West Monroe Seen as Major North Louisiana City by Governor
Governor Earl Long praised West Monroe’s progress and state aid in highway improvements. He outlined state plans for routing the interstate through Monroe and West Monroe, noting early policy shifts toward aiding city streets used as connecting links. He cited reduced city costs and urged continued cooperation as routes are finalized.
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Earl Long
West Monroe
Louisiana
the News - Star
Long
Monroe
Highway Department
News Star-World Want Ad Advertiser Earns $50 Sale
A local advertiser ran a two line want ad over two days and cleared a $50 cash sale at a rate of $1.40 per ad. The brief listing highlights low cost and quick turnover.
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Newsstar—World
Eisenhower Offers Two Year Nuclear Test Suspension
U S officials see London talks likely to recess without a full agreement to end the arms race. President Eisenhower proposes a conditional two year halt, tied to a permanent stop of fissionable material production and strict inspections. The move aims to shift leverage but Zorin signals concerns over conditions. The package would include inspection, arms reductions, and missile controls. The United States will continue tests as security requires.
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U. S
White House
Soviet Union
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
State Department
U.S
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
London
Russia
United States
West
Rain Likely Tomorrow as Dry Spell Ends
The weatherman forecasts rain tomorrow as a large high pressure area recedes. Temperatures should reach 90 to 95 this afternoon, drop to 68 to 72 tonight, and the low last night was 66 after a high of 89 yesterday. No rainfall was recorded yesterday.
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Louisiana
Mayors Push For Higher State Cigarette Tax Share
Louisiana city leaders urged increasing the state cigarette tax share at a Baton Rouge meeting. The plan would double cities per capita receipts from seven million total, boosting Monroe's general fund to 362000 for 1957 58. Mayor W L Jack Howard supported the drive.
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James D. Sparks
Louisiana
Monroe
Sixth
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Municipal Association
Shreveport
Eral Fund
Ihs
LMA
Louisiana Police Jury Association
Train wreck blocks tracks near Shreveport
Thirty two cars of a Texas and Pacific freight train derailed in Natchitoches Parish about 40 miles southeast of Shreveport injuring no one. The wreck damaged 300 yards of track and telephones, with the engine and caboose still upright. cause attributed to a broken axle on car 71. The train originated in El Paso and was bound for New Orleans. crew members from Shreveport were identified.
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Natchitoches Parish
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Richard Hines
el Paso
Tex
New Orleans
Shreveport
Local and Regional Notes From The Area
Mrs. F L Smith Sr travels to Wooster Ohio to be with her stroke recovering mother Mrs D A Stout replacing planned vacation starting in September The two day tri state singing convention begins August 31 in Bogalusa with sessions and meals at Bogalusa Junior High Violet Polk is president and Dave L Pearce is vice president The People's Homestead and Savings Association reports carillon chimes now in operation starting at 7 a m Q A Easterling Sr explains auto start and more details continue on page five
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Wooster, O
D. A. Stout
Smith’s
Wooster
Bogalusa
Tri - State
Violet Polk
Baton Rouge
Dave L. Pearce
Louisiana
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Q. A. Easterling, Sr
Demos Open To Right To Vote Bill Compromise
House Democrats led by Speaker Rayburn said they will consider a GOP proposal or another plan on the stalled civil rights bill. Rayburn kept options open but warned no full acceptance yet and noted no firm decision until talks progress. Republican leaders may tweak their plan to win Democratic support.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Toto
Bill
Teamsters Boss Brewster Sentenced to Year in Jail
Frank W. Brewster Western head of the Teamsters Union was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Sirica to one year in jail and fined 1000 dollars for contempt of Congress. The judge refused probation and allowed bond pending appeal after Brewster refused to produce records and answer questions before the Senate Investigations subcommittee in January.
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Washington
Frank W. Brewster
Teamsters Union
Congress
U.S. Dist
John Sirica
Brewster
Sirica
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Polio Outlook Brightens in Ouachita Parish
Polio cases in Ouachita Parish show a sharp decline in 1957 under Dr. W. Carroll Summer. Last year saw seven cases with six paralytic and one non paralytic, plus 12 more cases by year end. This year reports only two polio cases, neither given Salk injections, with the first in April being paralytic and the second non paralytic.
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Ouachita Parish
W. Carroll Summer
Summer
Cost of living hits all time high in July
The July cost of living rose one half percent marking an 11th straight monthly increase. Food prices surged one percent driving the gain while most groups climbed except housing and apparel. About 1.3 million workers under escalator wage contracts will receive small raises.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Hoffa Denies recruitment attempt in 1953 taxi case
Senate Rackets Committee reviews a 1953 wiretapped call in which James Hoffa tells Johnny Dio he aimed to recruit New York taxi drivers. Hoffa admits talking to Dio to claim Teamsters jurisdiction over 30 000 cab drivers but says his goal was to secure a foothold in New York and deny Dio a rival drive led by Thomas Hickey. The panel presses for a yes or no on Hoffa bringing Dio into the union to gain influence in New York.
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Washington
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Johnny Dio
New York
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Dio
Hickey
Thomas Hickey
Teamsters
Dio’s
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Tom Hickey
Union
McClellan
D - Ark
Joe Louis
Louis
Chicago
Agnes Heads For Siberia
Typhoon Agnes, after striking the southern tip of Korea and causing six deaths eleven missing two thousand homeless and six hundred thousand dollars in damage moves toward Siberia. A U S military spokesman said there were no American casualties.
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Siberia
Korea
U.S
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