Death of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Air Force chief
Washington reports the death of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg at Walter Reed Hospital at age 55. The former Air Force chief of staff, who led the service’s postwar rebuild, had been treated since October for cancer of the prostate with spread to bones.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Van
Army
Walter Reed
Vandenberg
Carl (Tovey) Spaatz
U.S. Air Force
Arabs press UN for urgent meeting on Israel border killings
Arab delegates urged the United Nations Security Council to address Israeli border deaths in Jordan. Lebanon, acting for Jordan, called for a council hearing on the Nahalin village raid in which nine Arabs were killed, as Western nations weighed a broader Palestine hearing.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Council
Nahalin
U.N
Palestine
Edward A. Rizk
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Security Council
Rizk
Hussein F. Khalidi
Dag Hammarskjold
LSU Football Letterman Freed on Bond in Campus Theft Case
LSU student Wendell Nealy a 22 year old pre medical major and former football letterman is released on 500 bond after allegedly admitting thefts on campus and from drug stores. Deputies found stolen book cases and lumber at his home and a camera sold to a camera store led to his arrest.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Clemmons
Wendell Nealy
Louisiana State University
Nealy
Clemmons
Senators Seek Impartial Assurance From Sears in McCarthy Row
Investigators plan to question Samuel P. Sears about impartiality as special counsel in the McCarthy Army dispute. Sen. Potter urges renewed assurances after reports of Sears praising McCarthy. Sears argues he will be dispassionate and nonpartisan.
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Washington
Samuel P. Sears
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Sears
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Boston
Subcommittee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Potter
Wisconsin
Harvard Crimson
National Guard To Train This Summer at Camp Polk
Officials of the Army and Louisiana and Arkansas National Guards announced plans to use Camp Polk as a National Guard training camp this summer. The 4009th Army Area Service Unit from Baton Rouge under Col. Carlos Spaht will move in on August 1 to prepare the camp after its post status changes.
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Camp Polk
Army
Louisiana
Arkansas National Guards
Trouble Seen For Alaska and Hawaiian Statehood Bills
House Speaker Martin says combined Alaska Hawaii statehood bill has little House support and hopes for a conference are slim. Senate passed 57 to 28. White House position uncertain. senators and Alaska advocates weigh path to passage. Senator Anderson says Eisenhower could enable the bill by lifting objections.
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Washington
House
Martin
R-Mass
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Senate House Conference Committee
House Rules Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Sen. Anderson
D-Nn
French Fort Threatened By Pincer Tactic
Vietnamese forces launched a major two pronged assault on Dien Bien Phu, striking the northwest and southeast sectors. French counterattacks with tanks and air support sought to hold and retake outposts amid heavy combat and fierce hand to hand fighting near the barbed wire fortification.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Outnan in Serious Condition After Crashing Into Tree
H C Outnan of 300 Smith Avenue Monroe was reported in serious condition after his car lost control and struck a tree in the 5500 block of DeSiard near noon. A fellow employee said he suffered broken ribs and head injuries, with full injuries not yet known.
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H. C. Outnan
Smith Avenue
Monroe
Wright- Bender Clinic
DeSiard
Outnan
Gas main dynamited near Elizabeth sparks blaze
A gas main into Elizabeth, Louisiana, was dynamited last night. Three picket shack workers were burned when a gas line fire started from the blast in this strife torn area ten miles west of Oakdale.
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Oakdale
Elizabeth
Here
House Labor Committee backs pre strike balloting plan
The House Labor Committee approved a revised Taft Hartley Act proposal to provide for pre strike balloting as a precautionary measure before strikes.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Boston editorial on Sears appointment to investigate Army dispute
Editorial discusses Samuel P. Sears being named to head an inquiry into the McCarthy Cohn Army dispute. Range of reactions highlighted from approval to skepticism about his role and the investigation’s scope.
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Boston
Samuel P. Sears
Olson Edges Gavilan in Middleweight Title Fight
Chicago report notes middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson weighed 159 1 2 pounds while challenger Kid Gavilan came in at 155 for Friday's title bout. In Dallas a doctor was shot and wounded early Friday by a police sergeant tipped by a taxicab driver about a prowler suspect.
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Chicago
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Kid Gavilan
Olson
Gavilan
Dallas
Lindbergh Named Brigadier General in Air Force Reserve
The Senate Armed Services committee unanimously approved Charles A. Lindbergh's nomination to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve, marking a historic advancement for the famed aviator.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aviation
Lone Eagle
Air Force Reserve
Union Leader Ben Gold Convicted in Communist Denial
Washington reports union leader Ben Gold was convicted on April 2 for falsely denying membership in the Communist party and opposition to its policies.
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Washington
Ben Gold
Communist Party
Eisenhower Finance Power Bill Up for GI Loan Rates
The House voted against granting President Eisenhower authority to raise interest rates on government backed GI home loans. The defeat blocks the White House plan to adjust loan terms amid postwar housing concerns.
