Chavez Group Plans Senate Probe Into Service Row
Sen. Chaves of New Mexico said his Appropriations subcommittee will investigate friction among the armed services over basic defense policies. Secretary Wilson urged a joint news conference to downplay the dispute. Wilson doubted a congressional probe would help.
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Washington
Chaves
D-Nm
Senate Appropriations
Wilson
Chavez
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Three Candidates Qualify For Ouachita Parish School Board
Bert Sperry announces three candidates for the Ouachita Parish school board as ward based seats 1 2 3 and 5 appear on the July 31 Democratic primary ballot. C L Hinton Sr Charles E Wall Jr and Warren E Tom Palmer seek the board seats with a 5 p.m. Monday filing deadline. Voters will also choose a Fifth District congressman Otto Passman Guy H Alford and Ragan D Madden seek the congressional seat.
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Office
Parish School Board
Bert Sperry
Ouachita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
C. L. Hinton, Sr
Charles E. Wall, Jr
Warren E
Tom) Palmer
Sperry
Parish
Fifth Congressional District
Otto Passman
Guy H. Alford
Columbia
Ragan D. Madden
Lincoln Petish
Registrar Told To Stay On Job By Long Forces
Mrs. Winnice Clement, who angered white Citizens Councils by enforcing state laws aimed at limiting the Negro vote, may remain Webster parish registrar. The new state board under Gov Earl K Long ruled she can stay on the job despite dismissal by the Kennon administration.
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Baton Rouge
Winnice Clement
Louisiana
State Board of Registration
Earl K. Long
Webster Parish
Robert Kennon
Conferees Approve New Farm Bill for President Approval
House and Senate conferees reached agreement on a new farm bill including Eisenhower’s 1.2 billion soil bank plan to cut surplus crop production. The measure raises price supports for small grains, expands corn acreage, and increases cotton allotment modestly.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hisenhower
Sen
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Southerners Oppose Civil Rights Bill
A House Judiciary Committee majority endorsed the Eisenhower civil rights bill while seven Southern members denounced it as a threat to state and local government. The measure, approved April 25, aims to create a presidential civil rights commission, a new Justice Department division, and federal court access in civil rights cases, with limited state remedies as needed.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Southern Committee
Virginia
House Rules Committee
Senate
Gen. Brownell
Justice Department
South
United States
America
Monroe Officials Stand Ground Amid Resignation Threats
Two Monroe members of Louisiana blue ribbon boards refuse to resign amid threats from the legislature. Welfare board member E C Gibson remains firm as chairman James C Bolton resigns and others claim to have notified Long. Gibson will not rush a decision. highway board member John Sherrouse Jr also has not resigned.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Blue Ribbon
E. C. Gibson
James C. Bolton
Alexandria
Gibson
John Sherrouse, Jr
Highway Board
Sherrouse
Weather Outlook Promises Heat Amid Partly Cloudy Skies
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions with highs near 90s. Tuesday saw a low around 65 and a mid morning reading of 87, with similar temperatures expected tonight and tomorrow. Pollen count at noon registered 25.
Solons Seek Spillway on Bayou Bartholomew Dam Plan
Ouachita parish representative Gilbert Faulk and Lawrence Gibbs joined with several house members to co sponsor a bill authorizing a dam and spillway on Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse parish. The measure carries 550000 for a water conservation facility and fish habitat, with the public works department to select sites and sign inter agency contracts. Gibbs also proposed stamping firm bonds and registration and fees for trading stamps with a two year expiration on stamp value.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Gilbert Faulk
Lawrence Gibbs
Bayou Bartholomew
Morehouse Parish
Department of Public Works
Public Works Department
Gambling Out In Louisiana Pledges Brown
State Police Supt John Nick Brown pledged no commercial gambling or slot machines in Louisiana amid reports of a gambling resurgence in St John the Baptist Parish. He noted the sheriff there is cooperating as roulette wheels and dice games drew crowds, with talk of nearby Jefferson Parish clubs closing under new administration.
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Baton Rouge
John Nick Brown
Louisiana
Brown
Earl K. Long
St. John the Baptist Parish
New
Stevenson Kefauver team up in Florida to woo delegates
In Miami the two Democratic rivals spoke from the same platform while avoiding personal clash. They campaigned for Florida and California delegates, pledging unity on issues and criticizing the administration. They urged desegregation, aid for farmers and small business, and cautioned on Russia’s moves while stressing peace.
