The 1957 California Big Switch Shape of Politics
The 1957 California political realignment centers on William F. Knowland choosing governor over Senate and Goodwin J. Knight switching paths. The Knight Knowland shuffle triggered withdrawals and reshaped GOP support with Knight forming unlikely alliances while Nixon faced a softer stance.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
William F. Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
U. S. Senate
Thas
Old Knight
Onger
Knowland
Knight
Cerainly
Senate
George Christo
Two Men Kill Bar Owner and Musician in Washington
Two men killed bar owner George Kaldes and guitarist Kenneth Fisher after an argument over a $20 bill at Jo Del restaurant. They kidnapped Larry Monteith and Doris Mattingly, releasing Mattingly later in Richmond while driving Monteith toward Alberta Virginia before detaining him in a car trunk.
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Washington
Larry Monteith
Fort Myer
Doris Mattingly
Miss Mattingly
Richmond
Alberta
North Carolina Line
Monteith
George P. Kaldes
Kaldes
Kenneth Harlan Fisher
Bernard J. Mainer
Salk Discovery May Open Way To Cancer Cure
Dr. Jonas Salk's recent polio vaccine research at the University of Pittsburgh led to a technique measuring antibodies that kill test cells. In a Journal of the AAAS article he urged caution and call for further experiments before drawing conclusions about cancer treatment potential.
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Salk
New York
Jonas 2. Salk
Virus Research Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Atest
Journal of the Amercan Assn
No Holdup Here Cops Informed
A middle aged man approached the San Francisco drugstore manager Michael Schachter and demanded money. After receiving 150 dollars, Schachter lay on the floor and the bandit left. Police later reentered and found Schachter still prone but unharmed.
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San Francisco
Michael Schachter
Schachter
Dallas Public Schools Not Ordered to Inte grate in January
The Fifth U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Dallas public schools need not integrate in January as a Dallas district judge had ordered. The court supported the school board claiming the judge exceeded authority while still enforcing the mandate to end racially discriminatory segregation with all deliberate speed.
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New Orleans
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dallas
U. S
William H. Atwell
Fort Worth
Photographer John Oldenburg resigns for Natchez church post
John Oldenburg a longtime News-Star-World photographer and active Baptist leader in the Monroe area resigns to take a church assignment in Natchez Mississippi. He previously worked as a Baptist missionary among Indians in the Southwest before joining the newspaper staff.
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John Oldenburg
News- Star—World
Natchez, Miss
John
Monroe
Southwest
West Monroe Resumes City Operations After Holiday
After a quiet day-after- Christmas, West Monroe returns to business as city offices resume standard operations and services.
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West Monroe
Do You Qualify Semi-Screwballs Best Space Men
A scientist at AAAS says space crews could be chosen from semi-screwballs or groups like Eskimos or Buddhist monks to endure long voyages. Dr. Donald M. Michael notes months in cramped quarters require unusual mind sets and tolerance for isolation, boredom, and danger.
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Indianapolis
Donald M. Michael
Stamford
Conn
American Assn
Advancement of
Science
Michael
Dunlap and Associates, Inc
Missile programs total seventeen billion dollars spent
Washington reports the United States has invested more than 17.18 billion dollars in missile research development and production since World War II. About half a billion remains unspent from the Korea War era rearmament push. Congressional committees plan inquiries into Pentagon spending and diligence.
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Washington
United States
Congressional
Pentagon
Congress
Pentagon Today
Defense McElroy
Defense Department
Eisenhower to spend week at Gettysburg farm for State of the Union work
President Eisenhower packs a heavy brief case and heads for the Gettysburg farm for a week of rest and work on the State of the Union and the 1959 budget. He plans to return by January 3 for the Civil Rights Commission meeting and will be joined by a small staff and administration officials.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Congress
New
Civil Rights Commission
James C. Hagerty
Percival Brundage
Hagerty
Hunters Survive 11 Hours In Water
Five duck hunters were overturned from a duck blind on Arka butla Lake near Senatoria Mississippi. They clung to tree tops and the wreckage for 11 hours before rescue at 7:45 p.m. by Johnny Cox and George Eddins. Survivors include Rev. Odell Fish and four others from Memphis.
