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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
2
The City of West Monroe purchased two lots in the Sunshine Heights addition to serve as a building site for a fire station. The south corner parcels cost $3300 and fall in the commercial zone of the subdivision. One fire truck will be on duty for the area at the sub station, Mayor Allan Norris announced.
Khrushchev warns that Molotov and Mikoyan faced possible annihilation if Stalin had lived. He cites Old Bolshevik influence and a Doctors Plot as signals of a new Stalinist purge ahead, as American officials observe the unfolding power struggle.
Khrushchev states the Soviet government is unstable and warns a future ruthless leader could seize power and build a Stalinist dictatorship. He accuses Stalin of mass deaths among loyal Communists and of destroying Lenin's collective leadership, bungling the war and failing to prepare for Germany.
In Ouachita Parish Louisiana, church groups sought an FBI or US Attorney General investigation amid mass voter challenges. More than 3,000 voters faced scrutiny after the Citizens' Council opened a registrar book probe. 500+ letters carried unknown addresses, while the registrar continued issuing challenges at the office with eight dozen people present. the scene included both white and Black residents.
Vivien criticizes tax as a tool to keep industries in state while Long questions Old Regulars in New Orleans. RDC backs Long in the January 17 primary as Rep. Teekel suggests delaying action and considering a future embargo on Mexican sulfur. The governor cites local advisers including Theo Cangelosi as problematic.
Louie Jackson, 80, a Black woman, collapsed on the corner of Trenton and Natchitoches streets in West Monroe. Mulhearn ambulance took her to Conway Memorial hospital after police were called at 3 10 p m. Investigators said she was unconscious and suffering high blood pressure. She resides near Riser's Dairy on the new Natchitoches road.
French secretary Maurice Faure said negotiations with Germany had reached the end of the first phase and outlined steps toward a treaty. If the accord takes effect, the Saar would become German on January 1, 1957, with a three year transition to full reattachment, following regional pro-German election gains.
Hammarskjold noted Britain's initial plan with the United States and France to ease Arab Israeli tension. The proposal aimed at a permanent peace settlement, but Britain agreed to remove language implying a broader aim of a mutually acceptable settlement.
Wilbur C. Cain of Ferriday enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a high school airman recruit through the Natchez recruiting station. He reports to basic training in San Diego, California.
A seven year old Negro girl was hit at Powell and Hassell streets and suffered a compound fracture. Brenda Joyce Smith of 314 Hassell Street was injured as she crossed the street. The driver identified by police was Mrs Zela Dean Kinard, 49, of Collinston. The investigation continued.
A 13 year old Cottonwood, Louisiana girl died Sunday in a car truck collision on state route 3 about three miles north of Red Bud, Illinois. Elsie Leach, a passenger, was with her sister Mrs. Troy J. Lewis of St. Louis, Missouri.
Personal income rose in February with two thirds of April wage gains from manufacturing. Hourly earnings were a key factor, alongside higher factory employment. April wage income reached an annual rate of 218.7 billion, up from 217.5 billion in March, with 1955 annual wage total at 208.5 billion.
The U S Securities and Exchange Commission faces a petition from the Louisiana Public Service Commission seeking review of a Fifth Circuit order. Arguments concerned LP A s plan to dispose of non electric properties and the gas system in Louisiana Power and Light Co. Also noted is a separate unrelated line about the American jumping mouse and a claim it can leap about 10 feet.
Ike told United Press the House cut was too great and he would seek partial restoration. At a meeting today Democratic invitees included Speaker Sam Rayburn and Reps. McCormack, Albert, Richards, Gordon. Republicans attending were Halleck, Chipperfield and Vorys.
Ferriday resident Joe Price Lancaster earned a veterinary medicine degree from Texas A and M College becoming the first Northwestern State College student to finish under the Southern Regional Board agreement. A former Ferriday High football player, Lancaster completed pre veterinary work at NSC two years prior.
The piece notes a lively Democratic fight between Los Angeles figures Samuel W. Yorty and Richard Richards for the Senate nomination, while Republicans back Eisenhower aligned delegates and a mild statewide turnout is anticipated. Stevenson and Kennedy are framed as liberal moderates in a heated campaign landscape.
The May 11 hearing featured women who refused to ride city buses since a mass protest began. The 4th U.S. Circuit earlier held segregation unconstitutional in Columbia and remanded for damages. The Supreme Court briefly dismissed a prior appeal, but may now review the panel's findings directly if appealed.
Fire officials say the blaze lasted about two and a half hours and the hardest hit building suffered serious damage. Van Odom, city schools superintendent, on scene, estimated damages likely in the thousands of dollars. A fireman remained overnight to prevent a rekindle.
An ad touts stainless Pazo as a home treatment for internal and external piles. It claims instant pain and itching relief with six medically proven ingredients including Triolyte, offered in ointment and suppositories. The copy emphasizes quick swelling reduction and non staining formula.
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