Controversy Over Sinatra Gardiner London Performance
Critics attack a London Express driven episode promoting Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner in Britain. The piece notes royal ties and political hypocrisy, citing American press flak and Prince Philip’s invitation for a charity show as a controversial act amid Sinatra’s criminal history and mob associations.
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London
London Express
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
United States
New York Daily News
Richmond Times - Dispatch
Frankie
Ava
Times - Dispatch
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
England
The
Express
Saps
Prince
Duke of Edinburgh
Cease Fire Talks Handed To Staff Officers In Korea
Truce negotiators turned the armistice supervision task to staff officers in a one shot effort at Panmunjom after days of stalemate. The move follows a Communist proposal offering concessions on airfields neutral inspections and aerial observation. The UN subcommittee meets Friday while prisoner exchanges and lists remain under review.
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George A. McArthur
Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
U. N
William P. Nuckols
U.N
Air Force
Don QO. Darrow
Tacoma
Wash
Andrew Kinney
Eleven Northeast Louisiana Prisoners Named by Communists
Pentagon officials in Washington released eleven names of Northeast Louisiana men held as prisoners of war. The list includes Capt. Roger C. White Jr. of Monroe and Pfc. Kimball Canterbury, with ten other servicemen named: Pfc. William W. House of Winnsboro, Sgt. Clyde D. Kennedy of Bernice, Cpl. Lonzo Ross of Lake Providence, Sgt. Noble W. Jackson of Route 1, plus relatives and addresses listed for context. Continued on second page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Louisiana
Pentagon
Washington
Roger C. White, Jr
Roger C. White
Speed Avenue
Monroe
Kimball O. Canterbury
Irene Richbourg
Lee Avenue
William W. House
Mildred P. House
Winnsboro
Clyde D. Kennedy
C. A. Kennedy
Bernice
Red Feather Drive awards ceremony wraps Twin Cities drive
The Community Chest held a luncheon at the Virginia Hotel presenting Oscars and cigarettes to 150 workers. Awards went to 37 Monroe women, 22 West Monroe women, and about 100 Twin Cities men. Evans Etheridge and A B Clarkson led the Oscar presentations while Bob Coleman auctioned Norris syrup. Clarkson said the goal is 67100 with current receipts 65102 and projected total 68200 if all pledges arrive by Saturday.
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Twin Cities
Virginia
Monroe
West Monroe
Evans Etheridge
A. B. Clarkson
Bob Coleman
Clarkson
Tom Mulhearn
L. V. Tarver
J. Norman Coon
H. K. Litton
Richard W. Glaholt
M. J. Hartman
J. A. Funston
J. A. Newburn
Honor Roll of Twin Cities Firms for Day's Pay pledge
Editors note lists firms qualifying for the day's pay pledge by employees adopting a payroll deduction plan for The Twin City Chest drive. Names include Baker's Shoe Store Central Oil & Supply Co. M Kaplan & Son Southern Lumber & Box Co. Rhealee Millinery Monroe Hardware Co. Twin City Printing Co. Family Shoe Store James Machine Works Olcott Stone Motors and more to be added daily.
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Twin City
Baker's Shoe
Central Oil & Supply Co
M. Kaplan & Son
Southern Lumber & Box Co
Rhealee Millinery
Monroe Hardware Co
Twin City Printing Co
James Machine Works
Olcott-Stone Motors
Kennon Attacks Waste and Proposes State Board Oversight
Gubernatorial candidate Judge Robert F. Kennon condemned excessive waste in state government during a Wednesday radio address on KMLB. He said his ticket would lead by two lengths on January 15 and urged placing major agencies including the highway, welfare, and mental and penal institutions under a nonpartisan citizen board for administration. Raleigh Poulos and Edwin F. Hunter Jr. joined the broadcast to discuss the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Kennon
Kennon
KMLB
Raleigh Poulos
Edwin F. Hunter Jr
Caddo Parish
Minden
Highway Department
Welfare Department
Citizens For Administration
New Orleans
More Joining Yuletide Decor Contest Extends Entries
In response to a Wednesday appeal, six more homeowners have registered for the News-Star-World outdoor Christmas decoration contest. Names include M. C. Thompson and several West Monroe residents. Only two days remain to register, organizers say to include all entrants.
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News-Star—World
M. C. Thompson
Park Ave
A. R. Green
Arkansas Road
11Th St
West Monroe
Lois Harris
6Th St
J. F. Blackiston
Hinkle Drive
Henry ©. Hartman
South Grand
Charles Garretson
Calypso St
Twin City
News-Star — World
Neville Party Canceled After Tragic Neville High Student Death
The planned Neville High School event in Neville tonight is canceled following the death of James Rodney a tenth grade pupil in a tragic traffic accident. Funeral arrangements and school officials announced the cancellation to respect the family and community.
