Pair Arrested In Shreveport After Monroe Robbery
Two men linked to a Monroe store armed robbery were chased through a wooded area before being caught in Shreveport. Kenneth Henley, 24, and Van Robertson, 30, were seized by Caddo Parish deputies after a statewide pursuit that involved aircraft and multiple patrols. Robertson, parolee from Angola, and Henley, with prior convictions, were held for Monroe charges.
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Shreveport
Monroe
Caddo Parish
Kenneth Henley
George D’artois
H. H. Pitman
van Robertson
Robertson
Henley
State Penitentiary
Angola
Ike Declares Reds Planned Talk Failure
President Eisenhower told Gen. Francisco Franco in a Lisbon message that Khrushchev aimed to wreck the Paris summit and pin the blame on the United States. He recalled Spain visit optimism for tension relief and said Khrushchev chose to escalate after downing an unarmed U.S. plane over Soviet territory.
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Madrid
Spain
Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Eisenhower
Francisco Franco
Lisbon
Fisenhower
Franco
Professor Fined In Boy's Death
A University of Rochester physics professor Charles J. Goebel was fined 500 for the death of 6 year old Michael Sorce who he punished last May. Goebel was convicted of second degree manslaughter and faced 70 to 15 years in prison and a 1000 fine. The judge stated Goebel will feel the effect of the conviction against him. Goebel shook the boy and dropped him to the ground after an incident with his son. A stick then pierced the boy’s eye socket and brain.
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Goebel
Michael Sorce
Michael
Light Plane Crashes on Mercy Flight to McKinley
A Cessna 180 on a mercy mission to aid four climbers on Mt McKinley crashed and burned at the 18000 foot level near Anchorage. Pilot William Stevenson survived, found alive beside the wreckage. Four injured climbers remain stranded on North America’s highest peak after a Tuesday fall. Earlier, bush pilot Don Sheldon landed on the mountain to rescue Helga Bading, who was ill and later taken to an Air Force hospital in Anchorage. She appeared conscious and smiling, though sun and wind burned.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
William Stevenson
Stevenson
North America
Don Sheldon
Talkeetna
Helga Bading
McKinley
West Monro e High announces ramblin rebel exercise
Principal P B Mangum says West Monroe High will hold the ramblin rebel exercise next Wednesday night in the school stadium. Top seniors named include Tommy Head Jr Betty Roberts Barbara Biggs. High honor list features Marilyn Hudson Andrea Oglesby Nelda Stewart James Fletcher Linda Daniel Joy Landrum and others. Dr Lake Oxford elected to head Ouachita parish teachers association.
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P. B. Mangum
West Monroe High School
Tommy Head Jr
Betty Roberts
Barbara Biggs
Marilyn Hudson
Andrea Oglesby
Nelda Stewart
James Fletcher
Linda Daniel
Joy Landrum
Annette Frazier
Avalyn Carol Wilhite
Carolyn Gallaspy
Mary Martin
Ann Ragland
Billy Avery
Gary Thomas
Joyce Saxon
Margaret Rose Griffing
Martha Norris
Ouachita River Bridge Contract Let
A $3,187,755 contract awarded to an Omaha firm starts work May 23 on the Ouachita River bridge. State highway director R B Richardson says the project should take about 18 months. Total highway contracts awarded in Baton Rouge exceed $7 million with work across Winn, LaSalle, Morehouse, Lincoln, and Jackson Parishes.
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Ouachita River
RB. Richardson
Richardson
Omaha
Neb
Louisiana
Ruston
Choudrant
Winn
LaSalle
Morehouse
Lincoln
Jackson
Baton Rouge
Monroe - West Monroe
Peter Kiewit Sons, Co
Winn and
Castor Creek
Tullos
Hall and Holland
Montgomery
Mer Rouge-Bonita
U. S
Coastal Contractors, Inc
Winnfield-Tullos
Kennedy Leads Oregon Primary Incomplete Returns
In Oregon Kennedy jumps to a quick lead as partial results show him ahead of Morse 1,973 to 1,430 among 101 of 2,883 precincts. Humphrey, Johnson, Symington trailed Morse, Stevenson had write-ins. Nixon led the Republican tally with 3,466 to Rockefeller 193 write-ins as rain slowed turnout.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Malheur County
Humphrey
Johnson
Symington
Stevenson
Nixon
Rockefeller
Four Freighters Hit In Lake Huron Collisions
Four lake freighters were involved in two separate collisions on Lake Huron. No crewmen—about 140 aboard—were seriously hurt. The Standard Portland Cement, 444 feet, sank in 22 feet of water after a collision with the Albert Ziesing, 580 feet, while the bow of the Ziesing remained lodged. A second crash upbound involved the Paul Townsend, 429 feet, and the Tynemouth, from England, as ships tried to avoid the first collision.
