Brownsboro School Board Feud Ends In Shootout
A long running Brownsboro East Texas feud erupted at a school board meeting. Thurman Jackson 42 was killed by two bullets after demanding itemized bills. Dr Charles Rahm the board secretary is charged with murder. Several others were injured including Ivan Long J P Parker Bill Melton George Bush. Authorities dispatched Texas Rangers and highway patrol to Athens for investigation.
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Brownsboro
Tex
Texas
Thurman Jackson
Ivan H. Long
Board
J. P. Parker
Bill Melton
George Bush
Charles Rahm
Bownsboro
Jackson
Henderson County
Jack Hardee
Rahm
Texas Rangers
Athens
Utility Commission Bill Sparks Baton Rouge Allegations
Gordon Flory accuses Mayor Howard of helping draft a bill to curb Monroe Utilities and give City Council veto and appointment powers. He says Howard hoped for passage, while council opponents blocked public endorsement. Travis Thomas accompanies Flory in the claims, which Howard denies. The matter references a never introduced bill and ongoing disputes.
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Flory
Howard
Baton Rouge
W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Utilities Commission
Travis Thomas
West Monroe
Quachita Parish
Negro Convicted In Welfare Case Involving Funds
Judge David J. Garrett convicted Monroe resident Leola Henderson for making false welfare statements to obtain benefits from June 1953 to February this year totaling 510. She testified about a fourth child. neighbor Will Slaughter testified about visits to the home and paternity claims. Welfare officials said payments stopped after a report she lived in common law.
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David J. Garrett
Quachita Parish
Monroe
Department of Public Welfare
Leola Henderson
Washington Street
J.$. Worley
Department of Welfare
Will Slaughter
Powell Avenue
Slaughter
Welfare Department
Huge Increase In Assessment Told In Ouachita Parish
Bert Coverdale disclosed that Ouachita Parish assessments will rise by about 4 million this year over last year due to right of way removals for I-20 and the La 165 bypass. He noted the final books should exceed 113 million, boosting taxes for subdivisions, including Monroe and West Monroe, with last year’s parish assessment at 109,003,320.
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Ouachita Parish
Bert Coverdale
Coverdale
Monroe
West Monroe
Mayor Howard Denounces Flory On Utilities Legislation
Mayor W L Jack Howard again accuses Louisiana labor leader Gordon Flory of misrepresenting facts about defeated Monroe Utilities Commission legislation. He says the veto bill was defeated and the issue is closed, criticizing Flory’s ongoing charges and urging responsible journalism while noting his opposition to lawsuits and staff dismissals.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Louisiana
Gordon Flory
Monroe Utilities Commission
Howard
Utilities Commission
Monroe
Flory
Monroe buses offer five cent fares for youths this summer
Effective today and through the summer, children under 16 ride Monroe buses to the pool for five cents, with regular fare at 15 cents. The round trip drops from 39 cents to 10 cents, per Finance and Utilities Commissioner H. W. McSherry. Joseph W. Milner of Monroe, LSU Law School graduate, was inducted into The Order of the Coif during Law Day USA. Milner also belongs to Phi Delta Phi and has served as associate editor of the journal.
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Monroe
Finance and Utilities
H. W. McSherry
Joseph W. Milner
LSU Law School
Order of the Coif
Milner
Phi Delta Phi
International Legal Fraternity
Atlas Missile Strike Ends After 11 Days
Convair Division of General Dynamics and the International Association of Machinists announced a settlement ending a one day old strike that halted Atlas missile facility work. The pact covers 26,000 Convair employees and awaits IAM member approval over the next ten days.
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San Diego
Calif
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
International Assn. of
Machinists
IAM
Convair
United States Space and Missile Program
Arson suspected in Las Vegas El Rancho fire
Flames gutted the El Rancho Vegas Hotel casino restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip in the early hours. Deputies probed arson after hotel officials warned of a man who talked about fire with executives before the blaze. No guests were harmed, but a switchboard operator was briefly trapped and rescued.
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Las Vegas
Nev
el Rancho Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
Sheriff's Deputies
Vira Ritchy
David Winstine
Leftists Press Advantage In Japan Strife
Tokyo AP reports 65,000 leftists demonstrated around the Diet to block the U S Japan security pact. Socialist leader Jotaro Kawakami, 71, was wounded in a shoulder stab. condition not serious. Police battled protesters as government says elections will follow the treaty’s entry into force.
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Japan
Tokyo
United States
Nobusuke Kichi
America
Kishi
Liberal - Democratic Party
Jotaro Kawakami
Hospital Mysicians
Britons Claim 66-Day Transcontinental Walk to New York
Two British airmen Sgts Patrick Moloney and Mervyn Evans march into New York after a 66 day 4 hour 17 minute trek from San Francisco to claim a cross country walking record of about 3000 miles. An old record stood at 77 days for 3483 miles. A rival claimant Dr Barbara Moore pursues affidavits and proof of their journey.
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Coliseum
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Barbara Moore
Columbia
House Votes For More Foreign Aid
Washington AP reports the House approved an amendment to the 3,384,500,000 foreign aid bill to restore 200 million dollars for military assistance by a 170 to 114 vote. The action remains subject to a later roll call that could reverse it. Speaker Sam Rayburn opposed the amendment amid his floor appearance. Eisenhower had sought two billion for military aid, but the Appropriations Committee trimmed it to 1.6 billion.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Appropriations Committee
Entertainer Josephine Baker Acquitted in Canada Case
In Montreal AP bulletin, entertainer Josephine Baker and her manager Stephen Papich were acquitted of illegally moving goods into Canada from the United States. The ruling clearing both parties ends a cross border dispute and hinges on disputed shipment practices.
