Iran Rejects British Oil Deal In Abadan Crisis
Britain offered 10 million pounds now and 3 million monthly to settle the Anglo Iranian oil dispute, but Iran demanded 75 percent profits and future claims. Mossadegh's cabinet and U S envoy Grady pressed for continued talks as Abadan's refinery and Iran’s oil industry faced possible shutdowns amid the standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotlating
Iran
AIOC
Oil
Fatimi
Oil Company
Jackson
London
Abadan
Mossadegh
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Grady
Mossadeh
Hussein Maki
A. Co 1. C
United States
Kermanshah
Makki
U.S
F. Mohammed Mossadegh
Ment
Abbas Garzan
Louisiana Senate Debates Penitentiary and Highway Funding
The Louisiana Senate discusses proposed resolutions on Angola penology and Gov Earl Long s use of convict labor. House amendments seek to stiffen narcotics penalties while highway funding bills face intense scrutiny from the Appropriations Committee revealing projected needs and surplus estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tessier
New Orleans
Angola
Tessier
Earl K. Long
Winnfield
Long
Luther Washington
Percy Roberts
East Baton Rouge Parish
Highway Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
R. B. Richardson
Richardson
Louisiana
Edwin Hunter
Caddo Parish
Carroll Jones
Lincoln Parish
John McKeithen
Jones
J. H. Rester
Division of Administration
Appropriations Committee
A. P. Tugwell
UN Forces Hold Key Ridge As Reds Shift Tactics
Air and ground combat in Korea produce heavy losses for both sides. U N forces report 28 enemy planes destroyed or damaged in four days of air war with limited U.N. losses. Navy and Marine Corps say about 300 U.S. aircraft lost in the war to date. U.N. bombers raid north Korean air fields while ground actions contest routes near Kansong Yanggu and Kumhwa Kumsong. a ridge near the Punch Bowl changes hands repeatedly before a final U.N. artillery sweep renders the bowl useless as an assembly area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. N
Reds
Fifth Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Uijongbu
Seoul
Joy
Far East
Kansong
Yanggu
East Central
Kumhwa-Kumsong
Red Triangle
Louisiana Move to Kill Bill Cited Senate Crime Probe
Thompson opposed a state group saying the U S Senate crime committee extended its life. Brown accused local officers of winked at violations or taking pay to ignore laws. Vallee noted gambling near the national capitol while the New Orleans area was probed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Senate
Brown
Louisiana
House
U.S. Senate Crime Committee
New Orleans
Vallee
National Capitol
British Forces Ready in Cyprus Amid Iran Tension
The British plan to remove workers from Iran with a parachute brigade based in Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. About 35,000 British troops operate in the Middle East alongside ships Mauritius and two frigates in the Persian Gulf and RAF units near Suez. Meanwhile Sammy Baugh leads NFL passers with 16 of 20 for 264 yards against the New York Bulldogs.
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Cyprus
Mediterranean
Iran
Middle East
Mauritius
Persian Gulf
Royal Air Force
Suez Canal Zone
Washington —M
Sammy Baugh
Wizzard
Washington Redskins
Baugh
NFL
New York Bulldogs
Local couples start summer travels and visits
A list of Monroe residents and friends departing for vacations and camps includes Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sands heading to Arkansas, Fred Huenefeld and Guy Woods to Fort Sill, Mrs. C. T. Munholland's return from illness, and many others visiting Orlando Havana Hollywood and various kin. Births and engagements are noted, with Mary Lou Jowers and Ellis Bairnsfather set to marry June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Huenefeld, Jr
Guy Woods, Jr
Monroe
Fort Sill
Okla
Mary Lou Jowers
R. L. Jowers
Jowers
Rayville
Ellis Bairnsfather
CAP Over Monroe Postpones Weather Simulated Rescue Mission
Civil Air Patrol postpones its Sunday planned search and rescue drill over Monroe due to weather. A future date announcement will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Byrd critical of Hurley and MacArthur testimony heard
Senator Byrd questioned Hurley on MacArthur's dismissal and policy briefing while supporting the need for clearer communication. The hearings also heard from Admiral Badger on US aims in Korea and Manchuria, with focus on bombing plans and Chinese Nationalist aid.
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Byrd
MacArthur
Pacific
Korea
Red China
Virginia
State Department
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Hurley
New York
Acheson
Stalin
Yalta
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Truman
Adm
Oscar C. Badger
Atlantic Sea Frontier
U. S
North China
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. N
Badger
U. S. Pilo’s
Manchurian
Joint Chiefs
Three Monroe Soldiers Attending Basic Training at Camp Chaffee
Three members of the 404th Transportation Trucking Company in Monroe under Major John S. McWilliams head to two weeks of basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Attendees are Pvt James Albert Rogers Route 1 Bros Pvt Ferrel C Thurston Route 1 Downsville and Pvt Alvin R Taylor 101 Pine Street West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
404Th Transportation Trucking Company
Monroe
John S. McWilliams
K Street
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Organized Reserve Corps
Selman Field
James Albert Rogers
Bros
Ferrel C. Thurston
Route 1
Downsville
Alvin R. Taylor
Pine Street
West Monroe
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Britain
Yanks
Walgreen
New South, Sendmen
Five Point Drug Stores
Trogeiet
Factory Rep
News-Star—World
J. Paul Hewitt
Innterlochen
Mich
Beverly Granberry
Michigan
R. Frank Parker, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Chansonettes
Tommy Sands
Arkansas
James L. Ewing III
James
Orlando
Fla
Will D. King
Annis Breard
Hollywood
Calif
Havana
Cuba
C. T. Munholland
Fairview Ave
Ralph Gibson, Sr
Pittsburgh
Ralph Gibson, Jr
Asbury College
Kentucky
John Keller McCarron
Westfield
Mass
Sara Helen
Cynthia Ashley Dawkins
Benjamin Dawkins, Jr
Shreveport
North Carolina
Benjamin Dawkins
J. R. Roark
Hillsdale
Niagara Falls
Portland
Maine
New York City
Washington, D. C
Audrey Seskind
Detroit
J. B. Abrams
Florence Abrams
Nathan Waldman
Kilgore
Tex
Miss Seskind
Miss Abrams
Mrs. B. Beasley
Oregon
San Francisco
J. E. Williams
Birmingham
Ala
Barbara
Marion
Francis Faulk
Williams
Virginia Faulk
Mary Ann Davis
Ruston
Yvonne Brett
J. E. Godfrey
Crossett
Carl Murray
L. L. Overton
Nashville
Tenn
Belleville, Ill
ST. John
Bassador
William J. Sebald
Tokyo
General MacArthur
Department
Department of State
Albert C. Wedemeyer
John Davies
Wedemeyer
Davies
Chiang
Color Dynamics
Plate Glass Company
Louisville Avenue
Monroe, Louisiana
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