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Port Huron
Mich
API
Lake Huron
Coast
Albert Ziesing
Portland
Ziesing
Great Lakes
Paul Townsend
Haron Portland Cement Co
Tynemouth
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Standard Portland Cement
Eisenhower Returns to Massive Washington Welcome
President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived to a huge reception in Washington after the failed summit. More than 2,000 officials and thousands along a 15 mile procession greeted him, with police estimating over 200,000 at the airport. He noted a missing unarmed C47 plane in Europe and said the worst had not happened.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Murray
Eisenhower
Europe
East Germany
Soviet Leader Says Berlin Issue On Hold Until Summit
Khrushchev announced he would stay hands off West Berlin until a summit in six to eight months after Eisenhower leaves office. He attacked Eisenhower and Nixon by name and accused the American president of perfidy during a rally of 8,000 Communist functionaries in East Berlin.
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Berlin
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Scout Show Slated Today at Ouachita Exposition
The Ouachita Valley Scout Exposition runs 2 to 9 pm with about 2000 Scouts expected from 15 area parishes. Booths at the West Monroe fair grounds will display crafts lores and Scouting activities and the public is invited.
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West Monroe
Fate of Red Envoy Mikoyan Viewed as Moscow Puzzle
Washington AP reports Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet foodwill ambassador and top Kremlin figure, has been unseen in Moscow for 13 days amid speculation of purge or demotion. Some experts worry Khrushchev may face trouble. others cite illness or vacation. He missed events with Khrushchev in Paris and Baku and did not attend May Day at Red Square.
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Washington
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Moscow
Kremlin
Mikoyan
U.S.S.R
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Paris
Communist Party
Party Life
Baku
Azerbaijan
Red Square
Supreme Soviet
Rainy Forecast Over Twin Cities Amid Past Deluge
Rain continues in the Twin Cities after yesterday's heavy downpour. The weatherman predicts partly cloudy skies through Saturday with possible thunderstorms. Saturday highs expected between 75 and 85 degrees. Water levels rose to 34 inches yesterday with readings at 6 am 3, noon and 6 pm showing changes. barometer at 29.89 at 10 pm. Sun rose today at 6:12 and will set at 7:02 with tomorrow's sunrise noted.
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Twin - Cities
Aggressive Acts Raise Tension Between U S and USSR
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned Friday night the international situation could worsen unless the United States stops its aggressive acts. He pressed U N Security Council for action after arriving from Paris to present Soviet spy plane charges. Gromyko urged the U N to curb provocations and aggression and cited Khrushchev’s summit tirade as a factor in escalating tensions. Continued on Page Two-A.
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New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United State
Paris
United States
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
America
Earl Long In Baltimore For Preakness
Earl Long from Louisiana visits Baltimore for the 84th Preakness. In The Block he predicts Venetian Way will win and passes out cards reading “Yours Forever Earl Long.” He plans a political trip to New York and says he will run for the House in the fall.
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Earl Long
Baltimore
Preakness
Louisiana
Venetian Way
Long
New York
Stuart Symington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Old Earl
Today's Chuckle The perfect wife laughs at her husband's jokes
A humorous quip suggests the ideal spouse reacts not to wit but to shared amusement, implying harmony in domestic life and mutual lightheartedness between partners.
Judge rejects claim of bias on Montgomery juries
Special Judge James J. Carter ruled there was no acceptable evidence of racial discrimination in Montgomery juries and ordered Rev. Martin Luther King Jr to face trial next week on two perjury indictments for allegedly filing false state income tax returns. The trial will begin Wednesday with one perjury charge proceeding. King pleads not guilty.
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Montgomery
Ala
API
James J. Carter
Martin Luther King Jr Carter
King
New Round Of Trouble Seems Likely
East German police report a U S Air Force C47 transport made an emergency landing on Communist soil with seven men and a woman aboard. The Air Force said the plane was unarmed and off course. Khrushchev used the incident to claim Western aggression as Gromyko prepared to press spy charges at the U N. The plane disappeared after noon from Copenhagen to Hamburg, nine aboard per initial tally.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei A. Gromykoe
New York
United Nations
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hamburg
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Associated Press
Brunshagen
Gas Executive Gives View on FPC Contacts
Washington AP A gas industry executive testified before a House subcommittee on ethical standards in regulation. N W Freeman president of Midwestern Gas Transmission said personal contacts with FPC members helped the firm during Canada to four state pipeline plans. Corcoran an attorney for Tennessee and Midwestern acknowledged off the record talks with FPC members last October.
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Washington
House
N. W. Freeman
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
FPC
Freeman
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Tex
Midwestern
Corcoran
White House
Canada
North Central
Power Commission
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Caddo
James C Kelly Jr
Shreveport Hunt
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Bill Causey
Ralph Graves
U. S. Hwy. 80
Hensley
Hen
Ike
Reds
Ramblin
Lake Oxford
Nebraska
Sen. Kennedy
Red Area
August Ziesing
Pittsburgh Steamship Line
Soviet Union
Red
Stern
Earick Long
News - Star
Caily
Monroe-West Monroe
North Louisiang
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