Weird Murders Raise Fears Of Maniac Killer
Henderson Kentucky reports a triple slaying of stock farmer Goebel Duncan his son Raymond and daughter in law Mamie Duncan. Bodies found in a muddy field show bound hands and forehead shots while a Mount Vernon Indiana farmwoman was found killed in a similar fashion a week earlier suggesting a linked maniacal killer operatives across two states.
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Henderson
Mount Vernon
Ind
Goebel Duncan
Raymond
Lee Williams
Duncan
Mamie Duncan
Goebel
Mrs. Caroline Logan Garner 76 Pioneer Monroe Native Dies
Mrs. Caroline Logan Garner, 76, of Monroe died at St. Francis Hospital after several months illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Chapel with Rev. John M. Allin and Rev. James Marshall officiating. Interment in Old City Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Ernest C. Richard, granddaughter Mrs. Ralph W. Smith, and two great grandchildren Elizabeth Garner Smith and Ralph W. Smith Jr. Pallbearers named.
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Caroline Logan Garner
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn
John M. Allin
James Marshall
Old City
Garner
Grace Episcopal Church
Monroe
J. D. van Logan
Sallie Richardson
Hardtimes
Loop Road
Ward School
Ward- Belmont College
Nashville
John K. Garner
Springfield
Tenn
Ernest C. Richard
Ralph W. Smith
Elizabeth Garner Smith
Ralph W. Smith, Jr
French L. Smith
John Humble
T. G. Easterling
Carl H. McHenry
Robert Layton
Elmer Slagle
Guizado Sentenced to Six Years for Plot in Panama
In Panama City on January 2, former president Jose A. Remon was killed at the race track. Jose R. Guizado was found complicit in the assassination and sentenced by the national assembly to six years and eight months in prison after a secretive trial.
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Panama
National Assembly
Jose R. Guizado
Guizado
Jose A. Remon
Panama City
Assembly
Louisiana Adverts Promote Safety and Green Living
Classified ad notes highlight amusements, comics, and radio TV features while urging prevention of forest fires and keeping Louisiana green. It emphasizes local notices and community information in a compact reading card.
Probers Hunt For 900000 Fund In AFL Laundry Case
Washington AP reported Louis B. Saperstein of Newark faces questions as investigators search for 900000 allegedly routed through his hands. He invoked the Fifth Amendment but said he did not keep the funds. Saperstein's counsel urged the panel not to quit him.
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Washington
Louis B. Saperstein
Newark
N. J
Saperstein
AFL Laundry Workers International Union Welfare Fund
New York
California
Welfare Fund
Walter D. van Riper
Senate Labor Subcommittee
United Fund Feasibility Studied by Twin Cities Groups
Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce officials will lead a 30 day joint study panel on the feasibility of a United Fund for the Twin Cities. Chamber President Shelby Cage and Jaycee President Jake Osfrey will appoint investigating groups to examine basic facts and craft a common sense formula to present to the public during 1955 96 fiscal considerations amid several national disease foundations and multiple local drives.
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Monroe-West
Monroe
Chamber
Shelby Cage
Jaycee
Jake Osfrey
Malenkov Sighted on Siberian Plant Tour After Dismissal
Swedish engineers return from the Soviet Union reporting Malenkov is on a wide Siberian power plant inspection tour. Sture Ekefalk said the former premier did not meet them, sending personal regards instead and restricting photo access during visits to Russia’s electricity facilities.
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Stockholm
Russia
Georgi Malenkov
Siberia
Sture Ekefalk
Swedish Power Plant Board
Soviet Union
Malenkov
Ekefalk
Moscow
Siberian
United Press
Mos
Las Vegas Hit By Record Atomic Blast Shocks City
The 1955 test's first off site damage cracked Bertha's Furniture display windows and rattled the AEC field office in Las Vegas. A bright 10 second flash lit half the horizon while a second high altitude shot was planned over Yucca Flat. Salt Lake City and Phoenix observers reported the glow.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Bertha
AEC
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Pastor defends Eisenhower against hypocrisy charge
Washington UPI The President's pastor Rev Edward L R Elson defended Eisenhower after Sen Matthew Neely accused him of making political capital from church attendance The minister praised the President's transparent religious life and suggested his greatness lies in example and public faith as a renewal of America's spiritual vitality Neely spoke at a Cleveland CIO event and questioned Eisenhower's formal religious affiliation in contrast to his White House attendance status
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Washington
Eisenhower
Edward L. R. Elson
Elson
National Presbyterian Church
Matthew Neely
D-W. Va
Fisenhower
Neely
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Cleveland
America
Robert S. Lutz
Presbyterian Church
Denver
UAW
White House
Senate approves bill to curb obscene material transport
The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill banning the transportation of obscene matter across state lines for sale or distribution. Passage was recorded by a voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ike Disagrees With Warnings Of High Brass
President Eisenhower rejects the idea of imminent war in the Formosa Strait and notes Red China lacks sufficient airfields for a quick attack on Quemoy and Matsu. He opposes reports that top advisers urged a definite pledge to defend the islands and plans to refrain from public rebuke. The administration says U S forces would defend Formosa if needed, with Ike deciding on further defense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
U.S
Formosa Strait
White House
Matsu
United States
Quemoy and
Formosa
Pescadores
Board Studies Reconsideration Of Resignation
The Louisiana State Civil Service Board considered Mayme Stroud's request to reconsider her resignation as house mother at Northeast Louisiana State College. The hearing in Baton Rouge reviewed her claim that officials prevented civil service status and salary changes prompted the retirement. The board will decide if her resignation stands or is reversible under state law.
