Millikin Reports Irresistible Demand for Eisenhower 1956 Run
Washington Senator Millikin voices strong GOP support for a 1956 presidential bid by Dwight D. Eisenhower. He says no party split or third party movement is expected and cites widespread demand within Republicans. McCarthy criticizes Eisenhower and hints at staying in the party.
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Washington
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
Eisenhower
GOP
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Watkins
Utah
Republican Party
Leonard
Hemingway Unable to Attend Nobel Prize Ceremonies
The Swedish Academy awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature to Ernest Hemingway in Stockholm. The ceremony was attended in person by most winners, including Linus Pauling and a U.S. polio research trio, while Hemingway and physicist Max Born were absent from the presentation.
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Ernest Hemingway
Linus Pauling
Pasadena
Calif
John F. Enders
Thomas H. Weller
Boston
Mass
Frederick C. Robbins
U S Blocks 25 Chinese Scholars From Returning Home
Washington reported that 25 Chinese scholars trained in the United States have been barred from leaving to return to Red China. The State Defense and Justice departments said the case remains under study and the 25 are part of 67 who wished to go home. 18 have already reached China and 9 are due in Hong Kong.
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Washington
United States
State, Defense and Justice Departments
Red China
Hong Kong
Phenix officials held in high profile murder case
Phenix City officials Arch Ferrell and Albert Fuller are jailed on murder charges over the Patterson killing on June 18. Both were indicted after a blue ribbon grand jury investigation and Ferrell says he will defend himself in a January trial while Fuller remains under guard at home.
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Phenix City
Ala
Arch Ferrell
Albert Patterson
Ferrell
Albert Fuller
Patterson
Fuller
National Guardsmen
Bernard Sykes
Boteler Fined and Placed on Five-Year Probation
Earl Boteler of Arabi was fined 1000 and given a five-year suspended sentence for bribing a state trooper to obtain exclusive protection for his 118 Club casino. District Judge C E Holcombe placed him on probation. he faced up to five years in prison if convicted at full sentence.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Boteler
C. E. Holcombe
Boteler
Aaron Edgecombe
New Orleans
Four Accidents On Highway 165 In Heavy Fog
In Bastrop Mississippi officers investigated four early morning crashes on the Bastrop Monroe highway caused by heavy smoke and fog. No injuries were reported. A panel truck driven by F J Frazier of Jackson Mississippi struck a Bastrop milk truck with only minor damage. James Tullous of West Monroe and Claude Kelly of Bastrop were involved in another crash as Kelly’s car rear ended Tullous’ car stationary behind a large transport truck.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Sheriff's Office
F. J. Frazier
Jackson
Miss
James Tullous
West Monroe
Claude Kelly
Kelly
Tullos
Segregation Plan of State Becomes Law
Louisiana voters approved a segregation amendment shielding school policy under the 10th amendment police power. The measure, part of 23 constitutional changes, allows continued segregated elementary and secondary schools to promote health, education, and order, with penalties including loss of funds and diploma rights for noncompliant schools. The result accompanies a Korean war veterans bonus and annual legislative sessions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
State Department of Veterans Affairs
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
U S Pushes For Vote On UN Resolution
The United States and 15 Korean War allies press the UN Assembly to demand Red China yield 11 American airmen held as spies. Debate resumes with hopes of a ballot on the 16 power resolution before the final week.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Assembly
United States
China
Dag Hammarskold
Red China
Peiping
Syria
Ahmed Shukairi
Russia
Jacob Malik
United Nations
Key Figure In Hagler Case Death by Own Action
Irving Texas Pleasant man Frank St Claire a top state's witness in a puzzling murder killed himself last night to perhaps further snarl Oklahoma's case of the unknown corpse. St Claire 47 found shot to death in his garage told Oklahoma officers that about Oct 1 Hagler told him he planned to buy a body from a morgue for 500 and burn it as part of an insurance swindle.
