Governor Long Seeks Half Cuts on Gas and Sulphur Taxes
Editorial urges legislature to reject Governor Long’s scaled back tax proposals on gas gathering and sulphur, arguing the original 250 percent gas tax and 3 per ton sulphur rise are needed for growth. The piece contends only the Legislature can enact tax changes, warns of harm to industry, and calls lawmakers to oppose any increases.
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Jeanne Crain Divorces Paul Brinkman After Alleged Abuse
Hollywood reports shock as Jeanne Crain files for divorce from Paul Brinkman amid claims of violence and threats. Crain seeks court protection and weapon seizure, with trial possibly revealing lurid details that could stun Hollywood.
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Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Brinkman
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Europe
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Defeat Faces The United States
Washington discusses the grave danger of defeat for the United States and allies from the Soviet bloc. It argues conventional arms and deterrence over nuclear use, cites LeMay Ridgway and Taylor, and warns Western Europe may fall to Moscow without firing a shot. It calls for political and moral conversion to secure peace and democratic governance.
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le May
Ridgway
Taylor
America
Europe
Free World
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Peking
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Supreme Court
Dulles
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Adjusting to Spanish eating and living rhythms in Madrid
A Bibb County boy describes the cultural shift in Madrid from Bibb County routines. He notes Spain’s later meals with lunch at two to three thirty, dinner around ten thirty or eleven, and two in the morning visits. He observes long nights, crowded streets, taxis pervading the city, and midafternoon siestas, while keeping a humorous, observant tone.
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Bibb County
Mary
Gran Via
Lightning Sparks Cotton Fire in New Orleans Warehouse
About 100 bales of cotton were set ablaze when a lightning bolt struck a New Orleans warehouse. Structural damage was minor but flames reached the bales, causing an estimated $5,000 in damage.
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New Orleans
Public Relations Department hires new Chicago official
Chicago police add a public relations man to oversee a year round program of police community contacts. The hire expands the mayor’s PR department to five men and two women, with prior duties in parks PR. The piece discusses a broad critique of public relations and media influence, noting figures and entities in journalism and government.
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Barnie Baruch
Herbie
Harry Riechenbach
Reuben
Arnold Reuben
Morton
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Barney
Myer Agen
Meany urged to act on welfare fund graft in unions
Washington watches AFL CIO leaders face a $100,000 shortage and an indictment of former union official Sol Cilento for siphoning funds to a mistress. District Attorney Hogan urges the Ethical Practices Committee action arguing for federal and state safeguards.
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Wine and Allied Workers International Union of America
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N.J
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Florida
Sol Cilento
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Louis Saperstein
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Edna Alberstadt Browning
Park Avenue
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Reserve Officers Association to host top speakers in New Orleans
The 20th national convention of the Reserve Officers Association in New Orleans will feature addresses by Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker and Roger M. Kyes, vice president of General Motors and former deputy secretary of defense. The meeting opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday.
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Wilber M. Brucker
Roger M. Kyes
General Motors Corp
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Monroe News-Star June 19 1956 front and staff note
The Monroe News Star newspaper details its founding dates and leadership. It lists publisher John D. Ewing and Wilson Ewing among publishers, plus board chairman Robert Branham and other executives. The paper operates as an independent daily except Saturdays and Sundays.
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