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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
3
The text notes the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Florida and the Gulf coast from Florida to the Mexican border, marked as AP Wirephoto.
Michigan kicked off a three day celebration at the Straits of Mackinac as the Mighty Mac, a five mile suspension bridge costing 100 million dollars, opened to connect Michigan’s two peninsulas. The ceremony featured parades and fireworks with thousands in attendance.
Two northeast Louisiana parishes, Tensas and Caldwell, are set to have quarantine lifts this morning leaving nine parishes under ban. Officials report about 780 farm deaths statewide with new sporadic cases in the remaining parishes and warn of possible reimposition if anthrax emerges in Tensas or new Caldwell cases appear.
Bremond Texas farmers report tomatoes rotting in fields as prices fall to two cents per pound, making gathering uneconomical. Separately, Americans hold about 270 million life insurance policies, up 50 million in five years.
A blonde blue eyed woman identified as Marie Bernadette King leaped from a Manhattan hotel window after saying the world is against me Take care of my dog The dog was surrendered to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the woman had listed Miami Florida on registration.
Detroit AP reports Chrysler guided missile plant returns to normal after a three day UAW Local 1245 rebellion ends. Members vote to follow international union order to resume work or face discipline. Redstone and Jupiter assembly crippled amid no contract with Chrysler GM and Ford. dispute over minority job assignments and overtime.
In Fritzlar Germany motorists show contempt for new parking meters by dropping coins and then using the space to set up tables and play cards until time runs out. The playful defiance reflects frustration with the meters and their enforcement.
William Porter Hutto, a New Orleans auto salesman, awaits official word of his pardon after a routine check revealed he was a fugitive from a 1925 prison furlough and serving a rape term in Dallas County. He was arrested in Lyford, Texas, on a minor traffic violation and contends he believed he had already been pardoned.
Officials recommended a full pardon for Hutto after 32 years of clean living. Gov Price Daniel, in El Paso for a braceros meeting, is expected to sign the pardon upon return to Austin. The proclamation will be mailed to Wynne Prison Farm. Hutto plans to reunite with daughter Mrs Guy Batchelor and return to New Orleans to resume his used car business.
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