Louisiana poll shows Earl Long favored for governor
A poll of 1300 adults in 13 Louisiana hub areas finds Earl K Long leading the gubernatorial race with DeLesseps Morrison in second place while others like Francis Grevemberg Fred Preaus and James McLemore trail. The survey across Monroe Shreveport New Orleans and other cities asked four questions on first second runoff and overall outcome.
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Paul Jasper
News-Star
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Long
New Orleans
deLesseps (Chep) Morrison
Monroe
Shreveport
Bogalusa
Opelousas
Alexandria
New Iberia
Baton Rouge
Jennings
Ruston
Lake Charles
Crowley
Lafayette
Several Prison Terms Issued In District Court
Judge David I. Garrett imposed multiple sentences in fourth district court. Arlee Young Jr. of Matewan received two seven year terms to run concurrently, and Evelyn Arlene Slocum got two three year terms, both concurrent in the Louisiana penitentiary. They pleaded guilty to two burglary counts in Ward 7. Richard G. O'Hair and Jimmie N. Porter drew five year terms each for the Calhoun grocery burglary. Wade M. Ladd had been sentenced earlier, and Johnny Dean received six months in Ouachita parish jail for theft.
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David I. Garrett
Fourth District
Arlee Young, Jr
Matewan
W. Va
Evelyn Arlene Slocum
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Richard G. O’hair
Naperville
Jimmie N. Porter
Liberty
S. C
State Penitentiary
W. F. Finley
Calhoun
Wade M. Ladd
Johnny Dean
Ouachita Parish
Judge Solomon Leaves Traffic Court After Wisdom Quip
Magistrate Charles Solomon ends his traffic court tenure as eight parking cases are dismissed in a row. He defends his belief with the line You can't prosecute a car as he faces a farewell assignment and a citywide reaction to his rulings.
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Charles Solomon
Solomon
Wise King
New York
Burglars Planned Bank Job Made Payment On Plane
In Baton Rouge two men Aubrey Botts and Jimmy Lee Bankston, both 22, were jailed for a $2900 safe burglary and admitted plans for a bank robbery. Botts, a licensed pilot, said he used 600 dollars as a down payment on a plane in Natchez. James Morales, 33, Plaquemine, remained held for investigation.
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Baton Rouge
Shirley Arrighi
Bryan Clemmons
Aubrey Botts
Jimmy Lee Bankston
Donaldsonville
James J. Morales
Plaquemine
Botts
Bankston
Batts
Baton Rouge Oil Company
Mississippi River
Natchez
Ex-Bookie King Of New York Brothers Nabbed In Orleans
New Orleans police say ex New York bookie king Harry Gross and his brother Jack will fight extradition to New York on swindling and parole violation charges. Both held on 50000 dollar bail in a fashionable apartment. Harry is charged with swindling Celia Cooperman of 13850 related to mortgage funds.
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King
New York
Orleans
New Orleans
Police Today
Harry Gross
Jack
Brooklyn
Jack Gross
Celia Cooperman
Cooperman
Gross
California
Rikers Island Penitentiary
Rikers Island
Four Members Of Mass Family Die In Blaze
Hopkinton Massachusetts four members of the Morrison family perished early today when a roaring blaze destroyed their eight room wooden home. George Morrison 48 his wife Mary 48 their son Peter 8 and Morrison's mother Florence Morrison about 70 were found dead inside after neighbors tried to enter but were driven back by flames.
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Hopkinton
Mass
George Morrison
Mary
Peter
Morrison
Florence Morrison
Eleven Men Rescued After Vessel Sinks Near Miami
Eleven crewmen from the 104-foot motor vessel Monster were rescued 75 miles northeast of Miami after a Coast Guard plane and a tanker responded to its SOS. Captain William C. Alvers of Miami recounts two hours in rough seas and a life raft, with all hands saved by 7 p.m. near Great Isaac light in the Bahamas.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Coast Guard
William C. Alvers
Alvers
Monster
Thompson Construction Co
St. Petersburg
Great Isaac Light
Bahamas
Sixteen Nations Admitted to United Nations in Historic Vote
The General Assembly ended a 10 year freeze by admitting 16 new members, raising UN membership to 76. New entrants include Albania Bulgaria Hungary Romania Ireland Portugal Italy Austria Finland Spain Libya Jordan Ceylon Nepal Cambodia and Laos with Spain applauded for its approval. The session left Japan and Outer Mongolia blocked by vetoes tied to Nationalist China and the Soviet stance.
