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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1955

Page

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Frankfurt apartment collapse buries residents after blast

A five story Frankfurt building exploded around 5 30 am causing collapse burying occupants under brick. Police report 10 dead seven injured with 25 feared trapped and a nearby wall toppled. Rescue efforts included German and U S teams with heavy equipment and state police led by Heinrich Schneider.

Frankfurt Germany U.S. Army Muehlheim Hélsian Heinrich Schneider

Attlee resigns as Labour leader ending 20 year reign

London AP reports Clement Attlee the mild temperate socialist who built Britain's welfare state resigns as Labour leader. The three cornered race develops among Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell and left wing chief Bevan. Attlee, 72, steps down after two decades in the post citing age and ill health.

London Clement Attlee Britain Labor Party Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell Bevan Morrison Gaitskell Attlee Labor

Tear Gas Subdues Student Rioters At U. of Georgia

Police and troopers used tear gas to disperse a crowd of over 1,500 male students at the University of Georgia during a campus demonstration in Athens. Two students were arrested, rocks were thrown at patrol cars, and effigies of a university dean were hung as the protest disrupted traffic amid ongoing Sugar Bowl tensions and debates over segregation in state athletic contests.

Athens University of Georgia Marvin Griffin Georgia Tech Pittsburgh Griffin Tech State Capitol Governor’s Mansion William Tate Georgia State Board of Regents

Doctor Wanted For Kidnapping Held In Arizona

Dr. Frank Sainburg, charged in New York with kidnapping his 4 year old son, was arrested in a Yuma motel with his son Phillip II and Mary Jean Nance, 4, daughter of his present wife. Samburg held awaiting Ithaca warrant.

Yuma, Ariz Frank Sainburg New York Phillip II Mary Jean Nance Samburg Ithaca Veterans Hospital Big Spring Tex R. G. Dehn Yuma William C. Simmers Sainburg Flamingo Jack Carpenter Snyder Dehn

Reds Arrest Two U S Soldiers In Cabaret Row

East Berlin radio reports two American soldiers were arrested by Communist police after beating cabaret performer Werner Liehr unconscious at the Distel night club. An Army spokesman had no information. The report ties to Berlin tensions over four power status and detainees.

Berlin East Berlin Werner Liehr Distel U. S. Army Reds U. S Russia Liehr East German Republic

Gagliano Loses Appeal in Deportation Case

Giuseppe Gagliano on the undesired alien list faced accelerated deportation after the Supreme Court denied his appeal on November 21. Federal Judge J Skelly Wright canceled his bail and the stay of deportation pending appeal yesterday.

New Orleans Giusseppe Gagliano U.S. Attorney General U. S. Supreme Court J. Skelly Wright Gagliano

Four Children Die In Kansas City Frame House Fire

A Kansas City blaze destroyed a four room frame home killing four children. Parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Joseph Hazlett and two other children escaped. Firemen blamed a heater placed too close to a kitchen wall for the fire.

Kansas City Lawrence Joseph Hazlett Helen Agnes Mary Ellen Duane Anthony Donald Joseph Hazlett Wilkie Dye Shirley Sue Martin Eugene Mrs. Hazlett Martin

Good Fellows Strive To Help Needy Families At Christmas

In a flood of letters to Good Fellows a 12 year old girl asks for a coat for her 14 year old brother who lacks warm clothing. She explains her father is ill and the family fears a bleak Christmas, urging aid to prevent hardship as volunteers hope to reach $4,000.

Industry Group Backs Proposed Plane Operation

The Monroe Area Industrial Development Corporation MAIDCO endorses Brown Aero Corp plans to set up at Selman Field. MAIDCO executive manager Walter Koch announced support Wednesday as Brown Aero seeks lease of hangar three from the city council ahead of a January lease expiry by current holder Joe Josephs.

Monroe Area Industrial Development Corporation Brown Aero Corp Selman Field Walter Koch Maidco John Brown William White Monroe Joe Josephs Josephs Koch

Amnesia victim fails to recognize wife and child in Dalton

Gerald Jerome Coin a 25 year old amnesia victim from Alabama City Alabama was reunited with his wife Janet and their two year old daughter Jackie in Dalton after eighteen months apart but did not recognize them. He traveled from Hattiesburg Mississippi to Dalton seeking help from police to identify him and his hometown was learned by the FBI fingerprint service.

