Louisiana Bill Seeks to End Voting Machines in Small Precincts
In Baton Rouge the Ways and Means committee delayed House Bill 603 aimed at banning voting machines in precincts with 200 registered voters or fewer. Chairman Robert Angelle said Gov. Earl Long sought to curb vote fraud while critics warned of new abuses and loss of machines. The panel, 10 to 6, paused action after members admitted they had not reviewed the measure.
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Baton Rouge
Ways and Means Committee
House
Robert Angelle
St. Martin
Earl Long
Louisiana
William C. Percy
East Feliciana
Florida voters decide between Stevenson and Kefauver in 1952 primary
Florida voters cast ballots to decide the Democratic presidential nomination between Adlai E. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver with 28 convention votes at stake. The Florida result followed a heated feud showcased on radio and TV as campaigns shifted toward California. Eisenhower's delegate calculus was a formality for Republicans.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Adlai E. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Illinois
Tennessee
California
Kefauver
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Thundershowers Predicted for Twin Cities Tuesday
The forecast calls for scattered thundershowers with little temperature change. Noon temperature reached 89 degrees with a 67 degree low earlier. highs on Wednesday are expected to be 91 with overnight lows around 67.
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Twin Cities
Forest Fire Prevention Message From Louisiana
Public notice urging residents to keep Louisiana green by preventing forest fires. Emphasizes careful burning, disposal of cigarettes, and reporting smoke promptly to local authorities. Encourages community vigilance during dry seasons and outdoor activities.
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Louisiana
Gruesome double murder shocks New Orleans
Police report two bodies found at a New Orleans residence a Chinese laundryman and his 19 year old stepdaughter slain with a brick and a butcher knife nearby. The missing car suggests possible double homicide as investigators await tests and family ties are noted.
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New Orleans
Tom Yuen
Eula Mae Smith
Yuen
Johnny
Hazel Woodling
Sam Moran
Louisiana House Committee OKs 10-Cent Liquor Tax Increase
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 15 to 2 to raise the state liquor tax by 10 cents to 1.58 a gallon, backed by Gov. Earl K. Long. The panel also advanced a $32 million gas gathering tax hike to fund a teachers pay bill, with action set for next Tuesday. The move revives provisions to restore the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, previously disbanded and its duties shifted to the Revenue Department.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee
Earl K. Long
House
Robert Angelle
Gov. Long
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC Board
Robert Kennon
State Department of Revenue
Long Declares War On Money in Town
Baton Rouge Governor Earl K. Long warned that money influence in the Legislature would be punished. He pledged to jail anyone found attempting to sway lawmakers, saying he would pursue the truth even among friends. He praised the new Legislature as honorable and vowed to end skullduggery.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K
Long
Long pushes bills to reform Louisiana Legislature
Gov Earl Long leads a wave of about twenty bills in the Louisiana Senate aiming to end the odd year 30 day fiscal session and split functions of the Department of Institutions. Proposals include a new state hospitals department and banning political activity by public officials.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Department of Institutions
Louisiana
Senate
W. J. Cleveland
State Department of Hospitals
State Penitentiary
State Colony and Training School
Oxford Bath Club raises row with midnight raids
Five Oxford University students faced college inquiry after attempting to take midnight baths at Lady Margaret Hall as part of an exclusive Oxford Bath Club. Balliol raiders had entered earlier. all five were caught near the grounds and released to proctors for disciplinary review.
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Oxford
Eng
Oxford University
Bath Club
Oxford Bath Club
Lady Margaret Hall
Cherwell
Balliol College
Balliol
Proctors of
Southerner Moves to Block Lowen as CAA Head
Sen. Wofford challenged the Senate confirmation of Charles J. Lowen Jr. as civil aeronautics administrator over his stance on race segregation. He cited Lowen’s April memo authorizing withholding federal airport aid at segregated Hawkins Field in Jackson Mississippi and urged denial of confirmation.
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Washington
Sen
Wofford
D-Sc
Senate
Charles J. Lowen Jr
Civil Aeronautics
Lowen
Congress
Hawkins Field
Jackson
Miss
Senate Commerce Committee
CAA
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Commerce Committee
Commerce Department
Five Arrests Break Up Miami Beach Sex and Steal Ring
Miami Beach police say five people were arrested in a sex and steal ring tied to more than 200000 dollars in hotel and motel robberies last winter. Two call girls Brandi O Farrell and Carol Davis along with three men face charges, while five others are being sought. Authorities say the women lured victims and the men carried out the robberies with ring spotters.
