Teenaged Dope Ring Smashed In South Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS April 27 AP Frank Cambras a traffic cop turned undercover narcotics operative helped smash two teenage gangs in New Orleans and St Bernard Parish. The operation led to 16 arrests including a girl with ten more expected. Most members were 18 or younger. Cambras spent March 26 undercover posing as hep cat and using loud clothes needle marks to gain trust. He bought morphine from a 17 year old for five dollars. He faced two death threats and moved to new anti drug push with deputy Tony Licciardi. Continued on third page.
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New Orleans
Frank Cambras
Hepcat
St. Bernard Parish
Avace Wuay Salad
Mmey
Cam- Was
Orleans
Cambras
Southern Bell to Resume Rebuttal at Rate Hearings
BATON ROUGE April 27 The Louisiana Public Service Commission plans another day of hearings to speed cross examination in a phone rate fight. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph asks a 6 581 446 rate boost and is expected to continue cross examining Washington utility expert Arold Hirsch who has testified the company earns more in Louisiana than it should. The commission wants the company to show why rates should not be cut and Southern Bell may call about 100 rebuttal witnesses tomorrow as the dispute stretches into next week.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co
Arold Hirsch
Washington
Hirsch
Southern Bell
Louisiana
Dan Byrd
LeBlanc Eyes Baton Rouge Posts in New Run
Baton Rouge attorney general Fred LeBlanc set to leave office May 15 said he may seek Baton Rouge mayor city judge or state public service commissioner. All three posts face election July 31 in the first Democratic primary with the qualification deadline next month. Wade Martin Sr. leads district public service. Jesse Webb Jr. and Cecil Bankston expected to run again. Richard Walker may challenge Rep. George Long if time permits and will resign before Earl Long takes office May 15.
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Baton Rouge
Fred LeBlanc
Wade Martin Sr
St. Martinville
Jesse Webb Jr
Cecil Bankston
Richard Walker
State Division of Employment Security
George Long
D-La
Walker
Robert Kennon
Earl K. Long
LeMay Warns U S Air Force Efficiency Slipping
Gen Curtis LeMay head of the Strategic Air Command told a Senate Armed Services sub committee that U S air force operating efficiency has been slipping for four years while Russian air power likely improves He blamed a lack of skilled manpower as his most critical deficiency and urged more trained personnel to sustain long range bombing as the nation s first line of defense He appeared with Brig Gen Horace Wade in an open session ahead of more testimony on air power versus Russia with a final showing set for Monday
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
U. S. Air Force
LeMay
Senate Armed Services
Red Air Force
U.S
Senate
Donald L. Putt
U.S. Air Power
Putt
Air Force
Symington
SAC
Horace Wade
Greenglass Details Rosenbergs Deaths and Motives
David Greenglass, serving 15 years for atomic secrets, told the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that his sister Ethel and brother in law Julius Rosenberg chose martyrdom for world communism, calling it hypocritical. He said he regretted aiding their conviction, but asserted they could have stopped him if they had spoken truth. He described Julius as his mentor at Los Alamos and recounted his spy activities after arrest in 1950.
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Washington
David Greenglass
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Greenglass
Public Hearings By Lobby Probers Slated Tuesday
Washington April 27 The special Senate Lobby Investigating Committee announced its first public hearing for next Tuesday Testimony will come from Maston Nixon president of Southern Minerals Corp and chair of the General Gas Committee The committee will probe funding and expenditures of a 1954 formed group backing the natural gas bill and report on the sources of its 118000 budget It aims to uncover improper or illegal lobbying related to the gas bill and past campaign contributions by gas industry actors The panel also noted a prior inquiry into an oil lobbyist gift to Senator Case which he refused to accept.
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Washington
Special
Senate Lobby
Maston Nixon
Corpus Christi
Tex
Southern Minerals Corp
General Gas Committee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
Civitan Club Annual Meeting Sets Monroe and West Monroe Roles
The final local Civitan convention of the month occurs today with active roles for Monroe and West Monroe. Registration and business sessions are at Hotel Virginia in Monroe, while a night banquet follows at West Monroe at 7 30 p m. A new cafe is to be opened.
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Civitan Clubs
Monroe
West Monroe
Virginia
Spelling error lands man in jail after check attempt
Albert Hanley failed to spell a recipient on a $64 check to Alogozy J Szastak. When the cashier pressed for the correct spelling, Hanley fled but was chased by two off duty policemen and ended in jail.
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Chicago
Albert Hanley
Alogozy J. Szastak
Hanley
Mexico City prison bans TV sets in cells
In Mexico City on April 27, the federal penitentiary's new warden, Antonio Nava Cas, ordered all television sets removed from inmates' cells, signaling a tighter regime for the facility's rich prisoners and a drab future for them.
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Mexico City
Federal Penitentiary
Antonio Nava Cas
Thieves break safe at Meyer Distributing Co in Davenport
In Davenport on April 27 police said burglars forced the safe door to steal $35. The thieves used a typed sheet with the safe combination pasted on the door, revealing the method and the small amount seized.
