Long Dynasty Falters as Earl Long Enters Mental Clinic
In 1928 Huey P. Long rose to governor and shaped Louisiana politics for 30 years. Earl Long’s recent commitment to a Texas psychiatric clinic sparks questions about the dynasty’s future. Russell Long weighs a possible bid with Morrison backing. others seek to fill the power gap while segregationists push to end the Long era.
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Louisiana
Long
Huey
Texas
U. S
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Earl Long
Hugh A. Mulligan
Baton Rouge
Bps
Galveston
Tex
Earl
Kingfish
Delesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
Russell
Senate
U.S. Senate
Lether Frazar
Long Forces
Washington
Wade O. Martin Jr
Bill Dodd
Blanche Long
Supreme Court
Frazar
Seg
Crosby Says Only Father Time Will Retire Him
Hollywood star Bing Crosby, age 55, says retirement by Father Time is inevitable but not voluntary. In Say One For Me he jokes about aging, family, and his role as Father Conroy alongside Bob Wagner Debbie Reynolds and Ray Walston. He notes his sons thrive in entertainment and teases a scene imitating Wagner's dance step.
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UPI
Bing Crosby
Groaner
Crosby
Kathy
Father Conroy
Bob Wagner
Debbie Reynolds
Ray Walston
Cruller
Wagner
Crossett band majorettes chosen after clinic
In Crossett Arkansas Marilyn Rus sell Carolyn Brooks Glenda Johnston Jean Johnson and Sherry Jones were elected band ma jorettes after a three day majorette clinic. In Salem Baptist Church Homecoming Eva Pool was pianist and Allen Austin led song. John Logan resigned Crossett Chamber manager to join Ponca City Oklahoma.
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Marilyn Russell
Carolyn Brooks
Glenda Johnston
Jean Johnson
Sherry Jones
Eros
Salem Baptist Church
Eva Pool
Allen Austin
Crossett
Ark
John Logan
Crossett Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ponca City
Okla
Hanks Spikes
Crossett Chamber
Mer Rouge
Karen Williams
Guy D. Williams
Garden Club
Lenna Armstrong
Elaine Armstrong
Mouton Issues Orders Affecting Oil and Gas Activity
Louisiana Conservation Commissioner Ashton Mouton announced orders changing operations in multiple oil and gas fields. The actions include drilling units and rules for sands such as C E sand, L sand, and D 2 sand, with revisions to existing permits across Bayou Des Allemands Bayou Pigeon Chalkley Chacahoula Lulling Parcperdue Shreveport Savoy Southeast Rayne South Pecan Lake Terryville West Bay and other formations.
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Baton Rouge
Ashton Mouton
Louisiana
Bayou Des Allemands
Bayou Pigeon
Bayou Sale
Chalkley
Chacahoula
North Elton
Parcperdue
Shreveport
Savoy
Southeast
Rayne
South
Pecan Lake
Terryville
Cotton Valley
West Bay
Armistice Meeting Called At Panmunjom By Request
The Joint Korean Military Armistice Commission was convened Tuesday at Panmunjom at the Communist side request. The UN Command and Communist officers prepared for a Wednesday session with no reason given for the summons. Bob warned of a risky stunt, but the speaker declined, joking about an improbable encore.
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Seoul, Korea
UPI
Joint
Korean Military Armistice Commission
United Nations Command
Solon Suggests Fairy Tales Without Illustrations
West Orange New Jersey Senator Clifford Case proposed telling fairy tales without illustrations to avoid controversy. He cited Southern objections to illustrated tales like The Three Little Pigs and The Rabbits Wedding, amid bans by groups in Alabama and Florida targeting libraries.
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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
Washington FBI chief J Edgar Hoover announced a first quarter 1959 decline in murders 3 percent robberies 8 percent and auto thefts 4 percent across 1 972 cities. Overall city crime declined less than one percent from 1958.
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UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
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