Brownell probes auto industry for possible antitrust violations
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr says the Justice Department will probe the auto industry amid a developing pattern of concentration. He questions whether tightening concentration reflects competitive forces or possible collusion and suppression of competition, as Congress weighs Crumpacker’s calls for action and FTC inquiry.
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New York
Herbert Brownell Jr
Justice Department
Economic Club of
Brownell
Antitrust Division
Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr
R-Ind
Ford
General Motors
Congress
Crumpacker
Federal Trade Commission
Chrysler
Huckaby Highlights Cost of Keeping Monroe Streets Repaired
Monroe Commissioner Wayne Huckaby says about 90 percent of street maintenance funds go to 65 miles of substandard streets rather than main routes. He notes substandard streets cost more to repair and will eventually need rebuilding, with weather threats lingering.
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Monroe
Wayne Huckaby
Huckaby
Breard Street
Washington
Mississippi Street
Jackson
South Grand Streets
Adams Faces Senate Claim On Fort Monmouth Suspensions
Secretary of the Army Stevens testified he feared rapid action at Fort Monmouth against alleged security risks and that he may have urged caution to the commander Maj. Gen. Kirke G. Lawton. A memo tied Lawton to pressuring dismissals, a claim Stevens disputed.
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Army Radar Research Center
Ray H. Jenkins
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Lawton
Jenkins
Joseph E. Carr Jr
Sen
McCarthy
Stevens
Monmouth
Joseph N. Welch
Adams
George S. Back
Ft. Monmouth
Gen
Molotov Opens Policy Address Amid Korean Stalemate
In Geneva Molotov outlines Soviet position as talks on Korea stall. Bidault and Molotov engage in private discussions on Indo-China cease fire plans to evacuate wounded from Dien Bien Phu. Chou En lai calls for foreign troops to leave Asia while Dulles urges UN commission on Korea to proceed.
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Geneva
China
Asia
V. M. Molotov
Korea
Molotov
France
Georges Bidault
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Chou En-lai
U.S
State Dulles
Dulles
South Korea
U.N. Commission On Korea
Peace Officers Of State Will Meet Monday
Preparations are complete for the 23rd annual convention of the Louisiana Peace Officers Association to be held in Monroe from Monday through Wednesday. Sheriff Bailey Grant, president, announced. Registration starts 2 p.m. Sunday at the Virginia Hotel lobby. Sunday activities focus on registration and social events with two business meetings scheduled in the Cameo Room.
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Louisiana Peace Officers Association
Monroe
Seriff Bailey Grant
Virgina Hotel
Virginia
Red Artist Troupe Avoid Controversy During Tour
A six member Soviet concert troupe touring Canada avoids controversy to prevent trouble at home. Violinist Leonid Kogan and peers perform across civic and school venues since April 15 under Soviet Embassy and Soviet Friendship Society sponsorship. Some Canadian halls balk at performances amid anti communist sentiment, forcing smaller venues and cancellations in Quebec due to Premier Maurice Duplessis fears.
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Canada
Soviet Friendship Society
Leonid Kogan
Soviet Union
Edmonton
Kogan
Moscow
Sophie Golovkina
Leonid Zhdanov
Elizabeta Chavdar
Arturs Frindbergs
Pavel Serebryakov
Fort William
Moscow Stars
John Boyd
Toronto
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Escapee Sandoz Sought Across Three Parishes
State troopers and sheriff's deputies hunted Elmo Sandoz, 28, who escaped from the East Louisiana State Hospital criminal colony after sawing through window bars. He was to face a mental exam after arrest on kidnapping charges. bloodhounds and patrols combed East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and East Baton Rouge parishes. If found sane, he would be returned to New Iberia authorities. He is not described as homicidal.
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Jackson
Louisiana
E. M. Robards
East Louisiana State Hospital
Wade Connell
Criminal Colony
Elmo Sandoz
Connell
New Iberia
Sandoz
Urges Support of Ike Liberalized Foreign Trade Plan
Lloyd G. Smith president of Creole Petroleum Corp and head of the Venezuelan chamber of commerce in the United States urged grass roots backing for President Eisenhower’s liberalized foreign trade program. He warned that restricting trade harms the U S economy and cautioned that oil tariffs quotas could breach a 1951 Latin America trade treaty and invite global retaliation by other nations.
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New Orleans
New York Petroleum Company
Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce
United States
Eisenhower
Lloyd G. Smith
Creole Petroleum Corporation
Smith
Venezuela
U.S
Canada
America
Latin America
Muccio Encounters Roadblock in Senate Confirmation
John J. Muccio former ambassador to South Korea faces congressional opposition that could block his nomination to a key diplomatic post. A State Department official disclosed reluctance to present Muccio’s name before the Senate due to past offense to a congressman, with Times and Herald Tribune reporting a possible bar to Senate confirmation.
