Posse Traps Black man in Mississippi. three whites dead
In harsh weather near Lexington Mississippi a large posse cornered 28 year old Eddie Noel after a weekend of violence in which three white men were killed and two deputies plus a storekeeper were wounded. Noel was wounded and surrounded in a five mile area near his home as authorities vowed to flush him out at daylight.
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Lexington
Miss
Eddie Noel
Brozzite Community
Here
J. W. Moses
Noel
Holmes County
Richard Byrd
Byrd
Moses
John Pat Malone
Doxbury
Willie Raymond Decker
Joe Stewart
Decker
Malone
Police Probing Large Liquor Seizure Near Camp Polk
Baton Rouge revenue agents probe a $20 000 contraband whisky haul seized between Camp Polk and Leesville. 436 cases from a warehouse in Shreveport bore federal stamps but no state stamps. The liquor, on a truck bound for Camp Polk, may involve forged Army procurement slips and could trigger a public auction after investigation.
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Baton Rouge
Camp Polk
Leesville
Henry P. Mounger
The
Revenue Department
Shreveport
Mounger
Eisenhower urges flexible farm price supports for 1955 crops
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve a flexible price support system lowering rates for wheat, corn, cotton, and peanuts starting with 1955 crops. The plan, based on a broad farm study, would modify parity calculations and extend to wool with Brannan plan features.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Fisenhower
Reds Propose Return To Conference Talks
Panmunjom reports say the Communists asked to reopen preliminary discussions for a Korean peace conference. Kenneth Young of the State Department relayed the letter to Washington and awaits an official reaction. India urged an early UN General Assembly session on Korea while denying delays to POW releases.
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Panmunjom
State Department
Kenneth Young
Washington
Red China
Peiping Radio
India
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Seoul
U. S
Arthur Dean
Dean
Red
Russia
Korea
United States
Young
U. S. State Department
Reds
Reids
Probe Teams Seek Clues In Island Crash
Investigators rushed to Porto Azzurro on Elba to determine if saboteurs caused the Comet jet airliner crash that killed 35 aboard, including two Americans Mrs. Dorothy Baker and H E Schuchmann. The plane vanished Sunday in calm Mediterranean waters between Elba and Monte Cristo after a late Rome arrival. Local mourners followed funeral processions as crews searched for more victims.
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Porto Azurro
Elba
Napoleon
Monte Cristo
British Overseas Airways Corp
London
Dorothy Baker
Wilmette
H. E. Schuchmann
The
MacMillan Co
New York
Rome
BOAC
Tay lor Undergoes Minor Operation For Stomach Pain
Addy Washington surgeon removes a two inch needle from O A Tay lor's stomach after a doctor notes a stomach ache and performs a minor operation.
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Addy
O. A. Taylor
First Of 3 Trials In Clinton On Convicts
Convict C S Robinson goes on trial for his life in Clinton Louisiana for stabbing fellow inmate Robert Saxton at the state penitentiary. The week features three trials after a failed prison escape from East Baton Rouge jail. Escobar faces aggravated kidnaping and attempted murder tied to an Angola escape. Other inmates charged with simple escape and theft of a prison truck.
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Clinton
C. S. Robinson
Robert Saxton
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Robinson
H. A. Kilbourne
East Baton Rouge
Richard S
Chico) Escobar
Angola
Escobar
Alfred Beneke
Jesse Sanson
Camille Dupre
Henry Brown
West Feliciana Parish
Prosecutor Seeks Warrant for Key Witness in Reuther Case
Wayne County Prosecutor Gerald OBrien moves to obtain an assault with intent to kill warrant against ex-convict Donald Ritchie to compel Ontario police to join the search for the missing witness in the Walter Reuther shotgun case. Ritchie fled Detroit after evading guards, prompting surveillance of his mother and a girlfriend. If not found, the case against co defendants Carl Renda and Santo Perrone could collapse.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Gerald K. O’brien
Walter Reuther
Donald Ritchie
Ontario
Ritchie
O'Brien
Reuther
Carl Renda
Renda
Santo
Sam) Perrone
Eisenhower Proposes 14 Point Taft Hartley Reforms
President Eisenhower proposes a 14 point plan to modify the Taft Hartley Act including government supervised secret strike votes. He aims to liberalize injunctions against secondary boycotts and creates a local board with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to seek settlements after injunctions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Labor Department
Labor
Martin P. Durkin
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Law
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FBI Investigates 303720 Ransom Tale Tied to Las Vegas Barber
FBI agents pursue a story on the missing 303720 Greenlease ransom told by a 40 year old barber held in Las Vegas on a worthless check charge. Frank Beninato, charged with issuing an $800 check in San Francisco, says he saw a man take a suitcase from a parked car after the arrest of Carl Austin Hall and Elmer Dolan on October 6.
