Jail sentences issued for drunk driving and related offenses
A. J. Chapman received 150 days in jail and 500 fine or 60 days on second offender drunk driving. Goldman Newman got six months for false statements to obtain benefits. Charles Toliver six months with time suspended for sales statements to obtain benefits. Lloyd H. Norman fined 300 and 60 days costs for operating under the influence. Royce M. Fluitt fined 50 dollars or 15 days for speeding. Joe Francis banked one year for illegal weapon use. Willis F. Coulbertson fined for unspecified offense.
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A. J. Chapman
David I. Garrett
Fourth District
Goldman Newman
Charles Toliver
Louisiana Security Administration
Lloyd H. Norman
Royce M. Fluitt
Joe Francis
Willis F. Coulbertson
Speeding fines and jail terms in local court docket
Marvin W. Matlock was fined 25 dollars or ten days for reckless operation of a vehicle. Billy D. Watson was fined 25 dollars or ten days for disturbing the peace. William Monroe Beach Jr was sentenced to one year in the pen for theft and sentence was suspended.
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Marvin W. Matlock
Billy D. Watson
William Monroe Beach, Jr
Castles Family News From North Carolina Commencement
Mrs. I C Castles of Monroe returned from North Carolina where her son I C Castles Jr earned a Doctor of Philosophy at the State university commencement. He grew up in Monroe and has taught recently. this summer he will teach in an Ohio college. Geneve Castles, his sister and a City of Monroe schools teacher, stayed behind.
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I. C. Castles
Monroe
North Carolina
State University
I. C. Castles, Jr
City of Monroe High School
Ohio
University of North Carolina
Delta Airlines
Geneve Castles
City of Monroe
Mobile X-Ray Unit Opens in Ouachita Parish
Dr W Carroll Summer Ouachita parish health unit director says the mobile X ray unit in Ouachita Parish is popular with 1375 employees of Olin Mathieson Corp using the service in four days. The unit operates June 11 to June 20 at North Third Street and Louisville Avenue and will read X rays for cancer heart disease and tuberculosis.
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W. Carroll Summer
Ouachita Parish
Olin-Mathieson Corporation
Summer
North Third Street
Louisville Avenue
American Cancer Society
Heart Association
T. B. Association
House rejects 600 million dollar restoration amendment
The House voted 192 to 112 against Rep. Brooks Hays's restoration amend ment to the foreign aid bill. Republicans mostly opposed Eisen hower's request while some Democrats cheered Richards as he criticized White House messaging. He also notched two other test votes and the chamber defeated Flood's bid to restore full military aid and Bentley's bid to cut further.
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House
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Richards
Rayburn
Martin
White House
Rep
Bentley
Rmich
Death of former Louisiana congressman C E Mckenzie in Monroe
C E Mckenzie was found on the ground near his right hand as sheriff and parish coroner investigate Friday. A witness saw him slump after a shot fired near his home. He served Louisiana’s fifth district from 1943 to 1947 and later led the firm McKenzie and Monk. Survivors include wife Carrie Perry McKenzie Monroe son Charles E McKenzie Jr Monroe daughters John Sherrouse Jr Monroe Lea Thompson Monroe Hollis Venable Girard and 11 grandchildren.
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McKenzie
Louisiana
Congress
Otto E. Passman
McKenzie and
Louisiana House moves to raise taxes on sulphur and betting
The House Ways and Means Committee approved bills to raise the sulphur severance tax from 1.03 to 3 per ton and the race track betting tax from 13 to 17 percent. Revenue from the sulphur tax would fund teachers. race track proceeds would go to LSU and state fairs. Operators warned they might shut down the New Orleans fair grounds if the tax passes.
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Crease
Long
House
Ways and Means
Louisiana State University
New Orleans
President Is Stricken and Taken to Walter Reed
President Eisenhower suffered an ileitis attack early today and was transported to Walter Reed Hospital. Mrs. Eisenhower, Maj. John Eisenhower, and a small medical team accompanied him as Secret Service kept crowds calm outside. Doctors reported good blood pressure and no fever while consultations continued with Walter Reed staff.
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Maj
John Wisenhower
White House
Maj. Wisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Washington
Walter R. Tkach
Robert Schulz
Walter Reed
Eisenhower
Secret Service
Mrs. Eisenhower
Maj. Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Hagerty
Walter Reed Hospital
Texas Bullfighter Whitney Given Six-Year Sentence in Madrid
Whitney, a 31 year old Texas bullfighter, was convicted of insults to the Spanish nation after a Madrid traffic incident. The court handed down six years and one day in prison, loss of rights in Spain, and costs, shocking him despite defense calls for a six month term. He left court in anger and planned an appeal at the U S embassy.
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Whitney
Spain
Madrid
Texas
Black airman executed after assaulting woman
The Black airman Poole attacked Miss Papendorf, demanded she strip, and a struggle ensued. He was shot, declared deceased by officers, and a public safety item found in Washington's possession after a lengthy probe. The Texas Board of Pardons denied a commute to life imprisonment.
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Poole
Brady Lawyer McCollum Suffered Gruesome Wounds in Blast
Leg fractures in both legs and abdominal chest puncture wounds were reported for McCollum after a blast shattered the station wagon outside his Brady home. He spoke briefly as he was moved. attorney Atherton described the injuries while noting his wife and child were uninjured inside the nearby house.
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Brady Hospital
McCollum
Atherton
All-Star Twirling Festival Draws 150 Girls nationwide
More than 150 girls competed in the fourth annual All-Star Twirling Festival in Alexandria. The three day event, open to entrants from across the nation, began yesterday with extensive participation.
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Alexandria
Patsy Smith Crowned Miss Madison Parish Beauty Queen
Miss Patsy Smith won the Miss Madison Parish title at a Jaycee pageant in Tallulah with 16 entrants. Barbara Lee placed second and Janice Gardsbane third. Linda Kay Elledge won Little Miss Madison Parish. Judges included Mrs. Sleman, George Martin, Tom Sawyer, Johnny Holland, and Mayor George Bowden.
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Tallulah
Patsy Smith
Madison Parish
Barbara Lee
Janice Gardsbane
Smith
Lake Providence
Russell Sleman
George Martin
Vicksburg
Tom Sawyer
Oak Grove
Johnny Holland
George Bowden
Alexandria
Veterans Affairs proposal for pensions faces protest from veterans groups
The VA complains its plan paying $105 monthly to World War I II and Korean War veterans 65 and older fits income limits. Teague cites protests from the VFW and DAV, which accuse lawmakers of prioritizing a general pension bill over targeted benefits for World War I veterans and other proposed compensation increases.
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Ares
Teague
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
DAV
VFW
Two Nation Talks May Offer Path to Disarmament Talks
Russian leader Bulganin signals limited prospects for immediate agreement and suggests direct Soviet US talks as the best chance for future disarmament negotiations. High officials weigh the value of bilateral discussions over wider negotiations with Russia.
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Russia
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