Dead in the Water and Explosions Hit Gulf Ship
A Bonita man, Earl Kelly, died after his boat capsized in Lake Ervin near Oak Ridge and his body was recovered at 65 feet. Fire and explosions struck the freighter Perama in the Gulf of Mexico prompting 43 crew to abandon ship. Coast Guard and other vessels tows and rescue operations followed as distress reports indicated the vessel was dead in the water.
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News-Star
Oak Ridge
Bonita
Lake Ervin
Morehouse
Bastrop
Rayville
Monroe
Kelly
Contol
Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Esso
Bermuda
Perama
Claiborne
St. Petersburg
Egmont Key
Tampa Bay
Mission ‘San Gabriel
Lantana
Nemesis
Coast Guard Air Station
Showers and Cooler Air Move Into Twin Cities Tonight
Widely scattered showers and a cooler look to the forecast for the Twin Cities and vicinity tonight and tomorrow. Lows expected between 46 and 50 degrees. Tuesday should reach the mid sixties with partly cloudy skies. Selman Field reported a low of 73 last night and noon temperature climbing. Monroe logged .54 inches of rain.
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Twin Cities
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Monroe
Israel's plea for US action to curb Egypt
Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir meets Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to seek strong American steps to prevent renewed Egyptian attacks on Israel. Dulles arrived from Australia and Meir from Jerusalem via Paris. Senate leaders urge firm action as UN plans a military cordon and a Norwegian-Danish battalion begins redeploying toward the Gaza truce line.
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John Foster Dulles
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Dulles
Australia
Meir
Jerusalem
Paris
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
United States
William F. Knowland
Calif
Gaza Strip
Knowland
United Nations
Israel
Mideast
21 Negroes Go On Trial In Birmingham
Twenty one defendants are to face trial in Birmingham Alabama on charges tied to a mass bus seating protest that challenged city segregation laws. The case follows a city commission reenactment and comes amid federal court actions and widespread civil rights demonstrations led by Rev. F L Settlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal District Court
Recorder’s Court
Birmingham City Commission
U. S. Supreme Court
Montgomery
F. L. Settlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
South
NAACP Ready for Trial in Baton Rouge School Desegregation Case
NAACP chief counsel A P Tureaud Sr said the Baton Rouge desegregation suit, filed for 37 Negro children, is ready for trial. Judge Herbert Kristenberry took only procedural steps as attorneys prepared pleadings and the court considered a trial date.
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Baton Rouge
Assa Fate Advancement of Colored
U.S
NAACP
Uisiana Public School
Segregaon
U. S
Herbert Kristenberry
Atty. A. P. Tureaud Sr
New Jeans
Is State
the East
Tureaud
Louisiana
Supreme Court
New Orleans
George Ponder
William Bradley
Here and There: Kellogg returns to Baylor School
Robert Kellogg, son of Mr and Mrs R D Kellogg of Loop Road, has returned to the Baylor School for Boys in Chattanooga Tennessee after spending spring holidays with his parents. Susan Carol Ford, daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Ford, was born March 2 at St Francis hospital.
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Robert Kellogg
R. D. Kellogg
Loop Road
Baylor School For Boys
Chattanooga
Tenn
Susan Carol Ford
Daniel Ford
St. Francis Hospital
Purim Carnival at Temple B'nai B'rith Open to All
Jay Goldsmith chairs the event as members and friends of Temple B'nai B'rith celebrate the Purim Carnival from 4 to 6 p.m. Funds raised support the Temple Youth Group and its activities.
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Temple B'nai B'rith
Jay Goldsmith
Ouachita Parish High Spellers to Compete at State FBLA
Sandra Brown Joyce McLaughlin and Myrtis Sterling will represent Ouachita Parish High School in the spelling division of the State Future Business Leaders of America Convention in Alexandria Friday and Saturday. They earned state eligibility by winning the district spelling contest at West Monroe.
