Missing New Orleans real estate man sought after disappearance
Authorities spread from New Orleans to Biloxi in a manhunt for Kenneth L. Mason 31 reported missing after a week with police fearing homicide. A Negro soldier Pvt Mack C Lewis was arrested in Petersburg for possessing Mason s car and waived extradition to face New Orleans investigators.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Biloxi
Miss
Kenneth L. Mason
Petersburg
Mason
Pvt
Mack C. Lewis
Fort Buss
Tex
Peters
Burg
Lewis
Buffalo
N. Y
Bobbie
el Paso
B. R. Belsches
Prince George County
Lawrence Casanova
Allen Dupre
Marines Retake Carson Hill In Savage Assault
Marines recaptured Carson Hill after a five hour fight near Panmunjom with heavy casualties reported on the enemy side. South Korean troops also regained Outpost Texas, while Allied air units hit rail lines, a bridge, and supply centers in the area as talks for a cease fire continue.
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Carson Hill
Seoul
Panmunjom
United Nations
Carson
First Marine Division
Texas
Puklan River
Taechon
Sinanju
Twin Boys for 12 Year Old Mother in Kentucky
In Russellville Kentucky Mrs Myrtle Brummett 12 year old mother of twin boys Donald and Ronald both brunets born Monday at Logan County Hospital Each weighed just over four pounds and will remain in incubators until they gain weight Mrs Brummett has been staying with her mother and stepfather while her husband William 22 years old is stationed at an Army post in Maryland.
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Russellville
Myrtle Brummett
Donald
Ronald
Logan County Hospital
Ratan Lal Alleges Pocket Theft in Court
In New Delhi Ratan Lal on trial for attempted murder accuses a fellow prisoner of pocketing his money while awaiting testimony. Detectives present Lal's money and Vijey Kumar also on trial. Kumar faced an original charge of pocket picking.
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New Delhi
Ratan Lal
Vijey Kumar
Kumar
Pilot Harold Fischer Reported Captured Over Manchuria
Peiping radio claimed Captain Harold Fischer the United States third ranking jet ace was shot down and captured over Manchuria after a battle in MIG Alley. Air Force records confirm the ace identity though spelling differs. Spokesmen cite possible crash or bail out before crossing the Yalu River.
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Seoul
Peiping Radio
Harold Fischer
America
Manchuria
Peiping
Tokyo
Fischer
Korea
Mig Alley
Reds
Harold Fischer Edwards
Air Force
Swea City
Iowa
Ace
Liaotung Province
Far East Air Forces
Yalu River
Shreveport Man Claims He Bribed New Orleans Officers
Norman D. Watson testified before the Orleans Parish Grand Jury that he paid two New Orleans patrolmen 10 dollars each to avoid arrests for reckless driving and speeding. The officers denied seeing Watson, and Patrolmen William Jackson and Edward J. Paciello were suspended pending inquiry.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Norman D. Watson
Watson
Joseph DePaoli
William Jackson
Edward J. Paciello
Rent Control Extension Bill Faces Senate Battle
The Senate Banking Committee approved a five month extension of federal rent controls affecting about 5.6 million housing units and a separate provision to grant the President power to freeze prices wages and rents in a crisis. Bricker and Bennett vow to strip these measures on the floor while Taft faces pressure from opponents. General ceilings covering 4.3 million units in 1,400 cities were extended five months.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Bricker
Ohio
Bennett
Utah
Congress
Taft
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis St. Paw
Cleveland
Grand Jurors To End Inquiry Soon
Ouachita parish grand jury in spring session nears completion of 33 cases presented by District Attorney Fred Fudickar Jr. By Wednesday 22 cases were finished. a Friday report to the fourth district court on week findings is anticipated. Mose Boatner of Ward 10 serves as the first Negro on the panel, with Edgar M. Baber of Ward 10 as foreman. Members include Baber, Bivens, Boatner, Dean, Moore, Rhodes, Riser, Schultz, Thompson, Wooley, Bates, and Sanders from wards 4 and 5 and 10.
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Ouachita Parish
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Fourth District Court
Mose Boatner
Edgar M. Baber
Baber
Dan E. Bivens, Jr
Boatner
W. L. Dean, Jr
D. M. Moore, Jr
Vance Rhodes
Fred Riser
C. C. Shultz
E. N. Thompson
M. C. Wooley
Weldon Bates
Thomas Sanders
Seven Britons Freed by North Korea for Repayment to Soviet Agencies
North Korea released seven British subjects for repatriation to Soviet representatives at Antung in the south. The broadcast named the British minister to Seoul, a vice consul, the first secretary of the Seoul legation, a correspondent, a missionary and a Salvation Army worker.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
Antung
Manchuria
Foreign Ministry
Seoul
Salvation Army
Architects Meet At Alexandria Draws Louisiana Professionals
More than 100 architects from across Louisiana, including Monroe, gather in Alexandria April 17 18 for the Louisiana Architects Association annual convention at the Bentley Hotel. L. Milton King notes public interest in good design as exhibits of models and photos showcase new buildings. Richard Kellogg of Tulane will present slides from a nine week Europe tour funded by the American Institute of Architects Women’s Auxiliary travel scholarship. The event ends with a business session and officers’ election.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Alexandria
Louisiana Architects Association
L. Milton King
Bentley Hotel
Mr. King
Richard Kellogg
Tulane Architecture
New Orleans
American Institute of Architects
Kellogg
King
London
Rome
Eisenhower Will Skip Thursday News Conference
President Eisenhower cancels his weekly news conference for Thursday. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty says there is no particular reason for the cancellation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Two North La. Marines Among Korea Dead Return Home
Bodies of Private First Class Jack Allbritton of West Monroe and Sergeant W R Jones of Jones, both from north Louisiana, are among 158 American war dead being returned to the United States aboard the SS Southwestern Victory. The ship is due at the San Francisco embarkation port around April 8. Next of kin have been notified and the remains will be escorted to locations designated by each family.
