Britain asks Soviet aid to restrain Chinese Communists near Formosa
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Parliament Britain has urged the Soviet government to persuade China’s Communists to restrain actions off the China coast. He noted talks with the Soviet envoy and refused detailed commentary while diplomacy progresses. Commonwealth leaders seek a ceasefire formula in the Formosa Strait amid U.N. invitation rejection.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
China
Moscow
William Hayter
Eden
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Formosa Strait
U.N
Tachen Islands
U.S
Heard speaks first since LSU shakeup naming coach search
Baton Rouge AP Heard, LSU athletic director for 23 years, discusses leaving after Gus Tinsley's firing. He says LSU deserves the best in football coaching, hopes a strong, qualified successor is chosen, and notes he will retire from the university after a leave of absence.
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LSU
Tinsley
Heard
Louisiana Retailers Board to Meet for Ninth Annual Convention
The Louisiana Retailers Association meets Tuesday night with 40 board members from eight districts for dinner and a business session. State officers join. a social precedes the dinner at the Frances Hotel. Wednesday features a 10 am general meeting, legislative talks, officer elections, and a talk by Joseph F Leopold on Big Business No Income Taxes. Women tour a local TV station after lunch, then attend a Rendez Vous fashion show and cocktail party. An information clinic on unemployment taxation is slated for 2 pm by Jules La Mothe of the Louisiana Department of Labor.
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Louisiana Retailers Association
Board of Directors
Frances Hotel
Joseph F. Leopold
Dallas
Tex
Jules la Mothe
Department of Labor
Louisiana
Carrier Midway Joins 7th Fleet in Formosan Waters
The United States aircraft carrier Midway joined the 7th Fleet in Formosan waters at dawn boosting the carrier count to five in the formation. Washington announced the fleet now has six carriers with 500 planes, relaxing security rules to reveal the number.
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7Th Fleet
Formosan
United States
Midway
Orce
Washington
Navy
Pon
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosan Waters
U. S
Two Daring Tries Made By Burglar
A lone burglar, seen twice in Monroe and West Monroe within 30 minutes, attempted break ins at two utility offices after stealing about $3,500 in jewelry Saturday night. He fled each time as alarms sounded and a witness described a white man in a car. The latest incident followed a clock 12 15 a m Monday at the Southern Bell office on South Grand Street.
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Monroe
Twin City
Southern Bell Telephone Co
South Grand Street
West Monroe
Louisiana Power and Light Co
Cotton Street
Wood
Hearing Tonight On Annexation By West Monroe
A public hearing on annexing outlying West Monroe units McGuire Splane and Sunshine Heights will be held at city hall at 7 p m Monday. Called by Western Ouachita Water District commissioners and local residents, the meeting will consider arguments for and against the move.
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West Monroe
Western
Ouachita Water District
McGuire
Splane
Sunshine Heights
St Francis Hospital Dedication Draws Thousands in Monroe
Thousands gathered in Monroe on Sunday for the formal dedication of St. Francis Hospital a major two and a half million dollar project after three to four years of planning and two years of construction. Bishop Greco presided with local clergy and officials including Mayor Coon and former Governor James Noe. Dr. Alton Ochsner, founder of the Ochsner Medical Foundation, was introduced as speaker and spoke to the crowd.
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Charles P. Greco
Alexandria
St. Francis Hospital
Alton Ochsner
New Orleans
Ochsner Medical Foundation
Merle Padgett
Mother Marie Gertrude
News-Star
John Oldenburg
Monroe
South
J. C. Marsh
Arsenius Gatzmeier
Dave Dabria
Frank P. Rizzo
Walfrid Boesche
OFM
J. Q. Graves
Claude Harrison
Robert Kennon
John E. Coon
Allan Norris
West Monroe
James A. Noe
Murray Hudson
J. E. Walsworth
Memphis Market Loot Totals $25,000 in Robbery
Safecrackers robbed a Memphis market of about $25,000 in cash early today. An attempt at a second store owned by the same man failed after a routine police check. The second safe held around $40,000. Owner Frank Montesi said losses are covered by insurance. Detective Chief M A Hines called the crimes professional safebreaking.
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Memphis
Frank Montesi
M. A. Hines
Guards Keep Eye On Closed Gambling Den Near Pearlington
National Guardsmen and Hancock County officers monitored The Oasis a gambling den near Pearlington Mississippi to enforce Gov. Hugh White closure order. Adjutant General William P. Wilson warned operators to close and stay closed and said troops would wreck equipment if needed. Sheriff John Egloff pledged cooperation as a shuttle bus from New Orleans allegedly served customers.
