KNOE Hosts Northeast Louisiana High School Luncheon
Students from 15 high schools gathered at Bayou DeSiard Country Club to form KNOE's School Hilites Council. Officers elected include Danny Blake Jonesboro Hodge as president and Emmlyn Albritton as first vice president with a full slate of secretaries and treasurers.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
KNOE
Hilite Council
Danny Blake Jonesboro - Hodge
Emmlyn Albritton
Farmerville High School
Betty Ann Eberts
St. Matthews High School
Rebecca Foster
Calhoun High School
Patty Hood
Jonesboro-Hodge High School
J. Cloyd Walker
Rayville High School
Vincent Marsala
Jo Ann Carso
Neville High School
Lynn Merriman
Ouachita Parish High School
Jackie Adcock
Jean Harper
Mangham High School
Sammy
James A. Noe
Paul H. Goldman
Irving Zeidman
Louisiana
Jerry Johnson
Crowville High School
Betty Joe Thornhill
Larry O’brien
Eros High School
Evelyn Crowell
Marily Bushire
Emelyn Albritton
Martin Dean Martin
Gilbert High School
Bobbye Jean Rogers
Bobby Emfinger
Jonesboro-Hodge
Christmas Good Fellows drive boosts aid with baskets
The Good Fellows drive continues at 114 South Grand Street with packed baskets and expanding donations. Volunteers led by Mr and Mrs Jack Hesketh packed 330 food baskets and sorting will continue for days. Turkeys donated by Gus Kallio will be auctioned Monday night with proceeds aiding families in need.
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South Grand Street
Jack Hesketh
B. B. Martin
Good Fellows
Gus Kallio
Walnut Street
Grizzly plane crash probes involve top Air Force officials
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Douglas Jr. and three other senior officers investigated after a large aircraft plunged in a snowstorm shortly after departing Larson Air Force Base in Washington for Kelly Air Force Base in Texas. The crash occurred in desert sagebrush terrain and the cause remains under thorough review.
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Robert W. Douglas Jr
18Th Air Force
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
S. C
Homer L. Sanders
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base
L. A. Bertrandias
Air Force Safety Division
Los Angeles
Richard B. O’keefe
Air Force
San Bernardino
Calif
Washington
Larson Air Force Base
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Police Pursuit Details in East River Harbor Chase
The prosecutor described Clemente as running a domain along miles of docks on the East River near Manhattan and a stretch up the Hudson River. His friends were depicted as varied in size and influence.
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Hogan
Clemente
East River
Manhattan
Hudson River
Underworld figures charged in extortion scheme
A grand jury indicted Clemente and Cosmos for extortion and conspiracy after allegedly threatening John W. McGrath Corp. with “trouble” unless a hiring boss of the duo’s choosing was hired. They allegedly extorted 2500 dollars between July 1 and December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemente and Cosmos
John W. McGrath Corp
McGrath
Paley commission urges offshore oil exploration and safeguards
The Paley headed commission urged immediate exploration of publicly owned offshore lands with leases containing well spacing and withdrawal limits to extend pool life for wartime needs. The National Security Resources Board supported reserving underground stockpiles for large-scale war, while noting possible costs or subsidies for spacing.
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William C. Paley
National Security Resources Board
Paley
Gun Victim’s Kin, Arender Family Listed in Obituary
A gun death 15 miles south of here is tied to Arender family members. The deceased’s son reported discovering the father with a .22 shell box. a rifle lay on the table with the trigger wedged. Surviving relatives include three sons, six daughters, two brothers, four sisters, and ten grandchildren. Pallbearers named: William A. Florence, George Hopkins, Tobe Hopkins, Troy Beard.
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Here
Arender
Holt
James Howard
Sondheimer
Billy Ray
Donald Wayne
Tallulah
Louis Clement
Transylvania
Chester Williams
Leslie Pitts
Laura Piper
Shirley Baker
Monahan
Tex
Monroe Arender
Monroe
Barney Arender
New Orleans
Laura Newton
Nancy Nugent
Colfax
Bessie Johnson
Lawrence Buckham
Oklahoma City
Okla
William A. Florence
George Hopkins
Tobe Hopkins
Troy Beard
First Page Left Behind as Pilot Dives From Jets Downed Plane
Porter recalls his submerged nose camera and instinct to retrieve the film to prove the crash. He describes diving from the cockpit as the plane settled and swimming twenty yards before the sea swallowed the craft. He bids farewell to the aircraft as it sinks.
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Ter
Porter
Pilot survives crash and returns to flight the next day
A pilot escaped serious harm after a crash and, despite the incident, was back flying the following day. Rescue planes overhead assisted his return to base as fellow crew reflected on the event.
Charges filed after Delta gambling raid near Vicksburg
State police charged six men and a woman arrested in a Delta gambling raid on the Mississippi River near here. The Circle Club netted 583 dollars, with chits redeemable for one dollar used as bait at the Vicksburg toll bridge. Bond posted. probe links clubs in Bunkie and Alexandria and prior raids across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Delta
Mississippi River
Here
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Circle Club
Francis Grevemberg
Associated Press
Grevemberg
Sheriff's Office
Bunkie
Alexandria
West Baton Rouge
LaPlace
Bossier City
New Orleans
Strickland Receives Korea Heroic Action Citation
Monroe couple announces their son Second Lt. Thomas S. Strickland of the U S Marine Corps Reserve earned a citation for superior service in Korea from May 10 to June 26 1952. He served as artillery forward observer, destroying enemy positions, recording crater fragments, and directing accurate fire aiding sector defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Strickland
Monroe
J. T. Seldon
U. S. Marine Corps
Thomas S. Strickland
U. S
Marine Corps Reserve
Korea
Marine Artilery
Strickland
United States Naval Service
T. Selden
Citizens Urged To Avoid Holi-Daze In Holiday Traffic
Monroe Police Chief M L Peters warns motorists and pedestrians to guard against holiday distractions during December traffic safety drive. He notes last minute shopping office parties and crowded streets raise heedlessness of winter driving hazards.