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Northeast
Louisiana State College
Louisiana State Civil Service Board
Mayme Stroud
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Stroud
Freezing Temperatures Hit Twin City Area Again
Temperatures dipped below freezing in the Twin City area on Tuesday marking another day of unusual weather. The CAA registered a low of 30 degrees at 6 30 a.m. By noon the temperature rose to 57 degrees with an afternoon forecast of scattered clouds, no rain and light winds.
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Twin City
CAA
Churchill notes four power parley prospects brighten
Prime Minister Churchill said prospects for a four power parley seem brighter but heads of government have not agreed to a summit conference yet.
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London
Churchill
Guilty in $160000 Tax Fix Conspiracy Trial
Henry W Grunewald and Daniel Bolich were convicted by a federal jury of a $160,000 tax fix bribery conspiracy after a seven week trial. Co defendants Steinberg and Scherm were acquitted on bribery counts. Sentencing set for Friday.
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NEW York
Henry W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue
Maw Hatharin Mianhattan Tae
Aa Scape San
Laar
Max Steinbger
Upper Manhattan
Internal Revenue Service
Harry T. Scherm
Steinberg
Scherm
Archie O. Dawson
Washington
Chevy Chase
Halperin
Bolich
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Beverly Hills
Calif
Strike Violence Spreads as Southern Bell Strike Continues
A sudden outbreak of violence during the 16th day of the Southern Bell strike in Alabama prompted authorities to investigate. A bomb-like blast damaged a Montgomery workshop roof, while in Baton Rouge four cables were severed and a fifth hacked by an axe. No injuries reported. In Birmingham a Communications Workers union official was arrested following the investigation.
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Louisiana
Harry A. Cassady
Southern Bell
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Ala
Communications Workers of America
CIQ
T. E. Lindsey
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Strike Talks Continue
Washington reports the National Mediation Board held further conferences on the 15 day old Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike spanning 14 states as tensions rise and potential settlement moves are discussed.
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Washington
The
National Mediation Board
Louisville & Nashville
Federal jury indicts 11 in Monroe area cases
A federal grand jury in Shreveport handed down 11 indictments in the Monroe division for liquor law violations by six defendants and multiple offenses for most. Three men face Dyer Act charges over stolen cars from Memphis to Monroe and Clarksville to Bastrop. Additional charges include a threatened letter case and a forged treasury check cashed in Monroe.
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Shreveport
Monroe
U. S. District Court
Alexandria
Lake Charles
John Harris
Curtis Gardner
James Turner
Felix Reed
Teddy A. Fincher
Leon Austen
Harris
Nathan Vern
John Alfred McGroffin
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Carney B.tuberville
Tennessee
Clarksville
Bastrop
Leonard Burks
Edna Burks
Charlie Oceola Thissel
U. S. Treasury
Israeli Faces UN Censure Over Gaza Clash
Israeli diplomatic sources acknowledged possible Security Council condemnation for the February 28 Gaza battle in which 38 Egyptians and eight Israelis died. The 11 nation council was to resume debate as the United States Britain and France pressed the Western resolution.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Gaza
United States
Britain
France
Council
Israel
Hollywood Fashion Heads for Oscar Night Dior Boycott Plans
Hollywood fashion set plans a Dior free Oscar ceremony as Edith Head, Oscar nominee and costume consultant, promotes dignity and simplicity. Head notes the anti-Dior stance, cites neckline theory, and highlights gowns for Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Jane Wyman and Dorothy Dandridge with Judy Garland entering hospital for Caesarean birth the day after.
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Hollywood
Movieland
Boso
Dior
Edith Head
Miss Head
Academy
Judy Garland
Miss Garland
Dorothy Dandridge
New York
Naminess
Miss Dandridge
Grace Kelly
Audrey Hepburn
London
Jane Wyman
France
Runaway C-46 Hits Trainer. Plane Explodes at Greenville Base
A C-46 transport tore loose from its mooring and smashed a T-33 trainer at Greenville Air Force Base in Mississippi. Instructor 1st Lt. Robert M. Pierce was killed. four others injured, including the crew chief with a fractured shoulder and a student pilot. The wreckage sparked a blazing snack bar but at least 18 airmen escaped unharmed.
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Greenville
Miss
Air Force
John Chick
Greenville Air Force Base
United Press
Chick
Floyd Bennett Air Force Base
New York
Robert M. Pierce
Pierce
Dulles Sees Paris Pacts Vital to Big Four Meeting
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged rapid U S ratification of the Paris treaties on German rearmament saying it could enable a high level meeting with Russia with better prospects for peace. He noted the Western plan for arms limits via an international council and suggested East West discussions might extend the pattern.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Dulles
West Germany
United States
London
Wonderful Wallet Finds Extra Cash in Classified Ads
A local advertiser sold a bedroom suite for 50 dollars via classified ads, buying the space for 1.40. The feature highlights brisk demand for household furnishings and spring clothing as people trade unwanted items for cash.
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Newsstar—World
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Nancy Kelly
Walter Slezak
Helen Hayes
American Theater Wing
Hotel Plaza
Antoinette Perry
Miss Kelly
Slezak
C. L. Garner
Emono
Fiditorial
Adio-Tv
Fect
Probers
United Fund For
Supreme Soviet
Russian Republic
Kremlin
Sweden
Ike
Board Studies
Bulletin
Monroe Area
U.N
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