West Monroe police convert library into leisure lounge
West Monroe officers improvised a policemen lounge in the old Cypress Street library. Major J. B. Hennen calls the space their Playhouse 90, using tools, shells, sewing machine, and an improvised office with traffic sign painting supplies.
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Cypress Street
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Jake
J. B
Jake) Hennen
Jack of All Trades
Department
Policemen’s
Playhouse 90
Maj
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Maj. Hennen
Ben Alexander To Address Officers At Louisiana Institute Banquet
Ben Alexander star of the Drag Net TV series will speak July 8 at a banquet during the first Louisiana Law Enforcement Institute at Louisiana State University. Sheriff Bryan Clemmons of East Baton Rouge Parish will serve as toastmaster.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
Broadway gossip and Hollywood romance rumors spread across columns
Voice of Broadway notes aimless chatter about Fred Astaire planning a Europe vacation with his daughter while tabloids speculate on a romance with Barrie Chase. The item bundles many showbiz tidbits from New York and London, including socialite settlements, stage cancellations, marriages, and legal notices amid a running commentary on entertainment figures.
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E. Haring Chandor
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D’amato
Atlantic City
Joe DiMaggio
Gotham
Yankees
Liz Taylor
Promoter Attacked in Los Angeles Underworld Probe
Jackie Leonard Hollywood Legion Stadium promoter and key witness in a California fight game probe was beaten in Northridge as he returned from a drug store. He suffered a severe head wound possibly from a chlorine jug. police guard him as his wife found him unconscious in the garage after hearing groans. Leonard testified that Frank Carbo and Blinky Palermo threatened him over kickback demands in boxing management.
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California
Jackie Leonard
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Northridge
Leonard
California Athletic Commission
Frank Carbo
New York
Frank
Blinky) Palermo
Carbo
Don Jordan
Jeanne
Swedish worker survives double heart stoppage in burn surgery
In Uppsala Sweden a 24 year old factory worker survived two episodes where his heart stopped during surgery for burns on his face and hand after an explosion. Surgeons restarted the heart both times and completed the operation preserving the worker from severe permanent disability.
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Uppsala
Sweden
UPI
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