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Davenport
Iowa
Meyer Distributing Co
Wealthy Mississippi Negro Lead
Jackson Mississippi April 27 A wealthy Mississippi Negro lead continues on the second page detailing his prominence and influence in local affairs with background on his financial status and social standing.
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Jackson, Miss
State Civitan Convention Opens in Monroe Today
The Louisiana Civitan Clubs hold their annual convention in Monroe with international Civitan president Clarence Williams of Anniston Alabama attending. Williams will speak and install new state officers at tonight’s final meeting starting at 7 30 PM with a banquet at Walt Bennett’s Cafe. Dean William Smith of Northeast Louisiana State College will toast. A Civitan governor will introduce guests after the banquet. Registration and social hours run 10 AM to noon at the Virginia Hotel, with a buffet lunch at noon and the business session to follow.
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Louisiana Civitan Clubs
Civitan
Clarence Williams
Anniston
Ala
Williams
Walt Bennett
Cypress Street
Dean William Smith
Northeast
Louisiana State College
C. F. Schmidt
Virginia
NAACP Suspends Louisiana Chapters After Court Ruling
New York April 27 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People suspends activities of its Louisiana chapters pending appeal of a permanent injunction. Baton Rouge Judge Coleman Lindsey had issued the injunction citing noncompliance with a state law requiring membership lists filed with the secretary of state. Roy Wilkins called the ruling illegal and unjust but said the NAACP will abide by it.
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New York
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Today
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Coleman Lindsey
NAACP
Ku Klux Klan
Roy Wilkins
Soviet Seamen Refuse to Return Home at Zarubin Hearing
Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin pressed four seamen to return to the USSR at an immigration hearing. Ivankov-Nikolov, speaking English, said they want to stay in the United States forever and urged attendance at an Internal Security subcommittee hearing. The men had sought U S asylum after their tanker was confiscated by Nationalist China, while five compatriots returned to Russia on April seven amid diplomatic tensions.
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Washington
Georgi Zarubin
Michael Ivankov-Nikolov
Immigration Service
Ivankov-Nikolov
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Zarubin
U.S
China
Russia
State Department
United Nations
Viktor Solovyev
Moscow
Negro Publisher Denounces Desegregation Efforts
JENNINGS La April 27 Northern Negro newspaper publisher Davis Lee of Newark Telegram remains pro segregation. In a letter to Jennings Daily News he says views will not change with human nature. He cites Negro progress under segregation and predicts widespread conflict if desegregation occurs.
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Jennings
Davis Lee
Lee
Newark
N.J
Telegram
Jennings Daily News
Highway Plans Halted by District Judge in Louisiana
A district judge blocked a $3.5 million highway building plan, ordering no bids be opened on April 30 and setting a May 7 hearing to justify a preliminary injunction. The suit, led by Louis H. Strickland and Rufus D. Hayes, claims governor authority and funding improprieties in transferring state land to the Highway Department.
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Highway Board
Louis H. Strickland
Highway Department
Rufus D. Hayes
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
St. Landry Parish
Lafayette
Carlos Spaht
Cloudy And Warm Forecast For Monroe Arkansas
Forecasts show cloudy and warm conditions with scattered thunderstorms for Monroe area today and Sunday. Arkansas expected thundershowers today with Sunday partly cloudy and mild. High reached 84 degrees and low 59 in Monroe Friday.
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Monroe
Arkansas
Nine Found Dead After Apartment House Explosion
In Pulaski Virginia a gas explosion shattered a three story building, killing at least nine and injuring eight. Firefighters from four towns fought the blaze for two hours as rescuers pulled scorched bodies from rubble. The blast followed a match struck to start a gas water heater by cafe owner W J Mehaffey, who escaped with burns and alerted authorities.
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Pulasky
Virginia
W.J. Mehaffey
Mehaffey
Cross Word Jackpot Grows As Thousands Of Entries Fall Short
The Morning World's Bonanza Bill notes the cross word jackpot rises to 425 dollars as thousands of local entries fail to solve the puzzle. The prize will be featured in the Monday and Tuesday editions, with readers urged to submit correct answers for a substantial future vacation payoff.
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Act
House approves largest U S road program to 40 000 mile system
The House passed a $51.5 billion interstate plan by 386 votes to 19, funding 40,900 miles of new highways over 31 years. Federal share 90 percent with 10 percent state funding, plus expanded roads. Taxes on gasoline, tires, and heavy vehicles are raised to pay for the program.
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Senate
House
Bureau of Public Roads
Eisenhower
Two New Orleans Officers Guilty of Perjury Charges
A federal jury found Sgt. Thomas Brooks and Patrolman August J. Maureau Jr. guilty of three counts of perjury for lying to treasury agents about a $60 payoff from lottery operator Dominguez at his home. Sentencing was set for May 9 with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment or $2000 fine per count.
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New Orleans
Treasury
Lionel Dominguez
Herbert W. Christenberry
Sgt
Thomas Brooks
August J. Maureau Jr
Brooks
Maureau
Dominguez
Hnome
Naurbon Perry
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