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James Rodney
Neville High School
Neville
Louisiana Leads Nation in Per Capita Federal Grants
Baton Rouge reports Louisiana received the second highest per capita federal grant amount in the nation for the year, at $66.66 per person, with Wyoming first at $80.82. The state paid $222.40 per capita in federal taxes and ranked 40th in income among 48 states.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Wyoming
Public Affairs Research Council of
State Department of Public Welfare
Three Die and Two Hurt in Monroe Area Accidents
Three persons died and two were injured Wednesday night in separate motorway crashes on highways leading out of Monroe. Victims include James Radney 16 W. College Avenue W C Curry Jr 27 1304 South Fourth and Pat Salem Mickel 58 Fondale. Injured are Mrs W C Curry Jr and Melvin L Loper 18 of 511 McGuire. Officials say one car side swiped another near Highway 165 a mile from the city limits.
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James Radney
Neville
College Avenue
W. C. Curry, Jr
South Fourth
Radney
Sterlington Road
Curry
Highway 165
Monroe
Pat Salem Mickel
Fondale
Melvin L. Loper
McGuire
Michel
Loyd Lane
R. Y. Stephenson
Smithfield
N. C
Mickel
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Deati
French
James Rodney
Sterlington Highway
James C. Thrower
Traffic Death Toll Near One Million milestone
The Associated Press notes the U S traffic toll neared 1 000 000 with 999 750 deaths recorded by midnight The council urged improved behavior to postpone the millionth fatality and recalled the first known U S roadway death in 1899.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
U.S
H. H. Bliss
New York City
2940 Names Listed By Reds Identified
Washington reports the defense department identified 2,940 of 3,198 prisoners of war in Korea by last night. Telegrams were sent to next of kin. 75 overseas kin addressed. 8 navy, 58 marines, 76 airmen among identified. About 250 names remain to be identified with special handling planned.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Pentagon
Cold Wave Expected To Hit Louisiana And Mississippi
Weather briefing warns of a cold wave moving from the west into Louisiana and northern and central Mississippi. Forecasters say temperatures, now springlike, will plummet tonight with impact in the state’s western and central regions as the cold air mass arrives.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Mississippi
27 Missing In Ship Fire Off West Coast
Astoria Oregon December 20 AP fire today converted the Danish motorship Errca into a flaming inferno and coast guard reported 27 of its 108 passengers and crew unaccounted for based on a steward report Lt Com Wv A Jonnson commanding officer Tongue Point coast guard station reported 81 persons are at the coast guard bar racks there The vessel is burning a quarter of a mile off the station
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West Coast
Astoria
Ore
Coast Guard
Wv. A. Jonnson
Tongue Point Coast
Coast Guard reports missing on Erica after Columbia River incident
Coast Guard officials say eight passengers and three crew members possibly missing from the Danish motorship Erica which burned near the Columbia River mouth. They report 23 passengers and 80 crew members accounted for, based on an estimated 114 people aboard when the ship anchored near the river bar awaiting weather.
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Astoria
Ore
Coast Guard
Erica
Columbia River
Christmas Stockings as Communist Propaganda Front in Korea War
From Seoul on December 20 an Army report details Red propaganda using Christmas stockings on the Korean front. Packages carried cards, surrender invitations, and a mix of U S life images to undermine morale. A colonel termed the effort pitiful and ironic, noting a farmer delivered stock ings under a truce flag as two Reds marched behind.
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Ned H. Dearborn
Council
William C. Barnard
Seoul
Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
United States
Florida
Hungnam
Life Magazine
Dave Duncan
Eighth Army
Good Fellows Have Big Day Totals 2297 Dollars in 1951
The Good Fellows annual fund drive reports a total of 2297 dollars raised as the biggest day of contributions for 1951. Donors include Elizabeth Wills Bible class First Presbyterian Church and various individuals from multiple Louisiana towns.
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Elizabeth Wills
First Presbyterian Church
J. C. Steele
Jack F. Steele
Joy McCue
E. R. Kiper
R. L. Kiper
Joe Haddad
W. M. Harper
Billy Gerson
Philippines
A. H. Gerson
H. Mickel
George Moses
Rae Frederick Rinehart, Jr
Joe Vernon Brownlee
Noe
A. W. Riggs
F. Strauss and Son, Inc
A. P. Kimmig
Sterlington
A. E. Montgomery
A. E. Montgomery, Jr
Joe Montgomery
Clarence D. Wallace
Doug
C. D. Wallace
Downsville
Julia Fink
Francis A. Renaud
Good Fellows
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Westbrook
Pegler
Max Aitken
Lord Beaverbrook
Roosevelt
Truman
Beaverbrook
Walter Citrine
America
Sinatra
Variety Club
FBI
Bureau of Narcotics
Fischettis
Chicago
Capone
Lucky Luciano
Havana
Lucky
New York
Sicily
Luciano
Bob Starr
Memphis
Tenn
Southwestern
Memphis State
Starr
Norma
Cpl
Lonzo Ross
Victoria Bates
Lake Providence
Sgt
Noble W. Jackson
Clara E. Jackson
Red Feather
Humanity
Judge Kennon
Safety Council
Portland
San Francisco
Jacob Malik
La.Miss Area
Paul Lee Martin
George M. Snellings
Thomas M. Keller
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