Gambler Costello Shot Outside New York Apartment
Frank Costello a famed underworld figure was wounded in a near point blank shooting at his Central Park West apartment lobby. Police described it as an apparent attempt on his life. He suffered a scalp wound from a 39 caliber bullet and was treated at Roosevelt Hospital.
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K Costello
Fran
New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Central Park West
Roosevelt Hospital
Flood response pours help to three danger points
Nearly 100 workers, some on 36 hours of duty, deploy to three Red River danger spots near East Point Crichton Lake and Starpoint as floodwaters threaten levees. Gov. Long reports Army aid, with 150 men from Fort Polk headed to assist. Evacuation plans include moving Negro families if the levee breaks, with heavy flood impact on East Point acreage and backwater risk reaching 8,000 acres.
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Shreveport
Red River
Red River Parish
Evees
East Point
Crichton Lake
Starpoint
Gov. World
Long
Fort Polk
Fourth Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Ft. Polk
J. G. Marston Jr
Marston
Shreveport Journal
William McClelland Jr
19Th Levee Board
Seattle
McClelland
Armed Robbery Report At Staggs Independent Service Station
Authorities press search for bandits after an armed robbery at Stagg's Independent near West Monroe just before 11 p m. Sheriff Bailey Grant said investigators are pursuing leads as two suspects fled and a third was unaccounted for. Night manager W R Walker described two entrants, one about 6 ft 9 in and 210 pounds with sandy balding hair, the other around 25 and 5 ft 9 in, 160 pounds. Transportation unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stagg
Independent
Service Station
West Monroe Short
Bailey Grant
W. R. Walker
Thon
Walker
Chatham
Hadacol King Dudley LeBlanc Indicted For Tax Evasion
Federal grand jury charges Dudley J. LeBlanc known as the Hadacol king with evading 58 000 in income tax. The indictment says he filed a false 1951 return for the LeBlanc Corporation maker of Hadacol. If convicted he faces up to five years in jail and a 10 000 dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley J. le Blanc
Cme
le Blanc
Hadacol
le Blanc Corporation
New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
Earl Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Hadacol King
Hadacol Company
100 Families In Catahoula To Evacuate
Rising backwaters in southern Catahoula parish force evacues from Larto Lake area and Harrisonburg to Jonesville. About 100 families may move to ring levee towns within 10 days, with ten already seeking safety. Red Cross to set up 25 tents, no ration plans yet. Livestock moved. no injuries reported.
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Jonesville
Catahoula Parish
Rapides Hills
Harrisonburg
Red Cross
Larto Lake
Ouachita
Red River
Shreveport
Wreck Victims Remain Serious After Highway Collision
Three people were hospitalized in serious condition after a two car crash on a Highway near Tallulah in heavy rain. John Christian of Tallulah was airlifted to a Mississippi hospital with possible brain concussion and severe injuries. Sidney Reedh and his wife of Farmerville sustained multiple injuries. All were treated at Tallulah hospital before transfers.
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Tallulah
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Sidney Reedh
Farmerville
Reed
Union Parish
John Christian
Vicksburg
Miss. Mercy
Christian
Tallulah Hospital
Beck Surrenders To U S Marshal In Tax Case
U S marshal takes Beck into custody on an indictment accusing Dave Beck of evading more than 56000 in income taxes for 1950. Beck faces counts for unpaid taxes on 88828 income and for aiding false returns tied to Seattle building payments. Maximums are five years and 10000 dollars per count. A bench warrant and 5000 dollar bail were set. Beck awaits further proceedings in Tacoma.
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Teamsters’ Union
Washington
Dave Beck
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Beck
Tacoma
Wash
U.S. Dist
Edward M. Curran
Flooding Closes Part Of Route 1 In Natchitoches Parish
LATE BULLETINS report Route 1 in Natchitoches Parish partially closed due to rising flood waters. Also noted are funeral plans for Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and a Dulles call for Germany unity, plus a Louisiana budget hearing involving Supt. Shelby M. Jackson.
Fisherman’s Club Formed by Local Disciples Church
Members of the First Christian Church met at L. B. Boone’s home to form the Fisher man’s Club. The new group aims at evangelism and fellowship and will meet monthly for breakfast. Its first project seeks to boost Sunday service attendance.
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First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
L. B. Boone
Fisherman’s Club
Ouachita Parish Delegates Attend State Home Demonstration Meet
Delegates from Ouachita parish will attend the state meeting of Home Demonstration clubs in Baton Rouge on May 6 and 7. Named are Mrs. E. M. Granberry parish council president Mrs. L. A. Whitlock general director and Mrs. Euna D. Spielman home demonstration agent.
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Ouachita River
Arkansas
W. K. Howard
Murray Stein
Department of Health, Welfare and Education
Surgeon General
United States
Monroe
Stein
Howard
Arkansas Water Pollution Control Commission
Department of Health, Welfare, and Education
Page &A
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
E. M. Granberry
L. A. Whitlock
Euna D. Spielman
Get Well Quick To Mrs George Elias At St Francis
Mrs George Elias is recuperating at St Francis Hospital after surgery. Hospital attendants report she is recovering nicely.
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George Elias
St. Francis Hospital
Visit On Coast Visiting in San Francisco This
A brief note mentions a visit on the coast with plans for San Francisco. Details are sparse but indicate a coastal itinerary and a stay in the city.
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San Francisco
More Rain In Prospect Today Weather Keeps Louisiana Area Wet
Waterlogged northeast Louisiana faced ongoing rain with no relief in sight. Forecasters warned of more showers before nightfall as temperatures hovered between 65 and 72 degrees. Yesterday's rainfall reached a quarter inch, while today offered a similar damp pattern.
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Louisiana
Three Broadens Vanish On Mississippi Search Expands
A corps of Engineers helicopter joined three planes and a motorboat fleet in a noon search for a Mound tenant farmer, his wife, and their three year old daughter feared lost on the swollen river. The Wilsons, missing since noon yesterday, lived on Andrew Yerger’s plantation near Vicksburg.
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Tallulah
Corps of Engineers
Helcopter
Mississippi
Dave Wilson
Andrew Yerger
C. E. Hester
Madison Sheriff Parish
Vicksburg
Miss
Madison Parish
Cottonwood Island
Palymery Lake
Yerger
Wilson
Patriot or Witch-Hunter McCarthy Dies at 47
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin died of acute liver inflammation in Bethesda Maryland at age 47. His death reduces GOP senators to 46 with 49 Democrats. Once a dominant anti Communists figure his career included the Army McCarthy hearings and a Senate censure. Reactions from Eisenhower and Truman offered sympathy and praise as his illness and health decline drew to a close.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Army
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
White House
Truman
New York
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Ella
Gunman
Gambler
Mystery
Dudley J. Leblanc
Catahoula
U.S
Teamsters’ Joint Council No. 98 Building Assn
George H. Boldt
Washington, D. C
McClellan
Sen
Bonn
Germany
Dulles
Russia
Rex McCullough
Today
Shelby M. Jackson
Jean
McCarthys
Capito
Louisville Avenue
U. S. Corps of Engineers
John Oldenburg
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