Widnall Defeats Thomas in New Jersey Gop Primary
In Newark AP reports Rep. William B. Widnall won the Republican primary over J. Parnell Thomas by about 35 000 votes in New Jersey s 7th District. Widnall frames the win as support for Eisenhower over McCarthyism and notes Thomas youth about payroll padding conviction.
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Newark
N. J
William B. Widnall
McCarthy
J. Parnell Thomas
Eisenhower
Widnall
Thomas
New Jersey
Congress
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Alfred D. Sieminski
Frank C. Osmers Jr
T. James Tumulty
Jersey City
Edward J. Hart
Tumulty
James Tumulty
Wilson
Lunacy Hearing Set for Man Accused of Murder
Granville Yuan faces a lunacy hearing in Port Allen to determine if he remains at East Louisiana State Hospital or stands trial for the nine year old slaying of 16 year old Gladys Billingsley near a West Baton Rouge nightclub. Prosecutor Ford Claiborne requested the hearing.
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Port Allen
Granville Yuan
East Louisiana State Hospital
Jackson
Yuan
Gladys Billingsley
West Baton Rouge Parish
Forest Fire Prevention Keeps Louisiana Green
Public notice urges residents to prevent forest fires and protect green spaces in Louisiana. Tips emphasize careful burning, proper disposal of cigarettes, and reporting suspicious flames to authorities.
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Louisiana
Ex POW Dickenson accused of pushing sick man during Korea court martial
Washington AP reports ex POW Edward S. Dickenson, 23, Cracker's Neck Virginia, on trial for collaborating with Chinese while a POW in Korea. Staff Sgt. Davis testified Dickenson pushed a sick POW down stairs after a chow dispute. Davis called Dickenson's actions brutal and unrepentant.
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Washington
Edward S. Dickenson
Dickenson
John A. Davis
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Korea
Davis
Cracker’s Neck
Red
Pyoktong
Yalu
Wife Stabs Husband in Home Attack in Monroe
A Monroe man, Joe Caldwell, 2716 Lee Avenue, was found with a back stab wound and placed in serious condition at St Francis Sanitarium. His wife Ella Caldwell, 42, is jailed on aggravated battery charges after a 3 am kitchen argument turned violent. John Payne witnessed the event.
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Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Joe Caldwell
Lee Avenue
Ella Caldwell
Caldwell
John Payne
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Payne
City marshal seeks re election in July primary
Opeloosas voters will choose a city marshal race with Howard Pete Dejean seeking another term. Also on the ballot are a district judge district attorney and a city judge in the upcoming primary.
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Opelousas
Howard
Pete) Dejean
Housing Group Defends Rent Levels in FHA Probe
The National Association of Home Builders disputed claims that the government loses millions or rents are excessively high due to FHA program abuses. President R G Hughes testified that such impressions are erroneous. Senate hearings flagged findings of inflated loan guarantees by some middle income projects, with reported 25 percent rent boosts. lawmakers call renters the first losers.
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Washington
The
National Assn. of
Home Builders Today
Association
R. G. Hughes
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Hughes
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue Service
Senate
House Committee
Andrews
Senate House Group
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
German Eyewitness Describes Dien Bien Phu Siege
Horst Lemke, a German electrician with the French Foreign Legion, offers a vivid account from Flensburg criticizing Vietminh tactics while praising French resolve under Brig. Gen. de Castries. He notes heavy casualties and says 12,000 to 14,000 French troops are besieged with about 49,000 Vietminh attacking.
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Flensburg
Germany
Tle Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Indo-China
Horst Lemke
French Foreign Legion
Christian de Castries
de Castries
Lemke
Airlift Supports French Indo China Policy
Defense Secretary Wilson affirmed U S Air Force planes would transport French troops to Indo China under current policy and the existing military aid program. He said the landings would occur at air fields outside combat zones and noted ships in Tonkin Gulf were on maneuvers and have returned to Subic Bay. He added no plan to deploy U S troops to Indo China and left unresolved whether Gen. Van Fleet would visit Indo China.
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Wilson
U.S
Indo-China
United States
Indo- China
Tonkin Gulf
Subic Bay
Philippines
James van Fleet
Korea
Formosa
Tnese
Paris
Orly
U. S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
France
North Africa
France-to
Pierre de Chevigne
Quimper
Dien Bien Phu
Ai Air Force
Tokyo
Air Force
Saipan
Viet Nam
Five Daily News-Digest papers to fold Friday
Jamestown Sun reports the AFL newspaper group will discontinue the other five Daily News-Digest editions on Friday. Meriden Connecticut Texarkana Arkansas Huntington West Virginia Allentown Pennsylvania Monroe Louisiana are affected by the shutdown.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Jamestown Sun
AFL International Typographical Union
Daily News-Digest
Meriden
Dulles Arrives in Paris for Geneva Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Paris on Wednesday for final strategy discussions with French and British leaders before the Geneva conference opens Monday.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
Federal Judges Hear Light Tax Sentences Criticized
Revenue Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews accused several federal judges of making violations of tax laws seem socially acceptable by imposing light sentences.
