Democrats Open 2 Day Meeting Phenix Witness Murdered
In Phenix City Alabama a witness who testified before an emergency grand jury investigating the murder of Albert L Patterson was stabbed to death on the street. The victim Johnnie F Griffin 35 had told officials hours earlier he feared he would be killed. National Guardsmen continue patrols five months after Patterson's death as the grand jury weighs murder indictments.
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Phenix City
Ala
Albert L. Patterson
Patterson
Johnnie F. Griffin
Griffin
National Guardsmen
Brown Paper Mill Joins In Giving to Good Fellows
Good Fellows donations total 528.20 from Monroe Steam Laundry Hy A Whitfield S M Brown and others. Brown Paper Mill contributes 100.00 as a major gift to support holiday aid for Twin Cities families.
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Good Fellows
Twin Cities
Brown
Bastrop Boy Killed In Crash Near Perryville
An 11 year old Bastrop boy Tony Hudnall died at Bastrop General Hospital after a Friday morning wreck one mile north of Perryville on the Bastrop Monroe highway. His parents Faye and, 39 and 31, and brothers Jimmy 8 and Donnie 12 were injured. Deputies Beasley and Carpenter said the car heading toward Monroe crashed.
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Bastrop
Perryville
Bastrop - Monroe
Tony Hudnall
Bastrop General Hospital
Cinnired
Faye Hudnall
Jimmy
Donnie
Cliff Beasely
Robin Carpenter
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Suit Against DuPont Dismissed By Judge
Federal Judge Walter J. Labay dismissed the antitrust case against the DuPont family and the DuPont U S Rubber and General Motors holdings. He found no evidence of an agreement forcing GM to buy DuPont or U S Rubber products or of a scheme to create protected markets for DuPont. The government sought divestitures of GM stock and DuPont family stock in U S Rubber.
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Chicago
Walter J. Labay
DuPont
U. S. Rubber
General Motors
Labuy
U.S
U. S
Labay
Holiday Season In West Monroe Opens Tonight
West Monroe starts its Christmas season with the annual downtown party highlighting Santa Claus arrival around 4 45 p m and gift distribution to children. Sponsored by the West Monroe Businessmen Association the event blocks Trenton Street and is expected to last about an hour with police directing traffic.
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West Monroe
Santa Claus
H. B. Cannon
Cattle Die After Eating Wilted Cherry Leaves
Fifteen head of Hereford cattle died on a Columbia City farm after consuming wilted wild cherry tree leaves. Experts explained that fresh leaves are harmless but wilted ones release cyanide through a chemical action, causing the fatalities over three days.
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Columbia City
Ind
Charles Mattison
Dallas Selective Service to Skip President’s Greetings
Dallas County selective service officials announced that no greetings from the President would be sent out from December 21 through New Year’s Day.
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Dallas
Tex
Selective Service
United Nations Pressed By US To Free Fliers
The United States urged U N action to free 11 American airmen jailed by Red China on espionage charges. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. summoned the Allied members to an emergency session and pledged to pursue swift action. President Eisenhower indicated U N involvement could be necessary to uphold responsibility and self respect. U N options included Security Council action and Secretary General measures.
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United States
U. N
China
America
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Washington
U.N
Eisenhower
United Nations
State Dulles
Lodge
Security Council
Open House at Foster Homes December 12
Negro civic leaders and others will tour the newly opened Foster Homes project in Monroe. Samuel Rubin announced an open house for December 12 from 3 30 to 6 p m arranged to let leaders and prospective tenants view the low rent housing. The event is sponsored by the Baptist Missionary Societies Zinnia Garden Club and the Young Matrons Club with bus service planned for early spring.
