Prosecution In Spotlight At Memphis Trial
Memphis witnesses described the case against Gerard Rosenthal of New York, an Air Force airman charged with murdering R. G. Carter of Cambridge Ohio for about 300 dollars in mustering out pay. Carter’s body was found Dec 4 in a hotel room closet in Memphis.
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Memphis
Gerard Rosenthal
New York
Rosenthal
Greenville
Miss
R. G. Carter
Cambridge
Ohio
Carter
Air Force
C. R. Shofner
Shofner
M. J. Tuzzo
Jersey City
N. J
Tuzzo
Bystander Dies After Night Club Robbery in Mississippi
Leroy Armstrong, a bystander in a night club robbery near Shaw, Mississippi, died at 4 a.m. hours after his brother urged a stronger probe. Meridian police had arrested two suspects, James G. Reeves and Patricia Benoit, for questioning, while a third suspect, Jack Pilgrim, faced murder charges in Jones County.
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Cleveland
Miss
Leroy Armstrong
James B. Armstrong
Dyersburg
Tenn
Armstrong
Meridian
Jack Pilgrim
Jones County
James G. Reeves
Patricia Benoit
el Patio
Shaw
Thundershowers Forecast for Twin City Area
The Twin City area is again forecast to see scattered thundershowers Thursday morning with overcast skies at 1000 to 2000 feet and occasional showers in the afternoon. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Temperatures dip only slightly after a cold front passed through Monroe. high 64, low 53.
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Twin City
Monroe
Keep Louisiana Green Prevent Forest Fires
Short public notice urges residents to prevent forest fires and protect Louisiana’s green spaces. It highlights common fire sources and steps to reduce risk, aiming to preserve forests and natural resources across parishes.
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Louisiana
FBI Joins Hunt For Phone Strike Vandals
The FBI joined union and company officials in probing vandalism during a four day old Southern Bell strike affecting about 50 000 workers across nine Southeastern states. Cable serving government offices in West Palm Beach was cut and reports of cable damage continued as negotiators seek a new contract.
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Atlanta
FBI
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Southeastern
West Palm Beach
Fla
W. A. Smallwood
CIO Communications Workers of America
Birmingham
Ala
CWA
C. P. Malone
Jacksonville
M. L. Luke
Southern Bell
Convention Of Plumbers Opens Friday In Louisiana
The Associated Plumbing Contractors of Louisiana hold their annual convention starting Friday with 9 a.m. registration at the Virginia Hotel. About 250 attendees expected. The 2 p.m. session will feature E R Bradford and remarks from Mayor John E. Coon. Noted speakers include William V. Hagan George T. Underwood and Frank T. Uphues. A 6:30 p.m. bus trip to W J Riley camp for a chicken barbecue and fish fry. Saturday sees a 9 a.m. business session for members and a women s auxiliary meeting. A noon luncheon in the Crystal Ball room concludes the public portion.
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Associated Plumbing Contractors of
Louisiana
Virginia
E. R. Bradford
John E. Coon
Ed Hislop
Master Plumbers Association of
Monroe and Vicinity
Coon
William V. Hagan
National Association of Plumbing Contractors
George T. Underwood
American Institute of Wholesale Plumbing and Heating Supply Association
Frank T. Uphues
Crane Company
W. J. Riley
Cameo Room
APC
Crystal Ballroom
Two Monroe Men Appointed On Refugee Group
Two Monroe men David Silverstein and Maurice Glazer were appointed by Gov. Robert F. Kennon to represent the Louisiana Refuge Relief Association for northeast Louisiana. They urged those interested in sponsoring a refugee family or adopting a refugee child to contact them. Glazer estimated Louisiana would receive about 6 000 refugees and 240 orphan children before the act expires in 1956, with sponsors promising jobs and housing. A six member committee, including two Catholics two Protestants and two Jews, was named to assist refugee families locally.
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Monroe
Louisiana Refuge Relief Association Committee
Louisiana
David Silverstein
Maurice Glazer
Glazer
Silverstein
Robert F. Kennon
Early word on a baby atomic bomb in WWII history
The Yalta papers reveal a 1944 memorandum by Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves blaming scientific difficulties for not achieving a spring 1945 implosion device. It cites hopes for a 500 ton TNT equivalent fission bomb and a 10 000 ton TNT trigger variant by Aug 1945, with the Alamogordo test on July 16 and Hiroshima on Aug 6.
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Leslie R. Groves
Manhattan
George C. Marshall
Army
Japan
Alamogordo
N.M
Hiroshima
Groves
Welfare Group Hears Talk On Mental Health
Roy Rogillio told delegates at the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare that statewide mental health efforts are expanding through screening in Lafayette and clinics for children and parents. He warned the main gaps remain trained personnel and a shortage of students entering the field, noting a Monroe center run with the Community Chest and a possible Northeast Louisiana State College clinic serving 10 parishes next fall.
