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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
1
The right to work fight set a 26 hour Senate hearing as crowds jeered and cheered. House Speaker Clarence Aycock refused demonstrations while lawmakers clashed over process and fairness after a labor capital conference failed to reach agreement.
A Bastrop woman, Nettie McCoy, remains in critical condition at Wright-Bender clinic after a Sunday crash on Highway 11 three miles east of Met Rouge. Her father J R McCoy and passenger Lois Sasser are reported to be recovering, while 13 year old Keith Williams and three year old Deborah Stanley were treated and released.
The assembly shows deep party schism as a socialist congress endorses the treaty while threatening discipline against dissenters. In Paris U S reps grow impatient with French delay on EDC ratification, with West Germany Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg already on board. Some top Americans say they cannot plead further with Congress for leniency.
The House discussed committee fairness during the Right-To-Work continuation. Garrett doubted a hostile committee could offer an impartial hearing. Members denounced him as 13 members reportedly stood 9-4 against the bill. Beeson, in a restrained voice, warned he would strangle the bill if passed. The chamber adjourned after a long day without a formal vote count on committee actions.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged the ninepower Korean talks to pause and refer the issue back to the United Nations for further study. He said progress in Indo-China hinged on Laos and Cambodia and suggested suspending talks until the military commission draws ceasefire lines, with no overnight recess planned.
Funeral services for James E. Hadley two son of Mr and Mrs Huey Hadley of 1814 DeSiard Street Monroe will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 from Hall Funeral Home chapel with Rev H L Sampson pastor of Parkview Baptist Church officiating Interment Riverview Burial Park under Hall Funeral Home direction He is survived by his parents one sister Marilyn paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs M Hadley Monroe maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C W Thompson Grayson and several aunts and uncles
Reports from Honduras describe army defections and a suspected plot against the government a week after a Fira elvil liberty claim. Travelers note tension in the country amid rumors of General Carlos Sarti’s disappearance. The U.S. High Commission said six tons of Swiss antiaircraft ammunition bound for Guatemala were detained in Hamburg at America’s request.
Sallie Simmons Cassidy died at her home on St. John street in Monroe. Funeral planned at Mulhearn Funeral Chapel Wednesday at 5 p.m. with Dr. H. L. Johns officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park. Born December 9 1870 in Crockett Texas she was widow of Richard Cassidy and mother to several children.
Hold Up dad not identified used money to buy a home on Sicily Island Louisiana. Evans said the note added Y meant to go alone but I couldn't disgrace him. Mrs. Sherritt of Sicily Island is survived by her father Grover Guice a farmer near Epps one sister Mrs. Otha Flowers Natchez three brothers Howard Greenville Harvey and Horace Epps.
Perlman said cooperative projects are overdue and that a firm foundation for a progressive railroad will be built. salary for the president was not disclosed, while White earned $120,000 annually.
Late yesterday Senator Carr accused Senator McCarthy of a smear against aides while Senator Symington countered that secret information in McCarthy's files was handled laxly and dangerously. Spectators showed partisan feelings with applause as Symington approached the committee table and a few subdued boos were heard.
Senator McCarthy entered the hearing to cheers from spectators and pressed questions about warnings of smear tactics. He defended young investigators fighting Communists and debated with witness Carr about prior cautions and the subcommittee’s halted inquiry amid current charges.
Carr testifies under Mc Clellan questioning that McCarthy camp charges of Army blackmailing the subcommittee were not credible, and that the Army charges against McCarthy spurred prompt exposure of Army officials. He recalls the McCarthy subcommittee’s August to September push on alleged subversion at Ft Monmouth.
Monroe street department reports about one fourth of planned asphalt resurfacing done this season. The project, by Forcum James Co, covers the Qua chita Cotton Mills addition on the south side with several gravel streets replaced.
A Sterlington man was injured when his car lost control late Monday night and rolled over. The crash details remain limited but describe a single-vehicle incident with nonfatal injuries.
A 23 year old driver named William Howard Thomas was traveling east of Monroe when a tire blew out. His Mercury coupe lost control and he sustained injuries to his right arm and head and was taken to St Francis Hospital.
United Gas crews blocked several Monroe streets Tuesday to repair under street pipes. Traffic on South Grand at Grammont was diverted northbound as Wayne Hucka oversees a project expanding effects on surrounding streets until completion.
A woman recalls overcoming hearing loss with a Sonotone device from Monroe. She describes a wedding and starting a new life, crediting Mr. Ping for his understanding and assistance in getting used to the device. Her story aims to encourage others to seek help.
An affidavit quotes Hoffman describing a second state official who allegedly blackmailed him for 150000 after discovering the embezzlement. The official is said to be dead. Richman’s office has begun an inquiry to identify both men as Hoffman confessed funding through inactive accounts amid high Washington living costs.
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