Drunk Driving Law Upheld by Louisiana Supreme Court
More than 200 persons will be brought into Fourth District Court to face charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the law constitutional. Chief Justice Fournet signed the decision, reversing Judge Garrett, and setting trials for defendants charged by Troop F over the past sixteen months.
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Fourth District Court
Louisiana Supreme
B. Fournet
David I. Garrett
Troop F
Louisiana State Police
Garrett
Supreme Court
Sam W. Hightower
Monroeman
Hightower
Davis Fails to Hint on Demo Central Committee chairman
Baton Rouge AP Jimmie Davis declines to indicate who he backs as Democratic State Central Committee chairman as Morrison faction backs Alex L Andrus Jr. for chair and John Mamhat for vice chair. Runoff governor candidates Morrison and Davis shape the 101 member body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Jimmie Davis
Democratic State Central Committee
deLesseps Morrison
Atty
Alex L. Andrus Jr
Opelousas
Morrison
Davis
Morrison-Davis
Claude Duval
Houma
Andrus
John Mamhat
Jefferson Parish
Morrison Group
Jesse L. Webb Sr
Scallan Walsh
Snowstorm Sweeps Into Three States
A pre winter snowstorm powered by strong winds swept across New Mexico into Texas and Oklahoma, curtailing travel and stranding motorists. Blizzard conditions and bitter cold disrupted roads, with U S 66 closed between Tucumcari and Vega and many highways blocked west of Amarillo.
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New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Phoenix
Cruces
Mexican
U. S. 66
Tucumcari
N.M
Vega
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Stampede Pass
Weather Bureau
Miss Marie King Nelsen Sings with New Orleans Symphony
Twin City reports Miss Marie King Nelsen, daughter of Mrs Haakon Nelson, 2519 North 12th Street Monroe, will be soloist with the New Orleans Symphony on December 17 18 and 21 with Alexander Hillsberg conducting. This marks her second symphonic appearance this season following a guest solo with the El Dorado Arkansas Symphony praised by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie King Nelsen
Haakon Nelsen
North 12Th Street
Monroe
New Orleans Symphony
Alexander Hillsberg
el Dorado, Ark
St Mathews High team wins two certificates at festival
The debate team from St Mathews High School earned an excellent certificate and a good rating in the sweepstakes at the annual speech festival held at Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette last week. Father W Larroque accompanied the students Eric Guil...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew’s High School
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
W. Larroque
Eric Guil
Eisenhower Wins Boomy Ovation in Greek Parliament
President Eisenhower received a rousing ovation in the Greek Parliament as he urged peace and freedom. He left for the Des Moines to begin a three day rest after his 12 day mission, with a planned Tunis meeting to discuss peace in freedom.
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Athens
Eisenhower
U. S
Des Moines
Tunis
Habib Bourguiba
Constantine Karamanlis
Air Force crew bail out after midair refueling crash
Two Air Force officers Capt. William B. Harris and Lt. David B. Morris escaped a B52 fueling incident near East Millinocket Maine. They were found in a snow covered area and treated at Dow Air Force Base Hospital. Eight other crew members landed safely at Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts.
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Air Force
Maine
Houston
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
William B. Harris
Middletown
David B. Morris
Owosso
Mich
Dow
East Millinocket
Harris
Morris
Westover Afb
Mass
You Can Take It With You This Christmas
A light note on shopping and the idea that modern holiday purchases may travel with buyers. The piece hints at portable gifts and practical considerations for Christmas routines.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Iran Gratefully Bids Ike a Short Welcome
TEHRAN IRAN The six hour visit by President Eisenhower drew an unprecedented outpouring with an estimated 750000 along his route and millions more watching on TV or listening by radio. Ike apologized saying he could not stay longer at Mehrabad Airport before departing for Athens.
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Tehran
Iran
Eisenhower
Nasser Zulfaghaeri
Mehrabad
Athens
Ike
Explosion damages county asphalt storage tank in Mississippi
A 15,000 gallon county asphalt storage tank exploded at 6 am in Ocean Springs Mississippi causing $10,000 in damage. The blast was heard 10 miles away in Biloxi and no injuries occurred as workers heated an outlet valve to start the asphalt flow. The explosion tore through the opposite side of the tank, shaking houses and rattling windows.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Biloxi
Bernard Beauger
Mail goes through Christmas by many means in remote areas
The postal service notes star route carriers still use diverse transport for isolated communities. Eunice H. Thomas travels by boat from Crisfield Maryland to Tangier Island Virginia, while George Grosvenor serves two Lake Michigan islands from the mainland. A horse remains common for the Sumerco West Virginia leg, and Daner F. Brogan favors ray burn travel on rugged roadless terrain in Alaska.
