Demos Drive To Start AF Fund Debate
A Democratic push to expand Air Force funding moves to the Senate floor for debate on a 35 billion defense bill. The Appropriations Committee added 1.16 billion to the budget, raising the total to 34.938 billion, a peacetime defense record. Senator Johnson urges the boost while Senator Bridges proposes a smaller substitute. Voting likely next week.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Bridges
Johnson
Air Force
Northeast Louisiana House Divides on Five Tax Roll Calls
Three of six members solid for Gov. Earl Long’s administration and three solid against. Five crucial roll calls on racing and gas gathering taxes reveal party lines. Solid voters for the admin were Chacheer Collier Delony Myrick Seaman Steen. against were Faulk Lancaster Napper. Continued on Tenth Page.
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Northeast Louisiana
Earl K. Long
House
Lorris Wimberly
Walter Chacheer
Franklin Parish
Ashton B. Collier
Winn
Vail Delony
East Carroll
Spencer Myrick
West Carroll
J. C. Seaman
Tensas
W. C. Steen Jr
Caldwell
W. Gilbert Faulk
Ouachita
Edgar H., Lancaster Jr
Madison
L. D. Napper
Lincoln
Boy 9 and 10 Mistakenly Ask For Attorney
In Lancaster Kentucky two boys aged 9 and 10 stopped at City Judge Edward Roark's office door asking for "that" which one called attorney. The other replied that it is “attorney” same as lawyer in cowboy pictures.
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Lancaster, Ky
Edward R. Roark
Forest Fire Prevention Adettes and Local Notices
Brief readable items note fire prevention tips and local notices across columns including amusements classifieds and society sport briefs. The page highlights community concerns and small ads with light editorial content and regional references.
Governor Suffers 3 Setbacks In Gas Bill Fight
Governor Earl Long faces fresh trouble as Louisiana House leaders try for a third vote on a 1 percent gas tax to fund a teacher pay raise. The measure failed 64 to 35, threatening two other administration tax bills and prompting talk of reconsideration under House rules.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
House
Republicans To Go Ahead With Current Plans
The GOP arrangements committee will set convention plans in motion without a firm signal from Eisenhower on a second term. Leon Hall expects to report no change in Eisenhower’s plans, while considering a three day convention and a ticket headed by Eisenhower with Nixon. White House denies any message to the group and says Eisenhower has not discussed politics with staff.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hail
San Francisco
Nixon
Hall
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
National Committee
Plane Collision Over Seattle Beacon Hill
Two airplanes collided over Seattle's Beacon Hill district, observed from the Boeing airfield tower. Details were not available immediately.
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Seattle
Wash
Beacon Hill
Boeing Airfield
Transcontinental auto trip record set by New York couple
Tom and Lucy Clark drove from New York to Los Angeles in 60 hours 12 minutes to break the one way record of 60 hours 51 minutes set by E G Cannonball Baker. The couple then planned a return dash to New York, betting 50 cents they could not do it.
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Los Angeles
New York
Tom
Lucy Clark
E. G
Cannonball) Baker
Dayton Beach
Fla
Baker
Clarks
Richmond
Clark
Power Company awards Sterlington generator contract
The Louisiana Power and Light company announces Boh Bros. Construction of New Orleans has won the excavation and foundation contract for a new steam electric generator unit at Sterlington. The work includes excavations pile driving river intake and discharge for the circulating water system and turbine pedestal foundations. The unit is the sixth at Sterlington rated at 210000 kilowatts, exceeding the combined output of the other five units.
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R. L. Phillips
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Sterlington
Boh Bros. Construction Company
New Orleans
Lincoln Letters Worth a Million Says Scholar
Lincoln scholar Ralph G. Newman claims a vault find of Revolutionary and Civil War letters with writings by George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The Palm Beach widow Mrs Wiley Reynolds purchased the set in 1945 from Dr Ellwroth Eliot Jr. and it now carries a retail value near one million dollars.
