Walk Out Friends Dog and Squirrel Lovers in Court
In Shreveport Louisiana a dog owner W T Mack and a squirrel admirer N E Land ended in city court after a scuffle sparked by a leashed poodle near the courthouse. Judge G Randell Whitmeyer admonished Land and dismissed the case as the men shook hands and parted as friends.
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Shreveport
UPI
W. T. Mack
Winnfield
N. E. Land
Mack
Sands
Land
Sixfooter Mack
G. Randell Whitmeyer
Gunshot Victim Dies After Murder Suicide in Crossett
Dixie Nell Watt age 32 of Crossett died in a Little Rock hospital after a shooting at a motel owned by her mother on Highway 70. Her husband Eugene Watt 34 shot her and then killed himself, leaving a death by own action note in his sock. Funeral services were held at Crossroads Cemetery in Crossett.
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Crossett
Ark
Dixie Nell Watt
Little Rock
Watt
Laroke
Roscoe Bryan
Warren C. Minton
Eugene Watt
Bryan
Minton
Crossroads
Jones Funeral Home
Larry Eugene
David Richard
Donna Gail
Gubce Bryan Crossett
Billy Newt Carter
Ef.c. Bryan
Alexandria
Maxine Stevens
Kansas City
Kan
Charlene Knecht
Des Moine
Iowa
Maggie Knight
Pine Bluff
Aviateca to launch New Orleans Guatemala City flights
Aviateca Airlines announced regular passenger service between New Orleans and Guatemala City starting June 16. Flights from Guatemala City depart 7:00 a.m. arrive 12:00 p.m., while departures from New Orleans at 1:00 p.m. arrive 6:00 p.m. Service will operate every Tuesday and Saturday.
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New Orleans
UPI
Aviateca Airlines
Here
Guatemala City
Anulfo Aguilar
Aviateca
Bond Buyers To Get Sweet Break
President Eisenhower proposed to raise yields on new U S savings bonds to 3 percent and boost returns for holders. The Treasury may shorten maturity to lift yields while old bonds keep the same tax pattern. Investors are urged to study maturity tables before swapping and consider timing for tax implications.
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New York
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Treasury
Holdup Victim Beset By New Money Problem
In Oklahoma City AP report, a holdup man ordered Roy Sewell to raise his hands. A roll of $750, held by Sewell, vanished as the bandits searched, later found dropped through a concrete crevice. Sewell estimates a $150 wall teardown to recover the loot.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Sewell
Sewell
Scientist Advocates Normal Life for Space Pilot Training
Dr. Toby Freedman of North American Aviation argued against strict isolation for space candidates. He said with ongoing space exploration, continuous life training makes isolation neither possible nor desirable and normal living should guide flight surgeon decisions.
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San Diego
Calif
American Rocket Society
Toby Freedman
North American Aviation Inc
Freedman
Caldwell Board Moves On Monroe Furniture Sale Plan
The Caldwell Board reports negotiations to sell Monroe Furniture Company Inc headquarters store at 132 North 2nd Street to Hemenway Furniture Company of Shreveport. If agreed, Monroe Furniture would sell inventory fixed assets and accounts receivable for the headquarters store. branches and Supreme Bedding remain separate. A 10 year lease and partial warehouse lease are planned.
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Monroe Furniture Company Inc
North 2Nd Street
Hemenway Furniture Company
Shreveport
R. D. Kellogg
Frank Hemenway Jr
Monroe Furniture Company
Supreme Bedding Company
Hemenway
Walnut Street
Kellogg and
Atlanta, Texas
Four new teachers join Caldwell Parish schools
Caldwell Parish School Board hires four new teachers. John Glenn Meredith will teach mathematics at Columbia High and coach the B football team. Mary Clarie Dickson joins Columbia High English. Mary Jane Farrow Mullin joins Columbia High sixth grade. Hershel T. Clanton will teach English at Kelly High, a Rayville native.
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Columbia (Special
Caldwell Parish
Ted Johnson
Columbia High School
Kelly High School
John Glenn Meredith
Mary Clarie Dickson
Delhi
Columbia High
Mary Jane Farrow Mullen
Columbia
Hershel T. Clanton
Rayville
Russians Hold 51 Japanese Fishermen in Sakhalin Waters
The Maritime Safety Office reported that 51 Japanese fishermen aboard five boats were seized by Russia off Southern Sakhalin and are being held for questioning over alleged territorial water violations.
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Otaru
Japan
UPJ
Russia
Sakhalien
Maritime Safety Office
Beltone Introduces Streamlined Modern Hearing Aids
A hard of hearing woman praises Beltone’s streamlined models for their compact design and improved electronics. She recalls discarding an old bulky aid and urges others to visit for a free appointment to learn about Beltone advances with no obligation.
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Beltone
Yazoo City Lass Named Governor of Girls State
Crolyn Cooper of Yazoo City was elected governor of Girls State as Federalist candidates won eight of twelve races. The event, run by the American Legion Auxiliary, gathers 270 eleventh graders to simulate state government. Supreme Court Justice Robert Gillespie will install the victors and hear the inauguration address.
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Jackson
Miss
Crolyn Cooper
Yazoo City
Girls State
Miss Cooper
Supreme Court
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Gillespie
Liberace Claims London Critics Hold Weak Stomachs
Liberace testifies in his libel case against the Daily Mirror accusing British critics of describing him with emetic language. He denies being homosexual while defense cites reviews calling his act sickening and vomit inducing.
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London
Liberace
Court Today
Daily Mirror
William Neil Connor
Evening News
Daily Herald
Connor
Monday
Long in Texas clinic pushes pet bills from hospital
Gov Earl Long, in calls from a Galveston psychiatric clinic, urged Louisiana lawmakers to pass his pet bills as he remains under treatment. Doctors report some improvement but say diagnosis is unclear. He is under protection at John Sealy Hospital with a sanity hearing set for June 16 if he does not volunteer for continued treatment. House Speaker Angelle said Long asked him to stand by him.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Long
John Sealy Hospital
House
Senate
Earl K. Long
Texas
Robert Angelle
Angelle
Cooper Wins Governor Race Against Judy Alford
Cooper defeats Nationalist candidate Judy Alford of McComb for governor after a campaign message from Gov. J. P. Coleman. Vote totals were not announced.
Long's Illness Stirs Texas Legislature and Court Action
The Texas Legislature reported most of Long's bills passed while two died on the Senate calendar. A December primary shift and small loan regulations were dropped. Long's lawyers planned a sanity hearing with his wife present, as doctors and officials pursue health recovery.
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Long
Senate
Wilma Lockhart
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Hemenway Co
Hearing Service
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Monroe
N. Third ST
CAR Life
America
Rambler
Jackson Motors, Inc
Girl’s State
Mary T. Bunting
Douglass College
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Cambridge
Mass
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