Labor Secretary Opposes Right To Work Laws At CIO Meeting
Secretary James P. Mitchell challenged state right to work statutes in 17 states. He said such laws harm job creation restrict union security and undermine labor strength while inviting repeal. He spoke at the CIO convention after sending warm greetings from President Eisenhower.
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Los Angeles
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
South
West
CIO
AFL
Eisenhower
Yoshida Quits Amid rising opposition in Japan
Tokyo AP reports prime minister Shigeru Yoshida stepped down as Diet opposition neared a no confidence vote. Ichiro Hatoyama emerged as likely successor. he favors Western relations and expanded trade with Russia and China. Diet vote planned soon. coalition holds about 253 votes to Yoshida's 185. Market reacted with an immediate stock surge on the resignation news.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Yoshida
Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Diet
Hatouma
San Francisco
Supreme Court Rules States Cannot Bar Interstate Truckers
The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that states may not bar interstate truckers on their highways for repeated overloads. It held only the Interstate Commerce Commission can issue and abridge permits for multi state traffic, voicing implications for highway enforcement and weight limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sen. Monroney
Oklahoma
Rep
Harris
Arkansas
Congress
Illnois
Inter- State Commerce Commission
ICC
Illinois
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Draft Dodgers in Tokyo Captured While Trying to Slip to Japan
Nihon Keizai reports 438 South Koreans, mostly youths, were detained in the last two months as they attempted to flee to Japan to avoid the draft.
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Tokyo
Nihon Keizai
Iio
Japan
Monroe's White Schools Join Southern Association Program
Supt. Van D. Odom announced that all white elementary schools in Monroe join the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools program for kindergarten through eighth grade. Neville High School already belonged to the association, and the move aims to improve educational opportunities for all elementary students in the region.
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Southern Association of Colleges
Supt
van D. Odom
Supt. Odom
Neville High School
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Louisiana Lady Of Tallulah Mayor’s Wife Featured
Mrs. W. P. Sevier Jr., wife of Tallulah mayor, is spotlighted as Louisiana Lady of the Month in the Louisiana Municipal Review. The article lauds her Southern gentility, hospitality, hobbies like horseback riding and gardening, church and civic work, and Southern cooking influence in entertaining.
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W. P. Sevier, Jr
Tallulah
Louisiana Municipal Review
Louisiana Municipal Association
McCarthy Assails Eisenhower Over Communist Exposure
Senator McCarthy denounces President Eisenhower for congratulating senators who delay exposing Communists. He cites Watkins and Flanders as partial causes of impeding his anti-Communist efforts and criticizes the president during a Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Congress
Sens
Watkins
Utah
Flanders
Clampit Trial Postponed In U S Court Over Defense Illness
Shannon Doyle Clampit, a local youth charged with draft law violation, saw his U S District Court case postponed indefinitely by Judge Ben Dawkins Jr due to the defense attorney's brother illness. No new trial date was set, likely not before spring term. arraignment previously marked a not guilty plea as a conscientious objector.
