Folsom Trails as McKay Leads Alabama Primary
Alabama results show Gov. James E. Folsom trailing state Rep. Charles W. McKay by about three to one for the Democratic national committeeman post. Sen. Lister Hill runs strong for renomination as U.S. House members seek re-election. In D C Stevenson leads Estes Kefauver for delegates as DC voters finalize a long delayed count.
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Associated Press
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
District of Columbia
Estes Kefauver
Folsom
Charles W. McKay
Lister Hill
John G. Crommelin
Stevenson
Kedauver
Dinner Honors Louisiana Delegation in Washington
About 60 people attended the annual Louisiana Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington. Louisiana House members present included all except Rep. Otto Passman. Senator Russell Long was represented by his assistant Jack Todd. Participants included local business leaders from Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Shreveport.
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Washington
Louisiana
Louisiana Chambers of Commerce
John W. Barton
Baton Rouge
Payne Brazeal
Chamber of Commerce
Gen
Steven Henry
Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
Opiel Shelton
The
Baton Rouge Chamber
Earl Co. Miller
Jennings
Kenny Bowers
Lafayette
Mrs. Hen- Bush
J. H. Neln
George Dinwiddie
New Orleans Chamber
Genal Peter A
Light Rains Foreseen Across Louisiana and Arkansas
Weather watchers at Selman Field report light rain is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday over parts of Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Temperatures are expected to hold steady with highs near 72 and lows around 57 to 65 as observers log Tuesday’s 72/57 readings.
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Lousiana
Arkansas
Selman Field
Weath- P
Right To Work Bill In Court Tests Union Shop In Railroads
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to the 1951 railroad labor act amendment allowing union shop contracts. Nebraska workers seek to strike the requirement to join unions within 60 days, arguing it violates state right to work laws. Support comes from multiple states. a similar Texas case is pending.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska Supreme Court
Congress
Clarence S. Heck
Utah
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Florida
Mississippi
Capital Pays Final Tribute To Barkley
Washington leaders led by President Eisenhower attend the funeral of Kentucky senator and former vice president Alben W Barkley at Foundry Methodist Church. The service is conducted by Rev Frederick Brown Harris as Eisenhower postpones a news conference to attend. Barkley’s body to be moved later by a special congressional train to Paducah Ky for burial.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Alben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
Foundry Methodist Church
Kentucky
Gray Stone
Frederick Brown Harris
Senate
Barkley
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations
Sherman Adams
Wilton B. Persons
James C. Hagerty
Paducah
Anxious Long Seeks Shreveport Man as Revenue Chief
Gov elect Earl Long said he is anxious for James Reily of Shreveport to accept the post of state revenue commissioner. Reily, a real estate businessman, has not yet answered while conferring with budget officer J Harvey Bester to help prepare the 1956 Legislature budget.
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Baton Rouge
Earl E. Long
James Reily
Shreveport
Long
Reily
J. Harvey Bester
Northeast To Be Represented At State Meeting
The Northeast State will be represented at the annual Louisiana State Future Teachers of America convention. Attending are members of the T. O. Brown Chapter FTA and delegates from West Monroe High School FTA Club, organized by Northeast. LSU housing hosts both divisions. registration opens Thursday noon in Pleasant Hall followed by a barbecue and a 9 p.m. assembly. Friday features Mrs Wilda F Faust speaking on New Horizons of Future Teachers of America.
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Northeast State
Louisiana State Future Teachers of America
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
T. O. Brown
FTA
West Monroe High School
Northeast
LSU
Pleasant Hall
LSU Agricultural Coliseum
Future Teachers of America
Wilda F. Faust
Gore Praises Oil and Gas Industry at Lobby Probe
Senate testimony at a public hearing on lobbying and influence shows Sen. Gore praising the oil and gas sector. Maston Nixon of Corpus Christi testified the General Gas Committee raised funds and distributed data supporting the gas bill but did not lobby Congress. Nixon denied illegal activity and offered no leads.
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Gore
Washington
Sen
D-Tenn
Senate
Maston Nixon
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nixon
General Gas Committee
Eisenhower
Francis
Southern Minerals Corp
Texas
House
White House aides push Dewey and Cooper for Senate races
Washington reports White House aides urged former New York Gov. Thomas Dewey and Kentucky Ambassador John Sherman Cooper to run for U.S. Senate. Eisenhower aides reportedly floated Dewey under Taft-wing backing, while McKay faces Oregon GOP pressure from party leaders. Dewey and McKay deny plans. Javits and McGovern seen as potential New York candidates.
