Russell Long Seeks Public Lands Study Action
Senator Russell Long of Louisiana urged a nationwide study of public land ownership. He proposed federal state commissions and a national land study board to review policies and suggest recommendations to the President, with each state forming a five member panel to report within three years.
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Washington
Russell Long
D-La
United States
Long
National Land Study Board of Review
Louisiana
Grant Parish
Vernon Parish
Eisenhower Sees Clean Hydrogen Bomb in 4-5 Years
President Eisenhower cited atomic scientists who say a totally clean hydrogen bomb could be produced after four or five more years of testing. He emphasized tests must continue for peaceful-use knowledge while still pursuing a suspension agreement with Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Dulles
Death Comes To National Steel Founder
Ernest T. Weir 81, founder and longtime leader of National Steel Corp., died in a Philadelphia hospital after a heart attack. A pivotal figure in American steel, Weir retired as board chairman and CEO last April but remained influential, with succession plans widely discussed in industry and politics.
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Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Weir
National
Florida
New York
Pittsburgh Steel
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Senate Subcommittee Faces Court Over Immunity Assert
Senator Hruska predicts a legal challenge to the subcommittee s authority as it questions two witnesses in an inquiry into communism in labor unions. The fights center on immunity and the Watkins decision limiting congressional power. The witnesses are Howard V. Trautman and Salvatore Testa of New York City, both linked to the American Communications Assn.
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Howard V. Trautman
Salvatore Testa
New York City
American Communications Assn
Subcommittee
Hruska
Senate
Trautman
Testa
Victor Rabinowitz
New York
Supreme Court
Watkins
Congress
John T. Watkins
Illinois
House Committee On Un-American Activities
House Committee
Negro Boycott Against Tuskegee Stores Sparked by Redistricting
In Tuskegee Alabama a boycott of unfriendly white merchants was urged by Charles G Gomillion head of the Negro Tuskegee Civic Association as 2000 people packed an overflow church. The Alabama Legislature redrew city boundaries to exclude most Negro residents leaving about 600 whites and 420 Negroes on the voter rolls.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Negro Tuskegee Civic Assn
Charles G. Gomillion
Alabama
Gomillion
James E. Folsom
Tuskegee Institute
Association
Phil Lightfoot
Wisdom Seaks Fifth Circuit Seat for Louisiana Jurist
The Senate confirmed President Eisenhowers nomination of John Minor Wisdom of Louisiana to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the seat of the retired Wayne G. Borah. The chamber also approved Richard Beal Kidd for another term as U S Marshal for Eastern Arkansas.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
John Minor Wisdom
Louisiana
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wisdom
Wayne G. Borah
Richard Beal Kidd
Arkansas
Chou Says Reds Ride High as West Falters
Premier Chou En-lai told Parliament that the Communist bloc is stronger and more united after Hungary. He warned U.S. war moves threaten world peace, lauded Soviet restraint, and cited Japan’s anti‑occupation push and Formosa neutrality as factors easing tensions. The speech aired on Peiping radio.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
Red
United States
Peiping
Chou
Mao Tze-tung
U.S
Formosa
Ccs
Witness Describes Bribe Offer in Booneville Sheriff Recall Case
Justice of peace J H Taylor testified he was offered money to let liquor outlets operate in his beat but he declined. The removal council continued hearing five witnesses as citizens seek recall of Sheriff George W Rutherford Jr amid bootlegging concerns under a 1956 recall law. Reverend Grady Gunthorp testified he saw whisky sold.
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Booneville
Miss
Justice of Peace
George W. Rutherford Jr
J. H. Taylor
Grady Gunthorp
East Booneville Baptist Church
Citizens Group
Thunderstorms Forecast as Audrey Advances toward Louisiana
Rains and increasing winds expected as Hurricane Audrey nears the coast. Minor thunderstorms likely late tonight or tomorrow with temperatures from 72 to 76 degrees tonight and about 10 degrees higher tomorrow. Selman Field reports 67 degrees in Monroe last night.
