War Dead Honored Rites Held For 18 From 1945 Crash
In Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery a common grave received the 18 Army air crash victims buried after a long search. Survivors John S. McCollom and others recalled the 47 day Shangri La Valley ordeal and the C 47 wreck in New Guinea in May 1945.
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Donald L. Wardle
New Guinea
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
John S. MccCollom
Dayton
Ohio
Robert E. McCollom
Adell McCollom
Lt. McCollom
Mary Denice McCollom
Oranje Mountains
Army Air Force
Shangri- la
John S. McCollom
McColloms
Bob
McCollum
Frank J. Riley
Women's Army Corps
Trenton
Air Force
Kenneth W. Decker
Seattle
WAC
Margaret Hastings
Rome
Citizens Council Named In Suit To Halt Vote Purge
The Justice Department seeks an injunction in U S District Court to stop a purge of Negro voters in Washington Parish Louisiana. The suit targets the White Citizens Council of Washington Parish and local officials for discriminatory challenges under the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Council
New Orleans
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Washington Parish
Louisiana
White Citizens Council of
Diaz D. McEleveen
E. Ray McEleveen
Saxon Farmer
Eugene Farmer
Curtis M. Thomas
Washington
W. Wilson White
Civil Rights Division
White
Douglas unveils swept-wing DC-9 transport for 68 passengers
Douglas Aircraft announces a new swept-wing DC-9 transport capable of 2500 mile range and speeds over 520 mph. The airliner aims to serve routes currently flown by piston DC-6s and to match the DC-8 jetliner in speed while carrying 68 passengers as the jet era's workhorse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Douglas Aircraft Co
Negro Youth Sentenced to Death in Arkansas School Shooting
Lawrence Gene Moore, 19, of West Memphis, pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the fatal shooting of Ross Nichols, 69, a Dobbs Elementary School janitor. A jury of 12 white men fixed the death sentence after a two day trial. Moore testified he and Robert Cuttler burglarized the school. Cuttler faces trial as an accomplice in September.
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Marion, Ark
Lawrence Gene Moore
West Memphis
Ark
Moore
Ross Nichols
Dobbs
Robert Cuttler
Cuttler
Grand Mufti decries French move against Algerian courts
In Amman Jordan the Grand Mufti condemned France for abolishing religious courts in Algeria calling the action aggressive and unjust. A separate court report notes a 12 year old Black boy held in county jail after confessing a knife point incident involving a 7 year old white girl. Investigator John W. Cole said Joseph Westmorland admitted the event after initially denying it and claiming only to have been present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amman
Jordan
UPI
Algeria
John W. Cole
District Attorney's Office
Joseph Westmorland
Uncle Earl Defies Critics as Louisiana Moves On
In New Orleans a 63 year old Gov Earl Long recovers from a nervous breakdown after hospital stays and a contentious commitment battle. Voters and rural supporters defend him while urban opponents call for action or impeachment, amid talk of a special session and a possible resignation before the primary.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Earl Kemp Long
Long
Uncle Earl
Earl
Mrs. Long
Texas
State Asylum
Ole Earl
Huey P Long
Huey
Southside
Charles Belcher
John Nick Brown
Brown
Baton Rouge
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ST. Louis, Mo
NEW Transport
Fedders
Daniel and Maple Shop
Erry Vonne
Louisville
G Service
J.C. Thrower
Mary Carter Paint Store
Breord
janti-Long
Jasper K. Smith
Caddo Parish
Smith
Monroe News-Star
Twin Cities
Forsythe
Neville High School
Twin City
News-Star and World
Ambassador
Ramber
Rambler
Haveenawer
N.A.D.A
Jackson Motors, Inc
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