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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
5
The Justice Department reports seven merger cases underway under the Clayton Act. It seeks to block consolidation by Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co and forces Hilton Statler to divest properties and stop expansions in several cities.
Mrs. Scott testified about a sequence of threats after a demanded payment. A caller, sounding English with a Japanese accent, identified as Graziano and warned of harm to her children if money was not paid. A letter in Japanese characters plus clipped magazine pages followed the intimidation.
President Eisenhower sails to Mayport aboard the USS Saratoga for a 24 hour study of guided missiles jet operations anti submarine warfare and atom bomb defense. National Security Council and other officials accompany him as 2 500 sailors greet the visit and catapult launched jets.
The state’s oldest commissioned colonel will attend as guest of honor, lead the grand march, and receive a life membership in the organization at the governors’ ball.
Lether KE. Fra zer named Senator B. B. Patton of Lincoln Union Parishes to the Joint Legislative Committee on Segregation replacing Senator Arsene Stewart of DeRidder who resigned. Fra zer said Patton's record warrants the appointment and will help prevent integration.
Frank Farmer, Monroe accountant, has been released from the hospital after showing improvement. He will remain at home for several weeks but is expected to return to downtown life soon.
New mercury vapor lighting illuminates downtown West Monroe at night. The system covers business streets including Cotton Wood Pine Natchitoches Cypress Trenton and Commerce, improving nighttime visibility.
Annie Lee West Stahl known as Lady Stahl spends more time at the News-Star office in summer, assisting with school functions while still teaching at Northeast Louisiana State College. G R Purcell Jr plans a goat milk dairy in Ouachita parish with a five milking herd from ten goats. An American trade mission in Bombay found 29 investment opportunities for the United States.
Guy Banister, fired as New Orleans assistant police superintendent, becomes special investigator for the Orleans parish grand jury without pay. Foreman Marc Anthony announced the appointment after jurors conferred, as Banister critiqued police leadership and touted graft investigations amid broader tax-evasion indictments of officers.
Aggregate rainfall through yesterday totals 31.74 inches for the year with April alone at 8.21 inches, the heaviest month. CAA station chief Jack Hover notes this year’s precipitation exceeds December 44year average by 2.47 inches, with monthly figures listed: January 7.35, February 6.02, March 5.81, April 8.21, May 3.37, and June .98 through five days.
A 15 year old, Harold L Hedinger, died of a heart attack moments after crossing home plate in a Washington High School gym class softball game in East Chicago Indiana. He was the second youth to die on the baseball diamond in the Illinois Indiana area in as many days. The other victim, also 15, was reported earlier.
Conforti admitted under questioning that a $10,500 fund raised by Chicago Local Unions No. 300 and No. 100 was diverted on orders he said came from George Stuart to a union bank account. He withdrew cash, redeposited in his savings, and handed money to Stuart. Kennedy pressed for why the handling seemed odd as Stuart and Cross face testimony. McClellan said hearings will probe misuse of union funds and trustee-operated locals amid member complaints of dictatorial practices.
The judge said the offense by Girard was only against the United States, not Japan. He criticized certain Japanese agitators who framed the case and compared Girard to a sacrificial lamb used for appeasement.
City officials announce regular tours open to residents to acquaint them with Monroe's growth, housing projects, and city conditions. Mayor Jack Howard says the program follows a church group's request and aims to open eyes through guided viewing. First tour planned for the week of June 24 with a city bus provided.
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