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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1959
Page
1
Mrs Luce quits as ambassador to Brazil citing inability to fulfill the mission after a public clash with Senator Morse. President Eisenhower, in a White House meeting, expressed regret and Hagerty said the president urged reconsideration.
Judge Jesse Heard sentenced Willie Pierce to six years and Nicholas Slavant to five years for burglary and related charges in Fourth District Court. The terms run concurrently but not with time already served. Dobbins and Booper were fined for no driver’s licenses and failing to post bond. Pruitt faces further action.
The main body of Cuban invaders from Nombre de Dios moved toward Panama City as National Guardsmen prepared to intercept. Leader Cesar Vega signaled unconditional surrender and Panama’s government hoped for a settlement within days with aid from neutral OAS diplomats.
In McHenry Illinois a 7 year old was barred from a school bus for unruly behavior prompting his father Joseph DiMaggio to halt the bus and fire a shot at driver Victor A Hopp. The incident drew onlookers as two men fought and older students intervened. Hopp was shot in the left shoulder and DImaggio was jailed on assault with intent to murder charges with bond set at five thousand dollars.
FBI agents checked glove and stocking retailers in Poplarville for clues to the Parker kidnapping. Prisoners said the mob that dragged Parker from a jail cell wore white gloves like those found on suspects. No trace of Parker or his abductors was reported. Parker had been charged with raping a white woman after she identified him as her attacker.
New York officials say Rob Hope will cut down his part in the Emray Awards television program next Wednesday as directed by his doctors and NBC announced Thursday.
In New Orleans AP dispatch Assistant U S Attorney General W Wilson White urged the Fifth Circuit to rule that Congress meant states not individuals to fall under civil rights act provisions In Macon County Alabama the registration board faces a voting denial case with the board having resigned The lawyers debated whether the act permits joint action to force state compliance or only suits against individuals
The Northeast Louisiana Shrine Club plans a joint convoy with Southeast Arkansas Shrine Club to El Dorado for the spring ceremony. Members should depart from the Monroe side of the new traffic bridge on Louisville Avenue at 9 am Saturday.
Major J B Hennen of the West Monroe police department is featured in a continued local column. The article discusses his service and potential forthcoming events or recognitions involving law enforcement in the city.
Washington AP Democrats reevaluate spending bills after failing to overturn President Eisenhower’s veto. The House vote 280 to 146 fell four short of two thirds. Senate approved 64 to 29. Ezra Taft Benson power to refuse loans to rural telephone and electric cooperatives remains intact.
A violent dispute at the Aldine independent school district meeting drew 60 deputy sheriffs after teachers voted not to work without pay. Board members Whitmarsh Ammons and Tautenhahn were involved, with two struck by chairs as civilians surged onto the stage. The clash followed a vote to withhold pay through Aug 31 until funds materialize. A bill allowing $200000 in warrants was approved by the Legislature, but a local bank refused to accept them.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange released a letter to Louisiana Farm Bureau official Paul Ransom defending its position on direct farm payments. Exchange president William Lodwick argued aid would protect farmers during the transition to free planting and marketing, while opposing government wardship.
May Day celebrations unfold across nations with parades and rallies. In Moscow, Premier Khrushchev presided at Red Square as the Lenin Peace Prize winner. Defense Minister Malinovsky boasted of military readiness despite Western observers seeking new weapons.
Fifteen Louisiana mayors will attend Ruston’s Diamond Jubilee on Mayor's Day. Governor candidates will each speak 10 minutes. Mayors from Dubach Minden Mooringsport Bastrop Georgetown Collinston Quitman Jonesboro Crowley Simmesport Epps Delhi Arcadia Elton Sicily Island and others confirmed for the week long event.
London AP Field Marshal Montgomery returned from Moscow and apologized for saying U S leadership was slipping He offered an unreserved sincere apology if he offended any friends on the other side of the Atlantic The apology followed his meetings with Soviet Premier Khrushchev and his TV interview remarks.
The U S Fifth Circuit affirmed a district ruling finding Mae Lucky the Ouachita Parish registrar of voters ran her Monroe office fairly and in good faith. James Sharp Jr had argued discriminatory handling of voter cards and offsite storage. The court praised Lucky for administering duties with good will.
Maurice Chevalier, the French singer, received a special White House visit and shook hands with President Eisenhower. He also met First Lady Mamie Eisenhower at a lunch and expressed a wish to greet his idol.
Partly cloudy skies and mild weather were forecast for the weekend. Afternoon and evening thundershowers were possible. Yesterday's high reached 89 degrees at Selman Field. Tonight's low around 66 to 70 with highs near 84 tomorrow. Pollen count in Monroe read 477 grains per cubic yard.
Sir Winston Churchill at Chartwell in Kent rests before his Monday trip to Washington to meet President Eisenhower. He is 84, with a spokesman saying there is nothing wrong but the schedule will be arduous and he should rest beforehand.
Arthur Godfrey was informed the chest tumor removed Thursday was cancerous. He remained in good spirits as Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center released twice daily condition reports and noted a satisfactory postoperative night with no complications.
Wisner declared cleanest city in the Fifth Congressional District by state judges and advanced to compete for Louisiana’s Cleanest Town. The town, population 1250, is the state’s smallest district winner, with New Orleans Baton Rouge Franklin Minden Jennings and Bunkie also earning district honors. Mayor R A Brown praised civic clubs while Mary Lou Sawyer won a $10 prize for best home improvement. Wisner recently incorporated as a town after being a village since 1929.
In Philadelphia psychiatrists describe dreams produced by isolation in a darkened room and an iron lung tank. Volunteers faced intermittent light, sounds, and colors for 10 hours, with one inmate shouting to end confinement after 38 minutes.
The Louisiana Free Enterprise Association schedules an organizational meeting for the Fifth Congressional district in Monroe on Monday afternoon at the Hotel Frances ballroom.Congressman Harold McSween of the Eighth District will speak on Why Businessmen Must Enter Politics. The group, active in all 64 parishes, plans to review candidates this fall and publish views. Thomas M. Barker of Lockport, the association vice-president, announced the event.
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