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North Louisiana
West Monroe
Jones
Korea
Jack Allbritton
Bascom E. Allbritton
Box 208
W. R. Jones
Niner Jones
United States
Department of Defense
San Francisco
State Tax Plan Shows Meager Results in Louisiana
Baton Rouge April 9 An LSU study finds Louisiana tax exemption plan to lure new industry yielded meager results. Dr William D Russ reports 70 percent of firms would have built in Louisiana anyway and forecasts a $51.4 million loss in tax revenue over the next decade if the program continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
William D. Russ
Louisiana State University
Fire crews face heat as blazes hit near stations in Montgomery
Fire chiefs from 60 Alabama communities gathered for their state convention in Montgomery while two fires broke out nearby. One fire severely damaged the home of John A. Stringer, a local fireman, as crews battled the flames on a hot day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John A. Stringer
Pace Denies Being Informed of Korean Ammunition Shortages
Former Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr testified before a Senate panel that Gen. James A. Van Fleet’s reports describing serious, ongoing ammunition shortages in Korea were not brought to his personal attention. Pace said reports reached the Pentagon about every ten days and were handled by the G4 supply desk.
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Secy
Robert A. Lovett
Defense
Wilfred J. McNeil
Senate Armed Services
Washington
Korea
NEA
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
James A. van Fleet
Pace
Senate Armed Services Committee
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Pentagon
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Lovett
Robert T. Stevens
Eisenhower
Strike Talks Open Between Ruston Firm and Union
Ruston heavy equipment firm T. L. James Construction faced a new strike conference at 10 a.m. after a three hour Shreveport session described as optimistic by a union spokesman. Four unions press a contract to inaugurate a uniform pattern of union employment amid a dispute over non union workers on defense projects.
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Ruston
T. L. James Construction Co
Shreveport
James Company
Tim Odoms
Louis Oliver
Lake Charles
Teamster’s Union
George Williams
New Orleans
Rex Coffer
AFL
L. V. Henagan
Cement Masons
Williams
Barksdale Afb
Kennan to Leave State Department Amid Policy Rift
George F. Kennan, longtime Moscow expert and former ambassador, will retire from the State Department after policy clashes with Secretary of State Dulles. Kennan and associate Charles Bohlen are seen as top Soviet specialists. Kennan plans scholarly work at Princeton upon retirement.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
George F. Kennan
Moscow
Dulles
Kennan
Department
Eisenhower
Foreign Service
Charles E. Bohlen
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Russia
Germay
Sultant
Surprise Move Earns Pact On Prisoner Exchange
In Panmunjom talks, the Communists agreed to the major points of the Allied plan for exchanging sick and wounded prisoners. If signed Friday, the exchange could start within 10 days with 100 Allied POWs returned daily and 500 Reds received daily, signaling a possible restart of armistice talks.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
John C. Daniel
U. N
Daniel
1500 Acres For Selman Required By Air Officer
Col. Oran O. Pierce head of the Air Force real estate division informed Mayor John E. Coon that plans keep the 1150 acre figure for Selman Field but add about 350 acres to the north. The Air Force now seeks roughly 1500 acres with runway realignments altering land needs. He asked add on acreage be added to Monroe’s current acquisition for later lease to the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran O. Pierce
Air Force Real Estate Division
John E. Coon
Selman Field
Air Force
Col. Pierce
Monroe
Successor To Lie Arrives in U. S.
Dag Hammarskjoeld, 48 year old Swedish bachelor and successor to Trygve Lie as United Nations Secretary General, arrived in New York on April 9 and expressed hope for a period of less tension. He said he would be modest and available for all parties as East West mediator. He landed at 7:55 a.m. at New York International Airport aboard a Scandinavian airliner.
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New York
Dag Hammarskjoeld
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Sched
Two men confess to White Loan System robbery in Ouachita Parish
Dallas inmates Byron Ralph Moore and Scottie Ray Muckelrath confessed to robbing White Loan System Inc. at 137 N Second Street on January 20 after fingerprints matched. The duo, held on federal bank robbery charges, took 690.55 dollars, locked workers in a back room, and fled before a glass pane was broken. Local authorities plan Ouachita Parish prosecution after federal steps.
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Dallas
Tex
White Loan System, Inc
N. Second Street
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Grant
Byron Ralph Moore
Navarro
Scottie Ray Muckelrath
East Alton
Ill
Texas
Warren Sievers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Monroe Woman Missing Since March Found in Dallas
Ouachita Parish sheriff says Monroe woman Eloise Richmond 25 found in Dallas Texas after missing since March 31 She was traveling east when last seen and relatives will meet her upon return to Monroe, Louisiana officers had searched across Louisiana and nearby states.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Dallas
Tex
Bailey Grant
Grant
Eloise Richmond
Louisiana
U S To Study German Pardons
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer pressed the case for clemency as the United States reviews the remaining Nazi war criminal cases. He concluded talks in Washington with a final meeting with President Eisenhower amid domestic pressure against continued imprisonment.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
U. S
Eisenhower
Adenauer
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North la
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Lie
U.S
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