Governors in New Jersey and Virginia at stake
Voters in six states cast ballots in off year elections with focus on state and local issues. In New Jersey Democratic Gov. Robert B. Meyner faced Republican Malcolm S. Forbes as Meyner sought a second term while Virginia debates centered on school integration amid national events.
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New Jersey
Little Rock
Virginia
Eisenhower
Ark
Orval Faubus
Pennsylvania
New York City
New York
GOP
Robert B. Meyner
Trenton
Malcolm S. Forbes
Meyner
Wisconsin battleship sails into New York Harbor in farewell
The USS Wisconsin, world’s largest battleship and America’s last in operation, enters New York Harbor from Norfolk. The ship heads to Bayonne, New Jersey for mothballing Friday as debates linger on the relevance of battleships in the hydrogen bomb and guided missile era. A Navy band and Marine honor guard greet the vessel at Pier 86, with tugs guiding it up the Hudson under escort.
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New York
Wisconsin
America
Norfolk
Bayonne
N. J
Coast Guard
Hudson River
Pier 86
46Th St
Navy
Marine
John O. Miner
Lewis S. Parks
Soviets May Try To Launch Moon Rocket Thursday
Reports from Moscow claim a new fuel could propel a missile to the moon in ten hours amid the 40th anniversary celebrations and eclipse. British and American scientists weigh the possibility of a moon impact or dyeing the lunar surface, while officials in London and Washington assess the potential implications.
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London
Russia
Moscow
T. Khanchaturovv
Soviet Academy of Sciences
James Stokley
Fels Planetarium
Philadelphia
East Lansing
Mich
Washington
Paul-Henri Spaak
Witness Balks At Questioning On Payoffs
George Kamenow former top Michigan aide to Nathan Shefferman refused to testify before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee about paying union officials to refrain from organizing his clients. He invoked the Fifth Amendment and Michigan constitution, declining to produce financial records. Kennedy estimated Kamenow received about 30 529 73 in 1955 for union busting efforts while paid by Shefferman.
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Washington
George Kamenow
Michigan
Nathan Shefferman
Senate
Kamenow
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Teams
Knight Confirms Senate Plans
California Governor J. Knight withdraws from re election and announces a bid for the United States Senate after meetings with President Eisenhower at the White House and Vice President Nixon at the Capitol. Knight cites long consideration and party and state interests guiding the move.
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Washington
Goodwin J. Knight
California
U. S. Senate
Knight
Eisenhower
White House
Nixon
Capitol
United States Senate
Mrs Poag Tours New York Amid Water Bonds Transfer
Mrs Maude Poag and her husband P A Poag city secretary treasurer left Monroe for New York to finalize the citys 4.5 million water and light revenue bonds. While officials handled city business she joined a Strike It Rich TV broadcast and was unexpectedly chosen on air.
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Maude Poag
Monroe
P. A. Poag
New York
United States
Mrs. Poag
Postmaster Advises Early Mailing for Overseas Christmas Gifts
Monroe postmaster Woodrow W. Hathorn urges sending international mail by November 15 for reliable on time delivery. Details include parcel post from Oct 15 to Nov 15 for servicemen, limits on cigarette packs to the Netherlands, import licensing in Switzerland and Barbados, and labeling on packages to Mexico.
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Woodrow W. Hathorn
Monroe
Netherlands
Switzerland
Barbados
U. S
Mexico
U N Disarmament Push Collapses After Soviet Walkout
United Nations disarmament talks stall as Russia refuses broader participation and quits the Disarmament Commission and a five nation subcommittee. Delegates react with shock and call for reconsideration, while Western powers weigh next steps.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Russia
Siamese Twin Girls Die In Lake Charles
In Lake Charles Louisiana two premature Siamese twin girls born to Mrs. Houston Fontenot died early today at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital after being reported in good condition last night. Doctors said the twins shared a common lung and would not survive. Autopsy planned to determine cause of death.
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Lake Charles
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Houston Fontenot
J. W. Hensley
Fontenot
5000 Acres For Hunters Opened By Brothers
John and Leslie Dale of Vidalia announced 5000 acres of land in Concordia and Catahoula parishes would be open to hunters for duck hunting and fishing. Duck hunting allowed on Saturday Sunday Tuesday and Thursday mornings with fishing anytime if property is protected. they work with Soil Conservation Department and government biologists.
