Rioters Fail to Oust Jordan Premier Khalidi Amidite Strife
In Amman violent mobs demanding Khalidi’s resignation failed to topple the 70 year old premier. Troops confined rioters with clubs and shields as a general strike paralyzed parts of Jordan and the West Bank. Khalidi refused to quit, cabinet talks continued, and violence subsided after hours of unrest.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein Khalidi
Syria
Egypt
Khalidi
Royal
Hussein
Suleiman Nabulsi
West Bank
Palestine
Cen
Student Sought For Questioning In Auto Death
Tangipahoa Parish deputies seek a missing LSU student for questioning about an auto related death last Friday. Mrs. Joseph Fontana 57 of Independence died after being hit by a car registered to Fred Nelson 21 of Miami Fla. Nelson absent from campus during Eastern holidays. Car was towed to a service station in Hammond then driver left word of return.
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Amite
Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana State University
Joseph Fontana
Independence
Tom Sanders
Fred Nelson
Miami
Fla
Nelson
LSU
Sanders
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Monroe approves seven mill city school tax in landslide
Monroe voters backed a seven mill tax for the city school system by about 10 to 1, with 1 169 for and 92 against amid a total 4 100 qualified. Judge results showed strong support across wards and the funds will sustain maintenance and operation of 14 schools. Officials noted the tax is three mills higher than the expiring levy.
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Monroe
van D. Odom
Ward 3
Ward
Monroe School Board
Odom
Monroe City
Woodmen Women Convene State Convention in Monroe
Louisiana Woodmen Circle members gather in Monroe for the annual state convention at Hotel Frances. About 550 expected with Miss M Ione Burke presiding, Tau Phi Lambda remarks, and Emma Montamar of New Orleans presiding in ritual demonstrations and banquets.
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Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Louisiana
Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Ora Beasley
Katherine Eaves
Jaroy Weber
West Monroe
Woodmen Circle
Beasley
Tau Phi Lamb
Emma Montamar
New Orleans
A. B. Corley
Woodmen of the World
Bossier City
Legion of Honor
Parlor City
Nancy Neyland
Burke Grove 422
Crescent City
Dorothy Lindsey
Hattie Hansen
Dadie Philipps
Oil Tank Farm Blazes Wipe Out 800 Barrels In Fire
A backfiring air compressor sparked a roaring oil fire at Placid Oil Company's Searcy tank farm six miles west of Jena. Two 10,000-barrel tanks and about 800 barrels of crude burned, shocking the town as flames rose 60 feet high. Firefighters from England Air Base aided, the blaze under control by 8 p.m. Two crewmen were slightly burned and treated on site.
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Jena
Placid Oil Company
Searcy
Here
England Air Force Base
Alexandria
Dewey Slack
George Trussell
Handicraft Class At Monroe Center Aids Church Programs
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Camp returns to Baton Rouge after holidays with her parents in West Monroe. The Monroe Recreation Center offers a daytime handicraft class taught by Peggy Garnett from 1 to 4 p.m. Representatives from various churches join to prepare for similar community activities.
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Bobbie Jean Camp
Baton Rouge
William P. Camp
West Monroe
Monroe Recreation Center
Peggy Garnett
Fire department postpone Easter egg hunt at Forsythe Park
The Monroe fire department led by Capt. H. E. Roberts announced the cerebral palsy fundraiser egg hunt will be delayed from Saturday night into Sunday afternoon and now occur at 2 30 o clock.
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Forsythe Park
H. E. Roberts
Monroe
West Monroe Postmaster Roark Enters Veterans Hospital
West Monroe postmaster Roark has entered a veterans hospital for a checkup. He expects to remain under care for a period as doctors assess his condition and plan treatment.
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West Monroe
Homer Roark
Veterans’ Hospital
Parish Anti-Gambling Ordinance Upheld by Judge
Judge Jesse Heard ruled the Quachita parish anti gambling ordinance constitutional and denied motions to quash charges against six Negro defendants. Later, city police charged five suspects at Owl Street Bar with gambling. three were released on bond while two remained in jail.
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Jesse
Quachita
Fourth District
Owl Street
Ds Criswell
Route 4
West Monroe
Dave Brown
Pine Street
Martin
Blanks Alley
Lewis Bradshaw
Dunlap
Archie Blevins
Criswell
Blevins
Bradshaw
Quachita Parish
Louisiana
Fourth District Court
Ivory Riley
David Keyes
Charles P. Franklin
Hardy Goins
Ivory Mitchell
Willie T. Straughton
60 MPH Winds Hit Shreveport
High winds swept from Texas into Shreveport causing power lines to fall and burglar alarms to trigger. The storm toppled two trees and the Weather Bureau recorded peak winds of 60 miles per hour with an average of 35 mph over about an hour.
