Two Dead in Ohio Meat Plant Blast
Four workers were in a downtown meat wholesale house when a lighter sparked an explosion that collapsed the three story building. Paul Borcherding was killed. Stanley Damschroder and two others were injured or missing as rescue teams searched the rubble.
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Ohio
Meat Company
Toledo
Paul Borcherding
Stanley Damschroder
Melvin Keggleman
James Liphart
James Dunn
Damschroder
Mercy Hospital
Beggle Meats
Hygrade Food Products Co
Protest Over Annexation Of Westwood To Monroe Looms
A protest hearing on the proposed annexation of Westwood to Monroe is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the regular city council meeting. The hearing was requested by attorney Billye L. Adams on behalf of area residents.
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Westwood
Monroe
P. A. Poag
Billye L. Adams
Pong
City Water and Sewer Department
Marx
Winnsboro
Thomas Street
Poag
Father races to hospital as 18 month old dies in candy choking
In Lancaster Pennsylvania James Spicer of Mount Joy drove to St. Joseph's Hospital at 95 mph trying to save his daughter Jacqueline 18 months. Coroner J M Mustard ruled the death accidental due to a gum drop lodged in the throat. The parents had earlier tried to remove the candy with no success.
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Lancaster
James Spicer
Mount Joy
Jacqueline
St. Joseph’s Hospital
J. M. Mustard
Spicer
Mary
Where To Find It Amusements Classified
Classifieds guide readers to find amusements and comics while noting sections for editorial radio TV and society items. A brief editorial line emphasizes preventing forest fires with local message from Louisiana Galen.
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Louisiana
Twin Boys Refuse Blame in Cub Scout Death Case
Twin 14 year olds charged with murder of 9 year old Cub Scout in Wheeling, WV, maintain innocence after eight hours of questioning and lie detector tests. Prosecutor plans mental examination as Powell family attends funeral. knife in jacket sleeve and bloodstains tied to the case.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Thomas
Joseph Williams
David Powell
Ohio County
Joseph Gompers
Young Powell
Williams
Gompers
Powell
Thomas Williams
Ike to Receive New Medical Report Tuesday
President Eisenhower will be given a new medical report Tuesday to study in deciding on a possible bid for re election. Doctors who examined him Saturday will be joined by Dr Paul Dudley White for analysis of test results. White, longtime Boston heart specialist, will arrive from the West Coast and results will be made public late Tuesday or Wednesday morning. The President plans a midweek trip to Thomasville Georgia to visit Humphrey's plantation before deciding by March 1 on whether to seek reelection.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Race Provision In School Aid Divides Demos
The dispute over desegregation pits Adlai Stevenson against Averell Harriman, with Harriman endorsing barring federal school funds to resistant districts while Stevenson argues cutting off Southern states harms educational progress. Kept out of the campaign, Kefauver weighs in without a final position as Powell’s amendment to a federal school construction bill stalls.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Portland
Ore
Leonard Hall
Truman
Hall
Eisenhower
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
Congress
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
Audit Shows State Education Expenditures In 1955
An audit reports the state spent 89 842 802 dollars for public education in fiscal 1955. Funds were distributed to parishes for educable needs and minimum standards, with amounts for salaries, bus drivers, retirements, equalization, and trade school raises. Remaining balances were returned to the state treasurer.
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Baton Rouge
State Department of Education
Three Near Olla Escape Death From Abandoned Crater
Mrs Milie Mapp of Olla describes a brush with death as her group and Bobbie Dunn and Bettye Babcock became trapped in an abandoned oil well crater near Urania. They clung to a fir tree limb, pulled Phillip to safety, and narrowly escaped a drowning fate after a terrifying descent into the deep hole.
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Milie
Mapp
Olla
Urania
Myself
Bobbie Gene Dunn
Clarks
Bettye Babcock
Phillip
Robbie Dunn
Bettye
NLRB Orders Election At Jackson Jitney Jungle Stores
The NLRB ordered an election at the Jackson Jitney Jungle Stores of Jackson Mississippi within 30 days to determine employee preference for representation by two unions the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Association of Retail Clerks The ruling upholds a hearing officers decision that both unions are eligible to represent workers at 12 Jackson stores and a cafeteria The company sought to extend coverage to five non Jackson stores and to exclude assistant managers department managers and parking lot attendants from union jurisdiction The NLRB rejected these challenges and the warehouse workers dispute remains unresolved
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Jackson Jitney Jungle Stores
Jackson
Miss
NLRB
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The
International Assn
Continued Warmer Weather Forecast Over State
The weatherman predicts sunny skies and warmer weather for the next two days with scattered showers in the north. Expect highs in the upper 70s statewide, while Monroe sees clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with tonight’s lows around 30 to 45 and tomorrow’s highs near 70 to 79.
