Poultry Worker Admits Slaying Of Ill
A 34 year old poultry worker admitted killing Harold Smith and Arlene Smith in their Lebanon Illinois home on November 27 and later led officials to wells where the bodies of the couple were recovered. The suspect, Filmore Young of Carlyle, directed investigators to two wells about 15 miles apart. The victims were a 30 year old man and a 35 year old woman.
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Carlyle
Dan Parker
Illinois
Wells
Parker
Clinton County
Filmore Young
Young
Harold Smith
Arlene
Lebanon, Ill
St. Louis
Clifford Flood
St. Clair County
Lebanon
Crippled Children Drive Led by Tom Hayes Jr in Ouachita Parish
Thomas M. Hayes Jr, a noted local attorney, chairs a fundraising drive for the Ouachita Parish Society for Crippled Children and Adults to fund a rehabilitation center serving Twin Cities and northeast Louisiana. The Carolyn Rose Strauss Rehabilitation Center will cost 120000, funded by federal sources and 60000 from the Strauss Foundation. A December 15 kickoff coincides with the annual party at West Monroe fair grounds. December 18 houses canvassing by Twin Cities women. December 16 planning meeting at United Gas auditorium.
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Thomas M. Hayes, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Fair Grounds
West Monroe
Carolyn Rose Strauss
Strauss Foundation
Twin Cities
United Gas Auditorium
Louisville Avenue
Board of
Crippled Children’s Association
Fragmented OCR Beats Readable News Bits
A string of alphanumeric fragments from an OCR source yields unclear data. Readers get no coherent events or names due to missing context and partial text. The record notes insufficient readable material for a complete item.
Zonal Duties Given Up By Red Masters
East Germany says frontier policing is handed to the state security forces while preserving access rights under four power guarantees. The zonal borders will be guarded by East German authorities. The Western city border remains under Soviet and allied control as a separate boundary.
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Berlin
East Germany
Otto Grotewohl
Communist People’s Police
Novice woman pilots new Cessna 172 in first flight
Gerry Smith of the Valley Daily News recounts piloting a Cessna 172 with an escorting licensed pilot. She lifts off to 1,000 feet at 120 mph, flies solo after brief instruction, and lands successfully, testing how easily a nonpilot can operate the craft.
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Gerry Smith
Valley Daily News
Tarentum Valley Daily News
Tarentum, Pa
Tarentum
Pittsburgh
Alfred B. Bennett
Heavy Sentences In District Court Imposed
Judge Jesse Heard in Fourth District court handed long terms Friday. Charlie Johnson 55 Negro received 10 years at the Louisiana state penitentiary for attempted aggravated rape of an 11 year old girl. Lee Roy Fuller 24 was given five years for forging a 17.50 check as a second offender.
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Jesse Heard
Fourth District Court
Charlie Johnson
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Lee Roy Fuller
State Penitentiary
Heard
Finest Yuletide Parade Ever Held Here Slated
Preparations for Monroe Christmas parade reach final stages with 100 church and civic workers assembling floats for a 3:00 p m Saturday procession. Theme Put Christ Back into Christmas features biblical scenes and a Spirit of Giving section with a Santa float distributing candy to children along a one and a half mile route. Parade officials urge residents to park cars in lots to aid traffic clearance.
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Monroe
A. E. Allen
Monroe Area
Twin Cities
Santa Claus
Si Hollan
Twin City
Chamber
Jim Williams
Clemency Granted to Woman Serving Time for Murder
Governor Hugh White granted an indefinite suspension of sentence to Ruth Dickins of Leland, serving a life term for murdering her mother Idella Long Thompson with rose shears. The suspension frees her on good behavior, with release possible as soon as the suspension order arrives.
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Jackson, Miss
Hugh White
Ruth Dickins
Leland
Idella Long Thompson
Marvin Wiggins
State Penitentiary
Dickins
Gov. White
Freezing Temperatures Hit Twin Cities Overnight
Early Friday morning the Twin Cities experienced below freezing temperatures. The C A A at Selman Field reported a low of 30 degrees and freezing point at 32. By noon the temperature rose to 37 with a forecast for clear skies and northerly surface winds around 10 miles per hour.