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Washington
House Today
Eisenhower
Senator Edwin C. Johnson Bows Out of Senate Race
Senator Edwin C. Johnson of Colorado announced Friday he will not seek re election to the United States Senate. He stated his decision ends his active campaign for another term.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson D.cole
United States Senate
Wildcat gas blowout at Hemler No 1 near Richland parish
A wildcat test east of the Boeuf river in Richland parish broke loose, spouting gas as crowds gathered. The Hemler No 1 well, Atlantic Exploration subsidiary of Atlantic Refining, was guarded and news statements were temporarily restricted with full details expected soon.
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Monroe
Boeuf River
Richland Parish
Atlantic Exploration Company
Hemler No. 1
Section
Township 18
Range 7
Shreveport
Atlantic Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
F. R. Scheerer
Louisiana
Arkansas
State Department of Conservation
F. L. Stovall
Department
Montgomery Invited To Highway Safety Conference
A. E. Montgomery president of Ouachita parish police jury was asked by Governor Kennon to attend a highway safety conference in Baton Rouge on May 7. The governor urged Montgomery to name delegates from nine categories including agriculture business education labor media organizations women’s clubs public officials and the legal profession.
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A. E. Montgomery
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Robert F. Kennon
Montgomery
Kennon
Washington On Highway Safety
Ike Gets Help In Opening Drive For Cancer Fund
Babe Didrikson Zaharias helped President Eisenhower open the 1954 cancer fund drive at the White House. She offered golf tips as he gripped a wooden sword used for the ceremony while a Times Square radio signal launched the fundraiser with a 7 foot crusader’s sword illumination.
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Ike
Cancer Fund
Washingtonic
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Eisenhower
Babe
White House
Mrs. Eisenhower
New York
Times Square
Broadcasting Room
Shoremen Board Liner Under Police Escort in Waterfront Strike
AFL longshoremen, protected by police, entered the luxury liner Vulcania at pier 84 amid the 29 day ILA strike. One Pistol Local member, John Foley, was arrested after a clash with police. The Nassau docked normally at pier 42 as the waterfront frictions continue.
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New York
AFL
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Pier
ILA
Vulcania
John F. Foley
Highland Ave
Dumont
N. J
Harold Bowers
National Labor Relations Board
Kungsholm
Queen of Bermuda
Nassau
Pier 42
New York-New Jersey
Answers Inquiry Finds Uncle Ray in Florida
Carolyn V. Cohen of the Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce learned she had a long lost relative when Raymond L. Valentine of East Orange New Jersey replied to her inquiry with a letter stating he is her Uncle Ray. Valentine plans a visit to the Upper Keys to meet his niece after recovering from an illness. both were born in Woodbridge.
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Key Largo
Fla. 1
Carolyn V. Cohen
Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce
Valentine
Woodbridge
N. J
Raymond L. Valentine
East Orange
Carolyn
Ray
Receiving Home for Children Opened by Local Agencies
The Monroe Junior Charity League and Ouachita parish welfare department open a receiving home near Bosco run by Mr. and Mrs. P M Jeter for neglected children. It serves boys up to 12 and girls to 14, with state law compliant renovations and fire safety equipment. Visitors welcome Saturday and Sunday.
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Monroe Junior Charity League
Ouachita Parish
Cal Welfare Department
Department of Welfare
Jeter
Bus Hit By Freight Train Injures 23 At Yazoo City Crossing
A northbound banana freight train struck a bus carrying 30 high school students at Grand Ave and Fifth St in Yazoo City. Twenty three students were injured, one seriously. Bus driver J H Moore described trying to brake as brakes failed. Several teens were hospitalized in Yazoo City with arm and leg injuries, three later moved to Jackson hospitals. Floyd Tremmell and two others were among those moved for facial injuries and a broken leg.
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Yazoo City
J. H. Moore
Eden
Moore
Grand Ave
Fifth St
Norman Mott
Yazoo City Herald
King’s Daughters Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Jackson
Floyd
Bubber) Tremmell
Trammell
Claudine Paul
Marion Strickland
Jesse Pittman
Peggy Bentley
William Regan
Ruby Pettigrew
Frances Robinson
Thomas Newbaker
Joan Wilson
Arthur Netherland
Margaret McCluskey
Pittman
Temperature Surges in Monroe Twin Cities
Rapid temperature rise from 37 degrees at 6:30 a.m. to 70 degrees by 11:30 a.m. reports from CAA at Selman Field. Warm, partly cloudy conditions with southeast winds up to 12 mph expected the rest of the afternoon.
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Twin City
Twin Cities
Selman Field
C A. A
Quick-Acting Classified Ad Draws Busy Inquiries
A local classified advertisement touts fast results from a three line N E W S Star world classifiée listing. It features rooms and bath with all conveniences attic fan yard and a nice neighborhood at a reasonable rent with a phone number for contact.
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Bulletin
LSU
Sco Eiaes
Een
M’carthy
National Guard
Polk
Secretary of Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby
Ways and Means
Union Fortress
Richland
Jack Davis
American Cancer Society
Mrs. Jeter
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