Diplomats See More Hope For Strait Accord
Diplomats view Adlai Stevenson's Formosa speech as boosting room for negotiation toward a peaceful settlement in the Formosa Strait. State Department officials caution private talk. Britain, New Zealand discuss UN moves to denounce force. Afro Asian conference looms. Red China and India oppose U.S. policy.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Formosa Strait
State Department
Dulles
New Zealand
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Formosa
Britain
U.N
Indonesia
Red China
India
China
Stevenson
Quemoy
Matsu
U.S
Auto Accident Victim Dies In Hospital Here
Nathan F. Lockmiller a 68 year old Clearmont Florida man who was among five injured in an April 8 car crash near Rayville has died of injuries in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements were to be handled by Mulhearn Funeral Home.
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Nathan F. Lockmiller
Clearmont
Fla
Rayville
Mulhearn
Lockmiller
Sam
J. W. Lockmiller
Sam Lockmiller
Young Yugoslav Woman Delivers Sextuplets in Bosnia Village
Belgrade reports a 19 year old Hatidza Ibricic gave birth to sextuplets in Todorovo, Bosnia province. The six infants include two girls and four boys. mother in critical condition from blood loss and exhaustion. no official confirmation.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Vjesnik U Srijedu
Todorovo
Bosnia
Hatidza Ibricic
Prevent Forest Fires Keep Louisiana Green
Classified notice notes fire prevention and environmental safety efforts in Louisiana. Highlights public awareness campaigns and local initiatives encouraging responsible behavior to protect forests and natural resources.
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Louisiana
One Third Mill Tax Sought for Juvenile Detention Home
Ouachita parish police jury votes to seek permission for a one third mill tax election to fund a juvenile detention home. If approved and voters consent, about 25 000 annually for five years, funding a facility costing 125 000 to 130 000 with capacity for white and Negro children. AG Montgomery maintains order during heated debate as L B Pettit leads the push for the election.
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G. P. Avants
Ouachita Parish
State Bond and Tax Board
Highest Number Of Bankruptcies Expected In ’55
The House Appropriations Committee warned the 1955 fiscal year may record the highest bankruptcies in U.S. history while sending a 450.4 million dollar bill to fund the State Department Justice Department federal judiciary and the U.S. Information Agency for the July 1 year. It estimates 65 000 bankruptcy filings this year rising to 75 000 next year with 1.15 million for referees salaries and 1.65 million for referees expenses, up 172 375 from the current year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
State Department
Justice Department
Federal Judiciary
U.S. Information Agency
Congress
4 More Southern States Line Up For Court Debate
Washington hearings on school desegregation prompt Virginia North and South Carolina to warn the Supreme Court that abrupt integration could wreck public schools. North Carolina assistant attorney general J Beverly Lake cites potential turmoil and local resistance if mixed schools are forced too quickly.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Asst
J. Beverly Lake
Fatal stabbing witnessed by Monroe police officer
David Vonner, 27, was fatally stabbed Tuesday night in view of Monroe officer Roosevelt Hattin who disarmed and arrested suspect Frank Morris, 42, of 1322 Olive Street. Morris held in Ouachita parish jail on murder charge after the incident at 117 DeSiard Avenue.
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David Vonner
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Frank Morris
Olive Street
Roosevelt Hattin
Hattin
Ansley Reed
DeSiard Avenue
Reed
Red China unlikely to invade Formosa says U S officer
Manila report quotes Maj. Gen. Robert Schow U S Army deputy chief of intelligence saying Red China would not risk invasion as they have too much sense. He was touring the Far East and voiced the defense view last night.
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Manila
Robert Schow
U.S. Army
Formosa
Schow
Far East
Nation begins polio vaccination drive after Salk vaccine approval
Doctors and health officials across the nation cheer the Salk vaccine as the 80 to 90 percent effective program aims to inoculate millions of children against paralytic polio. Shipments to state and local health groups were sent last night after federal approval by Oveta C. Hobby. Tens of millions targeted. nine million to receive first and second shots this year.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Secretary of Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby
Public Health Service
Houston
Tex
National Foundation For
Comptroller Issues Call for Bank Condition Statements
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Monday, April 11.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Ellender Rules Out Cotton Acreage Hike for 1955
Senate Agriculture Chairman Ellender of Louisiana said Congress will not raise this year's cotton acreage and urged farmers to release unplanted allotments by April 15. He noted underplanting of six percent last year and suggested reallocating those acres to others in need. He contrasted House approval of a three percent increase with Senate rejection over state shares after Western and Southern lawmakers clashed, ending prospects for a broader rise.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Louisiana
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Sosa
Miss
Laurel
Matthews
Sherill
Jones County
Jefferson County
Ark
Pine Bluff
Frank Reed
Shavers
Deadline Friday For Federal Income Returns
The April 15 deadline requires all federal income tax returns to arrive at the Internal Revenue Collector in New Orleans by midnight the date. Postmarks after April 15 are not sufficient and penalties apply. A 5 percent penalty accrues for each 30 days of delinquency up to 25 percent.
