Voters Await Noe Rainach Endorsements in runoff
Louisiana voters watched defeated candidates William Rainach and James Noe for word on which candidate they will endorse for the January 9 Democratic primary runoff. Neither would speak yet but hinted a statement in days. Morrison and Davis led the first primary. Dodd endorsed Morrison. Local officials and other minor candidates voiced support as campaigns plan a long five week push.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
William Rainach
James Noe
Jee
Rainach
Noe
deLesseps Morrison
Jimmie Davis
Morrison
Davis
William Dodd
Allen LaCombe
Holt Allen
Jena Grocer
John B. Krey Jr
C. C
Taddy) Aycock
Senators Probe For More Data On Drug Costs
Senate anti trust subcommittee opens a broad inquiry into drug pricing with findings that Schering Upjohn and Merck price two arthritis drugs at about 29.8 cents to customers while wholesale cost is 4.8 to 13.4 cents. Schering's price for a female disorder remedy rose over 7 000 percent. Francis C Brown defends pricing as competitive while Estes Kefauver presses for fairness and value.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee
Schering, Upjohn and
Merck
John M. Blair
Schering Corp
Francis C. Brown
Schering
Subcommittee
Brown
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Plucky Teacher Fails Robbery Attempt in Manhattan
Mary Carpenter a 58 year old schoolteacher was grabbed from behind near her Manhattan home. She kept control of her purse gesture thwarted the mugger. patrolman arrested Gilbert Malin 17 charged with assault and robbery.
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New York
Mary Carpenter
Manhattan
Gilbert Malin
Mother Of 4 Dies In Crash Driver Charged
A 38-year-old West Monroe mother of four died in a head on crash on Whites Ferry Road. Her children and a brother were injured but not seriously. The other driver, Marvin W. Matlock, 23, Monroe, charged with negligent homicide and DUI and held in Ouachita Parish jail.
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West Monroe
Whites Ferry
Lillian Acree
Box 81
James A. Acree
David
Ikey
Judith
Carolyn
Borther
William Bayles
St. Francis Hospital
Marvin W. Matlock
Monroe Painter
Georgia Street
Ouachita Parish
Acree
Aruba’s Miss Garelick Stars With Three Girls Act
Miss Bennie Garelick and her trio of two violinists and an accordionist perform on Aruba in the Netherlands West Indies Caribbean. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Garelick of this city.
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Bennie Garelick
Aruba
Netherlands
Dutch West Indies
Caribbean
Miss Garelick
J.&. Garelick
Neville High Band to Perform at City Marching Festival
Neville High School exhibition band will join a marching festival at Nev ile Stadium tonight at 7 p m. Other bands include Ouachita and West Monroe with director Herbert Gathright announcing. Out of state men will serve. continued on page two
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Neville High School
Nevile Stadium
Ouachita
West Monroe
Herbert Gathright
Neville
Goodfellows Seeks More Donations for Monroe Area Christmas
At the start of week two, Goodfellows reports a promising collection total but requires several thousand dollars to ensure Christmas for many needy families in Monroe West Monroe. Food clothing and some toys are still requested at Goodfellows headquarters. A local neighbor writes on behalf of a five child family describing their father, a carpenter, with little work.
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Goodfellows
Monroe-West Monroe
Monroe
Lone gunman holds up West Monroe Seven-Eleven
Police continue search for a lone holdup artist who robbed a West Monroe Seven-Eleven on North 7th Street. Clerk Elroy Glosup said the thief, described as a young stranger, escaped on foot with about $200 after forcing him to surrender the cash. Suspects have been questioned by Police Chief Jelf Caldwell.
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West Monroe
North 7Th Street
Jelf Caldwell
Elroy Glosup
Clear Skies Predicted Through Midweek in Monroe
The weatherman forecasts clear skies for Monroe through Wednesday with cooler conditions. Overnight low could dip to 36, after a 35 degree low last night and 39 this morning. Monday high reached 59, with Wednesday highs expected 60 to 64.
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Monroe
Final 1959 cotton crop estimate falls from prior month
The Agriculture Department sets 1959 cotton output at 14,701,000 bales of 500 pounds, down 100,000 from last month’s estimate. Louisiana and Mississippi yields total 945,000 and 1,570,000 bales, with a carryover of 8,900,000 bales. Acres planted and harvested rise, and growers vote December 15 on continuing 1960 price-support program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Promises More Aid To Pakistan
Eisenhower vows new military and economic aid to Pakistan during talks with President Ayub Khan in Karachi. A 400 word communique outlined cooperation for mutual security and the two nations shared views on world affairs. Ike praised Pakistan as a courageous ally and received a rousing reception from 15,000 citizens.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Karachi
Pakistan
Eisenhower
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub
Free World
Sino-Soviet Bloc
Family of Free Nations
Mauripur
Eisenhow
Kabul
Afghanistan
Ike
Zindabad
Help Requested for West Monroe Family in Need
A minister from West Monroe appeals for aid for a mother and her five children aged 18 months, five, seven, eight, and ten. They need school clothes and Christmas food.
