Tidelands Awarded To Federal Gov't Davis Says He's Disappointed
Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis voices disappointment over the Supreme Court ruling granting the federal government three miles offshore. He says the decision treats states unequally and notes possible Congress rehearing and further actions. Attorney General Jack Gremillion expects an appeal and seeks to extend Louisiana’s base line to capture more Gulf revenues.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Tideland
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Davis
Congress
Mineral Board
Jack Gremillion
Gulf
Gremillion
River transport cited as industry boom in Greenville Mississippi
Publisher Madding Carter testified at ICC hearings that river transportation brought five major industries and several smaller ones to Greenville since World War I. He opposed the Illinois Central and Southern Pacific purchase of the John J. Hay Barge Line, arguing rail barges threaten river echoes. The railroads argued for rate cutting while river interests warned of doom for barges.
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ST. Louis
Greenville
Miss
Madding Carter
Carter
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
John J. Hay
Illinois Central
Southern Pacific
Caboose
Hay Barge Line
Chicago
New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
Ilinois Central
River Boat Ferests
Washington
14 State Alarm Out For Bandits
Baltimore AP report notes a 14 state alert for two men who robbed motorist Robert Vayler of his car and 87 dollars after picking up hitchhikers on a Baltimore road. The suspects diverted to a harbor tunnel shortcut before forcing Vayler to surrender his wallet and vehicle.
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Baltimore
Holly Springs
Miss
Robert Vayler
S. 1
Washington
Taylor
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
lYuyvier
Three Senate Candidates Promote California Visit
The Associated Press reports three Democratic contenders Senator Stuart Symington Senator Lyndon B Johnson and Senator John F Kennedy spent a day in Los Angeles seeking support for the presidential nomination The trio held hour long news conferences met delegates and addressed a 1206 democrat dinner at 100 per plate in honor of Gov Edmund G Brown In Buena Park Nixon spoke via taped message for the Republican get out the vote dinner Nevada leans Kennedy over Johnson and Kennedy leads in Nevada delegation preference Johnson reacted with satisfaction to his national standing
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Stuart Symington
Misouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
California
Symington, Johnson and Kennedy
Gov. Brown
Quake Recorded Near Caribbean Seaboard
A moderately strong earthquake was detected at the Boston College seismograph station today. The temblor likely occurred in the Caribbean Sea south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, with the event recorded at 7:07:52 a.m. EDT.
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Weston
Mass
Caribbean Sea
Virgin Islands
Puerto
Rico
Boston College
Today’s Chuckle on Sleep Quip
A lighthearted urban joke notes the paradox of getting by on four hours of sleep by spreading it across the day. The witty line hints at the fatigue edge and daily humor without additional context or names.
Good Leads Reported In Murder Case
New Orleans police say they have several good leads in the murder of 41 year old Ruby Hayes of Marrero found shot near Tucumcari New Mexico. Hayes mother of eight operated a Marrero bar and was identified by her sister in Amarillo after her body was found. Her four year old son Mel Hayes was located a week earlier in an El Paso grocery store after being left by two men known as Big Mel and Ronnie.
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New Orleans
Ruby Hayes
Marrero
Tucumcari
N. M
Hayes
Amarillo
Tex
Death Toll Inches Higher May Pass 1958 Memorial Day Mark
The Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths rose, threatening to match the 371 fatalities from the three-day 1958 holiday. Reports trickle in from events before Monday midnight, including four women killed in a Greyhound bus and semi-trailer crash near Evanston Wyoming, with at least 20 others injured. A grim national total for all accidental deaths during the period had already set a record, while the old violent-deaths high was 504 in 1947.
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Greyhound
Evanston
Wyo
Plans Unfolded for Twin Cities Scholarship Fund
A major new scholarship program in the Twin Cities aims to award 50 to 60 scholarships yearly to North east State College bound high school students. Initiated by the College Boosters Club, leaders Leon Sugar F Renfro and Mose Loftin promoted the effort, with W E Whetstone steering final organizational work. A 17 member committee will draft a charter bylaws and launch details at a forthcoming meeting.
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Twin Cities
Northeast State College
College Boosters Club
Leon Sugar
F. Renfro
Mose Loftin
Gram
W. E. Whetstone
Monroe Chamber of Commerce and Telephone Company
Sugar
Alexandria
Lafayette
Forest Fire Forcing Evacuation Near Gagnon Quebec
A forest blaze near Gagnon Quebec prompted air evacuations of about 500 people including women children and hospital cases. More than 400 evacuees were moved to Montreal by 26 aircraft and 90 others to Sept Îles. Winds and light rain aided firefighting though authorities warned of possible shifts. The town lies near a proposed US Steel iron ore project with production expected next year. The fire erupted Sunday and expanded Monday driven by spruce and moss over an 80 mile area.
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Gagon
Quebec
Montreal
Sept-Iles
St. Mame
Gagnon
U.S. Steel Corp
Twin City Chit Chat Court of Honor Set at West Monroe High
The Central District of the Ouachita Valley Council Boy Scouts of America will hold a court of honor Monday June 6 in the West Monroe High School auditorium. The court will begin at 7:30 p.m. Master of ceremonies will be Sam Rubin Jr per advancement chairman B B Gates.
