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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1958

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Governor Long Urges Faith in Budget Report

Governor Earl K. Long urged the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee to have faith in the current budget report. He warned he would veto the general appropriations bill if amended by the House stands unchanged, citing added sums for teachers pay trade schools and policemen pay. The Senate plans to strip those amendments and return the bill to the House for another vote before reaching the governor.

Baton Rouge Earl K. Long Senate Finance Committee Finance Committee Long J. D. DeBlieux Budget Committee Sen B. B. Rayburn Senate House Sam Cashie Rayburn

U S Calls Soviet Hand On Geneva Atom Conference

The United States warned Moscow that U S experts will attend Geneva on July 1 for technical talks as agreed, while the Soviet demand for preconditions was rejected. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles approved the plan at a White House meeting. The move aims to keep talks strictly technical on possible nuclear test ban safeguards.

Washington United States Soviet Union Moscow U.S Geneva White House Eisenhower Dulles Kremlin Andrei Gromyko Llewellyn Thompson United

Man cited for U turn after aiding women in rain

Columbus Ohio AP reports Yolman Charles J Wedemeyer witnessed a man make a U turn and drive onto a sidewalk under an awning to pick up two young women, aiming to keep them from walking in heavy rain. The driver, unnamed, was cited for the U turn.

Columbus, Ohio Payolman Charles J. Wedemeyer Wedemeyer

Conflicting reports on Marlette death in Ferriday

Jeff Marlette a 49 year old World War II veteran died after being taken from Ferriday jail and treated in Natchez hospitals. Officials cite natural causes inner cranial hemorrhage while lacerations on his head fuel speculation of a beating. District attorney said no charges will be filed as pathologist cites natural causes.

Mississippi Delta Jeff Marlette Natchez, Miss Ferriday Marlette Catherine Goetz Natchez General Hospital Natchez Charity Hospital Mariette Goetz Natchez D. W. Gibson Harrisonburg Noah Cross

Little Rock Case Taken To High Court

Washington AP report that the Supreme Court was asked to hold a special session to rule on a lower court order delaying Little Rock school desegregation for 2.5 years. Attorneys Wiley Branton and Waite Madison petitioned to bypass the circuit court and seek prompt action in the high court to settle the issue before September.

Washington Supreme Court Little Rock Ark High Tribunal U.S. Dist Harry J. Lemley Lemley Wiley Branton Pine Bluff Waite Madison New York National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People U.S. Circuit Court St. Louis Circuit Court Brown Vs. Board of Education

Shreveport Flooding Triggers Morning Rain Deluge

A storm drenched the Shreveport area with 2.77 inches of rain in two hours starting around 3 a.m. Traffic slowed as streets and stores flooded. By 8 a.m. total rainfall reached 3.2 inches with several minor car wrecks reported but no injuries and no major damages noted.

Shreveport Seeral

Manning Selected To Represent Ouachita Parish At Conference

Owen Manning 16 son of Mr and Mrs J W Bubnich 418 Lakeshore Dr Ouachita Parish High School senior and library club president will represent Ouachita Parish at the Leadership Conference on the LSU campus and return home Friday afternoon.

Owen Manning J. W. Bubnich Lakeshore Ouachita Parish LSU Owen Library Club

Recognition for IRS staff continues on Page Five A

Four employees of the local United States Internal Revenue Service receive recognition in a continued report. The article notes their service and contributions, with further details promised on Page Five A.

United States Internal Revenue Office

Lawmakers push shoplifting bills in Louisiana Senate

Rep. Fred Donaldson of New Orleans may keep his shoplifting bill on the calendar while backing a Senate bill that passed yesterday. Sen. Alvin Stumpf of Gretna reported smooth Senate passage for his version which would appoint one store employee to detain a suspected thief. Both measures, backed by the Louisiana Retailers Association, shield merchants from false arrest liability and clarify detention rights.

Baton Rouge Fred Donaldson New Orleans Senate Donaldson Louisiana Retailers Association Stumpf

Fighting Rages In Tripoli As Rebels Press Front

In Tripoli Lebanon heavy urban fighting lasted over four hours with at least six dead and twenty injured. Rebels led by Omar Karami claim the clash began at noon and peaked around 3 pm, with gunfire continuing into the evening. A land mine wounded a UN observer near the Syrian border, signaling rebel use of mined weapons.

Beirut Tripoli Omar Karami Associated Press Karomi Rashid Karomi Cairo Bekaa Lebanon UPI U.N United Nations Rachaya

Ex Publisher Links GOP and Goldfine to Paper Downfall

Former Boston Post publisher John Fox testified before a House subcommittee that powerful forces in the Republican administration and textile magnate Bernard Goldfine pressured his paper into liquidation. He claimed pressures began after 1954 and aimed to eliminate a Truman-supporting newspaper. Fox said an SEC official hinted the commission would try to block actions whether legal or not.

