Egypt plans UN move on Suez waterway dispute
Egypt indicated it will bring the Suez Canal dispute to the 80 nation United Nations General Assembly. Abdel Kader Hatem said Egypt will not negotiate with Britain or France outside the UN framework and seeks Asian African and Soviet bloc support. Israel seeks assurances of free navigation through the canal and Gulf of Aqaba and a Sinai security guarantee before further withdrawals.
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United Nations, N. Y
Eegypt
U. N. General Assembly
Abdel Kader Hatem
France
Britain
Egypt
United Nations
Hatem
Cairo
General Assembly
Israel
U.N
Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Sinai Desert
Sinai
Paris
Algeria
Guy Mollet
Mollet
North Africa
Marcel Plaisant
Foreign Affairs Commission
Bold effort to end racial barriers on Atlanta buses
In Atlanta, a mass meeting announced a plan dubbed The love law and liberation movement to end racial segregation on city buses. The organizers touted support from 100 ministers orchestrating a bold move in the Georgia capital.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Love, Law and Liberation Movement
U S Spending On Construction Reaches New Record
The Commerce and Labor departments report Americans spent a record 44.4 billion dollars on construction in 1956, the tenth straight year of peak outlays. Private and public building rose, with private housing up though slightly down in volume, while industrial construction surpassed three billion dollars for the first time.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Sivate
Two Library Sites Chosen in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita parish police jury accepted bids on two library site lots one in Monroe and one in West Monroe. West Monroe Cypress and Claiborne streets lot sold for 35850 to Te rece W Salley while Monroe 18th and Stubbs streets lot sold for 38000 and will span the block fronting Columbian Carbon’s new building.
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West Monroe
T. A. Sanders Lumber Company
Monroe
18Th
Stubbs Streets
19Th
Columbian Carbon Company
Columbian Carbon Company New Building. This Jot, the Library Board
College Area
Highland
Loop Road
Louisville Avenue
Two Dead In Campus Love Tragedy At South Dakota
Jeanne Bruyer a 21 year old drum majorette was shot to death at her home in Vermillion by former fiancé Donald Steele a 20 year old sophomore who then killed himself The pair had been engaged until a month ago Steele a 1955 Atlantic City High School graduate died in a Sioux City hospital Authorities said Bruyer’s family priest noted past mistreatment and an emotional problem described by the university dean of men Miss Bruyer was shot three times with a .22 caliber pistol
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Vermillion
S.D
University of South Dakota
Sioux City
Iowa
Miss Braver
Steele
Bruyer
Miss Bruyer
Howard Connors
University
Atlantic City
N J
Evelyn Bruyer
Jeanne
E. J. Moore
Miss Bruger
Long's Hot Wells Property Put Up For Sale At $35 An Acre
Governor Earl Long announced the sale of 90 acres near Hot Wells at 35 dollars per acre after a 450000 improvement appropriation. He said he bought the land for oil and timber and might accept 32 dollars per acre, noting the land’s proximity to the mineral springs resort.
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Long’s Hot Wells
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Hot Wells
Long
Mineral Springs
Convicts Enter Fifth Day Of Prison Fast
Twenty hunger strikers at Angola Penitentiary enter their fifth day without food. Warden Maurice Sigler says doctors will examine incorrigibles in the maximum security unit. if needed, feeding may be tube-assisted. Gov. Earl Long backs the warden’s hard line.
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Angola
Maurice Sigler
State Penitentiary
Sigler
Earl Long
Meaningful Civil Rights Passage Urged by Humphrey Group
Sen. Humphrey and a cross party group announce 12 civil rights bills aimed at federal voting rights protection as the cornerstone of broader human rights goals. They seek swift action from the new 85th Congress, noting years of defeat but high hopes for passage. The package mirrors an Eisenhower program introduced in the Senate by Sen. Dirksen and in the House by Rep. Keating, plus court action provisions.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
President Eisenhower
Senate
Dirksen
R-Hi
House
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Eisenhower
Court reverses dismissal in Wichita Falls desegregation suit
The Fifth Circuit ruled the Northern District of Texas erred in dismissing a suit by 20 Negro children against Wichita Falls Independent School District seeking entry to the nearest white elementary school. The court held the case was not moot and merits consideration despite ongoing voluntary desegregation efforts.
