Fields Vanish Again From US Surveillance
U S officials report Noel and Herta Field have vanished from view in Communist Hungary after being freed in 1960. The U S legation in Budapest no longer knows their whereabouts while Christian Ravndal seeks confirmation. Relatives including Harann Field and Erika Glaser Wallach also surfaced in prior years but vanished on suspicions.
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Washington
U. S
Noel
Herta Field
Hungary
Budapest
Christian M. Ravndal
Foreign Office
Ravndal
Feld
Herann
Poland
Switzerland
State Department
Erika Glaser Wallach
Noel Fields
Herta
United States
101st Birthday Celebrated By St. Joseph Woman
St. Josephs oldest resident Har riet Dunham Cullens celebrated her 101st birthday this week. Born in 1854 in Natchez Mississippi to enslaved lineage, she moved to St Joseph after emancipation in 1877. She has five children two living, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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ST. Jospeh
St. Joseph
Harriet Dunham Cullens
Natchez
Miss
Winchester
Virginia
Dunham
Search Continues for Four Fliers After Jet Collision
CONTINUE SEARCH LAKE CHARLES La Rescuers pursue four missing fliers after two B47 strato jets collided over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico
Forest Fire Prevention Message From Louisiana
A public notice urges residents to prevent forest fires and keep Louisiana green. The reminder emphasizes careful outdoor burning and maintenance of land to protect natural areas and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Kennon Road Program Advances Through Senate
Gov. Robert Kennon's 50 million dollar road program cleared the Senate and faces final passage after rejecting amendments. The body approved 125 thousand for a 12 day special session, 30 million for road construction from oil surpluses, and 20 million for the 1955-56 year from expected surpluses. Sen. Harry Howard debated bonds tied to a Highway Department court test and was the lone vote against the 20 million tranche.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Senate
House
Harry Howard
State Supreme Court
Highway Department
Kennon
Howard
Robert A. Ainsworth Jr
New Orleans
Administration
Louisiana
W. M. Rainach
Summerfield
Rainach
Dayton McCann
Effie
Guy Lockrider
Lake Charles
McCann
Earthquakes Rattle New Hebrides Islands Cause Structural Damage
Reports from Sydney indicate a sequence of earth shocks on the New Hebrides Islands since Wednesday has caused collapsed houses and uprooted trees. No casualties have been reported.
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Sydney
Australia
New Hebrides Islands
Start Gym Suffers Fire Loss At Start High School
Fire damaged the Start High School gymnasium about 15 miles east of Monroe on Highway 80 early Friday. Principal G Fleischmann estimated the damage at about $5,000 with no injuries. The blaze was spotted at 7:50 a.m. after burning through a broom closet door.
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Start High School
Start
Monroe
Highway 80
G. Fleischmann
Sweethearts Rescued From Boiling Volcano
In Tokyo two young lovers leapt into a volcanic crater to end a doomed affair. Police rescued them after 33 hours near hissing lava with seven officers descending the crater wall. The woman, Setsumi Endo, 21, was badly injured. the man, Satoru Takayanagi, 22, suffered few effects.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Setsumi Endo
Satoru Takayanagi
Takayanagi
Ichiro Suzuki
Suzuki
Solons OK Quick Return Of Charolais Bulls
The Louisiana Senate adopted a resolution demanding no further delays in returning a herd of Charolais cattle to Mexico. Sen. Dayton McCann accused N. H. Dekle of harsh language toward Sen. Ellender and blamed Mexican politicians for the Charolais dispute, alleging cash handouts for export permits.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Mexico
Dayton McCann
Effie
N. H. Dekle
Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association
Allen J.) Ellender
McCann
Stevens and Adams to resign from Army posts
The New York Times reports Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens will resign soon after a successor is found by President Eisenhower. Counselor John G. Adams, tied to Army McCarthy publicity, is expected to leave as well. Stevens may remain until Feb. 4, with official word within six weeks.
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New York
New York Times
Robert T. Stevens
Eisenhower
John G. Adams
Army
Washington
Times
Stevens
Defense cuts spark mixed reaction in Congress
Many voices question the plan to trim Army Navy and Marine manpower while President Eisenhower defends a policy of balance and flexibility. Senators Russell Jackson and Flanders call for further inquiries and careful review of defense needs and capabilities amid debate over air power and rapid weapons.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Pentagon
Jackson
Sen. Flanders
Armed Services
Rail Engineer W M Johnston Dies On Job At Local Yard
W M Johnston 58 a Missouri Pacific rail engineer died suddenly near midnight Thursday in the local railroad yards. Funeral is set for Saturday at 3 p m in Chapel Hill Church with Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe in charge. He belonged to World War One Company D the American Legion and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and was a Shriner and Eastern Star member. He resided in Alexandria briefly and is survived by his wife Beatrice Beatrice Wales Johnston two sons W M Johnston Jr and Edward L Johnston both of Crowville two brothers David E Johnston Houston Texas J D Johnston Shreveport and two sisters.