Dalton, Ga Gerald Jerome Coin Coin Alabama City Ala Janet Jackie Hattiesburg, Miss Police FBI

Merged Labor Unions Reject GOP Appeal in New York

AFL-CIO delegates, over 1,400, condemn Eisenhower era labor policy and denounce NLRB actions. They criticize administration economic policy for inflation, high interest rates, and failure to repeal Taft Hartley provisions. The resolution opposes current monetary policy as insufficient for economic expansion.

New York Afl-Cio Eisenhower National Labor Relations Board

Candidates For Legislature To Talk To Women

A Ouachita parish meeting of all district state representative and senator candidates will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in the parish courthouse. The League of Women Voters sponsors the event to let candidates state their platforms with a question and answer period. Representative candidates present include Shady Wall Richard Ware Lawrence Gibbs Lee Thompson and Gilbert Faulk with incumbents Faulk and Wall. Senatorial candidates James Sparks and H Y Johnson will appear Sparks is the incumbent.

Ouachita Parish Ouachita and Jackson Parishes Parish Court House League of Women Voters Vera Troy League Troy Shady Wall Richard Dick) Ware Lawrence Gibbs Lee Thompson Gilbert Faulk Faulk Wall James Sparks H. Y. Johnson Sparks

Navy Jet Rams Homes in Windsor Farms Crash

Navy Banshee jet from Attack Squadron 76 based at Oceana Naval Air Station crashed in Windsor Farms Richmond. Pilot Ens Robert Amman USN parachuted to safety after the 20 000 foot loss of control, landed miles away unhurt. One home demolished, no injuries reported.

Richmond Windsor Farms Ens Robert Amman USN Oceana Naval Air Station Virginia Beach Amman Dallas Texas

Clear Weather Forecast for Twin City Area

Weather officials forecast a clear day in the Twin City area with south southwest winds around 10 mph. The morning high reached 62 degrees before noon and the low dipped to 37 degrees about 5:30 a.m.

Twin City

Ki-Ro-Li Lakeshore School Types Approved By Board

The Quachita parish school board decided on building types for Ki-Ro-Li and Lakeshore schools after a report by Hugh Balfour. Inside corridor designs were favored for Ki-Ro-Li as cost effective and site suitable, with bids to be advertised January 18 and plans advanced by the architect.

Quachita Parish Ki-Ro-Li Lakeshore Hugh Balfour Ine Poara W. W. Ward Balfour Highland School Shady Grove School Shady Grove

House to House Drive Aids Crippled Children Center

The Ouachita Parish Society for Crippled Children and Adults launches a house to house drive on Sunday December 18 from 5 30 to 6 30 p m to raise funds for the Carolyn Rose Strauss Rehabilitation Center. The center will cost 120000 with 60000 from the Strauss Foundation and federal funds. Women’s clubs and organizations in the Twin Cities are asked to participate and receive canvassing areas at a 7 30 p m December 16 meeting in the United Gas auditorium on Louisville avenue.

Strauss Foundation Carolyn Rose Strauss Twin Cities Ouachita Parish United Gas Auditorium Louisville Avenue

Skeleton Found In Tomb Stirs Wyoming Case

In Casper a woman's skeleton was found in a concrete tomb in the home of James Alexander. Rose Alexander said Barbara Alexander died when bricks toppled during a 1953 visit. The body was buried in dry cement and later covered with dirt and a concrete floor. Police drill the basement seeking answers about the murder and missing children.

Casper Wyo Barbara Alexander Natrona County Ray Whittaker Rose Alexander James Whittaker Alexander Alexanders Barbara Rose Carter Casper High School Worland Alex

Yuletide Parade Float Sponsors Announced in Monroe

The Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce lists 13 float sponsors for the annual Christmas parade at 3 p m Saturday. Churches and groups like Covenant Presbyterian St Pauls Methodist Salvation Army and YWCA YMCA sponsor floats with live animals on Manger Scene and Inn entries.

Monroe James Williams Monroe - West Monroe The Covenant Presbyterian Church St. Paul’s Methodist Church Neville Tigerettes Retail Merchants Association Santa Claus Williams Salvation Army St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Bethlehem St. Paschhal’s Catholic Church First Christian Church Shepherds Memorial Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church First Methodist Church South Side

Ask About Our Low 7 Day Rates With Cancellation Privileges

A brief inquiry highlighting low seven day rates and cancellation privileges. The note emphasizes flexible terms and urges customers to inquire for details and conditions.

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