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Washington
Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
CommunistChina Warns of Action if US Enters War
A Chinese statement on April 21 warned that if the United States joins the Indo China conflict, the Chinese people will take unspecified measures. The remark reflects Beijing's stance amid rising tensions over US involvement.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Deadline Set for May 15 Homestead Exemptions
Bert Coverdale Ouachita Parish tax assessor reminds homeowners the May 15 deadline for signing homestead exemption forms is approaching. Forms available in the assessor’s office on the first floor of the parish courthouse. only signers qualify for reduced tax rates for the coming fiscal year. The office will stay open through noon to assist workers.
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Bert Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Parish Court House
Jack Howard Elected President of Twin City Chest Board
Monroe businessman and civic leader Jack Howard was elected president of the Twin City Community Chest at a regular Chest board meeting. He came to Monroe in 1946 after Navy service in World War II and has since built a local business and civic résumé including roles with the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Monroe West Monroe organizations.
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W. L.jack Howard
Monroe
Twin City
Twin Cities
Howard
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Junior Chamber of Commerce
Senior Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe
Monroe Lions Club
Ouachita Parish
Geneva talks risk hastening Pacific anti Communist alliance
Senators Wiley and Ferguson warned that failure of the Geneva conference to secure Korea or Indo China agreements could speed a new Pacific coalition. They noted Dulles would press NATO allies in Paris for commitments to united action while seeking a peaceful Korea and Indo China, despite Reds’ recent Indo China offensives. Ferguson doubted major progress with Russia and Red China at Geneva.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Ferguson
Rmich
Korea
Indo- China
Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Indo-China
Geneva
Dulles
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Switzerland
U.S
United Action
Russia
Red China
Air Force ferrying French paratroopers to Indo China
U S Air Force transports carried French parachutists from Paris to Indo China for Dien Bien Phu operations in a noncombat landing plan. The move, done at Paris request, accompanies French forces as fighting intensifies with Viet Minh, while formal troop numbers remain secret.
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Paris
U. S
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Thief Charge Leveled At Refugee Spy
The Soviet embassy in Canberra accuses Vladimir Petrov of theft and forgery and demands his return as a criminal. Ambassador Generalov collapses under stress from Petrov's defection as Petrov surrenders seeking asylum. Petrov’s wife Evokiya is being questioned in Darwin. diplomats claim kidnap plot and forgery of spy files. Prime Minister Menzies replies by accepting the charges.
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Canberra
Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Nikolai Generalov
Petrov
Evokiya Petrov
Darwin
Australian External Affairs Department
Robert G. Menzies
Weather Outlook Seen As Mild Fair For Wed
Twin City residents can expect mild fair weather with partly cloudy skies during Wednesday afternoon and night. Southwesterly winds up to 15 mph. Low near 54 degrees overnight and a high around 82 degrees by late morning.
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Twin City
Woman Hit By Auto In Monroe. Driver Under Bond
A 28 year old Monroe man W F Stewart is jailed on five charges after his car struck a wheelchair confined woman Miss Thelma Harris on North 3rd Street Tuesday morning. Harris, 23, has been permanently disabled for 18 months. Stewart faces charges including driving while intoxicated leaving the scene and negligent injury. He was found beneath a damaged Crosley and booked on multiple counts.
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Monroe
W. F. Stewart
Monroe Street
Stewart
Thelma Harris
Pine Street
C. R Wilson
Miss Harris
I North 4Th Street
Acci
North 3Rd Street
Crosley
Olive
North 3Rd Streets
Wilson Defends Assistant Secretary Amid Army McCarthy Row
Defense chief Wilson urged unity as Senate hearings loom over H Struve Hensel amid charges of misconduct and possible law violations. He called Hensel honest and dismissed McCarthy’s accusations while noting the row has harmed morale.
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Cohn
Roy Cohn
Joseph McCarthy
Washington
Wilson
Senate
H. Struve Hensel
Defense
Sen. McCarthy
R—Wis
Hensel
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Franklin Parish Bond Issues Are Carried At Polls
Franklin Parish voters approved multiple bond issues for both Negro and white school construction. In Winnsboro the Negro school bond of 950000 passed by 451 votes with property value 1217000. White school bonds in Wisner CrowVille Baskin and Winnsboro also carried with varying sums and valuations.
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Franklin Parish
Winnsboro
Wisner
Croweville
Baskin
Classified Ad Sells In One Day at Half Price
An advertiser reports swift results from a News-Star classified ad selling a slumber chair with ottoman and an Admiral radio and record player combination. The ads ran one day, drew calls, and sold items within hours at less than half price. The seller praises the ad’s reach and asks readers to inquire about 7 day rates and cancellation options.
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News-Star World
Admiral
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