Escaped murderer Dale Morris breaks from Harrison jail roof
Dale Morris 33, who faced three murder trials without conviction, escapes from Harrison county jail in Gulfport through a wire mesh hole to the courthouse roof after an unwatched corridor exits. Authorities launch a coastwide search. Morris was in custody since his last Bay St. Louis trial.
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Gulfport
Miss
Dale Morris
Harrison County
J. J. Wittman
Wittman
Morris
Bay St. Louis
Leslie Grant
Charles Flink, Sr
Flink
New Orleans
Hancock County
Judge Refuses Immediate Return of GI Girard
U S District Judge Mc Garraghy rejected a bid to have Army Specialist F C Girard brought home immediately for trial. He ordered further argument and set a 11 a.m. Tuesday hearing on why Girard should not be brought to this court. The United States will allow trial in Japanese civil courts for the death of a Japanese scrap collector as Girard's enlistment has expired.
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Girard
United States
F.C
McGarraghy
Carroll
Dayton M. Harrington
Washington
Japan
Rainfall Far Above Normal In Northeast Louisiana
Five months into the year, rainfall at Selman Field in northeast Louisiana totaled 30.76 inches, 17.73 inches above a year ago and 5.70 inches above the 44 year January May average. Despite daily rain in the month, five day total was only .98 inch with scattered thundershowers forecast.
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Louisiana
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Small Dog Keeps Vigil After Fatal Wreck
In Kinder Louisiana a small pet dog stayed by the body of a woman killed when her car left U S Highway 190 near Bagley. Troopers traced the California registered car to Edward Baranski and searched a Galveston box address to identify her. The dog rested near the purse beside the body at a local funeral home.
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Kinder
Louisiana
Grace Baranski
New York
U. S. Highway 190
Bagley
California
Edward Baranski
Galveston
Missing Bulova watch offered reward in Monroe
Mrs. Fred Jones of Rayville reports her white gold Bulova wrist watch lost yesterday while shopping on DeSiard street in Monroe. She offers a reward and can be reached at phone 3363 in Rayville or Box 132 for its return, stressing its sentimental value.
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Fred Jones
Rayville
Monroe
DeSiard Street
Jones
Culver Legion President George Weaks to Attend Alumni Buffet
George G. Weaks, president of the Culver Legion, and his wife will attend the annual alumni buffet supper Sunday. Culver Military Academy will hold its 63 commencement exercises Wednesday, June 12.
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George G. Weaks
Culver Legion
Culver Military Academy
Louisiana Colonels Plan Dance at New Orleans Club
Residents reported planning attendance on June 15 at Camp Le Roy Johnson officers club in New Orleans for a ball sponsored by the Honorable Order of Louisiana Colonels. The organization comprises colonels who have served on the.
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Camp Leroy Johnson
New Orleans
Honorable Order of Louisiana Colonels
Princess Margaret slips off shoe at Epsom Derby
London papers lead with a photo of Princess Margaret easing her right foot from a white pump at the paddock rail during the Derby. Headlines and captions frame the moment as relatable and humane, with varied quotes from Daily Sketch Daily Mirror Daily Mail News Chronicle and others.
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Princess Margaret
London
Daily Worker
Staid Times
Meg
Lord Porchester
Daily Sketch
Daily Mirror
Daily Mail
News Chronicle
Daily Herald
the Mirror
the Express
The
Mail
U S Family Hides After Threats In Japan
Douglas F Scott of Los Angeles a former child actor now a civilian at Yokosuka Navy Base says extortionists threaten to cut his children into pieces he hid his two sons with friends erected barbed wire barricade and has police protection. They demand 3 120 000 yen about 8350.
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Douglas F. Scott
Los Angeles
Marie
Cary Lee
Kamakura
Japan
Scott
U.S. Navy
Yokosuka
Douglas F Scott
U. S. Navy
Navy
Scot
Naval Base
Monroe Case Heads to CAB Hearing Friday
Jim Williams and Louis D. Smith of Monroe join Lawrence Fox and Clifford Strauss to testify before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Alexandria. They will present two years of Chamber of Commerce effort in support of a Monroe to Houston air route as hearings begin and other cities testify.
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Alexandria
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jim Williams
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louis D. Smith
Aviation Committee
Monroe
Houston
Lawrence Fox
Clifford Strauss
Williams
Chamber of Commerce
More Rain In Sight For Today
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers through tomorrow. Monroe recorded .16 inch of rainfall yesterday, slightly less than the prior three days and more than the month's first day. Lows tonight around 66 to 70 degrees, highs tomorrow 84 to 88.
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Monroe
Army Eyes Earth Satellite Launch After Jupiter Test
Army officials hailed a Jupiter guided missile test as completely successful and may enter the earth satellite program, potentially rivaling Air Force and Navy plans. A scientist cited a 1650 mile range test from Cape Canaveral, with an 1742 minute flight and speed above 5,000 mph, noting a new specialized mission built at Huntsville with no name yet.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
Army Silent
Cape Canaveral Fla
Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Migrant Laborers In Fatal Truck Crash In North Carolina
A fiery collision between a flat-bed truck carrying migrant workers and a tractor-trailer at a Fayetteville intersection killed 16 people and injured 21, with 14 in critical condition. Fire from the crash drew witnesses who described a ball of fire as victims lay on the highway.
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Fayetteville
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Joe Lazak
Berwick
Mount Olive
N.C
Dunn
Gilbert Robert Peters
Watwallopen
Covington
Raleigh
Chicago
National Safety Council
Texas
Union Funds Question Shocks Chicago Bakers Local
A Chicago Bakers Union official testified he deposited about 9000 of union funds into his personal savings account on orders from his union boss but said he did not keep the money. Anthony Conforti, president of Local No. 1, described the handling as strange but denied wrongdoing.
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Washington
Chicago Bakers Union
Anthony Conforti
Antitrust Victory Hailed as Milestone Decision
The Supreme Court ruling forcing Du Pont to dispose of GM stock is praised by federal officials as a milestone that could boost antimerger enforcement. DOJ and FTC pursue more than a score of pending cases under Section 7 of the Clayton Act amid rising merger activity.
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Washington
du Pont Co
General Motors Corp
Supreme Court
du Pont-Gm
du Pont
Roving Voters headaches hit Ouachita Parish registrar
Ouachita Parish registrar Mae Lucky says about 10 percent of the 24 000 registered voters are listed at wrong addresses due to moves marriages or new homes. Many use business or P O box addresses, and voters must register where they eat sleep and stay. The office plans a books survey and will cancel registrations for those who fail to update their addresses.
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Quachita Parish
Registrar of Voters
Mae Lucky
Ouachia Parish
Ouachita Parish
Lucky
Priest defends cancer clinic amid FDA fire over patient care
Msgr. Michael Pasto of St. Donato's in Philadelphia says the Hoxsey Cancer Clinic has kept his 80 year old mother Catherine alive for 11 months. He warned he will hold the FDA responsible if access is blocked and notes his father's death after a cancer operation.
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Philadelphia
Hoxsey
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Michael Pasto
St. Donato's Church
FDA
U.S
D. Malcolm Anderson
Catherine
Staten Island
N. Y
Food and Drug Administration
Pasto
Anderson
Dallas
Texa
Msgr
New York
John
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Conforti
W. H. Covington
Antitrust
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Justice Department
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Hunter Attic
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