Senator Case Tests Bribe Claim in Gas Bill Probe
Senator Case refused a 2500 campaign gift he said implied an abnormal interest in his vote on the natural gas bill. He testified at public hearings opened by a Senate committee examining whether Nebraska lawyer John M. Neff sought to influence his vote. Neff, a former lobbyist for Superior Oil Co., Austin Texas, denied any strings attached to the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Case
R-Sd
Senate
Nebraska
John M. Neff
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
Austin
Tex
Irvin Captured After Pawnshop Attempt
San Francisco reports mass murderer Leslie Irvin known as Chinese executioner was captured in a pawnshop while attempting to pawn two rings stolen in Los Angeles. The suspect, eluding capture at Princeton jail, confessed during police questioning and revealed his nationwide flight.
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Donald Thackrey
San Francisco
Leslie
Mad Dog
Irvin
Los Angeles
Princeton
Ind
Indiana
W. Wesley Kerr
Northeast Louisiana Students Reach Leadership Roles at DECA
At the 10th annual Distributive Education clubs of Louisiana convention on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Northeast Louisiana high school students won key posts. Bob Parks of West Monroe High was vice president. Lorrain McMullin of Ouachita Parish High became treasurer. Pat Glass of West Monroe was historian. Alfred Camp of Ouachita Parish High was parliamentarian. Bastrop High won window judging and West Monroe High earned third in the sales demonstration. More than 350 high school students attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distributive Education Clubs of Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Northeast Louisiana
Bob Parks
West Monroe High School
Lorrain Mce Mullin
Ouachita Parish High
Pat Glass
West Monroe
Alfred Camp
Bastrop High School
West Monroe High
Long Challenges Kennon For Views On Court Decision
Governor Earl K Long urged Governor Kennon to state his views on the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that blocked a second primary for attorney general and agriculture commissioner. The court affirmed the Democratic State Central Committee nominees Jack P. Gremillion and S. J. McCrory. Kennon did not comment when contacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Robert Kennon
Louisiana Supreme Court
High Court
Democratic State Central Committee
Jack P. F. Gremillion
S. J. McCrory
Long
Fred S. LeBlanc
Dave Pearce
Kennon
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
State Supreme Court
Where To Find It PREVENT FOREST FIRES KEEP LOUISIANA GREEN
Public safety notice urges residents to locate resources on preventing wildfires and keeping Louisiana green. Authorities outline tips, hot weather guidance, and available community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Ellender Sees Big Fight Over Soil Bank Plan
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved an election year farm bill uniting Eisenhower’s soil bank idea with rigid price supports. It kept 90 percent parity for key crops and added dairy, barley, and tobacco provisions. Ellender said a heated Senate debate will begin around Feb. 20.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Benson
Resident Minister Lacoste Arrives in Violent Algiers
Robert Lacoste arrived to become Premier Guy Mollet's resident minister in Algeria amid violence and threats of new demonstrations. French settlers defied a ban and planned a major rally in Algiers city square while Muslims gathered for prayers as unrest continued.
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Robert Lacoste
Rottern
Algiers
Premier Mollet
Lacoste
Gen
Catrous
Guy Mollet
Algeria
France
Moilet
Committee of Public Safety
Interior Ministry
Special Term of Fourth District Court Next Week
District Attorney Albin P Lassiter announces a special term of the Fourth District Court starting Monday with eight to ten jury trials. Judge David I Garrett will hear the cases and a finalized list should be released by Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District Court
Albin P. Lassiter
Lassister
David I. Garrett
Soviet 1955 Economy Shows Higher Output With Stable Wages
The 1955 official Soviet report notes an 8 percent rise for industrial workers and 12 percent industrial output, while wages stayed about flat and retail prices did not fall. Khrushchev Bulganin push heavy industry with limited consumer gains and higher state capital investment.
