Phony Hero Pleads Guilty in Maine Island Teaching Case
Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr., 35, once a Canadian surgeon impostor and Korea pretender, pleaded guilty to cheating by false pretenses to obtain a Maine island teaching post. He was ordered held for Superior Court after misrepresenting college attendance to secure a teacher certificate.
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Augusta
Maine
Korea
Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Atty
Robert A. Marden
DeMara
Wagner College
Staten Island
N. Y
Texas
Florida
California
New York
Canada
Huntsville
Tex
Coffee Tycoon Killed In Fall In Houston River Oaks
Herschel M. Duncan 76, head of the Duncan Coffee Co., died after falling in his River Oaks home. Authorities believe he suffered a broken neck and fractured skull. Duncan, a longtime Houston figure, came to the city at 18 and built a major national coffee firm. His body was found by Dun
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Houston
Herschel M. Duncan
Duncan Coffee Co
Rivers
Duncan
Soviet reshuffles name Gromyko as foreign minister
The Soviet government dismissed Dmitri Shepilov as foreign minister and appointed Andrei Gromyko to replace him. Shepilov, a Khrushchev ally, had held the post since June, returning to a secretarial role. Nikolai Patolichev was named first deputy foreign minister.
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Gromyko
Moscow
Dmitri Shepilov
Andrei Gromyko
Shepilov
V. M. Molotov
Communist Parity Central Committee
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Molotov
Communist Central Committee
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Kozlov
Leningrad
Georgi M. Malenkov
Communist Party Central Committee
Khrushchev
Nikolai Semenovich Patolichev
White Russia
Patolichev
Senate Groups Urge Middle East Military Aid Plan
Two Senate committees urged congressional adoption of a resolution backing use of armed forces to aid Middle East nations against Communist aggression. The report supports Eisenhower's policy and notes revisions ensure prompt, forceful American help if requested. Debate on the legislation to begin Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Middle East
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Joint Committee
James C. Hagerty
City Water Line to be Shut Tonight on North Eighth
City water service on North Eighth street between the power plant and Arkansas Avenue will be off for about two hours starting at 9 p.m. for a service repair. L. T. Harper, city engineer, said the outage will affect small areas on both sides of the street.
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Eighth Street
Arkansas Avenue
L. T. Harper
Harper
North Eighth
Ten More Witnesses Listed For Civil Rights Testimony
Senate judiciary subcommittee hears Teradd first as Civil Rights hearings begin. Timesaving goal drives push to move measures through House and Senate early. AFL CIO warns against hasty action and accuses Senate of waiting as earlier sessions.
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Tor
House
Senate
Afl-Cio
Big Labor Federation
AFL Cio
Passman calls for grand jury to indict Browne l
Rep. Otto E Passman said he希望 the federal grand jury indict Herbert Brow n before the House Judiciary committee debate on civil rights The congressman alleged Brow nell interfered and claimed the south should act rather than talk He noted carpetbag days as context and offered to take cues from that era
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Otto E. Passman
Federal Grand Jury
Brownell
Passman
Washington
Herbert Brown
House Judiciary Te Committee On Civil Rights
South
Hearing on civil rights pro concludes with recall for further testimony
The hearing proceeded on civil rights issues as the witness was recalled for fur testimony after Senator Ervin indicated two more hours were needed to finish questioning the general. Other witnesses were listed for potential testimony.
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Ervin
Future FBLA elects Mr and Miss FBLA at West Monroe
North Louisiana FBLA district selects 1957 Mr and Miss FBLA at West Monroe High School conference. Meeting opens 8 30 a m with sessions on contests elections district vice president to succeed Odis Howze. Social events include a luncheon 75 cents and a sock hop for members.
