Adenauer Opens Bundestag Debate on Paris Treaties
In Bonn the chancellor launches the battle for ratification of the Paris pacts to rearm West Germany and pursue peaceful unification, facing Socialist opposition and calls for faster reunification as the lower house reserves a three-reading path with votes set for January.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Bundestag
West
Community of Free Nations
Adenauer
Pandesrat
No Injuries Here In First Half Of oate Driving Day
Safe-Driving Day in the Twin Cities reached noon with no injuries or deaths in Monroe or West Monroe. West Monroe had no reportable accidents. Monroe reported a minor hit and run and a separate incident near Renwick and Carroll High school.
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Oate
Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
Marion Caston
Fairbanks
Renwick
Carroll High School
Wider Search For Freighter Planned
The Coast Guard, aided by improved weather, planned a wide air and surface search for the missing freighter Southern Districts off Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The ship carrying 24 men and a cargo of sulphur was overdue from Bucksport Maine since Saturday after leaving Port Sulphur Louisiana December 4. Southern Steamship of Wilmington Delaware owns the vessel. a cutter spotted an unidentified LST about 15 miles east of Diamond Shoals Light, with a Coast Guard plane confirming sighting in the same area.
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New York
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Bucksport
Port Sulphur
Southern Steamship
Wilmington
Del
Diamond Shoals Light
Eisenhower seeks delay of 3 billion tax cuts to curb deficit
President Eisenhower said he will ask Congress to postpone April 1 tax cuts totaling about three billion dollars. He cited a red budget and the need to keep federal revenue up. He noted corporation tax drops and excise tax returns would reduce revenue by roughly three billion dollars. He also spoke on cooperation with Democrats, possible defense cuts, and defense strategy amid the new Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Wilson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Labor Relations
Two Trains Derail In Paris Illinois Injuring Four
Twenty cars of two New York Central freights jumped the rails in Paris Illinois a witness called a miracle no one was killed. A family living above a store was injured minorly as three cars crashed into their building while other cars lay scattered and leaking flammable contents. Fire crews responded and both train crews escaped unharmed with injuries limited to nearby residents.
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Paris
Ill
New York Central
West End
Gover Hoff
Associated Press
Hoff
Paris Beacon News
Raymond Roscow
Ned Jewell
Evelyn
Ben
Irene Roberts
Blood needed for badly burned Monroe boy
Monroe police received a blood request for Jimmy Spires seven of 306 Powell Avenue who was badly burned when a kerosene can exploded while playing. He is at Charity hospital and may need more surgery. 10 pints of blood were requested.
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Monroe
Jimmy Spires
Powell Avenue
Charity Hospital
D C
Spires
Road Inspections Planned by Ouachita Parish Jury
The Ouachita parish police jury will hold its annual road inspection Thursday and Friday mornings. They will meet at the parish courthouse before departing for inspections. Tentative plans include handling any business since last week’s meeting, then juniors will depart for the road trip.
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Ouachita Parish
Benefi Show By Little Theatre Offering Aid
A historical list shows donations totaling 2285.38 to Benefi and related memorial gifts including Mrs A J Barton and the Northeast La Shrine Club. The record names individuals and groups contributing memory tributes and memberships to local organizations. It reflects community support through memorials and gifts totaling over two thousand dollars.
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Chas. Ledoux
Floyd “Martin
Central Savings Bank & Trust Co
Elaine Hanna
Jimmy Probs
Eces Greene Rana
Monroe Toastmasters Club
Fannie M. Hobbs
R. R. Griffith
Lillie A. Wood
Moores
Ouachita Parish
Charles Alan Ross
Linda, Pete
Debbie Butler
Skippy
Pamela
Elizabeth
W. C. Kirk
H Russell. Sr
Annie Mae Robbins
Ellen
Charlene Wedemyer
Crosley
Linda Cloyd
Gail Miller
Dianne Butler
Ben R. Downing
Jerry Menefee
Dorothy K. Sholars
Betty Frances UA
Maco Evanahees
Ic. H. Bird
Homer French Attorney Seeks New Trial
Homer Jeffer son French, found guilty on 10 narcotics counts by a federal jury, petitions for a new trial citing insufficient evidence and improper admission of admissions, plus claims of prejudicial remarks by the U S attorney. A related arrest of judgment petition argues the indictment is duplicative. If granted, this would be French’s third trial in the case.
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Homer Jefferson French
United States
French
Dawkins
U. S. District Court
Commercial Casualty Insurance Co
J. D. Wilbanks
A. G. Wood
Carrie L. Rhodes
Boston Man Admits Theft of 13 500 in New Orleans
A 31 year old Boston finance employee Nickolas G Sorikas admitted embezzling 13 500 from his employer and spent 3 000 on a Bourbon Street tour of night clubs in three nights. He was arrested after detectives traced his spree as he sat amid revelers.
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New Orleans
Boston, Mass
Nickolas G. Sorikas
Rosindale
Mass
Sorikas
Boston Finance Co
Bourbon Street
Adolph Mayerhofer
Boston
Papa Celestin of Orleans Jazz Fame Dies
Famed jazz trumpeter Oscar Papa Celestin of New Orleans dies after a career shaping Basin Street and Bourbon Street scenes. He performed until shortly before death, missing a tribute ceremony by hours as fans mourn his loss.
