Mikoyan Set for High Level Talks With Dulles in DC
Soviet first deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan arrived in New York and drove to Washington for talks with Secretary of State Dulles. Berlin and the cold war loom large as both sides prepare for possible discussions.
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City Utility Dept Head Resigns and 11 Workers Laid Off
Monroe Utilities Commission announces Lloyd Harrison resigning as Water Department head effective last Thursday. Eleven electrical line workers were laid off Friday as the expansion program moved ahead of schedule, with Frank Stuckey promoted to replace Harrison.
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Nation hit by season's coldest air as deaths rise
A massive arctic wave swept the nation bringing subfreezing temperatures from the Rockies to New England. At least 15 deaths were linked to the cold, with shoveling, traffic accidents, and exertion blamed. Florida saw warm spells while Texas and Oklahoma faced record lows.
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Hard Freeze To Hit Area Again Tonight
A frigid 28 degrees today backs the weatherman’s call for another hard freeze tonight in northeast Louisiana. Lows of 20 to 24 and highs of 44 to 48 are forecast, with lingering subfreezing readings across Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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Wreck in Calhoun Involves Cow On Highway 80
Louisiana State Police Troop F reports only one minor wreck during the long weekend ending at midnight. A Texas man driving through Calhoun struck a wandering cow on Highway 80 around 1 30 a.m. today.
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Wadley Recovers at Home After Minor Heart Attack
Wadley better Charley Wadley utilities commission chief accountant is home recuperating from a minor heart attack suffered last week. He was hospitalized but went home over the weekend and is making a good recovery.
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Malayan Premier Pushes Southeast Asia New Approach
Tengku Abdul Rahman, premier of Malaya, urged a joint new approach by Southeast Asian nations to counter the Communist menace during a dinner speech in Baguio, Philippines. The 56 year old leader spoke at a resort city dinner about regional unity and security.
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Ten Die in Louisiana Holiday Accidents
Ten persons died in Louisiana during a four day New Year holiday period. Six died in traffic two drowned and two burned. Drownings occurred near Pearl River when a small boat carrying three overturned after striking a submerged log. Beatrice Holderfield and her brother J D Eastland 25 of Laurel Mississippi were among the drownings. Holderfield's 10 year old son swam to safety. A gas heater fire at Shreveport killed Susie Terrell 76. An overturned atomizer spilled scalding liquid injuring Terrie Ann Collins 3 at Monroe.
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Dodd Sees Morrison A Governor Threat In 1959 Race
State Comptroller William J. Dodd said New Orleans mayor deLesseps Morrison would be a strong governor candidate in 1959 and that he could defeat him. Dodd expects Earl Long to back an administration candidate while Morrison weighs a run. Long has not named a candidate.
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Soviet Mechta Rocket Aims for Solar Orbit After Moon Flyby
Reports from Moscow say the Mechta rocket ceased radio signals after 62 hours in flight as it headed toward a solar orbit. Tass said fuel exhausted and observations complete, with an orbit around the sun predicted for Wednesday or Thursday.
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Anxious Parents Await News Of Kidnapped Infant
New York police and FBI search for a newborn abducted from St. Peter’s Hospital in Brooklyn. The infant vanished from a fourth floor nursery 22 hours after birth, with authorities warning a heavy-set bleached blonde woman is the suspect.
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Jockey Arrested in New Orleans Burglary Case
William G. Bass a 31 year old jockey riding at the New Orleans Fair Grounds admitted drug addiction and was taken into custody for burglarizing a drug store. Aide Reba M. Jones 18 was also arrested outside the store while Bass cited narcotic cravings and past injuries.
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Castro’s Forces Reach Havana After Slow Westward March
Fidel Castro and thousands of troops push toward Havana as crowds line streets to greet the advancing rebels. From Oriente through Camaguey Santa Clara Matanzas the column travels 300 140 50 miles toward the capital with a planned Wednesday arrival. Manuel Urrutia to assume provisional presidency. Government offices closed for the welcome.
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Something New In Collisions In Malibu
Malibu sheriff reports a new travel hazard a horse collided with a light plane after it ran out of gas. Pilot Robert Goodyear 46 landed in an open field. The horse was killed the plane wrecked and the pilot and his wife Mary 46 injured with cuts and bruises.
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U S Embassy Personnel Asked to Get Smallpox Boosters
The AP reports all U S Embassy staff in Germany urged to receive smallpox booster shots after an outbreak in West Germany. Minister William C Trimble called it a precaution, noting no American illness but about ten German cases in Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern at Calle.
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Contempt Columnist Begins Serving 10 Day Term
New York columnist Marie l Torre surrendered to a 10 day jail sentence for refusing to disclose a news source. The 34 year old mother of two appeared before U S District Judge Sylvester J Ryan and was remanded to marshal custody.
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Alabama agrees to allow voting records review in three counties
Montgomery bulletin says Alabama backed down and permitted the Civil Rights Commission to examine voting records in three central Alabama counties. Havana bulletin reports martial law proclaimed in Havana province as Provisional President Manuel Urrutia arrived.
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Teamsters Union Monitor Proposes Court Order on Hofa Toe Reform
monitors urge a federal court to enforce reforms by Teamsters President James R Hofa to ensure compliance with union restructuring. The move aims to compel adherence to changes within the organization.
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Lunar shots may extend to planet probes in 1959
The Aircraft Industries Assn says strong indications exist that U S lunar missions planned for 1959 will expand to probe other planets.
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Traffic Death Toll Near Holiday Estimate in New Year Week
The Associated Press reports the national traffic death toll for the long New Year weekend edged toward the preholiday estimate of 390 as delayed reports push the count. Weather and icy roads amplified hazards, with many drivers staying home amid bitter cold.
Democrats Not Impressed With Defense Outlay
President Eisenhower outlined the next fiscal year's defense plan, pegged at about 40.9 billion dollars, sparking disappointment from Democrats led by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson who urged faster missile growth. Johnson signaled possible increases in foreign aid and IMF, Export-Import Bank, and World Bank funding if Congress approves the mutual security expansion.
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Construction Starts on Sterlington High School Plans
Ouachita Parish School Board President Charles G. Wall Jr states plans to build a Sterlington high school are underway after state approval. Architect Allen Turpin is drafting final plans and will present to the building and finance committee tonight. board action expected at February meeting. Estimated cost about 400000 with funds from a bond issue. no further action required by the board.
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24 Million Yen Theft Reported in Japan Sleeper Car
Yoshito Ogawa a 61 year old resident of Fukuoka City reported to railway authorities that 24 million yen about 66 720 dollars was stolen from him while he slept in a third class sleeper coach Saturday night.
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