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Irving
Tex
Frank St. Claire
Oklahoma
St. Claire
David Fred Hagler Jr
Fort Worth
Davis
Okla
Hagler
Ellis Retires as Sims Takes Jurist Oath in Rayville
Rayville December 10 Special Judge Carey J. Ellis retires as presiding jurist of the fifth district court as Judge elect J Vernon Sims of Oak Grove takes the oath and assumes duties. Ellis served 38 years in public office including 14 years as district attorney and four six year terms as district judge for Franklin Richland West Carroll. Sims won election in the first primary over W D Cotton.
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Rayville
Carey J. Ellis
Fifth Judicial District Court
J. Vernon Sims
Oak Grove
Ellis
Franklin Parish
Franklin - Richland
West Carroll
Sims
W. D. Cotton
Unions Seek Survey on Push Button Factory Impact
In Los Angeles CIO delegates urge Congress to study how fast new machines displace workers and what protections are needed. They call for wage guarantees, relocation aid, retraining, and early retirement options as technology reshapes the economy. Pasadena selects Marilyn Smith, 19, education major, as Tournament of Roses queen.
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Los Angeles
CIO
Congress
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Pasadena
Calif
Marilyn Smith
Pasadena City College
Drug Trial Near Verdict in Homer French Case
Defense rested on Friday in the Homer Jefferson French narcotics case in U S District Court. The jury likely to hear closing arguments and render a verdict later today after testimony from character witnesses and cross examination of a federal narcotics agent about past statements.
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Homer Jefferson French
French
U. S
Ben Dawkins, Jr
Immed
Charles Kruszewski
Frey
Kruszewski
J. T. French
Northside
Homer French
Christmas Appeal Seeks Donations for Needy Homes
A donor acknowledgment lists gifts totaling 1401.71 to aid desolate homes as Christmas nears. The appeal urges reaching 4000 by December 24 and notes tax deductibility for contributors. It describes hunger, cold, clothing, shoes, heat, and bedding as urgent needs.
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Uncle Sam
Utah escapee to Nebraska in extradition wrangle
The case of Leroy Chapman an Ogden Utah man and Utah State Prison escapee who did not escape heads to Governor Crosby as extradition papers prepare. Chapman now serves time in Lincoln County Jail Nebraska after a medical trip gone awry and a court clash over habeas corpus and discharge for treatment at Mayo Clinic.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nebraska
Robert B. Crosby
Leroy Chapman
Ogden
Lincoln County
Joseph
G. Jeppson
Chapman
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Jeppson
Utah Supreme Court
Tells Jury He Was Struck From Behind
Dr. Samuel Sheppard testified that he was attacked in his wife Marilyn’s bedroom on the morning of July 4 and was struck from behind. He described awakening to her cries and recalling seeing his wallet near her bed before losing memory of events.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Marilyn
Corrigan
Negro Principal Killed In Wreck Near Mangham
Peter Haynes, 35, principal of Alto Negro High School, was killed in an early morning car wreck north of Mangham on Highway 15. He was returning from Tallulah after teaching an army reserve class when his car left the pavement and struck a parked log truck with a broken axle and flares in the road.
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Mangham
Alto Negro High School
Richland Parish
Earl Hill
Peter Haynes
Sheriff Hill
Haynes
Tallulah
Hill
Log Hauler Killed By Shotgun Blast Near Yazoo City
A log hauler, Dink Danson, 25, died from a 12 gauge shotgun blast after a fight with farmer Art Pierce near Danson’s home about 12 miles east of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Pierce was injured and under guard in Yazoo City hospital. no charges filed as deputies investigate.
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Holloway
Danson
Yazoo City
Where To Find It Prevent Forest Fires Keep Louisiana Green
Community bulletin urges residents to locate forestry resources and fire prevention tips across Louisiana. Officials promote safe outdoor burning practices and available hotlines for reporting fires.
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Louisiana
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