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N. Y
General Assembly
U. N
Assembly
Security Council
U.N
U. S
Japan
Outer Mongolia
China
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Finland
Spain
Libya
Jordan
Ceylon
Nepal
Cambodia
Laos
NATO Ministers Warned of East-West Cold War Renewal
Paris AP report says U S Secretary of State Dulles told the NATO Council that the East West cold war is on again with new Soviet fronts in the Middle East and South Asia. He cited unity and vigilance as the alliance’s strength amid 1955 tensions and future goals for 1956.
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Paris
U. S
Dulles
NATO Council of Ministers
Soviet Union
Middle East
South Asia
Geneva
NATO
U. S. Defense
Wilson
Treasury
Humphrey
Palais du Chaillot
NATO Council
Partly Crippled Mississippian Is Injured Here
John L. Figures a 37 year old destitute Mississippi resident suffered minor injuries when his car rolled onto his left leg near North Third street and Louisville. He was rushed to St Francis Hospital but released at noon. His wife and four children, traveling through Monroe, remained in the car seeking help and gasoline.
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John L. Figures
North Third Street
Louisville
Figures
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearne Funeral Home
Four youths die in Durant house fire
In Durant Oklahoma four youths perished and the mother of three was badly burned when a three room house burned after a wood stove fire. Victims were Leon 19 Bobby 14 and Jay 7 Womack and Hilton Berry 18. Linda Jean 10 slept elsewhere.
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Durant
Okla
Pat Womack
Hilton Berry
Womack
Leon
Bobby
Jay
Needy Are To Be Fed Public Appeals Help
The column reports contributions totaling 1972.90 from various donors to help the poor, with Mrs C M Davidson of St. Joseph leading by memory of family members and many readers sending shoes socks and funds. It notes the fund nears two thousand dollars as Christmas spirit drives ongoing collections at local stores and a room on South Grand Street needing electric heaters for baskets.
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C. M. Davidson
St. Joseph
DeSiard
Jack Hesketh
South Grand Street
Hotel Earle
Nasser Warns of Two Front War If Israel Strikes
Cairo reports Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser said Egypt and Syria would strike Israel on two fronts if further Israeli aggression occurs. The warning comes amid rising Middle East tensions after recent allied moves and a deadly raid near the Sea of Galilee that killed about 50 Syrians.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
United Nations
Syria
Israel
Middle East
Palestine
Nasser
Sea of Galilee
Cold Weather Forecast for Twin City Area
Temperatures in the Twin City area fell to 33 degrees Thursday morning and were expected to drop further Friday. Selman Field reported 45 at midnight, 33, then 40 by noon. Forecasters predict Friday night lows of 22 to 28 degrees with clear skies and NW winds around 12 mph after 5 p.m.
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Twin City
Selman Field
Five Buildings Damaged By Fire Within 24 Hours
Monroe firemen reported that fires Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning damaged at least five buildings. The worst blaze struck a shotgun shack at 603 North 19th Street tied to fireworks used by local youths. Two shacks at W. J. Riley Supply Co. in the 3000 block of Louisville burned from a trash fire. A Ritter Sellars home on Richwood road suffered minor damage from a faulty flue and the Clifford Strauss home at 1401 North Third had minor fire damage from a cleaning fluid ignition.
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Monroe
North 19Th Street
Josephine Falletto
W. J. Riley Supply Co
Louisville
Company 105
Ritter Sellars
Richwood Road
Clifford Strauss
North Third
Ladder Two
Red Cross Head In Alexandria Dies Of Wreck Injuries
Janet Brown 32 longtime executive secretary for the Red Cross in Alexandria died from injuries after a auto crash on a highway near Pineville Louisiana. State troopers said her car failed to make a curve and overturned ejecting her. She had served with the Red Cross for three years. Funeral services were held in Alexandria with burial in Oklahoma City. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Brown of Fort Worth Texas.
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Alexandria
Janet Brown
Here
Pineville
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