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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1959

Page

8

Air Defense Plan Eyes Cuts in Key Missiles and Jets

The administration’s air defense master plan calls for modest reductions in Nike Hercules and Bomarc missiles amid a White House Army Air Force feud. It questions the fate of the F-108 jet interceptor while preserves Nike Zeus support and keeps three weapons for NAADC. President Eisenhower and top leaders met to finalize details amid mixed signals from Pentagon officials.

Washington APS U.S Congress Army Defense Department Eisenhower Pentagon White House North American Air Defense Command Air Force

Miss Louisiana 23 Contestants Named In Show

Twenty three contestants enter the Miss Louisiana Beauty Pageant set for July 24 in Lake Providence. A fifth judge is named and several notable figures join the panel including Sandra Simpson and Lake Charles Mayor Sidney Gray. Contestants include Billie Jon Mulhearn, Arlene Fay Welsh, Marlene Mancuso, Anita Sue Thomasson, Linda Laird, and many others representing towns and parishes across the state. The Lake Providence Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the three day outdoor event with a blanket invitation to attend.

Lake Providence Jessie P. Odom Arkansas Life Insurance Company Sandra Simpson New York Lake Charles Sidney Gray Arkansas Bruce Bennett Peggy O'Neal

Tax laws and market competition pinch U.S. Treasury borrowing

U.S. Treasury faces pressure from tax laws favoring corporations and state local agencies, alongside higher yields on government backed mortgages and a tight money policy. Taxable Treasuries lose appeal to high tax investors while tax-exempt state and local securities attract funds.

Treasury Securities Federal Reserve Board Congress Treasury U.S. Treasury Federal Housing Administration Veterans Administration U. S Eisenhower Sam U.S

Health Director Urges Destruction of Plastic Bags

Orleans Parish Medical Society and New Orleans health director urge citizens to destroy all plastic bags on arrival in homes to prevent accidents as Louisiana reports a third fatality in two weeks. Dr. Walter Gardiner and Dr. Rafael Sanchez outline a three point plan to curb deaths and warnings about bag use.

New Orleans UPI Orleans Parish Medical Society Walter P. Gardiner Louisiana Rafael C. Sanchez The Medical Society Sanchez U. S

Plastic laundry bags linked to child injuries and deaths

A doctor reports that since January plastic laundry bags caused 45 accidents and 31 involve children under six months. He explains static cling allows the bag to cover a face, trapping carbon dioxide and causing slow asphyxiation and possibly a silent death without crying.

Unemployed oil field worker dies from gunshot in New Orleans

George G. Reynolds, 21, died Tuesday from a gunshot wound in his head in an apparent self inflicted incident. Dolores Ann Tyre, 24, found him after hearing a shot in their apartment.

New Orleans UPI George G. Reynolds Dolores Ann Tyre

Inmate Sent to East Louisiana Insane Ward After Double Slaying

Joe Wood, 40, transferred to East Louisiana State Hospital after fatally kicking two inmates at Central Louisiana State Hospital. Victims Henry Hodge 53 of Homer and Dewey Bennett 59 of Sabine Parish. District Attorney Jean Pharis says the case will go before the grand jury likely in the fall.

Alexandria UPI Joe Wood East Louisiana State Hospital Jackson Wood Henry Hodge Homer Dewey Bennett Sabine Parish Central Louisiana State Hospital Pineville Jean Pharis

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