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Ferriday
Concordia Parish
John
Leslie Dale
Vidalia
Concordia
Catahoula
Soil Conservation Department
Coleman Pushes New Constitution to Lift Mississippi
Gov. J. P. Coleman urges a 1890 constitution replacement to spur industry and growth in Mississippi. He addresses a joint Senate and House session, seeks to shift school authority to districts, and place voter registration with appointive county commissions to challenge civil rights provisions. He stresses low per capita wealth and population decline without industry.
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Jackson
Miss
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
New York
Senate
House
Coleman
Little Rock
Continued Rain and Cold Morning Weather Report
Twin City residents faced another day of drizzling rain with only .03 inch recorded by CAA up to 6 a.m. The temperature rose from 54 to 55 degrees as a slow-moving system lingered. Expect low 60s today, around 58 tonight, and highs tomorrow in the 70s to mid 70s.
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Twin City
CAA
Early observers report Sputnik II sightings near sunrise and sunset
Baton Rouge residents reported seeing Sputnik II around 5 30 am with others noting a sunset sighting. LSU astronomer Dr Kenneth Voss stated the Soviet space vehicle could be visible again at sunset in the western sky. R E Fritz of Gonzales and neighbors observed a long object through binoculars.
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Baton Rouge i
Kenneth Voss
Louisiana State University
R. E. Fritz
Gonzales
West Monroe youth linked to eleven local burglaries
A 19 year old from West Monroe, Almon Chester Thornhill, was arrested after police linked him to eleven burglaries in Monroe and West Monroe. He reportedly admitted to eight Monroe incidents and three in West Monroe, using bolt cutters in most break ins and is being questioned on related cases.
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West Monroe
Twin Cities
Monroe
Ing
Almon Chester Thornhill
Wood Street
Ouachita Parish
Thornhill
James C. Kelly, Jr
Ritter
DeSiard Street
Phillip
Jackson Street
Delta Auto Parts
South Grand Street
South Side Gulf Service Station
Gibson's Bargain Store
Etel's Watch Shop
Adams Street
James Cullipher
City Plans Sewer By-Pass To Solve Southside Problem
Monroe officials prepare a contract for a by-pass sewer line to fix a long standing Jackson Street problem. The eight inch line has multiple breaks south of a junction manhole causing a large water filled hole and traffic disruption. A neutral land route is expected to cost about $10 000 with residents still receiving service.
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Monroe
Jackson Street
Shotwell
Goldman
Jackson
H. W. McSherry
U S Could Put Heavier Satellite If Funded
Sacramento Calif Dan A Kimball former Navy secretary heads Aerojet General Corp says the United States has long had scientific know how to reach the moon and could launch a satellite heavier than Sputnik II but money was lacking. He says the country has a rocket capable of such a lift.
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Sacramento
Calif
Dan A. Kimball
Navy
United States
Kimball
Aerojet General Corp
Huge whisky still seized in Pearl River swamp raid
Federal agents and highway patrolmen toppled a large moonshine operation in Pearl River swamps near Columbia Mississippi. The raid recovered a 10 000 dollar still and 1 139 gallons of whisky along with 20 000 gallons of mash 563 drums a 1 000 gallon tank truck a panel truck a car with 200 gallons of moonshine and a 1 000 gallon cooker. Three men were arrested.
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Columbia
Miss.p
Pearl River
Federal
ATU
Roland Crawford
Ted Williams
Hattiesburg
Coast Guard Tracks Unidentified Object Over Gulf
The Coast Guard Cutter Sebago sighted an unidentified object over the Gulf of Mexico at 5:21 a.m. CST. Radar logged 11 minutes of tracking before visual contact and 16 minutes after, with the object moving in various directions and briefly vanishing. A log lists radar readings from 3:10 a.m. to 5:37 a.m. and places the sighting about 200 miles south of the Mississippi mouth, with the Sebago to report back to Mobile by Thursday.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
lSebago
Gulf of Mexico
James Schrader
The
Gulf
Mississippi River
Cmdr
Schrader
Mobile
No Trace Left After Mystery Object Reported
Louisiana State Police investigated four witnesses report of a gaseous aerial object on Highway 80 East near Monroe at about 10 last night. Police found no evidence and did not sight the object. witnesses were Edward Henson Mary Lafferty Pat Phelps and J D Yardough.
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Louisiana
Highway 80
Edward Henson
Swartz
Mary Lafferty
West Monroe
Pat Phelps
Monroe
J. D. Yardough
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N. Y. Harbor
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U. N. Disarmament Commission
V. V. Kuznetsov
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Nell
W. P. Gros
Baton Rouge
Erby M
School Authority
South
Southside
U.S
Miss. Swamp
Sebago
Lubbock, Tex
Betsy Ross Spinet
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