Graham Declines Appeal In Mass Air Disaster Case
Convicted mass murderer John Gilbert Graham said he did not want his lawyers to appeal the death verdict. Defense attorneys indicated the appeal would proceed to seek a new trial, despite his request. Graham bombed a United Airlines DC 6B, killing 44 people including his mother to claim $37,500 life insurance.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Graham
John J. Gibbons
Gibbons
United Airlines
Longmont
Daisie E. King
Helen Hablutzel
Spenard
Alaska
One Killed Four Injured In Two Car Crash Near Here
A head on collision about 9 miles west of West Monroe left Milton Andrew Smith 20 of Chatham dead and four others hospitalized in critical condition. Injured were three men Earl Haney 25 L E Hudson and Pete Davis and a woman unnamed. The Plymouth was the death car and two cars blocked traffic with 115 vehicles passing by. Nearby resident R W West described a terriffic crash noise.
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Old Columbia Road
Eros Road
Milton Andrew Smith
Chatham
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Hospital
Smith
Earl Haney
Austin
West Monroe
L. E. Hudson
Pete Davis
Haney
Hudson
Davis
Plymouth
R. W. West
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State Democrats Meet Tuesday To Call Election For Congressional Posts
Louisiana Democrats meet in Baton Rouge Tuesday to set machinery for congressional primaries. Gov elect Earl K Long leads the party, aims to keep Louisiana’s delegation in the Democratic fold, with July 31 and Sept 4 primaries on the agenda.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Long
Democratic State Central Committee
House of Representatives
Democratic National
Camille Grave
Torrid Baton Rouge Session Promises Tax Fight
Louisiana lawmakers prepare for a 60 day session opening May 14 led by Governor-elect Earl Long. Tax policy, segregation, education funding, and repeal of the right to work law top the agenda as experts predict bold moves or restraint aligned with Longs campaign pledges. A Kenner administration surplus of about 30 million complicates revenue plans and Long signals willingness to raise taxes if needed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl Long
Education Department
Long
Robert Kennon
Kennon
Fred Preaus
Earl
Kennan
Rev Dr Frank Tripp Returns to Monroe Church Pulpit
Ramblin Genial and famed Monroe pastor Dr Frank Tripp, once a top local preacher, is to fill his former pulpit at Monroe First Baptist Church. A generation passed since he lived here, yet Monroe bears markers of his leadership. He was not content with just.
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Frank Tripp
Monroe
Monroe First
Polio cases rise in Louisiana with majority in one parish
In Louisiana six new polio cases were reported in the past week, all paralytic. The year totals reach 41 paralytic and nine non paralytic cases, with Acadia, East Feliciana, Rapides and St. Mary parishes affected. A 26 year old Black man from Silver Creek is named in the report. Authorities used blow torches to cut into wreckage to retrieve a body.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
State Department of Health
Acadia
East Feliciana
Rapides
St. Mary
Silver Creek
Horton
Three Die in Miss. Car Collision East of Brookhaven
Three people died in a two car crash about 18 miles east of Brookhaven Mississippi. The dead are Henry Lambert 38 of Jayess constable James Lanie Stephens 21 of Jayess and Ardell Horton.
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Meridian
Miss
Lara Currier
Today
The
American Assn. of University Women
Mississippi
Brookhaven, Miss
Here
Henry Lambert
Jayess
James Lanie Stephens
Ardell Horton
Senators oppose shifting aid to United Nations
Senate actions split over UN funded aid. Chairman Walter F. George joins Eisenhower opposing channeling a large share of U.S. economic assistance through the UN. Other committee Democrats urge bigger UN economic contributions to head off East-West contest.
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Washington
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
U. S
United Nations
Foreign Relations
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lodge
Stevenson
Hydrogen Bomb Drop Slated For Pacific Monday
A high level task force official said new hydrogen weapons will emerge from tests at Eniwetok and Bikini. Dr. William Ogle of the Atomic Energy Commission stated the 1954 H-bomb tests proved feasibility and opened the way for further development. The tests aim to speed H-bomb development and evaluate defense against enemy H-bombers, costing about 150 million dollars plus weapons.
