Demos Ready To Battle Over Civil Service Firing Provisions
House Democrats prepare to fight a $1.143 billion appropriation bill for State Justice and Commerce. A provision would give the attorney general and department heads power to fire any employee in the name of national interest. Republicans and veterans groups oppose, warning it could undermine civil service protections and veterans’ preferences.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Secretaries of State and Commerce
United States
American Legion
Lewis K. Gough
Legion
Civil Service
Rep. Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Committee
Whitten Found Guilty By Jury In Court Here
Joe Woods Whitten was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Victory cab driver Jack Harrison Cabiness by a 12 member jury after a brief deliberation. The defense planned a motion for a new trial as six state witnesses testified and one defense witness, R B Bailey, took the stand.
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Joe Woods Whitten
Jack Harrison Cabiness
Victory
J. H. Dorman
R. B. Bailey
Winnsboro
Whitten
Senate probes Kaghan on German Public Affairs ties
Senate Investigations Subcommittee pressed Theodore Kaghan over U S Public Affairs Division activity in Germany. Testimony alleged hiring communists and financing a pro Communism book with about 50 000 dollars. Witnesses included Julius Epstein and Mrs Freda Utley detailing Red front links and a distributed history title.
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Washington
Senate
Theodore Kaghan
U. S. Public Affairs Division
Germany
Kaghan
U. S. High Commission
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Julius Epstein
New York
Hans Wallenberg
U.S
Die Neue Zeitung
U. S
UN Blunt With Red Delegates
In Panmunjom the United Nations accused the Communists of stalling as they refuse to commit to a neutral custodian for 48,000 prisoners. Allied Lt. Gen. Harrison said the questions about transferring POWs and neutrality hinge on naming a neutral but warned the Red smoke screen signals insincerity. The debate centers on whether a neutral nation or custodian should handle POWs and how to maintain order in camps.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Red
William K. Harrison Jr
Korea
Pakistan
Harrison
Nam I
Nam
U. N
Reds Move Toward Luang Prabang in Laos Invasion
Heavily armed guards surround the royal palace at Luang Prabang as Communist led forces push south toward the Thai border. French officials call the move alarming while denying rumors of a desperate bid to abduct King Sisavang Vong.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Luang Prabang
Laos
Thailand
Siam
Sisavang Vong
Bangkok
Souphanu Vong
Mekong River
Tatom
Plaine Des Jarres
Paksane
Mekong
Veintiane
South End Land Sells for 53997.70 in Morrison Area
Ford, Bacon and Davis Construction Corp. buys two blocks near Morrison Benton Jackson Streets and the Missouri Pacific railroad for 53 997.70 to clear Selman airport possessions by May 5. Land included 22 lots from Walter Kellogg Lumber Co and three from A H Bates and A M Rizzo. Some buildings renovated for storage and a plant was started by Central Culvert Co. The sale spurs higher nearby land values. General Superintendent John E. Baugh notes no further development plans beyond storage needs.
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Morrison, Benton and
Jackson Streets
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Jackson Street
Morrison and Benton
Benton and Morrison
A. M. Rizzo
Central Culvert Company
South End
Baugh
Dock Leader Shot Dead at Hoboken Waterfront
Francis Kelly, about 40, a dock hiring boss, was shot in Hoboken last night and died at St Mary’s Hospital. Police Chief John Reynolds said 8 to 10 men were questioned as a search for the unidentified assailant began amid a wave of waterfront violence being reviewed by a Senate committee in Washington.
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Hoboken
N. J.P
Francis Kelly
John Reynolds
New York-New Jersey
Senate
Washington
Kelly
St. Mary's
Five Week Talks On Oil Ends as Senate Moves to Final Passage
The Senate ended five weeks of filibuster and moved toward final passage of the tidelands oil bill. The measure would grant coastal states title to offshore lands to their historic boundaries while federal jurisdiction would extend seaward to the continental shelf.
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Washington
Senate
83Rd
Congress
House
Texas
Florida
California
Louisiana
Continental Shelf
Bloodmobile Visit Aims To Meet 200 Pint Quota
H O Brady of Negley in West Monroe chairs the Bloodmobile arrival at Trinity Baptist Church on May 7. Donors can give 8 11 am and 2 6 pm to aid polio prevention and help wounded soldiers in Korea.
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H. O. Brady
Negley
West Monroe
Trinity Baptist Church
Brady
Brown Paper Mill
Brown Industries
Brown Container
Korea
Search for missing Adkins body resumes after river tragedy
In Helena Montana on May 5 deputies re opened efforts to locate the missing body of John Adkins the final victim in a mass drowning Monday night in rough upper Missouri waters. Eight other bodies were recovered Monday but search was halted by fatigue.
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Helena
Mont
John Adkins
Missouri
Louisiana Lions Elect Officers At State Convention
The Louisiana Lions Club state convention closed at noon with district governors elect named for 8-L 8-I 8-O 8-N and 8S. C. G. Wall Jr West Monroe 8-L L. Vetter Coushatta 8-I Leo Deshotel Kaplan 8-O N. L. Hebert Baton Rouge 8-N Addie Thibodeaux Thibodeaux 8S. Vetter and Hebert unopposed.
