Stalag 17 on stage at Monroe Little Theatre
Ivan Uttal reports casting for Stalag 17 as Little Theatre of Monroe kicks off the new year. Dozens auditioned Thursday and Friday for the 22 man all male cast, with readers including J Barnes Skippy Portman Joe Costa and Frank Breese. Local theatre folk and visitors from Tulane New Orleans and Davenport share news of Le Petit Theatre de Vieux Carre preparations and guest directors while fans await final cast announcements.
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Little Theatre of
Monroe
Stalag 17
Broadway
Uttal
Playhouse
J. Barnes
Skippy Portman
Skippy
California
Joe Costa
Frank Breese
Bill Stewart
Mickey Yerger
Gene Koontz
Jimmy Craft
John Powell
Fred Landry
Milton Blue
Carl Slakter
Carl
Greg Campbell
Jack Fentress
Bob Holliday
Mac Ward
Joanne Genung
Lelia Stewart
Joan Magruder
le Petit
Civil Service Tests For Monroe Police Positions
Civil service examinations were held this morning at fire station number one for seven Monroe police posts including police chief secretary to the police chief identification technician identification captain chief city probationer and patrolman. Additional exams for radio and switchboard operator detective sergeant detective captain chief of detectives and director of traffic are planned for January 22. Examinations run from 12 to 18 months.
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Civil Service
Monroe
Arabs warm to Eisenhower doctrine amid mixed reactions
Lebanese Foreign Minister Charles Malik addressed Syrian politicians with a pro Western stance. King Hussein told the U S ambassador that Arabs welcome the new American posture on Middle East issues but hold reservations about the Eisenhower doctrine. In Cairo the Bourse Egyptienne editorially approved the doctrine after an initially cool Egyptian reception.
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Charles Malik
King Hussein
Jordan
U. S
Middle East
Cairo
Bourse Egyptienne
News Dealer Arrests Over Adult Magazines Near High School
Dr Liuzza chief of detectives said city and district attorneys gave go ahead for arrests of newsstand dealers who sold Dude and Bare. Four detectives searched the city for copies of suggestive male publications like Playboy. Louisisiana law carries up to 500 dollar fine and two years in prison or both.
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Liuzza
Playboy
Louisiana
Graham
Soviet Union to Grant East Germany 1957 Credit and Boost Trade
The Reds promise East Germany a 340 million ruble credit in gold and hard currencies for 1957 to buy commodities for its economy. Moscow also pledges a sizable trade increase, with a 30 percent rise over 1956 deliveries, though figures are not specified.
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Viet Union
East Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
W. Monroe Man Murder case details disclosed
Cullipher said neighbors corroborated Mrs Jordan's account of the shooting. Mrs Jordan and Harris lived as man and wife for about 18 months at the Orange street address for four months. Mrs Jordan has several children. Harris was in the West Monroe city jail and will be transferred to Lees jail today.
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Cullipher
NAACP sees peak receipts and North segregation push
At the NAACP annual meeting in New York Thurgood Marshall outlined continued legal aid in the South and a focus on breaking down Northern segregation. He said prejudiced state officials push lawsuits to block civil rights advances while anticipating precedents to protect the movement. Other items note Pine Bluff enrollment attempt, Tallahassee bus seating tickets amid violence, Knoxville school desegregation petitions, and Tennessee lawmakers' resolutions.
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NAACP
Thurgood Marshall
South
North
Marshall
New York
Pine Bluff
Ark
Willam Dove
Dollarway
Hazel Watkins
Dove
Tallahassee
Fla
Leroy Collins
Florida Capital
Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Frank Clement
Odd Fellows Install Local Officers in Monroe Ceremony
Frank A. Duffey of Swartz was installed noble grand of the local lodge in a special service led by L. S. Bridges sovereign grand master. The event in Monroe included J. E. Jackson and L. A. Samples assisting, with several officers sworn in and appointments announced.
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Frank A. Duffey
Swartz
Odd Fellows Lodge
L. S. Bridges
Bridges
Monroe
J. E. Jackson
Baton Rouge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Louisiana
L. A. Samples
New Orleans
C. O. Welch
J. P. McKnight
H. V. Tarver
Duffy
W. H. Ricks
O. C. Towery
Richard F. Abbott
S. C. Hixson, Jr
Shock at Job Tied to VA Integration Directives
Anderson called the situation terrifying as he learned of the special job from William K. Hines, Shreveport hospital manager, while Homer attorney John Reynolds called it the most ridiculous aspect of segregation and integration.
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Anderson
William K. Hines
Shreveport
Homer
John Reynolds
General Assembly Slams Supreme Court Ban on Segregated Schools
Lawmakers criticized the U S Supreme Court decision banning segregated public schools arguing it undermines state authority. They urged continued local control and immediate actions to maintain racial separation in education.
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General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Pickup Order Ties Murder to Brown Car Sighting
Ray McClintock reported a tall man in a brown automobile stopped at his grocery store asking directions before the body was found on a farm road. Sheriff Kern indicated no blood on the ground where the body lay and suspected the murder occurred in an automobile. A pickup order was issued for the tall man as a suspect.
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Ronnie
Funeral Services for Sister Winifrede Held at Mt Carmel
Funeral services were held today for Sister Winifrede Mary Wini frede of Mt Carmel Academy at Mt Carmel Mother House chapel. A native of Youngsville, she taught at Thibodaux Abbeville and New Iberia before joining St Dominic School faculty in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Mary Winifrede
Mt. Carmel Academy
Mt. Carmel
Winifrede
Youngsville
Thibodaux
Abbeville
New Iberia
St. Dominic School
Officials Take Oath of Office
C. W. Higginbotham was sworn in as county judge by predecessor L. W. Dew who retires after over 50 years in public service. Other oath takers included C. W. Woods state representative Ruby Hollis county clerk B. A. Courson sheriff Tom Durham tax assessor Ray Brown circuit clerk William M. Jones coroner A James Linder prosecuting attorney and Dewey Sullivan county road foreman.
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Neva-Star
Crossett
W. T. Higginbothan
L. W. Dew
C. W. Woods
Ruby Hollis
B. A. Courson
Tom Durham
Ray Brown
William M. Jones
A. James Linder
Dewey Sullivan
Driver Returns Home After Collision
Supervisor p.m., three hours after the collision, Taylor was returning to his home at 2524 North 11th street, West Monroe, from Baton Rouge.
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Taylor
North 11Th Street
West
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Beltone Hearing Glasses Promise Deafness Hideaway
Gabriel Heatter hails Beltone Hearing Glasses on a Chicago broadcast as a medical breakthrough letting the deaf hear with both ears. The tiny tube carries sound from a concealed receiver inside one temple, no cord or visible button, with a free informational book offered by the Beltone company.
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Gabriel Heatter
Chicago
Heatter
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Co
36Th St
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