Newsmen Describe Life Behind The Iron Curtain
Mississippi pressed convention opened with J Oliver Emmerich and Endre Marton detailing access to Pravda and life in Hungary. Emmerich described Pravda’s five million daily circulation and state driven public opinion. Marton spoke of isolation for reporters in Hungary and the risks of assisting Western reporters. He recounted entering a Budapest government building to transmit the Hungary rebellion story. Power needed to drive the Saratoga carrier equals about 100 passenger train locomotives.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
Associated Press
Budapest
Mississippi Press Assn
J. Oliver Emmerich
McComb Enterprise Journal
Endre Marton
Emmerich
Moscow
Pravda
MPA
Russia
Morton
Washington
The
Free World
Hungary
West
America
Marton
Pradva
Europe
Saratoga
LSU Plans Dedication of Seaman A. Knapp Hall on Campus
LSU schedules a 2 p.m. Friday ceremony June 14 for the dedication of Seaman A. Knapp Hall on the Baton Rouge campus. The building houses LSU Agricultural Extension Service headquarters and honors Seaman A. Knapp for pioneering demonstration farming and extension work.
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Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
National Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana State University
Seaman A. Knapp
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
LSU College of Agriculture
H. C. Sanders
Seamen A. Knapp
New York State
Iowa
Iowa State College
Louisiana
Knapp
Agricultural Extension Service
Terrell
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Town State College
Power Company Building To Be Started Soon
Louisiana Power and Light Company in West Monroe will start a new northern division office and service center this month. The brick one story building at North Seventh and Highway 80, built by W C Salley, costs about 500000. The 23000 square foot structure includes an assembly room, kitchen, drive up bill pay, air conditioning and fluorescent lighting. The service center should be ready by August. Release notes census mention 40 cities worldwide with populations over one million.
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Aisiana Power and Light Company
West Monroe
North Seventh
Highway 80
West
Mon
A. 0. Evans
The
Power Company
W. C. Salley
Service Center
Evans
Batista Rules Out Chat With Cuban Rebel Boss
New York Times dispatch quotes Cuban President Fulgencio Batista refusing talks with Fidel Castro. Batista says only legitimate opposition groups may discuss solutions for Cuba and dismisses Castro as a criminal unfit for dialogue amid unrest linked to Prio Socarras and other factions. Elections are slated for next year.
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Batista
New York
The
New York Times
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Havana
Herbert L. Matthews
the Times
Sierra Maestra
Cuba
Ellender Attacks VIP Seating Spending in Military
Senator Ellender assailed the Defense Department for spending about 100000 on plush seats for nine helicopters used to carry VIPs. He says this shows how the military uses funds as Congress reviews defense budget cuts and contemplates further reductions without harming security.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Defense Department
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Gibbs Seeks 30 Percent Fire Insurance Rate Cut
Rep. Lawrence Gibbs of Ouachita Parish travels to Baton Rouge and New Orleans to press for a 30 percent reduction in Monroe fire insurance rates. He has pursued rate relief since October and will report after returning. Officials from Twin Cities areas previously attended a hearing in Baton Rouge against a new rate schedule. results were not announced.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Monroe
Gibbs
Twin Cities
Lake Providence
Ruston
Oak Grove
State Insurance Rating Commission
Quebec Bridge Opens as World's Largest Cantilever Span
The Quebec bridge over the St Lawrence river in Canada stands as the world's largest cantilever span. Completed in 1917 it uses 16 000 ton nickel steel to form a monumental crossing.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Canada
Millionaire art collector shoots ex wife in car
In Chicago, Bailey Stanton, 64, allegedly killed ex-wife Dr. Margaret Stanton, 45, after a reconciliation failed and then tried to end his life. He muttered death by own action while found beside her body. he is in hospital with severe injuries and possible lifelong blindness. The victim had planned to marry Dr. Max Forkosh next week.
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Chicago
Bailey Stanton
Leroy Steffens
Stanton
Margaret Stanton
Max Forkosh
Forkosh Memorial Hospital
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Longtime guest Emil Arky Sets Hotel Record in L A
Emil Arky a Meridian Tennessee salesman became Hayward Hotel’s top guest after 50 years of continuous occupancy starting 1907 in room 721. He celebrated his 86th birthday with a champagne dinner as the hotel noted his 41 year stay in a hall row. He moved to room 756 and keeps shopping ties in the area, never officially checking out.
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Los Angeles
Emil Arky
Meridian
Tenn
Arky
Hayvard
Europe
Investigator Finds Missing Trousers and Gear in Morning Heist
Harold R. Freeman of the Suffolk County district attorney's office reported a morning theft in Greenport. The items taken included his trousers, badge, gun, and $75 in cash.
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Greenport
N.Y
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
Harold R. Freeman
Italian stabs mistress in court at Caen appeals hearing
In Caen an Italian man named Gaspare Laurello drew a knife during his appeals hearing and stabbed his mistress Simone Deschamps three times in the chest. Gendarmes and others restrained him as the three judge panel converted to an assizes court to try Laurello on the spot. The court reduced the potential 20 year term by half, citing that Deschamps’ wounds were not life threatening. Aiello and Deschamps received lesser sentences for related complicity. The hearing was postponed.
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Caen
France
Gaspare Laurello
Giuseppe Aiello
Simone Deschamps
Aiello
Simone
Laurello
Laurelle
Simonese
National Flag Day Observance by DAR Chapters
Daughters of the American Revolution chapters in Louisiana and the Northeast plan a National Flag Day observance on June 14. DAR member Mrs. Lela Cullom emphasizes the flag as a symbol of faith in God country and self and calls for flag respect and numerous Flag Day programs.
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Louisiana
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Lela Cullom
Dar
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Prio Socarras
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Cleveland
Leota Reiser
Western Union
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