Eisenhower Confronts Census Taker at White House
President Eisenhower meets census takers at the White House to report his household details including his bathtub water and rent status. Louis Alexis and Census Director Robert Burgess supervise the count of the Eisenhowers and Mrs. Rose Woods.
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Washinton
Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhowers
Rose Woods
Louis Alexis
Washington
Robert H. Burgess
Harry S. Truman
Alexis
Republican Party
New Compromise Proposed In Rights Debate
In Washington a Senate compromise sought to guide procedures for registering Black voters under the House civil rights bill. Sen. John J. Carroll proposed a plan to keep court appointed referees with uncontested hearings while directing proceedings at times and places chosen by the court, challenging Kefauver’s public-hearing amendment seen as risky by opponents.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Carroll
D-Cole
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Carroll
House
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kefauver
Rain Expected This Afternoon With Cooler Tonight
A springtime cool front from the west is expected to stir thundershowers possibly with hail. Temperatures will fall to 48 to 52 tonight with highs 74 to 78 tomorrow. Yesterday’s FAA reported Selman Field high 41 and last night low 35.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Three Africans killed as Durban police fire on marching crowd
In Durban South Africa white police fired on a black march near the jail injuring several and killing at least three. The protests grew from a passbook demonstration linked to white supremacy policies triggering broader riots across port cities from Cape Town to Durban.
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Durban
South Africa
West Street
Cape Town
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Port Elizabeth
Cato Manor
Johannesburg
Hermanus
News-Star Launches Topics for Teens Page
The News-Star inaugurates Topics for Teens on page 4B. A Friday feature covering teen activities in the area invites groups to submit events and notices. The editor seeks information from organizations with teen programs.
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News - Star Today
News-Star
The
Special Meet Set on West Monroe Name Change Vote
West Monroe officials schedule a 7 p.m. special meeting at City Hall to decide if an election will be held on renaming the town. Mayor J Allan Norris says the City Council will stay neutral as the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce moves to fund the election.
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West Monroe
City Hal
J. Allan Norris
Norris
John MecCor
Tiros I Earth Satellite Quick Facts
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Here are quick facts on the newest U S earth satellite named Tiros I for Television and Infra Red Observation Satellite. Weight 270 pounds size 42 inches diameter 19 inches high hatbox shaped. Purpose meteorological experiment with two television cameras to photograph cloud cover. Launch time 6 40 a m. Vehicle three stage Thor Able rocket over 90 feet tall and over 105000 pounds at lift off. Orbit circular about 400 miles above earth. Orbit time about 90 minutes. Speed about 18000 miles per hour. Expected life about three months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
Tiros I
Senate Proxy Bobby Duncan Elected Louisiana Tech Leader
Bobby Duncan of West Monroe has won the runoff to lead the Louisiana Tech Senate as president. Deputy Chief Harry E. Roberts, 1106 North 6th Street Monroe, marks 45 years serving the Fire Department and Monroe today.
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Bobby Duncan
West Monroe
Louisiana Tech Senate
West Monroyan
Harry E. Roberts
North 6Th Street
Monroe
Fire Department
Chief Roberts
Greenville
Mississippi
First Space Weatherman Satellite May Set Precedent
Washington AP reports a tentative step toward using the Tiros I satellite as a weather robot. Dr. Harry Wexler of the Weather Bureau says the mission tests feasibility for forecasts, potentially aiding oceanic regions with limited observations.
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Washington
Harry Wexler
U.S. Weather Bureau
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Negro Student Body Urged To Withdraw From Southern U
Marvin E Robinson calls for a mass rally at Southern University urging nearly all students to withdraw unless jailed suspended or expelled peers are permitted to return and to demonstrate for equal rights. He warns the campus will become a graveyard if no action follows.
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Robinson
Southern
Elton G. Clark
5000 Acres Of Timber Burns In Western Parishes
Northwest Louisiana forest fires burn 5000 acres of timberland. One small house lost near Plain Dealing, 50 homes threatened. Four fires still active in Bossier and Caddo parishes. humidity up, winds down, storms possible. Fire crews include Plain Dealing, Barksdale AFB trucks, private tractors, and highway crews.
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Shreveport
UPI
Louisiana
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
State Forestry Commission
Plain Dealing
Commission
Vernon Robinson
Baton Rouge
Bossier
Barksdale Air Force Base
Highway Departments
Long Distance Calls Up Today in Louisiana
Louisiana phone users will pay 10 percent more for long distance calls starting today after the Louisiana Public Service Commission authorized an additional 1.918 million dollars in revenue for Southern Bell. The rise follows a reversal of a 1958 four million dollar rate cut and other proposed increases are under consideration.
