Paris Ambassador Irvin Brown Returns to Duty in France
Westbrook Pegler reports that Irving Brown, David Dubinsky’s ambassador to France, Belgium and Holland, resumed duties in Paris after a Christmas holiday in Innsbruck. Brown defends labor’s anti-communist actions and criticizes Pegler’s columns as unfounded allegations.
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Paris
Irving Brown
David Dubinsky
France
Belgium
Holland
Innsbruck
Austria
State Department
Ambassador Brown
Dubinsky
Mr. Brown
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Europe
Minden Judge Holds Wide Edge In Ouachita Parish
Unofficial returns from Ouachita Parish show Judge Robert F Kennon leading the gubernatorial race with 5011 votes as James McLemore trails at 2929 and Carlos Spaht at 2790. Other local results include Hale Boggs 1587 Dudley LeBlanc 1046 Lucille May Grace 130 and Cliff Liles 32.
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Minden
Ouachita Parish
Robert F. Kennon
Parish
James McLemore
Carlos Spaht
William J. Dodd
Hale Boggs
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Lucille May Grace
Cliff Liles
Kermit Parker
Central Democratic Committee
Charlies E. McKenzie
C. C. Bell, Jr
S. L. Digby
James Johnston
Empty lifeboats dim hope for 45 Pennsylvan ia crewmen
Seattle January 16 AP grim blow to hope of Pennsylvan ia crew survival as an empty lifeboat drifted 600 miles off the Washington coast halting most rescue efforts. Coast guard planes reported the sighting, debris suggested cargo from the 8000 ton freighter, with 45 or 46 crewmen aboard.
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Seattle
Pennsylvania
Coast Guard
Washington
13Th District Coast Guard
States Lines
Vancouver
Ouachita Parish Police Jury Race Totals From Ward Prelims
Early counts from Ouachita parish precincts show C. S. Causey leading Ward 3 with 1,616 votes and Lawrence Pettit close at 1,595. Montgomery, Ross, Fourmy and others top several ward races as 13 to 18 precincts report, with Ward 10 totals listing Montgomery and Fourmy high among many candidates.
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C. S. Causey
Ouachita Parish
Lawrence Pettit
Mitchell W. Montgomery
Wilds F. Ross
A. E. Montgomery
L. A. Fourmy
H. M. James
John G. Godfrey
Tom E. Hicks
Mose Bayles
G. P. Avant
Jack M. Russell
Fletcher G. Studdard
Richard L. Venable
Jeff Spencer
W. Mills
Archie L. White
C. E. Bamburg
J. H. Brown
E. B. Wheeler
Ward 9
B. H. Crawford
Allen P. Lenard
John B Lenard
Everett S. Bamburg
W. W. Cummings
M. E. Dupont
E. R. Eppinette
Voting machine delays stall Democratic primary balloting
Voting machine breakdowns in Baton Rouge and Shreveport caused delays in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Machines failed in Caddo Parish Shreveport East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge and Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles delaying some precincts in Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Caddo
East Baton Rouge
Calcasieu
Lake Charles
Costello to Face New Trial on Contempt Charges
New York January 16 Frank Costello jailed on 11 contempt counts but a deadlocked federal jury failed to reach a verdict after 23 hours prompting a retrial. U S Attorney Lane moves for new trial with Kefauver possibly testifying. Costello remains on $5 000 bail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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New York
Frank Costello
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kefauver
D.tenn
Costello
Sylvester J. Ryan
U. S
Myles J. Lane
George Wolf
Lane
Kefauver
Clancy Leads For Jefferson Sheriff In Primary
New Orleans January 16. Frank J. Clancy sheriff who shut gambling in Jefferson parish led three opponents in the Democratic primary for re election. In 36 of 56 precincts reported Clancy 9921 votes, Beauregard Miller 5872, Earl Labiche 3034, Marion Tucker 2361.
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New Orleans
Frank J. Clancy
Kefauver Committee
Jefferson Parish
Clancy
Beauregard Miller
Gretna
Earl Labiche
Clancy Joe
Marion Tucker
Birth of Prince Ahmed Fouad at King Farouk's Cairo Palace
In Cairo on January 16 Queen Narriman gave birth to a Prince Ahmed Fouad, heir to the Egyptian throne. The infant arrived at 8 30 am and was named after King Fouad I. both mother and child are reported well. Farouk, 32 on February 11, has three daughters from his previous marriage. The birth changes the line of succession under Islamic tradition, which favors male heirs.
