Audrey Smashes Louisiana Coast and Thousands Fleet
The first summer hurricane moved inland from the coast with winds up to 100 miles per hour and four to eight inches of rain in south Louisiana. The storm centers near 75 mph as it tracks north along the state’s western border. CAA notes no warnings for Selman Field while signaling heavy rains and winds later. Monroe airline traffic remains steady with no delays. Southern Bell prepares emergency crews to aid storm areas and restore service as eight to ten units are slated to depart from Monroe for Lake Charles, possibly more if needed.
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Selman Field
Monroe
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Lake Charles
Abbeville
New Iberia
Franklin
Frankilin
Lafayette
New Orleans
C. R. Brownell
Three Injured In Head On Collision West Of West Monroe
Three persons were seriously injured in a head on collision eight miles west of West Monroe early today. They were taken to St. Francis hospital where the extent of injuries was not known at noon. Injured were Billy R. Spurlock and Harold W. Copeland, both of Rayville.
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West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Billy R. Spurlock
Rayville
Harold W. Copeland
Louisiana State Police
Spurlock
Copeland
Northside Duplex Furnished Apartment Ad
Inexpensive news star world want ad finds tenant for a furnished Northside duplex. One or two bedrooms including garage and porch offered at a low rent of 2.10. Contact FA 3-4319 for rental ads and 7 day rates.
Court Martial Hears Air Power Emphasis Critique
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr testifies that national defense policies relied too heavily on air power. The court martial proceedings in Huntsville, Alabama, examined strategic emphasis and potential imbalances in defense planning.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
National Defense
Army missile program defense sparks court martial remarks
Col John C Nickerson Jr says the aircraft industry tried to scuttle the Army long range missile effort. He argues missiles rise while aircraft profits persist and accuses managers of seeking to cash in. Army Ballistic Missile Agency develops Redstone and the Jupiter IRBM.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Army
Civil Service
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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Northeast State Pharmacy School Status Sparks Legal Review
The attorney general issued a second opinion on the states school of pharmacy with conflicting views on its legal establishment. President Slater said the school would operate until the State Board of Education issues further notice. Rep. Gibbs recalled withdrawing his 1956 bill after the board’s unanimous vote to grant the college.
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School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School
Lewis C. Slater
Pharmacy
State Board of Education
Attorney General
Slater
Lawrence Gibbs
Pharmacy College
Gibbs
House Public Education
Death of Vincent Dickard in Norfolk Automobile Crash
Word has come of the death of Vincent Dickard age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Herbert E Dickard Jr of San Diego California and grandson of Mr and Mrs Herbert E Dickard 2126 Pargoud Blvd Monroe. Dickard was killed in an auto accident in Norfolk Virginia yesterday morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be held at the Naval Memorial Cemetery in San Diego California. He is survived by his parents grandparents and siblings Kinta Candy Herbert E III all of Point Loma San Diego California.
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Monroe
Vincent Dickard
Herbert E. Dickard, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Herbert E. Dickard
Pargoud Blvd
Young Dickard
Norfolk
Naval
Naval Memorial Cemetery
Sann Diego
Dickard
Herbert E. III
Kinta
Candy
Point Loma
Texas vacationer found dead in Big Bend area
The body of Clifford S. White, a Houston businessman, was found on a sunbaked road in Big Bend National Park. Authorities say his wife, missing since Tuesday, is being searched for after the couple were warned not to travel in the isolated border area. Temperatures reached 114 degrees as ground crews recovered the body and park officials described the deaths as likely from exhaustion and heat.
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Tex
Big Bend National Park
Clifford S. White
Houston
Russell White
Marfa
Civil Air Patrol
George W. Miller
Rio Grande
Texas
White
Park
Chisos Mountain
Miller
Touston
Nashville
Gentry Family Reunion Planned at Roadside Park
The Gentry family reunion is set for July 28 at Roadside Park on Jonesboro Highway with a 10 a.m. gathering and dinner. An organizational meeting for first aid courses opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Monroe Utilities Commission office for commission employees. Joe Fontana, 30, City of Monroe electrician, fell about 30 feet yesterday.
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Jonesboro Highway
Monroe Utilities Commission
Commission
Joe Fontana
Monroe
Partial disarmament gains as nations discuss lists
U S officials push toward a partial disarmament step with Russia ready in principle to transfer nonnuclear weapons to international control. Stassen proposes each of the four powers publish lists of armaments they will stockpile under international supervision, then destroy or convert them later.
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London
U. S
Russia
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
U.N
Valerian Zorin
United States
Stassen
Britain
France
Cameron Parish Battered By Powerful Winds
NEW ORLEANS AP reports hurricane Audrey ripped through Cameron Parish Louisiana leaving it without power or communications. Civil Defense said only a few remained in the low marshland area and those not evacuated were in Cameron courthouse. An unconfirmed report spoke of four or five people lost when a boat overturned near the Cameron jetty.
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Audrey
Louisiana
Cameron
Calcasieu Parish
Larry Stephenson
Stephenson
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Kinder
Texas
Galveston
Civil Defense
National Guard
Coast Guard
Shell Island
Hilton Harkins
Patterson
Morgan City
Weather Bureau
Mine Rescue Hero Bears Huge Auger Out of Hole
Five grimy miners trapped for more than 14 hours by a cave in escaped through a 230 foot bore hole made by a massive auger. The 42 inch machine pulled them into the open as rescue workers cheered. Doctors checked the men and found no injuries.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Senate Judiciary Tackles Supreme Court Rulings Crossfire
The Senate Judiciary Committee begins examining how to respond to controversial Supreme Court decisions amid rising partisan clashes. Critics call rulings power grab or tyrannical while defenders praise rights protections. Eisenhower urges respect for courts and government duties.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Senate
Eisenhower
Homecoming seeks Rebel yell details in Kountze
The Kountze Homecoming Committee scrambles to recreate the Confederate Rebel yell for a War Between the States centennial event. With aging veterans unavailable, they seek second hand accounts from Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy and the public, hoping for a signal on length and tone. Archer Fullingim reports many want to enter once the yell’s sound is known.
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Kontze
South Texas
Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy
Archer Fullingim
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