Benson Defends Flexible Farm Supports at Salt Lake City
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson urged flexible price supports and a soil bank program during a Salt Lake City visit for the Mormon conference. He criticized political opportunists who back the soil bank and other measures, saying the farm bill should be debated in Congress. He spoke to Utah Idaho farm groups before flying to Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Ezra Taft Benson
Washington
House
Senate
Benson
Latter-Day Saints
Church
Council of Twelve Apostles
Farm Group Organization
Utah
Idaho
Soil Bank
Egypt and Israel Cease-Fire Plea Halts Gaza Fire
Artillery duels flared on the Gaza frontier prompting a U N cease-fire appeal that paused the fighting. U N truce chief Burns delayed his Rome trip as Hammarskjold seeks a Middle East crisis solution. Both sides blamed each other amid claims of civilian and soldier casualties.
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Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
U. N
WU. N
E. L. M. Burns
Rome
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Burns
Middle East
Gaza
Kissufim
Egypt
Israel
Mixed Armistice Commission
School Report Mixes Praise With Criticism
Washington AP The Committee for the White House conference on education told President Eisenhower that schools have fallen behind but there is much to be proud of. The 50,000 word report says weaknesses stem from lack of funds more than faulty goals and urges action to maintain public interest. The panel, led by Neil H. McElroy, also says desegregation must be worked out locally within Supreme Court guidelines.
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Washington
White House
Supreme Court
Neil H. McElroy
Procter & Gamble Co
Five Way Traffic Lights Planned At Intersection
The Louisiana highway department begins work on a five way intersection at Louisville avenue to ease congestion. Wayne Huckaby announces five traffic signals for DeSiard road east and west Sterlington road Powell avenue and Louisville avenue. Plans include widening the right turn lane from Louisville to DeSiard road to a one way lane and installing safety medians along about 140 feet on each street.
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Louisiana Highway Department
Louisville Avenue
Wayne Huckaby
Highway Department
DeSiard Road
Sterlington Road
Powell Avenue
Louisville
DeSiard Roads
Powell, Louisville
Four gunmen rob Flint bank for $75,000
Four masked men robbed the East Side Citizens Bank in Flint shortly after 11 a.m. today, looting an estimated $75,000. Bank officials noted a heavier payday cash on hand. In under five minutes two guards held the door while the other two stuffed bills into a bag.
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Flint, Mich
East Side
Citizens’ Bank
Fifth Amendment Defendants Refuse to Answer In New Orleans Hearing
New Orleans AP report: Senate Internal Security subcommittee probes Communist activity. Witnesses Mrs Grady Jenkins and Mrs Winifred Feise invoked the Fifth Amendment refusing to reveal ties to the Communist party. O'Dell, missing district organizer, linked to the case. police seized Communist literature. Two other witnesses, Mr and Mrs Robert Blanchard, skipped today citing travel fears.
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New Orleans
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Hunter Pitts O’dell
Communist Party
Robert Morris
Grady Jenkins
Winifred Feise
O’dell
Morris
Robert Blanchard
Blanchard
New York
Eastland
Blanchards
Washington
PTA
Taxi Driver Held For Murder Of Ex-Convict
Edgar Borders, a 26 year old Baton Rouge taxi driver, admitted slugging ex convict James W. Parker after driving him around and robbing him. Parker, freed from Angola earlier that week, was found killed in a North Baton Rouge railroad yard near Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Prosecutors plan to present the case to the East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury. authorities investigate motive and timeline.
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Angola
Edgar David Borders
James W. Parker
Brush Prairie
Wash
North
Parker
Shirley Arrighi
Borders
State Penitentiary
Pardon Board
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
J. St. Clair Farrot
East Baton Rouge Parish
Grand Jury
L. C. Font
Gunman sought after Mid-City Bank heist in Shreveport
A search continued today for the gunman who robbed the Mid-City branch of the Bossier City Bank and Trust Co. of 1605 dollars in Shreveport Louisiana.
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Hunt
Shreveport
Mid-City
Bossier City Bank and Trust Co
Alexandria Man Critical After Crash Near Here
Samuel B. Simpson, 63, of Alexandria, remained in critical condition Friday at St. Francis Hospital after a south Monroe Highway 165 collision. His wife said he has a skull fracture, shattered knee cap, broken ankle and possible hip and internal injuries. daughter Sammie Gail, 13, suffered tooth loss and facial wounds.
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Samuel B. Simpson
Alexandria
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Highway 165
Simpson
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cold Front Expected in Monroe Area Friday Night
A cold front is forecast to move into the Monroe area around 10:30 p.m. Friday bringing winds near 20 mph and dust. The CAA weather station at Selman Field reports a Friday high of 72 and a low of 58 with tonight’s lows in the 40s and Saturday’s high around 62 to 66 degrees.
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Monroe
CAA
Selman Field
Stockings Run Wild In Chicago Nylon Patrol Chief
Edmund Kosciuch, combustion engineer for Chicago’s air pollution department, heads a “nylon patrol” investigating stocking runs that started at Sterling Products and spread through offices. He quips about looking at legs and under a microscope as 17 runs and holes appear, while weighing dust or fumes as causes and noting this as a strict duty test on his marriage.
