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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1954

Page

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Eisenhower Proposes Broad Housing Plan to Aid All Americans

President Eisenhower asks Congress to back a sweeping housing program aiming to help families of all races and incomes. The proposals include new long term government insured mortgages under 8000 and 140000 new public housing units over four years, plus slum renewal funds and expanded loan terms.

Ike Washington Eisenhower Congress Federal National Mortgage Association Treasury

Blood Bath Follows Family Quarrel in Denver

Police held Frank Archina after a double homicide and a fatal shooting within a Denver home. Archina and his brother-in-law allegedly opened fire during a quarrel over remarriage between the two couples, killing Frank Archina Sr and Elizabeth Macri and wounding Mary Macri, with Frank Archina Jr dying later.

Denver Frank Archina Frank A. Mack Elizabeth Frank Jr Denver General Hospital Mary Archina Rose Gene Mary Macri Italy United States Macris Mike Carbatta Steve Mastin

Baby-doctor IDed in New Orleans mystery after wife killed

Police search New Orleans for Dr. Marx Sterbcow who killed his wife with a carving knife before Christmas and then vanished by leaping 165 feet from Huey P. Long bridge. Tulane students reported a man resembling him entering the Theta Kappa Psi house, once his residence, triggering renewed investigation.

New Orleans Mississippi River Huey P. Long Marx Sterbcow Tulane Sterbcow Theta Kappa Psi

Monroe Negro Death Victim in Ouachita Parish

Wallace France 29 was stabbed to death at his Monroe home early Monday. His wife Mable France 22, five children, and one on the way, is charged with murder and jailed. Police report an argument over his staying out past midnight preceded the stabbing.

Monroe Negro Wallace France Breard Ouachita Parish J. T. French Mable France France

Last Of Seven Autos Recovered In Institute Escape Case

Monroe Chief of Detectives Hugh Tolbert announced that four Louisiana Training Institute escapees ended their spree with arrest in Centerville. Seven stolen cars were traced, including Bert Hatten’s, and items from several victims found across the recovered vehicles. The four youths, two from Monroe and others from New Orleans and Shreveport, will be returned to the institute.

Monroe Hugh Tolbert Louisiana Training Institute Centerville Tolbert Bert Hatten Monroe Morning World Employe Thomas Milstead Grayling Lane Freeda Mickel Hall Street City Limits McGuire Golf Club West Monroe Pekin Street W. J. Olnott

Bricker Debate Persists as Eisenhower May Signal Course

President Eisenhower may urge congressional leaders to press a path on Bricker’s treaty powers plan. Sen Knowland and Sen Ferguson clash over compromise terms while a substitute would make treaties the supreme law subject to court review.

Washington Eisenhower Senate Bricker Sen Knowland Calif White House Sen. Ferguson Michigan GOP Sen. Bricker Ohio Ferguson Ohioan United States State and Justice Departments

Dickenson Court Martial Case Draws Threats

Army Col. Norman E Sprowl said he received threatening calls after announcing the arrest of Cpl Edward S Dickenson one of the Korean War prisoners who chose and then rejected communism Three callers criticized the Army and issued threats saying they would get you for this and that they were unhappy with the handling of the case

Washington Edward S. Dickenson Norman E.sprowl Sprowl

Hemingway and wife survive two jungle plane crashes

Ernest Hemingway and his wife Mary Welsh, 55 and Chicago born, escaped two crashes in East Central Africa. The couple were rescued after the first crash near Murchison Falls and later survived a second crash near Lake Albert before being moved toward Entebbe. The BOAC pilot reported no life signs at first but later confirmed their safety.

Kampala Uganda Ernest Hemingway Civilization Hemingway Mary Welsh Chicago Ill Upper Nile Murchison Falls Hemingways Roy Marsh Royal Air Force Butiaba Lake Albert Central Africa Masindi Entebbe Lake Victoria R. C. Jude British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC Jude Africa Look Magazine New York

Women Voters Oppose Bricker Amendment Plans

Mrs James N Riddle head of Monroe League says national league opposes S J Res 1 Bricker amendment for treaty power change. Mrs John G Lee national president informs President Eisenhower the league rejects the amendment as unnecessary dangerous to security and checks and balances.

James N. Riddle League of Women Voters Monroe National League Bricker United States John G. Lee Washington, D. C Eisenhower League Lee League of Women Voters of Congress

Duke Admits Killing Of Two In-Laws In Oak Ridge Shootings

R G Duke, 59, a former Bastrop restaurant operator, confessed to a wild shooting spree in Oak Ridge Tennessee that killed the parents of his estranged wife, wounded another son-in-law, and led to his arrest at his brother’s home.

Memphis R. G. Duke Bastrop Oak Ridge Tenn Duke Tennessee Georgia Louisiana Leonard H. Barker H. H. Duke H. L. Young Pete Weibenga John P. Stephens Barker C. T. Vettel

Georgian Says Kitting Ind Seidier Silly

A Georgia dental technician shot and killed a soldier who boasted I'm not afraid of you or your gun. Sheriff Kirwin Brown identified the killer as LeRoy Wayne Robertson, 29, of Sandy Springs, Ga., who signed a statement admitting shooting George J. Meredith in Coushatta Louisiana.

Coushatta Georgia Kirwin Brown Brown LeRoy Wayne Robertson Sandy Springs Robertson George J. Meredith

Road Legislative Groups Meeting Draws Big Crowd

More than 100 government and highway officials gathered in the Virginia Hotel for the third Louisiana Legislative Council highway committee meeting. Senator James Sparks chaired the session outlining aims to identify road problems, repair needs, and funding, including a proposal to raise license plate costs.

Virginia Hotel Highway Committee Louisiana Legislative Council James Sparks

Tax Relief Split Frays Over House Democrats Plan

Some House Democrats push to curb a two billion dollar tax revision backed by President Eisenhower. They seek bigger relief for families and lower aid to stockholders and businesses, proposing to strike dividends and depreciation breaks for personal exemptions instead.

House Washington Eisenhower Ways and Means

Bidault Pushes European Focus at Berlin Big Four

French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault urged that German and Austrian issues be settled before broader Asian questions at the Berlin Big Four opening session. He pressed to keep Korea and Communist China out of any linked talks, signaling Western unity against a Big Five with Red China.

Berlin Georges Bidault Big Four Bidault Austria Korea Germany China Vyacheslav M. Molotov Red China Molotov John Foster Dulles Russia Anthony Eden Britain France Allied Control Authority West Berlin Dulles Gabriel

Sheriff to Return 2 Suspects for Prosecution

Sheriff Bailey Grant said two suspects will be sent back to Ouachita Parish for trial. Althea Long, held in Tucson for worthless checks, faces extradition after a detainer was filed. Jack Roundtree, arrested in Borger, Tex, waives extradition and faces a theft charge of more than 500 dollars from Amana Food Co. in Monroe.

Ouachita Parish Bailey Grant Althea Long Monroe Tucson Ariz Jack Roundtree Borger Tex Frank Kirby Roundtree Amana Food Company Comepany Martin W. Smith

Spring Gardening Classified Ad Offer

With spring swiftly approaching, this notice promotes selling unused lawn mowers rakes and garden items via NEWS-STAR WORLD classified ads. It highlights low seven day rates and cancellation privileges to attract advertisers seeking quick cash.

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