Student Poster Wins State PTA Safety Contest
Diane Lucensen of Bernard Terrace School in Baton Rouge won first place in the state Parent-Teacher safety poster contest. A sign from the winning entry appears on a billboard at the corner of South Grand and Grammont streets in Monroe. In the inspection photo, G. B. Wilson, C. McCoy, and A. D. Foreman stand by the billboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Lucensen
Bernard Terrace
Baton Rouge
South Grand
Grammont Streets
Monroe
Diane Luccasen
TRE Benen School
Carpenters Union Chief Quizzed Over Road Scandal Plot
President Maurice A. Hutcheson of the Carpenters Union testified before the Senate Rackets Committee amid questions of alleged efforts to fix Indiana highway scandal indictments. The probe centers on concealment of $20 000 in union funds and a $78 000 profit from land deals tied to highway rights of way. Indicted with Hutcheson were Frank Chapman and O William Blaier. Governor Handley said he would review the transcript before acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Indiana
Hutcheson
Frank Chapman
O. William Blaier
Robert F Kennedy
Hoffa
Lake County
Ind
Kennedy
Indianapolis
Harold W. Handley
Two Texans Die Instantly In Kinder Crash
Two Texan men, Junior Wagner and Fred Wilson, died instantly when their car rear ended a stalled shrimp truck west of Kinder Louisiana. A Florida youth, Joseph Hornsby, was injured when his car flipped after leaving the scene. The truck driver escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinder
UPI
Here
Florida
Junior Herman Wagner
Rockport
Tex
Fred Wilson
Robston
Joseph A. Hornsby
Tampa
Fla
Marvin Becker
Gibsonton
Judiciary Panel Reconsiders White Nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee schedules a new hearing on W. Wilson White for assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Rights Division after a four month delay. Eisenhower nominated White in January, with February hearings previously held. White defended federal troops role in integrating Little Rock Central High School, drawing Southern opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. Wilson White
Justice Department
Eisenhower
White
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Atty
Rogers
Everett Dirksen
Ill
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Air Force crash witness and political quotes
United Press International reports from Chicopee Falls and Portland quote Kazimierz Machowski about an Air Force crash that killed nine airmen and six reporters. In Portland Vice President Nixon downplays Adams issue as decisive in November. Secretary Dulles warns the cold war endangers the American way of life more than a hot war and questions victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Kazimierz Machowski
Air
Portland
Maine
Nixon
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Monroe Hospital Expands to About 510 Beds This Year
Monroe's facilities have expanded with roughly 510 modern hospital beds and full staffing of nurses and attendants this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. B. Wilson
Louisiana State Pta
C. McCoy
Louisiana Pta
A. D. Foreman
Billboard Company
John Fogleman
Carpenters Union
Sarasota
Frank Mahala
Salem
N.J
Judiciary Group
Gordon
UL Ways
Tok
Rales
DeSiard St
Att Ua
Goodyear
Windows
H. P
Tech
Goodsyear
Plymouth
Ford
Nash
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Louisville
Air Force
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!