Model mother kills three daughters in Florida tragedy
LAKE WALES Fla AP a woman known as a model mother killed her three daughters Shirley 5 Pamela 3 and Jan 1 then shot herself in the chest in a motel style act at 1 30 a m in her trailer home The woman Mrs Lorene Calbeck in her late 30s told a patrolman she killed the children but gave no motive Doctors said she was not expected to live Police found the children in their beds and the mother on the floor A note mentioned valuables and a black Bible in a suitcase under the bed but no suitcase was found
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Lake Wales
Fla
Lorene Calbeck
S. D. Betton
Shirley
Pamela
Jan
Greeks And Turks Clash In Mass Knife And Club Fight
In Larnaca Cyprus Greeks and Turks clashed in a mass battle with knives and clubs on Friday as British Middlesex regiment moved in to restore order. It followed a second day of rioting between Turkish and Greek Cypriots amid tensions over union with Greece and fears of civil war.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Larnaca
Britain
Middlesex Regiment
Greece
South Cyprus
Man Blown In Half As Bomb Carried In Arms Explodes
CHICAGO Police identified the victim as Michael Campbell a 55 year old former employee of a horse race handicap publication who apparently carried a dynamite bomb that exploded on a sidewalk at 245 am est. The blast shattered windows and mangled the body and police speculated the device may have been intended for someone else. An investigation into possible gambling war is underway.
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Chicago
Michael Campbell
L. James Mac- Mahon
Campbell
Prevent Forest Fires Keep Louisiana Green
Classified notice item urges forest fire prevention with a civic tone and regional emphasis. The brief emphasizes protecting wildlands and keeping the state green through responsible behavior and awareness.
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Louisiana
Debutante Party Ends With Thames Swim Incident
In London, champagne revelers aboard the royal yacht Royal Princess drifted off Chelsea when guests urged a bet prompted dives into the Thames. One man jumped in, was retrieved, another followed, andBritish Sea Scouts brought him aboard as police investigated. Felicity and Penelope Drew, 18, debuted with Queen Elizabeth II in March.
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Ine Tun-loving wWuke
Kent
Chelsea
London
Felicity
Penelope Drew
Duchess of Kent
Herbert Whincup
Whincup
H. M. Drew
Death of LSU Graduate Student Under Police Investigation
Baton Rouge police investigated the suffocation death of 29 year old Fred Smith of Baton Rouge found in his car after remaining slumped for hours. East Baton Rouge parish coroner Chester Williams ruled the cause as suffocation. Two men spotted Smith in his vehicle on a Baton Rouge street yesterday.
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Baton Rouge
LSU
Fred Smith
East Baton Rouge Parish
Chester Williams
Smith
Commissioning Ceremonies At Northeast State College
Northeast State College held spring ROTC commissioning at Brown Stadium. Twelve cadets became second lieutenants in the Army as Major Derwood Cann Jr. administered oaths and President Lewis C. Slater awarded commissions. Families pinned on bars as cadets led the corps past the reviewing stand. Cadets Robert E. Betz and John R. Currey were among the commissioned officers.
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Northeast State College
Brown Stadium
ROTC
Army of the United States
Derwood Cann, Jr
Northeast
Lewis C. Slater
Corp
John E. Taylor
Robert E. Betz
Monroe
John R. Currey
Fair
Revenue Agents Step Up Raids In Eight Cities
Federal tax agents intensified a nationwide crackdown on bookmakers and slot operators with arrests and raids in eight cities including New Haven Cleveland Newport Bridgeport New Orleans Arabi Nashville and Culvera Calif The action followed informant leads from earlier raids that yielded 17 arrests in Des Plaines Newport Pittsburgh Fort Worth and Revere and involved five alleged bookmakers near St Bernard parish New Orleans.
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Washington
Terial Revenue Service
New Haven
Conn
Cleveland
Ohio
Newport
Bridgeport
Des Plaines
Ill
Pittsburgh
Fort Worth
Tex
Revere
Mass
New Orleans
Federal
St. Bernard Parish
Senate approves housing bill expanding public housing units
The Senate backed a bill authorizing 135,000 new public housing units annually, headed for the House which has opposed such authority. The measure also creates a federal elderly-housing program, boosts FHA loan insurance by three billion dollars, extends the GI home loan program, and adds 100 million for slum clearance grants.
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Washington
House
House Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Federal Housing Administration Loan Insurance Authority
Senate Banking Committee
Mayors Halt Race Track Tax Move Benefiting Gov Long
Baton Rouge Louisiana mayors halted a proposed race track tax that would aid Gov Earl Long after mayor deLesseps Morrison warned New Orleans could leave the Louisiana Municipal Assn The executive board acted as the Legislature adjourned for the weekend with existing tax rise bills already in play and more anticipated.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl Long
Louisiana Municipal Assn
deLesseps Morrison
New Orleans
LMA
Sheffield Is Given Second Death Edict at Winnsboro
Joseph Sheffield, 27, was sentenced to the electric chair for a second time for the 1953 slaying of Franklin Parish Deputy Sheriff John L. Waller. Judge J. Vernon Sims said the sentence is mandatory but expressed pity. An appeal to the State Supreme Court was planned.
