Governor Long Opponents Decry $16 Million Teachers Raise Vote
Louisiana lawmakers allied with Governor Long blocked a $16 million appropriation for teachers' pay increases in a $347 million spending bill. Critics call the move part of a broad tax program harming education and industry, risking economic ruin while lawmakers consider court challenges and Senate action. The dispute centers on gas gathering and other taxes seen as unconstitutional and aimed at pressuring teachers to fund broader state initiatives.
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Ong
Ghout
Louisiana
Long
Friends of Education
House
Louisiana Senate
Senate
Freedom Is An Absolute Din in Cattlemen Speech
Thornton, former Colorado governor, urged Oregon Cattlemen's Association to reject government subsidies. He argued freedom is an absolute, warning that any socialism erodes individual liberty and that aid invites political manipulation. Livestock prices vary, but freedom should not.
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Din Thornton
Colorado
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
Oregon Governor Elmo Smith on tax fairness
Governor Elmo Smith warned that many believe taxes are for others to pay and for themselves to receive, urging a national scope solution to curb special privileges and wasteful government. He framed the issue as a broad national problem requiring action from all individuals and organizations.
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Elmo Smith
Oregon
Voters Split on Repeal Bill and Tax Increase
The letter notes Ouachita voters Sparks Faulk voted no while Gibbs voted yea for repealing a bill and proposes a tax hike. It commends Senator Ellender for his stance and argues against handouts. The writer mentions Earl Long and a Saga magazine biography from July 1956.
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Ouachita
Sparks
Faulk
Gibbs
Lou Per
Congress
Pagsman
Ellénder
Earl Long
Saga
Optimistic View But Caution Urged On 1956 Economy
The piece argues for restraint over stimulants and urges perspective on growth. It notes rising employment and higher personal income in 1955 56 with 1956 forecast as potentially the best year yet. Borrowing slows while savings rise supporting consumer confidence and future spending. It cites the Chamber of Commerce predicting solid expansion and cautions against overdoing stimulus before the next election.
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Fulbright Committee
United States Chamber of Commerce
General Features Corp
Gibbs Recall Plea and Voting Machine Debate
A June 21 1956 Monroe News Star story quotes farmer Paul Ransom alleging Lawrence Gibbs voted to remove voting machines from small precincts. The recall note also states Gibbs spoke against the bill on the House floor and that no vote occurred on the voting machines provision.
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Monroe
Morning World
Monroe News-Star
Gibbs
Paul Ransom
Lawrence Gibbs
Community thanks West Monroe helpers for Randy Fund aid
West Monroe Louisiana residents express gratitude to News-Star World Mrs Herron and Mr Brins for humanitarian efforts during Randy a critical illness. Sheriff Bailey Grant is thanked for arranging air transport to Houston for specialized treatment. A Ridge Avenue Baptist Church committee and sorority sponsored schoolgirls are praised for leading Randy Week and Randy Fund contributions.
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West Monroe
Morning World
News-Star —World
Herron
Brins
Randy
A. T. Mitchell
Harry Carpenter
C. E. Teddiie
Monroe
Randy Fund
Local Church Leaders Honor Mr and Mrs Windfrey
A short note salutes the faith of Mr and Mrs O B Winfrey praising prayers and church life as part of a community tribute.
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B. Winfrey
IRS Remembrance of Tax Program Boosts Delinquent Collections
In New Orleans Morning World coverage notes the 1955 tax filing period closure and public publicity that aided higher delinquent tax collection by $5.6 million year over year, plus $3 million more in deficiences from audits. The article cites refunds aggregating $32.3 million to 417 542 taxpayers and a $1 million gain from mathematical verification.
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New Orleans
Morning World
Revenue Service
CPA
Chester A, Usry
Internal Revenue Service
Rehearing Denied in Water Service Case
Alexandria and Pineville won a lifted injunction after Judge Walter M. Hunter refused a rehearing on the initial order. The injunction blocks Water Works District Three from cutting or suspending water service to the cities.
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Alexandria
Pineville
Walter M. Hunter
Water Works District Three
Caterpillars Invade New Orleans City Streets
Miss ions of tent caterpillars were seen in New Orleans yesterday as they swarmed city areas, prompting cautious residents and local officials to monitor the unusual outbreak. The sighting followed reports from neighborhood observers and prompted cleanup efforts.
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New Orleans
Democrats Challenge GOP Edge in East Politically
In the industrial East Republicans held a strong lead but face a growing challenge from Democrats. 1953 and 1954 shifts saw Democrats win governors and nine more House seats, narrowing the GOP advantage to 71 to 58. The East's pro Stevenson districts leaned urban with higher minority and foreign-born populations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Stevenson
East
Maine
Connecticut
Republicans Aim to Expand Senate Edge in Eastern Races
District profiles show 158 electoral votes and 129 House seats in play with seven Senate seats at stake. Republicans seek to oust Sen. Bert H. Lehman in New York while aiming to unseat Butler in Maryland and Duff in Pennsylvania, aided by Eisenhower's popularity. Democrats face tougher margins in large Eastern cities and face unemployment-driven vulnerability in New England and Pennsylvania districts.
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GOP
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
John Marshall Butler
James H. Duff
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Congressional Quarterly
Shaw and Pygmalion Echoes in Early West End History
A historical look at Shaw and Pygmalion tracing Mrs Pat Campbell and casting details. It notes age cues for Eliza in staged directions and the 1914 Manhattan debut at the Deutsches Theatre before London. The piece recalls Mrs Pat Campbell’s controversial line in His Majesty's Theatre and the play’s rise to Shaw's first commercial West End success.
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Ellen Terry
Shaw
Pat‘Campbell
Forbes Robertson
Eliza Doe+ little
Camps
Joey
London
Lynn Fontanne
Eliza
Gertrude Lawrence
Julie Andrews
Vienna
Berlin
New York
Mrs
Pat
Manhattan
Deutsches Theatre
Irving Place
West End
His Majesty's Theatre
Pascal Promoters Major Barbara Pygmalion Caesar Androcles
Gabriel Pascal a Hungarian promoter produced film versions of Major Barbara Pygmalion Caesar and Cleopatra and Androcles and the Lion Shaw admired Pascal’s nerve. In 1948 he held options on Pygmalion rights and urged Rodgers and Hammerstein to adapt it. Shaw died in 1950 and Pascal later engaged Lerner and Loewe in California to adapt Androcles and the Lion, but they abandoned the project after three months. The Theatre Guild’s Langner was freed to join the musical venture by Force.
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Gabriel Pascal
Sions
Barbara
Androcles
Shaw
Pascal
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lerner and
Loewe
California
Lerner
Force
Lawrence Langner
The
Theatre Guild
Trolled 84th Congress adjourns before Eisenshower aid request
The 84th Congress adjourned without acting on President Eisenhower's request for 50 million dollars to aid the distressed area. The pending measure sought federal assistance to help communities in economic trouble in the postwar era.
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Eisenshower
Monroe Morning World Publisher Robert Ewing Era
Fragmented OCR notes mention Robert Ewing as publisher and March 6 1879. It references Ewing, JF as chairman and Walter Be Watien as managing, with scattered clan and corporate terms.
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Robert Ewing
Ry Ewing
Ewing
Eee
Wandared
Tha
Yonvelan
Zaer Corporation
Iark Ewing
Zoan Ae Ee Hapronian Reat
Walter
Watien _Managin
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Levin
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