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Internal Revenue Collector
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Custom House
New Orleans
Strikes Spark Disorder in Nine States Around Phone Walkout
A month-old nine-state communications strike by the CIO led to mob confrontations in Mississippi and Atlanta. Police rounded up 38 demonstrators in Tupelo, releasing most on bonds, while officials urged governors to meet to curb violence. Local union leaders faced accusations of broken promises as pickets pressured the Mississippi exchange.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Tupelo
Miss
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Kentucky
Southern Governors Conference
E. V. Edwards
CWA
James Ballard
Tupelo Exchange
Two Ships Collide Off North Carolina Coast
Two cargo vessels Bahia de Matanzas and Ciudad de Bogota collided in dense fog off the North Carolina coast. One cook aboard the Bogota died after being pinned beneath a plate. The Bogota flooded and remained dead in the water while the Matanzas sustained minor damage. Coast Guard cutter Cherokee and Lookout mine sweeper, plus Barber and Oregon Inlet lifeboat units, raced to the scene as crews struggled to locate the vessels in heavy fog.
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Mantec, N. C
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Bahia de Matanzas
Ciudad de Bogota
Bogota
Barber
Cherokee
Oregon Inlet
Man Bites Lion: Surprise Noted At Damage Done
A Uganda Game and Fisheries Department report details guard Gabrielle Ogwok biting a lion after spotting it stalking him while he hunted a bushbuck. They fought for hours until the farm manager killed the lion and freed Ogwok. The ranger found extensive tooth damage on the lion.
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London
Uganda Game and Fisheries Department
Gabrielle Ogwok
Ogwok
Lee
Snowbound Dalhart Isolated As Texas Faces Severe Front
Dalhart Texas reported loss of contact with the outside world as more than a foot of snow and ice froze the city. Winds reached 63 mph in Amarillo and dust storms closed visibility across the Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico border. Tornadoes struck Frankston and Latexo injuring people and damaging homes and farms.
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Dalhart
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Dallas Weather Bureau
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
High Plains
Amarillo
Bill Cox
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Big Spring
Frankstown
Latexo
Frankston
Molotov Sees Talks With Raab Speeding Austrian Treaty
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said talks with Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab could hasten an Austrian state treaty ending the ten year occupation by Russia the United States Britain and France. He added that not everything depends on Moscow but that an agreement with Austria could pave the way for a four power settlement. Molotov spoke at a reception hosted by Austrian Ambassador Norbert Bischoff for the visiting premier.
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Moscow
VY. M. Molotov
Julius Raab
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Molotov
Austria
Norbert Bischoff
Several States Warned as Storms Leave Fatal Blow
Severe thunderstorms and winds hit the South with two deaths confirmed in Arkansas. Tornado warnings were issued for Montgomery Alabama and areas toward Knoxville Tennessee. Small craft advisories extended along Florida and Alabama coasts while Mississippi towns reported outages and wrecked homes.
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Weather Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
Knoxville
Tenn
New Orleans
Pensacola
St. Marks
Fla
Miami, Fla
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Florida Keys
Gulf Coast
Keys
Harmon Fisher Pleads Guilty In Perjury Case
Harmon Azor Fisher, indicted by a federal grand jury last year on perjury charges, pleaded guilty in U S District Court after withdrawing a not guilty plea. Judge Ben Dawkins Jr. deferred sentence pending a pre sentence investigation as the migratory game bird act trial continued against other defendants.
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Monroe
Fisher
Missouri’ Pacific Railroad
Plum Street
W. D. Howze
A. W. Moore
Ernest Moore
Wilson
E. V. Boagan
M. E. Gross
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Adlai
Nathan
St. Francis Hospital
K Radio-Tv Society
Thomas Francis, Jr
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Francis
A. E. Montgomery
W. J. Vinson
Ward 2
L. B. Pettit
Mark Clark
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Hood
Pres. Eisenhower
Augusta
Matanzas
Panhandle
Raab
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Georgia
Harmon Fisher
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