Negro Chief Takes Stand Before Senate on Civil Rights
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that despite patient conduct in the face of provocation, he cannot predict Black reaction if civil rights legislation is blocked. He cited violence since last September including shootings bombings and discriminatory state laws as evidence of growing tensions. The subcommittee plans to end public hearings March 5, a defeat for Southern foes seeking delay.
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Washington
Congress
Roy Wilkins
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate Judiciary
Eisenhower
Wilkins
South
Brooks Seeks One Year Delay for Guard Duty Change
Rep Overton Brooks urges a one year postponement in the Army plan requiring six months active duty for National Guard recruits. The Louisiana Democrat, chair of a House Armed Services subcommittee, may offer the idea to ease the dispute over guard training levels amid Army pushback. The Army says 80 percent lack enough training and ordered six months active duty after April 1, with the National Guard Association agreeing for recruits over 18.
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Washington
Overton Brooks
Army
National Guard
Louisiana Democrat
Guard
Brooks
House
Armed Services
The
National Guard Association
Youth Leader Says No Solution To Delinquency
Lawrence Higgins executive secretary of the Louisiana Youth Commission argues there is no solution to juvenile delinquency except in Heaven or Utopia. He attributes rising youth trouble to more kids and urges stricter parental supervision and stronger family bonds. Higgins will speak at 6 30 tonight before the Pilots Club at Frances Hotel and later at the Rendezvous with the North Monroe Lions Club.
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Lawrence Higgins
Louisiana Youth Commission
Heaven
Utopia
Higgins
Pilots Club
Frances Hotel
North Monroe
Arkansas Faces Integration Test in State Capitol Hearing
At the Arkansas Capitol a Senate panel weighs four moderation bills backing a sovereignty commission to oppose federal school integration orders. Gov Faubus backs the measures as a safeguard while opponents warn of broad powers and potential press curbs. The audience of educators ministers and lawyers splits along regional lines on integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Senate
House
Senate Committee On
State Sovereignty Commission
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ber
Orval Faubus
Arkansas Press Association
Sovereignty Commission
Eisenhower to Return for Close Range Mideast Talks
President Eisenhower cuts Georgia vacation to fly to Washington for high level talks with Dulles on Israeli troop withdrawal and the Mideast stalemate. White House schedule shows a White House conference on arrival and fresh evaluation of regional tensions.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Washington
South Georgia
White House
Treasury
Humphrey
Spence Airfield
Moultrie
Dulles
Mideast
Democratic
Eisenhower Heads to Washington After Thomasville Vacation
President Eisenhower departed Spence Air Force Base at 11 41 a m bound for Washington and was expected to arrive by 2 30 p m. He appeared refreshed after a vacation in Thomasville Georgia.
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Moultrie
Eisenhower
Spence Air Force Base
Washington
Thomasville
Republicans Press for Full Review of Middle East Crisis
White House officials prepare congressional briefings on the Middle East as the UN debate resumes. President Eisenhower returns to Washington to monitor UN discussions after Israel rejects the U.S. plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba.
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Middle East
Dulles
White House
James C. Hagerty
United Nations
U.N
Israel
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Washington
U.N. General Assembly
Mideast
New York
United States
U.S
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Cloudy Skies Persist In Northeast Louisiana Weather
Weather outlook for northeast Louisiana shows continued cloud cover with occasional rain. Temperatures linger in the 40s with a low around 40 to 44 degrees and a high near 50 to 55 degrees. Selman Field logged a 44 degree low. by noon the temperature rose five degrees. Rainfall yesterday reached 1.97 inches, a state record.
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Louisiana
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Dulles Sees U S Ships Passing Gulf of Aqaba
Secretary of State Dulles indicated American ships should go through the Gulf of Aqaba without Egyptian interference and said Israel has right to innocent passage. He noted no guarantee from Egypt on ending the blockade and urged Israel to withdraw from Aqaba and Gaza, while hoping talks continue.
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Washington
Dulles
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
United States
Gulf
Egypt
Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Gaza
Stroke Fatal To Dr. E. K. Means
Dr. E. K. Means 78 retired pastor emeritus of Monroe First Methodist church died at St. Francis Hospital shortly before noon after a stroke on January 13 at his home. He had shown some recovery but his death was unexpected with funeral plans not yet announced.
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E. K. Means
Monroe First
Runaway Slayer Caught At Border In Texas Murder Case
James Clifford Parks, 16, was arrested at the Mexico border after fleeing Wichita Falls, Texas, where his parents were found shot to death. He faces murder charges and may be tried as an adult after turning 17 in May. Authorities will transfer him to Texas for prosecution.
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San Diego
Calif
J James Clifford Parks
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mexico
Young Parks
Robert Lowe
J. Everett
Juvennile Hall
Lowe
Parks
Luther Parks
Weldon Bailey
Jack Green
Wichita County
Tony Wilson
Texas
Bailey
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Davis
Workers Guard Formed in Budapest to Keep Labor Peace
Hungary's communist government announced the formation of an armed workers guard to deter strikes and protect socialism. The size was not disclosed. Nepakarat says hundreds of workers will be armed to defend the fatherland, reflecting October revolt strength and parallels with other people's democracies.
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Budapest
Hungary
Nepakarat
Czechoslovakia
Workers’ Guard
Yazoo Delta Urges Action To Bar Water Shortage
Jackson Mississippi expert Albert G Fielder warns the Yazoo Delta faces underground water problems tied to irrigation wells begun around 1950. He urges state or local action to space wells regulate withdrawals and promote artificial recharge to prevent shortages amid broader regional concerns.
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Yazoo Delta
Jackson
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi
Albert G. Fielder
Bolivar County
Fielder
U. S. Geological Survey
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mississippi Board of Water Commissioners
Arkansas
Fiedler
United States
High Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Albert G. Fiedler
Long Island
N. Y
Miami
Fla
Roswell Basin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Allied Carpenters Strike Halts Monroe Area Construction
Allied trades honored carpenters strike as 750 workers across Monroe Bastrop and Ruston walked out at 7 AM Monday over wage demands. Carpenters seek 42 cents hourly raise to 2.50, with others acknowledging the picket lines though exact sympathy numbers unavailable. Public projects slowed while residential work lagged due to weather and the walkout.
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Monroe
5Th
Allied Trades
Association of General Contractors
Bastrop
Ruston
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union
W. F. Gray
W. C. Salley
Northeast Louisiana Organization of General Contractors
S. W. Awl
Queen Encounters Suez Dispute During Lisbon Visit
Queen Elizabeth faced a Suez dispute during her state visit to Portugal as Egypt's minister boycotted the gala reception. Other envoys attended as Britain and Egypt remained out of speaking terms. This followed a prior Middle East tensions week regarding oil and a Duke of Edinburgh delay. Diplomats gathered at Queluz Palace for formal morning dress.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Elizabeth
Suez
Britain
Egypt
Duke of Edinburgh
Gibraltar
London
Queluz Palace
All Out For Father's Day
Senator Margaret Chase Smith urged Congress to legalize Father's Day calling it a grievous insult to the nation's fathers. She noted Congress already legalized Mother's Day in 1917.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Rlaine
Congress
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