Officials Say No Boys Will Miss Service
Military manpower officials said the current pool of draft eligible youths has almost no chance of avoiding service. With less than one percent called now, exemptions and the 26 year age limit will decide who serves. Officials warn a draft would be necessary to sustain manpower, and volunteering will dwindle without the draft.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Selective Service
United Givers Fund Drive Reaches Halfway Mark
R M Troy general chairman reports over 100000 raised toward a 208000 goal. He urges solicitors to turn in funds promptly to keep an accurate total and asks those not yet contributing to give now, stating when you give the United way you give once for all.
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United Givers
R. M. Troy
Troy
Old Grad Ike Revisits Army Roots At West Point Game
President Eisenhower attended the Army Colgate clash at Michie Stadium with Mrs Eisenhower and toured his 1915 cadet quarters. Army won 53 to 7 as he watched from a box amid 27,500 fans and recalled historic campaigns with cadets. He also visited a military history class and the old north barracks.
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Eisenhower
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Tha Trintad
Army
Seteran
Georgi Zhukov
Moscow
Antieta
Sharpsburg
Harper’s Ferry
Old North Barracks
Ramblin Ticket Window and a Charity Pitch
A woman asks about a Memphis train at a station window for the sixth time. The clerk states the departure at 2 48 and notes his repeated answer. She explains her son’s longing to see the train and mentions a separate fundraising pitch for the Christian Children's Fund offering $10 monthly for a year to support orphans in Korea and nearby.
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Memphis
Christian Children’s Fund, Inc
Richmond
Korea
Texas A&M and Oklahoma collide for top national perch
Texas A&M edged Arkansas 7-6 to stay unbeaten and lead the Southwest Conference, while Oklahoma rolled past Kansas State 13 to stay at 6-0. Top-10 turmoil followed with Notre Dame, Duke, and Iowa suffering defeats or ties as Ohio State and Army posted easy wins.
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Texas A&m
Oklahoma
Aggies
Arkansas
Lord Taylor
Kansas State
Sooners
Associated Press Weekly
Iowa
Michigan
Notre Dame
Navy
Irish
Duke
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Florida
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Army
Buckeyes
Northwestern
Eisenhower
Colgate
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Hawkeyes
PAR Session Presented by Public Affairs Research Council
The sixth regional PAR conference is set for Monday at Bayou De Siard Country Club. George T. Madison of Bastrop and George Weaks of Monroe invite the public to join a luncheon and 2 PM conference on state finances. General S. G. Henry will speak at the luncheon. PAR staff members Edward J. Steimel and others will participate in the afternoon session.
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Public Affairs Research Council
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
George T. Madison
Bastrop
George Weaks
Monroe
League of Women Voters
Parent - Teacher Association
Madison
Weaks
Nuclear Expert Says Russia May Hit Moon Nov 7
Dr Edward Teller speaking at San Francisco State College warned at a teachers conference that the Soviet Union may fire on the moon on November 7 the 40th anniversary of the Red Revolution He suggested they could place a red star on the moon and cautioned the US to stay ahead in technology and space exploration He argued Soviet progress stems from more effective science education and warned that failing to beat them could shape the future of the world He claimed Russia already surpasses the United States in weaponry in at least one field.
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San Francisco
Edward Teller
Dr. Teller
Teller
San Francisco State College
Moon
Venus
Mars
Gromyko Warns Syria in Border Turmoil at UN
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned at the United Nations that Syria remains endangered by Turkish troop concentrations on its border. He claimed the United Nations should stay alert while defending Syria against what he called aggressive acts aided by U.S. policy.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Syria
Gromyko
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Salah Bitar
Khrushchev
Bitar
U. N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
U. S
United States
Turkey
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Killer Is Allowed To Select Death At Parchman
A 34 year old Seneca Falls man William Alvin Wetzel sits in a guarded cell near the execution chamber at Parchman Prison. Wetzel was sentenced to die for the throat slaying of taxi driver Edgar McGraw in a 1953 field murder tied to gangland revenge after McGraw testified in an armed robbery case. Wetzel’s three accomplices, Minor Lorber Robert L Jones and Robert Harrison, faced varying sentences with Lorber executed last year.
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Parchman, Miss
Seneca Falls
N.Y
State Penitentiary
Imaalnutil Oglulayy Ustsaee
William Alvin Wetzel
McComb
Edgar
Sonny) McGraw
Wetzel
McGraw
Minor M. Lorber
Dayton
Ohio
Showers in Area Forecast Across Twin Cities and South
Cooler weather with a chance of showers is in prospect for Twin Cities residents today after a spell of warm springlike temperatures. Louisiana general will be partly to mostly cloudy through Sunday. Arkansas residents may see mostly cloudy skies today with a few showers. Yesterday’s high in the Twin Cities reached 82, while the record low stood at 63.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Orleans Pilot Rescues German Scientist in Antarctic
Lt Cmdr James E Waldron Jr piloted a ski plane to a 60 foot crevasse near Little America saving seismologist Hugh Bennet and German scientist Peter Schoeck. Despite cross winds and warnings, he landed within yards and ferried Schoeck to base hospital. Schoeck sustained four broken ribs and lung injury after ice bridge collapse during IGY.
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Cmdr
James E. Waldron Jr
New Orleans
Waldron
Hugh F. Bennet
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Peter A. Seboeck
Little America
Schoeck
Antarctic
James E. Waldron, Sr
Cleanup aims to restore Bayou DeSiard by rotenone fish kill
In Bayou DeSiard, Rotenone chemical treatment killed tens of thousands of shad as cleanup crews removed about 2000 pounds in two hours. The Ouachita Wildlife unit led the project with Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, aided by Monroe city trucks and staff. By November 11 the operation should finish, with enriched soil to fertilize city property next year.
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Bayou DeSiard
Ouachita Wildlife Unit
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Monroe
Frank Jones
A. G. Baker
City Sanitation Department
Johnny Mims
E. K. Davis
Mose Parker
Biedenharn Dam
Forsythe Avenue
City
Zhukov Expelled From Soviet Ruling Bodies
The Soviet Communist party expelled Marshal Georgi Zhukov from the Central Committee and the Presidium after he admitted fighting party control of the armed forces. Pravda summarized his confession and regret at a Central Committee meeting that voted to strip him of high posts.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Georgi K. Zhukov
Pravda
Zhukov
Communist
Central Committee
Stalin
Search Swamp For Monroe Man Missing On Hunt
Late night search in LaFourche swamp, Richland parish, by volunteers, Richland sheriff’s department, and Monroe American Legion rescue truck, sought Calvin J. Barringen 32 of 202 Wilson street missing since 5 a.m. yesterday after hunting with his brother in law Bob Cortez notified at 6 30 p.m. Barringen lost near old Columbia road near Rymes store on Highway 15.
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Richland Parish
Monroe American Legion
Monroe
LaFourche
Calvin J. Barringen
Wilson Street
Bob Cortez
Ouachita Parish
Barrington
Old Columbia Road
Rymes Store
Highway 15
Rayville
Sher
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