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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1959
Page
11
A muddled Holiday U S A CBS special mixed fair moments with harsh criticism and a soggy overall feel. NBC and ABC offerings like Music for a Summer Night and various pilots drew mixed reviews describing both bright spots and routine moments.
Four inmates escaped from Iowa Penitentiary after bypassing bars in cellblock 19. Guards Night Captain Lawrence W. Smith and Larry H. Pickard were held at knifepoint while the escapees Lloyd Wods on, Albert Boerger, Robert Jones, and Elun Girdler Jr tied up staff and fled. Authorities combing a three state area around southeast Iowa hunt for the four.
In New Orleans AP reports Republican official I Lee Potter said the South will push toward a two party system. He cited the Democrats attitude as a factor and noted regrets about Little Rock while suggesting Stevenson’s election could have accelerated the shift. Potter spoke at a hotel luncheon.
In DeQuincy Louisiana police searched for damage attributed to a late Wednesday tornado. The U S Weather Bureau in Kansas City reportedly cited a Lake Charles tip claiming a tornado struck one mile north, uprooting trees and damaging a building and a house. An officer insisted no tornado occurred locally.
Park officials report high waters from Aboothlacoosta l and Hopoethyeloholo creeks flood a picnic and sightseeing area in Indian Springs. No injuries reported. Creeks overflowing prompted closures of trails and nearby facilities.
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP Marriage is next for one third of the Air Force academy 207 new graduates after earning bachelor of science degrees and second lieutenant commissions. Weddings began three hours later with praise from President Eisenhower. Seventy two graduates, barred from marrying white cadets, planned weddings within the next 60 days.
The Rev. W. S. McBirnie, a noted Baptist preacher, confessed to an improper involvement with a woman in front of 800 worshipers at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio. He defended staying as pastor and explained he had intervened in the couple’s marital troubles, admitting he became partisan in defense of the wife.
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