Six Members of Soviet Supreme Court Released
London dispatch reports Moscow radio announced six judges were removed from the Soviet Supreme Court by decree filed February 7 by Marshal Voroshilov. Names listed include Detistov Dmitriyev Zaryanov Klopov Matulevich Pavienko. seven new appointees confirmed by the Supreme Soviet.
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London
Moscow Radio
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Klementi Voroshilov
Presidum
I. V. Detistov
L. D. Dmitriyev
I. M. Zaryanov
P. T. Klopov
I. O. Matulevich
P. P. Pavienko
Supreme Court
Matusow Returns To Federal Court For Confession
Former Communist Harry Matusow testifies in federal court that he was a puppet of prosecutor Roy Cohn and admits making false accusations against 13 convicted Red leaders. He claims Cohn promised $25 daily and took him to New York nightclubs as he prepared false testimony.
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New York
Harry Matusow
Red
Matusow
Edward J. Dimock
Roy Cohn
Joseph R. McCarthy
Cohn
Coldest Weather Of Season Hits Twin City Area
Sub freezing conditions grip Twin City area on Friday morning as water pipes and auto radiators freeze. A 7 am low of 20 degrees and noon readings two degrees below freezing. Winds 17 to 23 mph worsen the chill. forecasts predict continued freeze into Friday night with possible lows near 18 degrees. Shreveport records Louisiana low at 18.
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Twin City
Shreveport
Louisiana
Murderer Hanged in Montreal After Sex Slay of Boy
Lu cien Picard, a pint sized machinist, was hanged at Bordeaux jail for the July 28, 1954 murder of six year old Raymond Trudeau. He walked to the gallows after mass, declaring he wanted to die because he would not get justice on earth. Sheriff Paul Hurteau said no statement was made before the drop at 12:30 a.m. est.
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Montreal
Lucien Picard
Picard
Raymond Trudeau
Bordeaux
Paul Hurteau
Where To Find It Amusements and Notices
Fragmented line of amusements and notices including Society and Sports items. Mentions PREVENT FOREST FIRES KEEP LOUISIANA GREEN and references to stores and events with partial, unreadable details.
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Louisiana
Jurors Debate Louisiana Highway Plan Financing At Hearings
State Police jurors join a two day public hearing on a 500 million dollar road program. Louisiana Municipal Association President Armand Viator backs offshore revenue funding if payments are secure. Senate leaders ask how to finance while mayors warn of rising suburban costs and tax base shrinkage. Wayne Huckaby argues cities should receive a proportional share of highway taxes.
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H. H. Watkins
Louisiana Police Jurors Association
A. E. Montgomery
General
R. Eddie Evans
Joint
Automotive Safety Foundation of
Washington, D. C
Louisiana State University
College of Commerce
Louisiana
Armand Viator
Louisiana Municipal Association
James Sparks
Monroe
A.S.F
Tidelands
Sidney Grey
Lake Charles
Wayne Huckaby
President Eisenhower and Humphrey Hunt Georgia Quail
In Thomasville Georgia President Eisenhower and Secretary Humphrey hunted quail on HumPrey’s 600 acre Milestone plantation. Eisenhower bagged two birds in about an hour and noted a brisk start while basking in a modest opening day.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
South Georgia
Treasury
Humphrey
Milestone
Aviation Group Adopts Six Point Annual Program
Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce aviation committee chaired by Louis D. Smith adopts a six project plan and seeks board approval before public announcement. The group aims to boost air travel potential for the Twin Cities and enhance flight schedules with Southern Airways and Delta C&S, praising strong airline cooperation. The committee includes J. W. Robertson co chair Darren Cartwright Frank Bonner Armand Breard Murray Hudson Carl H. McHenry J. P. McKee Darwin Nichols Ellis T. White and Jack Hover and plans a municipal airport inspection tour.
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Aviation Committee
Monroe-West Monroe
Southern Airways
Delta C
Darren Cartwright
Frank Bonner
Armand Breard
Murray Hudson
Carl H. McHenry
J. P. McKee
Darwin Nichols
Ellis T. White
Jack Hover
Smith
Facili
Baby Faced Killer Set To Die In Gas Chamber
SAN QUENTIN Calif Feb 11 UP The crime career of a baby faced killer and ex convict at 13 and murderer at 14 ends Friday in San Quentin s gas chamber The case centers on Richard John Red Jensen age 29 convicted for the Oct 3 1953 kidnap assault of Marine Sgt Marion L Piper Piper survived after being shot and beaten Jensen was sentenced to die under California s Little Lindbergh law after a string of robberies assaults and kidnapping charges The record shows a life of crime leading to a mandatory death sentence for the kidnap assault and a final verdict pending Friday.
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San Quentin
Calif
Richard John
Red
California
Jensen
Marion L. Piper
Los Angeles
Piper
Massive Cold Wave Grips U S Midlands
The nation faces a severe deep freeze from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico with 20 below averages across Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas and a 50 degree drop in Pittsburgh. Gas cuts affect 200 communities in four Southwest states as crop damage fears grow.