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Miami Beach
Sam Frederick
Brandi O’farrell
Carol Davis
Miss O'Farrell
Brandi Alexander
Thielman
Los Angeles
Monterey Park
Calif
Miss Davis
Raymond Johnson
Las Vegas
Nev
Edward E. Cooke
Daniel Lamelle
Eisenhower asks Congress for funds to expand atomic energy program
President Eisenhower asked Congress for a 1957 fiscal year boost of 112.5 million dollars to the Atomic Energy Commission covering both civilian power and weapons development. The request includes 82.5 million for operating costs and 30 million for plant acquisition, with 68.4 million for operations and 14.1 million for construction. An additional 20 million from unobligated funds would fund operations and 10 million for plant expansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
AEC
Convict Break-Out Ends in Slaying in Toledo
A desperado shot and killed Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Westover and fatally wounded an X ray technician Ann Martin while fleeing after a roadblock. State Highway Patrolman Robert Newell exchanged fire with the suspect and his companions as they fled west along Route 2.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ray Westover
Robert Newell
Newell
Westover
Ann Martin
Boy Defies Phone to Block Fire Call. Home Destroyed
In Statesville North Carolina a six year old refused to relinquish a telephone party line during a home fire. Neighbors and a mother frantically tried to reach the fire department but the boy kept talking. Damages were estimated at fifteen thousand dollars. It is a misdemeanor in North Carolina to refuse to relinquish a party line for emergency calls.
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Statesville
N. C
Paul Phillips
Dennis
Hoyle Eller
North Carolina
Louisiana Senate Approves Interposition Against Desegregation
Louisiana joined Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in set against the Supreme Court school ruling by adopting interposition. The Senate, after a 37-1 bid to weaken it, gave final approval 37-0 with no dissent. The Joint Legislative Committee on Segregation was reinstated 37-0. Five other segregation measures passed the House Education Committee unanimously.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Joint Legislative Committee
House Education Committee
Arab Chill Settles Over British Peace Mission Proposal
The United Nations Security Council opens debate on a British plan for Dag Hammarskjold to continue his peace efforts between Israel and Egypt Syria Jordan and Lebanon. Arab delegates discuss the proposal while awaiting Dixon outline and report on newly obtained cease fire accords.
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United Nations
N.Y
Britain
Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Security Council
Middle East
Council
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Pierson Dixon
Ahmed Shukairy
Louisiana lawmaker to hold hearing on right to work repeal
Baton Rouge chairman William J. Hawkins of the House Labor and Industry Committee said a public hearing will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow to consider legislation repealing the right to work statute.
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Baton Rouge
William J. Hawkins
House Labor and Industry Committee
GOP Moves To Put New Farm Law Into Effect
Washington reports the administration moved to implement the new farm law after President Eisenhower signed it, despite noted shortcomings. The plan includes a $1.2 billion soil bank program, with funds availability for this crop year to be shaped by Secretary Benson's decisions amid legislative maneuvering and mixed Republican support.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Idle workers taxed on new supplemental unemployment benefits
The government ruled that idle workers must pay federal income tax on new SUB payments designed to supplement state unemployment, with no wage withholding or Social Security tax. SUB plans by GM Ford and Chrysler go into effect this Friday, covering over a million workers.
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Washington
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrys
Ler
Ex-Premier Of Azerbaijan Among Victims
Soviet authorities announced that Mir-Djafar Bagirov former Azerbaijan premier and three other Communist leaders were executed in Baku for terroristic acts and counter revolutionary activity. The trial spanned April 12 to 26 confirmed by the Baku Worker May issue. Bagirov was a close Beria associate and longtime Azerbaijan Communist leader.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Azerbaijan
Soviet
Iran
Lavrenti P. Beria
Josef Stalin
Mir- Djafar Bagirov
Azerbaijan Communist Party
Beria
Bagirov
Baku Worker
Supreme Court of the
U.S.S.R
Baku
Italian Center Parties Lead as Provincial Vote Halfway Count Reaches
Moderate center parties hold a lead of over a million votes nationwide in provincial elections, with Communist and Socialist allies gaining in Genoa and Bologna. Christian Democrats outpace the Communist Socialist bloc in total provincial votes, while municipal counts show a closer gap.
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Rome
Italy
Genoa
Bologna
Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
Christian Democrats
Yestern
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