Calcasieu River flood crests prompt evacuations in Louisiana
Flood warnings spread as the Calcasieu River nears six foot crest in southwest Louisiana. Amite and Comite rivers show rising levels with backwater and road flooding easing today. Port Vincent reports no flood troubles though past 1953 impacts linger. over 50 families evacuated from flood lowlands.
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Calcasieu
Louisiana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Comite
Port Vincent
Evacuation of Taichen Islands Refugees Underway
Thousands of civilian refugees from Taichen Islands began boarding U S Navy and Nationalist transports as the Seventh Fleet held defensive stance nearby. The Henrico, an attack transport, carried the first evacuees while lines formed in the cold dawn and officials prepared for the last off.
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Taipei
Formosa
Teachen Islands
U. 38. Navy
U.S.S. Henrico
Henrico
China
Seventh Fleet
William Miller
Lower Tachen
Ministers Move Toward Formosa Cease Fire Plan
London sources report British Commonwealth prime ministers crafted a new bid to end hostilities in Formosa. They urged U S acceptance of evacuating Chiang Kai shek forces from coastal outposts as a first step toward a tacit standstill, with Nehru remaining to press talks.
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London
Formosa
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Nehru
Formosa Strait
Pescadores
Senate approves Formosa Mutual Defense Treaty vote
Washington The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Formosa Mutual Defense Treaty by 11 to 2, committing the United States to defend Chiang Kai-shek's island refuge.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Lawmakers Open Two Day Hearings On Road Program
Baton Rouge lawmakers hearing Mayors and city officials for a long range road program with Senate Senator James Sparks of Monroe announcing the two day event to gather opinions.
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Baton Rouge
James Sparks
Monroe
Forest Fire Prevention Message for Louisiana
A public service note urges residents to keep Louisiana green by preventing forest fires through careful outdoor burning and disposal of embers. The message appears in the amusement and editorial section as a community reminder.
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Louisiana
Eisenhower calls $7 billion emergency school construction plan
President Eisenhower proposes a three year seven billion dollar program to fund public school construction with 1.1 billion in federal channeling, 900 million in loans and 200 million in grants. The plan includes 750 million for local bond purchases and 20 million for long term financing, plus 5 million for first year details.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Milford Education Board Faces Supreme Court Censure
Delaware Supreme Court ruled Milford Board of Education lacked legal authority to admit 10 Black students to tenth grade at an all white Milford school last September. The decision overturned a Chancery Court ruling that had said the pupils were entitled to attend.
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Dover
Del.p
Delaware
Monroe City Council Approves $400000 Bond Exchange
The Monroe city commission approves exchanging 400000 in bonds for 400000 in bank held certificates of credit to extend payments over ten years. Banks Ouachita National and Central Savings hold the certificates which mature mainly in March. Other actions include street work resolutions and a water supply sale request from Bayou View Place property owners.
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Monroe
City Commission Council
Ouachita National
Adams Street
North 6Th
North 18Th Street
Coastal Asphalt Co
Erin Street
Garden Drive
Renwick Street
Suspect Held In Burglaries Of Utilities Here
City detectives and deputies arrested 25 year old Alex J. Varnell after a spree of burglaries at utilities in Monroe. He was booked at 1:15 a.m. on burglary charges and held in Ouachita Parish jail. Varnell admitted breaking into Louisiana Power and Light Co. in West Monro.
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City
Sheriff's Department
Alex J. Varnell
Riverfront
Monroe
Hugh Tolbert
Varnell
Tolbert
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Power and Light Co
West Mon
House Certain To Pass Draft Extension Bill
The House moves to extend the military draft for four years with broad support and no major opposition. The bill, backed by Secretary of Defense Wilson, would keep 18 to 26 year olds subject to two years active duty and six years in reserve through mid 1959, with Senate action pending.
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House
Washington
Defense Wilson
Armed Services
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
Molotov Attacks U S Policy In Fiery Soviet Speech
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov addressed the Supreme Soviet claiming imperialist and United States policies threaten peace and a possible third world war. He accused the U S of seeking to reclaim Communist countries, urging a peace driven path as Bulganin became premier.
