Defense procurement criticized by House panel report
The House Appropriations Committee released a 397 page staff report faulting Defense Department procurement as unrealistic and giving contractors a tremendous advantage. The document includes replies from the Army Navy and Air Force defending practices citing wartime urgency. The survey covers not a specific period but largely the Korean War era with no charges of corruption.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
Bosco Man Goes To Washington To Assume Post
W Aubrey Calloway of Bosco leaves tonight for Washington D C to join the national agricultural advisory commission for a three year term. Appointed by President Eisenhower, he starts Monday in the agriculture department building. The commission is headed by Secretary Ezra Taft Benson. Calloway is a leading parish and state farmer and was named a master farmer by The Progressive Farmer in 1951.
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Bosco
Washington
D. C
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Calloway
Eisenhower
Administration Building
Department of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Louisiana
Agricultural Extension Department of
New Tests for Federal Auto Drivers Required
Washington New federal civilian employees who drive government cars or trucks face new fitness and driving tests. About 200,000 workers will be affected. Pathways include checks every three years or sooner at agency discretion. Tests begin immediately to boost safety.
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Washington,p
Civil Service Commission
Keep Louisiana Green Forestation Public Service Message
A compact public notice urges preventing forest fires with a campaign across the Louisiana region. Officials promote responsible outdoor burning and conservation, linking community actions to preserving woodlands and safety.
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Louisiana
Missile Master joins Army Nike defense network
At Fort Meade Maryland Secretary Brucker unveiled the Missile Master radar Nike system to detect aircraft and missiles and coordinate Nike missiles in the Washington Baltimore area. The Army’s network includes 11 Nike installations with eight launchers each, and the system can operate with or apart from the Sage air defense network. A spokesman declined to sensationalize the claim about intercepting missiles, noting only a previously published report of a Nike missile firing at missiles.
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FT. Meade
Sage
Air Force
Brucker
Army
Georgia Democrats Oppose Third Party Move
Georgia Democratic leaders including State Chairman John Sammons Bell Attorney General Eugene Cook and Governor Marvin Griffin united against forming a third party for now Bell Griffin and Cook rejected support for the top three presidential contenders Stevenson Kefauver and Harriman Cook warned none of the leading trio are acceptable to him after touring the South and promoting Citizens Councils.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Griffin
Linoian
Bell
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Cook
Stevenson
Kefauver
Harriman
Anti-Peron Revolt Leader Lonardi Dies in Stroke
Maj. Gen. Eduardo Lonardi, anti-Peron revolt leader and brief provisional president, died in Buenos Aires at 58 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ousted after less than two months in office and had undergone treatment in the United States for hypertension. Funeral services set for 8 a.m. Saturday at Chacarita cemeterial chapel.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eduardo Lonardi
Lonardi
Central Military Hospital
United States
Peron
Pedro Aramburu
Aramburu
Chacaritacem
Albany dealer advertises 1955 car for 16 cents an hour
A used car dealer in Albany advertised a 1955 automobile at 16 cents an hour, equating to 115.20 dollars a month. The advertisement did not specify the number of months for the payment.
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Albany
N.Y
Separation Of C Of C To Go Into Effect Today
Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce directors planned a 3 p.m. meeting on Friday to sever ties with West Monroe and form a separate chamber. James S. Williams said the move will modify the current chamber name constitution and by laws to exclude West Monroe. West Monroe organizers, led by temporary chairman A O Evans, planned to meet Friday afternoon to elect officers and discuss hiring a secretary manager. Fifteen West Monroe directors have been elected. The meeting had been set for Thursday but was postponed.
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Monroe-West Monroe
West Monroe
Williams
A. O. Evans
Big 3 Talks On Mid-East Set For May
Diplomatic sources report the Big Three foreign ministers will meet in Paris in May to form a united stance on the Middle East crisis. Britain’s foreign secretary may carry a standby plan for military action if Arab Israeli tensions flare. The United States weighs UN backed peace efforts and potential stand by authority to use force if needed. A White House briefing said a presidential advisers session was postponed until Saturday and would focus on routine security matters, not a mid east crash meeting.
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Washington
Paris
Middle East
London
Britain
United States
United Nations Security Council
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Mid-East
Woman Shot In West Monroe Accident Claims
Mrs. Dorothy Christy of 210 Bancroft Street West Monroe was admitted to St. Francis Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left leg. Sheriff’s office reports her husband Clarence Christy was cleaning a loaded .38 pistol, twirling it, when it discharged. Bullet halted at the thigh bone, no bone damage. Both say accident.
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Dorothy Christy
Bancroft Street
West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Ouachita Parish
Christy
Clarence Christy
Dorothy
Sheriff’s Office
Convicted King Plans Appeals in Bus Boycott Case
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was found guilty of violating Alabama’s antiboycott law and fined 500 dollars in Montgomery. He vowed to continue the fight for justice and equality, saying he would appeal and press the case toward the U S Supreme Court if needed.
