Eastland Group Reopens Anti-Subversive Bills in Senate
Sen James Eastland said the internal security subcommittee will revive anti subversive legislation left over from the 83rd Congress Confronting issues include a bill to allow employers to fire Communist or subversive employees without liability and other McCarran drafted measures aimed at union restrictions.
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Washington
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
United Press
Congress
Eastland
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
Senate
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Judiciary Committee
McCarran
Burglars Loot Carroll High School Office
Thieves broke into Carroll High School on Wednesday night and stole cash from jars and cigar boxes as well as from the vault. The loss amount is undetermined. Detectives and deputies continued investigating with no immediate clues.
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Carroll High School
Hugh Tolbert
Willis Lawrence
Tolbert
Sheriff's Department
New Cold Front Expected Today in Twin City Area
A new cold front is forecast to move across the Twin City area Thursday afternoon, lowering temperatures but not as cold as earlier this week. Thursday morning high around 72 degrees, low near 46, with Wednesday’s low at 36 as clouds form later.
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Twin City
CAA
Where To Find It PREVENT FOREST FIRES KEEP LOUISIANA GREEN
Public awareness notice urges residents to follow forest fire prevention tips across Louisiana. Emphasizes safe outdoor burning, proper disposal of cigarettes, and reporting suspicious activity to authorities to reduce wildfire risk.
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Louisiana
Drilling Firm Here Buys $1 3 Million Equipment
The Drilling and Exploration Company buys equipment from Crescent Drilling Co of Monroe for 1.3 million dollars. Charles Rider of Dallas announces the purchase, expanding Drilexco operations into Louisiana and Mississippi with five heavy power rigs and five steam rigs. Crescent previously operated in Arkansas and east Texas while Drilexco runs rigs in West Texas California and overseas.
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Crescent Drilling Co
Monroe
Charles R. Rider
Dallas
Tex
Mississippi
Louisiana
Rider
Drilling and Exploration Co
Drilexco
Louisiana and
Crescent
Arkansas
East Texas
West Texas
California
Arabian Peninsula
South America
Holland
France
Italy
Nigeria
Mother Repudiates Confession She Butchered 2 Sons
Houston reports say red haired Ann Williams repudiated a confession to killing her two sons and implicated an ex convict. Officials from Galveston and Harris counties would not comment beyond reopening the investigation.
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Houston
Ann Williams
Galveston
Harris County
Marlene Johnson
Pointblank
Dan Walton
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Williams
Atlanta
Harris
Galveston County
Damage suit filed by ousted Irving schools chief
Dr. John A. Beard sues the Irving Independent School District board for 300000 alleging libelous statements after his discharge as superintendent sparked a teachers walkout. He names board members Loyola Guard’s husband and the Cain organization, Dallas public relations firm, in the suit and replies to Charles E. Young’s criticism of his handling of cafeteria funds.
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Irving
Tex.p
John A. Beard
Beard
Irving Independent School District
Loyola Guard
Cain Organization
Dallas
Charles E. Young
Young
Major Cable Slashed in Florida as Reward Offered
Southern Bell posted a 5000 dollar reward for arrest and conviction of vandals who cut a major trunk line in Starke Florida. The damage disrupted radio networks military circuits and press services amid an eleven day nine state telephone strike with no mediation progress on a wage dispute between CWA and the company.
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Florida
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Starke
Fla
Civil Aeronautics Communications
Rogersville
Tenn
Natchez
Miss
Jackson
Raymond
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Heninger Building Sold to Sherrouse Realty Co
The Heninger Building at 138 South Grand Street, a four story office block, sold to Sherrouse Realty Co for 75000. Ownership transfer filed in Ouachita parish clerk of courts. Occupants will remain. half of first floor houses the motor vehicle division of the Louisiana license bureau.
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Heninger
South Grand Street
Sherrouse Realty Co
Sie Heninger
Realty Company
Ouachita Parish
Clerk of Courts
John Sherrouse
The
Motor Vehicle Division
Louisiana License Bureau
Dr Sid ney Smith Elected President at Urological Meeting
Dr Sid ney Smith of Raleigh North Carolina has been elected president of the Southeastern section of the American Urological Association. About 600 delegates attend the associations 10th annual meeting in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Sidney Smith
Raleigh
N. C
American Urological Association
Association
McNutt, Indiana Governor and envoy, Dies in New York
Paul V. McNutt, 64, former Indiana governor and ex envoy to the Philippines, died at his Fifth Ave. apartment in New York. He and his wife and daughter Louise were present. Cause of death was not released. A former American Legion commander, McNutt rose to national prominence and pursued a presidential bid influenced by FDR. He remained active in Democratic party affairs.