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Washington
A-P
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Dewey
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Rep
Taylor
James C. Hagerty
McKay
Leonard W. Hall
Sherman Adams
Philip Hitchcock
Wayne Morse
Herbert Lehman
Jacob Javits
J. Raymond McGovern
Coleman Urges Mississippi Patrol to Enforce All Laws
Governor Coleman addressed 176 Mississippi highway patrol officers urging enforcement of every law on the highways including liquor laws. He warned against shielding violators and ordered impartial enforcement, with emphasis on intrastate liquor violations and uniform conduct.
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Jackson
Miss
Games
Coleman
State Highway Patrol
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Talks
U S Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Paris to attend a NATO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. He flew in from Washington on a special Air Force plane and went directly to the U S Embassy with his wife. Officials said no formal statement was planned and he sought other governments views. The gathering could explore expanding NATO into political and economic fields and perhaps form a new organization.
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Paris
U. S
State Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Special Air Force
Washington
Orly Airfield
Dulles
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO Council
U.S
White House
Heard Low Bidder For New Monroe High School
Bids opened for the North 19th Street Junior High project with Jesse F Heard and Son the lowest at 333 500 to host 600 pupils in a modern building. Other bids ranged up to 368 000 by E O Cooley Construction. Bids for four school buses were also considered. Hermione Driskell granted sabbatical for 1956 57 at the University of Michigan.
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North 19Th Street
City of Monroe
Jesse F. Heard
W. C. Salley
Monroe
Don A. Baxter
Sicily Island
E. O. Cooley Construction Company
Ruston
Hermione Driskell
University of Michigan
Four Dead in Texas Floods and Storms Hit Houston Area
A powerful thunderstorm with 100 mph winds struck the Houston Galveston area as flash floods killed four people and displaced hundreds in west Central Texas. Rain up to 12 inches swelled creeks, caused fires, and damaged infrastructure including Memorial Freeway. A 14 year old boy drowned near Lometa while buses were trapped by rising waters.
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Houston - Galveston
Texas
Houston
New Memorial Freeway
Galveston
Pier 20
Spring Branch
Lometa
Dispute Over Voter Re_registration at Registrar Office
During a tense scene at the registrar of voters office former Governor James A Noe and special assistant attorney general William M Shaw clashed over registration and challenges as citizens council representatives assist with rolls. Registrar Mae Lucky said a small number of Negroes sought re-registration while tensions persisted about eligibility and council involvement.
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Registrar of Voters
James A. Noe
William M. Shaw
Mae Lucky
Noe
Shaw
Citizens Council
NAACP
Methodists Vote to End Racial Segregation Practice
The General Conference of the Methodist Church, in Minneapolis, passed a resolution calling for the elimination of racially segregated administration with reasonable speed. The decision followed debate over ending the all Negro jurisdiction and urged inclusivity in church membership and action against discrimination nationwide.
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Minneapolis
Methodists
Charles Parlin
Englewood
N. J
Methodist Church
W. Sproule Boyd
Johnstown
SAC studies B 52 production increases to keep pace
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay said SAC is reviewing how many additional B 52s are needed beyond administration plans to preserve air superiority over the Soviet Union. Defense Secretary Wilson announced a 50 percent increase in long range bomber wings and noted SAC will field over 500 B 52s with spares as it replaces B 36s.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Comander
SAC
United Press
LeMay
Senate Armed Service
United States
Russia
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Lebanon backs Syria demand over Jordan River pledge
Lebanon formally joined Syria in pressing for a cease fire only if Israel pledges not to divert the Jordan River. Damascus received a Lebanon note to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urging an unconditional cease fire as he prepared for talks. Lebanese Foreign Minister Salim Lahoud said Beirut supports Syria and reserves self defense.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Jordan
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Damascus
Israel-Lebanon
Salim Lahoud
Jordan River
Plans To Raise Forty Million For Schools Debated
Louisiana lawmakers consider three tax proposals to fund schools with an expected 40 to 60 million dollars annually. Rep Horace Lynn Jones cites a 2 percent rise in the gas gathering tax a rent charge on gas pipelines crossing about 25 highways and a manufacturing source tax on LP gas products. Gov elect Earl Long had not heard of the ideas but said funding demands must be met.
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Baton Rouge
Horace Lynn Jones
Slect
Earl Long
Wife of radio newsman dies after self inflicted injury
Iris Van dercook 32, wife of John W Vandercook American Broadcasting Co commentator, slashed her wrist in an apparent self inflicted attempt. She was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in good condition. Vandercook found her in their apartment bathroom before 2 am after she took sleeping pills and drank beer. This was Vandercook’s third marriage since 1947.
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New York
Iris Vandercook
John W. Vandercook
American Broadcasting Co
Bellevue Hospital
Vandercook
Puppies Sold Fast After Happy Advertiser Ad
A local ad from The Happy Advertiser reports all puppies listed were purchased within days of the notice. The sale highlights quick response to canine listings and owner satisfaction with the outcome.
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