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Chicago
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Ralph G. Newman
Wiley R. Reynolds
Palm Beach
Fla
Michigan
Florida Bank
Reynolds
Ellwroth Eliot Jr
New York
Eliot
Newman
Lincoln
Lee
Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
John Paul Jones
John Hancock
Generals Sherman
Sheridan
LaFayette
Playwright Arthur Miller to Wed Marilyn Monroe Soon
Arthur Miller said he will marry Marilyn Monroe very soon, perhaps in the next few days, after testifying to the House Committee on Un American Activities. Monroe leaves for London July 13 to start a new film, and Miller has applied for a passport though his last was denied.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
Europe
Miss Monroe
London
State Department
Connecticut
Un-American Activities Committee
Eisenhower Leaves Hospital Room Briefly for Walk
President Eisenhower left his Walter Reed room for the first time since June 9 operation. He walked about 40 feet to sit in a corridor chair, then returned to his bed. Medical bulletin reports his vital signs normal and his condition progress satisfactorily. He conferred with aides and discussed accepting with best wishes the resignation of Farm Services head Robert B. McLeish.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Hospital
Sherman Adams
Robert B. McLeaish
Farmers Home Administration
Mercury Roads 88 As Summer Enters
The mercury reached 88 as summer began with cloudy skies and no scattered thundershowers. Thursday low was 70 and tonight is expected 70 to 74 with a high tomorrow around 90.
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Mercury
France and United States Split on Russia Policy
A French American split surfaced in talks between Foreign Minister Pineau and Secretary Dulles on how to handle Russia. Pineau left for New York after failing to win a tougher trade and cultural contact policy toward Russia. Both sides agreed on peace loving Russia but differed on means to advance it.
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Washington
Russia
Christian Pineau
Dulles
Pineau
New York
Moscow
Dulles - Pineau
189 Challenges Of Voters Issued In Farmerville
189 voter registration challenges mailed from Union parish registrar until after the July 31 city Democratic primary. The actions target Ward 1 Precinct 1 Ward 3 Precinct 1 Ward 4 Precinct 2 with efforts led by Farmerville Citizens Council to purge unqualified voters.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Bonus Bill For War Veterans Wins Approval
A Louisiana World War One veterans bonus measure seeking a 16 million dollar bond passed the House Ways and Means Committee 8 to 3. The plan would offer 1000 dollar death benefits to survivors, 250 dollars for service outside the United States, and various smaller payments to eligible veterans.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Ways and Means
Earl K. Long
Robert Angelle
Long
Lloyd Teekeil
Rapides Parish
Thorugh
United States
American Legion
Recall Petition Grows To Signatures For Gibbs
About 400 citizens have signed the recall petition for Rep. Lawrence Gibbs of Ouachita parish. Backers say signing continues at the Rendezvous restaurant where signs are photographed for the News-Star. Roughly 7,000 voters or 25 percent must sign, and the petition will stay at the Rendezvous until the goal is reached.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Ouachita Parish
Rendez
Vous
News-Star
Gibbs
Beaumont Youth Held In Death Of Younger Playmate
An eight year old from Beaumont Texas died after a B B gun dispute. A 13 year old playmate is jailed in Beauregard Parish on no charge yet. Sheriff Paul Stark identified the deceased as Robert Denial Odom. The other youth’s name remains withheld until charges are filed.
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Merryville
Beaumont
Texas
Beauregard Parish
Paul Stark
Robert Denial Odom
Chester Odom
W. W. Thompson
30Th Judicial District
Odom
Lake Charles
Twining and Aides Leave Today for Moscow Russia Flight for Open Skies Show
General Nathan F. Twining and a staff of six Air Force officers depart noon to join a Moscow air show on June 24. Invited by the Soviet Union, they will also stop in Berlin en route and review Russian air power developments as part of supporting Eisenhower’s open skies proposal to reduce surprise attack fears. The mission emphasizes inspection talks rather than negotiation, with expectations of Russian displays amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Moscow
Eisenhower
Air Force
Russia
Berlin
Alexander de Seversky
Twining
Geneva
Dulles Attacks Soviet Despotism In Speech To Kiwanis
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles denounced Soviet Communist despotism citing Khrushchev secret speech as damning. He charged Soviet leaders as Stalin's collaborators and warned free peoples to shun the regime. He urged testing communism in Germany with free elections as East Germans endure 17 million under rule.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Dulles
Kiwanis International
Germany
Geneva
Russia
East
West Germany
East Germany
French Rebels Battle Near Sidi Bel Abbes
French Foreign Legion troops fought rebels about 25 miles from Sidi Bel Abbes after an ambush on a convoy of about 100 soldiers and five vehicles. French units endured heavy losses with aerial support deployed to aid crippled patrols.
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Algiers
French Foreign Legionnaires
Sidi Bel Abbes
Legion
Ain Chair
Southerners Dig In For Final Stand On Rights Bill
House Rules Committee prepared to clear a civil rights bill for floor action as Southern lawmakers resist. Seventeen Southern congressmen sought speaking time before hearings end while previous votes show supporters ready to move the measure to the House. Despite committee momentum, Southern opposition could stall in the Senate, with the aim remaining a House vote for moral and political effect.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Rep
Colmer
D-Miss
Rules Committee
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