Local man finds mother after 25 year search
Roy E. Jones of Monroe after 25 years reconnects by phone with his California-born mother Margaret Sutton Brusard now living near Silverado. The brick mason and lay preacher learns his grandfather George E. Sutton is alive in Walnut Grove and reaches his mother after years of letters, calls, and hospital record sleuthing with help from U.S. Rep. Otto Passman and others.
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Roy E. Jones
Monroe
California
Jones
Norphlet
Ark
Torrance
Calif
Roy Jones
Otto E. Passman
U. S
Bureau of Vital Statisttics
Western delegates weigh Soviet ask for international test ban
London delegates consider Moscow’s surprise plan for internationally controlled nuclear tests with inspections on Soviet and Western soil. The proposal shifts propaganda leverage in five power talks, pressuring Prime Minister Macmillan to explore or accept the plan while Labour urges a halt to tests.
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London
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Britain
Pacific
U.N
Harold Macmillan
France
Canada
Labor Party
Newcastle
Hugh Gaitskell
Gaitskell
U.N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Flash Flood Toll Across Dakotas Sparks Rescue Efforts
Torrential rains dumped up to eight inches across eastern South Dakota and southeastern Minnesota, washing out bridges and roads. Three people drowned near Flandreau when their car plunged into the Big Sioux River while others were seen in danger in Ward and Yankton. Flooding hit Sioux Falls, Marshall, Willmar, and Dell Rapids as rivers swelled, with National Guardsmen aiding civil defense efforts and sandbag barriers.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South Dakota
Minnesota
Flandreau
D.D
Big Sioux
Ward
S.D
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Marshall
Willmar
Sioux River
Camden State Park
Ball Park
Dell Rapids
Trust Probe Gets Off To Lively Start
A congressional hearing on the antitrust role of professional baseball and organized sports opened with sharp exchanges. Rep Keating accused possible chaos from applying antitrust law, while Chairman Celler defended regulation and challenged objectivity amid past hearings.
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Washington
Congressional
Rep
Keating
New York
Republican Committee
Congress
Celler
D-Ny
Subcommittee
Monroe Postpones Bond Election Announcement
The Monroe City Council and Mayor W L Jack Howard delay announcing a bond election until the next regular council meeting after receiving a Utilities Commission letter. The commission requests formal reports from consulting engineers on electric and water system needs before final action.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
City of
Howard
Utilities Commission
Aim Poor Boy 10 Fires On Town in Canonsburg Shootout
A 10 year old boy Joseph Coleman of Canonsburg Pa fired more than 20 rounds with two Colt automatic pistols Sunday night in a Canonsburg mining town. He wounded no one and surrendered after his ammunition ran out. Police took him to Washington Hospital and then to the Juvenile Detention Home.
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Muse
Pennsylvania
Joseph Coleman
Canonsburg
Pittsburgh
Washington, Pa
Washington County
Joey
Bernard Coleman
Maple Street
James Rathmund
Chuck Curdhella
Curchella
Sportsman's Club
Scientist Found Dead in Monterey Laboratory Before Hearings
Stanford biochemist William K. Sherwood, 41, was found dying in his Hopkins marine laboratory in Pacific Grove. He died an hour later at Monterey Hospital from a chemical dose. Sheriff and House Un-American Activities Committee hearings loom as letter threats surface.
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Monterey
Calif
Stanford University
Christopher H. Hill Jr
Hill
William K. Sherwood
Hopkins Marine Laboratory
Pacific Grove
Barbara
Frank Tavenner
House UN - American Activities Committee
San Francisco
Sherwood
Washington
House Committee
Jap Premier To Talk With Ike
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi arrived in Honolulu en route to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower. He said the aim is to strengthen friendship and cooperation and to establish relations on mutual trust and confidence. He was greeted by officials and a Japanese consul accompanied by a red carpet and photographers.
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Honolulu
Kishi
Japan
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Hisaji Hattori
Monroe Police Banquet Honors Department Members
Here and There Awards will be presented and a year end report read at a banquet Thursday honoring members of the Monroe Police Department. The dinner begins at 7 p.m. in the Virginia Hotel and Mayor W L Howard urged attendance.
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Monroe Police Department
Virginia Hotel
W. L
Jack) Howard
Continued Hot Showers Expected Across Region
Heat and humidity persist with temperatures in the 90s and widely scattered showers. Yesterday’s peak reached 94 with a 72 nightly low. tonight’s low should range from 72 to 77, while tomorrow’s high is forecast between 90 and 95.
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Phooey
Shotgun Holdup Assault Charge Hurled At Girl
A 20 year old girl Vivian Masters was arraigned on a charge of atrocious assault with intent to kill after allegedly threatening to shoot police headquarters in a search for the officer who gave her a traffic ticket. She was brought into Newton New Jersey court cuffed and sullen during the arraignment.
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Vivian Masters
Sussex County
Newton
N. J
William Knoll
Miss Knoll
Charlie Young
Young
Knoll
Miss Masters
James Quinn
Sussex County Grand Jury
Fred Cooper
Ralph Carey
Mink
New Jersey
Three Violent Deaths This Weekend Reported In Area
A weekend spate of deaths includes a Crossett shotgun slaying, a child’s hanging in Foules, and a drowning in Ferriday. Ashley County Sheriff Courson jails his common law wife on an open charge as preliminary hearings set for 2 p.m. Monday.
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Clifford
Morris
Crossett
Ashley County
D. A. Courson
Viola Sanders
Frank Arnold
Courson
Blankenship
Fisherman Rescued After Five Days Adrift Off Monterey
Fisherman Jack Coats from Eureka was rescued near Monterey after five days adrift in his 36 foot Gojoe. He survived on raw fish brackish water and a mouldy thread with only two matches left before a destroyer and Coast Guard cutter towed him to port.
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Monterey
Calif
Pacific
Jack Coats
Eureka
Coats
George Anderson
Anderson
Coast Guard
Arena Cove
San Francisco
Supreme Court orders new trials for nine more in Smith Act case
The Supreme Court freed five California Communist leaders and ordered new trials for nine others on Smith Act charges from 1952. Justice Harlan wrote the 6-1 opinion, with Justices Warren Black Douglas joining. Brennan and Whittaker took no part. Clark dissented, saying the ruling undermines Congress’s aims and could redraw jury results.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
U.S
Clark
Congress
Harlan
Warren
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Burton
Brennan
Whittaker
Travel Expense Audit Targets Calcasieu Parish Districts
A state audit criticizes the Calcasieu Parish gravity drainage district No 4 and subdrainage districts 1 and 2 for excessive travel costs. For 1955 and 1956 travel items include tips 20 to 30 dollars and entertainment 30 to 50 dollars, plus transportation meals and lodging.
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Baton “Rouge
Calcasieu Parish
Board of Commissioners of Gravity
J. B. Lancaster
Sold by ad buyers to bed advertiser in world want ad
The news star world want ad drew many calls and sold the bed for the advertiser.
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News-Star
World Want
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High Court
Walnut, Grove
J. D. Brussard
Silverado
Los Angeles
Margaret Sutton Brushard
M‘millan
Red
Dakota
City
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
Redwood
National
Civil Defense
Dunnell
Charles Donella
Oakland
Bertram Edises
Ike
Police
Gorge Perry
Ferriday Kiwanis Club
J. B. Barnett
Interstate Oil Pipeline Co
Ferriday
Societe Fiso de Recherches
Arley Raymond Thompson
Arley Thompson
Foules
Charlie
Calcasieu
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