Texan Loses 525 After Hitchhikers Swindle
A 23 year old Texan, Charles Robertson of Dallas, says two hitchhikers he picked up after leaving Maxwell Air Force Base swindled him out of 525 dollars. He was staying in Ruston with one room shared by all three when one thief asked to hold the money and vanished with it. Police report a pair matching the hitchhiker description were seen near Ruston early morning.
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Air Force
Charles Robertson
Dallas
Ruston
C. O. Osbon
Robertson
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Six Louisiana Tourists Injured in Mexican Car Crash
Mexican police report six Louisiana tourists hurt in a two car accident near Monterrey. Dr Cipriano Maldonado of Monterrey died at the scene. Injured: Hervin J. Bergeron and wife Elsie of Opelousas, George Bergeron and Laura Bergeron of New Orleans, William and Mrs Kepner of Lawtell. Bergeron drove the first car. Lozcano of Monterrey drove the second car.
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Nuevo Laredq
Mexico
Louisiana
Monterrey
Hervin J. Bergeron
Opelousas
St. Landry Parish
Elsie
Cipriano Maldonado
Bergeron
George Bergeron
Laura
New Orleans
Former Senator In Hospital In Memphis
Former Senator D. X. McKellar, age 88, is in Baptist Hospital for a physical checkup and rest after an operation last winter for a duodenal ulcer. He entered the hospital Tuesday and is expected to remain for an indefinite time.
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Memphis
X. D. McKellar
Baptist Hospital
McKellar
Catholic Laymen Appeal To Pope Over New Orleans Rummel Integration Policy
A defiant Roman Catholic lay group in New Orleans appeals to Pope Pius XII challenging Archbishop Joseph Rummel’s push for racial integration in the diocese. The Association of Catholic laymen, ordered to disband last year, seeks a papal decree declaring segregation not morally wrong. The group vows to accept any papal decision while urging the Pope to halt further integration steps.
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New Orleans
Pius XII
Joseph Francis Rummel
Association of Catholic Laymen
Rummel
Earl Long
Louisiana
Khrushchev Warns West Germany War Risk in Speech
East German parliament hears Khrushchev warn that war over Germany could trigger hydrogen rocket attacks on the United States and urge restraint. He accuses Western powers of turning West Germany into a war base as Sept. 16 elections near.
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Berlin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
United States
Khrushchev
West Germany
Red Chieftain
Konrad Adenauer
Otto Grotewohl
England
France
Kremlin
Adenauer
Russia
Talent Contest Deadline Nears at Paramount Theatre
Walt Guarino, project coordinator, reports many inquiries from girls across northeast Louisiana as applications close at midnight. The preliminary contest at News-Star Paramount Theatre opens to all girls and will advance to state and district tests.
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News-Star- Paramount
Walt Guarino
Louisiana
Mundy Says Strong Air Force Prevented War
Maj. Gen. George W. Mundy told Monroe Rotary Club that World War III is prevented by U S air power and the atomic bomb. He cited strategic air command, B-47 B-52 and B-36 aircraft, and emphasized readiness for a split second war with global reach and a $10.2 billion equipment value. Mundy noted overseas bases, long range delivery of atomic bombs, and the dominance of air power in modern conflict.
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George W. Mundy
U. S
Mundy
Monroe
Strategic Air Command
United States
Government Forecasts 11.9 Million Bales Cotton Output
The Agriculture Department places this year's government controlled cotton crop at 11,897,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, below last year's 13.31 million and the ten year average. Texas accounts for 3,775,000 bales, about 78 percent of normal, with an indicated yield of 306 pounds per acre. The total includes about 11.4 million bales from past crops held in reserve and price support programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Texas
The
Department
Weather watchers monitor Gulf squalls near New Orleans
The weather bureau reports heavy squalls 150 to 200 miles south of New Orleans with winds up to 30 mph. Forecaster Arnold Sugg notes a slight chance of development as the system drifts west in the north central Gulf. Navy coordination and a hurricane hunter flight are under consideration. New Orleans confirms showers and a low pressure area with limited alarms.
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Miami
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Arnold Sugg
Gulf of Mexico
Sugg
Navy
Jacksonville
Parolee Dio Attacks Newsman at Senate Rackets Hearing
In Washington Johnny Dio the parolee and rackets figure charged into the Senate Office Building and slugged United Press photographer Stanley Tretick. He cursed as he fled into a taxi after the altercation and refused to answer questions. The incident came as Dio prepared to testify later in the rackets hearing.
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Washington
Johnny Dio
Pharaoher
Senate
Dio
Stanley Tretick
United Press
Dig
Senate Committee
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Edna Bolton Receives Nursing Degree at Northwestern State
Mrs. Edna Osborne Bolton of Oak Ridge earned a B S in nursing from Northwestern State College in Natchitoches after the summer term. A Oak Ridge High School graduate and sister of Mrs. W. D. Baugh, she will join the Confederate Memorial Medical Center in Shreveport after a short vacation. Billy Ray May of West Monroe, aged 21, once stricken with polio at 14, is highlighted as an inspiration for the physically handicapped.
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Edna Osborne Bolton
Oak Ridge
Northwestern State College
Natchitoches
Bolton
Oak Ridge High School
W. D. Baugh
Shreveport
Confederate Memorial Medical Center
Billy Ray May
West Monroe
Local Heat Expected With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for a high near 90 with cloudy skies today and tomorrow. Midmorning reached 83 after a low of 71, while yesterday’s highs ranged from 95 in Lafayette to 86 in Burrwood as temperatures spread from 71 at Monroe and Baton Rouge to 79 at Burrwood.
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Lafayette
Burrwood
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Senate Receives Weakened Civil Rights Bill From Senate
The Senate sent its watered down civil rights bill to the House as Speaker Sam Rayburn prepared a Friday statement on his plan to proceed. Rayburn declined comment on the measure after its 72 to 18 Senate approval and on Democratic plans to push final passage. The House had earlier passed a broader version, while the Senate limited it to voting rights with a jury guarantee for officials charged with contempt.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
White House
Rayburn
Civil Rights Bill Returns to House After Senate Vote
A 72 to 18 Senate vote sent the civil rights bill back to the House as President Eisenhower weighs a November special session. Civil rights advocates helped push the Senate version through though critics warned of stricter enforcement and possible veto risks. House support remains uncertain amid talks of compromise and conference revisions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Knowland
California
Senate Republican Policy Committee
For Sale Magic Chef Range Table Top Item
Sold notice and classified ad state a Magic Chef table top range is for sale priced at 20 dollars. Contact FA 3 8165 for details.
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