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MT. Mckinley
Eniwetok
Pacific Proving Ground
William FE. Ogle
Atomic Energy Commission
Ogle
Eniwetok-Bikini Proving Ground
Central Pacific
Waterspout Turns Tornado Hits Pensacola Downtown
A waterspout that became a tornado struck Pensacola on May 5 injuring one truck driver, William Ellis Enfinger, 56, as the brick Pensacola area garage collapsed. Damage estimated at 250000. Two youths and two men escaped the garage before collapse. Power outages followed in the downtown district.
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Pensacola
Fla
William Ellis Enfinger
San Carlos Hotel
Joe Pope
Gulf
Paul Uptagraft
John Whitaker
Reuther Sees Alarming Layoffs in Auto Industry
Detroit May 5 United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther warned that unemployment in auto and farm implement plants has reached an alarming level. He cited 123000 auto job losses in the week of April 21 and a drop in farm implement employment from 153600 in 1951 to 11700 this year urging joint labor management conferences with auto and farm implement leaders and community mayors.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Stassen Sees Half Way to Disarmament Accord
U S disarmament chief Harold E Stassen reported that East and West are roughly halfway toward an agreement after five weeks of five power talks in London He warned the final stretch will be the hardest and expressed optimism the remaining gaps could close within a year The talks stalled over open sky inspections and Russia’s stance as both sides push for progress within the next year toward some or all disarmament issues.
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London
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Washington
Russia
West
Eisenhower
U.S
Showers Possible Across Twin Cities and Arkansas Area
Partly cloudy with scattered showers forecast for the Twin Cities area and similar outlook for Arkansas. The Selman Field CAA station recorded a high of 86 degrees and a low of 65 degrees yesterday.
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Twin Cities
Arkansas
Selman Field Caa
NATO appoints three foreign ministers to study Dulles plan
In Paris on May 5 the NATO council approved a 10 year program to counter Soviet influence among uncommitted nations. Lester Pearson Halvard Lange and Gaetano Martino were named as three ministers to draft steps for expanding NATO's economic and political role.
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U.S
State Dulles
Kremlin
Dulles
Russia
Atlantic Council
NATO
Lester Pearson
Halvard Lange
Gaetano Martino
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Washington
Dam Project Would Offset Local Well Troubles
A Bayou Bartholomew dam and spillway plan is described as a potential remedy for dropping water tables and widespread well shortages in the Monroe region and across the nation. The piece cites a national water crisis, quotes Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis Jr, and references Eisenhower’s 1954 remarks as context for federal action. Continued discussion notes proposed dam benefits and project details through a second-page continuation.
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Bayou Bartholomew
Morning World
Norris Vancleave
Monroe
Pres. Eisenhower
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
America
Public Works Department
Johnson Leads in Texas Democratic Delegates Fight
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson led early in the Texas party contest to control county and state conventions. Johnson claimed a large delegate total from Dallas HQ as Shivers supporters reported gains in Austin. Precinct results from Texarkana and Gregg County showed mixed tallies amid contested delegates and party intrigue.
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Dallas
Tex
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Allan Shivers
Texas
Democrat Party
Johnson
Shivers
Austin
U.S. Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
Texarkana
U.S
Sen
Tom Connally
Marlin
Connally
Longview
Negro Boy Killed In Farm Accident Near Perryville
A 14 year old Morehouse boy Green Maxwell Jr. was fatally burned when a tractor overturned and burst into flames on the J. W. Perry farm near Bastrop Louisiana. He and a second tractor were attempting to pull free from a muddy ditch when the accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Coroner Dr. J. N. Jones reported the body was badly charred from the waist up and that both tractors were destroyed by fire.
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Bastrop
Morehouse
Morehouse Parish
J. N. Jones
Green Maxwell Jr
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