Library officials return from 76th ALA conference in Miami Beach
Ouachita parish library board chair Mrs. Bernard Biedenharn and librarian Miss Frances Flanders returned from the 76th annual American Library Association meeting in Miami Beach. About 4000 librarians attended from the U S Canada and Central and South American countries. They studied library furnishings and equipment, examined plans for 30 new libraries, and reviewed architectural critiques to avoid past mistakes.
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Bernard Biedenharn
Ouachita Parish
Frances Flattders
Miami Beach
American Library Association
Miss Flanders
Martha Washington
Fairfax County
Virginia
Mt. Vernon
Power Plant Capacity Expansion Planned Across Mississippi
The report notes a capacity of 146 700 kilowatts for a unit and cites a future total generating capability of 675 700 kilowatts once unit No 6 is completed. Phillips confirms the Sterlington unit should be ready to operate by 195 and will be an integral part of Middle South Utilities generation system with Louisiana Power and Light as one of four operating companies.
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New Orleans
Phillips
Sterlington
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Negro Arrestee Held on Battery Charge in Monroe
Jamie Mae Williams, 18, a resident of Monroe, was arrested early Thursday on a battery charge. The sheriff's office said Bond was set at $350 by Judge W M Harper, but not yet posted. The incident occurred near the Spanish Lake area by New Iberia.
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Jamie Mae Williams
Williams
Monroe
Booker T. Washington
Spencetta Deal
W.M. Harper
Lawmakers clash as tax bill dies in Louisiana house
The floor erupted over a voting machine controversy as 61 to 38 failed attempts could not override the speaker. Rep. Peter Martes cited intimidation amid calls of a farce while 67 to 34 defeat ended the measure. Morrison praised some lawmakers for conscience votes. The plan aimed to fund teacher raises and cover costs, with Notre amounts tied to the Fair Grounds revenue.
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New Orleans
deLesséps Morrison
Fair Grounds
Morrison
Orleans
Huey Long
Huey
Lawmakers Split Over Racing Track and Gas Tax Plans
In the session notes from Ouachita Ridge area, Rep. TF J Allen Jackson Lasley Downes Richland Lawrence Gibbs and Union Rep TV Fields oppose the race track tax on initial votes. Wootrow Whiten Morehouse supports the racing levy on first and third votes but opposes a third vote and supports the gas tax.
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TF. J. Allen
Jackson
Lasley J. Downes
Richland
Lawrence Gibbs
Ouachita
TV. T. Fields
Union
Wootrow Whiten
Morehouse
Couple recounts road trip mishaps on Route 66 and Mojave trip
Transcontinental Gonioned From First Page was driving when traffic backed them up on Route 66 in Ohio. They faced a similar delay in the Mojave desert in Arizona where they ran out of gas but found a nearby service station and recovered time.
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Ohio
Mojave Desert
Arizona
Clark
Officials Debate Half Billion Dollar Substitute Support
Demos push a substitute for a half billion dollar measure. Bridges questions whether Eisenhower, Secretary Wilson, and the Joint Chiefs now back the increase. Bridges says he is not acting as Pentagon or White House spokesman.
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Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bridges
Pentagon
White Horse
Dulles Criticizes Free Elections Promise in East Germany
Dulles argued that Dulles warned the United States that free elections cannot be trusted under Soviet pressure. He accused East German leaders of fearing communist rejection by the German people and noted Khrushchev’s expose shows the Soviet system cannot purge evil leadership. He warned only death or violence ends such misrule.
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East Germany
Dulles
Khruschev
Huey Long Roll Call Echoed in Long Battle for Capitol
Lafayette era reporter recalls Huey Long orchestrating the longest verbal roll call to win votes for a capitol project. The piece ties this to Gov Earl Long defending a racing tax bill amid a 67 to 33 defeat and recalls recall talks involving Gibbs in Monroe.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl Long
Huey Long
Voters press Gibbs after right-to-work repeal stand
Parish farmers accuse Gibbs of breaking promises by voting for the repeal of the right-to-work law and opposing farmer-friendly exemptions. Paul Ransom, a leading planter, says Gibbs failed to explain his vote and vows to add supporters to a petition. The dispute centers on voting machines and election practices.
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Gibbs
Long
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Giggs
Huey P. Long
Huey Long
KMLB
KMLS
KNOE
Paul Ransom
Ransom
Beaumont Youth In Stabbing Case On Texas Border
The 13 year old allegedly stabbed Robert Odom during a game with a B B gun. He dragged the body about 50 yards and hid the knife in leaves before telling his aunt Mrs Ferguson that someone had killed Robert. He later signed a statement admitting the slaying. Robert’s body was sent to a De Ridder funeral home. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Texas Border
Robert
Odom
Ferguson
Unwritten GOP Rule Ties Hands on Eisenhower Talks
The Republican Party chairmen follow an unwritten rule that they only approach the President if the White House initiates. Hagerty’s authority bars the committee from challenging presidential decisions, keeping Hall from acting until Eisenhower’s convalescence allows political discussion. The party cites the Feb. 29 statement and the 900 pledged convention votes as unchanged.
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GOP
White House
National Committee
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hall
Cotton picker and world population figures
A skilled picker can harvest 300 pounds of cotton daily, with 200 pounds not uncommon. The global population stands around 2.7 billion people.
French Rebels Strike Through Algiers Amid Citywide Chaos
Rebels struck Algiers spraying cafes with gunfire. Two Europeans were killed and 13 wounded, including a 10 year old girl. Police and soldiers killed two rebels and captured two in street fighting. Constantine fortified with new barbed wire after grenade incidents. Paris vowed a long pacification campaign.
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Army of Liberation
Morocco
Algiers
Constantine
Paris
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Algeria
France and United States Clash on Cold War Policy
Officials report the talks centered on East West contacts and trade with the Soviet bloc. Pineau urged broad exchanges and easing to Eastern Europe and Communist China, while Dulles pressed selective contacts and warned against Soviet influence in new states. They split on U.N. aid and Khrushchev era reforms.
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Pineau
Dulles
Europe
China
France
Jet
United States
U.N
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
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