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Shreveport
Texas
Weather Bureau
Weather Outlook Northeast Louisiana Shows Warm, Cloudy Skies
Forecasts call for partly cloudy to cloudy skies in northeast Louisiana today and tonight with temperatures rising into the 80s. Scattered thunderstorms expected in the evening and night. High tomorrow 80 to 84 degrees. Tonight 66 to 70 degrees. Selman Field data cited a 68 degree reading last night and midmorning rise to 77. Rain totals in Twin Cities area reached .3 inches by midnight.
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Louisiana
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Twin Cities
False affidavit called hoax in rackets probe
Two women testified they signed a false affidavit in a Senate rackets investigation. Deputy Minielly denounced the claim as a hoax and swore he had never threatened anyone. The witnesses, Kathleen Cooper Weeks and Mary Childress, said Oregon deputy attorney general Arthur Kaplan pressured them with perjury threats.
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Washington
Senate
Portland
Ore
George Minielly
Kathleen Lucille Cooper Weeks
Mary Childress
Weeks
King hearing ends as Pendleton denies sight of Frazar letter
Public Safety Director Forrest C. Pendleton testified that he did not see a letter from Lt. Gov. Lether Frazar criticizing Alva King hours after King was fired as state driving license administrator. The civil service hearing stretched into the early morning with the commission hearing King’s appeal against dismissal.
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King
Pendleton
Karl Long
Civil Service Commission
Convention Opens as Women Voters Meet at Frances Hotel
The Louisiana League of Women Voters begins its annual convention at 1 30 p m today in the Frances Hotel with sessions through Friday morning. Officers to be elected and programs to study tax review home rule education and better election laws. Speakers include Charles Tooke Jr and Mrs Emilio Levy addressing property tax and water resources. A luncheon is planned at 12 30 p m tomorrow at the Frances Hotel followed by a dinner at the Ba.
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Louisiana League of Women Voters
Frances Hotel
Louisiana
Louisiana Legislative Council
Charles E.tooke Jr
Shreveport
Emilio Levy
New Orleans
Educator Says America Neglects Gifted Children
William M Cruickshank of Syracuse University tells an ICEC convention that the nation neglects gifted children. He warns the shortage of future leaders in politics science and medicine and urges full opportunity for gifted students while noting funding limits and the need for balance.
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America
Pittsburgh
William M. Cruickshank
Syracuse University
Cruickshank
Edu
Tornado Alert Issued For North Central Texas Storms Hit State
A tornado alert covered much of North Central Texas as violent windstorms and hail battered the state. The Weather Bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes through 6 p.m. in the Dallas to Waco corridor and surrounding counties. Flooding impacted Waco and Kerrville areas with river rises and road damage, while Red Cross aid aided evacuees.
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Dallas
Texas
Weather Bureau
Waco
Lampassas
Rising Star
Eastland County
Mineral Wells
Palo Pinto County
Comfort
Medina
Kerrville-Medina
Kerrville
Beal County
Brazos
Red Cross
Willie Caldren
West Texas
McClellan Outlines Labor Law Aims For Senate
Senator McClellan chairman of the Senate committee on improper labor practices outlined two main lines for labor law action. He urged strengthening democracy in labor unions and protecting union funds, noting support from President Eisenhower who will discuss legislation with Secretary Mitchell at Augusta. Both the Senate and the administration favor laws to curb misuse of union funds and limit outside control, aiming for enactment this session.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower
Augusta
Laber Mitchell
Congress
Administration
Classified notice urging ad placement for vacancies
Advertisement urges readers to contact the News-Star-World classified department to place ads for vacancies with reference to a rental on the fourth day.
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News-Star— World Classified Department
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Barbara Campbell
Brooklyn
Thomas Joseph Higgins
Patricia Ruland
Dorothy Campbell
Barbara
Higgins
Erickson
Ter
Middle East
Government House
Amin Shukeir
Baath Party
Hazel D. God
Vice Probe
Frazar
Syracuse
International Council For Exceptional Children
Earl M. McWilliams
Allderdice Junior High School
McWilliams
Elizabeth Kelly
Newark
N.J
Kelly
ICEC
Gadalupe
New Braunfels
Bandera County
Douglass
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