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Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
Roy Rogillio
Virginia Hotel
Rogillio
Lafayette
Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Arubacarrying tanker Aruba with fuel heads to Singapore
Helsinki reports say the Aruba crew refuses to sail beyond Singapore amid war fears. Ceylon authorities say Aruba is heading for Singapore while Indonesian Ocean routes keep the ship in the Indian Ocean. Unconfirmed talks by Re-Be Shipping Co. may affect final destination.
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Helsinki
Finland
China
Ceylon
Aruba
Singapore
Indian Ocean
Seaman’s Union
Re-Be Shipping Co
Romania
Bonn Regime Avoids Comment on Yalta Frontiers Proposal
West German officials withheld reaction to the Yalta disclosure that Gen. Charles De Gaulle in 1944 proposed extending France eastward to the Rhine. They urged avoiding actions that could inflame German French tensions as the Paris rearmament treaties near ratification.
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Bonn
Germany
Yalta
France
Charles de Gaulle
Rhine
Paris
Baton Rouge Parade Blends Irish and French Heritage
Baton Rouge plans a mile long St Patrick parade along Third Street with Broussards LeBlancs Regans and Rileys joining in. The march forms near the governor's Mansion in the afternoon and the Irish Club will host corned beef and cabbage banquets after.
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Baton Rouge
St. Pat
Louisiana
St. Patrick’s Day
Broussards
LeBlancs
Regans
Rileys
Third Street
Ryan Airport
Irish Club
Irish Club of
Eisenhower and Bender Swap Ties in White House St Patrick Day
President Eisenhower admired Senator Bender’s green tie and swapped cravats with him in the Oval Office on St Patrick’s Day. The informal moment highlighted a lighthearted exchange between the president and the Ohio senator.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Bender
Ohio
St. Patricks Day
Yalta Papers Reveal Tense Big Three Talks
Washington reports disclose that Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill clashed over free governments in postwar Poland and Ukraine. Stalin pressed for Russian advantages in Manchuria and the Pacific, while Roosevelt feared ceding another Soviet veto in the UN. The February 1945 Yalta meeting outlined large wartime and postwar decisions, then led to later Soviet dominance across Eastern Europe.
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Washington
Yalta
Lialal
State Department
Winston Churchill
Dulles
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Northwest Pacific
Manchuria
Stalin
Churchill
United Nations
General Assembly
Poland
Baltic
Black Sea
Crimea
Tehran
Nazi Germany
Germany
Four Members Of Doctor's Family Die In McAlester Fire
Dr Ben T Galbraith was away in Oklahoma City when a early Thursday fire gutted his two story McAlester home killing his wife and three children aged three to seven. Sheriff Dee Sanders said the family apparently suffocated as flames spread and the cause remained unknown pending investigation by the state fire marshal. The physician had moved to the area recently and worked at the McAlester clinic.
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Oklahoma City
Dee Sanders
Sanders
Galbraith
McAlester Clinic
Toronto Father Of Three Admits Kidnapping Of 8 Year Old Girl
A Toronto man Phillip O'Desse admitted kidnapping Alice Nesbitt eight year old daughter of a prominent lawyer. The girl was freed unharmed within four hours after a $25000 ransom call to her mother. Police found the station wagon, traced the ransom attempt, and arrested O'Desse at Forest Hills.
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Toronto
Alice Nesbitt
Phillip O'Desse
Penetanguishene
Ont
O’desse
Alice
Wallace Rankin Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Forest Hills
Nesbitts
England
Jimmy Edwards
Jimmy
Israel Faces Full Blame For Gaza Clash Killings
At the United Nations the truce chief Maj. Gen. Burns prepared a report blaming Israel for the Gaza battle that left 38 Egyptians and eight Israelis dead. He urged stronger border patrols and a tighter monitoring system as Cairo and Jerusalem traded accusations amid rising tensions along the frontier.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Palestine
Israel
Gaza
Truce Supervisory Organization
E. L. M. Burns
Canada
Burns
Security Council
New York
Mixed Armistice Commission
Abba Eban
Egypt
Arab League
Kamil Abdul Rahim
Churchill criticizes Yalta papers as American version
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the Washington released Yalta papers are the American version not an agreed record. He warned publication could hamper free conference dialogue and urged consultation on text during the participants’ lifetimes.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Yalta
Washington
Crimea
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hong Kong
China
U.S
Foreign Office
Dulles Predicts Yalta Papers Controversy To Endure
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the Yalta conference records will provoke ongoing debate. He spoke at National Airport before a goodwill trip to Canada, noting the papers show Roosevelt aligned with Communist Russia.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Yalta
Crimea
Russia
Roosevelt
Japan
Dulles
London
National Airport
Canada
State Department
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