Girard press conference on shooting case faces Japanese trial
In Camp Whittington Japan 21 year old Army specialist third class Girard spoke with Brig Gen Decker and Maj Levin denying pressure from Far East Command. He said Levin warned of stiffer sentences if tried by Japan. His brother fights to stop Williams’s trial in Washington as Girard claimed the press conference answered two questions.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William
Girard
Pentagon
U. S. Army
Charles Decker
Army
United States
Far East Command
Levin
Washington
Williams
Flying Saucer Talk Captivates Monroe Civitan Club
E T Nichols spoke on Flying Platforms at the Monroe Civitan Club with Charles F Lawrence presiding. He cited a late forties magazine story about a small motor propelled platform reaching 35 miles per hour and 5000 feet, noting a government order for test platforms and a compact bicycle sized craft at a moderate price.
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E. T. Nichols
Charles F Lawrence
Monroe Civitan Club
McCarty
In Thornton Teens Catch Odd Insect Near Home
Randy Price and Raymond Howe found a curious insect by an empty house on Myers Street. They described a creature like a red wasp and a preying mantis with black and yellow wings and mantis-like legs. The boys took it home in a jar and seek identification.
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Myers Street
Randy Price
Raymond Howe
Randy
Nine Beauties Pageant Continues Into Providence
Tickets for the pageant are being sold by local Jaycees and Jaynes and will be available at the door. A near capacity crowd is expected.
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Jaycees
Jaynes
Plugs Skeptical Of White House Lobbying During Breakfasts
New allegations arose as Representative Robert Sikes accused the White House of civil rights violations by inviting Republicans to presidential breakfasts. Sikes joked about separate but equal time at the White House, while noting the president listened more than lobbied on civil rights.
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Robert L. F. Sikes
Dfla
House
Sikes
White House
Supreme Court
South
Sweltering Weekend Forecast Raises Heat Alert
The weatherman warns of sweltering conditions for the weekend with only a few scattered thundershowers possible. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 49 to 91 degrees, and midmorning readings reached 88 degrees.
Truck Plunge Injures and Kills Soldiers near Piney Fork Creek
Curtis described the chaotic crash scene ten miles southeast of post headquarters where a truck dragged into Piney Fork Creek. Army engineers from the 326th Battalion aided by helicopter slings recovered the injured and dead as Specialist Ernest J. McNeill 28 of Lumberton NC and another cab occupant were killed. Pvt. J. B. Cooper 22 of Gatesville TX helped rescue a submerged man and allowed a radio to keep him breathing.
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Ft. Campbell
Ronald Curtis
Kalamazoo
Mich
Harry McIintyre
Harrington, del
Julius W. Clemmons
Tabor City
N.C
J. B. Cooper
Gatesville
Tex
Piney Fork Creek
326Th Engineer
3.C
Ernest J. McNeill
Lumberton
N. C
Pvt
Gatesville, Tex
Two Outstanding Monroe Officers To Be Selected
Monroe police department will select the outstanding officer and rookie of the year Tuesday, Chief James C. Kelly Jr. announced. The pair will be chosen by department members in the city courtroom and named Thursday at a special banquet honoring the force.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
Police Department
Kelly
W. L. Howard
Graham Promoting Fundamentalist Revival, Magazine Says
The Christian Century editorial in Chicago accuses Billy Graham of spearheading a revival of fundamentalism. It lists key doctrines and says Graham uses influence with the president to expand the movement within churches.
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Magazine
Graham
Chicago
Christian Century Magazine
Billy Graham
United States
Jesus
Christ
Housebreaker Acquitted But Retailed Anyway
CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia James N Winston 23 was released from the Virginia Penitentiary May 14 after serving time for breaking and entering He was arrested for housebreaking less than 12 hours later He was acquitted in Corporation Court yesterday but sent back to the penitentiary today An error at the Richmond penitentiary had released Winston prematurely leaving him with 12 months still to serve.
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Charlottesville
James N. Winston
Virginia Penitentiary
Corporation Court
Richmond
Wiston
Long Releases Buy Out Sutton From Angola
Sutton involved in a forgery ring at the state penitentiary is released from Angola prison. Gov. Earl Long cut Sutton’s sentence to time served after a mutation opposed by Judge James Bolin but supported by Lt. Gov. Lether Frazar and Attorney General Jack Gremillion. Sutton denied leading the group that sold forged release papers. All but one who bought their way out have been recalled to serve remaining time.
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Baton Rouge
T. L. Sutton
State Penitentiary
Angola
Earl Long
Sutton
Bossier-Webster Parish
James Bolin
Lether Frazar
Jack Gremillion
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Shanghai
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Glendale
Calif
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D-Tex
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D-La
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D-Ore
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Providence
Johnson Drug Store
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Ates
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Desiard ST
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Fidelity Standard Life Insurance Company
Ralph Lee
Lee
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Appliance Co
West Monroe
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Snowflower
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