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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1956

Page

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U N Envoy Presses Israel on Armistice Assurances

U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold again urged Israel to assure it will not fire across Egypts border and noted Egypt promised full compliance. He disclosed letters to the Security Council as he presses for terms amid a tense frontier. Hammarskjold prepares to visit Cairo and meet Ben Gurion while Dulles discusses Middle East with Lodge.

United Nations N. Y U.N Dag Hammarskjold Israel Egypt Mammarskjold David Ben-Gurion Hammarskjold Ben-Gurion Security Council Cairo Dulles New York U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Middle East U.N. Security Council Rome Brit Trumpeldor America Park Ave Egyp

Prince Rainier bars wedding photos amid camera row

Monaco April 13 Prince Rainier the second bans news photographers from his civil wedding to Grace Kelly in the palace throne room next week citing harassment during a lunch visit to Princess Antoinette's villa. Only three official photographers may record the ceremony.

Monte Carlo Prince Rainier iI Grace Kelly Miss Kelly Mediterranean Princess Antoinette Eze Rainier

Negro Student At LSU Convicted On Morals Charge

Ray mond Henry 28 year old Negro graduate student at Louisiana State University was convicted by District Judge Jess Johnson of soliciting prostitutes. He received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. Henry was charged with soliciting a white ice company employee for two Negro prostitutes. LSU suspended him after his arrest March 11 and expelled him after the verdict.

Baton Rouge Jess Johnson East Baton Rouge Parish Raymond Henry Litroe Union Parish Henry North Baton Rouge Louisiana State University

Protect Our Forest Insure Your Future

Classified style note listing several topics including index items for Class 15 17 Radio TV 11 Comics 10 Sports a2 48 Editorials 4 Theaters i1 with a prominent header urging forest protection and future insurance. The fragment suggests a public interest or promotional placement in a newspaper page.

Ouachita Parish Officials Challenge 2000 Voter Registrations

Ouachita Parish Citizens Council plans affidavits and letters to challenge at least 2000 registrations on file with Registrar Dr. D Y Anderson after registrar Mae Lucky disclosed 1029 voter challenges. The council began filing Monday as investigators pore over books for possible illegal registrations and require challenged voters to appear with three bona fide voters within ten days.

Ouachita Parish

Brigadier Joins In Marine Probe

Parris Island S C April 13 UP A brigadier general was added to a Marine Corps board of inquiry into the disciplinary march death of six recruits to prevent witnesses from outranking the court Gen Randolph Pate announced Brig Gen Wallace M Greene to the board as senior member Greene is assistant division commander of the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune N C The court probes the Sunday night death of SSgt Matthew C McKeon who ordered his platoon from the barracks into the tide swollen waters of Ribbon Creek Six Marines drowned

Parris Island S. C Marine Corps Board of Inquiry Randolph Pate Marine Corps Wallace M. Greene Second Marine Division Camp Lejeune N. C Matthew C. McKeon Ribbon Creek

Four On Trial At Birmingham For Cole Attack

Four men face misdemeanor charges after Nat King Cole was attacked on stage during a Birmingham concert. Officer Schatz testified two suspects assaulted the singer while three others await separate trials. The case stems from a racially charged melee seen by about 4,000 attendees. Cole canceled other Southern dates but planned to perform in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Birmingham Nat King Cole H. E. Schatz Schatz W. R. Vinson Kenneth Adams Anniston Ala Roderick Beddow Ralph Parker Cole Municipal Auditorium Raleigh N.C

Miscellany In The News Highlights Oddity And Tragedy

In New York Leo Baummann 81 slept as police arrived over a death threat claim. He said he was too weak to jump from a fourth floor window and returned to bed. In Tampa Rev C W Marshall and wife celebrate 13th wedding anniversary on Friday the 13th with 13th hour and 13th day motifs. In Austin Gov Allan Shivers asks Eisenhower to sign the farm bill aiding Texas farmers. In Laurel Leon Gregg 36 crushed to death when his car slipped off a jack while replacing a spring.

New York Leo Baummann Baummann Tampa Flia C. W. Marshall Marshalls Austin Allan Shivers Eisenhower Congress Texas Shivers Laurel Miss Leon Gregg

Frogs fill Wisconsin bathtub after hospital return

Mrs Al Nicolai returns to Black River Falls Wisconsin from two weeks in the hospital to find her bathtub filled with three dozen frogs her son and neighbor boys gathered after he heard her comment about frogs in the house

Black River Falls Wis al Nicolai

Louisiana Chiropractic Assn to discuss free care for disabled veterans

Alexandria report states the Louisiana Chiropractic Association will meet tomorrow to discuss providing free chiropractic care for disabled veterans in the state. President William S. Boyd notes the topic will continue on the fourteenth page.

Alexandria The Louisiana Chiropractic Assn William S. Boyd

Brownell rejects claim of immigration quota doubling under Ike plan

Atty. Gen. Brownell told a Senate subcommittee that President Eisenhower seeks a limited increase in immigrant numbers and did not endorse doubling. He opposed shifting immigration’s cultural pattern toward southeastern Europe and supported Eisenhower’s Feb 8 recommendation to revise the McCarran-Walter Act, including a 64,804 quota rise and a plan to pool unused quotas.

