Four Missing After Gulf B47 Collision Near Cameron La
Rescue efforts continued after a B47 Stratojet collided with another B47 and crashed 30 miles south of Cameron Louisiana. Maj. Jean S. Pierson Danville Indiana Lt Rodney P Eggleston Leland Texas Capt David O Crump Albemarle North Carolina 1st Lt Matthew Genery Lakewood Ohio parachuted from the nose compartment. Coast Guard and merchant ships aided search while flares lit the Gulf and a parcel ship Janis Walker reported restricted items found. The incident disrupted a routine training mission.
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Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Jean S. Pierson
Danville
Ind
Rodney P. Eggleston
Lederland
Tex
David O. Crump
Albemarle
N.C
Matthew Genery
Lakewood
Ohio
Genery
Gulf
Coast Guard
Cameron
Janis Walker
New Orleans
Texas
Mississippi
George Spotswood
Prospectors Roam Ranches With Geiger Counters
In Fort Worth Texas ranchers fret over uranium prospectors intruding on pastures. A 1919 Texas law allows landowners who bought state land to lease for oil and gas to take one sixteenth royalty, complicating trespass disputes as rustlers and coyotes fade from the scene.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Podner
West
Texas
Cloudy Skies Predicted for Twin City Area Thursday
Forecast from the C A A predicts cloudy skies with northwest winds around 15 mph for the Twin City area after 3 30 p m Thursday. No rain or snow is expected. Morning high reached 64 degrees and the low fell to 48.
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Twin City
Where To Find It Amusements Classified Features
A compact guide listing amusements, comics, editorial, radio and TV spots, society notes and sports updates. Highlights encourage readers to explore weekend entertainment while promoting civic concern with a call to prevent forest fires and keep Louisiana green.
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Radio-Tv
Louisiana
US Citizen Held In Communicado In Panama Murder Probe
Panamanian police held 34 year old American Mar tin Lipstein incommunicado as they questioned about the Sunday slaying of President Jose Antonio Remon at the Juan Franco race track. At least 70 suspects were being questioned as investigators traced the crime to a gang style murder.
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Panama
U.S
Jose Antonio Remon
Martin Irving Lipstein
New York
Remon
Juan Franco
Roy Bettis
Waukegan
Ill
Canal Zone Administration
Panama City
Bettis
National Guard
Arnulfo Arias
Chiriqui Province
Here
Arias
Lipstein
West Monroe Man Injured in Two Car Wreck
A 28 year old West Monroe man, Raymond M. Jones, was injured when his westbound car on Pecan Street collided with a car driven by L. B. Leggett on South 2nd Street about 2:30 am Thursday. Jones suffered a scalp laceration and was hospitalized at St. Francis in good condition. Leggett had minor bruises. An ambulance from Mulhearn transported Jones to the hospital.
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West Monroe
Pecan
South 2Nd Streets
Raymond M. Jones
St. Francis Hospital
Jones
L. B. Leggett
Route 1
Box 20
Monroe
Leggett
Mulhearn Funeral Home
C. Of C. Executive Committee Is Named
Shelby Cage announces Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce executive committee for 1955. Members include Grayson Guthrie L. J. Hulin C. D. McAdams J. W. Roberson Lee Vanderpool Ivy Faulk and Cage. Committee will guide president on detailed matters. new chairs to be chosen at Friday conclave.
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Shelby Cage
Monroe - West Monroe
Monroe- West Monroe
Twin Cities
Cage
Grayson Guthrie
L. J. Hulin
Jim Williams
Resolution Would Up Old Age Pay To 85 Per Month
The Senate approved 28-0 to send to the House a resolution seeking higher old age pension benefits. It sets 85 dollars monthly as the minimum for a single person and 134 dollars for a couple, replacing the current 67 dollars for singles. Senator Elmore Bonin of St. Martinville introduced the measure after a law last summer raised outside income from 12 to 30 dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Elmore Bonin
St. Martinville
Predict Pay Hikes For Congress And Judges Will Pass
Washington moves to grant members of Congress and most federal judges an 80 percent pay raise. House Judiciary Committee gave top priority with Chairman Cel ler aiming for a vote within a month. Celler introduced the measure and seeks early committee action to avoid election-year delays. Separate postal worker and federal employee pay raises of 5 to 10 percent are slated for early House consideration.
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Washington
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
D-Ny
House
Judiciary Committee
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Jersey City Teen Granted Name Change to Borodin
County Judge James A. Coolahan grants 17 year old Howard Goldbrick permission to change his name to Borodin. Goldbrick plans to enter the Army in May and cites possible embarrassment from his birth name.
