Riot Aboard Crystal Beach Boat Leaves Passengers Terrified
A Lake Erie excursion to Buffalo ends in violence as white and Negro youths clash aboard the Canadiana. Six injured at hospitals, nine Buffalo youths arrested at Crystal Beach, later detained at dock in Buffalo. Authorities report racial overtones, but park officials call it not a riot.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie l
Crystal Beach
Ontario
Canadiana
Red
Cpl
J. E. Legate
Buffalo Courier- Express
F. L. Hall
Fort Erie
Ont
Margaret Wynn
Dick Hirsch
Buffalo Courier-Express
Eleven Memorial Day traffic accidents mar city record
Eleven traffic mishaps occurred in the Cities area on Memorial Day leaving two people with injuries. Seven crashes happened in Monroe, three in the state troopers area, and one in West Monroe. A 38-year-old woman, Sylvia Johnson, suffered a chin cut and bruises after stepping into a car on Winnsboro Road at 4:20 p.m. She was treated and released. Dorothy Ann Moody, 18, of Yazoo City, received a fractured left shoulder when the vehicle her husband Marvin Moody was driving skidded on Jonesboro Highway in heavy rain near West Monroe. No other injuries were reported.
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Monroe
State Troopers
West Monroe
Sylvia Johnson
Louis Locke Homes
Winnsboro Road
Wright Bender Clinic
Dorothy Ann Moody
Yazoo City
Miss
Jonesboro Highway
Marvin E. Moody
Eisenhower cheers GOP workers in campaign pep talk
President Eisenhower told 500 Citizens for Eisenhower leaders he is feeling fine and ready to campaign for re election and a Republican Congress He urged a vigorous get out the vote effort and promoted clean progressive government while noting his heart attack last fall was not limiting him.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Citizens For Eisenhower
Congress
Morrison Opposes Higher Racing Tax Slap
Mayor deLesseps Morrison warned that a proposed increase in the Fair Grounds racing tax would force cuts in salaries, services, and staff. He said New Orleans could lose about 10 million dollars annually as funds were allocated to LSU and other state programs, urging residents to oppose the measure.
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New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
Morrison
Teachers Pay Bills Move Through Education Committee
In Baton Rouge the Senate education committee advanced about a dozen bills with little opposition. A key House bill, backed by 70 representatives, sets a minimum teacher salary of 1900 dollars for B A graduates with under one year experience, rising to 6200 dollars for masters with 14 years. The panel also approved raising bus drivers pay from 1800 to 2400 dollars yearly. An attempt to exempt Caddo parish failed. A bill from Sen. Guy Lockrider allows
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Baton Rouge
Senate Education Committee
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Caddo Parish
CG. L. Perry
Guy Lockrider
Lake Charles
Louisiana Right to Work repeal wins first round
Louisiana House committee voted 10 6 to repeal the 1954 Right to Work law with 11 5 backing a separate agriculture carve out. Rep John Garrett condemned tactics and warned of a floor fight to preserve the measure as supporters claim broad public backing and a 4 to 1 poll showed favor for Right to Work.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House Labor and Industry Committee
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Garrett
Long Calls For 487 Million Dollar State Budget
Gov. Earl K. Long proposed a 487 million dollar state budget for 1956 57 with the Legislature to set spending. The plan includes a 341 million general appropriations bill a 21 million rise from last year and 17 million more for welfare including nine million for higher old age payments. Highway spending is down 45 million from prior totals.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Long
House
Robert Kennon
Kennon
Officials Warn of Professional Safe Crackers in Arkansas
Chief of Detectives Hugh Tolbert warned merchants, druggists, and money handlers to secure safes as professional safe crackers are believed active in Arkansas. He urged double checks on doors and windows after two safeburglaries occurred in Pine Bluff Monday night, labeled by the Pine Bluff police chief as the work of professionals.
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Hugh Tolbert
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Martin Appeals For Defeat Of Voting Bill
Secretary of State Wade O. Martin Jr urged constituents to contact senators and representatives to keep voting machines in precincts and prevent vote buying. He warned removal would disenfranchise many illiterate voters and potentially revive vote buying in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Ways and Means Committee
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Martin
Louisiana
Neville High to Award Diplomas for 1956 Class
Neville High School will hold informal commencement exercises in the auditorium at 8 p.m. The Neville band will lead the processional to Pomp and Circumstance. Loretta Ray will deliver the salutatory, followed by a trumpet solo, vocal ensemble, and piano numbers. DAR medal presentation included.
