11 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1959
Page
1
New York reports indicate shoppers have more money to spend and are using it for Christmas purchases. Early signs point to strong holiday retail performance with higher consumer confidence and solid demand across multiple stores.
Gen. Carter, in charge of Monroe area water projects, urges water control as essential for national progress and space race. He notes daily 500 billion gallons flow to the Gulf, calls Ouachita River 9 foot channel plan vital but municipal port facilities needed. warns industrial and domestic use rise. Hale to lead Chamber for another year.
Merchants report record holiday sales driven by higher incomes and easier credit. Shoppers seek luxury items and pricier electronics while stores in cities like Miami and Indianapolis note strong demand for furs and suede jackets. Strikes in Portland and Pittsburgh affect advertising and transit, but online and mail order services cushion losses.
The Hamilton County American Legion council denounces Sen. Stephen M. Young for addressing the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee in New York City. The council, cited by the House Un-American Activities Committee as hostile to the FBI, urges Young to withdraw to avoid lending prestige to the group. Wetterman, the council’s Americanism chairman, challenges Young to prove his claim that the committee is not Communist aligned.
An explosion in Yokohama caused by a collision between a dynamite-laden truck and a gravel truck killed four people and injured at least 98. The blast destroyed 31 houses and damaged 200 in a densely populated district.
Twin City CHIT CHAT delegates Edward N Skoog Jr and Wayne Henderson will debate both sides of the national topic Resolved that Congress should be given power to reverse decisions of the Supreme Court James W J Parkerson debate director accompanies the students The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas ball will be held Saturday night on the Frances Hotel roof with a buffet supper prior to the 8 pm to 12 am dance
Three Northeast State College students are among 85 state selections touring New Orleans heart research facilities today. From the local college Robert T. Allen of Farmerville Warren C. La France and Conrad J. Middleton of Monroe join Dr. A. J. Speece assistant professor of biology on the trip.
In a tense account a witness recalls hearing three or four pistol shots and seeing a man named Whalen die. The witness details being detained, undergoing a paraffin wax test, and later release after proving nonfiring. He asserts honesty before grand jury and denies planning the killing to avoid scrutiny.
About 5000 spectators crowded Rockefeller Center to witness the lighting of a 70 foot Norwegian spruce adorned with 1050 large bulbs and 3000 tiny lamps, marking the holiday display.
A family asks for food and clothes as the father is injured and out of work for a year. The Goodfellows charity explains several thousand dollars are still needed to fund this Christmas program, urging immediate contributions to help children aged 12 and 14.
President Eisenhower’s Asia swing heightens his standing ahead of the East West talks in Paris. Khrushchev faces a foe seen as a potent symbol of peace and freedom by Asian crowds in Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. The tour strengthens U.S. standing as a partner against aggression and sustains goodwill despite Soviet propaganda and past policy errors.
In Havana the Castro regime arrests Ian Aitken, 30, chief U S correspondent for Lord Beaverbrook’s papers, within a day of recapturing Frank Austin Young. The move follows Young’s escape from a Pinar del Rio jail and subsequent arrest of James Buchanan of the Miami Herald. Cuban agents also questioned Times staff and others tied to Young as they widen detentions of those connected to the case.
President Eisenhower spoke in New Delhi praising Prime Minister Nehru and pledging continued U.S. aid to solve India’s food problem. He highlighted the Four F theme for the American exhibit and said modern agriculture is key to a better life for all, aiming for a world free of hunger. He also noted plans to become a farmer after leaving office.
The Sahara Desert in Africa is believed to be widening its sandy edges due to overgrazing by domestic animals on surrounding lands, affecting habitat and regional ecosystems.
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