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Missouri Pacific
William Marshall Johnston
Chapel Hill
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Johnston
American Legion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Electa
Order of Eastern Star
Emmaruftel Baptist Church
Alexandria
Beatrice Wales Johnston
W. M. Johnston, Jr
Edward L. Johnston
Crowville
David E. Johnston
Houston
Tex
J. D. Johnston
Shreveport
Woman nabbed armed bandit after theft in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a husky knife wielding bandit grabbed $51 from a grocery store cash tray and escaped. Owner Eugenia Holloway 37 pursued the thief and, with passer-by Irvin Sharp who grabbed an abandoned exhaust pipe, detained him until police arrived. The suspect Harold R Rife 32 of Buchtel was identified by police. Holloway said she feared little beyond the money.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eugenia Holloway
Irvin Sharp
Harold R. Rife
Buchtel
Signs Of Disharmony On Eisenhower State Of The Union
Washington AP reports Democrats debate a New Dealish domestic program in Eisenhower's State of the Union. While Democrats supported foreign policy aims for a durable peace, they questioned farm price supports, wage boosts, Alaska statehood, Taft Hartley reform, and the federal partnership plan. Senate Armed Services leader Russell weighs a preparedness subcommittee amid military program scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Republican Executive Branch
Alaska
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
East Carroll Health Center Plans Approved
East Carroll parish officials were notified of preliminary approval for a $37 618 75 public health center in Lake Providence by the Public Health Service. Federal share 24 076, with a one mill parish tax approved in November 1954 to cover the remainder. The center may be built on the courthouse square.
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Lake Providence
Allen Ellender
Washington
Public Health Service
East Carroll Parish
Frank Byerley
Police Juror In Tensas Parish Dies At Home
R. B. Lynch a Ward four police juror in Tensas parish died at his Mound Bayou Plantation home near Newellton in the early hours. He was a Mason and Methodist. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First National Funeral Home chapel in Winnsboro with Rev. Art Baker and Rev. E D. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Mound Bayou. He leaves Minnie T. Lynch his mother and Mrs Minnie O. Lynch his step-wife, plus a step-son Dennis Hamsbrough and two step-daughters Mrs Bert Wheeler and Mrs
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Newellton
R. B. Lynch
Tensas Parish
Mound Bayou Plantation
Here
Lynch
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
First National Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Art Baker
E. D. Smith
Mound Bayou
Minnie T. Lynch
Minnie O. Lynch
Dennis Hamsbrough
Waterproof
Bert Wheeler
Bastrop
Partly Cloudy Skies To Continue Here
Forecast from the C A A in the Twin City area says partly cloudy skies will persist through the day with no rain or strong winds expected. Morning temperature around 37 degrees at 7 30 a m and a noon high near 48 degrees.
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Twin City
C. A. A. Here
Ouachita Parish Violent Deaths Report 1954 Details
Ouachita Parish coroner Dr J T French reports 78 violent deaths in 1954, with drownings leading, followed by homicides and automobile related fatalities. The year saw 130 coroner calls, many involving insane or feeble minded individuals, and two autopsies, both on Negro victims.
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Ouachita Parish
J. T. French
French
Ouachita River
Dixie Solons Adopt Wait and See Attitude on Union Address
Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi lawmakers gave a generally positive but cautious reaction to President Union's message. Senators Eastland Stennis McClellan Ellender and Fulbright plus Representative Trimble Brooks Hays offered praise yet urged further amplification and specifics on policy details.
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Washington
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Rep
Trimble
D-Ark
Sen. Fullbright
Congress
Ellender
D-La
Sen. McClellan
Sen. Stennis
Fulbright
Brooks Hays
Marian Anderson Sings Tonight at the Met Opera
Marian Anderson makes her Met Opera debut tonight becoming the first Negro artist to perform there. She will sing in Verdi’s A Masked Ball with husband Orpheus H. Fisher and two daughters in the audience, expressing pride and hope for a successful historic night. Rudolph Bing, Met general manager, chose her last October, convinced she would be wonderful.
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New York
Marian Andereson
Metropolitan Opera House
Arturo Toscannini
Orpheus H. Fisher
Miss Anderson
Met
Rudolph Bing
Metropolitan Opera Co
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Times Dispatch
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G. W. Malone
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