Court of Appeals Upholds McCarran Act on Communist Party
The U S Court of Appeals in a 2 1 ruling upheld the 1950 McCarran Act requiring the Communist party to register with the Justice Department and disclose officers members and expenditures. The decision allows appeal to the Supreme Court and centers on whether the law violates First and Fifth Amendment protections.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Communist Party
McCarran
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Justice Department
Supreme Court
E. Barrett Prettyman
Subversive Activities Control Board
Soviet Union
John A. Danaher
Prettyman
David Bazelon
John Abt
Joseph Forer
David B. Irons
Communist Movement
Benson Rapped For Firing Of Japan Attache
Senator Humphrey accused Agriculture Secretary Benson of flimsy excuses in firing U S agr icultural attache Wolf Ladejinsky in Japan. The move drew protests from Congress and the Japanese government with claims the State Department will rebuke the action. Ladejinsky remains on the State payroll while under Agriculture Department reimbursement. Humphrey dismissedSecurity risk claims as poppycock citing Ladejinsky’s Russian relatives.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
U. S
Japan
Benson
Wolf Ladejinsky
U.S
Washington Post
Times Herald
State Department
Ladejinsky
United Press
Congress
Agriculture Department
Humphrey
Russia
Reds Reported Confident of Winning Formosa
A former Chinese Communist naval officer said Peiping expected to wipe out the U S Seventh Fleet and conquer Formosa with help from Russian submarines. Wen Hau Ling, who defected to the Nationalists aboard a merchant ship, claimed East China navigation post and Russian subs in the Far East could run at 30 to 40 knots.
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Taipei
Formosa
Peiping
U.S
Wen Hau-Ling
Yokohama
Felt Named Assistant FBI Agent in New Orleans
Mark Felt, 40, longtime WWII espionage investigator, appointed assistant agent in New Orleans replacing M. P. Gotschall who resigned. Felt, from Twin Falls Idaho, will assist agent in charge M. P. Chiles.
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New Orleans
Mark Felt
FBI
M. P. Gotschall
Felt
Twin Falls
Idaho
M. P. Chiles
Winter hurricanes lash North Sea area with 24 dead
Storms plow the North Sea for the third day. At least 24 people feared dead as gales batter West Europe and distress signals come from ships along British Dutch Belgian and German coasts. Rescue vessels race to aid endangered crews.
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London
North Sea
West Europe
English
Henri Deveert
Holland
Netherlands
Petra
Scotland
Germany
British Isles
New York
Public Offices Close Friday for Christmas Weekend
Most Ouachita parish offices will close at noon Friday for the Christmas weekend with some departments ending today. The clerk of court sheriff civil departments remain open until 5 PM. City offices Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce also close at noon. District attorney assessor registrar of voters police jury health unit close at 5 PM today. Highway department workers begin holiday. Sheriff criminal division operates from parish jail. All offices reopen Monday morning.
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Ouachita Parish
Clerk of Court
Sheriff Department
Civil Department
Monroe- West Monroe
Parish Highway Department
Sheriff Office
Paris Debates Move to Delay West German Rearmament Pact
Paris leaders face a held vote as opponents seek to postpone WEU ratification until France and Germany agree on treaty interpretation. Prime Minister Mendes-France aims to unite parties and mobilize support to avoid abstentions as deputies fear responsibility for the rearmament dispute.
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National Assembly
Paris
France
Germany
Pierre Mendes-France
Radical Socialist Party
Mendes- France
Mendes-France
WEU
Mendes - France
London
Highway Worker Severely Hurt In Auto Crash
A 14 year old highway department employee Hays Trichel 406 Malvern avenue was severely injured in a truck automobile collision with Andrew Dale 42 of 109% North 18th street a Veteran's Cab Company driver. Both were taken to Charity hospital. Dale later released after treatment.
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Highway Department
South 8Th Street
Texas Avenue
Hays Tricell
Malvern Avenue
Andrew Dale
North 18Th Street
Veteran’s Cab Company
Charity Hospital
Halls’ Funeral Home
Trichell
St. Francis Hospital
Dale
Tri
Hope To Get Harder Back At Pineville
The State Board of Institutions planned to ask Dr. William P. Harder to reconsider his resignation as clinical director of the State Colony and Training School. Board Chairman Dr. William E. Barker said the board has utmost confidence in Harder and hopes to persuade him to return. Harder quit amid protest over Willie Kees, former Pineville mayor, being named superintendent to oversee the Pineville hospital. The hospital serves mentally retarded and epileptic children and had been under dual authority. Barker said he sent Harder a telegram asking him to reconsider.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Institutions
William P. Hurder
State Colony and Training School
William E. Barker
Willie Kees
Pineville
Pineville Hospital
Kees
Robert F. Kennon
Barker
Harder
Scattered Clouds Forecast for Twin City Area
A report from the C A A states high scattered clouds with no rains predicted for Thursday afternoon. Winds will be southwest about 10 mph. Early morning low was 29 degrees at 7 30 a m, rising to 62 degrees near noon.
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Twin City
C.A.A
Rabies Outbreak Hits Ouachita Parish Cattle Herd
A cow on Pearl Kingston’s Ticheli Road ranch near Monroe tested mad after a bite incident involving Allen Curry. The cow’s death marks the third rabies case this month in Ouachita parish, with no animal identity yet found for the source.
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Ouachita Parish
W. Carroll Summer
Pearl Kingston
Ticheli Road
Monroe
Allen Curry
Kingston
Summer
Curry
Dr. Summer
Plane Crashes Into Monongahela River Near Pittsburgh
An airliner carrying 28 men including 23 GIs home for Christmas crashed into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. Eighteen crew and passengers were saved, 10 remained missing, as cranes recovered the wreckage and authorities noted the main exit was locked. The DC3 was en route from Newark to Colorado and two West Coast forts.
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Pittsburgh
Monogahela
Walter Ketchel
Allegheny
Newark
N.J
Colorado
West Coast
Here
State Police Traffic Teams Go Into Action
State Police announce Traffic Violations Teams to operate unmarked units in pattern shifts in New Orleans and Shreveport and other areas to target traffic violations. They aim to reduce crashes by preemptive enforcement using plain clothes troopers and will use varied plate styling. Authorities say the approach saves lives despite anticipated criticism.
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TV. T
Francis Grevemberg
Louisiana State Police
New Orleans
Shreveport
Grevemberg
Sheppard Pictured As Shocked By Jury Verdict
Cleveland case notes a bitter 30 year old osteopath Samuel Sheppard in jail after a life sentence for second degree murder of Marilyn Sheppard. Pastor Alfred Kreke calls him astonished and bitter while planning an appeal citing possible trial errors and publicity.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Alfred C. Kreke
Kreke
Osteopath
Susan Hayes
Bay View Osteopath Hospital
Marilyn Sheppard
Miss Hayes
California
Ohio Penitentiary
William J. Corrigan
Edward J. Blythin
Cuyahoga County
Samuel R. Gerber
Bluthin
Dr. Sheppard
District Judges Take Oaths For Six More Years
Fourth District judges David I. Garrett and Jesse Heard were sworn in for six-year terms in Ouachita Parish. Parish Clerk R. Dean Farr administered the oaths after a brief ceremony attended by about 35 witnesses in the clerk of court office.
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David I. Garrett
Jesse Heard
Fourth District Court
Ouachita Parish
R. Dean Farr
Garrett
John I. Fogleman
Court House
Ouachita
Morehouse
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