Sultan Abdicates Powers In Moroccan Exile Move
In Rabat on October 1 the white robed sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa left the throne under French pressure and flew with his wife and seven harem members to Tangier. He delegated imperial powers to his cousin Prince Moulay Abdul Jan Ben Moulay Abdel Hafid while retaining his claim to the throne. Nationalists cry foul as France seeks a three man throne council under a reform plan.
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Rabat
Morocco
Tangier
Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Arafa
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Edgar Faure
Moulay Abdul Jan Ben Moulay Abdel Hafid
Hafid
Janet Described As Monster Hurricane Bypassing Mountains
Storm Janet, a giant tropical cyclone, killed about 445 people and crossed Mexico into the Pacific where it regathered strength. Weather officials noted its upper winds remained intact across the mountains, allowing reorganization after reaching open water. Janet formed Sept 21 in the Caribbean and caused heavy losses in the Windward Islands and across the Yucatan.
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Miami
Fla
Janet
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Weather Bureau
Mazatlan
Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madres Mountains
Index of sections and page placements in the 198 editorial period
The daily page guide lists sections including Churches 198 Editorials 4A Gard News 18B Oil and Gas 8A Radio TV 14A Sports 10 12A Theaters 13A with page numbers and category tags for reference.
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Gard
Oil&Gas
Eisenhower Makes Steady Recovery After Heart Attack
President Eisenhower shows satisfactory progress one week after his coronary thrombosis. Doctors plan to let him sign more federal documents as he recovers at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Press secretary Hagerty says it is likely he will be allowed to name papers in the coming days under medical supervision.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Jackson seeks renomination for top state school post
State Supt. of Schools Shel by M. Jackson announced Saturday he would seek re election in the January Democratic primary. Jackson has served since 1948 and is unopposed for a third term. He pledged continued improvement of state public schools and said his candidacy rests on qualifications and accomplishments. He cited far reaching improvements and national recognition of the programs.
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Baton Rouge
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Mississippi teen breaks world corn yield record
A 16 year old Mississippi farm boy harvested 304 bushels of corn from a single acre, on a one acre tract twelve miles south of Boonville. Lamar Ratliff, a high school student, set the mark announced by Samuel R. Guard editor of Breeder's Gazette. Last year’s champ was Eugene Kaiser of Grant County Wisconsin with 243.9 bushels per acre.
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Louisville
Boonville
Miss
Lamar Ratliff
Samuel R. Guard
Breeder's Gazette
Eugene Kaiser
Grant County
Wis
Negro lawyer enters race for attorney general
Earl J. Amedee a 36 year old Negro attorney announced he would run for attorney general of Louisiana on a pro integration platform upholding the U S Supreme Court school desegregation ruling He plans campaign committees in all 64 parishes and urged voters to decide all issues on the law.
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New Orleans
Earl J. Amedee
Louisiana
U. S. Supreme Court
Amedee
Kermit Parker
Deep South
France recalls its UN delegation over Algerian clash
Paris reports that France orders its entire United Nations delegation home after the UN agenda moves to publicly discuss Algeria. Premier Faure also sees a power shift in Morocco as Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa abdicates and exiles himself.
Toll house on old traffic bridge razed in Monroe
The iconic toll shelter at the right side of the old Monroe traffic bridge has been demolished. For years it sheltered travelers and a police officer who collected fares, while some crossed the river to avoid tolls. The structure later housed a soft drink stand before becoming unused.
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Monroe
Illinois Central Railroad
Polio Case Rate Slashed In Halt By Salk Vaccine
In Jackson Mississippi two Black men Leroy Collins and Henry Lee Loggin allegedly fled the state after being identified in the Emmett Till case. A Mississippi leader cited they were moved for safety with Collins sent to Chicago and Loggin staying in St Louis. The Till investigation followed the acquittal of Roy Bryant and Roy Milam.
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Jackson
Miss
Chicago
Mississippi
Leroy
Phillip Randolph
AFL Brotherhood of Railroad
New York
Randolph
FBI
Collins
Loggin
St. Louis
Emmett Louis Till
Roy Bryant
John W. Milam
Till
Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie River
Hollywood Actor James Dean Dies In Auto Accident
James Dean aged 24 died in a high speed crash in Paso Robles California while driving a 150 mph German sports car. Funeral services will be held in Fairmount Indiana with burial at Grant Memorial Park near Marion.