Washington UPI Boston Bernard Gold‘fine John Fox Boston Post United States Harry S. Truman Fox Securities & Exchange Commission SEC

Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana Tonight and Tomorrow

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler temps expected in northeast Louisiana. Yesterday’s high reached 91 with a low of 72 last night. rainfall for the period ended midnight was 17 inches at Selman Field. Mid morning the temperature was 80. tonight’s lows 60 to 64, with highs tomorrow 82 to 86.

Louisiana Civil Aeronautics, Selman Field

Youth Admits Killing Couple On Galveston Beach

Howard B. Stickney, 20, confessed after 16 hours of questioning that he killed Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Barnes, both 26, during an all night swimming party on Galveston West Beach on May 24. He said he killed Barnes first then his wife who witnessed the crime.

Houston UPI Howard B. Stickney Galveston Dan Walton Stickney Clifford Barnes West Beach Walton Barnes Houston Highway Department Jack W. Knight Knight

Fishermen Fined For Road Parking

Three anglers appeared in fourth district court and pleaded guilty to illegal parking near Cheniere Lake. Judge Jesse Heard fined each $25 and costs for parking on the highway and causing a traffic hazard. Defendants listed as May N. Branch, Coy J. Ford, and Lena Beaver, all of West Monroe.

Ouachita Parish Fourth District Jesse Heard Cheniere Lake Heard May N. Branch Hinton Street West Monroe Coy J. Ford Conrad Street Lena Beaver West Rowan Cheniere Dam

Alexandria woman’s theft claim deemed fake

Police said the alleged $10,000 jewelry robbery by Sylvia Kay of Alexandria is a fabrication. Kay claimed two weeks earlier she gambled in a Jefferson Parish casino, then found jewels missing at her New Orleans hotel.

New Orleans Alexandria Sylvia Kay Jefferson Parish

Two Hour Ordeal as Bomber Crew Noses Home

A crippled Air Force B 52? bomber limps across eastern Kansas as six crew members decide whether to bail out or stay aboard. After two hours of tests they choose to ride down with the plane and bring it safely to Forbes Air Force Base. Maj. Lewis Chase describes the tense descent from 15000 feet amid engine loss and wing damage.

Topeka Kan Air Force Kansas Plains Forbes Air Force Base Maj. Lewis Chase Gallitzin

Soviets oppose UN force in Lebanon

Moscow's press denounces a U.N. police force for Lebanon as foreign intervention and a threat to peace. Red Star recalls past warnings of nuclear power as Solh asks Dag Hammarskjold for a U.N. emergency force to police Lebanon's borders to stop aid to rebels.

Moscow U. N Lebanon Kremlin Red Star Russia Sami Solh Dag Hammarskjold Lebannon United Arab Republic

Radio Moscow Defends Riots At U S Embassy

Moscow broadcaster defends demonstrations by Muscovites outside the U S embassy in London saying they protested anti-Soviet actions in New York and a campaign in the United States The broadcast argues U S leaders seek to distract from summit talks and Lebanon intervention and to heighten international tension.

Radio Moscow U.S London UPI Radio Moscow New York United States North America Imre Nagy Washington Lebanon

Long accuses segregation chief of courting fear in Louisiana

Gov Earl Long tells Rainach many fear him, not support segregation, as Senate Finance Committee hears about segregation bids. Long says Rainach is not more for segregation than he is and that political gain is feared, while Rainach defends his stance amid ongoing legislative sessions on segregation.

Baton Rouge Earl Long Louisiana Senate Finance Committee Sen. W. M. Rainach

Safe Burglars Hit First Baptist Church In West Monroe

Thieves ripped into the First Baptist Church in West Monroe last night and stole about 130 dollars after peeling the church safe and wrecking a coin box. Police say the loot came from cash and a drink-machine coins. The burglary resembled two Monroe dairy raids the night before, with three doors broken and tools stolen from the maintenance office.

First Baptist West Monroe Jeff W. Caldwell Monroe Caldwell Yeggs James C. Kelly, Jr Baton Rouge Kelly

Souped Up Radar Warned May Endanger Health

SAN FRANCISCO UPI The AMA heard Col George M Knauf of Griffiss Air Force Base warn that new souped up radar soon to be deployed in the United States may be a menace to health He said main beam approach limits could be extended to two miles from the present 500 feet and that the equipment is likely biologically harmful though not yet conclusively proven He urged intensive research on radar biological effects hindered last year by defense economy measures.

San Francisco UPI American Medical Association United States George M. Knauf Griffiss Air Force Base New York AMA Knauf Air Force Defense Department

Want Ads Prompt Quick Sale in News Star World

A brief notice promotes placing a News Star World Want Ad to quickly reach buyers. It claims fast results and high flow, noting an example of an ad attracting a buyer the first day.

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Sam Hanna Bert Hatten Danny Bingham Twin City Goldfine Sherman Adams Beirut Street Chamoun Rainach Sen. J. D. DeBlieux First Baptist Church In
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