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Baton Rouge
L AP
Louisiana
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Commission
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Storm Dumps Rain Snow Into Midwest
A storm brings rain and snow across the Midwest flood zone amid rising waters. Heavy snow and rain threaten Nebraska Missouri South Dakota Minnesota and Illinois with evacuations. Dikes fail near Hooper Neb while emergency defenses hold in Scribner. Measurable river rises affect the Missouri Mississippi and Ohio basins as MeadvillePennsylvania endures icy flooding.
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Midwest
Missouri
Towa
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Hill City
Kan
Dakotas
Minnesota
Missouri River Valley
New York
Ilinois
Hooper
Neb
Fotkhorn
Midland College
Scribner
U. S
Mississippi
Ohio
John Fichter
Adams County
Illinois
Quincey
Burlington Railroad
Canton
Pennsylvania
Meadville
Mississippi church seizure bill becomes law
Jackson AP Mississippi churches can seize property from their parent denominations in racial disputes under a new law signed by Gov. Ross Barnett. The measure allows a two thirds local congregation vote to seek chancery court appointment of new trustees if they disagree with higher level denomination control. Opponents say the law breaches church state separation.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Chancery Court
Charitage
J. P. Coleman
Methodist Church
U. S. Supreme Court
Coleman
High Court
Chuckle Scientists Debate If Splitting Atom Was Wise Crack
A lighthearted column notes scientists debating whether splitting the atom was a wise crack. The piece treats the topic with humor while acknowledging the serious scientific impact and historical context.
Hoover Discloses FBI Names in Parker Lynching Case
FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover testified that agents obtained statements and identified mob participants in the Parker lynching near Poplarville Mississippi last April 24. The state alone handled the case after the abduction and slaying, with cooperation from Governor Coleman and the state patrol amid local hostility.
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Washington
FBI
Mississippi
Mack Charles Parker
J. Edgar Hoover
Parker
Poplarville
Miss
Hoover
House Appropriations
Pbs
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi State Highway Patrol
Gas Explosion Kills Man Hurts Six In Hackensack
A gas leak in a diner triggered a blast that wrecked a one story building in Hackensack New Jersey killing Erwine Davis 62 of Paterson and injuring six others in a union hall and nearby businesses police said the dead man stood on the sidewalk when the explosion occurred the building suffered total damage across from the Bergen County Courthouse.
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Hackensack
N. J. Capi
Erwine Davis
Paterson
Davis
Bergen County
Political Ad Triggers Religious Debate in Dem Primary
In Milwaukee the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary paused fighting over religion after a small ad by former state chair Charles P. Greene ignited uproar. The ad backed Humphrey over Kennedy, funded by unnamed donors, and both campaigns denounced the move.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Humphrey
Charles P. Greene
Greene
Florida
Kennedy
Fire Claims 2 Women and 4 Youths in Coast Town
In Lynnhaven Virginia a frame home fire killed two women and four children. Firemen said all six were burned but apparently suffocated. Children aged 18 months to 5 years. Victims were Mrs J C Bohlander and two of her three children and Mrs Daniel Bohlander and her two children. Husbands were away with the Navy. The Bohlander family was visiting.
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Lynnhaven
Virginia
J. C. Bohlander
Daniel Bohlander
Eighteenth Census Underway Nationwide Operation Nose Count
The United States conducts its eighteenth census with decennial tallying. Census takers visit about every fourth household and enforce strict confidentiality with penalties for disclosure. Hosts transient populations are counted at hotels and motels, as workers canvass door to door for about two weeks.
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America
United States
Robot weatherman satellite orbits as Midwest storm nears
A Thor Able rocket launched a robot space weatherman into orbit from Cape Canaveral. NASA and the Weather Bureau guardedly welcomed signals from the satellite camera, with Dr. Harry Wexler noting the data may soon show cloud cover linked to a major Midwest storm.
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Cape Canaveral. Fla
Middle West
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Bureau
Harry Wexler
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wexler
NASA
Washington
Plan to create a third judgeship in Ouachita and Morehouse
Rep Woodrow Wilson Bastrop announced a bill will be filed in the May session to establish a third judge for Ouachita and Morehouse parishes with a 14500 dollar annual salary. The Fourth District Bar Association met Bastrop Tuesday night endorsing the measure amid mixed opposition from Judge David Garrett Monroe and others.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bastrop
Ouachita
Morehouse
Wilson
Monroe
Lawrence Gibbs
Mike John Jr
Fourth District Bar Association
David I. Garrett
Garrett
Association
Murphy Blackwell
West Monroe
Blackwell
Two Bedroom Home on Lee Ave For Rent
Two bedroom home on Lee Avenue offered at $65 monthly. Contact FA 21272 for more details.
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Lee Ave
Brick Duplex Ad With 2 Bedrooms and 220 Wiring
New brick duplex offering two bedrooms and a carport. Includes 220 volt wiring and plumbing prepared for a washer. Located at 2404 Spencer. Call FA 3-8681 after 4 p.m.
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Spencer
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Twin City
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