Long Inauguration and Fatal Plane Crash Near Louisville
Farl Long begins tenure as the 40th governor amid tragedy as nine killed when a Lockheed twin engine plane owned by Crane Plumbing Co. crashes in a rainstorm near Clark County farm. Identified victims include Randy Mulkrean the pilot and executives J A Murry J A Dreyer George W Irwin G G Lindholm.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana
Louisville
Lockheed
Crane Plumbing Co
Chicago
Louisie
State
Clarkellinger Farm
Charles E. Tanner
Oaklawn
Randy Mulkrean
J. A. Murry
J. A. Dreyer
George W. Irwin
G. G. Lindholm
Standiford Feld
Nancy Montz
Webster Parish School Board Backs Free Press Stance On Magazine Ban
Webster parish board member J. E. Harper said no action on a proposal to ban Time Life and Look from libraries is expected soon. He noted similar moves in Bossier and Claiborne parishes citing alleged biased coverage on segregation and a push from state Sen Willie Rainach.
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Minden
Webster Parish
Time
Life
Look
J. E. Harper
Claiborne
Bossier
Webster
Willie Rainach
Nationalists and Reds Engage in Prolonged Gunfire Near Formosa
In Amoy Quemoy, Nationalist Defense Ministry reports 638 shells fired by Nationalists at Que moy and Little Quemoy in a three hour period while Communist forces launched 150 shells in the first 15 minutes.
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Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Where To Find It Amuseme Classified Comics Editorial
Classified humor and editorial notes feature amusement content and radio TV snippets. The page highlights sections like Mociety and entertainment listings with brief captioned items and reference marks.
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Radio TV
Mociety
Eerts
Louisiana
Gulf oil lease sale postponed amid Louisiana lawsuit
The Interior Department postponed the planned Gulf of Mexico federal oil and gas lease sale after Louisiana state court action. The injunction barred 25 oil firms from bidding and blocked federal bid openings while the case proceeds, delaying the sale to allow legal action completion.
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New Orleans
Interior Department
Gulf of Mexico
Fred G. Randahl
Louisiana
Gulf
State Dist
Mark C. Pickrell
U. S
Billion in U S arms arrive for West Germany
The first large scale shipment valued at one billion dollars arrived at Bremerhaven to arm West Germany’s new Bundeswehr. Bonn and U S officials attended a dockside ceremony as plans to expand to 12 divisions by 1959 were outlined. The delivery includes light tanks artillery and recovery vehicles with modernization matching NATO standards.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U.S
West Germany
Bonn
United States
Bundeswehr
Boon
NATO
Filing Time in Congress Race Narrows to Three
With four days left to file for Congress only three candidates have qualified. District Attorney Ragan Madden of Lincoln parish joins incumbent Otto Passman and Columbia mayor Mrs. Guy H. Alford, as district Democratic chairman C. C. Bell, Jr. sets the 5 p.m. Friday filing deadline.
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C. C. Bell, Jr
District Democratic Committee
Ragan Madden
Lincoln Parish
Otto Passman
Guy H. Alford
Columbia
Bell
Nebraska Voters Mark Ballots In Preference Test
Nebraska voters marked presidential preference ballots headed by Eisenhower and Kefauver amid a Republican state. Write ins allowed with no organized push. Balloting varied by city size with party switching limited to smaller towns. Delegates to national conventions were also chosen.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai Stevenson
Court Tosses Back $90,000 Award In Cahill Case
Raymond Cahill, railroad brake man, faced a 5-4 Supreme Court reversal of a $90,000 injury award. The decision, influenced by Justice Sherman Minton, upholds the shift from lower court reversal to reinstatement, affecting Cahill's compensation for injuries from a truck incident while flagging traffic near a stalled train in New Haven Conn.
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New Haven, Conn
Raymond G. Cahill
U.S. District Court
New Haven
Cahill
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ca hill suit payout bill introduced in House
Legislation to pay 90000 dollars to Raymond G Ca hill, first winner then loser in Supreme Court rulings on a suit for that amount, was introduced today in the House by Rep. Preston of Georgia.
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Washington
Raymond G. Cahill
Supreme Court
Rep
Preston
D-Ga
Railroad suit reverses court decision in Cahill case
The suit, upheld earlier, was sent back to a U S circuit court after the railroad paid Cahill the awarded sum. Cahill says he spent most of the money and plans a modest home purchase for about 12 000, noting he has three children and has paid bills totaling about 29 000.