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Ouachita Valley
RunOff Election Sets New Monroe Chamber Board Seat
Competing for the remaining seat are Don Klein and Jim Scalia as the Junior Chamber completes its run-off tonight after eleven directors were elected at last week’s meeting.
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Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Don Klein
Jim Scalia
Forecast Warm Fair Weather for Monroe West Monroe
The Monroe West Monroe area will see mostly unchanged conditions today and tomorrow with a chance of isolated afternoon thundershowers tomorrow. Selman Field predicts warm, fair weather with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high reached the zeros. last night’s low was 65, with today’s highs in the upper 80s and lows 66-70, then 88-92 tomorrow. pollen count is 73 grains per cubic yard.
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Monroe West Monroe
Selman
Twin City
Dulles Secrecy Shrouds U2 Testimony in Hearing
Senator Fulbright blasted the secrecy surrounding CIA chief Allen W Dulles testimony on the U2 shootdown two weeks before the Paris summit. He faulted State and White House officials for questionable decisions and pressed for public understanding, while Dulles offered no public remarks. The Foreign Relations Committee probes foreign policy impacts of the crash and the missing pilot.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Fulbright
State Department
White House
Dulles
U.S
Paris
Dules
Russia
Allen Dulles
Senate
Suspect Admits Participating In 7-11 Robbery Here
Dan Edward Robertson and Kenneth Earl Henley, held in Ouachita parish jail on armed robbery charges, admit involvement in the May 15 Orange Street Seven-Eleven robbery. Robertson also provided details on a May 19 Sunflower Food Store No 7 heist in Jackson Mississippi. Prosecutors say $440 was taken from cashier Roy Stazzell and $7 from a customer, with trials set for November 22.
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Ouachita Parish
Orange Street
Bailey Grant
Dan Edward Robertson
Monroe
Shreveport
Sheriff Department
Jackson
Miss
Grant
Robertson
Kenneth Earl Henley
Fourth District Court
Roy Stazzell
Jerry Hamilton
Scattered Arrests Mark Turkish Post Coup Crackdown
In Ankara a revolutionary government acted to quell political activity after last week's military coup. Police detained many, including Namik Gedik's associates, as the attempted revival of the Democratic Party under Adnan Menderes faced a swift crackdown. The provisional Cabinet then banned all party activity to prevent clashes between factions.
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Ankara
Turkey
Namik Gedik
Democratic Party
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Old Democratic Party
Siki Virealy
Davis Rainach Spill Looms Over Louisiana Politics
Baton Rouge segregation leader W M Rainach weighs quitting Governor Davis over the sovereignty commission as a hearing on related bills unfolds. An administration source hints at a public break this afternoon. Rainach previously sought the chairmanship, saying he may refuse the post and end his alliance with Davis.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
W. M. Rainach
Jimmie H. Davis
Sovereignty Commission
Rainach
Davis
Judiciary Committee
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Pasternak Dies Amid Nobel Storm Over Zhivago Novel
Boris Pasternak, 70, the poet novelist and translator whose life was upended by the Doctor Zhivago controversy, died in his sleep Monday night. He will be buried Thursday at a village church near Peredelinko, as mourners gathered at his country home.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Doctor Zhivago
Perdelinko
Pasternak
Peredelinko
Bolony
Alexander
Private Plane Crash Kills Two in Greenwich
A single engine private plane crashed into trees on a hillside in Greenwich killing two. Pilot Stanley Krinsky, 36, of Yonkers New York was identified. The second victim could not be confirmed immediately. A woman's pocket book near the wreck bore a New York registration for Jessie Willis, 34, formerly of Bronxville.
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Greenwich, Conn
Stanley Krinsky
Yonkers
N.Y
New York
Jessie Wyllis
Bronxville
Pasternak says Nobel Prize saved his life in storm
In an interview taped by Gustav Svensson in 1958 Pasternak refused to renounce the Nobel Prize, saying it saved his life. He asked a Swede friend to convey his claim to the Swedish Academy and joked about not using the Stockholm ambassador due to duplicity. The themes of duplicity and integrity appear in Doctor Zhivago.
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Gustav Svensson
Moscow
Associated Press
Boris Pasternak
Pasternak
Geneva
Zhivago
Gustaf VI
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Paris
Doctor Zhi
Tidelands Rights Limited To Three Miles Offshore
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama own submerged Gulf lands only three miles from shore while Texas and Florida claims extend to about 10.45 miles. The seven member court split, with Warren and Clark disqualified, and Justice Harlan writing the main opinion. Interior leases now in escrow totaled about 300 million dollars, with potential future earnings if Texas or Florida lands yield leases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Florida
High Court
Warren
Clark
California
Justice Department
ESCRO
Interior Department
Justice Harlan
Harlan
Justice Black
Eisenhower Praises SEATO Role In Halting Red Inroads
President Eisenhower told a White House luncheon that SEATO has helped curb Communist domination in Southeast Asia. He urged continued vigilance and cooperation, noting SEATO's success in uniting diverse nations to defend freedom and promote development in the treaty area.
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SEATO
Asia
Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
White House
Pacific
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