Senate to hold extraordinary session on McCarthy censure
The Senate meets in an extraordinary session to consider censuring Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for contempt of the Senate and abusive conduct toward an Army general. McCarthy calls it a lynching bee and accuses Eisenhower campaign tactics of shifting power to the Democrats after last Tuesday's election.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Congress
Monroe Woman Overcome By Gas In Bathroom
A Monroe woman was overcome by fumes from an open gas jet in a bathroom at her Lake Shore drive home. Firemen and funeral director Ernest Stocks aided her recovery before hospital transport, with a private physician called for further treatment.
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Monroe
Paul Bcheppf
Lake Shore Drive
Schepps
Ernest Stocks
Hall Funeral Home
Stocks
Fire Department
Public Opinion Debate Opens at Caribbean Press Seminar
NEW ORLEANS and Washington D.C. will host the second International House Caribbean Area Press Seminar through Wednesday and Saturday night. Newspaper executives from the United States and 13 Latin American countries begin round-table discussions to foster better understanding through frank debates on issues shaping public opinion.
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New Orleans
United States
Americas
International House
Washington, D.C
Dixon-Yates Pact Heads to AEC For Final Review
The Dixon Yates contract was presented to the Atomic Energy Commission for final approval and possible signing after months of dispute. Chairman W Sterling Cole convened the Senate House Atomic Energy committee to hear Adm. Lewis Strauss report on the commission’s actions. Some members questioned legality of committee review before contract execution. Rep. Chet Holifield said he will seek to nullify the agreement when the new Congress convenes.
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Washington
Dixon-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon- Yates Utility Combine
AEC
W. Sterling Cole
Rn.y
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
Commission
Congressional Committee
Senate House Committee
Congress
Chet Holifield
Calif
Advisory Service Expands to Save Young Farmers
The Agriculture Department broadens its on the farm advisory program to help young farm families avoid bankruptcy. Deputy administrator Paul V. Kepner says farming is now a cash and big business requiring strong business management. The plan gives expert guidance on buying and selling, crop and livestock choices, marketing, and home-making methods.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Paul V. Kepner
Federal Extension Service
Kepner
Extension Service
What killed Marilyn Sheppard in Her Husband's Trial
Jurors weigh the cause of Marilyn Sheppard's death in the Samuel Sheppard murder trial. Defense counsel Corrigan questions the medical examiner's post mortem findings and hints the autopsy could be flawed. He raises alternate explanations including inhaled blood, poisoning, or a possible beating with a multi pronged instrument.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Samuel Sheppard
Cotton Production Upward Revision by 695 000 Bales
The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s government restricted cotton crop at 13 206 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, 695 000 more than last month. It contrasts with 16 465 000 produced last year and the 1 year average of 12 448 000. Controls aim to prevent large reserves. next year’s crop awaits growers referendum on Dec 14.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Benson
City Council To Receive Bids At Tuesday Meet
The Monroe city council will hear bids at 10 am Tuesday for electrical material and for improving Florida street from Pear to Plum and Olive street from North 18th to North 21st. Mayor Coon will introduce fire department improvement ordinances at the session.
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P. A. Pong
Frank X. Cline
Florida Street
Pear
Plum
Olive Street
North 18Th
North 21St
Wayne Huckaby
John S. Coon
Malenkov and Bohlen Dine at Kremlin Anniversary Gala
In Moscow at a Kremlin banquet celebrating the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary Soviet Premier Malenkov and U S ambassador Bohlen sat at the main table and talked privately for about 30 minutes No business was disclosed Khrushchev and Vidic later met for a separate discussion amid the two day celebration attending by 2000 Soviet and foreign officials including ambassadors from Britain France India Burma Indonesia Poland and Communist China
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Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Kremlin
Red Square
Defense
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
Bohlen
Malenkov
Stalin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Dobrivoje Vidic
Bohlen-Malenkov
Yugoslavia
Soviet Bloc
St. George Hall
Russia
Louisiana Educators to Attend Mississippi Science Meet
A group of Louisiana educators helps organize a regional science fair conference at the University of Mississippi on November 12 13 to boost science fairs and create more opportunities for secondary students to pursue science careers. Participating are W J Okley McNeese State Charles Smith LSU Ruston Lewis Slater Northeastern Monroe Roland Abbegg SL College Hammond W G Erwin NSU Natchitoches H C Escheleman Southwestern Lafayette John Entriken Centenary Shreveport Father Jolly Loyola Baton Rouge Crawford McLellan Sam Adams LSU Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Academy of Science assists with the event.
