Judge bars Japan trial of GI Girard for death in Japan
A federal judge ruled the United States cannot turn over Army specialist 3rd class William S. Girard to Japan for trial over the death of a Japanese woman at a firing range. The ruling orders proceedings in U S courts rather than in a Japanese court, citing constitutional rights.
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U.S
Girard
Japan
Washington
GI William S. Girard
U. S
McGarraghy
Ottawa
Ill
Secretary of State
Dulles
United States
State Department
Department
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Miracles Sought After Churchmen Burned In Gas Blast
In Mumior Kansas a gas explosion enveloped two Roman Catholic priests Father Cornelius Heim and Father Brice Schratz and church janitor Ted Pfannenstiel in flames as they entered a flood damaged convent to remove the Blessed Sacrament. They and three other priests from St. Joseph Military Academy were hospitalized in critical condition with burns over 90 percent of their bodies.
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Hays
Kan
Mumjor
Cornelius Heim
Leeville
Brice Schratz
Pittsburgh
Ted Pfannenstiel
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Joseph Military Academy
Mumior
St. Francis
Ansel Martin
90 Degree Heat Hits New York City Again
New York swelters for a fourth straight day with temperatures around 91. The Weather Bureau forecasts a possible yearly high. About 1,000 New Jersey passengers bound for the city were stranded in a Hudson Tunnel after a wall fragment broke a power rail, forcing track exits to be used.
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New York
Mercury
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Hudson & Manhattan
Hudson River
Manhattan
Lawmakers Attack New Supreme Court Communism Rulings
Congress figures Howard W. Smith and Sen. Jenner condemn recent high court decisions overturning Smith Act convictions of 14 California Communists and striking down labor official John T. Watkins contempt of Congress. They fault the court for redefining anti subversive law and for broad handling of subcommittee questioning. Chief Justice Warren criticizes the Un American Activities Committee’s vague framework and warns against exposing for exposure.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Jenner
California
Congress
John T. Watkins
Clark
Watkins
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Warren
Subcommittee
Un-American Activities Group
Un-American Activities Committee
Slashed Throat Youth Held In Slaying Of Girl
A University of Houston science student, Robert Freeman, is charged with murder in the death of 17 year old Sandra Jean Maynald. Police say she was found nude on her bed with a nylon stock and throat wounds after she rejected his pleas. Freeman admitted the slaying and said he went to her home to plead.
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Houston
Sandra Jean Maynald
Robert Freeman
University of Houston
L. E. Freeman
Haase
Freeman Case Unfolds In Downstairs Room Discovery
Police arrived at a girl's home to find Freeman, an adopted son, in a downstairs room, prompting inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the scene.
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Young Freeman
Tiger Eats Wallet Through Tiger Stomach Tale
James D. Haase, 27, claimed a tiger swallowed his wallet with his driver’s license during a hunt near Udorn Thailand. After tracking and entering a cave with a guide, they killed the tiger by asphyxiation, and the wallet was later found in the tiger’s stomach as Haase filed for a duplicate license.
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Washington
James D. Haase
Haase
Udorn
Thailand
No News in Blotter for West Monroe Police Chief
Chief Jeff Caldwell reports a quiet 24 hour period with no new blotter entries. The Northeast Shrine Club announces its June meeting for Thursday with coverage continued on page 2A.
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Jeff Caldwell
West Monroe
Northeast Shrine Club
East End Deluge Drops Across City at Noon
A heavy downpour hit the East End with over half an inch of rain in 10 to 15 minutes around noon in the Selman Field area as the deluge moved west. Thunderstorms expected to continue, with temps dropping from 89 to 76 and a 27 mph wind. No injuries reported from a minor wreck on Highway 165 north of Monroe.
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Selman Field
CAA
Highway 165
Monroe
Storm Breaks Power Lines Injuring Youth on Jackson Street
A teenager Johnny Ticheli received a mild electric shock when he touched a car with a live wire on Jackson Street in front of Frances Hotel. He was treated at St. Francis Hospital and released. the city reported five downed wires after a brief storm with heavy rain. An unrelated south side accident caused no injuries.
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St. Francis Hospital
Jackson Street
Frances Hotel
Johnny Ticheli
Hospital Atendants
Ticheli
Firemen Battle Brush Flames in California
A brush fire raged in Lake Elsinore and surrounding Southern California areas as hot dry winds returned. About 350 firemen fought through the night on the firelines aiming to save homes from the spreading blaze.
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California
Los Angeles
Lake Elsinore
Treasury Chief Defends Ike Policy Amid Prosperity
Treasury Secretary Humphrey defended the administrations fiscal program before the Senate Finance Committee saying prosperity results from policy goals and that higher interest rates benefit the economy. He argued banks pay more to depositors, boosting savings and capital investment creating more jobs. His resignation was expected.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Scientists Flee Fallout Area At Test Site
Atomic scientists at the Atomic Test Site Nevada detonated the fourth shot at 4 45 am and evacuated the control point after light fallout was reported by the AEC. The device lifted by balloon 500 feet above the desert created a six mile high mushroom cloud spreading contamination toward the site.
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Nev
Atomic
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Eisenhower civil rights bill passes as jury trial vote fails
The House approved the civil rights bill 286 to 126 despite Southern bloc attempts to insert a jury trial amendment. Final roll shows 168 Republicans and 118 Democrats for the bill, with 19 Republicans and 107 Democrats against. The measure moves to the Senate amid ongoing debate on the international treaty.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Nixon
U. S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Johnson
Texas
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Louisiana Representatives Vote In Block On Jury Trial Amendment
Eight Louisiana congressmen cast a unified vote for the jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. The measure passed in part but the amendment failed. The lawmakers were F. Edward Hebert New Orleans Hale Boggs New Orleans Edwin Willis St Martinville Overton Brooks Shreveport Otto Passman Monroe James Morrison Hammond T A Thompson Ville Platte and George S Long Pineville.
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Washington
Louisiana
F. Edward Hebert
New Orleans
Hale Boggs
Edwin Willis
St. Martinville
Overton Brooks
Shreveport
Otto Passman
Monroe
James Morrison
Hammond
T. A. Thompson
Ville Platte
George S. Long
Pineville
Resent Paying Street Parkers Cited As Problem
William G. Barr of the National Parking Association warns downtown parking relies on controversial turnover. In Monroe he studies the issue for the Chamber of Commerce, noting doubled car numbers in a decade and that meters attract drivers who cannot afford free parking. He suggests chalk-mark enforcement and off street lots for merchants and residents.
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William G. Barr
National Parking Association
Monroe
United States
Barr
Mississippi Equalization Of Schools Program Takes First Step
The Educational Finance Commission approved Bolivar and Yalobusha counties and scheduled Panola for this afternoon, the last three to join the 151 district reorganization aimed at equalizing Negro and white facilities. The plan targets July 1 completion and aims to remove duplications, boost poorer districts, and fund better teachers through state aid and administrative savings.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Educational Finance Commission
Bolivar
Yalobusha
Panola County
Little Red
U. S. Supreme Court
Louis Alford
McComb
EFC
Alford
Kosciusko
J. Keith Worrell
Carrollton
David Miles
Lexington
T. Marvin Williams Jr
Meridian
J. W. Pope
Richton
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Alice Harvey
John
Redding
Calif
Margaret Rudisill
Gordon Harvey
N. Y. City
Sen. Jenner
R-Ind
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Shrine
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Dixie Bloc
Knowland
Department of Justice
Long House
White House
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Luther Pullen
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