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United Press
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
East
Southland
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Pittsburgh
Rio Grande Valley
Chicago
Rockies
Great Plains
Midwest
Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Nashville
Tenn
Lexington
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Central
Gulf
State schools need 99 million in two years
State School Supt. Shelby M. Jackson said Louisiana requires 99 million dollars over the next two years to add about 9,500 classrooms, with more than 220 million needed in ten years. He urged state aid for school construction as most districts cannot finance required building programs. Governor Kennon opposed starting new school construction. Louisiana School Boards Association pressed for partial state burden shift.
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Baton Rouge
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Robert Kennon
Louisiana School Boards Association
Monroe
104Year-Old Ouachita Woman Priscillia Poole Buried
Priscillia Poole, a 104 year old Ouachita parish resident long regarded as one of the area’s oldest inhabitants, was buried Thursday afternoon. She and her mother were brought from Virginia about 1840 and sold as slaves. Poole mothered 14 children. only Richard Logan of 400 North 22nd Street remains alive today.
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Ouachita Parish
Priscillia Poole
Mary Goss
Virginia
Richard Logan
North 22Nd Street
Fifteen Slots and Dice Seized in Baton Rouge Raid
Deputies and city police raided a Baton Rouge home owned by Flaine Thomas and confiscated 15 slot machines plus race horse machines valued around 7 500. Loaded dice and gambling paraphernalia including bingo gear were found in a rear vacant room. Officers sought a court order to smash the machines. no arrests were made.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Clemmons
Shirley Arright
Flaine Thomas
Clemmons
U S Allies Abandon Cease Fire Talks on Formosa Strait
Britain, the United States, and New Zealand agree to wind up current United Nations attempts for a cease fire in the Formosa Straits. An international conference may be set up later if private talks prove successful.
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London
Britain
United States
New Zealand
United Nations
Formosa Straits
Radio-Active Death Area For Single H-Bomb Blast
Chicago reports that a single hydrogen bomb could spread radioactive death over 10 000 square miles. Experts Ralph E. Tannen and Duin Lapp warn a 28-bomb strike could atomize an area from Indiana to New York with 50 million people and major industrial capacity.
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Chicago
Maryland
Ralph E. Tannen
Anda Duin
Lapp
Kinsay
Indiana
New York
California
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Akron
Buffalo
Syracuse
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Ft. Wayne
Elmira
Agriculture Panel Considers 3 Percent Cotton Allotment Hike
The House Agriculture Cotton subcommittee finalizes a bill proposing a three percent increase in the 1955 national cotton acreage allotment benefiting about 540000 acres to ease hardship cases.
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Washington F
House Agriculture Cotton
Alleged Slayers Of Phenix Crusader Face Trial Monday
In Birmingham two former officials and a third defendant face first degree murder charges in the killing of A. L. Patterson, a Phenix City reform crusader. Patterson, 63, a former state senator, was shot outside his law office days after winning the Democratic nomination for attorney general. His son, John Patterson, now serves as attorney general. The trio indicted include Arch Ferrell, Albert Fuller, and Si Garrett, with Garrett reportedly undergoing mental health treatment in Galveston, Texas.
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Birmingham
Ala.p
Phenix
A. L. Patterson
Arch Ferrell
Albert Fuller
Alabama Atty
Si Garrett
Patterson
Garrett
Galveston
Tex
Phenix City
John
Ferrell
Lamar Reid
Lincoln Laughter As Life Preserver In War Years
The AP profile recalls Abraham Lincoln's wit as joyously enduring and instructive. His jokes served as parables to illuminate politics and policy, often starting with That reminds me and used to defuse critics or persuade lawmakers.
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Stefan Lorant
Associated Press
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Tachen withdrawal nears end as Nationalists evacuate
Chinese Nationalist troops complete extraction from Tachens as U S Navy ships wind down the operation. Rear Adm. Sabin says evacuation should finish by 3 a.m. Saturday with ships departed by noon. 7th Fleet cruisers cover pullout while civilians move to Formosa. Nationalists vow to hold Nanchishan despite potential U S aid.
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Tachen Island
Taipei
Formosa
U. S. Navy
Tachen Islands
Lorenzo Sabin Jr
Sabin
7Th Fleet
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
Helena
Upper
Tachen
Lower Tachen
U.S
Washburn
Chiang Kai-shek
Central
Formosan
Keelung
U.S. Foreign Operations Administration
Nanchishan
China
United States
Hsiung En-teh
Defense Ministry
Asphalt Surfacing Planned on Perryville to Collinston Road
The highway department will pave five miles of State Route 200 from Perryville in Ouachita parish to west of Collinston in Morehouse parish. The $42,000 project starts at the U.S. 165 junction in Ouachita and proceeds east to the State 14 junction in Morehouse, under District Engineer J. H. Drake.
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Perryville
Collinston
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
Fred Preaus
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
J. H. Drake
Classified Ad Offer For Used Rugs And Furniture
A lively ad urges selling used rugs stove and furniture through the WANT ADS at NEWS STAR WORLD. It claims a reader sold a 5 piece oak dinette set and cedar chest in one day for 70 cents and promotes low seven day rates with cancellation privileges.
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News-Star -World
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