Ike Dulles to Meet on Major Foreign Policy in Washington
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles assemble a high level White House briefing to assess relations with France under De Gaulle and plan a Soviet nuclear test talks stance. Khrushchev agrees to Geneva talks among scientists to draft a verifiable detection system and possible broader participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
de Gaulle
France
Soviet Union
White House
Gen
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Britain
Krushchev
Exen
Geneva
Moscow
Backer of College Bill Remains Hidden in Baton Rouge
Rep. Ren F. Holt refused to name the sponsor of a bill to return Northeast State College to LSU control. Holt pressed to disclose the backer but stood by his pledge to with draw the measure, saying a Monroe caller requested the bill. The proposed change would place Northeast under the LSU board, reduce state education board authority, and limit President elect Walker's powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Ren. F. Holt
Northeast State College
Louisiana State University
Holt
Louisiana Teacher Association
Rapides
Capitol
Frazar
Monroe
Lewis C. Slater
Ey Holt
George H. Walker
Northeast
Quachita Parish
Clark
LSU
University
Board of Supervisors
State Board of Education
Algerians Decry De Gaulle Cabinet as Old Hacks Return
In Algiers crowds denounce Gen. De Gaulle after 20 days of protests. They blame the new cabinet for reappointing political hacks and keeping the Pflimlin figure, while Gen. Salan plans a De Gaulle visit. Jacques Soustelle’s omission fuels bewilderment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Algiers
Raoul Salan
Algeria
Jacques Soustelle
Son of Actor Edward G Robinson Jr Injured in Fall
Edward G Robinson Jr 23, son of the movie star, fell 35 feet from a balcony at his Malibu Beach home Sunday night. Deputies reported he was hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with numerous cuts and possible fractures as Dr. Robert Weir treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood (Ap
Edward G. Robinson Jr
Malibu
Sheriff's Deputies
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Robert Weir
Gaudin Rules Out Early Gas Tax Passage
Baton Rouge Rep. Wayne Gaudin co sponsor of the teachers gas tax bill predicts insufficient votes in the house to pass on first try and blames administration for limited effort. The Louisiana Teachers Association bill would dedicate a two cent gas tax increase to fund a salary hike. Holt bills also advance tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Louisiana Teachers Association
Gaudin
Rep. A. T
Apple” Sanders
East Baton Rouge Parish
Solons
LTA
Long Feud Over Voting Machines Dominates Louisiana Legislature
Gov Earl Long and Secretary of State Wade D Martin Jr clash as bills seek to make the voting machine custodian elective or return the post to the secretary of state. Senate also advances a plan to place the insurance commissioner in the Constitution while local gas utility districts could be formed without parishwide votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Wade D. Martin Jr
Martin
Istate
Senate
House
Insurance Commissioner
Long
C. H. Downs
Alexandria
Bees Trounce Bloomfield Police at Headquarters
A swarm of bees buzzed the Bloomfield New Jersey police building for about an hour. Police deputized beekeeper Paul Schindler who lured the queen into a hive. The bees reassembled and moved away following the queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schindler
Three Czechoslovaks hijack plane to Austria for asylum
In Vienna three anti Communist Czechoslovaks forced a chartered plane to land at Aspern Airport. They claimed asylum and said the gun they used was broken. The trio included a married couple and a male companion. one was a mechanic and the other a former factory owner. The pilot tried to take off again but was overpowered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Aspern
Czechoslovakia
Memphis Robbery Slaying Suspect Admits Guilt
A former Memphis bellhop Edward Leroy Leonard, 27, confessed to the May 19 robbery slaying of Robert Bennett on a suburban road. He said he stole $6, dumped the body, and later admitted killing a man in Houston four days afterward. Leonard was arrested after an attempted hold up near Jackson, Mississippi, involving a Chicago motorist identified as Mr. Bach. The case links a struggle with a gunfire incident ending in a car crash as officers pursued the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Sheriff's Office
Robert G. Bennett
M. A. Hinds
Edward Leroy Leonard
Bennett
Senatobia
Miss
Leonard
Joe W. Taylor
Houston
Tex
Taylor
Hellhop
Jackson
Bach
Chicago
James Rushing
Ellender Demands Apology Over Soviet Propaganda Charge
UPI reports Sen. Allen Ellender accuses Dr. Alexander Sas-Jaworsky of a personal attack after the Abbeville veterinarian called him a willing spreader of Russian lies. Ellender rejects the charges and seeks a public apology for the statements made in Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Alexander Sas-Jaworsky
Abbeville
Lred
Ellender
Sas Jaworsky
Sas-Jaworsky