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West Memphis
Ark
P. R. Askew
Danny
West Memphis Church of Christ
Cairo
Egypt
Narriman
Farouk
Nile
Ahmed Fouad
Fouad I
Farida
Narriman Sadek
Abdin Royal
Mohammed Aly
Allah
Sparks, Wall, Faulk Elected in Democratic Primary
Sparks of Monroe appears to win state senate seat for Ouachita and Jackson parishes with 12 325 votes against Nathan L. Ewing 6 739 and Frank Kennedy 2 793. Sparks leads by 2 802 with 10 Ouachita precincts still uncounted. Also results touch two House places continued on page seven.
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Jim Sparks
Monroe
Quachita
Jackson
Jackson Parish
Ouachita Parish
Sparks
Nathan L. Ewing
Frank Kennedy
House of Representatives
Waller Wins In Franklin Parish Sheriff Race
Complete unofficial returns from Franklin parish show Sheriff Hiram Waller leading with 3 192 votes. Opponents Allen Price 1 664 and J W McCain 1 607 follow, with two other candidates also listed. James C Buie leads for representative, Boies leads senate race, and Jimmy R Donnell is re elected as clerk of court along with Whitten as tax assessor.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Hiram Waller
Allen Price
J. W. McCain
H. L. Brown
Tallie J. Timberlott
James C. Buie
J. J. Kerrigan
Thatcher
Boies
Dr. King
Jimmy R. Donnell
Mark H. Vonner, Jr
Louisiana governor primary results from 1 485 of 2 112 precincts
Election returns from 1 485 Louisiana precincts in the Democratic primary show Boggs leading with 103 875 votes while Spradley and Kennon trail. Sen. Long sided with Boggs, breaking with Gov. Long.
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New Orleans
de Lesseps Morrison
Long
Louisiana
Spaht
Morrison
The
Times-Picayune
M'Lemore
New Orleans Item
Boggs
Kennon
CST
Sen
Huey P. Long
Gov. Long
Lieutenant Governor Race Tabulations From 593 Precincts
Tabulations for the lieutenant governor race show results with 593 precincts reported. C. E. Barham leads with 60307 votes, followed by John McKeithan 57589 and Elmer D. Conner 47459, with Lionel Ott 33011, Leon Gary 21443, W. H. Talbot 3342, P. E. Weldon 1723.
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Elmer D. Conner
Kennon
John J. McKeithen
Lionel G. Ott
C. E. “Cap” Barham
Leon Gary
Hoffman L. Fuller
William H. Talbot
P. E. Weldon
Fred S. LeBlanc
Joseph Sims
Henry C. Sevier
G. M. Bodenheimer, Jr
Chester Coco
Allison Kolb
T. R. Thompson
L. B. Baynard
Douglas Fowler
Register of State Land Office
Mary Evelyn Dickerson
Ellen Bryan Moore
Frank Gayle
Lee L. Laycock
C. E. Barham
John McKeithan
Lionel Ott
W. H. Talbot
U S Sets New Proposals for UN Disarmament Panel
Paris Jan 16 United States plans important new proposals for the United Nations disarmament commission to present in its first papers on atomic control and conventional arms. Ernest A Gross urged the UN to seek Soviet atomic ideas while questioning Vishinsky on Korean truce talks and the meaning of simultaneous abolition of the atomic bomb.
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Paris
United States
United Nations Disarmament Commission
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
U. N
Disarmament Commission
New York
Gross
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Korea
Soviet Union
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Pegler
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Kuber
J. Konmon
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Pettit
Miller
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Bayles
Fourmy
Avant
Montgomery
James
L. O. Wilkinson
McCormick
Jefferson
Acadia
Allen
Ascension
Assumption
Avoyelles
Beauregard
Bienville
Bossier
Concordia Seeee DeSoto
E. B. Rouge
E. Carroll
E. Feliciana
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant Sweeee
Iberia
Orleans
Ouachita
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee
Rapides
Red River Richland
Sabine
St. Bernard
St . Charles St . Helena St . James
St . John St . Landry
St . Martin
St Mary
Tammany
W. Feliciana
Winn Um
Liles
Nile Kingdom
Wall
Faulk
Waller
Gilbert Faulk
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