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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1959

Page

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Brown Chiefs His Campaign Organization In Louisiana Race

Rep. J. Marshall Brown of New Orleans says he has the strongest campaign structure in the gubernatorial race and is reaching all 64 parishes. He spoke in Monroe and plans Lake Charles stops, asserting Louisianans want a new face at the capitol and that he will fight old-line politicians. Brown, 38, notes Earl Long's comment about a good man defeating the old guard and stresses he is not afraid of a fight.

J. Marshall Brown Brown Louisiana Monroe Lake Charles Earl Long New Orleans Chep Morrison Wade C. Martin Jr Bill Dodd Jimmy Davis Long

Georgia Woman Clears Black Suspect After Mob Sighting

A white woman hurt by a Black attacker cleared Jesse Graham Jr. as a suspect after viewing him at Thomasville jail. About 500 residents searched for the attacker near Quitman while some urged restraint to avoid a mob fatality.

Quitman Jesse Graham Jr R. W. Jones

Youth Charged In Traffic Death At Opelousas Intersection

18 year old Valerie Bourque of Opelousas faces negligent homicide charges after Aaron Richard, a 33 year old businessman, died in a street intersection incident. Police said Bourque slowed but did not stop at the stop sign.

Opelousas, la UPI Valerie Bourque Opelousas Aaron Richard Opelouas Bourque J. Y. Dupre

Eisenhower urges changes to Senate labor control bill

President Eisenhower told reporters Congress should tighten the Senate labor control bill at three points. He cited weaknesses in the Senate version and urged the House to add amendments to curb secondary boycotts outlaw blackmail picketing and clarify jurisdiction in the no mans land area between federal and state labor law. He praised but did not accept the final compromise on the bill of rights for rank and file labor voters.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Senate Mpvieltu White House National Labor Relations Board Sen John McClellan D-Ark Thomas Kuchel California

Robbery suspects linked to Los Angeles and Monroe cases

Three men and two wives were arrested at a Bossier City motel in a jewel and fur robbery case valued at 31000 tied to Los Angeles. Authorities noted possible links to a Monroe October 13, 1958 crime and other armed robberies in Las Vegas and Monroe.

Los Angeles Bossier City Bossier Monroe Indianapolis Ind Shreveport George Nattin Las Vegas Nev John Williams Hamlet Hagenson Lynne Marion Carter Bowman Miami William S. Davie Ogden Utah Rosetta Hagensen Lilina Anderton California

Monroe Officials Return With Bond Proceeds

Monroe officials return from New York with 4 110 000 dollars in cash to finance sewerage drainage and street resurfacing projects. Mayor W L Jack Howard City Attorney Haynes Harkey Jr and Sec Treas P A Pong lead the delegation after bond delivery and talks with Ford Bacon and Davis engineers.

Monroe New York W. L.jack) Howard Haynes Harkey Jr Sec.Treas. P. A. Pong First National City Bank of New York Howard John A. Rudisill Central Savings Bank & Trust Co Ford, Bacon and Davis

Pipeline Burst Floods Hollidaysburg Area Waters

A 20 inch underground gasoline line burst near Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania spilling thousands of gallons of fuel into fields and streams. Police evacuated at least 25 families as valves were closed to stem the flow. A bulldozer built a dam to stop further gasoline from reaching fishing streams and several residents salvaged gas.

Hollidaysburg Centralennsylvania

Western ministers report large areas of agreement in talks

Four Western foreign ministers met to unify positions before the East West conference and reported large areas of agreement. An American spokesman said sessions went smoothly with only minor disagreements. He noted possible earlier departure for Washington and said a four power working group would reconvene to revise sections for chiefs. The Berlin issue was discussed but not separated from other premises.

Graham Thomasville Quitman Jones Poplarville Miss South Georgia Paris U.S Christian A. Herter Washington Berlin Germany

British Press Raps Monty For Remarks

London papers blasted Field Marshal Montgomery for a TV attack on U S leadership timed to shadow East West talks. The CBS interview criticized Eisenhower Dulles and Herter as weak while Monty praised Britain as a steady Western ally in Moscow visit context.

London Britain Montgomery U.S America Columbia Broadcasting System Free World Western Alliance U. S Moscow Eisenhower John Foster Dulles Christian A. Herter Daily Sketch Monty Liberal News Chronical Khruschev The

Hurricane Hunter Lt Butler speaks to Kiwanis on Atlantic hurricanes

Lt. H. M. Butler of the Air Force navigates Bahamas duties and Hurricane Hunter Squadron work, describing how aircraft locate and inspect hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean to Kiwanis members. He is visiting his mother at 6 Stubbs Avenue and returns to Bermuda shortly.

H. M. Butler Air Force Bahama Islands North Monroe

Grace Episcopal Church to Host Women of the Church Meeting

Annual meeting of the Women of the Church will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Delegates from across the state are expected. principal speaker noted.

Grace Episcopal Church Monroe Women of the Church

Public Hearing Set on Missouri Pacific Passenger Trains

A public hearing is ordered for May 26 in Monroe Louisiana on Missouri Pacific Railroad plan to halt two passenger trains between Little Rock Arkansas and Alexandria Louisiana. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the railroad to continue operating pending investigation after a previous ruling.

