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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
2
The article reports ongoing turmoil as President faces military pressure over a pre election pact with a Frondizi adviser. A failed revolt by retired generals led to arrests or hiding. Dismissal of the War Undersecretary offered only temporary easing as dissent grows.
A resort hotel blaze left seven dead and others missing after a fire started in a room. An employee helped trigger the fire alarm as witnesses noted the hotel lobby became crowded. Mrs. B Marrer of Los Angeles injured. her husband said they arrived by bus with about 20 other tourists Monday night.
The State Department announced that George W. Healy Jr., editor of The Times-Picayune, will fly to Moscow on July 2 as a member of President Eisenhower's advisory committee for the U.S. Exhibition in Moscow opening July 24. Healy travels as a newspaper man and joined the committee when he led the American Society of Newspaper Editors, which totals about 90 members led by Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
Louisiana municipal leaders met to discuss projects and the LMA role. Bastrop Mayor Carter explained LMA insurance while a Lake Providence session proposed tourism ads for Northeast Louisiana. Officials considered appointing parish officials to submit legislative ideas and reviewed current municipal problems after a luncheon.
Top State Department officials say Herter will press a united Allied stand in West Berlin resisting Soviet threats. He and Eisenhower reportedly favor letting Geneva talks falter rather than surrender rights as protectors of West Berlin's 244 million free Germans. Summit prospects are described as at an all time low due to the Soviet stance.
David Eisenhower 11, grandson of the President, began a five week stay at a Rocky Mountain National Park ranch near Estes Park Colorado. He visited his ill great grandmother Elivera Doud in Denver before staying at the ranch operated by Jack Thompson. A Secret Service agent watches over him.
The 63 year old Governor Long, committed as paranoid schizophrenic, fights a habeas petition alleging rushed examination and blank psychiatric questions. If court finds insanity invalid, Long argues he has recovered and could reclaim power, while Lt. Gov. Frazar delays acting.
Northeast State hosts its annual Fine Arts festival with high school students from seven towns registering. Dr. Wilford Smith coordinates the summer program offering music, speech, drama, and art with activities each week and performances by participants.
Bankston says hearing on Long set for Friday with Dr. Belcher serving papers in Covington. The issue of whether Long's admission to Mandeville charity hospital affects his ability to serve as governor is debated under Article Eight, Section Six. Bankston stresses patient rights and medical care while avoiding legal strategy details.
In Crockett Virginia a 54-year-old Jefferson City Tenn. man attempted to rob the Wythe County National Bank branch. Manager Donald C. Musser 29 freed himself after being bound, wrestled the robber’s .25 pistol, fired six shots, and assisted by arriving officers, the suspect was jailed.
A 100 foot long north wing riot at the Springfield center held 106 inmates, with six to seven convicts leading. Hostages included five guards and inmates described as holding a knife to a guard’s back. Lights out preceded the first signs, and officials, plus one newsman inside, described a tense standstill with no clear demands yet.
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