Monroe
Russia
Krushchev
Refuses Award To German Girl In Hanover High
Roswitha Bernhardt a 17 year old Hanover High School junior was denied an American Legion Auxiliary award because she is not a citizen. The German native and her parents came to the United States six years ago. The award was given to the second choice Jane Melanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover, Mass
Roswitha Bernhardt
Hanover High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Germany
Miss Bernhardt
Roswitha
Jane Melanson
Plain Dealing
Jane Dalton Scott
Scotland Yard Launches Massive Hunt For Notorious Jailbreaker
Alfred Hinds, 41, known as Quicksilver Alf, escaped Nottingham Jail for the third time in 0 months, triggering a nationwide manhunt. The veteran escape artist, imprisoned for a London robbery, has previously eluded capture for 248 days and sent letters alleging innocence while abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Europe
Alfred
Quicksilver
Alf) Hinds
Scotland Yard
The
Daily Express
Alfred Hinds
Hinds
Nottingham
Ireland
Monroe Area Warm Weather Outlook
Continued warm weather with possible scattered thunderstorms is forecast for the Monroe area this afternoon and tomorrow. The mid-morning temperature was 85 degrees and the low last night was 74. Tonight's range 72 to 76, and tomorrow's high 90 to 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Tailor Suffers $60 Loss After Skirt Repair
Elizabeth New Jersey AP report says Tailor Meyer Jaconson was approached by a woman who asked for a skirt repair. After returning the repaired garment she hugged him, then left. He later found his wallet containing $60 missing from his hip pocket.
Holiday Tragedy Toll Tops 20 in Louisiana
United Press International reports Louisiana deaths rose to 20 during the Memorial Day weekend. A helicopter crash near the Mississippi River mouth killed six. other victims include Daniel Middleton of Flint, Floyd Deroche of Des Allemands, Benjamin Raynor of Thibodaux, Ed Cheramie Jr. of Grand Isle, and Owen Sandoz of Opelousas. Eight more lives were lost in other holiday incidents across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Robert E. White
Columbia
Miss
Daniel H. Middleton
Flint
Mich
Floyd J. Deroche
Des Allemandes
Benjamin A. Raynor
Thibodaux
Ed Cheramie, Jr
Grand Isle
Owen J. Sandoz
Opelousas
Charles E. York
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Lake Charles
York
Barbara
Laddie Coon
De Gaulle Wins Part of Program Amid Assembly Clash
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle wins approval for two thirds of his reform plan to save France from chaos. The National Assembly rewrites the decree powers bill and threatens a major clash over the constitution by allowing people to modify the constitution rather than the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Algeria
Assembly
House Bloc Seeks Escrow Recovery of Tideland Oil Funds
Baton Rouge AP. A House bloc opposing new taxes asks Gov Earl Long to recover up to 50 million dollars in tidelands oil revenue held in escrow by the federal government. Leaders of the anti tax group call for invoking the 1953 Submerged Lands Act to redirect funds to support the 1956 teacher pay raise. Reps Jasper Smith of Caddo and others push legislation to dedicate retrieved funds to education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Tidelands
Er Club
Jasper Smith
Caddo
Monroe Building Permits Rise in May Amid Construction Surge
City Building Inspector Sam Awl reports May permits total 527 741 dollars signaling a continued uptrend. Forty two dwelling units valued at 406 385 000 began construction, with other items including a self service laundry three stores a warehouse and a concession stand. There were 18 residence alterations and several moves demolitions in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Awl
Holiday Traffic Toll Reaches 370 in Memorial Day Period
The Associated Press reports national traffic deaths during the extended Memorial Day holiday rose to 370, surpassing the 1955 three day holiday record. Late tallies were anticipated to raise the official toll further as reports continued to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Drowning Incident Reported in Miscellaneous Notices
A brief traffic section notes a drowning case reported in local miscellaneous notices. No additional details on location, individuals, or timing are provided in the readable text.
Nicely Furnished Three Room Apartment in Park Ent
Couple seeks two room furnishing at 2921 Lee Ave utilities paid includes all nine. Phone FA 2-8807. Apartment offers living area kitchen and bedroom in a clean building with prompt utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ial
Ike
India
College Bill
Sam Hanna
Walker
Government House
Bills
Secretary of State
State Board
Voting Machine Board
Drayton R. Boucher
Bloomfield
N. J
Jaworsky
East Bay Area
Oakland
Calif
Pontchatoula, la
Hammond
Gladys Brook
Freddie Louise Marsalis
Hazel Bisby
Blackbayou
West Monroe
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
House Bloc
Ling
Starworld
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!