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Senatoria
Miss
Arkabutla Lake
Odell Fish
Potts Camp
Marshall Jones
William T. Ward
James Robert Ward
Jesse Percy
Memphis
Jones
Johnny Cox
Cox
George Eddins
Husky Laborer Charged In Actor's Death
New York police charged 26-year-old Monroe Gibson with homicide over the Christmas Eve beating of Broadway actor Gerald Sarracini outside a tavern on Broadway near 64th Street. Sarracini died from a brain concussion after a single punch.
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New York
Gerald Sarracini
Monroe Gibson
Sarracini
Broadway
64Th Street
Floods in Ceylon Kill 125. 300000 Homeless
In central Ceylon floods kill 125 and leave over 300000 homeless. Premier Bandaranaike appeals for aid, requests 25 million rupees for relief, and sets up a flood relief fund. Bread stocks in Colombo are requisitioned for distribution to affected areas.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Solomon Bandaranaike
Murder mystery solved as teen confesses in Houston case
Stewart Sandy Lumpkin, 17, surrendered to Houston police and confessed to the Christmas night slaying of 15 year old Jay Evans in West University Place. Four youths including David Cave, Jimmy Price, and G T Lawson also turned themselves in following the incident and prior burglary links.
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Stewart Sandy Lumpkin
Polce
Jay Eivans
Lamar
Lumpkin
Harry Cole
West University Place
David Cave
Naval Operations
Long Beach
Calif
Jimmy Price
Farbanks Well Service Co
G.T. Lawson
Cole
Lee Price
Jimmy
Sandy
Price
Lawson
Gatesville
Cave
Rainy Weekend Forecast for Area Residents
The weatherman predicts a rainy weekend as a cold front from Texas moves in. Thundershowers and a few thunderstorms are forecast for late today. Yesterday’s high was 6 degrees. most of Louisiana saw no rainfall while Monroe and northeast Louisiana enjoyed near warm weather after Christmas. Scattered clouds today add a winter chill.
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Texas
Louisiana
Monroe
Student Found Dead in Everglades Roadside Car
Robert Winston Lee a 24 year old Miami student engineer was found dead from a rifle shot in his auto on a lonely Everglades road near Jomo City. A red haired hitchhiker described by Belle Glade police was sighted earlier and a pair of mistletoe earrings along with shoe prints were found at the scene. The investigation notes two close range shots one hitting Lee and another breaking a car window.
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Washington
Monteith
Miss Mattingly
Sarracini
Peter Ustinov
Tommy Bell
Bell
Gibson
Manhattan
Ben Janney
Sugar Ray Robinson
Youngstown
Ohio
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miami
Robert Winston Lee
Asheville
N.C
Everglades
Belle Glade
Vern Clark
Clark
Jomo City
U.S. 27
Lee
Ben Grigsby
Grigsby
North Little Rock mayor confronted by threats over police control
Mayor elect William F. Casey Laman reported anonymous phone threats to lay off the police department and to harm his family as he planned to push police activity. Police Chief Bett C. Campbell announced resignation after 30 years, effective Tuesday, as guards volunteered to protect Laman at home. The city of about 50 000 sits across the Arkansas River from Little Rock.
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North Little Rock
Ark
William F.casey
Laman
Police Pension Board
Bett C. Campbell
Fective
Campbell
Little Rock
Arkansas River
Monroe City Council Closes Nine Liquor Outlets
City officials ordered the shutdown of nine Monroe liquor establishments effective at midnight December 31 as part of an anti illegal sales crackdown. Licenses for 1958 renewals were denied for eight operators with clean records, while the ninth case涉及 John Russell Sho Bar pending state court outcome for sale of liquor to a juvenile.
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Monroe
John Russell
Louisville Avenue
W. L
Jack) Howard
Russell
Howard
Biologist Claims Man Evolves From Brown Seaweed
Indianapolis report says Lawrence S. Dillon of Texas A&M announces a new evolution theory. He claims all animals are modified plant life descended from brown seaweed, arguing life belongs to a single plant kingdom based on studies presented to the AAAS.
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Indianapolis
Lawrence S. Dillon
Texas A&m College
Dillon
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Swamped with calls for 2 bedroom rental ad
Advertiser reports heavy demand after placing a News-Star World Want Ad. Brick two bedroom house with fenced yard near school in a residential area. Contact W M FA at phone numbers FA 3-1253 or FA 3-9688 after 6 pm.
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News-Star— World Want
W. M
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