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Neville High School
Loretta Ray
Phares Corder
George Phillips
Margaret Taylor
Doris Medley
Allied friction over girls sparks Banbury ban by U S airmen
About 3,000 U S airmen ban Banbury to protest British troop restrictions. The British Western Command imposed the ban to prevent trouble, while locals lament the loss of business as Parliament weighs Lt Col Marcus Liton’s motion calling the ban countermanded. The dispute highlights American British tensions and ends with uncertain next steps.
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Banbury
England
U.S
Western Command
Banbury Cross
Upper Heyford
Kineton
Marcus Liton
London
Brixton
House of Commons
Cynric
Train derails near Parkersburg. engineer killed two crewmen missing
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited derailed in a tunnel near Cornwallis between Parkersburg and Clarksburg at 2 22 am. Engineer J C Riley of Grafton was killed. fireman Paul Hooten of Graf ton and another crew member are missing. One baggage car and the diesel engine overturned. eleven cars were towed back. several passengers treated for minor injuries.
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Parkersburg
W. V
Baltimore & Ohio
National Limited
Here
New York-St. Louis
Hughes River Valley
Clarksburg
J. C. Riley
Grafton
W.va
St. Joseph's Hospital
Riley Shaver
Shaver
William Baum
Cornwallis
Paul R
Klan Denies Burning Cross In New Orleans
The Ku Klux Klan released a statement denying any cross burnings in New Orleans and refuting Lt. police Supt. Guy Banister’s claim. The group said it is not on the attorney general subversive list and is legally chartered in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Ku Klux Klan
New Orleans
Guy Banister
U. S. Klans Knights of the Ku Klux Klans Inc
U. S. Klans Knights of the
Ku Klux Klans Inc
Grand Dragon
State of
Louisiana
Edgar Taylor
P. O. Box
Joseph Francis Rummel
Safety Council Pleads For Halt To Road Carnage
Chicago report: National Safety Council president Ned H. Dearborn warns at current pace highway fatalities may hit 42,000 in 1956. April toll 2,960 sets a record. first four months total 11,550 also an all time high. Calls for resolute action by officials, groups and individuals to curb deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Steel negotiators open joint talks with United Steelworkers
Representatives of U.S. Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co and Republic Steel Co gather in Pittsburgh to launch unprecedented joint contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers. The firms stress they act separately while aiming for an early settlement as talks resume in New York after a June deadline.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
Republic Steel Co
David J. McDonald
USW
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Reds expelled from Korea for armistice violations
United Nations command orders neutral truce supervision teams expelled from the Republic of Korea for flagrant Communist violations and perversion of the armistice. One week was given to depart as Polish and Czech members were denounced as spies by President Syngman Rhee. The action prompted warnings of possible actions by the U N command and readiness to meet any renewed Communist attack.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
Republic of Korea
U.N
Syngman Rhee
Three new tax rise bills pushed by Municipal Assn
In Baton Rouge three tax raise bills were introduced in the Legislature, backed by Gov. Earl K Long and aimed at boosting state revenues for cash-starved cities. The move increased the total new tax bills to nine as a floor skirmish erupted over moving another tax measure on taxes at New Orleans racetracks to the Judiciary B Committee.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Municipal Assn
Earl K. Long
House Committee
Long
New Orleans
Edward LeBreton
Judiciary
LeBreton
Angelle Files Bill to Restore Wildlife Department
Rep Robert Angelle of St Martin introduces a bill to re establish the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and create a governor appointed commission with Senate consent. The measure requires a constitutional amendment next November to abolish the blue ribbon board system from Gov Kennons era.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Angelle
St. Martin
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Senate
Robert Kennon
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Josephine
Audubon Park Zoo
Ike
Morrison Raps
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Banbury’s
Earle C. Clements
Thruston B. Morton
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Kentucky
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Morton
Klan
Safety Council
Reds
Rhee
R. G. Gard
U.S. Eighth Army
Tokyo
U. N
Municipal Assn
Angelle Bill
Wild Life Agency
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