Parent Planned Recreation Club Officers Named
The Parent Planned Recreation Club Inc announced its 1956 57 officer slate for three branches Fun Club Gay Teens and Guys and Dolls. Fun Club officers include Mrs Douglas Miles president and Mrs Harold Woods entertainment chair with board members listed. Gay Teens officers include Mrs Grayson Guthrie Jr president and Mrs A D Murray membership chairman with a separate board. Guys and Dolls officers include Mrs Howard E Rivers president and Mrs Frank Smith first vice chair with a board of named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Club, Inc
Douglas Miles
Evans Ethridge
Harold Woods
W. H. Griffith
Sam Donald
A. D. Murray
J. W. Adcock
Lucien Branch
C. E. Wilds, Jr
N. J. Klam
J. J. Cozine
J. D. Kelly
Leo McStravick
Clyde Butler
T. H. Scott
Walter Hopkins
Howard E. Rivers
Frank Smith
J. C. Moseley
Dick Dean
Parents urged to contact grade group officers
Chita Parish and Neville invite parents interested in their children joining the clubs to reach out to the officers of their child's grade group for information and guidance.
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Chita Parish
Neville
Dulles Sees Soviet Cuts Possible Amid Broad Reductions
Dulles warned the Soviet Union may trim manpower while expanding new weapons, guided missiles, and industry. He suggested Moscow could redeploy soldiers to agriculture and industry, noting Russia’s self contained rail and communications network aids rapid wartime mobilization.
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Union
Soviet Union
United States
Dulles
Russia
Marines Clear Parriis Island Officers Of Blame In Drownings
Marine Corps Commandant Gen Randolph Pate absolved officers at Parris Island boot camp of blame for the April night march drownings that killed six Marines. S. Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon faces court martial on four charges for leading recruits to their deaths.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Randolph McCall Pate
Walter Norblad
R-Ore
Norblad
Pate
Matthew C. McKeon
Marine
McKeon
Armed Services Committee
Audit of Monroe City School Board Accounts Reveals Summer Shortfall
State auditor reviews Monroe city school board books for year ending June 30 1955 showing total expenditures 1 341 701 from the general fund 198 576 from the lunch fund a general fund surplus of 266 171 as of June 30 1955 and summer salaries totaling 202 531 unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Executions in Nicosia Heighten Cyprus Crisis
Demetrious and Karaolis died by execution at the Central Prison in Nicosia amid tense patrols by British troops across island communities. Greek Cypriots protested as security measures tightened around embassies. appeals to Queen Elizabeth II and political leaders failed.
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Nicosia
Demetrious
Greece
Athens
U.S
Cyprus
Michael Karaolis
Andreas Demetrious
Central Prison
Washington
Dulles
Training Course For Cubs Is Set
The first of seven basic training courses for Cub Scout leaders will be held at the Scout Hut in Winnsboro at 7 30 Thursday night. Roy M Taylor district commander of the Midland district announced the session and urged all cub leaders to attend the series. Announcements will cover weekly meetings.
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Winnsboro
Roy M. Taylor
Midland
Senator George Considered for NATO Post Amid Campaign Tensions
The article notes Sen. George as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair and Democratic foreign policy spokesman. an administration offer to join NATO was seen as tempering party dissent in a campaign year. Eisenhower reportedly sought a cooperative Democrat, but George retired without a specific offer, while Democrats praised him yet warned campaign criticism would continue.
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Sen
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Democrats
NATO
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Administration
Shreveport Woman Files For Fourth District Congress
Mrs Sophie Thompson a Shreveport housewife filed yesterday as a candidate for Congress in the Fourth District She seeks to unseat Rep Overton Brooks who defeated her two years ago by about 40000 votes.
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Shreveport
Sophie Thompson
Overton Brooks
Community raid shuts down popular drag racing spot
Police in the Fifth District mobilized all units for a large roundup to halt a local drag racing scene that attracted a crowd and drew safety concerns. Desk Sgt Vincent Marchese noted the night as the busiest since he joined the force. Deputy Chief Albert Blancher said the operation aimed to protect youths and enforce the law.
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Vincent Marchese
Fifth Police District
Albert “Blancher
Testimony Ties Chemist to Russian Information Inquiry
Witness contacted the FBI as Harry Gold’s testimony prompts follow up questioning of a chemist among several called by authorities. The nature of the information turned over to Russians remained under scrutiny.
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FBI
Morris
Harry Gold
Long hints at ousting boards as 1956 session nears
Governor-elect Long signals possible removal of Kennon boards including mental institutions correctional units and state penitentiary. The 1200 attendees paid 20 dollars each to a dinner aiding the RDO treasury while Camille Gravel urged devotion to Democratic ideals aligned with the Earl K Long administration.
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Public Welfare, Highway and Wildlife and Fisheries Boards
Long
Elect Long
Insurance Firms Reject Pool Plan Amid Industry Concerns
Major insurance firms, while sympathetic to a proposed plan, decide against joining due to already expanding coverage for catastrophic illness, anti trust hurdles, fear of federal regulation by the poor, and their own ample resources making a pool unnecessary.
House Certain To Pass New Money For U S Defense
The House appears set to approve a bill funding the Defense Department with 33.665 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. Debates revealed little opposition to Army Navy and Air Force allocations, though some urged restoring 512.784 million of Eisenhower requests. Mahon warned no major changes are expected as he noted the United States and Soviet Union near mutual deterrence with strategic parity.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington P
House
Defense Department
Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
United States
Russia
Spring Storms Hit Atlantic Coast Weather Dips After Front
A fast moving cold front followed spring storms dropping temperatures by over twenty degrees from a muggy 70 in Chicago early after midnight. Tornadoes struck Alabama and California towns causing flying debris and damaged roofs while pedestrians sheltered in place. No deaths or injuries reported.
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Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Alhambra
San Luis Obispo
California
War ends in stalemate as both sides seek peace terms
The statement notes that no side can claim victory in war and the debate over which party is the hero or aggressor becomes moot as both sides acknowledge the need for terms. The remark frames the conflict as a draw pushing toward negotiations.
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Poplin
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Viverstein
Heather Mackay
Croydon
England
London
Cubs
Congress
Hot Rod
Calvers
Calvert Distillers CO
N.Y.D
Kennon Board
U.S. Defense
Lewieville Ave
Sears
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