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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1955

Page

2

Tenneson Denies Stay in China Returns to U S

The article recounts Tenneson’s release narrative and his escape from Communist China. He discusses his expected travel to Tokyo and Seattle aboard Northwest Airlines, his meeting with Red Cross officials, and his claim of personal reasons for reconsidering homeward plans. He notes other Americans in Taiwan as not wanting to stay.

Tenneson Hong Kong Tokyo Northwest Airlines Seattle Portia Howe Alden Tsiwan

Ford Foundation Grants Praised as Higher Education Aid

The Ford Foundation Board of Trustees led by Henry Ford II announced grants to many institutions nationwide. Initial telegram notices caused confusion as a hoax, but medical and education leaders commended the effort. Harvard President Nathan Pusey praised the plan to improve faculty salaries as commendable.

Board of Trustees Henry Ford II Harvard Nathan Pusey America

Truce Talks Continue Amid Heavy Losses

UN officials keep negotiations alive after recent ta liatory actions cause heavy casualties. Burns sent condolences to the wounded and to relatives of the dead as the first page reports on ongoing diplomacy and its brutal consequences.

Burns

Re-Joins Allies Confronts Nazism and Communism in Bonn

The article profiles John a 46 year old former Lufthansa executive who joined the Communists and alleged Adenauer’s government revived Nazism. He fled Potsdam for East German circles, was last seen in Leipzig at a Ulbricht speech, and had links to Gestapo informants, barons, and a Dutch double agent. His brother Hans was executed after the Hitler assassination plot failed.

John Konrad Adenauer East Potsdam Hesse Bavaria West Berlin Leipzig Walter Ulbricht Otto Grotewohl Potsdamer Tageszeitung Potsdam Berlin Soviet Zone Lufthansa Gestapo Soviet Union Hitler Hans Otto Laufthansa Spain Peenemuende London

Suit Filed To Injunction Against Monroe Chiropractor

A new petition seeking an injunction against Monroe chiropractor James Hawkins has been filed by a local law firm for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in Ouachita Parish. Hawkins is ordered to appear December 19, per an attached order signed by Judge David Garrett. confusion may arise with a John G. Hawkins listed in the telephone directory at 1611 Jackson Street with the word massage.

Monroe Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Ouachita Parish James Hawkins David Garrett John G. Hawkins Jackson Street

Bipartisan Conference Aims at Foreign Affairs and Defense

A statement read by Hagerty notes the President met today with leaders of both political parties in the Senate and House for a bipartisan conference on foreign affairs and national defense to be submitted to the 1956 Congress.

Senate House of Representatives Hagerty

Cotton Farm Programs Set Early 1956 Rules

Farmers will face acreage allotments with price supports at or near parity for compliant producers. Support rates will range around 75 to 90 percent of parity, but exact figures depend on quotas and state voting outcomes. If quotas are rejected, no marketing quotas for 1956, with allotments kept and supports at about 50 percent. Voters across six states set quotas for American-Egyptian cotton. upland cotton producers in numerous states voted on statewide acreage programs.

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Fluoridation shows health benefits in long term study

A ten year test finds sixteen-year-olds in Newburgh have 41 percent less tooth decay than Kingston peers as first permanent molars erupt. No evidence of gum inflammation or systemic effects on growth bones blood or senses. Hilleboe notes 1,115 U.S. communities fluoridate water serving over 22 million people.

Newburgh Kingston Hilleboe United States

Government Contract Dispute Leads to Lawsuit

Dixon asserts government repudiation of the contract was based on errors of fact. He states his company fulfilled its obligations for over six months and will pursue rightful claims with vigor.

95 Game and Fish season arrests noted

Richland Jewel Blanton of Covington Tenn was fined 12.50 at Rayville by Justice W A Hallack for hunting without a non resident license. Union Grady Smith of Marion and Mack Brasher were convicted in Bastrop before Judge J R Dawkins at Farmerville for hunting on a wildlife refuge without a permit. each fined 50 with costs suspended. Ranger J E Hamilton led the arrests and Ranger J A Ford and Clyde Schrock made others.

J. A. Ford Clyde Schrock Richland Jewel Blanton Covington Tenn Rayville Justice of the Peace W. A. Hallack Frank Burgess Union Grady Smith Marion Mack Brasher Bastrop J. R. Dawkins Farmerville J. E. Hamilton

Dallas woman killed as husband shoots at police then dies

In East Dallas Mrs Mary Calhoun 33 is slain by her husband who fled after a July divorce hearing. The husband, George Calhoun, 21, shot several times at a drugstore agent before turning the pistol on himself. He left behind a suicide note and a Bible in his car. Police traced the call and moved to Garland Road. The family infant twins and a 19 month old son were unharmed.

Bobby Lynn Mary Calhoun John Warren Warren Shirley Dallas Calhoun L. O. Jones Johns Dicki Metcalf Garland Road

Hangar lease sparks expansion talks at Selman Field

Brown interests debate enlarging hangar three to suit their plan while McMahan Aero Pipeline seeks a hangar lease. Council weighs expansion, bids on sewer lift station, power plant cable, and street paving as two civic groups press for action.

Brown C. B. McMahan Aero Pipeline Control Service McMahan Selman Field Commissioners of Sewer District ‘‘D Monroe City Hall Louisiana Plumbing Co., Inc Coleman Construction Co H. W. Chapman Pohlman and Wilbanks South 12Th Orange Stone Sara Dickens Spencer Forsythe South 11Th Texas Layton

Western plan of procedure for UN Membership debated

The council considered a Western plan for separate Security Council votes on each of 18 applicants before a final group vote. Tsiang attacked the plan as a total surrender to the Soviet Union, while supporters argued it could block admissions if any P5 veto held.

Tsiang Soviet Union Security Council

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