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Jersey City
N.J
James A. Coolahan
Howard Goldbrick
Borodin
Goldbrick
UN Secretary General Opens Talks With Chou En Lai In Peiping
Dag Hammarskjold and Chou En Lai began formal discussions in Peiping on the fate of 11 Americans jailed as spies. The talks moved from Peiping to New York as Hammarskjold pressed China to address the U.S. charges amid reports of a cordial opening and a noted exchange on the Korean War context.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou En-Lai
Peiping
Chou
Hammarskjold
Radio
New China News Agency
Tokyo
UN General Assembly
Red China
United States
North Korea
Radio Peiping
Sparks Plan For Highway Group On Way To House
A Senate resolution 33-0 calls for a joint highway committee to draft a 15-year program based on the Automotive Safety Foundation report. Sen. James Sparks of Monroe proposed a 16-member panel to study a 2.6 billion dollar plan and coordinate with Congress on Eisenhower era federal aid highways.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
James Sparks
Monroe
Sparks
Automotive Safety Foundation
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Group Approves Road Program in Louisiana
The Senate Finance Committee backed a 50 million road program with 30 million in current spending and 20 million in the 1955 56 period. Three opposing votes cited concerns over the timing and educational needs if the Supreme Court ruling on segregation shifts funds. The program aims to match federal money on major roads and start next year’s contracts. Final action and signing by Governor Kerr would make the measure law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sam Short
Highway Board
Short
Highway Department
School Needs In New Subdivisions In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish School Board and the Louisiana Department of Education are conducting a comprehensive study of subdivision conditions to determine future school facility expansion. At a board meeting on Wednesday, residents of Lakeshore and Broadmore petitioned for a local school, presented by Frank Noland. The survey is underway and may be ready around March, with the petition to be considered in the study.
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Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
State Department of Education
W. W. Ward
Lakeshore
Broadmore
Frank Noland
Wife of GOP Senator Walks Out on Neuberger Speech
The wife of Nevada Senator George W. Malone walked out during Oregon Senator Richard L. Neuberger s remarks at a Women s National Press Club dinner. Malone later clashed with hostess Perle Mesta outside, while Neuberger urged campaign on issues not character attacks and noted GOP leaders avoiding such tactics. The event included Vice President Nixon and Senator Case among about seven senators and several hundred guests.
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GOP
Neuberger
Washington
Oregon
Richard L. Neuberger
George W. Malone
Nevada
Statler
Nixon
New Jersey
Clifford P. Case
Women's National Press Club
Republican Party
Pocatello
Idaho
Malone
Senate
Knowland
California
Case
Eisenhower
Sen
Richard
Entire Crew Of Foundered Vessel Saved
The Coast Guard reported a message from the liner Queen of Bermuda stating it had rescued the entire crew of ten men from a foundering fishing vessel north of Bermuda. The ship sighted the craft at 8:35 a.m. and planned to rescue survivors, though rough seas prevented lifeboat launches.
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New York
Coast Guard
Queen of Bermuda
Atlantic
Bermuda
New York Coast Guard
Hamilton
Democrats Ready for Broad Counter Offensive Against Communism
Democratic leaders announce plans to prove their hard line against communism to voters in the next two years. House Speaker Sam Rayburn asserts Democrats will avoid mass indictments and personal attacks while pursuing a legislative program in the people’s interest.
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Washington
United States
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Stalin's Son Said Lost in Purge Rumor
In Washington January 6 reports say Josef Stalin's son Vasilly may have perished in the same purge that killed Lavrenti Beria. Strong evidence suggests Vasilly was rounded up and is dead.
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Washington
Josef Stalin
Vasilly
Lavrenti P. Beria
Cadet Found Dead Near Sewanee After Romance Breakup
An 18-year-old cadet missing since Monday was found hanged from a tree by a large search party near Sewanee Tennessee. James M. Veach of Mariette Georgia was located by two of 75 searchers, his body dangling from a rope in the wilderness.
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Sewanee
Tenn
James M. Veach
Mariette
Here
Eisenhower seeks bi partisan harmony in new Congress
President Eisenhower calls for bipartisan harmony as the 84th Congress opens. He stresses a good economy with strong activity and record after tax income while urging continued high spending to deter Soviet aggression and safeguard peace worldwide.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
Congress
America
Jesus Imposter and Friends Face Blasphemy Charges
In New Britain Connecticut a man claiming to be Jesus Christ and three Polish refugees are charged in City Court with a blasphemy law violation. Police describe visible wounds and a crown of thorns on John Tschaplinski and note the group lived together in a shared tenement after arriving three years ago.
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New Britain
Conn
John Tschaplinski
New Britain General Hospital
Mieczyslaw Majewski
Antonina Suszko
Dina Karanowicz
Steven E. Petakos
Connecticut
Tschaplinski
Perakos
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Legisla
Senate Finance
Robert Kenprogram
Neunberger
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Demos
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