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ST. Louis
FBI
Las Vegas
Nev
Frank Beninato
San Francisco
Beninato
Elmer Dolan
Carl Austin Hall
Our Lady Of Fatima Dedication By Bishop Greco
Bishop Charles J. Greco presided at the Our Lady of Fatima dedication service amid wintry weather. 400 attendees included clergy and Knights of Columbus as the school and temporary sanctuary were blessed and a 20 voice Franciscan choir sang during the high mass.
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Our Lady of Fatima
Charles J. Greco
Msgr
van Deouttes
Father Martinez
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Father Maurice
Maryhill Seminary
J. C. Marsh
John Vandeguer
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree
Prominent Shreveport Leaders Die in Plane Crash
A twin engine plane crash near Shreveport killed 12 people including prominent city and Texas business figures. Among the dead were Tom E. Braniff, R. H. Hargrove, E. B. Weiss, Milton Weiss, J. B. Atkins Sr., Randolph Querbes Sr. and Justin R. Querbes Sr. The victims were returning from a duck hunting trip. Hargrove had a long career in public utilities and oil. Weiss led Goldring’s department store.
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United Gas Co
Tom Braniff
Braniff International Airways
Langston McEachern
Shreveport
Texas
Tom E. Braniff
R. H. Hargrove
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
E. B. Weiss
Milton Weiss
Dallas
J. B. Atkins Sr
Randolph Querbes Sr
Interstate Electric Co
Justin R. Querbes
Louisiana
J. P. Evans Sr
Chris Abbott
Hyannis
Neb
Edgar Tobin
Pioneer
San Antonio
Buddy Huddleston
Louis Schexnaydre
Houma
Hargrove
Marshall
Tex
Rice Institute
Houston
Coast Artillery
Palmer Corporation
Louisiana Gas & Fuel Co
United Gas
Texas Eastern
American Gas Association
Petroleum Administration
Defense
Goldring's, Inc
Bunkie
New Orleans
Mrs. Sarah Fernandez Dies Widely Known in Monroe
Mrs. Sarah Helen Fernandez 64 widow of Harry J. Fernandez died after a brief illness in a local hospital. The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ernest Holloway and Rev. H. L. Sampson officiating. She was active in Parkview Church and several local clubs. Interment at River View. Survived by daughter Mrs. John A. Allen, sister Mrs. Charles McNeil of Alexandria, brother W. B. Wilson of Fort Worth, and five grandchildren.
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Sarah Helen Fernandez
Harry J. Fernandez
Peters Funeral Home
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Northeast State College
H. L. Sampson
Parkview Baptist Church
Fernandez
Parkview Church
Riverview
Monroe and
Allen
Monroe
Allens
Hudson Lane
John A. Allen
Charles McNeil
Alexandria
W. B. Wilson
Fort Worth
Tex
Severe Cold Sweeps Across Much of the United States
Arctic air blanketed the nation from the Rockies to New England and into the South. Snow and sleet spanned Mississippi to New England with heavy accumulations in Charleston West Virginia and Washington D C. Four deaths in Kentucky and Pennsylvania linked to slick highways highlight dangerous travel conditions.
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Rockies
New England
Southland
Jackson
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Kentucky
Middle Atlantic
Charleston
W. Va
Harrisburg
Washington, D. C
Virginia
New Jersey
Arkansas
Tennessee
Memphis
Pennsylvania
Plains
Great Lakes Region
Minnesota
North Dakota
Maine
New York
Houston
Fargo
N. di
Duluth
Minn
Albany
N .H
Lebanon
Temperature Drops to 27 Degrees in Monroe Area
Civil Aeronautics officials ended hopes of snow in Monroe and surrounding areas Monday morning with a forecast of clear weather and northwest winds around 15 mph. Cold, brisk conditions persisted with sleet Friday night, the mercury at 27 degrees at 7:30 am and 28 by 8:30 am.
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Civil Aeronautics
Monroe
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
U. S
Mercury
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Our Lady Fatima
Bishop Greco
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