Washington UPI Monroe Missouri Pacific Railroad Little Rock Ark Alexandria Interstate Commerce Commission Missouri-Pacific

Dog Rescued From Limestone Bluff Near Owasso

Little Richard a coon hound imprisoned nearly six days in a narrow crevice of a limestone bluff was reported rescued alive today. No immediate word on his condition or rescue details.

Owasso Okla Little Richard

Eisenhower backs Luce as Brazil envoy despite Morse clash

President Eisenhower said Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce remains useful as ambassador to Brazil after her public quarrel with Senator Morse. Senate confirmed Luce 79 to 11 amid opposition. Luce said Morse was "kicked in the head by a horse" and Morse retorted about her emotional stability.

Washington Eisenhower Clare Boothe Luce Brazil Wayne Morse Dore Luce Morse Senate

Runaway Teener Found In Chorus Line By Father

L D Webster a Dallas businessman found his 16 year old step daughter Lydia Hayes in the cha cha chorus line of a French Quarter nightclub in New Orleans. Police halted the show and arrested the owner Saul Owens on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Lydia had run away April 2 after trouble at school and was hired as a dancer.

New Orleans L. D Big Red Webster Dallas Chacha French Quarter

Richmond couple attacked in Byrd Park home invasion

An elderly Richmond woman reports a Black man attacked her disabled husband after forcing entry into their first floor duplex in Byrd Park. She describes being choked and dragged to the kitchen, with her husband sustaining a cut lip. both were hospitalized. Police identified the white couple as Louis Deitchman, 67, and Rose Deitchman, 57.

Richmond Louis Deitchman Rose Deitchman

Michigan Delays Pay as Budget Fight Continues

Michigan faces a cash squeeze as the state withholds this week’s 100000 payroll affecting 325 state workers including 144 lawmakers. Governor G Mennen Williams and a Republican-led Legislature remain at impasse over funding and a veterans trust fund plan tied to a one cent tax increase.

Michigan Sanford Brown Lansing G. Mennen Williams Mich State Senate Veterans Trust Fund

Fair And Mild Weather For Twin Cities

Weather for the Twin Cities area shows mild conditions with partly cloudy skies today and clear to fair tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s low is forecast 58 to 62 degrees, with daytime highs 82 to 85. yesterday reached 86 and 60 as the low.

Twin Cities Mercury

Cubans Offer Surrender If Punishment Waived

A Cuban exile force in Panama says they will surrender only if guaranteed immediate return to Cuba and no punishment. Panama's government refuses to promise beyond earlier pledge not to execute the invaders, awaiting guidance from a five nation Latin American ambassadorial inspection team for the OAS. The surrender terms were relayed by two Cuban officers who arrived with a Cuban flag after the invaders halted at Nombre de Dios, fifty miles north of Panama City, following a 35 mile coastal advance.

Panama Cuba Organization of American States Fidel Castro Nombre de Dios Caribbean

Fire destroys church and house in West Monroe

Two fires in West Monroe destroyed Heaviest loss was the Heights Baptist Church at 128 Washington Street. Firemen from Ouachita Parish and Monroe fought the blaze from 1:50 a.m. to about 5 a.m. The adjacent house owned by Mr and Mrs Melvin Pancake was scorched. A second fire at 2314 Jonesboro Road burned a house being transferred from John Brasher to Everett Roden. No one was home. interiors gutted, walls intact.

West Monroe Ouachita Parish Washington Monroe Melvin Pancake Jonesboro Road John W. Brasher Everett E. Roden

Thatcher Heads Group Urging Ouachita River Channel Plan

A Camden Arkansas led delegation testified in Washington urging congressional funds to plan a nine foot navigation channel on the Ouachita River and related projects. They seek 150000 for DeGray Dam planning 5000 for Benton Dam study 70000 for sanitary works at Lake Greeson and 100000 for Lake Ouachita recreational structures.

Washington Ouachita River Louisiana Arkansas Congress H. K. Thatcher Ouachita River Valley Camden Ark Senate Public Works Appropriations House H. W. McMillan Arkadelphia Association P. G. Anderson el Dorado Theo G. Preston Sterlington R. L. Shortle New Orleans Degray Dam Caddo River Benton Saline River Lake Greeson Lake Ouachita Ouachita Thatcher

Leading Tallulah Woman Dies at 62

Mrs. Cornelia Verhagen, 62, wife of Madison Parish School Board member and farmer, died at 4:30 am after a brief illness in a local hospital. A Holland native, she lived in the U.S. 35 years and was active in civic groups including the First Baptist Church, Home Demonstration Club, and Madison Parish Garden Club. Survived by husband M. A. Verhagen and six children, plus siblings in the U.S. and abroad. Funeral arrangements by Crothers Funeral Home at the First Baptist Church.

M. A. Verhagen Tallulah Jess Evans Channelview Tex Keith Seymour Shirley Verhagen New Orleans Archie Verhagen Houston Martin Verhagen Adrian van Zelfden Tall

Want Ads Promote Savings In Daily Newspaper

Readers are urged to check the NEWS STAR WORLD WANT ADS for bargains and daily deals. A 3rd day rollaway bed and mattress sold for 35 dollars, with low day rates and cancellation privileges advertised.

Star —World

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