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Washington
Post Office
Selves
Eunice H. Thomas
Crisfield
Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay
George Grosvenor
Leland, Mich
Lake Michigan Islands
Sumerco
Sod. W. Va
Daner F. Brogan
Rayburn Transportation
Alaska
Chester Noonwook
Federal grand jury indicts 14 Fla prison guards in inmate abuse case
A federal grand jury in Jacksonville indicted 14 current and former guards at Florida State Prison Raiford on civil rights violations. The charges allege conspiracies to injure rights and actual brutalities, including shackling prisoners to cell bars without food or clothing for days. The FBI conducted a broad investigation preceding the indictment.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida State Prison
Rogers
FBI
Raiford
John L. Lewis to resign as Miners' Chief
John L. Lewis told the United Mine Workers he will resign as president early next year after 40 years at the helm. He will be succeeded by Thomas Kennedy, 72, currently vice president and former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor. Lewis plans retirement soon after the new year with a $50 000 annual salary continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Pennyslvania
Kennedy
Europe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Barbara Eisenhower Visits Injured Boy in Athens Stampede
Barbara Eisenhower visits Theodore Zervas, 6, gravely injured when a railing collapsed during Eisenhower's Athens arrival. The boy lay unconscious as Barbara, Princess Sophia, and Greek officials meet him at Evan shelismos Hospital. Barbara tours Red Cross and Mitera Foundling Home, receiving a Red Cross gold medal.
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Barbara
Athens
Barbara Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Theodore Zervas
Red Cross Foundling
Evanshelismos
Theodore
Sophia
Paul I
Spiros Doxiades
Greek Red Cross
Red Cross
Constantine Georgacopolous
Mitera Foundling Home
Frederika
Northeast Louisiana Rain Outlook and Temps
Clouds closed in over northeast Louisiana during the night with showers expected to continue today and tonight. Temperatures will hover around 50 with a high yesterday of 58. The low last night was 50 and rainfall measured at 0.3 inches. Lows tonight in the mid 50s and highs tomorrow in the mid to upper 60s.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Goodfellows appeal urges urgent funds for Christmas aid
For over 20 years the Goodfellows fund has supplied food and some toys to needy families in the Monroe West Monroe area. Donations poured in early, but time is short and funds remain low as the drive continues.
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the Goodfellows Fund
Monroe-West Monroe
Donations List Reveals Substantial Shortfall for Help
A lengthy donor roll shows many individuals and businesses contributing small amounts totaling 2032.64, with entries from Memory Grandfather Mr G C Burge and groups like Acme Cleaners & Laundry and XYZ Memory. The passage notes the sum falls below the threshold needed for meaningful aid and includes a child’s plea about a father working at a service station earning insufficient income.
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All Viele H. S. Bradley
G. C. Burge
Allman Children
H. D. Hunt
Steve Scurlock
Anonymous
Fannie Hobbs
Father Decaigney
Mary V. Conn
Paula Landry
Armand E. Kitto
Edgar Florsheim
Stephen M. Glazer
George W. Pugh
H. D. Tuck
Charlie Dent, Sr
Leon G. Sugar
Brown-River-Scogin
Elderly Couple Free After Kidnaping Near Santa Cruz
An 78 year old woman and 74 year old man bound and gagged in a Lockhart Gulch cabin after being seized by a two man and a girl gang. They freed themselves after about 12 hours and hiked to safety. One suspect Jimmie Kendrick, 29, escaped from San Quentin. The woman was forced to cash checks for 200 dollars. Both victims survived with shock and rope burns.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Gary Smith
Clara B. Hoeller
Jimmie Kendrick
San Quentin
Peter Trimborn
San Jose
Hoeller
Trimborn
Mrs. Hoeller
Court narrows school integration review and strikes Arkansas closed schools
The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Negro parents challenging Nashville grade by grade integration and declined to extend review. It also struck down two Arkansas school closing laws used by Governor Faubus to keep public high schools closed in 1958, allowing reopening with limited or redirected funds amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
High Court
Nashville
Tenn
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Faubus
Arkansas
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Georgia
NATO push for unified command faces French opposition
U S Secretary of State Christian Herter urged NATO ministers to maintain a single integrated command for the alliance. He warned that French President de Gaulle's stance against integrated forces risks weakening NATO and hindering future talks with the Soviet Union. Herter cited arms control and Berlin as key final issues for Soviet positions.
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Paris
France
U. S
Christian A. Herter
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Herter
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
West
Germany
Berlin
Ewing backs Adcock in Ouachita Jackson senate race
Nathan L. Ewing of Jonesboro, who finished third in the Ouachita Jackson senate race, announced his support for Monroe businessman Jamar Adcock. He thanked voters in Ouachita and Jackson parishes and recalled his past service as state representative while noting his belief in representing local interests. The statement ends with acknowledgment of the election results.
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Nathan L. Ewing
Ouachita - Jackson Senate
Jonesboro
Monroe
Jamar Adcock
Ewing
Ouachita
Jackson Parishes
People of
Jackson
Jackson and
Senate
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Albuquerque
Twin City
Etela’at
John L., Lewis
U.S. Mail
By Geoffrey Gould
Bulletin
By Dmitri Travlos
Kansas
Vicksburg
John Brink
Kansas Memorial
Goodfellows Report
Alliance
Nathan Ewing
Adcock
News-Star— World
Schwin Bicycles
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