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New York
John J. Muccio
South Korea
Congress
New York Herald Tribune
State Department
Department
Muccio
Senate
Washington Dispatch
The
Herald Tribune
New York Times
Times Washington Dispatch
Walter H. Waggoner
Storm Damage Repairs Begun in Concordia
In Concordia Parish near Vidalia repairs have started on four houses damaged by a small tornado that struck Minorca plantation Wednesday morning. Eight members of the Henry Thomas family escaped injury. Clara Thomas described hearing a roaring sound before the twister lifted a house from its foundation and flipped another, then set them down.
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Ferriday
Minorca
Vidalia
Henry Thomas
Minorca Plantation
Clara Thomas
Thomas
Agnes
Henry, Jr
John
Ruby Lee
Bobbie Jean
Percy Lee
Baby Shirley
Tacony Plantation
Tacony
Teddy Nichols
Showers Of Rain Expected In Twin Cities
Broken clouds and a possible thunder storm or moderate rain showers are forecast for Thursday afternoon and night in the Twin Cities according to the C A A report. Morning high reached 84 degrees at 11 30 a m with a low of 68 degrees.
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Twin Cities
Reward Offered for News Paper Theft and Molestation
A $25 reward is offered for information that leads to the conviction of the person or persons molesting or stealing newspapers belonging to the News Star World.
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News- Star—World
Straight A’s Pay Off Harvey Grossman Wins Supreme Court Clerkship
Harvey M. Grossman, noted for three years of straight A’s at UCLA Law School and four years of straight A’s in undergraduate work, has been appointed as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. He will begin in Washington after graduating in June.
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Harvey M. Grossman
Ucla Law School
U.S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Washington
Grossman
UCLA
Red Forces Reach 50 Yards Of Dien Bien Phu Outpost Isabelle
News dispatches from Hanoi report Communist troops closing to within 50 yards of the isolated French outpost Isabelle three miles south of Dien Bien Phu. The attack comes as Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap presses to control the southern road toward Muong Khoua and Laos, threatening a pivotal position for heavy artillery and mortars.
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Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Giap
Isabelle
Laos
Christian de Castries
Natatorium to Open May 30 in Monroe
Commissioner Wayne Huckaby announced Swayze Natatorium, Monroe public pool, will open Sunday May 30 and stay open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. until the fall opening of the city school system.
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Wayne Huckaby
Swayze Natatorium
Monroe
Navy man saves woman after she jumps into Mississippi River
An off duty Navy man sprang into the Mississippi River and rescued a 40 year old woman who said she jumped in while claiming she has cancer. Mrs Mead says she is convinced missing heir Jelke crashed near Waveland, Mississippi. Molotov backs Asian security pact calling US stance aggressive.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Walter M. Mead
John Faris Jelke i
Gulf of Mexico
Tariff Fight Escalates at World Trade Conference
Advo cates of high tariffs were accused of conjuring up bogey men as a battle developed over world trade policy at the Ninth Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
American Carrier Reins Reinforcements for Dien Bien Phu
An American carrier on loan to France with French crew arrived in Indochina waters with additional aircraft to bolster the defense of Dien Bien Phu, which is under siege.
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Hanoi
France
Dien Bien Phu
Two State Colleges Considered for New Orleans
Baton Rouge officials say the state Board of Education will decide in an afternoon session today whether to recommend two state colleges for New Orleans. President Raymond Heard said members will review the proposal and determine next steps for accreditation and funding.
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Baton Rouge
Raymond Heard
State Board of Education
New Orleans
Eisenhower affirms Congress must declare war in Indo China
President Eisenhower reiterated that the United States would not enter any war in Indo China without a congressional declaration. He noted a proposed ban on sending troops without approval could limit his flexibility and said he has voiced his views on combat involvement. He emphasized ongoing aid under current law and avoided predicting future actions while Geneva talks continue. He also discussed campaign strategy and his plan to tour the country to promote his program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Indo-China
Congress
Federal Grand Jurors to Be Drawn in Monroe Thursday
jurors for the western district of Louisiana will be drawn in Monroe on Thursday for a federal grand jury that will convene May 17. U.S. Attorney T Fitzhugh Wilson said the session may last over a week with up to 23 jurors selected and at least 12 yes votes needed for a true bill while a civil suit against Maryland Casualty Co. is near trial.
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Louisiana
Monroe
T. Fitzhugh Wilson
Wilson
Maryland Casualty Co
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