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Louisiana
University of Mississippi
W. J. Okley
McNeese State College
Lake Charles
Charles Smith
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ruston
Lewis Slater
Northeastern State College
Monroe
Roland Abbegg
Southeastern Louisiana College
Hammond
W. G. Erwin
Northwestern State College
Natchitoches
H. C. Eschelman
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
John Entriken
Centenary College
Shreveport
Father Jolly
Loyola University
New Orleans
Crawford R. McLellan
Sam Adams
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Academy of Science
UN Debates Seven Power Plan for Atom Peace Agency
United States and six allies push a seven member framework for an international atomic energy agency. Delegates expect Soviet input and questions about Red China inclusion. The plan calls for a U N congress on peaceful atomic energy before August 1955 and ties the agency to the UN.
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United States
International Atomic Energy Agency
Britain
Canada
Belgium
France
Australia
South Africa
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Dulles
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Andrei Vishinsky
Red
U. N
Bern
Switzerland
Postal Union
China
Red China
U. S
U. N. Assembly
Liberia's Tubman Heads Back to New York After Tour
President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia concluded a three week tour visiting nine U.S. cities and returned to New York today.
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New Orleans
William V. S. Tubman
Liberia
New York
Peace Hopes Brighter Ike Speaks in Boston
President Eisenhower told the 27th National Council of Catholic Women convention that enduring peace is the goal of foreign policy and cited hope from his atoms for peace plan. He spoke at Boston Symphony Hall after Air Force mapping plane shot down by two Russian Mig planes. Archbishop Cushing urged restraint amid criticism. Eisenhower urged mothers to teach children there is no real alternative to peace.
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Hower
U.S Air Force
National Council of Catholic Women
Boston Symphony Hall
Atoms For Peace
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Washington
Logan
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
America
Boy Scout Regional Meeting Underway
A regional Boy Scouts of America meeting is in progress at the Frances Hotel with national and regional representatives leading discussions. Ouachita Valley Council hosts as Wes Klusmann guides camping services with R C Lundquist and Kirk Henry assisting from Memphis.
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Boy Scouts of America
Frances Hotel
Jack E. Pankey
Ouachita Valley Council
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Jackson
Miss
Wes Klusmann
National
New Brunswick
N. J
R. C. Lundquist
Kirk Henry
Memphis
Tenn
Camping Institute
Pankey
Steve Mitchell Heads to New Orleans for Democratic Parley
Democratic National Committee Chairman Stephen Mitchell arrives in New Orleans to plan the December 3-4 national committee meeting featuring Adlai Stevenson as keynote speaker. The event will name Mitchell's successor and include a fundraising victory dinner with $100 contributors invited.
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Steve Mitchell
Orleans
New Orleans
Stephen Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Mitchell
Washington
National Committee
Chi
Stevenson
Democratic Advisory Committee On Rules
Chicago
Relief From Colder Weather Is Enjoyed
Monroe residents welcomed milder air as temperatures rose to a 73 degree morning high and 39 degree low at Selman Field. Officials said the pleasant conditions would continue with clear skies and a warming trend after last week’s chill.
Death sentence upheld for hitchhike slayer Mack Lewis
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence for Mack Lewis for the 1953 hitchhike killing of Kenneth L. Mason in Hancock County. The court rejected Lewis’s insanity and illegal arrest claims and set December 17 for execution.
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Supreme Court Today
Mack Lewis
New Orleans
Hancock County
Lewis
Buffalo
N.Y
Kenneth L. Mason
Mason
Negro rescues businessman and child from river danger
Amos Davis a 23 year old Negro saved W. C. Wilhite director of Union Parish Trade School and his four year old son Billy from drowning after their boat ran aground on the Ouachita river. Wilhite was taken to a clinic suffering shock and exposure. The boat, worth 3600 dollars, was destroyed.
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Farmerville
Ouachita River
W. C. Wilhite
Union Parish
Amos Davis
Wilhite
Billy
Monroe
Ouachita City Landing
Rescued Airmen Say They Had No Warning
Ten U S Airmen rescued after an attack by two Russian jet fighters say they had no warning as a photo plane mapping northern Japan was shot down in flames. The RB29 crashed near northern Hokkaido after the crew parachuted to safety. one crewman drowned at sea.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Hokkaido
Kurile Islands
Anthony F. Feith
Feith
Albert Welsh
Washington
State Department
Moscow
John E. Hull
U. S. Far East
Chester
Nemuro Isthmus
Diesel switch engine fatally strikes man in New Orleans
A diesel switch engine in New Orleans fatally crushed an unidentified young man who was attempting to cross the railroad tracks. The tragedy occurred today as trains moved through the area near the yards.
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New Orleans
U S protests Soviet attack on American plane over Hokkaido
The United States filed a strong protest with Russia after two Soviet MIG fighters shot down an American aircraft over Japanese territory in the Hokkaido region. Washington demanded reparations and a full explanation of the incident.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Hokkaido
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