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Samuel Rubin
Rubin
Monroe Housing Authority
Baptist Missionary Societies
Zinnia Garden Club
Young Matrons’ Club
Eisenhower and Knowland Clash on China and Russia Policy
President Eisenhower expressed hope that Republican leaders would not deviate on policy as Senate Majority Leader Knowland declined to comment. Knowland had supported hard lines against China to win prisoners release, while the President warned against blockades as acts of war and rejected severing ties with Russia.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
White House
State Department
United States
Red China
U.S
Russia
Sen
Know
Pope Pius XII’s Condition Improves Amid Ongoing Worries
Vatican reports say the 78 year old pope’s condition is satisfactory though concerns remain over a gastr ic disorder and possible ulcer. Dr Galeazzi-Lisi notes X rays and exams show no alarming change while Msgr Montini stays at the pope’s side as prayers continue for recovery.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Giovanni Batista Montini
Vatican Palace
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
McCarthy Condemned by Senate Over Two Counts
The Senate voted 67 to 22 to condemn Senator McCarthy for conduct on two counts ending a tense session. Democrats and one Independent supported the resolution, while Republican leaders split, with McCarthy saying he was glad the affair was over. The action marks the first official rebuke since 1929.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Morse
Oregon
Bennett
Judge May Render Decision Today In Sheffield Hearing
In U S District Court here the habeas corpus hearing on condemned killer Joseph Sheffield continued as defense attorney S E Lee Jr testified. Lee, the fourth of Sheffield's original five defense lawyers, faced questions about trial conduct and a statement by Deputy Sheriff Travis Bass that Sheffield was dangerous.
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Sheffield
Joseph Sheffield
Jair
S. E. Lee, Jr
Lee
Franklin Parish
John L. Waller
Hiram Waller
Travis Bass
Bass
Waller
Ben L. Dawkins, Jr
Circuit Court Grants Damages To Monroe Couple
The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals reverses the Fourth District ruling and awards Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas $15,474.82 for injuries from X-ray treatment at St. Francis Sanitarium. The decision notes Mrs. Thomas suffered X-ray burns attributed to Dr. Marion Lobrano in 1952 and 1953. The case originally involved Dr. Lobrano St. Francis Sanitarium and Aetna Insurance.
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals
State of Louisiana
Fourth District Court
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Edward Thomas
Jesse
Thomas
Charles Marion Lobrano
Sobrano
Aetna Insurance Company
Eyewitness accounts spark renewed interest in old Monroe murder
District Attorney Fred Fudiekar Jr reports a flood of calls about a 50 year old case after a letter from Ukiah asked about Oliver Purvis’s death in the FitzGerald Saloon in East Monroe. Eyewitnesses recount a Dec 24 1904 barroom melee with Steve Lee, later jailed, possibly pardoned or escaped.
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Fred Fudiekar, Jr
Ukiah
Calif
Oliver Purvis
Monroe
Steve Lee
Angola
Loyalty Pledge and New Chairman Top Agenda in New Orleans
The Democratic National Committee opens a two day deep South conference amid hopes for progress on the loyalty pledge that angered Dixie in 1952. A leadership dispute looms as Col. Jake Arvey warns against a floor fight over Mitchell’s successor and denies Adlai Stevenson backing for Butler.
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New Orleans
Democratic National Committee
Deep South
Dixie
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Jake Arvey
Illinois
Arvey
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
Butler
Adlai Stevenson
Scholarship For City Probation Officer Granted
Mayor John E. Coon announced that City Probation Officer Whitfield received a scholarship to the University of Southern California delinquency control institute for a three month course from February 28 to May 20 in Los Angeles. He will keep his salary and resume duties after completion. the award was recommended by Mayor Coon and Lawrence E. Higgins.
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John B. Whitfield
Coon
Whitfield
Coon and Higgins
McNeese State College Picked for S A C C S Membership
The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools yesterday elected McNeese State College in Lake Charles Louisiana to membership. The action occurred in Louisville Kentucky.
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M'Neese
Louisville
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
McNeese State College
Lake Charles
Where To Find It Prevent Forest Fires Keep Louisiana Green
Local campaign urges residents and visitors to follow fire safety rules in forests and parks. Officials highlight Louisiana’s wildfire risks and outline steps to prevent fires while enjoying outdoor areas.
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Louisiana
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Mich
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Mass
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Texas
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Zwicker
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Arthur Watkins
Utah
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