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Kosciuch
Sterling Products, Inc
Chicago
Red Cross Aids Storm Victims In 2 Parishes
The Red Cross rushed aid to Richland and Franklin parishes after a tornado Thursday night damaged homes and injured two. Edna Levi, a disaster staffer, was en route, with Jerry Coran and Jack Higgins assisting from Shreveport and Atlanta respectively. Baskin suffered major damage and a teacher at Baskin High School sustained minor injuries from flying glass.
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Red Cross
Richland
Franklin
Edna Levi
National Red Cross
Jerry Coran
Shreveport
Jack Higgins
Atlanta
Baskin
Janie Goforth
Baskin High School
Tornado Warning Spurs Bryan Residents Escape Unscathed
In Bryan Texas a radar tornado spotter warned residents prompting quick safety actions as a powerful twister destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes and several buildings. Texas A&M radar warning played a key role and the storm veered near the college and Stephen F. Austin High School where authorities kept students inside and opened windows to prevent glass suction.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
Texas A&m College
College
Stephen F. Austin High School
Band Clinic Opens In West Monroe
The West Monroe Elementary Band Clinic opens its first annual two day event directed by Truman McCrae. The A Band groups from Woodlawn Mitchell Highland and Crosley participate. 73 players join the host Crosley School. Guest director Joe Barry Mullins from Northeast Louisiana State College. A concert closes the clinic at 7 30 pm Saturday in the Crosley School auditorium with no admission charge.
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West Monroe
Truman McCrae
Woodlawn
Mitchell
Highland
Crosley
Joe Barry Mullins
Northeast Louisiana State College
Crosley School
Marshfield To Face Trial May Twenty First Here
Artie Marshfield, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, was set for trial May 21 in fourth district court by Judge David I Garrett Sr. Others named include Henry Adams, Evans Arthur, Conley D Dean, T J Franklin, Lessie B Holland, Henry Jones, Charlie Robinson, Huey H Williams, James Williams, Troy Williams, Rosa Lee Whitfield, Artis Jackson, Frank A Lovett, Racy Jones, Jerald L Jordan, Julius Croft, Fred Hardwell. Several defendants pleaded not guilty and trial dates were set. Some defendants pleaded guilty to driving while drunk and were fined.
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Artie Marshfield
Fourth District
David I. Garrett Sr
Marshfield
State Supreme Court
Henry Adams
Evans Arthur
Conley D. Dean
T. J. Franklin
Lessie B. Holland
Henry Jones
Charlie Robinson
Huey H. Williams
James Williams
Troy Williams
Rosa Lee Whitfield
Artis Jackson
Frank A. Lovett
Racy Jones
Jerald L. Jordan
Julius Croft
Fred Hardwell
Convicted Murderer Dies In Angola's Electric Chair
Walter Palmer, 38, died in Louisiana’s portable electric chair at the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse after being strapped in for the 1954 shotgun slaying of Mervin Kendrick near Kentwood. Palmer condemned for murder, told the sheriff he would see him in Heaven as the first shock occurred at 12:14 a.m. He was also implicated in an aggravated rape case but not tried on that count.
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Amite
Walter Palmer
Louisiana
Mervin Kendrick
Kentwood
Tangipahoa Parish
Palmer
Tom Sanders
Kendrick
Here
Shreveport Meeting Draws Northwestern Business Groups
North Louisiana and adjacent regions will send businessmen to Shreveport on Tuesday for a Chamber of Commerce sponsored session. The gathering at Captain Shreve hotel will begin at 9 30 a m with registrations starting at 8 30 a m in the Lake room. Participants from Monroe and West Monroe plus northeast Louisiana were invited to attend.
Qualifications Of All Candidates Held Valid
Monroe voters head to the polls May 22 for a Democratic primary after Secretary of State Wade O Martin Jr confirmed all candidates are officially qualified. Earlier ruling limited eligibility to two, but loyalty affidavits and certification on April 4 opened the slate for mayor, finance and streets and parks, while five incumbents seek school board. The Democratic Executive Committee listed five members for the city committee.
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Monroe
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Democratic Executive Committee
Fred S. LeBlanc
John E. Coon
Wayne H. Huckaby
Coon
Huckaby
City Democratic Committee
Yor
W. L
Jack) Howard
Rufus Ponsell
William S. Gannaway
J. Grayson Guthrie
E. F. Jones
Anna Gray Noe
T. H. Scott
City of
Diehlman C. Bernhardt
Simon A. Johnson
H. Austin Miller
George H. Strong
James R. Williams
Brown to Leave Law Enforcement to Local Agencies
New Orleans report cites Sheriff John Nick Brown of Claiborne Parish saying he will leave enforcement to sheriffs and local police. Brown, named head of Louisiana state police for Gov. Earl K. Long, prioritizes narcotics and traffic law enforcement and cooperates with local authorities, while evaluating slot machine policy. He plans to be ready to assist local agencies and will discuss policies with Long after taking office May 15.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
John Nick Brown
Claiborne Parish
Long
Brown
Col
Francis Grevemberg
Louisiana
Gov. Designate
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