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New York
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Philippines
McNutt
Manila
Louise
Fifth Ave
American Legion
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Drilling Continues in Ouachita Parish Despite Rains
Ouachita parish drilling goes on after torrential rainfall halted one well east of Monroe. Duncan S. Cook, minerals division head, says operations may resume Friday as water drains. No. 1 Delta Caribbean Oil Fudickar well near Selman field stands at about 4400 feet. Other parish drillings continue.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Duncan S. Cook
Department of Conservation, Minerals Division
Fudickar Estate
Selman Field
Cook
Back Injury Cases Drive Courts and Institute Aims
Baton Rouge reports show back injuries creating legal battles in workmen’s compensation. A judge notes medical testimony often confuses lay jurors while LSU prepares an Institute of Medicine to train lawyers and doctors. Eight doctors will brief attorneys on back anatomy and related fields.
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Legal Medical Institute
Baton Rouge
Fred Softspine
Fred
Softspine
Louisiana State University
Wex Malone
LSU Law School
Unity of Free World Sought Before Talks
Sen George proposes new efforts to achieve free world unity as a prelude to a possible Big Four meeting on world peace. Sen Knowland suggests a preliminary Big Three conference to iron out policy differences before full dress talks with Russia. He cites Eisenhower's remarks about meeting other leaders if there is reasonable hope of progress.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Knowland
R-Calif
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Eisenhower
Paris
Warrior River Crest Sparks Floods Across Alabama
The Warrior River crested at 52 feet in Tuscaloosa with floodwaters receding yet driving excess rain into the Tombigbee downstream. In Aberdeen, Mississippi, the Tombigbee hit 45.3 feet as National Guardsmen evacuated hundreds in low lands. The Tombigbee swelled through northeast Mississippi, then into Alabama where it joined the Warrior above Demopolis. Crests rise further toward Demopolis with 59 feet forecast by Saturday. Rescue operations continued along the flood zone.
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Associated Press
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Aberdeen
Miss
Mississippi
Alabama
Demopolis
Columbus
House Moves To Correct Tax Mistakes
The House moved to repeal two business tax benefits from last year’s tax act retroactively. The measure, backed by the Eisenhower administration and both parties, would reopen thousands of 1954 returns and wipe out hundreds of millions in profits. Democrats say more loopholes may exist and politics will follow.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
The
Treasury
House and Means
25-Year-Old Case Believed Solved By Ariz Arrest
Shreveport officers travel to Yuma to repatriate John Rainey 61 who is in custody for questioning in the 1929 slaying of his estranged wife Bobby Vee Rainey. Rainey, arrested as John Williams, disappeared after the shooting and is expected to face murder charges next week.
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Shreveport
Yuma
Ariz
J. Howard Flournoy
Caddo Parish
John Rainey
Rainey
John Williams
Bobby Vee Rainey
Fournoy
Gordon Carr
Sheriff's Office
Carr
Scarbrough Rainey
John
Knowland Defies Ike on Yalta Comments
Senator Knowland of California says he will discuss the Yalta conference whenever pertinent despite President Eisenhower's claim that such talk is useless. He and Senate GOP leader Bridges argue lessons from the past guide future policy.
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Washington
P— Sen
Knowland
R-Cali
Yalta
Eisenhower
GOP
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eastern
Europe
China
Wall Torn From New Orleans Labor Headquarters
In New Orleans a wall at Local 3410 headquarters was knocked out and a man seen crawling through a hole before escaping. The incident follows union leader George W. Werner accusing Southern Bell of hiring students to disrupt picket lines. Southern Bell denies the charge.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Telephone Union
Union
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Philip Braam
Local
George W. Werner
Southern Bell
Werner
Communications Workers of America Local
Charles A. Pearson
Natural Gas Not Under Authority of FPC Claim
Houston producer David Searls told the House Commerce Committee Congress did not intend federal regulation of natural gas producers under the 1938 Natural Gas Act. He argued the act covers sales in interstate commerce for resale only when pipelines sell to distributors, not independent producers.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
FPC
David Searls
Houston
House Commerce Committee
Searls
Spring Cleaning and Want Ads Take on Unneeded Items
The article urges readers to search garages and storerooms for unwanted items like fishing gear and kids’ bikes. It promotes turning don’t needs into cash by placing ads in the Want Ad Columns News Star World.
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Junior
News-Star —— World
Classified
Dial the Want Ad Number For Low 7 Day Rates
Want ads advertise low seven day rates with cancellation privileges. Call for details and availability.
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Wilma Loss
Louis E. Wolfson
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Sewell Avery
Irving Schools
CWA
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Sherrouse
FDR
Unity of Free World
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