City sells over six million in revenue bonds
Monroe officials announce bids for Utilities Commission revenue bonds totaling 4.5 million in interest and 0.5 million in al, with bids from J F Smithers Phelps Blythe Equitable and others. Funds will finance an underpass at Second Street and be deposited in Ouachita National Bank and Central Savings Bank per City Attorney Harkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
S. 2Nd Street
Travis Oliver Jr
Utilities Commission
J. F
Smithers & Co
Phelps Fin & Co
Blythe & Co., Inc
Howard Weil
Labouisse & Fredericks Co
Hattier & Sanford
Newman, Brown, Inc
Barrow Leary & Co
Haynes Harkey
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank
State Democratic Committee Plans January Meeting
The Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Baton Rouge on January 19 to declare nominees from Saturday's second primary and elect new officers. Secretary Mary M. Robinson said notices would be mailed this week, and a recorder would be present if new officers are elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
Mary M. Robinson
Charles Riddle
Marksville
Riddle
Claim Sailors Deprived Of Belongings
A vague report about sailors being deprived of belongings prompts questions from officials. Police Supt Provost Davries and Theriot urge filing a complaint if facts are wrong while noting no known mass Swedish sailor arrests. Swedish consular representative Frank G Strachan declines comment pending inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provosty Davries
Theriot
Frank G. Strachan
New Orleans
Massive Volunteer Study Targets Cancer Causes in Ouachita Parish
The American Cancer Society funds a large study with 50 Ouachita Parish researchers asking 10 plus families each to complete confidential questionnaires. Data goes to national scientists in New York. Families will be followed six years to link cancer cases with initial exposure factors and aim to reduce risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Ouachita Parish
Dreyer
National Headquarters
New York
Bell Rate Case Tosses Back for Further Hearings
The Louisiana Supreme Court criticized Southern Bell for asking more than justified, ruling the court majority allowed less than half of the requested increase and sending the case back to the Public Service Commission for additional hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Southern Bell
Supreme Court
Heat Electricity Experiment Lets Light Bulbs In Diego
General Atomic announced the first successful direct conversion of heat to alternating current in significant amounts using a high temperature cesium cell converter. The test produced enough AC to light small bulbs, a step toward replacing boilers and turbines with direct conversion tech, albeit needing more development. The device yielded about 100 kilocycles, not 60 Hz, placing it in the radio transmission range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
General Atomic
General Dynamics Corp
Frederic de Hoffman
Robert W. Pidd
Rains Attacks Eisenhower Urban Renewal Policy
Rep. Albert Rains of Alabama branded the Eisenhower urban renewal program as sheer hypocrisy, charging America creates slums much faster than it remediates them. He spoke Monday night in Tuscaloosa, criticizing federal housing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa, Ala
UPI
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Eisenhower
America
House Committee On Housing
Court Orders Negroes Back On Vote Roll
Judge Wright enjoins Thomas from enforcing 1377 challenges against Negro voters from Feb 1 to June 16, 1959 and orders detailed compliance reports within 10 days. Registrar to track white and Negro registrants challenged starting Feb 1. Civil rights official notes the ruling bars race based voting qualifications and signals further use of the act in Louisiana and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxon Farmer
Eugene Farmer
Wright
Thomas
Washington
M. F. Ryan Jr
Civil Rights Division
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Cocktail Dress State Exhibit In Finch Trial
Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff face murder and conspiracy charges while a Las Vegas arrest precedes the trial. A maid testified the doctor was in the garage the night Mrs. Finch died, brandishing a pistol as Mrs. Finch lay unconscious. Capt. Ryan identified over eighty exhibits the state plans to introduce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
Las Vegas
Nev
Carole Tregoff
Miss Tregoff
Mrs. Finch
Rayville student attends regional association meeting
CHIT-CHAT and Rex, a seventh grader at Rayville Junior High, will attend a regular meeting held at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre at Northeast Louisiana State College. Guest speakers include Robert Canedo, state association director, and Ray Barnes, director of the New Orleans vocational training center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish Association For Retarded Children
Little Theatre of the Fine Arts
Louisiana State College
Robert Canedo
State Association
Ray Barnes
New Orleans
British author Nevil Shute dies in Melbourne hospital
British writer Nevil Shute, 60, died in a Melbourne hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the day. He authored On the Beach a best seller in America and other novels including The Far Country Pastoral and A Requiem for a Wren. On the Beach was his last and most successful book, published in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevil Shute
Melbourne
Australia
Shute
America
House Leaders Clash Over Civil Rights Action
House leaders trade barbs on civil rights as Halleck accuses Democrats of stalling a floor vote. He opposes discharge petitions but says a vote could be arranged with Republicans on the rules committee. He mentions suspension of House rules as a possible path but not his endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Halleck
Rules Committee
Northeast Honor Society Hosts Talk By Capt Coffey
The Northeast Honor Society will present Capt. Ray W. Coffey, assistant professor, military science and tactics, Northeast State, in a discussion on Japan and the Japanese people Thursday at 7 p.m. Scout meeting leader Frank K. McDermott calls central committee in Ouachita parish library Louis Lock Room for 7:30 p.m. tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Honor Society
Ray W. Coffey
Northeast State
Japan
Frank K. McDermott
Central District
Ouachita Valley
Miss Guerriero Appears on Tell the Truth TV Show
Miss Marion Guerriero daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Guerriero of Monroe appeared on Tell the Truth filmed in New York and shown locally last night. She and two other women claimed to be Manzie Guerriero a bridge building engineer in New Orleans. Only one panelist identified her correctly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Manzie) Guerriero
Joseph S. Guerriero
Glenmar Avenue
Monroe
Miss Guerriero
New York
Manzie Guerriero
New Orleans
NYC Schools May Close for Two Jewish Holidays
New York City public schools may close next fall on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur after Schools Supt. John J. Theobald said he will recommend the Board of Education adopt closures. About 18,000 of 40,000 teachers and more than a third of over 950,000 students are Jewish, mirroring longstanding college and night school practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
John J. Theobald
Board of Education
Theobald
Bell Telephone Rate Increase Is Ordered
The Louisiana Supreme Court upholds a rate hike for Bell Telephone citing rising expenses and the need for capital to fund expansion and capital structure changes. Justices Hamlin and Simon concurred. Hamiter concurred in part and dissented in part. The court also found a New Orleans ordinance restricting gas price signs unconstitutional, aligning with a Lake Charles ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Commission
Walter Hamlin
James Simon
Joseph Hamiter
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Books Cause Accident In Linoltonton School Bus
A crowded Linolnton Georgia school bus veered off the road and overturned after textbooks piled at the driver’s feet toppled and distracted him. Four of the 60 children aboard sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linolnton
UPI
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Enid
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M‘keithen
Jan. Istas
Tax Department
Diego
U.S
Finch Trial
Rex
Rayville Junior High
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Scout Meeting
Bell Telephone
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina Baptist State
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Local Trademarks, Inc
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Roselawn
M&l
Reid
Palmolive
Morgan & Lindsey
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Tallulah
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