Sheriff Grant Begins Third Term In Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant 40 was sworn in by Chief Deputy Clerk Betto S. McRaney to a new four year term as Ouachita parish sheriff. He was unopposed and automatically reelected. Grant, husband of Dorothy Breese Grant and father of Bennie, resides at 109 Slack in West Monroe. He announced 24 deputies would be sworn in today.
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Bailey Grant
Betto S. McRaney
Ouachita Parish
Grant
U. S
Dorothy Breese Grant
Bennie
Slack
West Monroe
Efforts Began to Prevent Future Boycotts in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee Florida an interracial council was initiated amid a five day boycott sparked by two Florida A and M University students who refused to move to the rear of a bus. Negotiators seek regular dialogue to avert further action and ease race tensions through peaceful discussion.
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Tallahassee, Fla.9
Tallahassee
Florida A&m University
Race Harmony Push Guided by Citizens for Eisenhower
Tobin says the public relations unit of National Citizens for Eisenhower will use as ammunition in the campaign efforts to persuade Negro voters. He believes that if a small percentage switch from the Democratic ticket, Eisenhower and a GOP Congress could be elected under current conditions.
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National Citizens For
Eisenhower
Tobin
Giant Clock Still Turns Its Back On Homefolks
Louisville readers learn that the Jeffersonville Indiana clock, shipped in 1924, faces away from Louisville while its Jersey City past did the same for New York City. The massive hand wound timepiece, with a 20 foot minute hand and 15 second monthly accuracy, is a landmark amid comparisons to other large clocks and a Mechlin Belgium relic.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Jeffersonville
Ind
Jersey City
N. J
Hudson River
New York City
United States
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
England
Westminster
Mechlin
Belgium
Bond Reduced in Manslaughter Case at Local Court
Irene McGuire charged with manslaughter in the May 19 shooting of Isiah Jones at Lacy's Chicken Box saw her bond cut from 5000 to 3000 dollars after a preliminary hearing in Fourth District Court. Jones died from a left chest wound. McGuire claimed the shooting was unintentional during a confrontation at the Adam Street restaurant where she worked.
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Irene McGuire
DeSiard Street
Isiah Jones
Flynn
Jones
Ouachita Parish
J. T. French
Charity Hospital
Arthur D. Ashley
Henry L. Crain
Hubert C. Mullins
Oliver Page
Douglas Payne, Jr
Beverly Roberts
Gushion Simpson
Eugene Smith
Fred Thomas
Huey Thomas
Elisha Brown
David E. Colvin
Thomas J. Eldridge
Sammie J. Harris
Billy Joe Henry
Otho J. Homes
Gordon Johnson
Kyle S. Letterman
Gunmen Raid Polish Center. Dombrowski Shot
Pro-Red social club at 219 2nd Ave was held up by gunmen who ordered about 30 guests to line up. A struggle triggered firing. Dombrowski was shot in the abdomen and Grodzki two times in the head. Walter Nogas of Newark was wounded and hospitalized in fair condition. The robbers fled without loot as the party dissolved after guests had returned from a Polish tour in Communist Poland.
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Ja Clu
2Nd Ave
Dombrowski
Grodzki
Walter Nogas
Newark
N.J
Bellevue Hospital
Citizens Council In Caddo To Probe Registrar's Rolls
Shreveport Citizens Council conducts a preliminary study of Caddo parish voter registration rolls to find legally registered voters. Two members of the registration committee began examining lists as President R G Chandler says the outcome remains uncertain.
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Citizens Council
Caddo
Shreveport
Shreveport Citizens’ Council
Caddo Parish
R. G. Chandler
Southern Baptists reclaim church property and elect officers
The Southern Baptists majority won back control of church property after court action. Bulman opposed the Johnston faction but defended local majority rule. The convention re elected Dr. C. C. Warren of Charlotte as president, with Dr. Conrad Willard of Kansas City as first vice president and Rev. D. L. Stennis of Meridian as second vice president.
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Nority
Bulman
Johnston
C. C. Warren
Charlotte
N.C
Conrad Willard
Kansas City
D. L. Stennis
Meridian
Miss
Shivers Urges Congress to Curb Supreme Court Power
Texas Governor Allan Shivers told the Interstate Oil Compact Commission that Congress must act immediately to curb federal overreach by the Supreme Court. He warned of a federalist epidemic, urging a law to invalidate state laws only when federal law explicitly so provides, citing recent Court actions against state anti-Communist statutes. Governor Simms criticized a presidential veto on federal control of gas production.
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Dallas
Allan Shivers
Congress
Supreme Court
Shivers
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
John Simms
New Mexico
Simms
NAACP halts ban in Alabama suit over segregated Montgomery transport
Federal court challenge seeks to outlaw Montgomery and state bus segregation as NAACP members face accusations of aiding an illegal boycott. The suit claims funds supported enrollments at the University of Alabama to test race denial, noting Autherine Lucy and Polly Myers Hudson financed actions. Only Mrs. Foster remained enrolled under a prior court order upheld on appeal.
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NAACP
Montgomery
Capital Motor Lines
Autherine Lucy
Polly Myers Hudson
University of the State of Alabama
Foster
U.S. District Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
DAR library tracing Adams Eve lineage with coat of arms
The DAR genealogical library, among the world’s finest, preserves a chart tracing a Midwestern family back to Adams and Eve with a heraldic shield. A booklet on DAR history is planned for the April Continental Congress as librarians prepare expanded access to 44 000 items and genealogical records.
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Washington
DAR Genealogical Library
Adams
Eve
Adam and Eve
Alfred the Great
Charlemagne
Mark
Anthony
Wales
England
France
Italy
Persia
Dar
DAR Continental Congress
Passman Attacks Supreme Court Ruling on School Integration
Louisiana Congressman Passman condemns the Supreme Court decision on school integration as disregarding precedent and urges that the people must act to remedy the situation. He vows to oppose integration and to aid any lawful reversal of the ruling.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Louisiana
Passman
U. S. Supreme Court
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