06 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1955
Page
1
At Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rebuffed a Western plan for nationwide elections to reunify Germany, saying it lacked European security guarantees. He promised to study the proposal and comment again next Tuesday while flying to Moscow for a three day recess.
The United States charged Russia and its allies with responsibility for the bloodiest Egyptian Israeli fighting in seven years. The State Department linked the arms offer to a spike in hostilities and said Communist technicians arrived in Egypt to assist deliveries including MiG 15 jets and IL 28 bombers.
In the Gaza and Sinai border zone Israeli and Egyptian forces traded mortar fire over two days near El Auja Nir Itzhak and El Sabha. Cairo and Tel Aviv offered conflicting accounts as observers noted no imminent broad war and a tentative cease fire in the contested zones.
X rays Friday show President Eisenhower's heart not enlarged after a week of recuperative walking in hospital quarters. Doctors call the finding medically important and the recovery stage active. Hagerty said specialists are pleased as Eisenhower nears six weeks in care.
Don Worden a San Antonio real estate man was shot dead on Padre Island off the Texas coast. His bride of a month, Mrs Sunny Canales Worden, is held in Corpus Christi after waiving a preliminary hearing. She says Worden forced her at gunpoint to dig a grave for herself and her five year old daughter and then tried to make her kill the child and herself.
U S Senator Price Daniel plans to press the White House to block moving 16 000 Fort Hood troops to Camp Polk Louisiana where they would be based long term He would urge Defense Secretary Wilson and the White House to hold the movement until he and Lyndon Johnson can present their views Daniel was in Waco for Baylor University events including a conference on American Ideals and dedication of Constitution Hall
Willie Bioff a 55 year old former Hollywood racketeer was killed when a gangster type explosion blasted his pickup as he started it outside his Phoenix residence. Police chief investigators questioned whether it was a professional job as debris caused extensive damage to the garage home and nearby houses.
A letter to the paper traces the See ing Eye program founded in 1929 in Morristown New Jersey as America's oldest dog guide school. It notes the term Seeing Eye Dog is widely used for any guide dog and that the name itself is copyrighted and stamped on harnesses, prompting public confusion.
Gen. Otto P. Weyland in Washington says tactical atomic weapons should harm civilians no more than conventional bombs. He outlines Sage brush maneuvers in Louisiana with 110000 troops and 800 planes, stressing selective power and potentially fewer battlefield casualties.
A drink fueled incident in Monroe ends with Dewight Roberts snatching a five month old from its grandmother in Rabb's Alley. He was later arrested after a street confrontation and the baby recovered unharmed at the Tourist Hotel. Roberts faces charges of fighting and drunkenness with a $75 bond.
A 41 year old epileptic woman died when a four room frame house on Vann Avenue burned in Bastrop. Mrs Esther Baskin Smith was alone at the time. An accidental death verdict was returned. Survived by husband Charlie Smith two daughters two sisters and three brothers. Funeral service set for 3 30 p m at Blackwell and Golden Funeral Home with burial in Carter Cemetery Bastrop.
Group Capt. Peter Townsend flew back Friday to the European post he left 23 days ago to pursue Princess Margaret. He took up air attache duties at the Brussels embassy after a Le Touquet arrival, driving a green Renault and traveling alone from France.
Four of ten inmates who tunneled out of the Washington State Penitentiary were returned to their cells after about 17 hours on the lam. They were Ollie Wiles Benny Cradle Gene Kensler and James Darden. The escape followed a July riot and a 60 foot tunnel dug under seven inches of concrete.
Generally fair and warmer today with partly cloudy skies and widely scattered thunderstorms. In Louisiana and Arkansas, Monroe reported highs of 64 and lows of 34 degrees per the CAA weather station at Selman Field. a cooler trend is forecast for Sunday night.
FDA scientist Dr Barbara Moulton told a conference that antibiotics may hinder recovery in the common cold influenza polio measles and mumps by interfering with antibody formation and disturbing normal bacterial flora. She cautioned antibiotics could still help with secondary bacterial infections in smallpox chickenpox and shingles.
Mrs Marjorie Smith a mother of two was found not guilty of first degree murder in the dynamite murder of her husband after a three day trial in McMinnville Oregon. The 12 jurors 10 to 2 delivered the verdict as tears and relief broke across the courtroom with family and defense counsel praising the decision.
The State Highway Patrol received a report of a twin engine plane down near IAEA Mississippi but the crash was unfounded. Six patrol cars searched the area for hours with no sign of a wreck. Airbases in four states reported no overdue planes.
Morning World readers see the crossword jackpot grow from 425 to 450 as no one solved the latest puzzle. Next week the prize climbs to 450 in the Monday and Tuesday editions, with clues and explanations highlighting tough entries across five and seven across.
A 14 year old boy named Jimmy Goddard stayed home from school and rescued Mrs Genev a Pendergrass and her daughters Sue and Barbara from a gas filled house. He forced entry and reopened doors and windows while calling emergency crews who revived the victims. The heater had been left burning by the carpenter before he left for work.
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