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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
2
Death at Ball Ground. Gulf Shipside manager shot by Aaron
Mrs. Perkins reports her husband Perkins of Gulf Shipside Cotton Ware house and Storage Co. was shot by Aaron with a .357 Magnum after a surprise visit to the Aaron home in Ball Ground Georgia. Huey said Aaron had been drinking and Mrs. Perkins found him standing over Perkins with the pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Baill Ground
Huey
Perkins
Gulf Shipside Cotton Warehouse and Storage Co
New Orleans
Mrs. Perkins
Boyd Freed In Knife Attack Exonerated in Slashing Case
West Carroll Parish Sheriff J R Butler reports Dillard Boyd 35 exonerated in the throat slashing of Booker Barnes 40 near the courthouse on June 13. Barnes hospitalized in Monroe and later released. Sheriff says Barnes was drinking and provoked incident. witnesses support Boyd’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
J. R. Butler
Dillard Boyd
Booker
Barnes
Monroe
Butler
Byrd
Boyd
Outbreak of Anthrax Hits Ouachita Parish Quarantine Begins
Ouachita Parish faces an anthrax epidemic with cattle losses estimated near thirty thousand dollars. Quarantine covers markets and slaughterhouses, with 8 to 14 days needed to gauge livestock losses. A human case responds to treatment, linked to handling a cow carcass at a West Monroe rendering plant. Local health officials urge pre and post slaughter inspection and cautions about raw milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Carroll Summer
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Morehouse
Ouachita
Summer
Soviets used Hungary crisis to pressure Nagy and allies
Experts link the Soviet decision to deploy tanks and oust Nagy to timelines in late October and November 1956. They say British French action in Suez and Eisenhower’s quick, decisive stance signaled US noninterference in Hungary while protecting Soviet Middle East interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Nagy
Budapest
Moscow
Suez
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Eisenhower
Hungary
Middle East
Bridge Collapse Near Vancouver Claims Dozens
Bill Hallman described rapid disaster under the old Second Narrows Bridge as divers searched for driftwood and survivors. Officials ordered an inquiry by Chief Justice Sherwood Lett while Dominion Bridge Co investigates the cause and possible losses. The two mile structure was two thirds complete and near opening, with completion delay undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hallman
Second Narrows Bridge
Dominion Bridge Co
Atty
Robert Bonner
Sherwood Lett
British Columbia Supreme Court
Vancouver
Eisenhower comments on Adams-Goldfine case during news conference
President Eisenhower declined to expand on the Adams-Goldfine matter, noting his general statement. He defended Gov. Adams as an invaluable public servant and said he strives for high standards for White House staff, while dodging questions about other officials’ actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Labor union reform bill passes Senate with tough provisions
The bill would force detailed financial reports from unions and leaders, require secret elections, limit officer terms, allow removal of trusteeships after 18 months, bar felons from officer roles, and criminalize embezzlement. It also bans using union funds for campaigns and restricts union loans, while permitting replaced strikers to vote in bargaining elections and validating prejob agreements for building trades unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
Flying Tigers veteran to lead U S Air Force in China
A World War II era flyer who later commanded the 14th U S Air Force in China after Pearl Harbor is noted in a brief tribute. Also: Mrs. Mary Manuel of Monroe plans a visit to Twillingate, Newfoundland to see a brother after ten years. A traffic death in New Orleans is recorded as an alcohol related crash with internal hemorrhages, the victim identified as Albert Sandoz, 52, a stevedore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Tigers
China
United States
U. S. Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Mary Manuel
New York
Frederick St
Monroe
Twillingate
Newfoundland
New Orleans
UPI
Albert Sandoz
Sandoz
Tax Bills Loom in Louisiana Legislature After Wine and Gas Measures
Gov Long signed a one cent gas gathering tax set to run through July 31, 1960. The tax faces court challenges as gas companies contest constitutionality. A second Holt gas tax bill seeking a two cent increase to fund teacher raises failed in a tied vote, leaving it on the calendar. The wine tax was revised to fund scholarships police and trade schools, while the Senate tabled the broader subject after a negative committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl K. Long
Holt
House
Senate
Industrial Relations Committee
James Sparks
Monroe
Andrew Sevier
Tallulah
Nagy Execution Shocks Eisenhower Calls It Summit Setback
President Eisenhower said the execution of former Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy and his allies marks a serious setback for any planned summit. He criticized the act as a betrayal of good faith and evidence of Soviet terrorism intended to enforce absolute servitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Imre Nagy
Nagy
Soviet Union
Statewide radio system bids planned in July
The Louisiana Highway Department will accept bids on July 23 for a statewide radio communications system linking headquarters with district engineer offices. The project will be financed 50 percent by federal civil defense matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Highway Department
Civil Defense
Indictments of murder and theft by check in parish jail
Davis indicted Amy Mitchell on Monday April 28. Robert Lee Flemings, Negro, indicted for murder or manslaughter in the death of Johnny Ley who died of stab wounds May 10. Others indicted include George C. Pouncey serving time in Arkansas for theft by check and seven more facing similar charges. Theodore Bilbo Slaydon alias F E Sherman in federal prison Atanta. B J Reynolds in Illinois for forgery indicted here for theft by check. Five others not in custody also indicted on check charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Flemings
Johnny ‘Ley
George C. Pouncey
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Theodore Bilbo Slaydon
F. E. Sherman
Atanta
B. J. Reynolds
Illinois State Penitentiary
First 40th Field Artillery Missile Group Deploys Overseas
The 40th Field Artillery Missile Group from Redstone Arsenal Alabama departed for Western Europe on an overseas assignment. It is the nation's first unit equipped with large ballistic missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
UPI
40Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Redstone Arsenal
Europe
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