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Papa’ Celestin
Orleans
New Orleans
Oscar
Papa) Celestin
Basin Street
Saints
Bourbon Street
Celestin
Louisiana cotton farmers approve controls in referendum
Louisiana growers vote 95.3 percent for continued marketing controls on next year’s cotton. In Cameron parish totals from 17,798 ballots show 16,969 in favor and 728 against with 102 challenged. If nationwide, Louisiana would receive a 648,442 acre allotment out of 18,113,208. Last year 94 percent supported controls.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Cameron Parish
State Production and Marketing Agency
U S Hate Groups Criticized by House Panel
A staff report by the House Un-American Activities Committee denounces neo-Fascists and hate groups in America. It singles out the National Renaissance party and the Common Sense publication as subversive, calls for action under the Smith Act, and notes their activities and influence.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
America
National Renaissance Party
Common Sense
New York
National Renaissance Bulletin
Pope to Honor Monroe Citizens at Special Mass
Mrs. Florence Filhiol and H. H. Reardon of Monroe will receive papal honors at a 6 p.m. Mass at St Matthew's Church. The ceremony, by Bishop Greco representing Pope Pius XII, will confer Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice on Filhiol and Knights of St. Gregory on Reardon, followed by a 7 p.m. reception in the church gym.
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St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Florence Filhiol
H. H. Reardon
Charles Paschal Greco
St. Matthew’s Gymnasium
Monroe
J. B. Filhiol
Don Juan Filhiol
Daughters of the Cross
Catholic Daughters of America
Altar Society
French Police Open Fresh Probe in Drummond Family Slaying
French authorities ordered a new murder investigation into the 1952 Drummond family killings in the Alps after Gaston Dominici, sentenced to die, provided fresh testimony from prison. The probe could lead to a new trial for Dominici, who initially confessed and later recanted.
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Paris
Jack Drummond
Justice Ministry
Gaston Dominici
Marseille
Dominici
Justice Min
Nationalists Raid Tachen Islands
Nationalist planes bombed Communist artillery on Toumen Island in the Tachen Islands before dawn. The defense ministry said four engined bombers attacked north of Toumen where Communist guns have shelled nationalist Yichangshan Island for two months. Elsewhere on the front Communist artillery shelled nationalist Pishan Island with 15 rounds, the first in a month.
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Taipei
Formosa
Toumen Island
Tachen Island
Ministry of Defense
Here
Yichangshan
Long Island
Yangyu Island
Wenchow Bay
Pishan
Nine Die in Early S D Day Traffic Toll Across States
United Press reports nine deaths and 84 injuries since midnight as motorists attempt an all day no-accident goal. Early fatalities include Adelbert Jacobs Jr. in Wisconsin, Emmet G. Temple in Ohio, and John Russell Bovard in Ohio, with incidents also in Mississippi Indiana Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia and Wisconsin.
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United Press
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Adelbert Jacobs Jr
Waterford
Milwaukee
Emmet G. Temple
Cleveland
John Russell Bovard
Ravenna
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Council Talks
U S Secretary of State Dulles landed in Paris for an NATO Council session and discussions on German rearmament and atomic weapons in Europe. He said the visit would strengthen the deterrent to war and serve the peace cause. He was met at Orly by Guy la Chambre, signaling French interest in aid for Indochina forces.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
U.S
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO Council
North Atlantic Council
Associated States
Guy la Chambre
Pierre Mendes-France
la Chambre
Indochina
Crow hunt ends with double-barreled shotgun incident
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Robert Kennon associated crow hunt drew a weapon described as a 0-gauge double barreled shotgun. The scene involved U Secretary of Defense Wilson being fired upon twice while birds were brought down during the hunt.
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Baton Rouge
Wilson
Louisiana Goy
Robert Kennon
Sheppard murder trial rests as closing arguments loom
In Cleveland AP report, both sides rest after defense attorney Sam Sheppard declares resting his case. State witness Sgt. Jay Hubach testifies briefly before prosecutors rest. Trial began October 18 with jury selection months long, final arguments to start after a brief recess. Judge Blythin aims to charge jury by Friday morning.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Fred W. Garmone
Sam Sheppard
Jay Hubach
Bay Village
Marilyn Sheppard
John J. Mahon
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Blythin
Nehru urges Red leader to talk with Hammarskjold
Nehru asks Chou En Lai to meet with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold over the fate of 11 U.S. airmen jailed as spies. New Delhi says India only relays Hammarskjold's request for a face to face discussion. US hopes rise but release may take time. Peiping hints at possible exchange with 35 Chinese students barred from leaving the United States.
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United Nations
N. Y
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Red China
Peiping
U.S
New Delhi
Nehru
Chou En-Lai
Dag Hammarskjold
Mao Tse-Tung
United States
Temperature To Go Slightly Higher
Clear weather was forecast for Twin City residents with temperatures rising slightly from Tuesday. The low around 34 degrees at 5 30 a m and a high near 54 were expected with northwest winds 12 to 18 mph.
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Twin City
C. A. A. Here
Where To Find It PREVENT FOREST FIRES KEEP LOUISIANA GREEN
Public awareness brief urges Louisianans to locate fire prevention resources and stay vigilant. Officials stress outdoor lighting, equipment checks, and proper disposal of flammable materials to protect forests and communities. Community groups promote safe outdoor practices and prepared evacuation planning.
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