Blind peddler and in law linked to Portland extortion plot
A blind peddler Clarence Peddicord and his sister in law Joy Keller were arrested in Portland for masterminding a 50 000 bomb extortion against Meier and Frank department store. Peddicord admitted planting 12 sticks of dynamite at the store during the Friday surprise sale.
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Portland
Ore
Clarence Peddicord
Vancouver
Wash
Meier and Frank Department Store
Aaron Frank
Peddicord
Joy Keller
Miss Keller
Tech
Columbian Carbon Opens Bids For Proposed Plant
Bids were opened in Architect H H Land’s offices for Columbian Carbon Company to build an office and two laboratory buildings on Elizabeth Street and Louisville Avenue. The two low bids were J A Harper of West Monroe at 345345 dollars and Jesse F Heard & Son of West Monroe at 345550 dollars with extensive subcontract figures. The figures will be studied before awarding the contract.
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H. H. Land
Columbian Carbon Company
Elizabeth Street
Louisville Avenue
J. A. Harper
West Monroe
Jesse F. Heard & Son
Freezing Temperatures Hit Monroe Area Friday
The Monroe region saw a 20 degree low Friday morning at Selman Field, three degrees below this year’s prior low, with forecasts predicting a hard freeze Friday night and possibly the coldest in four years as highs reached about 38 by noon and winds eased.
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Monroe
Selman Field
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Kefauver Enters Democratic Presidential Primary Race
Sen. Kefauver of Tennessee announces he will enter as many state primaries as feasible in the Democratic nomination contest. He aims a vigorous campaign and expects to meet rival Adlai Stevenson in some primaries. He argues the Democratic party needs choice while criticizing Republican lack of alternatives.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Frank Lausch
Ohio
Averell Harriman
New York
Democratic Party
Tennessee
First In History Witness Agrees To Testify On Reds
Ellis G. Olim a 44 year old official of the Chicago Land Clearance Commission agreed to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee if granted immunity from prosecution. This marked the first time a witness accepted immunity to testify since Congress allowed such immunity in 1954. Olim was named by a prior witness as a former committeeman and faces potential testimony about communist influence.
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Chicago
House Un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Ellis G. Olim
Chicago Land Clearance Commission
Young Man Killed in Oak Grove Area. Teen Charged
A 20-year-old man, James Edwin Watson, was killed on state highway 17 near Oak Grove when the motorcycle he rode was struck by an automobile. Stanley McEachern Jr. 17, of Delhi, was charged with negligent homicide and released on $2,500 bond. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Catron Gay Funeral Home with burial in Kilbourne Cemetery. Watson is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watson of Oak Grove.
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Oak Grove
Forest
West Carroll Parish
James Edwin Watson
Stanley McEachern, Jr
Delhi
West Carroll
McEachern
Watson
Ole Miss
Catron Gay
H. G. Hammond
Kilbourne
W. B. Watson
Son of World War II Hero Colin Kelly III Earns Eagle Scout
Colin P. Kelly III son of the U S first World War II hero received the Eagle Scout award in a Concordville church ceremony. Judge William R Toal noted he has borne the mantle of a great father and earned the nation’s highest scouting honor after 21 merit badges in four years. Corky Kelly is a Westtown School student weighing future options between West Point or the new Air Force Academy.
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Concordville
Colin P. Kelly III
United States
Philadelphia
Corky
Kelly
William R. Toal
Delaware County Court
Corky Kelly
Pearl Harbor
Haruna
Roosevelt
West Point
Westtown Friends School
Air Force Academy
Mother Greets Tenneson At Minn. Airport
Richard Tenneson, 22, a former U.S. soldier who defected to communism and later fought in Korea, returned to Minnesota from Tokyo via Hong Kong. He greeted his mother Portia Howe at Minneapolis-St Paul airport, embraced his twin half siblings, and spoke little about his reasons for coming back. Reverend Forest Strand accompanied him. stepfather Eben Howe and Nathan Howe were absent.