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Twin Cities
Selman Field
Great Clusters Of Stars Hurl Through Space
Washington AP reports Carnegie Institution findings from Mt Wilson and Palomar observatories using Palomar’s 200 inch telescope. They measured recession velocities of 620 galaxies up to about 186000 miles per second and discuss an expanding universe and related cosmic events.
Farm program occupy Ike and advisers at Camp David
President Eisenhower and top aides sketched the early outline of a new farm plan at Camp David in snowy weather. Secretary Benson led the agriculture delegation with a large staff of consultants including Undersecretary Morse, while speech writer Kevin McCann joined to discuss the State of the Union draft. Eisenhower arrived by auto from Gettysburg, conferred with Postmaster General Summerfield before the Cabinet session, and walked to Laurel Lodge through a light snowfall.
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Dulles
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Camp David
National Security Council
Thurmont
Gettysburg
Benson
True D. Morse
Kevin McCann
Messag
Summerfield
Presidential Lodge
Laurel Lodge
Gilmore Executed in Mississippi Gas Chamber
Murray Gilmore a 31 year old farm worker from Lamar County Alabama died in Mississippi’s gas chamber for the hammer slaying of an elderly Monroe County couple in November 1954. Prison Supt. Marvin Wiggins said Gilmore walked into the chamber at 10:30 a.m. as scheduled. He went willingly and appeared to be happy. His minister accompanied him into the chamber.
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Parchman
Miss
Murray Gilmore
Lamar County
Ala
Mississippi
Monroe County
Marvin Wiggins
Gilmore
Wiggins
Burglar Loots $3,000 From Texas Super Market Safe
A thief described as having a Jimmy Valentine touch robbed the B. A. Gentry Super Market at 1001 Texas last night, opening the small steel safe by combination and taking more than $3,000 in cash. An undetermined amount was stolen from a refrigerator. Chief Hugh Tolbert noted no forced entry and no clues.
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Jimmy Valentine
Hugh Tolbert
O. Henry
B. A. Gentry
1001
Texas
Fear Squeeze Pushes GOP Hopefuls in 1956
Republican presidential contenders face uncertainty as Eisenhower delays a second term decision. Some may skip early primaries and delegate contests if he acts slowly. Reports say Sen Knowland could enter Illinois primary on April 10 if no word arrives by January 23. he refused to discuss.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Illinois
New Hampshire
Army Men Seriously Hurt In Highway 80 Crash
Two Army men from Camp Gordon Georgia were badly injured in a single vehicle accident on Highway 80 near Ruston Louisiana around 1 45 this morning. Master Sgt James Lea and Jeould Pierart were identified by Ruston Hospital and listed in serious condition with no further wreck details available.
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Ruston
James Lea
Jeould Pierart
United States Army
Camp Gordon
Family's Home Lost to Fire Prompt for Clothing Drive
A Monroe and West Monroe appeal reports a family left with total loss after a house fire. Neighbors provided some clothing but the mother needs size 40, kitchen essentials are scarce, and household goods must be replaced. Local groups hope for community donations to help the distressed family and others in need this Christmas season.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
Wealthy Brewer Slain in Gangland Style on Chicago Street
Alex Louis Greenberg a 64 year old prosperous brewer and former mob financial adviser was shot to death on the South Side as he and his wife prepared to enter their car after dining at Glass Dome Hickory Pit at 2724 S Union Ave. Police say he may have missed a payment triggering the killing. Mrs Greenberg, 43, described the attack but later signed a statement saying no words were exchanged before the shots.
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Chicago
Old Capone
Alex Louis Greenberg
Greenberg
War Hero Guilty Of Shooting At Ex-Girlfriend
Medal of Honor winner Junior J. Spurrier was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after firing a pistol into the floor during a disputed attempt to see a former girlfriend. He claimed the gun was not loaded and the shot went into the floor. witnesses said he shot at a woman in Baltimore. Spurrier, famed for liberating Achain France and earning the nickname One-Man Army, faced six months in jail.
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Baltimore
Junior J. Spurrier
Josephine Neece
Mary Murphy
Spurrier
Simon Schonfield
39Th Infantry Division
Achain
France
Murphy
Bluefield
W. Va
Help ad promises fast results for holidays
A classifieds notice touts a NEWS-STAR- WORLD CLASSIFIED AD service. It claims a three-line ad produced results in one day for a cost of $1.05.
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News-Star— World
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