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W. A. Gayle
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
M. L. King Jr
Gayle
King
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Eugene Carter
U.S. Supreme Court
Warmer Weather In Monroe Indicated
Weather outlook for Monroe Friday shows partly cloudy conditions with a high around 68 and a low near 42 degrees. A Selman Field CAA weather report lists a pollen count of 76 at 11 30 a.m. and notes continued mild temperatures for the area.
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Monroe
CAA
Selman Field
Placed On Stand In Death Trial In Winnsboro
In Winnsboro on March 23 the Joseph Sheffield murder trial featured District Attorney Harry Anders taking the stand to lay a foundation for an alleged two part confession. Sheffield, 27, faces a second trial for killing Franklin Parish Sheriff John L. Waller. Hodges bore powder burns on the neck, testified by Dr. Henry E. Jones and Monroe Graves as witnesses were recalled. The defense contends the shooting was accidental and the courtroom was packed with spectators.
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Winnsboro
Joseph Sheffield
Harry Anders
Sheffield
Franklin Parish
John L. Waller
Anders
J. Vernon Sims
Waller
Homer Hodge
Henry E. Jones
Parish
Monroe Graves
Hodges
Negro Youth Held After Father Shot In Winnfield
A 13 year old Winnfield Negro boy was held by Winnparish juvenile authorities after he allegedly shot and wounded his stepfather Leroy Bell at about 7 30 p m Thursday night. Bell was hit in the left shoulder by a .410 shotgun blast and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Alexandria. Police said Bell was shot while sitting in his living room chair. The boy said he acted because Bell mistreated his sister.
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Winnfield
Leroy Bell
Milltown
Bell
Alexandria
Passman urges final work on farm bill before Easter recess
Rep Passman of Louisiana urged Congress to stay in session and finish the farm bill, warning delay would be costly to farmers in dire straits. The House and Senate differ on price supports and a soil bank, with conference committee to resolve differences as recess nears.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Passman
D-La
House
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Life Sentence Given Herbert Nash for 1955 Murder
Herbert Nash a Monroe Negro was sentenced to life in prison in the fourth district court for the fatal shooting of Jewel Hardwell in an alley behind Home Ice Co on April 16 1955 Judge Jesse Heard imposed the term after a 12 man jury convicted Nash The case occurred in Monroe and the sentencing followed the trial and conviction earlier this year accompanying notes mention additional sentences for Robert H Thompson Leza Price and ongoing burglary cases involving Lyle Raymond Collins
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Herbert Nash
Monroe
Fourth District
Jewel Hardwell
Jesse Heard
Nash
Hardwell
Home Ice Co
Robert H. Thompson
Angola
Universal C. I. T. Credit Co
Leza Price
Thompson
Lyle Raymond Collins
Collins
A.W.O.L. Army
Assembly of God Church
W. E. Leckie
Eros
Stevenson Stakes Moderation Row After Minnesota Loss
Adlai E Stevenson reaffirmed a moderation path for the Democratic nomination despite Kefauver’s Minnesota primary win. He said he would not “out promise” and would speak on issues as he sees them, accepting defeat if voters disagree. Campaign aides anticipate changes in tactics, with more direct, folksy appeals aimed at Florida and California primaries.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Minnesota
Kefauver
Tennessee
James Finnegan
Florida
California
Finnegan
Egypt Training Officers in Poland for Egypt Navy and Air Units
The British Foreign Office cited secret reports that about 200 Egyptian officers and NCOs are under military training at a Soviet base near Gdynia, Poland. Training covers land sea air operations and weapons use, linked to a 1955 arms deal with Czechoslovakia. Czech officers also train Egyptian air force personnel near Alexandria. Egypt, led by Nasser, says arms were needed to defend against Israeli aggression.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Poland
Baltic Sea
Gdynia
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Alexandria
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shooting Victim Near Winnfield Believed Death by Own Action
Wilburn E. Batten of Hot Springs was found dead by a bullet wound near Winnfield around 7 15 a.m. Friday. Officials said it is believed to be death by own action. A .38 caliber bullet entered his right temple. Batten, in his late 40s, was found slumped under his car steering wheel about 12 hours after death off U.S. 84. He faced a divorce suit in Hot Springs civil court Saturday. his wife and mother live in Hot Springs. The body is at Southern Funeral Home pending investigation.
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Winnfield
Wilburn E. Batten
Hot Springs
Batten
George M. Rogers
Southern Funeral Home
Baton Rouge Man, Another Killed In Head-On Collision
Two men died and a third injured in a head-on crash on Highway 24 about 12 miles west of McComb Mississippi. Charles C. Green of Brookhaven and Baton Rouge, a railroad fireman, and Jewel V. Anderson, 38, a Peoria area farmer, were named as the deceased. Ed Green, Charles Green’s son on leave from the Navy, survived with injuries. Details of the wreck were not yet known.
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Miss
Here
Highway Patrol
Charles C. Green
Brookhaven
Baton Rouge
Jewel V. Anderson
Peoria
Ed Green
Charles Green
U.S. Navy
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