End of Witness Trek in Jenkins Mardi Gras Murder Trial
New Orleans witnesses near finish in the murder trial of Joseph Jenkins 25 charged in the March Mardi Gras shooting of Tulane student August During 26. Prosecutors aim to show Jenkins feigned sanity to dodge prosecution while defense argues mental illness. During had no weapon according to witnesses.
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New Orleans
Joseph Oliver Jenkins
Tulane University
Jenkins
Gust P. J
Canal Street
Wisdom Grateful For Senate Backing On Fifth Circuit Seat
New Orleans attorney and Republican official John Minor Wisdom received unanimous Senate confirmation to the U S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Wisdom pledged to uphold high standards and thanked supporters while noting opposition from pro segregation elements in Louisiana. He succeeds Judge Wayne Borah, who retired after long service. The circuit covers Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Texas Florida Georgia and the Canal Zone.
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New Orleans
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
John Minor Wisdom
Eiisenhwer
U. S. Senate
Wisdom
Eisenhower
Senate
Louisiana
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wayne Borah
Circuit Court
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Canal Zone
Beauty queen unsure of measurements in Guilford pageant
Patricia Burt Miss Guilford County 1957 says she knows height 5 feet 5 and weight 115 pounds but has not bothered to learn her other measurements.
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Greensboro
N. C.P
Patricia Burt
Guilford County
Planning For Girl Scout Camp Involves Many Women
In CROSSETT Special report the planning behind a camp project of large size is described. The effort emphasizes the welfare and safety of the roughly involved girls and women guiding the program, committees, and leadership roles.
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Crossett
Crossett Girl Scouts camp directors named in death notices
Health and safety chairmen Mrs. Robert E. Collins and Mrs. Sulo Sihvonen split camp duties for a Crossett Girl Scouts campout while troop leaders and nutrition committees are listed. Funeral notices accompany deaths in Bastrop Winnsboro and Ferriday areas.
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Health and Safety
Robert E. Collins
Sulo Sihvonen
W. L. Lear
Anita Sisk
H. E. Ferrell
Forrest Rice
Bryan Harris
Ouachita Parish Population Surges 16.9 Percent Since 1950
Ouachita Parish increases from 74 714 to an estimated 87 340 in seven years, outpacing national growth. The rise boosts urbanization and demand for housing, schools, hospitals, and jobs as industry expands and incomes rise.
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Ouachita Parish
United States
West South Central States
Delta Equipment Sues for 165000 Over Defective Dragline
Delta Equipment Co of Baton Rouge sues Cook Construction Co of Jackson Mississippi in district court for 165000 claiming a purchased dragline with a 150 foot boom was defective. The suit filed June 26 seeks attachment of the defendant's Louisiana property credits and seeks 40000 for lost time and related costs 157000 for purchase price and associated expenses.
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Baton Rouge
Delta Equipment Co., Inc
Cook Construction Co
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana
Coleman Lindsey
Delta Equipment Co
Blast Postponed After Technical Delay in Nevada Test
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the sixth 1957 nuclear blast for 24 hours due to technical reasons. The detonation, set for 4:45 a.m. Friday, would have equaled 10 kilotons of TNT and occurred atop a 500 foot steel tower in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Donaldsonville Farm Bureau Directors Elect Officers
Ascension parish farm bureau directors will meet here July 8 to elect officers for the coming term. The bureau elected directors last week.
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Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish Farm Bureau
Bureau
Camp-out total reaches 126 participants in three days
Charles Young and Mrs. Robert Smith with Troop Fourteen led the three day three night camp-out joined by Mrs. James Dean and Mrs. M. G. Mc Neeley bringing the overall total to 126 participants.
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Charles Young
Robert Smith
James Dean
M. G. McNeeley
For the money two jobs and stock investments explored
A newspaper note compares 3.7 million multi job workers mostly married with 8.5 million investors relying on stock dividends. It warns stock income is not a substitute for a second job, and offers a free primer on stock and bond basics.
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Stock & Bond
Barge Operators Lose Review Bid On Little Inch Case
In Washington several barge operators failed to obtain a review of the Little Inch pipeline matter as the U S Court of Appeals dismissed their petition. Attorney Harold Levanthal said the ruling premature and plans another appeal in the same court. The Federal Power Commission approved Texas Eastern to retire the Little Inch line and convert to petroleum products transport duties while building substitute facilities to boost peak day deliveries by 255 million cubic feet. The commission also said the barge operators argued Texas Eastern would unfairly benefit from the pipeline.
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Washington
U.S Court of Appeals
Harold Levanthal
Levanthal
Federal Power Commission
Texas Eastern Transmission Corps
Shreveport
Texas Eastern
Baytown
Tex
Moundsville
W.va
Little Inch
Tallulah Men Grow Beards For Centennial In August
In Tallulah ahead of the August 26 to 30 centennial pageant men grow whiskers in a “Brothers of the Brush” drive. Mayor Sevier proclaims observance with a playful kangaroo court. Women will not wear makeup except by permit and dress in old fashioned fashion.
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Tallulah
Centennial
Brothers of the Brush
W. P. Sevier, Jr
John Carpenter
C. E. Hester
W. P. Sevier Jr
Donald B. Lancaster
George G. Speed
J. F. Griswold
Agatha L. Sevier
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Counts
Louis Buckner
Bob Bailey, Jr
Jack Folk
E. B. Schicker
R. R. Spigener
Bob White
Henry Sevier
G. R. Whetstone
J. F. Neill
Trent Palmer
France Court Rules Baby Swap Case Involving Seven year old
In Roubaix France a Lille Court ruled that Viviane the seven year old girl was born to Mrs Dereck Wahl not Mrs Jeanne Piesset The two babies Henri and Viviane were swapped at a maternity clinic the night they were born and the son remains with the Wahl family while Viviane stays with Piesset The dispute lasted about seven years with Piesset clinging to Viviane despite the ruling
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Roubaix
France
Jeanne Piesset
Lille
Dereck Wahl
Piesset
Wahl
Henri
Viviane
Wah
Real Net Gain Despite Inflation In Personal Spending Rise
The text notes capitation reaching 1425 after taxes and an overall rise in spending. While inflation explains part of the increase, a real net gain is reported, with all figures indicating higher after tax income and expenditure.
Court Denies New Orleans Race Appeal
A US district court denied Orleans parish school board's motion to set aside Judge J Skelly Wright's February 15 1956 injunction ordering integration of public schools. The board plans further appeals while no integration moves occur this fall.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
J. Skelly Wright
Louisiana
U. S. Supreme Court
Gerard Rault
Wright
Bus Crash in Manhattan Injures 38 People
A collision involving two buses and a station wagon at a New York intersection injured 38 people Wednesday night. Five were hospitalized, none in serious condition, while 17 bus passengers received on the scene treatment for cuts and bruises.
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New York
Manhattan
Merapi Volcano Erupts Forcing 4000 Evacuations in Java
Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most dangerous volcano, discharged ash and lava this week, prompting the evacuation of about 4,000 villagers. Reports say ash blanketed Magelang City and nearby trees and buildings while lava streams reached adjacent rivers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Herapi
Java
Merapi
Magelag City
Labor Group Expels Hungarian Delegates at ILO Conference
At the International Labour Organization annual conference in Geneva the Hungarian government delegates were expelled amid debate after a U.S. committee report claimed Hungary is kept in power by Soviet arms. The 94 to 88 vote fell short of the two thirds required for expulsion.
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Geneva
Hungary
International Labor Organization
U.S
Communist Bloc
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