Carpenters Walk Off Jobs in Monroe Area Strike
About 400 carpenters in the Monroe West Monroe area walked off morning construction sites after wage and contract talks failed. A. G. Patterson said the strike began at 7 a.m. with negotiations ongoing since November 1931. They seek 12 cents an hour raise to 2.50 and changes in overtime pay and fringe benefits.
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Monroe - West Monroe
A. G. Patterson
Contractors’ Association
Patterson
W. C. Salley
Conractors Association
U S Drops Side Efforts On Israeli Withdrawal
The United States ends outside moves to push Israel to withdraw from Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh after a weekend of talks. Eisenhower said Israel has maximum assurances and urged UN backed peace efforts while Dulles kept talks open with Israel’s Abba Eban and Meir offered three solutions.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Middle East
Thomasville
Abba Eban
Dulles
U. S
U. N
New York City
Eban
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Sharm el Sheikh
Golda Meir
Israel
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Gulf
U.N
Gaza
Suez Canal
United Nations General Assembly
Eisenhower
Ethan
Friends of Justice
Alleged Soviet Agent Stricken in Bronx Prison
Jack Soble 53, named as one of three accused spies for Russia, collapsed beside his cot in Bronx City Prison. He was moved to Morrisania Hospital as authorities allowed his physician brother to visit.
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New York
Jack Soble
Russia
Bronx City
Morrisania Hospital
Civil rights vote set for March 5 by Senate panel
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted 4-2 to bring civil rights legislation to a March 5 vote. Chairman Sen. Hennings said he would hold up to 14 days of hearings and seek unanimous consent to meet at 4 p.m. EST. Goldwater may testify on tying federal support to state right to work laws, an idea opposed by the administration.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Sen
Hennings
D-Mo
Subcommittee
Senate
Sens
Olin D
Johnston
D-Sc
Ervin
D-Nc
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Passage of Revised Plan Predicted in Senate
Washington predicted the Senate will pass Eisenhower's revised anti-Communist Middle East plan by more than a two to one margin. Senator Knowland expected the measure to pass decisively, while Senator Aiken warned that a large number of no votes could raise questions about bringing the issue up. The package would authorize up to 200 million dollars in military and economic aid and authorize U.S. use of armed forces if needed.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Secretary of
State Dulles
House
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Fire claims 70 in Missouri old folks home blaze
In Warrenton Missouri a fast moving fire and explosion destroyed an old folks home killing or missing at least 70 of the 155 residents. Rescue teams recovered 16 bodies as workers and firefighters from 25 communities battled the blaze and searched the ruins.
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Fannie Bristol
St. Charles
Missouri
Adele Derfelt
St. Louis
Katie Jane
Warrenton
Bernice McDaniel
F. H. Knigge
State Highway Patrol
Visi
Rainy Outlook For Twin Cities
Rain began about 4 15 a m and will linger with a cool stay across the area. Temperatures fell from 51 at 2 30 a m to 44 by dawn then rose to near 60s by tomorrow with highs around 60 to 64 and lows in the 40s. Yesterday’s weather was cool with rain reported statewide and temperatures ranged from the 50s to low 60s.
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Twin Cities
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Monroe
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Doctors Cure Boy After Blue Pencil Warning
A mother in Cosham England rushed her two year old to hospital after he turned blue from lip exposure. Doctors diagnosed the cause and instructed the mother to stop letting him suck on blue pencils.
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Cosham
England
Three West Monroe Juveniles Face Burglary Charges
West Monroe police arrested three youths, two aged 13 and one 10, after a burglary at Jack's Service Station on Trenton Street between 2 and 3 p.m. A broken panel door allowed entry and a $39.75 desk stash was stolen. five dollars each was later taken under a nearby bridge. All three were taken into juvenile custody.
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West Monroe
Jack
Trenton Street
Arthur Miller Found Guilty Of Contempt
Playwright Arthur Miller and Otto Nathan were indicted for contempt of Congress for refusing to name fellow writers involved with Communist party meetings in 1939 and 1940. Miller denied being a Communist and cited conscience in not naming others. Contempt carries up to $1000 fine and one year per count.
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Miller
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Otto Nathan
New York
Albert Einstein
Nathan
New York University
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Communist Party
Miss Monroe
Drama Critics
Washington
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Court Upholds Conviction Of Constable In Boy Death
Mississippi Supreme Court affirms Lauderdale County constable Travis Hatcher's manslaughter conviction for the death of Bobby Green after a car hit him at 75 to 90 mph. The ruling sides with trial jurors and notes the prosecutor's closing remarks were improper but not reversible. The decision also upholds Lillie Mae Nicholson's conviction for assault with intent to kill and murder in Forrest County.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Lauderdale County
William G. Roberts
Travis Hatcher
Bobby Green
Hatcher
Roberts
R. Olney Arrington
Forrest County Circuit Court
Lillie Mae Nich
Rains Boost West Texas After Severe Drought
Heavy weekend rains drenched drought zones from Alpine to the Rio Grande Valley with up to 4 inches in spots. Eight deaths blamed on weather, seven traffic deaths. County agent Frank Newsom calls February rainfall the best in seven years, though state official says not a general break. A small tornado hit Stuart near Harlingen, knocking over structures but causing no injuries.
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Dallas
Texas Big Bend
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
John White
Alpine
Brownsville
Frank Newsom
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Newsom
Stuart
Harlingen
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Maine
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Louis Waldman
Boston
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Waldman
New York Shipping Assn
Alexander Chopin
Chopin
William
White House
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