Formosa Threat From Chou En Lai Rouses Far East Alarm
Chou En-lai declares the Red flag will fly over Formosa and Taiwan must be liberated. He says the United States must withdraw armed forces from Taiwan and denounces the mutual defense treaty as a menace to peace in the Far East.
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Tokyo
China
Chou En-lai
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chou
Taiwan
United States
Pescadores
Far East
Asia
Mrs Wilkinson Dies In Jackson Miss
Mrs L G Wilkinson of Monroe died in a Jackson Mississippi hospital after a heart attack while visiting there. Funeral at College Place Baptist Church in Monroe Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment in Memorial Park. She leaves a husband three brothers five sisters and many relatives.
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L. G. Wilkinson
Spurgeon Drive
Monroe
Jackson
Miss
Peters Funeral Home
College Place Baptist Church
Ogg
Memorial Park Cemetery
Policeman Shot Near Patrol Car in San Antonio
Milton Staudt a 24 year old patrolman on the north side was found slumped beside his patrol car with a shoulder wound around midnight He radioed that he had been shot. He was in shock and unable to talk hospital officials said investigators suggested possible surprise by illegal hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Milton Staudt
Staudt
Poice
Forest Fire Prevention Message in Louisiana
Public notice urges readers to prevent forest fires and keep Louisiana green. Emphasizes fire safety and environmental stewardship across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
29 Accidents Reported In Three Day Period
North east Louisiana logged 29 traffic incidents in a three day span ending Sunday. Monroe saw 15 cases with four minor injuries and no serious harm. A fatal crash on Highway 13 near Jackson parish involved eight year old Jerry Ramsey.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Jackson Parish
Jerry Donald Ramsey
Highway 13
L. L. Sackett
Hot Springs
Ark
Sackett
Natchez
Miss
James Warren
Texas Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Warren
Pippin Street
Douglas Wills
Lilly Ruth Wills
Nathan Wimberly
Hassell Street
West Monroe
Scientist Says We Underplay Russian Strength
Nobel laureate Dr. Harold C. Urey told the Chicago Sun-Times Americans underestimate Soviet nuclear weapons and military power. He asserted Russians advanced A and H bombs quickly and likely with minimal Western leaks, stressing strong military capability beyond politics.
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Chicago
Harold C. Urey
Urey
Chicago Sun-Times
Five Nation Talks Set For Asia African Convention
Premiers Mohammed Ali of Pakistan Jawaharlal Nehru of India and U Nu of Burma arrived in Jakarta for five nation talks to plan an Asian African Convention. Prime Minister Kotelawala of Ceylon joins tomorrow as host Al Sastroamidjojo welcomes delegates in Bogor. Negotiations target a February convention with tight security at Bogor.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
U Nu
Burma
Ceylon
John Kotelawala
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Bogor
Nehru
Singapore
Parish Leaders Named For March of Dimes Drive
The state chairman Dr. G. A. Ackal of New Iberia announces parish campaign directors for the March of Dimes drive starting January 3. Directors listed include Daisy Mae Jones in Caldwell and John Haile in Jackson among others across northeast Louisiana parishes.
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G. A. Ackal
New Iberia
Northeast Louisiana
Caldwell
Daisy Mae Jones
Columbia
Catahoula
David Patton
Jonesville
Concordia
J. H. Pankey
Ferriday
East Carroll
Warm Weather Follows Christmas In Twin City
After Christmas Day the Twin City enjoyed unseasonably mild weather with temperatures rising from 60 to 66 degrees. Light intermittent rain was recorded as a trace by the local weather office and a cloudy day was forecast with southeast winds at 10 to 12 mph.
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Twin City
Holiday weekend toll sets grim national record
The Associated Press reports a holiday accident toll of 475 deaths over 54 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Traffic deaths numbered 362, fires 59, with 54 other mishap fatalities. California led with 27 traffic deaths. Texas 26. Pennsylvania 25. Ohio and Illinois 20 each. Six states reported no deaths.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
New York
Michigan
Two Boys Charged With Burglary Appear in Juvenile Court
In Lynchburg Virginia two boys ages 11 and 12 faced Juvenile Court Judge O R Cundiff on burglary charges. The judge ordered an investigation and held the fathers responsible for neglect, sentencing each dad to 60 days in jail.
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Lynchburg
O. R. Cundiff
Cundiff
Shakeup Expected as House Un-American Activities Probe Reshapes
The House Un-American Activities Committee faces a major overhaul as Democrats prepare to take control. Changes loom in the staff, funding and procedures, with Rep. Walter, soon to chair, promising different handling. Also under scrutiny is investigator Ren Van Fosson tied to an Air Force data incident.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress
Rep. Walter
D.-Pa
Rep
Velde
R.- Ill
Walter
UN- American Activities Group
House
Government Operations Committee
Un-American Activities Group
Ren van Fosson
Committee
van Fosson
Air Force
FBI
Good Fellows Fund closes with four thousand two hundred thirty four
Final figures for the 1954 Good Fellows donations total $4234.24, up from $4119.24. Acknowledgments include Wilson Ewing memorial gifts from The News-Star Publishing Corporation and other sponsors.