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North Louisiana
Business Leaders of America
West Monroe High School
Odis Howze
West Monroe
Ann Thompson
Las
Alexandria
Caer
FBLA
Gladys Peck
Richard Clanton
Sonny Kolb
Caddo
Bossier
Webster
Claiborne
Union
Morehouse
West
East Carroll
Madison
Ouachita
Lincoln
Bienville
DeSoto
Red River
Jackson
Caldwell
Franklin
Tensas
Monroe City
House Appropriations panel trims budget requests modestly
Washington. The House Appropriations committee began cutting into President Eisenhower's peacetime budget by about 2 percent as it approved the first regular appropriation bill. It shaved 80.364 million from requests totaling 3.965 billion for the treasury postal service and U.S. tax court for the year starting July 1, noting agencies offered limited cutting potential.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Post Office
U.S
Homestead Tax Rolls Open Signings At Courthouse
The parish tax assessor announces exemption forms for homesteads up to 2000 dollars from parish and state taxes, with veterans receiving 5000 dollars. Signings occur in the assessor’s office on the first floor of the courthouse, with April 15 as the final deadline.
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Court House
Coverdale
Laborite Shouts Protest At New Orleans Red Probe
New Orleans labor leader Lee Brown defied Congress as he faced questions on Communist connections during House hearings. The committee cited large quantities of Red propaganda entering the United States via New Orleans, with officials estimating thousands of pieces annually. Brown claimed First Amendment rights and refused to sign his name while assaulting contempt claims. Police and investigators detailed Moscow trained agents in the area seeking to replace capitalism with a proletarian dictatorship.
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New, Orleans
New Orleans
Congressional
Lee Brown
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
House On American Activities Committee
Port of
Brown
Edwin Willis
D-La
Willis
Kearney
Irving Fishman
New York
House
United States
Morgan M. Moulder
DMO
South America
Plan Aimed At Ending Africa Strife
United Nations delegates from the 27 nation Asian African group prepared a compromise plan to end French Algerian strife in North Africa as the 80 nation General Assembly committee debated two watered down recommendations for talks. The two proposals failed to reach a two thirds majority. Argentina Brazil Cuba Italy Peru and the Dominican Republic supported one call for a peaceful democratic solution. A stalled U N effort to pull Israeli troops from Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh awaited Israel's reply to a U S withdrawal proposal.
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United Nations
N.y.athe
General Assembly
North Africa
Assembly
France
Japan
Philippines
Thailand
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Italy
Peru
Dominican Republic
U. N
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Israel
U.S
One Good Laugh In Recent Flood
Nurses administering flood relief shots in Hazard Kentucky recount a light moment when two young brothers aged 4 and 5 visited for injections. The 4-year-old swaggered not afraid of any shot yet shed a tear and blurted a strong oath. The elder corrected him urging a polite response, while the younger retorted with a bravado filled reply.
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Hazard
Four-Day Dock Strike Reaches Critical Negotiation Phase
New York reports the East Coast port walkout nears a contract after days of stalemate. Ind union negotiators refuse final shipper offers while federal mediator Moore warns of possible deadlock. ILA contends unity remains, threatening West Coast action if needed.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
International Longshoremen’s Union
Ind
Independent Union
Wage Scale Committee
Robert Moore
Moore
Alexander Chopin
ILA
New York Harbor
Chopin
West Coast
Rainy Interlude Briefly Skies Over Twin Cities
Scattered showers will interrupt clear skies in the Twin Cities over the next 24 hours. Noon temperature reached 75 with a 53 degree low at Selman Field. Tonight cooler with 45 to 50, easing to 60 to 65 tomorrow.
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Twin Cities
CAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Residents oppose renaming Audubon Drive Elvis Presley boulevard
In Memphis a street renaming proposal to Presley Drive sparked family resistance and mockery. Residents of Audubon Drive, including teen Carol Frazier of New Orleans, oppose honoring Elvis Presley as police note traffic and parking issues ease. Carol’s effort to rename Exchange Alley remains a playful alternative.
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Memphis
Tenn
Audubon Drive
Beelzebub
Carol Frazier
New Orleans
Elvis Presley
Presley Drive
Carol
Audubon
Henry Leb
Public Works
Leb
Housewives
Elvis
Exchange Alley
Elvis Boulevard
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Millard Nickerson
North Haven
Martin Danniel Godgart
Phony Hero
Dave Hughes
Jim Buckle
Virgil
Pinky) Anderson
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Pinky
City Water
Sen
D-Nc
Gen
Teradd
Laborite
Red
Africa
Balk
Whé
Presley
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