Symington McCarthy clash over oath taking in hearings
Sen. Symington offers to testify if Sen. McCarthy allows a special Senate probe of his finances. McCarthy agrees to testify if a special committee is formed. Mundt labels the exchange a waste of time as talks drift toward a possible, unlikely probe of alleged misdeeds and past financing. The dispute centers on a $10,000 Lustron payment and prior inquiries into McCarthy's finances.
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Sen
Symington
McCarthy
Senate
The
Daily Worker
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
Senate Rules
Missouri
Lustron Corp
McCarthy Army
Wisconsin
Lustron
Four Puerto Ricans Oppose Insanity Plea in Shooting Trial
Four Puerto Ricans charged with a House shooting last March 1 resisted attempts to frame an insanity defense. Witness Capt. Carl Schamp testified that Lolita Lebron appeared nervous while Rafael Cancel Miranda and Andres Figueroa Cordero seemed calm. Detectives identified two pistols and ammunition as seized from Cancel and Figueroa, with Lebron among those who admitted participation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
U.S
Alexander Holtzoff
Lebrons
U.S. District Court
Carl E. Schamp
New York
Schamp
Lebron
Rafael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Cancel
Figueroa
Burglaries Net Nearly $500 In Monroe
Monroe detectives investigate two break ins over the past two days. One burglary at Continental Laboratories on North 17th and Pine yielded 350 in large bills after a window was smashed. The Rendezvous on Louisville Avenue reported Monday night theft of 110 in mixed bills and an electric razor from a leather bag containing quarters nickels and small bills.
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Monroe City
Jack Wicks
Continental Laboratories Inc
North 17Th Street
Pine
H. B. Johnson
Johnson
Johnny Johnson
Louisville Avenue
Capt. Johnson
Re-enactment After Fatal Electric Accident At Factory
Witness Santos Bundawe agreed to re enact the accident at the San Miguel brewery bottle factory after Gonzalo Razon was electrocuted. He touched the uninsulated generator handle and was killed.
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Manila
Gonzalo Razon
San Miguel
Santos Bundawe
Roosevelt and Timmerman Win Primary Wins In South and West
James Roosevelt secures a landslide in California Democratic congressional primary with 5 418 votes to 989 amid infidelity charges and national committee withdrawal of support. Lt Governor George Bell Timmerman is chosen in South Carolina to pursue segregation as governor though Roosevelt misses a double victory in the GOP race where Theodore Owings leads. Condon shows strength in Sixth District amid security concerns while Baldy continues on to the tenth page.
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James Roosevelt
California
George Bell Timmerman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Theodore R. Owings
Romelle
National Democratic
Robert L. Condon
Condon
John F. Bald
Union Parish Superintendent of Schools Dies
Farmerville, June 9. C. C. Murphy 66 longtime Union Parish superintendent died at home after a sudden stroke Tuesday night. He had led the parish schools eight years after serving as Farmerville High principal for about 15 years. Survived by his wife and two children Neil and Gloria Murphy, funeral arrangements pending.
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Farmerville
C. C. Murphy
Union Parish
Beaumont
Tex
Murphy
Neil Murphy
Gloria Murphy
Colonel Sets 421 MPH Record on Rocket Sled Test Run
AF Colonel John P. Stapp rode a rocket propelled sled at Holloman AFB achieving 421 mph on March 19. The 3,500 foot seven second run tested braking forces on fliers during high speed bailouts. Officials note peak body load reached about twice gravity.
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N. M
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
John P. Stapp
Aviation Medical
Col. Stapp
John Cobb
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Stapp
Aero Medical Field Laboratory
Holloman Air Development Center
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Hawthorne
Calif
Air-Condition Debate Hits Ouachita Parish Court Office
The Ouachita Parish police jury wrestled with bids for air conditioning the clerk of court office as part of parish funding debates. Critics warned city wards would gain while rural areas paid taxes, while supporters argued clerk staff efficiency and record handling would improve. The discussion continued as the road tax election loomed.
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Bar Association
Ouachita Parish
Thomas M. Slayes, Jr
W. A. Mills
Ward 6
Mills
Court House
F. G. Studdard
David I. Garrett
Garrett
Lawmakers narrow insurer and insured claim suits
Baton Rouge report says Rep. Horace Lynn Jones of Calcasieu steered a bill through House Judiciary B by a 6 to 5 vote requiring suits against both insurers and insureds in casualty claims.
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Baton Rouge
Horace Lynn Jones
Calcasieu
House Judiciary
Louisiana Senate kills right-to-work amendments on floor test
The Louisiana Senate rejected amendments by Sen. Lock rider by a 24 to 12 vote. The measure would limit impact of right-to-work bills to agriculture, marking the first floor test on the legislation.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Lockrider
Two Vidalia Men Arrested for Drive-In Lottery
VIDALIA La Two men including John F Ellzey and his son John Pat Ellzey were arrested by state police for gambling violations tied to operating a drive in theater between Vidalia and Ferriday. The elder Ellzey said the theater charged one dollar for parking and jackpot answers.
