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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
2
President Eisenhower departed Washington aboard the Columba ine III for Key West Florida for about two weeks of sun rest and outdoor exercise prescribed by doctors to aid convalescence from his September 24 heart attack.
Mrs. Mae Lucky, registrar, announced 26 600 eligible voters in Ouachita Parish for the January 17 first primary gubernatorial election. The breakdown includes 21 189 white and 4 471 colored voters, with 184 Republicans among all. Registration books reopen January 18 and close January 21 for the second primary 30 days away.
BATON ROUGE George Swarth of Washington a Department of Justice representative will cross examine Dr James Morgan LSU geologist today in a dispute over Louisiana coastal boundary The state says ten and one half miles from shore while the government contends three miles The case involves offshore oil rich land and the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to settle the dispute last week The high court granted permission for a deposition as Morgan prepares to depart for Pakistan for about a year
A 14 year old boy, Joe King, was found murdered near Jacksonville Arkansas four days after he left home to attend a movie. Sheriff Tom Gulley said the death may have been a sex crime or revenge. Autopsy showed strangulation with a minor blow to the head. no evidence of sexual molestation found.
Rivers and Heuer architects finalize plans for the Pecan Street Junior High on South Seventh Street near Plum Street with bids to open January 24. The L shaped two story building will serve 600 students and include seven classrooms on the first floor, rest rooms, library, cafeteria for 200, an auditorium gym, and separate locker rooms. Construction features steel skeleton frames and aluminum windows with heat absorbing glass, buff brick exterior, and a concrete roof and floors.
The National Safety Council estimated 420 Americans will die on streets and roads during the three day New Year weekend, warning that only better driving can avert a record toll. It follows a 1955 holiday period that saw 2,119 traffic deaths and a total deaths from all accidents of 3,156.
Brattleboro Vermont reports the death of Ely Culbertson at 64 due to heart failure after years of breath difficulty. The famed bridge innovator developed a contract system and helped spread the game nationally through exhibitions, lectures, and books. He married Josephine Murphy Dillon in 1923. they had two children before divorcing in 1938.
Weather outlook remains mild with 64 degree noon reading at Selman Field and highs in the lower 70s. Overnight low was 41 degrees, skies cloudy to partly cloudy, southeast winds 12 to 15 mph, no rain today though scattered showers are forecast Thursday.
The Jackson Parish sheriff released 50 year old Will Earl Mitchell after he was held as a suspect in the Christmas slaying of Lester Davis. Davis was found beaten and dismembered near a railroad, with bloody clothing sent for tests showing no connection to Mitchell.
Theo dore Roth known as Porky the Pig, a major New Orleans heroin peddler, fought narcotics officers as he swallowed 150 to 200 capsules. A pistol discharged wounding Roth slightly in the left side. he was taken to Charity Hospital for treatment and stomach pumping. Police valued the seized heroin at 1500 to 2000 dollars.
Twin Cities retail sales across all lines reached record volumes during the Christmas holidays. Department stores rose about five percent while variety stores jewelry and apparel saw gains up to 15 percent. Jewelry and watches sold in record quantities as gift certifi cates surged nearly 15 percent over last year.
Frank Arnold Jr. and Phil Ray, Murrah High students, waded into a cold creek to pull three survivors from an overturned car and retrieve two dead adults after a crash near a bridge. They sped 18 miles to University Hospital in 11 minutes.
Earnest Borgnine and Italian actress Anna Magnani win best actor and actress honors from New York film critics. Magnani earns for The Rose atop while Borgnine stars in Marty. Critics name Marty the best picture of 1955.
The Comet III jetliner set a civil airliner record by flying 3350 miles non stop from Montreal to London in six hours eight minutes. Capt. John Cunningham and 10 crew completed a 35000 mile proving flight. Harold Watkinson and Sir Miles Thomas greeted the crew as BOAC plans the Comet IV for 1959 service.
In Madison parish near Bayou Macon two white men Eddie Montgomery and Jesse Nelson were killed. D C Bailey, about 20, was not charged at noon. Investigators said Bailey implicated three others and Richland parish officers released two Negro suspects after questioning.
A 20 year old West Monroe resident William James Price died from leukemia in a local hospital at 3 15 a m Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Thursday at Mount Vernon Church with Rev Jack Hanna and Rev Mary Larche officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home direction. The body lies in state at the family home. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs W G Price two brothers Jesse Roy and Glenn Wayne two sisters Mrs Nettie Bennett and Mrs G E Wheeler all of West Monroe.
The Public Health Service announced 1,368,306 doses of Salk antipolio vaccine released, bringing December total to 3,414,213 c.c. and overall since April 12 to 29,961,831 c.c. Wyeth Laboratories contributed 279,900 c.c. and Eli Lilly 1,088,406 c.c. Allocation to states and services was 1,355,814 c.c. with 12,492 c.c. kept for the National Foundation program.
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