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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1959

Page

5

Fear Loneliness Haunted Robber

A continuation details a suspect facing terms from 1 to 5 years and up to 10 to 25 years on three car theft counts two armed robbery counts and one count of breaking out of Summit County Jail. The case highlights fear and loneliness as motifs in the defendant’s motive and trial proceeding.

Summit County Sprenz FBI Toronto Mexico Fred B. Cramer Butler County Frank Sprenz Felver Lorenz Atlanta

Khrushchev says West wants to prolong Berlin occupation

Khrushchev defended a time limit on four power Berlin control and accused Adenauer of aiming to keep a dangerous situation. He said the Soviet Union would not agree to perpetuate occupation and called for a summit conference to resolve conflicts. He asserted readiness to meet Western reps if needed and noted world demand for peace.

East Germany Konrad Adenauer Germany Soviet Union Khrushchev West Berlin Adenauer Geneva

Margaret Rides In Ascot Race Minus Opponent

London AP reports Princess Margaret rode the annual Ascot race without Queen Elizabeth II who is on a 15,000 mile tour in North America. Margaret rode a black horse with friends, trotting and cantering for about three quarters of an hour.

London Margaret Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Queen Ascot North America

Erhard May Resign As Minister

A report claims Erhard plans to resign from his ministerial post, while he questions the denial and asserts that publicity can entrench the truth. He remarks that hidden methods behind the denials may surface under world press scrutiny.

Erhard

Governor Earl Long Held for Treatment in Mandeville

The court ordered Gov Earl Long taken to Southeast Louisiana State Hospital in Mandeville for at least 30 days of treatment amid a chaotic scene. Long resisted, shouting and swinging at deputies, while doctors diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. Lt Gov Leath Frazer and Atty Gen Jack Gremillion discussed line of succession as events unfolded.

Long Frazar McNeese State College Lake Charles Mandeville Chester Williams L East Baton Rouge Parish Mandeville Institution Charles Belcher Southeast Associated Press Earl Kemp Long Louisiana Lether Frazar John Sealy Hospital Galveston Tex New Orleans Jack Gremillion Ochsner Foundation Hospital Ochsner East Baton Rouge Parish Williams Dist Fred Leblanc State Hospital Huey P. Lone Asst George Leblanc Baton Rouge Parish Jim Hughes Baton Rouge David Zinman U.S Russell Long Senate Washington Governor's Mansion Galveston Hospital

Eisenhower decries Strauss nomination defeat in rare White House session

President Eisenhower read a written statement approving the nomination of Lewis Strauss while denouncing opponents who labeled him devious. The session followed Senate action blocking Strauss, highlighting public versus private power debates linked to Dixon-Yates.

Strauss Congress Atomic Energy Commission Dixon- Yates Eisenhower Senate White House Lewis ‘Strauss

Realty firm names J R Pritcher as manager

Realty Manager J R Pritcher has been named manager of Troy and Nichols Realty Inc. He comes from five years on the sales staff. A South Carolina native, he earned a Clemson B S. He lives with wife Iva and daughters Sylvia and Iva Lynn at 2107 Jasmine.

J. R. (Pritch) Pritcher Troy and Nichols Realty, Inc South Carolina Pritcher Clemson University Iva Sylvia Iva Lynn Jasmine

Khrushchev Receives East German Leaders in Soviet Visit

Western diplomats say Khrushchev met with East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht and Premier Otto Grotewohl to discuss a Soviet reply. Khrushchev noted surprise at the number of reporters present, while Eisenhower admitted he might struggle to read his own handwriting during the session with the president.

Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Walter Ulbricht Otto Grotewohl Soviet Union Eisenhower

McElroy Says Patrols Will Continue

McElroy asserts American patrols will persist despite 11 Communist plane attacks over ten years. He notes North Korean aircraft frequent the Sea of Japan flight zones alongside U S patrols with no attacks. He calls the guns out of action claim ridiculous, citing dismantled weapons to install extra reconnaissance gear.

Sea of Japan McElroy Pentagon

Monroe man held after shooting spree

Four times in an argument on a Monroe street corner Tom Bradford 313 9th St was charged with aggravated battery after firing at Rufus Gardner 807 Layton four times Gardner filed the complaint saying he chased Bradford with a board before the shooting incident at the corner of Both Street and DeSiard Street.

Monroe Tom Bradford 9Th St Bradford Rufus Gardner Layton Gardner Willce St. and DeSiard St

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