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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1957

Page

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Marilyn Monroe Loses Baby After Operation

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller faced a miscarriage after an emergency operation at Doctors Hospital in New York. Doctors said the baby was unsavable and the mother’s life took priority. Miller rode in the ambulance to the city as doctors and a press representative visited.

New York Arthur Miller Doctors Hospital Miss Monroe Millers Amagansett Long Island Miller Warren Fisher Fisher Marilyn Marilyn Monroe

Grevemberg Defends Dayries Amid New Orleans Graft Probe

Former state police head Francis Grevemberg accused Mayor Morrison of painting Provosty Dayries as the scapegoat in the New Orleans police graft scandal. He said Dayries, police superintendent, was hindered by Morrison while trying to reform the department as a grand jury investigates bribery affecting nearly 100 officers.

New Orleans Francis Grevemberg deLesseps Morrison Provosty Dayries Grevemberg Dayries Morrison Orleans Parish Ment

FHA Rate Hike Imminent Amid Home Loan Shakeup

Congressional sources say FHA plans to raise the mortgage rate from 5 to 5 1/2 percent with changes to down payment requirements and discount ceilings. Aides note Congress authorized lower down payments and tighter discount limits in new housing legislation signed by President Eisenhower.

Washington Congressional Federal Housing Administration Congress Eisenhower FHA Rep. Rains D-Ala House

News Star Classified Ad Promises Quick Results

A bold sales pitch touts the News Star World classified ads as delivering results on the first day. It promotes a 2 wheel trailer in good condition listed for 70 cents, with contact at Fern St. Bawcomville and the phone FA 3-9134. It urges readers to place a For Sale ad with low seven day rates and cancellation privileges.

News-Star—World Fern St. Bawcomville W. M News - Star World

Local dignitaries visit Monroe and West Monroe this week

State Supreme Court Justice Frank W. Hathorne visited Monroe and West Monroe this week. Miss Jimmie Mizell of Oak Grove, a June Louisiana Tech graduate, will teach at Sarepta High School. Four northeast Louisiana men returned from Far East assignments aboard the USS General W.M. Mitchell, arriving in Seattle on July 30: Laddie L. Eaves Ruston William B. Kennedy Jr. Ruston Elton Lewis Jonesboro Fred L. Neal Bernice. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bagwell continued.

State Supreme Court Frank W Slick) Hathorne Monroe West Monroe Ouachita and Morehouse Parish Jimmie Mizell Oak Grove Louisiana Tech Sarepta High School Northeast Louisiana Far East General W.M. Mitchell Seattle Wash Laddie L. Eaves Ruston William B. Kennedy, Jr Elton Lewis Jonesboro Fred L. Neal Bernice

Witness Says Unions Exploit Workers in New York

Senate rackets committee testimony alleges hoodlum controlled unions and employers conspired to exploit nearly one million Puerto Rican and Black workers in New York City. McNiff cites 22 unions colluding on verbal contracts and rates near the federal minimum, denying workers copies of agreements to obscure benefits. The probe links Dio and Hoffa to labor domination on the East Coast with charges of sweetheart contracts.

Washington Senate New York City John McNiff The Assn. of McNiff New York ILGWU Dave Dubinsky Dubinsky McClellan D-Ark New York Area Johnny Dio James R. Hoffa Teamsters Dio AFL United Auto Workers Hoffa Eastern Seaboard Lester Washburn Rhinelander Wis

U S Envoy Involved Cuba In Tight Military Grip

Havana reports Batista's army enforces strict military rule after a Santiago de Cuba protest. Censorship tightens as constitutional guarantees are suspended again. Smith arrives as ambassador amid demonstrations. Police disperse crowds. some arrests made. port and bank closures noted.

Havana Fulgencio Batista Cuba Santiago de Cuba Earl E. T. Smith U.S Batista Santiago Oriente Bueycito Smith

Eisenhower assails jury trial clause in civil rights bill

President Eisenhower condemned the Senate added jury trial provision as weakening the nations judiciary and rendering the voting rights bill largely ineffective. He warned that it would disenfranchise many qualified voters and criticized the debate as filled with extraneous issues. The White House said a veto was possible but not assured, and Sen Knowland suggested the bill might stall in conference. Continued on page two.

Washington Eisenhower Senate Sen. Potter R-Mich White House James C. Hagerty Congress Sen Knowland California GOP House Hagerty Potter Sen. Knowland House of Representatives

Whatcha Doin Mister Bandit Upstage by Boy

In Dallas a bandit robbed a Safeway and escaped with about $1,000 after forcing manager W C Watts to open the safe. A curious seven year old boy taunted the thief shouting questions about the loot and purchase plans. Watts warned the youth to back off as the bandit fled.

Dallas Tex Safeway W. C. Watts Auacent

Runaway Horse Kills Coushatta Child Near Highway Crash

A 4-year-old girl, Lilliar Elaine Wood, was killed when a runaway horse dragged her into the path of a large trailer truck on U.S. Highway 71 ten miles north of Coushatta Louisiana. The horse had to be destroyed after the incident. Funeral services were planned for the afternoon.

Coushatta Lilliar Elaine Wood U.S. Highway 71 Here Red River Parish Wood Red Wood

Open Skies plan widens to cover U S S R and parts of Europe

U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposed a broad open skies scheme to allow aerial and ground inspections across the United States Canada and the Soviet Union and a defined European zone. The proposal aims to break the East West deadlock by giving inspections of ports rails highways air fields and key borders with mutual consent and regional exceptions.

London John Foster Dulles United States Soviet Union Europe Carantelan Am Hahatil Opcanly U. S U. N Dulles Britain France Canada Eisenhower U.S.S.R Denmark Norway Arctic Circle Alaska Greenland Kamchatka Peninsula Aleutian and Kurile Islands United Kingdom British Isles

Warm Weekend Forecast With Scattered Showers

Weatherman calls for a warm weekend with scattered afternoon showers and a drop in temperatures. Morning readings near 87, after a low of 76 overnight. tonight’s low 74 to 78, with tomorrow’s high 90 to 95. State highs yesterday ranged from 84 in New Orleans to 95 in Monroe.

New Orleans Monroe

Panic Underground Blast Hits Philadelphia Subway

An early morning blast on a six car Broad Street line train injured scores and sparked panic among rush hour travelers. Officials say a motor short circuit triggered a circuit breaker explosion, derailing the lead car and causing a minor fire as passengers fled to the Erie Avenue platform.

Philadelphia Broad Street Philadelphia Transportation Co Erie Ave Edward Caswell

Five White Teens Sentenced in Negro Slaying

Five members of the gang known as the Rebels received prison terms from 14 to 20 years for the hammer slaying of Alvin Palmer, a 17 year old on Chicago’s South Side. One member got 50 years earlier, while two others get new trials as prosecutors’ case narrows.

Chicago Alvin Palmer Bfore Wilbert F. Crowley Criminal Court Joseph Schwartz Palmer Crowley Ronald Rybka Thomas Trybula Edward Fron Edward Gorski Raymond Kozlowski Lawrence Atlas

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