Convention For Demos Seen
Prospective Democratic presidential hopefuls drift toward an open convention in 1960 with favorite sons winning clear fields in their states. Minnesota backs Humphrey. Kennedy activity in Massachusetts. Williams in Michigan. Harriman in New York. Meyner in New Jersey. Symington in Missouri. Florida and North Carolina contemplate regional pushes, while Chandler and Gore-Patterson sparks hint at home-state maneuvers for Stevenson or a Stevenson ally.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Ilinois
Eisenhower
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Averell Harriman
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Stuart Symington
Missouri
South
Florida
Leroy Collins
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Kefauver
Albert Gore
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Frogs Stop Bass Catch After Bullfrog Found in Throat
Mrs J A Allen of Croak Beech er City Illinois reported a croaking sound from a large bass. Her husband investigated and removed a bullfrog lodged in the fish throat.
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Beecher City
Ill
J. A. Allen
Rhinoceros Moves At Speed Of 28 MPH Despite Weight
The rhinoceros can move its six thousand pounds with power and reach speeds of 28 miles per hour, demonstrating notable mobility for a heavy land mammal.
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