No Action Taken In Mercy Case
A 13 year old, Conrad Thibodeaux, who admitted to the mercy killing of his brother Jack, awaits juvenile action after a special grand jury declined to indict. The DA says the boy will be sent to juvenile authorities. a judge may place him in reform school until 21 if deemed delinquent.
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Crowley
Conrad Thibodeaux
Jack
Bertrand DeBlanc
Thibodeaux
DeBlanc
Conrad
Young Thibodeaux
Ally
Clovis Thibodeaux
Long Signs All Bills Passed At Fiscal Session
Gov Earl Long signed all bills from the 1957 fiscal session in Louisiana. He approved 42 House bills and four Senate bills in recent days, with laws to take effect July 1. The move marks the first time a governor signed all bills from a regular session in years.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Louisiana
Senate
Secretary of State
Scientists observe radiation test at Ground Zero
An AEC spokesman described cloud movement at 30 000 feet north east and stem at 20 000 feet north west. More than 50 diagnostic tests used live pigs and mice with instruments to study radiation effects. The blast matched the prior 10 kiloton shot, with two smaller recent blasts at about two kilotons. No troops participated, 30 plus planes flew nearby, witnesses noted bright blue flash from LA to Angel's Peak, dust kicked up in the desert, test delayed by weather from June 8.
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AEC
Due East
Due West
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Angel's Peak
First Lady in Hospital for Routine Checkup
The White House says Mrs Mamie Eisenhower is not ill and in Walter Reed Army Hospital for a routine head to toe physical checkup. Press Secretary Hagerty noted she expects to stay several days, a practice she has kept up annually for many years.
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Washington
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
Treasury Chief Reflects On Prosperity Under Eisenhower
The Treasury chief told a committee that the administration presided over rising employment and incomes with more homes cars and leisure. He noted prosperity touched most but farmers and credit demand pose inflation risks as lenders and borrowers grow confident.
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Eisenhower
America
Humphrey
Man Sentenced on Theft Count in Lake Charles Case
Herman Ortega, 25, was sentenced in the fourth judicial district court to four years in the state penitentiary on four theft charges. He was arrested by Ouachita Parish sheriff's officers in Lake Charles, where he resides, on May 4.
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Herman Ortega
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouachita Parish
Lake Charles
Let George Do It In Titusville City Hall
In Titusville Pennsylvania the city council appointed George W Becker to fill a vacancy as controller. Becker also serves as city clerk deputy director of accounts and finances and special tax officer with an annual income of 36090 dollars.
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Titusville
George
George W. Becker
Lawmakers Attack Smith Act Ruling Affects Communists
Justice Harlan writes the majority opinion distinguishing advocacy from urging immediate action. Legislators Blast the decision, warning it signals a freer path for Communist influence in schools and unions, and may impede Smith Act enforcement.
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U.S
Justice Harlan
The
Majority
Three Injured In Car Truck Wreck Near Boni ta
Three persons were seriously injured about 9 am Tuesday on highway 163 two miles south of Bonita in a pickup truck colliding with a car. J L Lott 52 Ringgold suffered internal injuries and two unidentified Negroes were hurt. Jimmy L Lott Jr 18 slept in the back seat as the youth worked toward Greenwood Mississippi. State police investigated the crash.
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Bastrop
Highway 163
Bonita
Garnier Clinic
J. L. Lott
Ringgold
Jimmy L. Lott, Jr
Psychiatrists To Study Boy Who Shot Up Town
CANONSBURG Pa Psychiatrists will study what caused 10 year old Joey Coleman to fire on a mining community in Muse Sunday night The juvenile authorities ordered his commitment to the Allentown State Hospital State police still do not know where the boy obtained two pistols and ammunition No one was wounded
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Canonsburg
Joey Coleman
Muse
Allentown State Hospital
Joey
Jena Man Held On Speed Charge
Monroe police records indicate George D. Cobb of Jena faces charges of exceeding the speed limit and disregarding a stop sign after a minor automobile crash. Cobb’s eastbound vehicle on Breard Street struck a northbound car driven by Millard F. Reno at N Third Street, injuring Reno Jr. 7, Blanchard Reno Jr. 7, and Gay Reno.
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Jena
Monroe
George D. Cobb
Cobb
Millard F. Reno
Dick Taylor St
Blanchard Reno, Jr
Gay Reno
Breard St
Reno
N. Third St
Boy And Robin Team Up In Get-Well Spirit
In Binghamton New York seven year old Guy Lillie recovering from a broken leg after an automobile accident finds companionship with a baby robin that fell from its nest during tree work. The bird perched on his head shoulders and leg cast beside his bed, helping brighten his convalescence as Dorothy Kolb brings the bird to him.
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Boy
Robin
Binghamton, N.Y
Guy Lillie
Guy
Dorothy Kolb
Here And There Night At Curcass On Cheniere Lake
The event begins at 7 30 p m at the Curcass on Cheniere Lake with Shriners from the area invited. Club secretary James A Daniel says advance reservations are not necessary and attendance is open to all.
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Cheniere Lake
James A. Daniel
Booming Swim Season at Swayze Natatorium
About 10 000 people have enjoyed the Swayze Natatorium in Monroe since it opened Saturday with 7 AM to 9 PM hours seven days a week. Lifeguards are on duty at all times and attendance is rising as hot weather beckons.
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Jack Blanks
Swayze Natatorium
Monroe
Rights at stake in Girard extradition case
The question before the court concerns whether Girard may be tried in an American tribunal under the U S Constitution and if sending him to Japan for trial would violate that constitutional right.
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Girard
Pressure on Union Official Says He Quit At Gunpoint
Gilbert Mann testified he resigned as president of Chicago Local 100 after George L. Stuart threatened him with a nine shot 25 caliber pistol on January 21 1955. Mann described Stuart removing his gun from a desk drawer and presenting a telegram claiming Mann was being deposed.
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Washington
Chicago
Gilbert Mann
Local 100
George L. Stuart
International
Mann
Senate
Stuart
McClellan
Cross
Youth Confesses to Killing Sandra at Maynard Home
Freeman a 6 foot 3 inch youth called police from the Maynard residence and led them to Sandra Jean's bloodstained bed room. He said Sandra fought back and that he killed her after stating she made him feel like a man. He claimed she was sunbathing in a swimsuit at the time.
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Freeman
Sandra
Maynard
W. C. Doss
Sandra Jean
County school districts settle on two district plan
The Educational Finance Commission approved a three district setup for Yalobusha County after earlier rejection. Panola County’s board reversed its opposition at a Batesville special meeting, backing a two district reorganization favored by the EFC.
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Water Valley
Miss
EFC
Yalobusha County
Panola County
Board of Education
Batesville
Union official criticized for spending at state fair
The critic accused him of excessive union fund spending at the Illinois State Fair and of holding a personal title to a car bought by the local. He stated that no charges were filed and no union trial occurred.
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Itor
Joseph Welch Plans Summer or Fall Wedding
Joseph N. Welch 66 a Boston attorney and former Army chief counsel in the McCarthy hearings announced plans to marry this summer or fall. He will wed Mrs Agnes Rodgers Brown of Chestnut Hill a longtime family friend. Welch was a pallbearer at her husband s funeral in 1956 the year Welch s wife died.
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Harwichport
Mass
Joseph N. Welch
Boston
Army
Welch
Agnes Rodgers Brown
Chestnut Hill
Stauffer System Promises Slimming Without Starvation
The ad touts Stauffer System spot reducing to slenderize hips with no starvation diet and zero stress. It claims you won’t disrobe, but you will emerge with improved proportions and invites a free trial visit by phone.
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Stauffer
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