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LION
Louisiana
C. G. Wall, Jr
West Monroe
L. Vetter
Coushatta
Leo Deshotel
Kaplan
N. L. Hebert
Baton Rouge
Addie Thibodeaux
Thibodeaux
The
Lions Club
Vetter
Hebert
Wilburn L. Wilson
Chicago
Lions International
Wilson
Plain Dealing
International Board of Directors
Eisenhower asks Congress for $5.83 billion in new foreign aid
The Eisenhower administration sought 5.828 billion dollars in fresh foreign aid as a defense against the Soviet threat. President Eisenhower led a cabinet parade and joint chiefs testimony urging congressional approval for military and allied support totaling about 5.25 billion for weapons and defense, plus 550 million for economic and developmental aims to bolster free nations. Secretary Dulles echoed the call, warning against relaxing defenses until the Soviet threat clearly subsides.
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Washington
Congress
America
Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union
Dulles
Congressional
Monroe Council Opens Bids for Nine Street Paving Petitions
The Monroe city council will meet to hear nine petitions for paving sections in the north and south sides. Wayne Huckaby says residents will pay for curb and gutter installations over up to ten years. Petitioned streets include Milton, Saratoga, Speed, North 23rd, South Fifth, Pecan, Adcock, Peach, and Plum.
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Monroe
Wayne H. Huckaby
Milton Street
Marne Place
Orell Place
Saratoga Street
Emerson
Lexington Street
Speed Avenue
North 10Th
North 18Th Streets
North 23Rd Street
DeSiard
DeSiard Road
South Fifth Street
Orange
Winnsboro Road
Pecan Street
South Fourth
South Fifth Streets
Adcock Street
Lexington
Spencer Avenues
Peach Street
South Sixth Streets
Huckaby
Forest Club In South Parish Faces Raids
A Jefferson Parish gambling casino known as Forest Club was not granted an injunction to block police raids. Judge L Julian Samuels denied the request, saying the club’s social organization did not shield it from law enforcement action.
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Forest Club
South Parish
New Orleans
Club Forest
Jefferson Parish
L. Julian Samuel
Willie T Holland Trial Opens in Fourth District Court
The trial of Willie T Holland for receiving stolen goods opened after a five member jury was selected in Fourth District Court. Judge David I Garrett presides. Jurors include J E Holmes Ward 10 W C Eckholm 10 Emory Johnson 1 J E Barnes and Harry Greenwood 3. The state alleges Holland knew the goods were stolen, including plumbing equipment and bathroom furnishings.
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Willie T. Holland
Fourth District Court
David I. Garrett
J. E. Holmes
W. C. Eckholm
Emory Johnson
J .E. Barnes
Harry Greenwood
Holland
Post Office Building Contract Let in Monroe
A contract for a new post office on North Fourth Street near the Louisville avenue shopping center was awarded to R V Wroten for 18 622 00. Architect Allen T Turpin said the masonry 2400 square foot building will meet post office specs and be ready by August 1 for W S Adcock who leased the site. Other bids ranged up to 22 114 00.
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Wilson
Elections Committee
Monroe L. Nute
Kennett Square
Lions International
Jimmy Dillion
Bonita
Future Farmers of America
Organization of Young Farmers
Louisville Avenue
Allen T. Turpin
North Fourth Street
Ouachita Bank
Post Office Department
Monroe
Lamar Moore
Woods and Tradewell
Ira Cagle
Lamar Coleman
Turpin
Rain Storm Deluges Monroe Area After Two Day Downpour
More than three inches of rain fell in the Monroe region over two days with Tuesday clearing early. Crews worked to clear streets but deep water delayed relief as drainage systems failed to cope. Several highways near Monroe including Route 615 to Alexandria Highway 67 south of Alexandria and Route 21 between Forrest and Hinston were closed temporarily.
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Monroe
Alexandria
Oakdale
Tulles
Forrest
Hinston
Hemingway Wins Pulitzer for The Old Man and the Sea
The 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction goes to Ernest Hemingway for The Old Man and the Sea, announced by Columbia trustees. Other honors include Inge for Picnic, MacLeish and Don Whitehead repeat winners, and Whitehall papers recognized for anti Klan campaigning.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
William Inge
Archibald MacLeish
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
New York Times
Columbia University
Whiteville
N. C
Tabor City N. C
Tribune
Austin Wehrwein
Milwaukee, Wis
Journal
Canada
Providence R. I. Journal and
Evening Bulletin
Edward J. Mowery
New York World-Telegram and
Sun
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Uades Society
PSO
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William M. Bates
Louisiana Lions
C. W. Adams
Monroe Council
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Connecticut
Royster
Wall Street Journal
William M. Gallagher
Flint
Mich
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David J. Mays
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