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James Dean
Hollywood
Indiana
Paso Robles
Calif
Hunt
Fairmount
Ind
Grant
Marion
Dean
Warner Bros
Eden
Jimmy
Elizabeth Taylor
Marlon Brando
del Star
Seven Million Tots In Study Most Got Single Dose
The Department of Welfare released the first nationwide report on the Salk polio vaccine program. Data from about seven million vaccinated children show incidence of polio roughly 50 percent below that among nonvaccinated peers in the same age groups, with early results suggesting strong protection even after a single dose.
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Washington
Department of Welfare
Marion B. Folsom
Folsom
Public Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile
Six Month Training Program Starts Tomorrow
The Army begins a six month voluntary training program with only 1 038 volunteers signed up. The aim is 90 000 trained in nine months and 5 000 by year end. Officials expect enlistments to rise after outreach and argue Congress may authorize a draft if needed.
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Washington
Carter L. Burgess
Army
Congress
National Guard
Bomb Murder Trial Shifted By Judge To Waco
The auto bomb murder trial of Harry L. Washburn was moved from San Angelo to Waco by Judge Joe L. Mays after only 10 of 450 potential jurors were seated. Defense attorney Cliff Tupper accused the state of pressuring a venue change to hinder the defense.
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San Angelo
Tex
Harry L. Washburn
Waco
Joe L. Mays
Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
Cliff Tupper
Tupper
Winmere Mays
Montgomery Youth Hurt After 30 Foot Fall In Grant Parish
A 14 year old boy named Emmett Gilcrease from Montgomery in Grant parish remains in critical condition at a Shreveport hospital after a 30 foot fall from a tree. He suffered a skull fracture and was found unconscious by his 11 year old brother in a swampy area before being helped to safety.
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Shreveport
Montgomery
Grant Parish
Emmett Gilcrease
Emmett
Noe Opposes New Radio Station For West Monroe
James A. Noe license holder for KNOE Monroe La protests FCC against Howard E. Griffith AM station in West Monroe claiming it would injure Monroe media. He notes Monroe population 38572 in 1950 and West Monroe 10302 and argues proximity across Ouachita River.
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Noe
West Monroe
Washington
James A. Noe
KNOE
Monroe
FCC
Howard E. Griffith
West
Knoe-Tv
Ouachita River
Forrestal Joins Mobile Nuclear Reprisal Force
The Forrestal, a 60,000 ton atom age supercarrier, joins the Navy’s new mobile nuclear reprisal force to deter aggression. Commissioning featured traditional naval pageantry as officers in white dress uniforms stood before a ship designed to launch jet planes with nuclear weapons. Displacement ranges from 59,900 tons standard to about 76,000 tons fully loaded.
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Portsmouth
Forrestal
Japan
Clouds Predicted For Monroe Area
The Monroe area is expected to be partly cloudy today with scattered thundershowers in the extreme south portion. No significant temperature changes are forecast for Louisiana or Arkansas. Saturday’s high was 87 and low 70, per C A A officials.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Arkansas
C.A.A
Boston Prison Uprising Quelled by State Forces
National Guardsmen state police and guards used tear gas to force 200 prisoners to surrender after a three hour riot at Deer Island jail Boston. The disturbance began at 6 15 p m and involved window smashing bed overturning and damaged doors. No shots fired. This marked Massachusetts worst prison riot since January.
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Boston
Deer Island
Edward L. Friel
Hill
Massachusetts
Theodore
Teddy) Green
Massachusetts State Prison
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Sultan
Pacific
St. Marys
Ohio
Paul Rockwood
William Willmann
St. Marys Homes
France
Faure
Paris
United Nations
Algeria
Sultan of
General Assembly
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Herve Aiphand
United States
Britain
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
North Africa
UN Security Council
Bryant
Carolyn
Bert Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Coverdale
Montgomery Bay
Monroe Area
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