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Sandra Brown
Joyce McLaughlin
Myrtis Sterling
Ouachita Parish
Future Business Leaders of America
Alexandria
West Monroe
Webb School seniors earn National Merit recognition
Two Webb School for Boys seniors Lana Malesky of Barbourville Kentucky and Markley Huey of Monroe Louisiana are commended by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for distinguished performance in the nationwide search. They are named Tennessee state runners-up in the program.
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Webb School For Boys
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
G. W. Follin
Lana Malesky
Barbourville
Markley Huey
S. E. Huey
Island ‘Drive
Monroe
Tennessee
Sulphur man found dead in Calcasieu jail
Joseph L. Savoy, 25, an oil field worker from Sulphur, was found hanged by his belt in Calcasieu parish jail yesterday. Savoy had been arrested March 12 and was under investigation for alleged insanity, according to Sheriff Henry A. Reid.
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Lake Charles
Joseph L. Savoy
Calcasieu Parish
Savoy
Henry A. Reid
Senate Rackets Panel Granted Tax Return Exam Powers
The Senate Rackets Investigating Committee won authority to examine tax returns from 1945 to 1957 with an Eisenhower ordered privilege protecting confidentiality. The move expands tools for probing racketeering in labor and industry as hearings focus on Teamsters funds and vice profits in Portland.
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Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Roberty Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Nathan W. Shefferman
Chicago
Panies
Teamsters
Portland
Ore
President Sees Missile Display On Navy Cruise
President Eisenhower planned to view a guided missile display during his get well cruise aboard the Canberra off San Salvador Island in the Bahamas chain. He showed improvement from a lingering cold and remained in touch on international issues including the Middle East and the death of Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay.
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Middle East
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Australia
Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
Canberra
San Salvador Island
Bahamas
Garcia Takes Over After Philippine President Magsaysay Dies
Vice President Carlos P. Garcia assumed the presidency amid the death of Ramon Magsaysay whose plane crashed near Cebu. Garcia, en route from the SEATO conference, took the oath before Chief Justice Paras to serve until the 1960 elections. The crash killed 26, with one survivor, amid fears of sabotage. International condolences poured in.
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Manila
iCarlos P. Garcia
Ramon Mag- Saysay
Garcia
SEATO
Australia
Magsaysay
Cebu Island
Philippine Republican
Richardo Paras
der Magsaysay
Cebu
Huk
Philippine
Can
Louisiana Personal Income Soars 352 Percent 1929 1955
Louisiana personal income rose 352 percent from 1929 to 1955 reaching 3.91 billion dollars in 1955, far above the 254 percent national gain. Average income per person grew from 415 to 1333 dollars, with per capita still 72 percent of the national average. Nine states accounted for about 60 percent of national income.
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Washington
Louisiana
U. S. Office of Business Economics
OBE
New England
Mideast
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Great Lakes Region
Parishes Face Slow Rollout As Registration Delays Erupt
Louisiana registration chief Douglas Fowler said many parishes delayed elections because only a small share of potential voters were eligible. In Morehouse and Richland, clerk deaths and slow reroll activity helped stall elections, while some parishes with permanent registration moved ahead.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Douglas Fowler
Candidates Open Seats in Richland and Morehouse Parishes
Elections will be called to fill clerks of court posts left by the deaths of J. C. Boies in Richland Parish and Ray Green in Morehouse Parish. Mrs. Ray Green plans to seek the Morehouse office. D. B. McKay and Foster Jones Jr. enter Richland Parish race. Lawson Travis also indicates bid. About 2,400 voters are registered in Richland Parish.
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Richland
Morehouse Parishes
Ray Green
Morehouse Parish
J. C. Boies
Richland Parish
D. B. McKay
Boies
Foster Jones, Jr
Lawson Travis
New York Leads in Millionaires in 1953 Tax Records
The Internal Revenue Service reports New York had the most people earning over a million dollars in 1953, with 53. Texas followed with 18. Of 145 high earners, 119 resided east of the Mississippi and 26 west, including 18 in Texas.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
New York
Texas
Mississippi
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