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New York
Russia
West
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
White Collar Workers Aim of Union Drive
AFL-CIO plans a coast-to-coast organizing blueprint to double membership by targeting white collar workers. John W. Livingston, organizing director, outlines a multimillion-dollar fund and state by state, industry by industry strategy to expand union strength for federal and government employees.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
John W. Livingston
Livingston
United Auto Workers
Negro coed claims officials could have halted campus riots
Autherine Lucy, seeking readmission to the University of Alabama, argues officials allowed riotous conditions on campus. Two petitions filed in federal court ask for readmission, housing, and dining hall access with hearings set for February 29 before Judge Hobart Grooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
U.S. Dist
Hobart Grooms
Lucey
Grooms
Lucy
Board of Trustees
William F. Adams
North Louisiana Bootlegger Faces Nine Federal Counts
Leroy Ware, dubbed the bootleg baron of north Louisiana, faces nine federal liquor law counts linked to state police raids in November 1954. His Shreveport and Springhill shops were seized for liquor valued at 40 000 and 75 000 respectively. brothers Donnie Ware and Clifton Holt and William T. Pride Jr. named in the indictment, each released on 2000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Leroy Ware
North Louisiana
Francis Grevemberg
Ware
Springhill
Donnie
Clifton Holt
William T. Pride Jr
Thundershowers Continue Across Northeast Louisiana
Weather continues to drop rain across northeast Louisiana with cooler air ahead. Forecasters expect clearing skies and cooler temperatures by tomorrow as fresh to strong north winds persist into the weekend. Monroe airport reports cloudy conditions with light rain and fog. high near 48 and low around 32 to 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Monroe
Amnesia Victim Starves in Parked Car Five Days
Pennsylvania car dealer Pershing O Horton vanished from Three Springs and was found in New Orleans asleep in a parked car with amnesia. He had not eaten and had only six cents, surviving about five days as Mardi Gras parades flashed by. Horton, vice president of the local Fraternal Order of Police, was hospitalized and later diagnosed as an amnesia victim with possible epilepsy. He recalled fires in Pennsylvania and parade sights in Florida during recovery.
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New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Harold Giarrusso
Pershing O. Horton
Three Springs
Giarrusso
Vaughn Horton
Bedford
Horton
Florida
Harton
Navy Files Suit For Use Of Land In New Iberia Area
The Navy sues in federal court to gain access to 5 230 acres in the New Iberia area for a potential jet base site. Landowners have blocked entry. survey and exploration would precede placement decisions. About 2500 Navy personnel would be housed, with compensation for damages or crop loss.
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Navy
New Iberia
New Orleans
Congress
Iberia Parish
U.S
George C. Blue
Blue
Ohio Reds convicted in conspiracy case in Cleveland
Six Ohio Communist leaders were found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government. Four others were acquitted after a week of deliberations following a trial that began October 31. The verdict marks a rare jury acquittal in Smith Act trials despite continued Communist affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Reds
Cleveland
Ohio
Sokncwad
David Katz
Frieda Katz
Joseph Bradt
Lucille Bethercourt
Lorain
Curt Hammond Sentenced to Ten Years in Penitentiary
Judge David I. Garrett sentenced Curt R. Hammond, 19, to 10 years in the state penitentiary on simple burglary and simple arson after a guilty plea. Five years on each count, to run concurrently. Hammond confessed to burgling a house on the Tennessee Gas road in West Monroe and attempting to burn it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Garrett
Curt R. Hammond
State Penitentiary
Hammond
Tennessee
West Monroe
Vincent Charles Belsamo
Jake Blackwell
Ernest Dunn
Camdell Spivey
Marvin A. Cobb
Hilton Baugh
Roy E. Gulledge
West Monroe Moves Toward Separate Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe plans to form a distinct Chamber of Commerce with A O Evans and Harvey G McDonald as leaders. The effort has National Chamber of Commerce support and aims to fund a paid secretary manager with an adequate budget. A kick off dinner will invite local business leaders and a speech by United States Chamber of Commerce president A Boyd Campbell is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe
A. O. Evans
Harvey G. McDonald
National Chamber of Commerce
Twin City
Boyd Campbell
United States Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
Miss
Campbell
Monroe
Four Indicted for Offenses in Monroe District
A federal grand jury in Shreveport returned four indictments this week charging Monroe district offenses. Henderson and Guye face liquor law counts for operating an untaxed whisky operation and selling untaxed whisky, while Irown June Thomas is accused of selling untaxed liquor. Reed is indicted on three counts of perjury in a bank fraud probe linked to John T. Lindsey and Weldon D. Elliott. Overall 34 indictments were returned, 17 secretly.
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Monroe District of Federal Court
Shreveport
Milo Ray Henderson
Ivory Guye
Irown June Thomas
Henderson
Guye
Eules Reed
Monroe Grand Jury
Elliott
Lindsey
Shreveport Grand Jury
Fast Results Ad Sells Car in Two Days for $1.40
A brisk ad touts quick car sale with a final price of 1 dollar 40 cents. It invites readers to place notices in the News Star-World for affordable seven day rates and cancellation options.
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N.E. Louisiana
Amusements Peewee
Radio TV Society Sports
Oks Soil Bank
Soviets
Negro Coed Claims
Ralph Robert Cozzolino
Alabama
Isilby
Sullivan County
Blountville
Geroge Kwatt
Martin Chancey
Pittsburgh
Anthony Krehmarek
Frank Hashmall
Akron
Curt Hammond
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