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Twin City
Monroe
M. L. Peters
Louisiana Safety Association
Peters
Marriage License For Four In Two States
John Paul Pearce 22 of Kilgore Texas and Nelda Holt McCoy 21 of Monroe wed. Bobby Jackson Lane 22 of Lake Charles and Beverly Glyn Martin 21 of Monroe listed in license record.
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John Paul Pearce
Kilgore
Tex
Nelda Holt McCoy
Monroe
Bobby Jackson Lane
Lake Charles
Beverly Glyn Martin
Library traces Baton Rouge growth in century of papers
Hill Memorial Library at LSU now holds Baton Rouge history from 1842 to present. John Taylor Laycock donated Advocate issues from 1854 to 1870, filling a major gap. The collection, microfilmed for permanent keeping, covers more than 70 Louisiana newspapers and aids historical research.
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Baton Rouge
Hill Memorial
Louisiana State University
John Taylor Laycock
The
Advocate
Andrew J. Eaton
Louisiana
Laycock
John M. Taylor
Tom Bynum
Eaton
Library of Congress
New York Public Library
State Times
Morning Advocate
House Group Urges Probe of Communist War Atrocities
A special House committee unanimously urged a congressional investigation into alleged Communist war crimes against American and other United Nations troops in Korea. The call followed Soviet demands that the UN condemn U S actions amid new accusations. The panel recently released a report on the Katyn Forest massacre and its findings were cited in backing the Korea probe.
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Washington
House
United Nations
Korea
Russia
United States
Katyn Forest
Smolensk
Ray J. Madden
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Soviet Demand Unanimous UN Vote on Korean and Chinese Crimes
The Soviet Union charged the United States with daily crimes against Koreans and Chinese. It said the Chinese people have a mountain of resentment toward the aggressors. Only non Communist nations did not vote against the resolution, with Afghanistan and others abstaining to push for investigation before any UN decision.
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U. S
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Iran
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Schools In Concordia Close For Holidays
Ferriday December 22 Parish schools closed for the Christmas holidays on Friday afternoon. Classes will resume January 5 according to J. S. Burris Vidalia parish superintendent of education.
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Ferriday
J. S. Burris
Vidalia
Monroe City Council Adopts Revised Traffic Regulations
Ordinance 3017 amends Section 70 of Ordinance 2788 and sets fines for violations. First offense up to 400 dollars or eight months in jail. Second offense 125 to 500 dollars and 125 days to one year. Parking violations fined up to one dollar. other sections up to 200 dollars or 90 days in jail.
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Monroe
City Commission Council
City of
Await Judge Rules On Taft Hartley Suit In Dunkirk Strike
In Buffalo New York a U S district judge faced the first direct test of Taft Hartley constitutionality. Judge John Knight weighs the temporary restraining order against CIO and United Steelworkers at American Locomotive Dunkirk plant. The 1 500 workers ended a 107 day strike and returned to work. CIO plans Supreme Court action if needed. Arguments cite constitutional challenges to court power over administrative functions and government supervision.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
John Knight
CIO
United Steelworkers
Dunkirk
American Locomotive Company
Tide
Ion
Supreme Court
Atom Energy Commission
Mament
Arthur J. Goldberg
Washington
The
Twins Cling To Life After Separation Surgery
In Chicago 15 month old conjoined twins Roger and Rodney Brodie, joined at the top of the head, underwent a 12 hour 40 minute separation operation. Roger remains in a coma and fragile, while Rodney shows limited progress after receiving the sagittal sinus and drainage changes.
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Chicago
Illinois
Rodney
Two Louisiana Men Survive Air Force Plane Crash
LARSON AIR FORCE BASE Wash Dec 22 The Air Force released a partial list of survivors from Saturday's globemaster crash at Moses Lake Identified were Ralph Miller Oklahoma City Donald L Herring New Llano Billy Alexander Sherman Tex Howell D McCarley Blue Ridge Tex Ernest Narciss Lafayette La Willy Ellis Holdenville Okla F Elimen Martinez Arroyo Seco N M ees F Riggenbach Pasadena Tex A H Six Carthage Mo
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Larson Air Force Base
Wash
Air Force
Moses Lake
Ralph Miller
Oklahoma City
Donald L. Herring
New Llano
Billy Alexander
Sherman
Tex
Howell D. McCarley
Blue Ridge
Ernest Narciss
Lafayette
Sgt
Willy Ellis
Holdenville
Oklahoma
F. Elimen Martinez
Arroyo Secu
N.M. Ees
F. Riggenbach
Pasadena
A. H. Six
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Danny Blake
Mangham
Ruth Chapaunian
Marion High School
Julia Mae King
Hugh Benford
Lela Kite
Ouachita Parish
Oscar Cloyd
Rayville
St. Matthews
St. Paschal’s
Evelyn Tisdale
Ralph Jolssaint
Winnsboro High School
Mary Evelyn Durr
Michael Mayer
Delhi High School
Celia Corley
Virginia Sheppard
Silverstein
Lert
Luxite
Wallace
North
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corporation
New York City
Madison Parish
LT. Strickland
House Group
Concordia
Mes
Buster
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