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Winnsboro
Joseph Sheffield
Franklin Parish
John L. Waller
Sheffield
State Supreme Court
Fith District Court
J. Vernon Sims
Sims
Waller
Wife Threatened Home Of Orleans Revenue Director
Heavily armed deputies guarded the home of U S Internal Revenue Director Chester Usry after a threatening call to his wife. Investigators found no link to yesterday’s raids on five St Bernard Parish establishments seized for handbook violations. Mrs Usry received the call as agents prepared the raid. no arrests were made. Three taxis arrived at the Usry home before the threat was delivered.
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New Orleans
U.S. Internal Revenue
Chester Usry
FBI
Treasury
St. Bernard Parish
Usry
Baccalaureate Services Planned Across Schools Sunday
Local citizens will attend baccalaureate services across St Matthew's High School Neville City Ouachita Parish West Monroe Northeast State College and more on Sunday. Rev fathers and pastors from Catholic Episcopal Presbyterian and Lutheran congregations will deliver addresses and lead prayers at multiple venues.
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Northeast State College
St. Matthew's High School
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Michael Hannon
Neville and Ouachita Parish
J. C. Marsh
St. Matthew's
Neville City High School
Grace Episcopal Church
John M. Allin
Ouachita Parish High School
Elgar
McFadden
West Monroe
Hugh E. Bradshaw
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Brown
Iverson Bachelor Noland
Episcopal Church of Louisiana
Montgomery Again Heads Police Jury in Ouachita Parish
A. E. Montgomery Sr was unanimously reelected president of the police jury for a one year term. W. O. Roberts was reelected vice president and Mrs. E. H. Hill secretary treasurer for two years. New members Tom Hicks Percy Nichols W F Golson Jr Irving Kilpatrick Alvin R Sims attended. A labor on voter purging and forest tax debates were noted.
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A. E. Montgomery, Sr
W. O. Roberts
E. H. Hill
L. B. Pettit
Mr. Montgomery
Tom Hicks
Ward
Percy Nichols
W. F. Golson, Jr
Irving Kilpatrick
Alvin R. Sims
Stoddard, Vincent, Forman
Bayou
Civil Department
Sheriff's
Ouachita Parish Court House
Mae Lucky
Citizens Council
West Monroe Cited For No Traffic Deaths In 1955
West Monroe was cited by the National Safety Council for its deathless traffic record in 1955. Bogalusa was the only other Louisiana city to receive the same recognition. Police Chief Jeff Caldwell said it was the first time in years with no traffic fatalities in West Monroe, though Monroe city deaths totaled four in 1955, three pedestrians and one car occupant.
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West Monroe
National Safety Council
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Jeff Caldwell
Monroe
Finis J Garrett Dies At 80 Former House Leader and Judge
Finis J Garrett retired chief judge of the U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and former Democratic leader in the House. he led World War I policy fights and served 26 years on the Customs Court bench. Garrett, Tennesseean, left Congress in 1928 after 24 years to pursue a Senate bid, later appointed by Coolidge to the federal judiciary.
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Washington
Finis J. Garrett
U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Wodrow Wilson
Customs Court
Garrett
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Kenneth D. McKellar
Coolidge
No State Or City Receives Grand Award For Safety
The National Safety Council withheld its grand award for all-around traffic safety in 1955 citing a worsening national safety picture. Minnesota earned one award of merit along with four cities Dallas Seattle Oklahoma City and Palo Alto. Certificates of achievement went to 24 states and 398 cities. 195 cities had no traffic deaths in 1955 and 667 small towns were noted on a special honor roll.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Minnesota
Dallas
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Palo Alto
Calif
Eisenhower urges unity and world aid in Baylor address
President Eisenhower calls for a European union as a pillar of free strength and urges universities to support global science education. He defends a robust foreign aid program of about 4.91 billion dollars while urging Congress not to cut by over a billion, speaking at Baylor commencement in Waco with 12,000 in attendance.
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Waco
Tex
Eisenhower
America
United States
Europe
Baylor University
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Texas Coliseum
James Connally Air Force Base
Columbine
Washington Eyes Soviet Invitation To Moscow Visit
The White House and Pentagon indicated no invitation had arrived yet for the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Moscow but said they would likely accept if the terms were reasonable. The Soviet Embassy in Washington provided the clearest account, noting events from Monday.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
White House
Pentagon
Thundershowers Forecast For Area This Weekend
Forecasters call for widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with little temperature change. Friday reached a high of 86 and a low of 69 before Saturday’s range from 68 to 92. Pollen count at noon was 11.
Advertiser’s symptoms vanish after first day ad appears
An advertiser reports that his symptoms disappeared the very day his advertisement ran, noting a rapid improvement tied to the notice. The brief item mentions no further medical details or follow up, leaving the cause and timing as the central claim.
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