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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1955
Page
1
House Ways and Means Democrats curb planned Social Security changes. The committee tentatively limits early 60 eligibility to widowed women after age 35 and preserves 65 for most others while allowing immediate benefits for totally and permanently disabled workers.
Chancellor Adenauer warned that amending the constitution to permit rearmament needs two thirds support and coalition strains threaten the majority. The Refugee party is split, protesters urge basing rearmament on the constitution, while Defense Minister Blank says only 6,000 volunteers will be called under temporary rules. Bundesrat opposes the bills and demands clarifications on state rights and parliamentary controls.
Molotov indicated he would investigate the crash landing of a Navy P2V5 in the St Lawrence area near Alaska after it was fired upon by Soviet planes. Senators condemned the attack as a serious threat to the Geneva Pine Four summit and urged UN action while the crew received hospital treatment.
The Alabama Senate voted 32 to 0 to empower local school boards to place students with no forced attendance at mixed race schools. The measure voids prior segregation codes, allows segregation by sex in some cases, and moves to the House. Sen Albert Davis then introduced a resolution seeking impeachment of Supreme Court justices for anti segregation rulings.
Rep. Moss leads a House subcommittee inquiry into federal information policy arguing national security is the only valid withholding ground. Colleagues favor broad public access but acknowledge exceptions and potential overreach in press coverage and defense news curbs.
LIVINGSTON La June 24 District Judge Horace Reid dismissed a charge that Watson Bankston Livingston Parish school superintendent violated the public records law by refusing to reveal school board records. The action followed testimony from witnesses and implied disputes over records connected to school construction.
Funeral services for Cecil J. Mallette are set for today at 4 p.m. in Bastrop at Blackwell-Gaicen Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Bills Pomeroy officiating. He lived in Morehouse Parish all his life and was a member of the Collingson Methodist Church. Burial will be at Mallette Cemetery near Bastrop. Pallbearers include Bob Harp, Tom Naff, Elmer DeFrost, Larkin White, Farnest Arister, and Water White. He is survived by Mabette and several nieces and nephews.
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Delegates and guests registered at 3 p.m. yesterday as AMVETS opened a Louisiana convention running until Sunday noon. Present were Rufus Fontenot and Louis W. Schlekhau among others. Speakers include Mayor John Coon and national commander Elbert Wilson with memorial services scheduled to overlap with the auxiliary.
Secretary of State John Dulles expressed cautious optimism for the Geneva summit with the Big Four, urging adherence to the United Nations charter. He warned against a world directorate approach and emphasized steady, principled sacrifice to secure peace with sovereignty for all nations. Molotov challenged Western claims while Dulles cautioned about alliances and long-term efforts.
The Northeast Louisiana State college held its first officer election naming Helen Hawkins Hood as president Boots SloCum as vice president and Sally Ware Smith as secretary treasurer Mrs Hood previously named Woman of the Year by Twin Cities clubs Her father Lee Hawkins longtime West Monroe publisher is noted Also Dr Benjamin R Lacy Jr Union Theological Seminary Richmond Va to speak at First Church on Sunday with sermon For our Generation and remarks from Mr and Mrs M W Montgom- ry on the program.
Rainach on WJBO denounces interracial committee as fruitless and an affront to state dignity. He asserts Louisiana laws block integration and vows to fight it with all resources, calling NAACP Communistic and unwanted. Local NAACP proposes three steps by August 1 to show good faith compliance with the ruling.
A Montgomery family and R C Ware party left South Grand Street by plane for New York to join relatives and begin a romantic auto tour through New England states and New Brunswick to Nova Scotia. They travel with humor about Rhode Island and Halifax as a running jest.
President Eisenhower on a six day New England tour spent afternoon playing at a mountain resort near Whitefield while a crowd watched. He then visited the Lan caster farm of Commerce Secretary Weeks and spoke on the objective of peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
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