Ransom Kidnapper Seizes $75,000 In Arizona Desert Plot
Mrs Evelyn Ann Smith was kidnapped outside a Phoenix beauty parlor and freed in the Superstition Mountains after taking 75 000 in cash into the desert. A man described as 35 to 40 with light brown hair fled with a rifle and revolver as FBI and local officers set roadblocks and bloodhounds into the rugged area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Evelyn Ann Smith
Phoenix Pipe and Steel Company
Herbert
Smith
Arizona Desert
Rhee Calls Time to Walk Out of Geneva
President Syngman Rhee told UP that the time has come for South Korea to withdraw from the Geneva conference. He said continued talks aid the Communists and hinted Korea may not wait for a July 26 deadline, aiming to end the Korea phase of Geneva talks. Rhee warned the 90 day limit may be exceeded and anticipated a nationwide plebiscite before a new assembly is elected.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
United Press
Korea
Republic of Korea
Geneva
North Korea
Free World
C P Clinic Registration for Cerebral Palsy Children
A June 19 registration clinic in Monroe at Central Grammar School collects full child data to map cerebral palsy cases in northeast Louisiana. J Y Pipes Jr of United Cerebral Palsy Association leads this Altrusa Club project with police parking plans and non attendance of children. A follow up clinic will evaluate and classify registered children.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Central Grammar School
J. Y. Pipes, Jr
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Northeast Louisiana, Inc
Altrusa Club
Monroe Police Department
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Indonesian Delegation to Discuss Dutch Union Liquidation
An official four man Indonesian delegation will arrive in The Hague on June 20 to discuss with the Dutch government the liquidation of their 41 year old loosely linked union, the Dutch Foreign Ministry reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Netherlands
Dutch Foreign Ministry
McCarthy Denies Request to Shift Schine Assignment
Senator McCarthy rebutted Army testimony by denying he asked Secretary Stevens to assign Pvt. G. David Schine to New York. He said claims of pressuring for favorable treatment were false and described Stevens remarks as misinterpreted ribbing. The hearings also featured a tense exchange with Senator Flanders over potential hidden information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Pvt. G. David Schine
New York
Army
John G. Adams
Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Schine
Cohn
the Waldorf
Veterans of Foreign Wars Opens 24th Annual Meeting
The 24th annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened this morning at the Virginia Hotel. W. Jack Webb, commander of the Hudson-Leedy Post 3993, West Monroe, chaired the session and leaders introduced commanders and special guests including Charles C. Balls of Seattle, past commander in chief and vice-chairman of the national budget and finance committee. The morning program featured the advancing of the colors and an opening prayer by Rev. Bernard G. Boudreau.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia
W. Jack Webb
Hudson - Leedy
West Monroe
Bernard G. Boudreau
Charles C. Balls
Seattle
Wash
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
National Budget and Finance Committee
Beauty Pageant to Crown Miss Monroe at Neville High
Seven young ladies compete for Miss Monroe of 1954 tonight at Neville High School auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Monroe West Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce, starts at 8 p m. Little Miss Monroe will be selected from girls under six. Contestants include Sandra McAdams Gloria Nobles Sammie Camp Delores Wallace Janis Dyar Shirley Guidry Lloydelle Walters.
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Twin Cities
Neville High School
Monroe - West Monroe
Winnsboro Doctor Reports Death of Sanitarium Technician in Mexico
Dr. KR E King, operator of the Winnsboro sanitarium, learned that Dr. H E Parker a technician on the staff was found dead in his room at the Hotel Ambassador Monterrey Mexico Thursday at 4 am Parker age just over 30 married and well regarded He likely to be buried in Bastrop according to Dr King.
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Winnsboro
KR. E. King
H. E. Parker
Hotel Ambassador
Monterrey
Mexico
Parker
Winnsboro Hospital
Bastrop
King
West Monroe Boy Shot By Pellet At Cheniere Lake
An 11 year old West Monroe boy named David Ray was wounded by an air rifle pellet while fishing on Cheniere Lake Wednesday afternoon. The pellet lodged in his right lung and he was taken to St Francis hospital for treatment. The rifle discharged when another boy slipped while aiming at a bird. grandfather H Y Johnson carried David to town for aid.
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West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Cheniere Lake
David Ray
Nonette Ray
North Third Street
Ray
David
Benjamin Pump
Raid Seizes 75 Slot Machines On Badalamenti Farm
In Louisiana troopers seized 75 slot machines valued at 30 000 in a day raid on the Louis Badalamenti farm in St Charles Parish. A legislative council report says Louisiana parish and municipal taxes are among the lowest in the nation. A ransom money valise tied to a Phoenix kidnapping was found near Florence Junction in Maricopa county.
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New Orleans
Louis Badalamenti
St. Charles Parish
Baton
Phoenix
Ariz
Florence Junction
Maricopa County
Two Houston Men Indicted in Mansfield Deputy Murders
Two Houston men were indicted in Mansfield Louisiana on murder charges for killing one deputy sheriff and attempting to kill another. Indictment filed Thursday details the fatal shooting and the attempted slaying in the line of duty.