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Louisiana
Audrey
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Monroe
Russia Cool To 3-Stage Disarm Plan
In U N talks East and West seek concrete replies to disarm proposals. Russia remains cool to a U S plan cutting armed forces to 1 700 000 each after settlements. Zorin demands clarity on Western political terms before agreeing to troop reductions. Dulles opposes a test ban without material end and inspection provisions.
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Russia
London
U.N
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
Fivenation Disarmament
United States
Stassen
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Britain
Dulles
Washington
Bandit Robs Orrick Bank for About 15000
Ray county sheriff reports a lone bandit robbed the Bank of Orrick at 10:35 a.m. taking about 15000 in two sacks. A red 1952 Plymouth with Kansas plate 1716 was used. The left handed robber, 5 6 to 5 7, 175 pounds, dark skin, possibly with a blonde woman in a red blouse. A .45 revolver was shown.
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Orrick
Bank of
Ray County
Kansas
Youth Held in Slaying of 10-Year-Old in Missouri
Police captured a 15-year-old boy Matiadene Walk in Dalva Store raiou suspected in the Tuesday slaying of 10-year-old Shirley Kyle of Gladstone Missouri. Shirley was found in a wooded area after being choked near her home last Tuesday evening with a coroner's exam planned.
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Kansas City
Shirley Kyle
Gladstone
Clay County
Matiadene Walk
Dalva
Raiou
Falbo
Curtis Hay
Hay
Shirley
Power Failure Knocks Out 27 South Mississippi Counties
A mechanical fault at an Alabama plant caused overloads on Mississippi Power lines, cutting service to 27 south Mississippi counties. By noon crews were restoring power, with full restoration expected later in the afternoon. The outage began at 11 13 a m. Forrest General Hospital had emergency power and no surgeries were underway.
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Hattiesburg
Miss.p
Alabama
Mississippi Power Co
Mississippi
H. L. Welch
Hattiesburg American
Welch
Forrest General Hospital
Louisiana Public Service hearing clears six cases
Six of the twelve cases scheduled before the Louisiana Public Service Commission in Monroe were eliminated without debate in the initial session. United Gas and other entities saw some actions. several hearings were postponed for later dates.
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Louisiana Public Service Commission
Monroe
Commission
Tion
Mangham
Marywood Subdivision
Bossier City
Arkansas - Louisiana Gas Company
Sicily Island Gas Company, Inc
Louisiana
Nat B. Knight Jr
United Gas
West Monroe
United Gas Corporation
Audrey Threatens Louisiana Coast As 1957 Storm
The first hurricane of 1957, Audrey, menaces the Louisiana coastline with an expected landfall late Thursday night. Weather authorities in New Orleans predict a powerful storm with winds around 100 miles per hour and a central eye near the coast by morrow night.
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New Orleans
Audrey
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Hurricane nears land as Louisiana residents evacuate
New Orleans reports evacuations begin as the season’s first hurricane with 100 mile per hour winds moves toward land. Maj. Gen. Raymond Hufft, Louisiana civil defense director, announces a sheltering program for families fleeing homes.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Raymond Hufft
Louisiana Civil Defense
Hurricane Audrey nears Louisiana coast with warnings posted
Hurricane Audrey moves slowly northward toward the Louisiana coast after forming in the Gulf of Mexico. Warnings cover the entire Louisiana coast while storm alerts stretch from Galveston to Pensacola as tides could reach five to eight feet along coasts and seas run high.
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Louisiana
Bay of Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Sound
Texas
Galveston
Pensacola
Fla
Plant Details Giving Secrets To Hoffa Probe
John Dye Cheasty testified he passed Senate Rackets Committee files on labor figure Johnny Dio to James R. Hoffa as part of an alleged plant to spy for Hoffa. He said the deal included $18 000 and involved prearranged meetings in Washington with FBI surveillance. Cheasty testified on the Hoffa Fischbach bribery conspiracy trial.
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Eisenhower
Washington
John Dye
Cheasty
James R. Hoffa
Senate
New York
Johnny (Dio) Dioguardi
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
Che
Holfa
Johnny Dio
Dio
Washington Street
Classified sale note in News-Star announces $1.76 price
A brief classified listing states the sale occurred on the fourth day at the low cost of 1.76 dollars. The ad promotes the News-Star world classifieds as the best place to buy sell or trade.
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News-Star
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