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Minneapolis
Richard Tenneson
Minnesota
America
Portia Howe
Tenneson
Forest Strand
Methodist
Alden
Eben Howe
Nathan
Seattle
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Marines Rescue Koreans In Near Tragedy
In Chimoggi Gap off Korea's southeast coast three U S Marines saved 22 Korean seamen from rough seas and 30 mph winds. Marines Pfc Alton R Adams and Cpl Robert L Patton rushed pumps to the stranded patrol boat and were later airlifted. Lt Robert S Patton piloted a helicopter making eight trips to pull the Koreans to safety.
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Seoul
U. S
Chimoggi Gap
Korea
Alton R. Adams
Waco
Robert S. Patton
el Paso
Tex
Patton
Four Men Transferred to Louisiana Penitentiary
Four prisoners sentenced by Judge Jesse Heard on December 9 in fourth district court were moved from Ouachita parish jail to Angola state penitentiary. The group includes Lee Roy Fuller 24 serving five years for forgery as a second offender Charlie Johnson 55 convicted of attempted aggravated rape for 10 years Leroy Miles 17 with two counts of simple burglary four years on each charge to run concurrently and Brown Coleman 47 charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile for two years.
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Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Ouachita Parish
Frank Kirby
William O. Causey
Bailey Grant
Jesse Heard
Fourth District
Lee Roy Fuller
Charlie Johnson
Leroy Miles
Brown Coleman
Northeast Louisiana student dies in highway crash
Northeast Louisiana State College sophomore Burton Alva Lynch, 20, of Newellton, died after his car left a highway near West Monroe. He suffered head injuries and other trauma and died at St. Francis Hospital. Police say speed caused the spin and crash.
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Burton Alva Lynch
Northeast Louisiana State College
West Monroe
Fort Polk
Lynch
Newellton
St. Francis Hospital
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Eisenhower Hosts Denver Friend at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower spent a morning with old Denver friend Aksel Nielsen at his frost-nipped Gettysburg farm. Nielsen arrived with Col. Andrew Goodpaster. they discussed business and left for Washington. No decision yet on delivering the State of the Union in person or by written message.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Denver
Aksel Nielsen
Nielsen
Col
Andrew Goodpaster
White House
Washington
Congress
James C. Hagerty
United Nations vote stalls as Philippines Yugoslavia deadlock persists
In a fresh Security Council ballot the Philippines and Yugoslavia remain tied for the seat after 11 new members vote. The Philippines briefly led at 40 to 28 before slipping to 37 to 32, with the US backing Manila. A two thirds majority is required and a compromise candidate is under discussion.
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United Nations, N. Y
Philippines
Yugoslavia
U. N. Security Council
General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Britain
France
Sweden
Lacking Much Of Needs Of Life Boy Is Hopeful
A fund drive summary lists many donations totaling 2253.90 toward a goal of 4000 for a needy child. It notes requests for clothes and food and an appeal letter from an eight year old boy asking for aid for his ill father and mother.
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Boy
Good Fellows
Hotel Earle
Urgency rises as UN debates Syria charge on Israeli attack
Egyptian Premier Nasser warns of forceful response and cites mutual defense pact with Syria as Security Council meets to address Syria's protest over a raid east of the Sea of Galilee with death toll reports up to 59.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Syria
Security Council
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Council
Sea of Galilee
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Ahmed Shukairy
General Assembly
U.N
Israel
Abba Ebana
NATO Ministers Seek Ways To Combat Cold War
Fifteen foreign ministers of the Atlantic Alliance met in Parish to coordinate policy on global trouble spots and economic cooperation. U S Secretary of State Dulles warned of two new Cold War fronts in the Middle East and Southern Asia. Portugal pressed Goa disputes with India as ministers discussed nonmilitary issues and the Baghdad pact impact.
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Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Dulles
Russia
Middle East
Asia
Middle Eastern
NATO
Portugal
India
Goa
NATO International Secretariat
Paulo Cunha
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