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New Orleans
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita Falls Independent
U.S. Court
Northern District of Texas
Circuit Court
District Court
Appel
Orleans Group Demands End to Segregated Transit
New Orleans Negro group asks the transit system to end segregated seating and discriminatory hiring. The New Orleans Ministerial Alliance delivered a resolution to George Dinwiddie of the Public Service Company, calling for immediate integration and enforcement of federal rulings. In Baton Rouge, a cross burned at a Baptist leader’s yard as the Christian Movement weighs peaceful integration amid state laws upholding segregation. Governor Long defended existing laws, saying no reason to change while colored people get seats.
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New Orleans
George Dinwiddie
New Orleans Public Service Company
W. Scott Chinn
Negro Alliance
Alliance
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Baton Rouge
T. J. Jemison
Louisiana
Karl Long
Five Million Plus Raised for Hungarian Refugee Relief
The American Red Cross announced a special appeal for Hungarian refugees raised 5,179,000 dollars, exceeding the five million dollar goal. Chairman E. F. Harriman said more funds are needed and expressed hope for further contributions.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Roland Harriman
Woman Unable To Identify Assailant In West Monroe Attack
A 22 year old, 98 pound redhead failed to identify a Negro attacker from a lineup in Ouachita parish jail after a levee bank assault along Riverfront in West Monroe. She described the suspect as a stocky man in his early 20s, about 190 pounds. Police say similar descriptions have appeared in past reports. The victim offered $40 during the struggle, and the attacker fled with her purse toward the old traffic bridge. Bloodhounds could not track due to a crowd trampling the ground. The case connects with broader racial tensions and bus desegregation debates in the area.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Elsie Bryant
Riverfront
Richland Parish
Eden resigns from premiership after Suez crisis setback
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden announced his resignation after a cabinet meeting at No 10. He met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace to deliver the decision, signaling the twilight of his political career. The sudden move followed pressure over the ill fated Suez policy.
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London
Anthony Eden
No. 10
Downing Street
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Eden
Elizabeth II
Sandringham
Norfolk
Har
Clement Urges Voluntary Plan To Preserve School Segregation
Gov. Frank Clement proposed a voluntary pupil assignment plan to maintain segregated Tennessee schools. He urged five acts to let boards keep separate White and Negro schools, transfer and place pupils, joint boards, and adjust bus laws, while opposing changes to compulsory attendance.
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Clement
Nashville, Tenn
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Two Men Die In Car And Bakery Truck Collision
In Houma Louisiana Terrebonne Parish two men died early today when their car collided with a bakery truck. Victims were Fred West 32 of Columbia Mississippi and Floyd Louviere 28 of Gibson Louisiana. The bakery truck driver Edward Picard was not seriously hurt.
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Houma
Fred West
Columbia
Miss
Floyd Louviere
Gibson
Terrebonne Parish
Edward Picard
Cooler Weather and Showers Forecast in Northeast Louisiana
Forecaster predicts cooler weather with scattered showers and possible thunder in northeast Louisiana tonight and tomorrow. Lows 52 to 58 degrees, with Thursday highs 56 to 60. Selman Field record low 67, then noon temperature 75 degrees.
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Louisiana
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Twelve Negro ministers ride front seats on Atlanta bus
Twelve Negro ministers boarded an Atlanta trackless trolley and sat in front seats in an apparent challenge to Georgia bus segregation laws. The vehicle developed power trouble and two mechanics were called. All but one of the five or six white passengers left. the Negroes remained aboard.
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Atlanta
Georgia
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