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Good Fellows
Wilson Ewing
News-Star World Publishing Corporation
Virginia Pharmacy
Eroomel
Trac Ds
Eisenhower Consults Dulles Over French Crisis as German Plan Contingent
In Augusta Eisenhower held a 15 minute call with Dulles about France's National Assembly debate on German rearmament. Wartime budget and economic messages were slated for January 17 and 20 with Hagerty announcing further Congressional items next week. The President waited at Bush Field with Columbine NT and faced a tense international standoff.
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Eisenhower
France
Dulles
White House
French National Assembly
Free Western Alliance
Assembly
Washington
Columbine NT
Bush Field
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Gabriel Hauge
Arthur F. Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Hauge
Burns
Hagerty
Austasia
Child Receives Complete Blood Transfusion in Tokyo
A two day old Japanese girl, weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces, is reported in good condition after a complete blood transfusion. Donor Army Pfc Johann Sliva, 25, of Little Rock Arkansas, provided the blood to save the infant whose mother Yohiko Tatake has negative RH blood, causing previous births to fail due to RH incompatibility.
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Tokyo
Japanese Red Cross Center
Army Pfc
Johann
John) Sliva
11Th St
Little Red
Ark
Yohiko Tatake
Bad Blood Sparks Fatal East Texas Gunbattle
In Big Thicket East Texas on Christmas Eve six hunters and two ranchers fought after Roy Muench, 51, of Port Arthur accused the ranchers of killing a dog. Muench was killed. four hunters were charged with assault with intent to murder. deputies seized nine guns.
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Jasper
Tex
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Burch
Roy Muench
Port Arthur
Thomas Mixon
Browndell
Dalphene
Sterling Garlington
Wayne Pullen
Pullen
Piney Woods
Muench
Clarence Willingham
Travis Ellis
Charles Ellis
Fort Hood
Richard Morris
Gerald Sanford
Garlington Ranch
Garlington Brothers
Independent Deputies Back Mendes France in Confidence Votes
Paris reports that France's independent deputies backed Premier Mendes France in two crucial confidence votes. The independents urged not to block the Atlantic pact amid anxiety in Western capitals over German rearmament and WEU rejection.
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Paris
France
Pierre Mendes- France
Grand Alliance
Independents
Mendes France
Western European Union
WEU
West
Germany
Mendes-France
Seine
Mendes- France
National Committee of Independents
Independent Peasants
Local Woman Free On Bond In Husband Death
A 55 year old West Monroe woman is free on 3500 bond after being charged with driving while intoxicated and murder with out malice in the Dallas Texas traffic death of her husband Archie Eyre 70. The couple's car overturned on U S Highway 80 two miles east of Dallas while a Texas highway patrolman pursued them. They were en route to visit Eyre's brother in Dallas for Christmas and left Monroe early Wednesday morning. They have a grown daughter and a teenage son.
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West Monroe
Dallas
Tex
Archie Eyre
Claiborne School
Eyre
U. S. Highway 80
Texas
Eyres
Monroe
Monroe Council to Vote on Street Improvements and Traffic Light
Monroe city council is expected to adopt several ordinances and resolutions at a 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting. Most measures concern street improvements, with one exception a new traffic light setup for the Sterlington Highway 80 DeSiard Street intersection. City Secretary P. A. Pong stated no additional business is scheduled.
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Monroe
P. A. Pong
Sterlington Highway 80
DeSiard Street
State Board to Meet Jan 4 Over Colony Protests
Baton Rouge subcommittee of the State Board of Institutions calls a special meeting for January 4 to address ongoing protests against policy at the State Colony and Training School and resolve controversy surrounding politics at the facility.
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Baton Rouge
State Colony and Training School
State Board of Institutions
Mother Held For Slaying Of Her Baby
In Decatur Georgia police guard Mrs Fred DeGalleford Jr after she is charged with murdering her 22 month old son Stephen Russell DeGalleford with an ice pick. The child was found with 136 wounds on the kitchen floor. Mrs DeGalleford was wounded and hospitalized. Investigators swore out the murder warrant as neighbors note the family moved to the area about a year ago.
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Decatur, Ga
Fred DeGalleford, Jr
Stephen Russell DeGalleford
DeGalleford
Hoke Broom
DeGallefords
Detroit
Mich
Chattanooga
Tenn
Atlanta
Mrs. Morrice Dies Active Civic Church Leader
Katherine Mandal Morrice of West Monroe dies after a lingering illness at 1 45 a.m. Funeral at Memorial Presbyterian Church in West Monroe Tuesday at 3 p.m. She organized the West Monroe Civic League and promoted cleanup days. Survived by sister Mrs. Faulk, brother E A Buelow, eight nieces and nephews, and several named relatives. Cremation to follow in Dallas, Texas.
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Katherine Mandal Morrice
West Monroe
C. E. Faulk
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Tex
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