Rotarians Hear Ford District Manager on Auto Sales
W. F. E. Corbett, Ford District Sales Manager of New Orleans, spoke at the Monroe Rotary noon meeting in the Virginia Hotel. He compared Henry Ford's 1903 sales challenges to modern auto merchandising, noted rising multi car families and Youth car usage, and described Ford’s model expansion from 9 to 44 from 1949 to today. He urged flexible advertising and varied product presentation to meet evolving demand.
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W. FE. Corbett
New Orleans
Ford Division
Monroe
Virginia Hotel
Corbett
Ford
Henry Ford
Thom as St. John Dies at 76 in Hattiesburg
Veteran newspaperman Thomas St. John died after an extended illness in a local hospital. He was 76 and served as general manager of the Hattiesburg American, remaining active in newspaper management until early October.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
UPI
Thomas St. John
St. John
Hattiesburg American
District Court Trials Reset In Fourth District
Judge Jesse S. Heard in Fourth District Court reset trial dates for two felony defendants originally set for January 7 to January 6. Danny Wayne Robinson and Jerry Wayne Rawls face charges including carnal knowledge of a juvenile, while West Monroe faces a theft charge valued at 1500 dollars. Fines of 300 dollars were imposed on Gertrude Carradine and Samuel J. Williams for driving while intoxicated. Harold Taylor and Robert Milburn plead not guilty and are set for January 31 trials. Minor violations also heard.
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Jesse S. Heard
Fourth District Court
Danny Wayne Robinson
Monroe
Gertrude Carradine
Route 1
Columbia
Samuel J. Williams
Commerce St
Bastrop
Harold D. Taylor
General Delivery
Eudora
Ark
Robert Milburn
Andy
West Monroe
Students vote for free speaker choice at LSU forum
Louisiana State University forum students voted 125 to 90 in support of campus speakers freely chosen by student organizations. English major McGee Grisby argued for the affirmative while political science major Bentley Alexander spoke for the opposing side.
Nixon Talks Politics With Eisenhower in Gettysburg Visit
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon met with Dwight D. Eisenhower in Gettysburg to discuss politics and international affairs. Nixon said the meeting did not alter his plan to run for president again, while Eisenhower noted support for multiple potential Republican candidates and denied pressuring Thomas Lodge to return to the United States. Eisenhower planned travels to Palm Desert after the Gettysburg stop.
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Harrisburg
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
CBS
Tenry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Lodge
Augusta
Mamie
Couple Held In Husband's Murder Plot
In Bartow Florida police charge Shirley Ann Martin and Joel Lawrence Wilson with first degree murder in the rifle slaying of Earl R. Martin. Mrs Martin admitted planning the crime to be with her lover. the body was found Dec 1 in a phosphate pit. Wilson was arrested in Columbia South Carolina. Louisiana supplies over half of US shrimp consumption.
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Bartow
Fla
UPI
Bov
Shirley Ann Martin
Joel Lawrence Wilson
Earl R. Martin
J. E. Dereus
Dereus
Dublin housing strike ends after collapse of protester
Four women in Dublin called off a 48-hour hunger strike when one collapsed from exhaustion after barricading themselves in an army barracks. They protested the city’s alleged failure to supply living quarters following home condemnations as unsafe.
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Dublin
UPI
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