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Pearlington
Miss
Hugh White
Adj
William P. Wilson
Mississippi
VU. S. 90
Wilson
Robert E. Moran
Oasis
Moran
Hancock County
John Egloff
White
Louisiana
New Orleans
National Guard
Tardy Owners Rush For Auto Licenses In Final Day
Hundreds of tardy automobile owners crowded Monroe’s revenue office on the last day for 1955 tags. C R Tidwell reports a $1 penalty applies to late buyers starting Tuesday. He says the deadline will not be extended and that Ouachita parish leads in tag purchases.
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Motor Vehicle Section
State Revenue Department
Monroe
C. R. Tidwell
Fifth District
Rufus Fontenot
Fontenot
Tidwell
Ouachita Parish
Clear Weather Forecast For Twin City Area Monday
The Twin City area enjoyed clear weather after a three day rain spell and will see continued clear skies with a few scattered clouds. The morning high reached 50 degrees at 11:28 a.m. and a low of 33 degrees was logged around 6:30 a.m.
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Twin City
C. A. A. Here
Fleet Surrounds Tachens in Formosan waters evacuation
U S Navy task force protects the Tachens as about 30 000 civilians are evacuated under cover of ships and helicopters. Communist torpedo boats lurk nearby but no interference reported. Marines ashore, minesweeping under way as patrols monitor the area.
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Tachens
U.S
Taipei
Formosa
U. S. Navy
Yikiangshan
Upper Tachen Island
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Estes
Becker
George Believes Reds May Offer Formosa Cease-Fire Bid
Senator Walter F. George said Red China might propose a panel of nations to study a Formosan cease fire possibly via India. He noted China’s UN talks snub harmed relations with British commonwealth nations and he expects the mutual defense treaty with Formosa to pass.
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George
Reds
Washington
Red
United Nations
Far East
United States
Red China
Senate
Formosa
Pinay Seeks Second Term In France Bear Cage
Paris AP Antoine Pinay conservative once vowed never to return to the bear cage seeks support for a second term as French premier. The 63 year old tannery owner aims to form France's 21st postwar government after Mendes France's cabinet collapsed. Pinay plans to present a list of ministers by Thursday and has long led the independent Republican party opposing Mendes France.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Pierre Mendes
Assembly
Republican
Mendes-France
MRP
Pinay
Bond Ordinance To Be Presented At Council Meet
Monroe city will seek approval Tuesday at 10 a m for an ordinance to swap 400000 in certificates of credit for bonds. The bonds would extend payments over about four years to ease city finances. Street improvements comprise most of the rest of the agenda, Mayor John E. Coon said.
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Monroe
John E. Coon
State Bond and Tax Board
Sabrejet pilots claim superiority after Yellow Sea dogfight
Lt. Live E. Salmon and Capt. George F. Williams Jr. report downing two MIG 15s in five minutes near North Korea. They said eight MiGs attacked a 12 Sabrejets and an RB45, with no American damage or identifiable markings on the attackers. The incident occurred about 40 miles from Pyongyang and 10 miles off the North Korean coast during a training mission over international waters.
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Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Lve E. Salmon
Port Jervis
N.Y
George F. Williams Jr
Austin
Tex
Pyongyang
North Korea
Williams
Osan
Salmon
Boyfriend questioned in brutal NYU student's murder
Police grilled Ernest Jackson, a close friend, after the body of Anne Yarrow a New York University co ed was found in a Greenwich Village apartment. Yarrow 23 died from homicidal sexual assault with multiple stab wounds and mutilation. An autopsy planned to determine exact cause.
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New York
Anne Yarrow
New York University
Greenwich Village
Miss Yarrow
Milton Helpern
Helpern
North Carolina
William Schnabel
Ernest Jackson
Jackson
California Civil Defense Warns H-Bomb Fallout Dangers
California officials publish a civil defense study detailing the H-bombs vast power to kill and poison. Fallout could spread death across hundreds of miles and contaminate about 4000 square miles, prompting a rethink of disaster planning.
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Washington
California
Civil Defense
Pacific Proving Ground
California Civil Defense Office
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Explosion devastates Colonie home injuring six occupants
A house in Colonie New York exploded Sunday at 1 30 pm destroying the structure and causing six occupants Thomas Armstrong his wife and four children Sally Peggy Jeffrey and Keven to be burned and rushed to Albany hospital Police said they were burned brown as if cooked None of the six was killed Niagara Mohawk Power Co said it would investigate the cause noting Armstrong was not a gas customer though a main ran in front of the house
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Colonie
N. Y
Albany Hospital
Thomas Armstrong
Sally
Peggy
Jeffrey
Keven
Niagara Mohawk Power Co
Armstrong
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