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Shannon Doyle Clampit
U.S
Ben Dawkins, Jr
U. S
Clampit
Mercury Drops to Season’s Low in Twin Cities
Cold 25 degrees with calm winds marked the season’s low in the Twin Cities area on Tuesday. By noon the temperature rose to 40 degrees while Monroe’s low at Selman Field reported by the CAA was the state’s lowest. High broken clouds and no rain were noted.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Selman Field
Break In Cold Snap Predicted For Louisiana Mississippi
The Weather Bureau forecast a break in the cold snap for Louisiana and Mississippi tonight with warmer temperatures expected tomorrow. Subfreezing readings last night included 22 degrees at Greenville and Tupelo, with low near 24 in Monroe.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
Greenvile
Tupelo
Monroe
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Greenwood
Jackson
Meridian
McComb
Biloxi
Shreveport
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Moisant
West Monroe Man Faces Cattle Theft Charge
A West Monroe man discharged from the armed forces two months ago is jailed in Ouachita Parish on cattle theft charges. Sheriff Bailey Grant said he is held on a $2,000 bond and is sought in two other parishes for similar thefts. The suspect, identified as Crider, 22, of 1301 North Third Street, West Monroe, faces warrants in Richland and Franklin parishes with bonds set accordingly.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Grant
Tke Crider
North Third Street
Richland
Franklin Parishes
Democrats Fire At GOP Budget Promises
In Washington Democrats attack Secretary Humphrey for declaring a balanced budget unlikely next year. Sen Sparkman and Sen Douglas call 1952 pledges unreal. Humphrey aims to keep the deficit under three billion next year and notes this year’s deficit near four billion. Eisenhower to brief Congress after next month’s session.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sen. Sparkman
Ala
Sparkman
Sen
Douglas
Dtil
Ives
R-Ny
Congress
Eisenhower
Sheppard Teary On Hearing Wife Is Dead In Court Testimony
Dr. Samuel Sheppard collapsed in tears when told Marilyn Sheppard was dead as testimony in his murder trial continued. Brother Dr. Richard Sheppard described arriving at the home and finding Sam in a red leather chair moaning and crying after the news.
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Richard Sheppard
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Marilyn Sheppard
Sam
Marilyn
Richard
Chip
Sheppard
Stephen Sheppard
Sinking tug off Florida coast spurs rescue of three survivors
Three sailors from the tug Barbara were rescued after it sank about 70 miles southwest of Panama City in a storm. A life raft with two men was spotted and another crew member was drawn from the water by the Helen Sykes and Coast Guard aircraft. The vessel had reported losing a rudder and leaking, with pumps failing to keep up before being cut loose from the accompanying oil barge.
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Coast Guard
New Orleans
S. S
Helen Sykes
Barbara
Panama City
Cardigan
S. S. Bradford Island
Anti-Integration Forces Threaten Violence In Ala
In Linden Alabama a White Citizens Council meeting warned that blood will be spilled on campus if Negroes try to enter white schools. State Senator Wal ter Givhan disputing federal action said the U S Army is not big enough to enforce integration. Over 400 whites attended as McClain Pitts vowed to maintain segregation without violence. Givhan accused the NAACP of aiming to open bedroom doors to Black men in white areas.
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Linden
Ala
Alabama
Marengo County
Parrish High School
Selma
Givhan
National Assn
Gen Maxwell Taylor Visits South Korea For Four Day Tour
General Maxwell D Taylor commander of U S Army forces in the Far East flew to South Korea for a four day visit. He will meet military leaders and inspect bases during the trip through the region.
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Tokyo
Maxwell D Taylor
Far East
South Korea
Monroe Considers Fluoridation After Shreveport Ruling
Monroe may add fluoride to the water after the Shreveport court ruling cleared an obstacle. Mayor John Coon and Streets Commissioner Wayne Huckaby voiced support and a public hearing history showed both sides present. The council had delayed the decision pending the high court's ruling.
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Monroe
John FE. Coone
City Hall
U. S. Supreme Court
Shreveport
Coon
Wayne Huckaby
Huckaby
All Goes Well With Pope Pius XII
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII, 78, rested quietly after a fourth straight night of improved sleep. Dr. Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi said the pontiff could take more nourishment as specialists intensified a new treatment using blood plasma, liver extracts, vitamins, amino acids, and small oral broths to rebuild strength.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi - Lisi
Vatican
Motherless Woman Sends $10 In Memory Of Mother
A reader from Monroe Louisiana in December 1954 donates ten dollars to Goodfellows in memory of her mother who died after a long illness. She signs as a friend and asks for no publicity, hoping the gift brings Christmas cheer to others in need.
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Barbers
Monroe
Eesterees
D. A. Altick Pere
Jo Rhodes Ry
W. B. Jinabnet
Mrs J. F. Wetzel
Daddy
Brigette
H. E Conn
Sicily Island
Prevent Forest Fires Keep Louisiana Green
Ambitious public notice urges forest preservation across Louisiana. It highlights danger seasons and promotes careful behavior to reduce fires. The message underscores community responsibility and environmental stewardship.
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