Long Dynasty Falters After Off On Rule For 30 Years
AP reports Louisiana politics under Huey Long’s influence frays after Earl Long enters a psychiatric clinic. Wary allies and segregationists glimpse a possible end to the Long era as Earl’s illness sparks power shifts and debate over succession and voter rolls.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Earl Long
Huey
Texas
Hugh A. Mulligan
Baton Rouge
C.H. Downs
Alexandria
Huey Long
U. S
Russell Long
Long dynasty questions loom as Earl Long returns uncertain
Baton Rouge reports a looming political future as Earl Long faces a sanity hearing after two profanity laced speeches. Russell Long weighs a gubernatorial bid amid factional tensions, while Lt. Gov. Lether Frazar is named head of the Long forces.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
Galveston
Tex
Earl Long
Money
Earl
State Capitol
Huey P. Long
U. S
Russell Long
Huey
Kingfish
Delesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
Russell
Senate
U.S. Senate
Lether Frazar
Washington
Long
Crossett page notes band majorettes elected
In Crossett Arkansas Marilyn Rus sell Carolyn Brooks Glenda Johnston Jean Johnson and Sherry Jones were elected as band majorettes after a three day majorette clinic. Also Crossett Chamber manager John Logan resigned to join Ponca City Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett, Ark
Marilyn Russell
Carolyn Brooks
Glenda Johnston
Jean Johnson
Sherry Jones
John Logan
Crossett Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ponca City
Okla
Hanks Spikes
Crossett Chamber
Mouton Issues Orders Affecting Oil and Gas Activity
Louisiana Conservation Commissioner Ashton Mouton issued orders affecting operations in multiple oil and gas fields. The actions include drilling units and rules for sands such as C E, southwest fault block L sand, A sand, D 2 sand, Amphistegina B sand, Hebert sand, Marginalina Texana, Mio gypsinoides, and Cotton Valley C sand across fields including Bayou Des Allemands Bayou Pigeon Chalkley Chacahoula Luling Savoy Southeast Rayne North Elton South Pecan Lake Terryville West Bay and Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Ashton Mouton
Louisiana
Bayou Des Allemands
Bayou Pigeon
Bayou Sale
Chalkley
Chacahoula
North Elton
Parcperdue
Shreveport
Savoy
Southeast
Rayne
Pecan Lake
Terryville
Cotton Valley
West Bay
Solon Suggests Fairy Tales With No Illustrations
West Orange New Jersey Senator Clifford Case urged at a discrimination conference that fairy tales be told without illustrations. He cited Southern opposition to illustrated stories like The Three Little Pigs and The Rabbits Wedding with animals of mixed colors. He warned that such works face censorship efforts in Alabama and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Conference of State Commissions Against Discrimination
Case
Alabama
Florida
FBI Reports Encouraging Drop in Murders and Robberies in Early 1959
Washington FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced preliminary crime data showing a 3 percent drop in murders and an 8 percent drop in city robberies for January through March 1959. Auto thefts fell 4 percent while aggravated assaults rose 13 percent and forcible rapes increased 11 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
FBI
Armistice Meeting Called at Panmunjom
The Joint Korean Military Armistice Commission meeting was called for Panmunjom on Wednesday at the request of the Communist side. No reason was given for summoning United Nations Command and Communist officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul, Korea
UPI
Joint
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
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Blanche Long
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Seg
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Ruth
Crosby
Kathy
Father Conroy
Bob Wagner
Debbie Reynolds
Ray Walston
Cruller
Wagner
Bob
Bill Robinson
Swift
North 7Th and
Arkansas Road
West
Monroe
Eros
Salem Baptist Church
Eva Pool
Allen Austin
John Kester
Masonic Hall
Ronnie McFarland
Billy Tatum
Rodney Barron
Bish Lee
Mitchell Butler
Kenny Grant
Dennie Sanford
Johnnie Dennis
Mer Rouge
Karen Williams
Guy D. Williams
Girl’s State
The
Garden Club
Lenna Armstrong
Elaine Armstrong
Oak Grove
Mouton
Solon
UPID
Wright Portable
America
SEARS
PNW
Guy Frantom
Monroe PubRe
Craftsman
Carrala
Vata
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