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V. M. Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
Molotov
Bulganin
Khruschev
V. M. Mostov
Kremlin
Communist Party
Stalin
U. S
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Khrushchev Emerges as Power in Soviet Kremlin Shakeup
Khrushchev, the 60 year old first secretary, appears the real boss shaping Soviet policy. A former herder and pipe fitter turned agriculture and industry leader, he consolidates power after Stalin’s death, purge-prone and decisive in education and party machinery.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Party
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Joseph Stalin
Khrushchev
Stalin
Donets Basin
Workers School
U.S.S.R
Ukraine
Farm Committee Adopts Eight Major Projects
The Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee announced eight major projects for 1955 focusing on youth outreach with 4-H and FFA. Initiatives include arranging 4-H cattle show transportation to Baton Rouge, LSU short courses for Ouachita parish students, highway week test plots, an open-air farmers market study, a Farmer of the Year contest, poultry survey for small income and aged farmers, and cooperative efforts with local groups.
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Chamber of Commerce Agriculture” Committee
B. P. Graham
FFA
Agricultural Committee
Graham
Paul Betts
Baton Rouge
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parish
Clear Weather Continues Across Twin City Area
Clear weather expected to continue in the Twin City area throughout Tuesday with no rain or clouds and no high winds. Morning low around 33 degrees and a noon high near 53 degrees, according to a spokesman citing the forecast from the C A A.
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Twin City
Confession Signals Soviet Leadership Shakeup
Moscow reports Georgi Malenkov confesses farm failures as premier and identifies Nikolai Bulganin as successor in a shifting power race within the Soviet leadership.
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Bulganin
US Sees Kremlin Shake as Bulganin Becomes Premier
U S officials view Marshal Nikolai Bulganin's elevation as premier as a spread of Kremlin power among several leaders. They contend this multiheaded rule reduces risk of drastic moves, with Khrushchev and Mostov still influential, while Malenkov's resignation signals broader leadership that checks any single dictator.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Kremlin
Fire Damage Extends Through South Grand Apartments
Early Tuesday, a blaze destroyed an upper floor vacant unit at 2709 South Grand Street, with five three room apartments on that level ruined and water and smoke damage to the first floor. Owner Mrs. Eula Street says the building is insured though furniture was not. Fire began around 6 am spotted by Thomas Buell.
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Trimble
South Grand Street
Eula Street
Thomas Buell
Buell
Truman Sees Russian Shakeup as Hope for Improvement
Former President Truman voiced cautious optimism about Tuesday’s Soviet government changes. He cited the resignation of Premier Georgi Malenkov and the appointment of Marshal Nikolai Bulganin as potential to improve world conditions. He noted he no longer has CIA access to comment further and urged prayers for peace.
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Kansas City
Truman
Russia
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Central Intelligence Agency
Preacher Claims New 48 Hour Sermon Record
Clinton Lacy, 58, preached from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 12:19 a.m. Tuesday in West Richland claiming a 48 hour 18 minute record. He spoke 160000 to 170000 words, sang hymns, lectured on the Holy Land, and sipped lemon juice to endure.
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West Richland
Wash
Clinton Lacy
Visual Bible Training Center
Holy Land
Lacy
Moscow Premiers Change Fails to Stir Public
In Moscow the latest change in premiers drew little public interest. Moscovites questioned at random appeared bored by the news and expressed that it would make no difference. One man said the change was inconsequential and another added that it was all the same thing.
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Moscow
Khrushchev Acknowledges Need for Change in Soviet Leadership
The report notes Khrushchev urging concentration on heavy industry and proposing removal to be succeeded by a comrade with more experience. It mentions Malenkov moving to a new post and Bulganin, 59, taking premier duties, with Khrushchev left as a key figure in the Communist leadership.
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M. Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Khrushchev
Marshal Bulganin
Stalin
Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
Nounced
Soviet Union
Communist Party
West Monroe Votes to Annex Three Outlying Areas
The West Monroe city council voted to annex the remainder of McGuire Addition and to accept petitions from Splane and Sunshine Heights, nearly doubling the city’s size. An engineering firm Fromherz will study the water system, with survey payment tied to bond approval.
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West Monroe
McGuire Addition
Splane
Sunshine Heights
Fromherz
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