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Montreal
Josephine Baker
Stephen Papich
Canada
United States
Bus crash injures 39 near Jackson on Highway 80
A Trailways bus fresh from Los Angeles to Miami overturned on a rain slick Highway 80 embankment three miles west of Clinton, injuring about 39 passengers. Two critically hurt were driver D W Arnold of Shreveport and Jose Campos of South America. Eight Jackson ambulances ferried victims to Baptist Hospital as the crash prompted drivers to recount a swerve to avoid a passing car.
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Baptist Hospital
D. W. Arnold
Shreveport
Jose Campos
South America
Jackson
Clinton
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Cuban expulsions prompt exits of two U.S. attaches
The U S Embassy says two assistant attaches expelled by Cuba for conspiring with counter revolutionists have departed. William G. Friedemann of Stillwater Oklahoma left Thursday night and Edwin L Sweet of Abilene Texas left this morning.
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Havana
U. S&s
Cuba
William G. Friedemann
Stillwater
Okla
Edwin L. Sweet
Abilene
Citronelle oil field braces for 243rd well completion
Citronelle Alabama AP reports the area nears the completion of the 243rd oil well in the Citronelle field in Mobile County. It marks the 20th new well brought in this year at the large north Mobile County field.
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Citronelle
Ala
Mobile County
First Eastern Air Lines jet departs Miami amid strike
Miami AP report notes the first Eastern Air Lines jet left Miami for New York at 10 13 a m as a pilot strike entered its seventh day. The move signals a potential resumption of service despite ongoing labor actions.
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Miami. Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
New York
Constable Dies After Being Shot in Braxton
Wilson Buffington a Simpson county constable died at University hospital hours after being shot in the stomach by W T Shorter a plumber from Clinton. Shorter who was angered by a prior arrest was captured within hours by officers using a bloodhound. Buffington 44 was shot at his Braxton home at 1 am as Shorter approached and fired twice.
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Buffington
Braxton
Shorter
Walking Britons Set New Transcontinental Mark
Two British sergeants Patrick Moloney, 34, and Mervyn Evans, 33, completed a cross-country march in 67 days, beating the 1910 record by 10 days. They emerged from the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan at 9:58 a.m., after finishing the final night in Newark.
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New York
United States
Patrick Moloney
Mervyn Evans
Lincoln Tunnel
Manhattan
New Jersey
Hudson River
Newark
Today’s Chuckle Reflects on Old Newspaper Extras
A light note recalls how an extra once meant a newspaper edition and not add on charges. It contrasts past value with modern costs, hinting at nostalgia for simpler, tangible news formats.
Area Expects Dry Week End
The area forecasts no rain today tonight or tomorrow with partly cloudy hot weather. Yesterday’s high reached 92 and the overnight low 70. Tonight’s low 66 to 70 with tomorrow’s high near 90 as showers stay limited to southeast portions.
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Twin Cities
Arkansas
Run-Off Slated Saturday For Monroe City School Board
A two man run off will determine the fifth member of the Monroe City School board. Wayne Woods and W E Whetstone seek the post, with 11 692 voters eligible. Polls open 6 am to 8 pm and police will close bars until 9 pm.
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Monroe
Wayne Woods
W. E. Whetstone
Bell Telephone Company
James Kelly
City Democratic Executive Committee
Woods
Ward
Eisenhower Heads Toward Formosa Amid Shelling
President Eisenhower moves north toward Formosa as Communist artillery shells off shore fortresses 110 miles away. Peiping Radio calls the attack a display of contempt for the U.S. leader. The 7th Fleet maintains vigil around the St Paul as the president reviews schedule and contends with a trip blighted by Tokyo visit cancellation.
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Eisenhower
Formosa
Peiping Radio
U.S
Defense Ministry
Taipei
Quemoy
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Charles D. Griffin
Japan
Peiping
St. Paul
Manila Bay
Philippines
Tokyo
Oil Stock Swindle Sentences Heavy Prison Terms
Playboy Francis Peter Crosby once married to actress Denise Darcel received five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for conspiring to use the mails to defraud investors in oil stock sales. Seven others also drew prison terms, including William J. McCarthy who got 32 years and $10,000. The scheme, involving the Texas Adams Oil Co, defrauded buyers of about $2.3 million.
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New York
Francis Peter Crosby
Denise Darcel
U. S
McMahon
Crosby
Ment
Texas Adams Oil Co
Worth Pettit Jr
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Leo B. Mittelman
New York City
Eugene Meredith
Los Angeles
Philip Gordon
Leonard Goldberg
Brooklyn
School Officials Hint At Shorter Term
Louisiana education leaders warned that schools may be forced to close early next year after failing to gain more funding in Gov. Jimmie Davis’ appropriations bill. A governor’s ally floated the Little Hoover Commission as a study commission to scrutinize state government. The House passed the budget bill unanimously, rejecting a $10 million boost for education. Commissioner James Reily accused Education Superintendent Shelby M. Jackson of backing away from a preelection deal over lunch program funds, a charge Jackson denied.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jimmie Davis
Department of Education
Hoover Commission
Davis
Louisiana
House
James Reily
Shelby M. Jackson
Apartment Vacant Classified Ad Demonstrates Quick Response
A short waterfront classified ad illustrates turning a vacant apartment into cash with a low cost 9 line style. The sample shows 2 days of promotion for $2.40 and results of 9 calls on the first day and 3 calls on the second day.
Rooms with private bath in quiet area for rent
Two rooms plus private bath, entry, washer room, and garage included. Paid. Phone FA 35-1878. You can get the same results with a NEWS-STAR-WORLD WANT AD. Call the WANT AD number and ask about our low seven day rates with cancellation privileges.
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News-Star — World
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