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Fla
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Florida
California
Stevenson
Kefauver
U.S. Senate
Tennessee
Dixie
Russia
Dulles Plans New Bid For Foreign Aid Authority
Secretary of State Dulles said the administration will press a new bid for long range foreign aid when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes up the aid bill. He noted the U S government deduced Russia would cut military manpower as announced.
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Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Russia
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Khrushchev
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Pulpwood Men Gather in Nacogdoches for Convention
N W Sentell of Hodge led members of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation association and pulpwood interests from Louisiana Arkansas and Texas meeting in Nacogdoches Texas for a two day convention to discuss forestry conservation and wood supply. Representatives from International Paper Co Gayle Container Corp Crown Zellerbach and Southern Advance attended along with area foresters and landowners. An area delegates business dinner was held.
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Hodge
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Nacogdoches
Tex
Sentell
Southern Advance Bag and Paper Div
Robert Gair Co., Inc
SPCA
Pulp and Paper
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
International Paper Co
Springhill and Bastrop
Gayle
Container Corp
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Bogalusa
Southern Advance
Three Soldiers Killed In Crash Near Oakdale
Four soldiers riding as companions to the 34th Armored Infantry Battalion at Ft. Polk were in a wreck on Louisiana Highway 10 near Oakdale. Alton Brown 22 of Sylvania Georgia Ray Altman 22 of Unadilla Georgia and Glenn Holmes 25 of Snyder Texas were killed. Ralph Adams 23 of unknown hometown was severely injured. The car left the road on a curving stretch and struck pine trees at high speed.
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Georgia
Texas
Alton Brown
Sylvania
Ray Altman
Unadilla
Glenn Holmes
Snyder
Ralph Adams
34Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Ft. Polk
Monroe voters flood polls in first mayoral primary
Heavy turnout marks the first local primary with voters flocking to the polls in Ward 10 and Ward 3 precincts. Officials report steady stream of ballots at the Colored American Legion hall and other precincts, noting turnout better than average and around 170 of 600 voters at precinct one.
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Finance and Utilities
Ward 10
Colored American Legion Hall
Powell Avenue
Right To Work Renewed Battles In Union Shop Controversy
Washington leaders clash after Supreme Court ruling sanctioning union shop in rail and air line fields. Management vows to press state and federal bans on requiring union membership and dues while unions pledge renewed effort to repeal right to work laws in 18 Southern and Western states.
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Organized Labor
Supreme Court
Management
Southern
Western
Pension Plan Proposed for Monroe Electric Workers
Senator James Sparks seeks a pension system for Monroe electric department employees including lines, services, street lighting and water and light offices. A board led by the mayor would manage a funded plan with жарy contributions and salvage proceeds, offering 50 percent of top salary after 20 years and two thirds after 25 years, plus disability and widow benefits. Other measures raise West Monroe court jurisdiction, adjust fines, police pay, and clerk salaries with shared funding.
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Baton Rouge
James Sparks
Monroe
West Monroe
Sparks
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Louisiana Governor Delays Move on Blue Ribbon Board Ouster
Baton Rouge AP report says Governor Earl K Long stalled a showdown over ousting the blue ribbon boards as resignations flood in. Welfare commissioner Edward Cameron and Institutions Board chair Dr. William E. Barker resign. Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker poised for appointment. lawmakers recessed to 2 pm to decide on action.
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Institutions
Long
Ed Merrick
New Roads
Edward Cameron
Board of Public Welfare
Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker
Auit
Laurence Williams
New Orleans
Welfare Board
Williams
State Tax Commission
Local Man Found Dead in Monroe Jail
A 44-year-old Monroe man, Thomas Caldwell, was found dead in the city jail after being arrested on an intoxication charge. Coroner J. T. French cited a heart attack as the cause, noting Caldwell died around 3 a.m. and his body was found at 5:20 a.m. by an ice truck worker in the radio room. Funeral arrangements are pending with Peters Funeral Home.
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Monroe
Thomas Caldwell
Ouachita Parish
J. T. French
French
Caldwell
Peters Funeral Home
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