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Vidalia
Ferriday
John F. Ellzey
John
Pat) Ellzey
Ellzey
Service Station Blaze Probed by State Fire Marshal
Garland May, state fire marshal, investigated a Wednesday blaze that gutted a West Monroe service station at 410 Wood Street operated by L. B. Caples. Firefighters arrived at 12:45 a.m. and saved the building exterior but not its interior. The cause remained undetermined as the inquiry continued and damage estimates had not yet been released.
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Garland May
Wood Street
West Monroe
L. B. Caples
May
Woman Guilty Of Selling $20 Phony Bills
A federal jury in New Orleans found Susan B. Meyer of Long Beach Mississippi guilty of passing counterfeit $20 notes to four Alabama men in a Canal Street bar on March 7 1950 and of conspiring with them. The men pleaded guilty and a co defendant was sentenced to three years. The counterfeit ring said to have circulated in World War II left about 200000 in counterfeit currency still in existence.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Alabama
Susan B. Meyer
Long Beach
Miss
Monroe Mack Powell
Jack C. Rucker
Joseph E. Karr
Prichard
Ala
Thomas Jefferson Rogers
Secret Service
New Jersey
Stock Measure Faces Setback in Louisiana Legislature
In Baton Rouge on June 9 the only stock measure from one chamber in 40 years faced trouble as the House voted 53 to 32 to refer a senate passed bill banning cattle from major state highways to the agriculture committee. Proponents protested that the committee would stall the bill, while Rep. James C. Buie defended fair consideration.
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Baton Rouge
House
Agriculture Committee
James C. Buie
Franklin Parish
W. Gilbert Faulk
Shady Wall
Quachita Parish
Senate
Lake Wales attorney commits suicide in murder plot case
Emmett Donnelly, a 61 year old Lake Wales attorney charged with conspiring to murder three wealthy individuals, killed himself with a shotgun after being released on bond. The plot involved two widows and a calendar manufacturer. Willard Durden remained in custody and further arrests and investigations were hinted at by Sheriff Pat Gordon.
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Lake Wales, Fla
Emmett Donnelly
Lake Wales
Onnelly
Donnelly
Pat Gordon
Willard Durden
Orlando
K. H. Gerlach
Byrd T. Roach
Louise Clark Hawley
Florida
Durden
Gordon
Clifton M. Kelly
Crooked Lake
Death of Sterlington Bank executive R E Wollank
Delhi June 9 Special Rudolf Ernest Wollank 70 longtime bank executive died after a lengthy illness Funeral services set for 3 p m Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral chapel with burial in Delhi Masonic cemetery Masonic rites at graveside He was born June 13 1883 in Dallas Texas attended Monroe High School West Point Military Academy former Delhi Bank president 1903 1933 later with Federal Mutual Insurance Co survived by his wife Kate R Wollank and three others and was a Delhi Methodist Church and Delhi Masonic Lodge member.
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Delhi
Rudolph Ernest Wollank
Sterlington Bank
Mulhearn
John Ramusuen
J. A. Jones
Don Wineinger
Delhi Masonic Cemetery
Mr. Wollank
Dallas
Tex
Monroe
Military Academy
West Point
E. W. Wollank
Alice Wollank
Detroit
Mich
Delhi Bank
Federal Mutual Insurance Co
Shreveport
Martians Ignore Linda Sue Letters Despite Nationwide Replies
A 9 year old Linda Sue Russell gains national praise as readers across the country respond to her Mars letter asking Earth to stop war. Santa Monica praise notes courage and ideals while a Mobile boy sends a map for a Martian landing and other fans hype the upcoming SFCon California event.
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Albuquerque
Linda Sue Russell
Linda Sue
Mars
Santa Monica
Calif
Mobile
Ala
Tam
Earth
California
Right To Work Bill Faces Senate Test In Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the explosive right to work issue heads to the Senate floor for its second major test. Sen. W. M. Rainach's plan to outlaw compulsory union membership and ban closed and union shop contracts faced a grueling 26 hour Industrial Relations Committee hearing before a 5-4 secret ballot vote. Sponsors left unclear which measure would advance first toward the House.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Louisiana
W. M. Rainach
Industrial Relations Committee
House OKs General Money Bill 84 1 Goes To Senate
Baton Rouge officials report the half billion dollar-plus general appropriations bill moved to the Senate with an 84 1 House vote and an amendment allowing a up to five percent cut if revenues fall. The measure began near 516 million and rose to 592 million after House boosts mainly for education.
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House
Senate
Baton Rouge
Weather Outlook Shows No Rain In Sight For Twin City
Partly cloudy skies were forecast for Twin City residents on Wednesday with no rain expected. The A. A. spokesman reported a high of 88 degrees at 11:30 a.m. and a low of 72 degrees at about 4:30 a.m.
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Twin City
A. A
Cold Cash On Hot Days Ad Promises Easy Selling
An old one day want ad extols fast cash from selling unwanted items. It claims News Star World Want Ads reaches many buyers at the lowest price, drawing customers to sellers and promising good results.
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News Star— World
News Star—World
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Appropriations Committee
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