Moskovitz Kidnap and Death Sentence Draws Outcry
The case follows Moskovitz who vanished January 16 then testified about abduction by Jackson who claimed it was a hoax. Moskovitz described Lear as hired by Jackson to help, with Lear later guiding police to the ransom operation. The judge will consider a new trial Tuesday, with automatic California Supreme Court review if death is imposed.
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James Lear
Havre
Mont
Twain Michelsen
California
State Supreme Court
Moskovitz
Lear
Jackson
Building Permits For 1011 South 6th Street Ouachita School Plans
City inspectors issued permits for additions to a one story frame residence at 1011 South 6th Street including a car port and shed at a cost of 350. Ouachita Parish School Board received a permit to Alter and repair Ouachita Parish High School at 268974. Mr and Mrs Jack Lucas were granted a permit to add a carport and floor space to a one story frame residence at 108 Egan Street costing 1000.
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S. H. Awl
Norman Strother
South 6Th Street
Ouachita Parish School Board
Ouachita Parish High School
Jack Lucas
Egan Street
Evans Elected To Head Rotary Club In Monroe
A. Olan Evans of Monroe was elected Thursday to lead the local Rotary Club for the coming fiscal year. He succeeds Clifton G. Pearce Jr. whose death followed an automobile accident. Harry Frazer of Monroe was named vice president. The club plans delegates to the Seattle international convention June 5 to 9 and to the Alexandria assembly May 9 to 10.
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A. Olan Evans
Monroe
Clifton G. Pearce, Jr
Lewis C. Slater
Northeast State
Harry Frazer
Pearce
The
Rotary Club
Evans
C. B. Braun
Seattle
Wash
Jack Gaines
Alexandria
Braun
Board of
Fall of Dien Bien Phu Sets Stage for Geneva Talks
The siege ends with French forces under De Castries vastly outnumbered by Ho Chi Minh forces. About 14 000 defenders at Dien Bien Phu faced heavy artillery and surrounding Vietminh control. Evacuation attempts failed as airlift plans proved costly and perilous, marking a decisive, symbolic prelude to Geneva negotiations.
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France
Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
Astia
Daniel
Assembly
Ho Nguyen Giap
de Castries
Hanoi
Two Stage Asia plan talks on military alliance in Indo China
Informants said a two stage Asian approach to a collective security pact is being discussed with diplomats from several countries. Dulles implied the United States has little chance of swift unified action to strengthen Viet Nam. Laos and Cambodia may be included in a provisional pact with possible security pledges, as talks aim toward a formal alliance parallel to NATO. Viet Minh controls areas. French Union holds Hanoi Saigon Haiphong. Dien Bien Phu could influence future actions.
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Asia
Dulles
United States
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Eisenhower
Indo-China
Vietminh
Hanoi
Saigon
Haiphong
Dien Bien Phu
McCarthy Stevens Clash Over Army Report On Cohn
The McCarthy Stevens hearing focused on an March 11 Army report asserting Cohn was upset about Schine. Stevens refused to deem the claim false as McCarthy pressed for a definitive ruling. A secret Alsop session preceded the public hearings amid other accusations and prep for a potential FBI disclosure.
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Fort Monmouth
McCarthy
Stevens
Army
Cohn
Schine
Subcommittee
Frank P. Carr
Dave Schine
John G. Adams
New York
Joseph Alsop
Alsop
Stewart
New York Herald- Tribune
Adams
Alssop
Herbert Brownell Jr
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Seaway Project Sparks Mixed U.S. Debate
The proposed joint U. S. Canada seaway valued at 305 million dollars faces Congress approval amid alarms from Eastern and Southern ports railroads coal producers and private utilities. Some states foresee economic benefits while Pennsylvania coal interests fear rivalry with U S ore and oil.
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United States
U. S
Canada
Philadelphia
New York
Delaware River Valley
Pennsylvania
U.S
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Republicans Face Foreign Policy Critique At Banquet
Sen Johnson blasted GOP conduct as dangerous to national security warning that Democrats oppose the President's domestic program. He urged unity amid foreign policy reversals, referenced Geneva and Berlin remarks, and cited McCarthy era tensions as Americans fear a hostile world. The speech intertwined party politics with national defense concerns.
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Truman
Dean Acheson
Sen. Johnson
Congress
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Geneva
Berlin
Johnson
Asia
America
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy
Valley Forge
Iwo Jima
United Gas Service Center Auditorium Opens to Groups
Located just west of the Savage repair shop the new United Gas service center features an auditorium seating about 100 with a modern kitchen at one end and an additional work kitchen nearby. Cage notes it will be available for company employee meetings and by groups such as clubs and civic organizations.
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United
Monroe
United Gas
Cage
West Monroe
Dye & Mullings, Inc
Columbia
Miss. Smith and
Padgett
Shreveport
N. C. McGowen
United Gas Corporation
M. A. Abernathy
E. L. Henderson
Louisiana - Mississippi Distribution Division
W. E. Wilson
W. O. Crain
A. D. Greene
Ed Parkes
United Gas Pipe Line Company
W. J. Quigles
Union Producing Company
E. L. Rawlins
W. H. Spears
L. V. Tracht
Savage
Girl Awaiting Right Man Faces Aged World
A girl remarks she would wed if the right man appeared, a sentiment reflecting social expectations. The line hints at aging pressures as marriage prospects shift with time.
Soviet Spokesman Blames France Over Truce Delays
In Geneva on May 7 a Soviet spokesman accused France of delaying a mercy truce to evacuate 1,200 French Union wounded from Dien Bien Phu. He also charged the United States Britain and France with delaying Indo China peace talks and denied Western claims of Soviet responsibility.
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France
Geneva
Soviet Union
Dien Bien Phu
United States
Britain
Leonid F. Silyachev
Marble Tourney Finals Saturday in Monroe
The grand finale of the Monroe marble tournament sponsored by the V. F. W. takes place Saturday at 9:30 AM on the Ouachita parish grammar school ground. Winners from city parish and parochial schools compete for the championship and the winner advances to the state match.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
V. F. W. Post
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White
Ieverstein
Bemberg
Forever Young Vieverstein
Louisiana Power and Light Company
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First Methodist Church
Twin City
Twin City Chamber of Commerce
Little Theatre of
George W. Wright
Rotary Information Committee
Tower of Babel
Wright
Rotary International
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