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Mansfield
Houston, Tex
Naval Academy graduates granted security clearance
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas announced that three midshipmen who graduated last week at the Naval Academy and had not received commissions will receive clearance after completion of security investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Thomas
Naval Academy
McCarthy Says Army Probe Hit “Blank Wall” Over Higher Ups
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy charged that his inquiry into alleged Communists in the Army met a blank wall when seeking to learn if higher ups were shielding them. He spoke Friday in Washington linking the obstruction to protective officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Red Chinese oppose halt to Geneva Conference talks
Chou En-lai told the 19 nation Geneva group that China will not stop attending the conference. He accused the U S delegation led by Walter Bedell Smith of blocking a Korean settlement and urged full discussion of Korea on the Molotov plan basis.
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Geneva
China
Chou En-lai
Korea
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Chou
Smith
United States
Eden
Molotov
Wstern
Policeman Fatally Wounds Wife In Mistaken Intruder Fire
In Washington DC a 26 year old park police officer shot his wife in the head after mistaking her for an intruder. He told police he woke to thunder and lightning, saw a shadow, grabbed his revolver and fired three times before realizing his wife was not a prowler.
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Washington W
Roszak
Metropolitan Police
Pope Pius XII Gifts UN Child Fund Recognition
Pope Pius XII has donated $1,000 to the United Nations Children’s Fund and issued a commendation praising its work. The gesture marks a diplomatic note of support from the Vatican toward UN efforts in aiding children worldwide.
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United Nations
N.Y.M
Pius XII
U.N. Children's Fund
Second body found spurs Coshocton murder probe
In Coshocton Ohio authorities uncovered a second body grave on the Cletus Reese farm after a missing man case linked to Reese. The earlier victim Clyde Patton a 28 year old teacher and salesman was beaten in the head with a club. Reese admitted beating Patton and was under investigation for another missing man Lester Melick.
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Coshocton
Ohio
Cletus Reese
Here
Reese
Clyde Patton
Patton
Reese Farm
Lester Melick
Danville
Melick
Harry
Knox
Former Secretary of Navy Adams Dies at 87 in Boston
Charles Francis Adams former Secretary of the Navy died at his Boston home at 87 He served under Hoover and later held Harvard treasurer post and chaired State Street Trust Co His sons Charles F Jr a famed yachtsman and Criles F Jr head of Raytheon also survive with a widow and daughter Funeral set for Saturday in Quincy at the First Parish Church
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Boston
Mass
Charles Francis Adams
Navy
Adams
John Adams
United States
State Street Trust Co
Harvard University
Harvard
Charles F. Jr
Newport
Thomas Lipton
Crles F. Jr
Raytheon Manufacturing Co
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Quincy
Captain Jailed For Posing As 'Col. Carter
An AWOL Air Force captain from Gary Ind. was jailed nine months in New Orleans for impersonating a colonel after registering at a swank hotel as Colonel Carter. He lived in luxury, bounced a check, and later confessed to an unverified Boston murder.
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New Orleans
Air Force
Robert Thomas Quinn
Gary
Ind
Carter
Quinn
Cambridge, Mass
Boston
Calls On M'Carthy To Answer Charges In Senate Speech
Sen. Flanders demanded McCarthy be ousted as chair of the Senate Investigations subcommittee unless he purges contempt and answers 1952 charges. He cited the subcommittee report that McCarthy refused to testify and raised questions about funds and a $10,000 housing-booklet fee. McCarthy retorted that Flanders should testify if he has information and noted Flanders’ speech occurred during Army hearings.
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McCarthy
Sen. Flanders
Wisconsin
Vermont
Senate
Flanders
Cohn
Stevens
Washington
Sen
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Benton
Subcommittee
New England
McCarthy Army
Army
Government Operations Committee
Stock Law Moves Over To Senate For Final Okay
A Louisiana bill to ban livestock from major highways and fund fence construction moved to the Senate for final approval. The Blair measure, 76 to 11 in the House, would require state payment for fencing materials while stockmen handle construction and maintenance.
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Senate
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Cecil Blair
Blair
M. Elo Girard
Girard
House Agriculture Committee
Percy Roberts
Wellborn Jack
Roberts
Agriculture Committee
Man Goes To Gallows For Almost Perfect Murder
George Edward Grammer, a once prosperous New York businessman, was executed in Maryland for murdering his wife in 1952 to wed a United Nations secretary. Prosecutors painted a careful plan using an open gas pedal trick, with evidence from love letters and lavish expenditures. Grammer admitted the killing but claimed no premeditation as he faced the gallows.
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Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
New York
Maryland
Grammer
United Nations
Yorker
Climax Molybdenum Co
Mathilda Mizibrocky
Hamilton
Ont
Chicago
Burley
North Louisiana men deny threatening senator in right to work dispute
Two Simms and Martin of Minden denied threats against Sen. John Doles of Plain Dealing over the right to work vote. Sen. Duchein testified of threats to himself and family and said organized groups aim to bankrupt his insurance agency and defeat him in the next election. Doles described threats of harm and financial retaliation. Other senators reported hearing verbal threats from the gallery. one opponent declined to comment.
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Baton Rouge
North Louisiana
John Doles
Charles Duchein
Simms
Martin
Minden
Doles
Senate
Sen. Duchein
Duchein
Sen
B. B. Rogers
Grand Cane
Guy Lockrider
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H. Y. Johnson
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