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West Monroe
Child, 6, Drowns In Creek Near Home
SHREVEPORT LA AP Six year old David Dupree son of Mr and Mrs Edward Dupree of Five miles northeast of Many fell into a creek while playing near his home and drowned yesterday authorities said
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Shreveport
David Dupree
Terday
Edward Dupree
Many
Silver model of Badshahi Mosque presented in Karachi
In Karachi Pakistan today a silver model of the Badshahi Masjid in Lahore was presented to President Eisenhower. The mosque, built in the 17th century by Emperor Aurangzeb, is the world’s largest and a premier Moghul architectural example. Eisenhower will also visit the Taj Mahal during his India trip.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Eisenhower
Lahore
Aurangzeb
India
Shah Jahan
Muntaz
Sharp Dispute Marks Opening Of Finch Trial
Opening of the Finch murder trial in Los Angeles features a fierce dispute over venue. Dr. R Bernard Finch seeks a change of venue citing publicity, while co defendant Carole Tregoff opposes moving her trial. The case centers on the death of Barbara Finch, 33, found shot on estate grounds in West Covina.
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Los Angeles
Finch
R. Bernard Finch
California
Carole Tregoft
Hall of Justice
Civic Center
Coyina
Lady Barbara
Barbara Finch
Carole Tregoff
Barbara
Lyle Daugherty
Jean
Carole Tregoff Pappa
James Pappa
Carole
West Covina
The One Tax That Sparked the American Revolution
A humorous take recalls how a single tax helped ignite the American Revolution, underscoring how taxation sparked protest and united colonists against British rule.
Pilot Nursed To Safety By Air Controller
In Hammond Louisiana a student pilot was brought down safely after his first night solo flight encountered icing. Rudolph Spremich of New Orleans spotted the distressed plane on radar and guided Davis to a grass air strip while coordinating with state police to illuminate the field.
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Hammond
UPI
J. M. Davis
New Orleans
McComb
Miss
Davis
Rudolph Spremich
Spremich
Two Americans Receives Long Prison Terms in Cuba
Frank Austin Young 38 from Miami and Peter John Lambton 24 from Nassau were sentenced to 30 and 25 years respectively by a Cuban military tribunal for conspiring against Fidel Castro. Co-defendant Fernando Bertot 24 received 30 years as prosecutors sought death for him.
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Pinar del Rio
Ap)i
Frank Austin Young
Miami
Peter John Lambton
Nassau
Fidel Castro
Young
Fernando Bertot
Columbia University
Lambton
Bertot
del Pino
Lucio Linares Gastell
Royal Air Force
Cuba
Reds Claim New Transplantation
Hong Kong AP reports Chinese Communists claim two dog head transplants succeeded with the head living 32 hours in the first case and 5 days 4 hours in the second case. The Soviet Union had previously claimed a dog head transplant but kept the animal alive for only short periods.
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Hong Kong
Soviet Union
Pilot describes 19 mile ascent to world altitude record
Navy Cmdr. Lawrence E. Flint Jr. details a rapid climb from Edwards AFB in a McDonnell 4H Phantom II to about 90,000 feet. He describes weightlessness and darkness, the thin air at 38,000 feet, and sight of Earth's curvature during the high speed ascent.
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Los Angeles
Space
Navy
Lawrence E. Flint Jr
California
Edwards Air Force Base
Escape With Arsenal From Carolina Prison
Twenty dangerous convicts seized control of North Carolina's maximum security prison and fled with 17 weapons including a submachine gun. They used a prison truck and possibly two cars toward the Virginia line as the FBI joined the case. Charles Yank Stewart led 14 whites and six black inmates with six life-termers among them.
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Yanceyville
N. C
UPI
North Carolina
Caswell County
Virginia
Here
FBI
Washington
Stewart
William F. Bailey
Mother Slain By Son After Having 'A Bad Dream
In Redondo Beach California a 17 year old son fatally stabbed his mother Edna Fisher 38 and seriously wounded his stepfather Don Fisher 26 after waking from a claimed bad dream. Police found the son in a dead faint beside Edna. he gave no clear account. Edna died after emergency surgery. The son Edgar Lee Cox was taken to Torrance police on suspicion of murder. His year old daughter escaped the attack.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Don Fisher
Fisher
Edna
News Star World Want Ad for Cash and Gas Range
Christmas shopping push with a WANT AD offering a gas range in excellent condition for 50 dollars. Contact number FA 5-2879 for buyers and FA 2-5161 to place ads.
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News-Star -World
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Sam Jones
Earl Long
Jones
Long
Twin City
Charles
Yank) Stewart
James Edward Christy
Ivy Bluff
Raleigh
Central Prison
Charles W. Tillman
Lloyd O Purifoy
Butch
J. B Brown
Linda Bird
Kathryn Bird
R. L. Wood
C. A. Hunt
Louise Cason
K. C. White
Annie’ Lee Harrington
Sarah Gosa
W. W. Matthews
Claude
Irby A
William Rountree
Heli
Rafael del Pino
Arsenal
Carolina
Charles Yank Stewart
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