Washington Brownell Eisenhower Senate Judiciary Europe Subcommittee Richard Arens Arens Prac

Genealogical Society Meets Today in Ouachita Courthouse

The Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society convenes at 2 p.m. today at the Ouachita Parish courthouse to discuss forming a Monroe chapter and establish support for a Louisiana state archive department. The group seeks public attendance to aid research, preservation of records, and statewide historical interest.

Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society State Archive Ouachita Parish Monroe Louisiana South

French Seaborne Commandos Hit Algerian Rebels

On Friday French seaborne commandos and naval guns attacked rebels along the Bone department coast in western Algeria near the Tunisian border. The operation began with an escort vessel delivering commandos who routed a rebel unit before dawn when the destroyer Gui Chen opened fire on insurgent positions.

Algiers Mediterranean Bone Department Algeria Guichen

Showers Forecast For State Sunday in Louisiana

Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered thundershowers. Sunday forecast calls for mild conditions across Louisiana. Monroe yesterday recorded highs of 82 and a low of 49 degrees.

Louisiana Monroe

Entry Tempo Increases In Worlds Puzzle Contest

Jackpot untouched as readers fail to solve this week crossword. The World offers 375 for the next week’s published solution with a 25 dollar boost to the existing 350 total. Readers receive explanations for tougher clues and the clue list continues on page eleven.

Straw Hat Day Prompts Retail Bargains Probe

Friday the 13th omen referenced as a misgiving, but no major incidents reported. The Retail Division of the Chamber of Commerce scheduled Friday April 13 as Straw Hat Day, aiming to clear out bargains, with continuation noted on the second page.

Chamber of Commerce

Statewide Mrs Louisiana finals set for Monroe next Friday

Ike Mum On Report Farm Veto Decided announces that Louisiana will select its Mrs America representative at a Monroe event next Friday with United Gas Corp backing. The final, at the United Gas Service Center, features contestants judged on versatility in homemaking tasks and poise. Judges include Dr. Paul T. Hendershot, Miss May Louise Comeaux, and Lettie Van Landingham. The winner earns state honors, national competition berth, and valuable awards.

Monroe J. 8. Cage United Gas Corp Fanal Scimmanna Beembee Laceal Wimmeds Tcoin Louisiana Ellinor Village Daytona Beach Florida United Gas Service Center Louisville Avenue Paul T. Hendershot Louisiana Tech Ruston May Louise Comeaux Southwest Louisiana Institute Lafayette Lettie van Landingham Bossier Parish Benton Cage United Gas

Americans Know At Least One Cancer Sign In Survey

A survey of 7 000 people in 38 states shows 59 percent know at least one cancer danger signal. Ouachita Unit of the American Cancer Society chair George Rorex cites eight point rise since 1948 in awareness and notes more people visit clinics or are examined by doctors, urging continued participation in detection and fund campaigns.

George Rorex Ouachita Unit American Cancer Society Rorex

German Medics See Dangers In Polio Vaccines

Frankfurt report cites seven West German medical advisers warning that American and German children vaccinated with Salk polio vaccine or German serum might be spreaders of polio. US and Allied generals contest the claim, stressing vaccine safety and effectiveness and denying that inoculated children become carriers.

Frankfurt Germany Harry G. Armstrong U.S. Air Forces Europe Alvin L. Gorby U.S. Army European Command World Health Organization Great Britain Denmark

Bradley Smith To Be Witnesses At Air Inquiry

Senate Armed Services subcommittee will hear from Gen Omar Bradley and Gen Walter Bedell Smith as lead witnesses in upcoming air power study. Bradley, former Army chief of staff, and Smith, former CIA director, are retired.

Bradley Smith Air Washington Stuart Symington Senate Armed Services Subcommittee The Missouri Democrat Omar Bradley Walter Bedell Smith Hitler Europe Army Central Intelligence Agency

Eisenhower May Address Nation Over Farm Bill Veto

President Eisenhower, silent on reports he will veto the farm bill, may deliver a nationwide TV and radio speech next week to explain his planned action. He awaits the arrival of Secretary Benson for a conference scheduled for tomorrow in Augusta Georgia.

Augusta Eisenhower Benson Tomor

Benson calls election bill unacceptable at Augusta

Augusta, Ga. April 3 Secretary of Agriculture Benson, arriving for a farm bill conference with President Eisenhower tomorrow, said he still regards the election year measure as unacceptable. He declined to say whether he would recommend Eisenhower veto it.

Augusta Benson Eisenhower

Eisenhower weighing TV talk to address election issue

White House officials indicate President Eisenhower is considering addressing the public on the controversial election year bill. Press secretary Hagerty warns reporters not to assume the idea signals final presidential decision. He notes caution in interpreting any TV radio talk as a fixed plan.

White House James C. Hagerty Eisenhower Hagerty

Instant Ripening by Radiation Shocks Lab Meet

Dallas April 13 Army chemists predict an instant artificial ripening method for green fruits and vegetables using radiation. Green fruits could be picked and shipped then ripened by beams, avoiding canning or freezing. Initial research by Malcolm C. Henry and Torsten Hasselstrom ties the effect to acid changes seen in natural ripening.

Dallas Tex Army Quartermaster Corps Malcolm C. Henry Quartermaster Corps’ Research and Development Command Natick Mass American Chemical Society Torsten Hasselstrom Henry

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