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U.S
Cahill
Angolite Editor Pens Farewell From Behind Bars
Angola Louisiana old wooden bar editor of the Angolite, the South’s only prison weekly, says farewell and vows to go free after serving six years for a bad check in Bossier Parish. W. E. Sadler, a deaf byline writer who founded the paper, reflects on his varied roles and perilous experiences. Margaret Dixon of the Baton Rouge Advocate praised him as a friend of free world. Gov. Kennon helped him secure time served. The piece notes Sadler’s long tenure and hopes for a smoother path for his successor.
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Angola
Angolite
Robert Kennon
Margaret Dixon
The
Baton Rouge
John
Kennan
Bossier Parish
W. E. Sadler
White Relatives Awarded Estate in Mississippi Case
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that white relatives of Sim Burnside, a wealthy Neshoba County lumberman, inherit his $750,000 estate. Four years of litigation ended with the court upholding prior rulings that descendants of Burnside’s white relatives are the lawful heirs over claims by Black descendants who argued for the illerate children of the bachelor. The estate previously included a game and fish preserve plan for the county.
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Jackson, Miss
Neshoba County
State Supreme Court
Sim Burnside
W. A. Burnside
Tennessee Burnside
Burnsides
Mississippi Supreme Court
Dulles Rejects Reduction Of U S Forces
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow’s plan to cut 1,200,000 armed personnel will not change Soviet power and would free manpower for weapons. He noted US forces have fallen from 12.3 million to under 3 million since WWII and cited industrial needs as reason. Senators urged caution while waiting to see if Russia is sincere.
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Dulles
Russia
United States
Moscow
Kremlin
U. S
Congress
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Light planes may carry H-bombs says Twining
Air Force chief Gen. Nathan F. Twining told United Press that small H-bombs are now compact enough to be loaded on light bombers such as the B-66. He noted carrier-based planes like the Navy A-3D may also serve as H-bomb carriers, with the B-66 echoing the A-3D design.
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Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Twining
United Press
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Ccvies
Burke
Coroner Set to Probe Four Ouachita Deaths
Investigations into two wrecks that killed three people begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coroner J. T. French office and continue with the death of 11 year old Jack Knowles Jr. on Wednesday. The incidents involve Mrs. Jessie Clack and Wanda Clack, Milton Smith, and other injured victims in West Monroe and Collinston.
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J. T. French
North Third Street
Jessie Joyce Clack
Oak Ridge
Wanda Gail Clack
Collinston
French
Highway 80
A. G. Wade
Monroe Negro
St. Francis
H. T. Clack
Jerry Clack
Wanda Gail
Clack
Milton Andrew Smith
Chatham
Young Knowles
Testimony In Trial Of Claude Perry Begins In Rape Case
In Winnsboro on May 15 the fifth district court began the trial of Claude Perry, a Negro, charged with aggravated rape of a 44 year old white woman. Two witnesses testified, including the alleged victim and her nephew, with a reading of the defendant’s confession planned after a morning recess.
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Winnsboro
Fifth District
Claude Perry
Perry
Thundershowers Predicted in Monroe Area Weather
A continued weather pattern of cloudy skies and thundershowers was forecast for Monroe residents. The Selmanfield high reached 74 degrees and a low of 67, with the noon pollen count at 133.
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Monroe
Selmanfield
Civil War veteran John Salling marks 110th birthday in small Virginia town
In Fort Blackmore Virginia 110 year old Civil War survivor John B Salling known as General celebrated his birthday with friends on his porch in a wheelchair He retains his jovial spirit cigars and jet black hair He served mainly in saltpeter digging for gunpowder and claims service in a company led by Capt Lon Collins under Gen Robert E Lee He is one of four Confederate veterans remaining with William Lundy and W W Williams the other two survivors and Albert Woolson the lone Union veteran also named.
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Ft.blackmore
Virginia
John B. Salling
Calling
Salling
Thomas B. Stanley
Texas Rangers
Lon Collins
Robert E. Lee
William Aillen Lundy
Crestview
Fla
W. W. Williams
Franklin
Tex
Albert Woolson
du- Juih
Minn
Long sworn in as Louisiana governor promising square deal
Earl Kemp Long became the 40th governor of Louisiana pledging a square deal for all residents. He emphasized cooperation with opponents and the four rivals in the race as he addressed taxes and state finances. Lieutenant Governor Lether Frazar took oaths alongside, with Long noting a constitutional amendment diverting 15 million dollars to highways could affect tax plans.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Kemp Long
Louisiana
Long
John E. Fourner
State Supreme Court
Lether Frazar
Long Leads Short But Peppy Parade Through Capital
Gov Earl Long took the oath as Louisiana's 40th governor after a short brisk parade along Baton Rouge streets. A National Guard drill team and color guard accompanied him to the capitol where several thousand waited in the heat.
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Earl K. Long
Third Street
Louisiana
Long
North Boulevard
National Guard
Capitol
Capitol Grounds
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