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Monroe
Mother of J Sheffield Charged by Federal Authorities
Emma Wilson mother of Joseph Sheffield 27 of Winnsboro was arrested by federal agents for lying to the court during a 1954 hearing. She had been secretly indicted last week in Shreveport and held in Ouachita Parish jail before release on bond. The case stems from the murder trial of Sheffield who was sentenced to die for the 1953 slaying of Deputy Sheriff John Waller near Winnsboro. The new trial for Sheffield is set for March 18.
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Emma Wilson
Winnsboro
Joseph Sheffield
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
Wilson
Ben Dawkins, Jr
Sheffield
Franklin Parish
John Waller
Hiram Walker
Dawkins
Carnival Revelry Marred By Rain in New Orleans Parade
Rain dampens Mardi Gras eve celebrations as Proteus leads the parade and Rex and Comus prepare for tonight and tomorrow. Crowds endure showers while 16 floats thrill in the Mid-City parade and Venus hosts operatic features ahead of the festival’s finale.
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New Orleans
Proteus
Rex
Comus
Mid-City
Revere Bells Cast in Boston Foundry Still Ring
A total of 398 bells were cast in the famous foundry of Paul Revere. Several of these bells still ring in New England.
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Boston
Paul Revere
New England
Lloyd slams Soviets over Burgess Maclean candor
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd accused Soviet authorities of lack of candor in handling Britain’s pursuit of Burgess and Maclean. In the House of Commons he warned Moscow against driving a wedge between the United States and Britain and noted the timing of their return may be aimed at exploiting propaganda or sowing distrust ahead of Khrushchev’s visit.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Guy Burgess
Donald Maclean
House of Commons
Lloyd
United States
Britain
Burgess-Maclean
Winston Churchill
Eden
Burgess
Maclean
Moscow
Bulgaria
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Eisen
Official Ballot Copies Released For Ouachita Parish Second Primary
Secretary of State Wade Ox Martin Jr releases official ballots for the February 21 second primary. In Ouachita Parish voters choose one state representative between Lawrence Gibbs and Lea Thompson. Gilbert Faulk earlier won in the first primary. Police juror races occur in wards one, two, five, nine, and ten with listed candidates. Other parishes in northeast Louisiana outline Senate and clerk contests including James P. Hinton, B R Patton, Leslie Ledbetter, Ross Neill, Speedy O Long, Puckett Wills, W C Steen Jr, and Ted B Warner.
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Wade Ox Martin, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Lawrence Gibbs
Lea Thompson
Gilbert Faulk
Fletcher Studdard
A. T. Ward, Jr
B. R. Patton
Ourt
Leslie C. Ledbetter
Ross C. Neill
Caldwell
Speedy O. Long
Puckett Wills
W. C. Steen, Jr
Ted B. Warner
W. H
AFL-CIO sees Republican edge in 1956 race despite Eisenhower decision
AFL-CIO strategists predict the Republicans will lead the 1956 presidential contest whether Eisenhower runs again, citing policy shifts and farm price declines as key factors. They note delaying Eisenhower's announcement to extend blitz campaigning and political resources, while warning labor must educate voters amid anti merger criticism.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
TNS
CUS
Afl-Cio Executive Council
James L. McDevitt
Jack Kroll
Public Health Nurses In Civil Defense Meeting
About 25 regional public health nurses attended an in service meeting at the Ouachita Parish Health unit to learn a mass feeding guide for emergencies. Miss Margaret Moore of the Louisiana State Health Department led a session explaining feeding steps and infant care under Civil Defense plans.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Civil Defense
Civil Defense
State Board of Health
State Home
Margaret Moore
Louisiana State Health Department
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Hennings
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Francis Case
R-Sd
Senate
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Montgomery
Ala
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Eeaees
Nena
Ene Enene
Ike
Adlai
Estes
Crater
Jackson Stores
Wilmette
Ill
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
J. Sheffield
Public Health Nurses In Civil Defense Meeting
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