Army Freeing Toth Quiets Army Grip On Five Turncoats
The Supreme Court ruling freeing Robert W. Toth from military court martial weakens the Army hold on five Korean War prisoners discharged for collaboration who face possible military charges. Three may learn soon if the grip is broken, as Judge Goodman in San Francisco planned to rule on habeas petitions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert W. Toth
San Francisco
Louis E. Goodman
Toth
Air Force
Pittsburgh
Korea
Sureme Court
Congress
Plane Rams Into School Killing 16 Children
In Kyongju near Seoul a Republic of Korea Air Force F-51 fighter plunged into a crowded schoolhouse during a routine training flight. The crash killed 16 students aged 10 to 13 and the pilot Cadet Pak Chang So, with 12 additional children injured as four classrooms were destroyed.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
Ai Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Kyongju
ROK Air Force
Pak Chang So
Cotton crop forecast up 915000 bales from October
The Agriculture Department pegs this year's government controlled cotton crop at 14,843,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, up 915,000 from last month's forecast. The report notes near record supplies due to high yields and contemplates a stricter control plan with a 4 percent cut in plantings next year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Where To Find It Amusements Classified Comics
A fragmented page item lists sections titled amusements, classifieds, comics, and sports with scattered numbers 2 17 18 19 16 12. The readable text shows column headers and stray digits without complete details.
Southern leaders react to high court ruling on public recreation
The Supreme Court barred racial segregation in public parks and playgrounds and ordered Negroes admitted to Atlanta public golf courses. Georgia figures like Herman Talmadge and Gov. Marvin Griffin warned of closures or sale of facilities to private hands to dodge integration, while others foresee gradual adjustment. A Atlanta physician welcomed the ruling as justice for taxpaying residents and players.
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Associated Press
U. S. Supreme Court
South
High Court
Deep South
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
Marvin Griffin
NAACP
Court Upholds Candidacy Of Dr. Anderson
Judge Jesse Heard in Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court sustains the Ouachita Parish Democratic executive committee’s certification of Dr. D. L. Anderson to the coroner post. Dr. J. T. French appeals, with hearing set in western district court of appeals.
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Ouachita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
J. T. French
D. L. Anderson
Jesse Heard
Fourth District Court
French
Western District Court of Appeals
Heard
Supreme Court
Villermin
Republican Executive Committee
8Rd
Eisenhower To Address Nation On Leaving Hospital
President Eisenhower will speak to the nation on television and radio as he leaves Fitzsimons Army Hospital Friday and again upon arriving in Washington that afternoon. The first remarks will be at Lowry Air Force Base before boarding Columbine III, with a second talk at National Airport after the flight. Doctors announced he will depart the hospital on Friday.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Lowry Air Force Base
Columbine III
Military Air Transport Terminal
National Airport
Moss Surrenders Near Angola Prison After Escape
Bryce Moss, 58, who fled the state prison during a movie Saturday, surrendered near the Angola facility. Deputy Warden William Maynard said Moss appeared wet and cold and had been without food or shelter since the escape while serving a seven year term for simple burglary.
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Angola
William Maynard
Bryce Moss
Moss
Convict Sought in Houston Jewel Theft Worth 100000
Houston police issued a nationwide alert for a 50 year old escaped convict linked to a Monday night burglary at the home of La mar Fleming Jr. The theft removed diamond necklaces rings brooches and a diamond watch valued at 100000 while the Flemings walked their dogs. An earlier 1947 case tied to Fleming involved a jewelry theft by Walter Lee Hayes.
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Houston
Lamar Fleming Jr
Anderson, Clayton and Co
Miami Beach
Fla
Madelon du Calais Reid
Fleming
Walter Lee Hayes
St. Louis
Hayes
Elections Watch a Closely For Hint Of Possible Trend
Off year contests for Kentucky governor and Philadelphia mayor drew the most attention as voters filled state county and city offices. The Ohio referendum on a supplemental layoff pay plan involving Ford and General Motors with CIO autoworkers remained a spotlight. Michigan's 15th Detroit district held a 21-candidate primary for a Dec 13 special election to replace the late Rep. John Dingell.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Ohio
Ford
General Motors
Michigan
Detroit
John D. Dingell
Prowler’s confession may clear Mrs Woodward in slaying
Oyster Bay New York police report Paul Wirths Jr a derelict prowler admitted he likely caused the noise that prompted Mrs William Woodward Jr to fire at her husband. He climbed to the Woodward mansion roof Oct 30 entered a guest room then heard the fatal shotgun blast down the hall.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
William Woodward Jr
Paul W. Wirths Jr
Light Rain Forecast for Twin City Area
Weather forecast for Tuesday predicts possible light rain after 3 p.m. Highs around 50 in the morning, lows near 36. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Twin City
Woman charged with murder to take lie detector test
A 27 year old Violet Louisiana woman Mary Moss Falcon awaits a lie detector test as she is booked on murder charges in the phosphorus poison deaths of William Baughman Jr seven and Lawrence Baughman six. Falcon who denied involvement spoke to reporters from police custody saying she loved the boys and did what she could for them. The boys died October 13 within hours of each other and authorities initially ruled accidental phosphorus poisoning from rodent control products. Falcon, the rent collector in the one room apartment where the family lived, admitted quarrels with the mother but called them a little fuss. Police sought another man William Spradley for questioning and found him in Charity Hospital.
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New Orleans
Police
Provosty
A. Davries
Mary Moss Falcon
Violet
William Baughman Jr
Lawrence Baughman
Davries
Falcon
Baughman
Orleans Parish
Helen Baughman
Jackson
Spradley
Charity Hospital
Farm Leaders In State To Testify At Alex Hearing
Agriculture Commissioner Dave Pearce says the Senate Agriculture Committee will hear Louisiana farmers in Alexandria for a two day session. Rice sugar cane cotton and other commodities are to be represented. Testifiers include Malcolm Dougherty Harry Chalkley and State Rep F A Graugnard Jr among others.
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Baton Rouge
Dave Pearce
Senate Agriculture Committee
Louisiana
Alexandria
Pearce
United States
Senate Committee
Congress
Malcolm Dougherty
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Harry Chalkley
Lake Charles
American Rice Growers Association
F. A. Graugnard Jr
St. James Parish
American Sugar Cane League
Monroe City Council Hears Police Academy Plans
City officials heard Capt. James Banister outline a Baton Rouge police academy model and four training programs for Monroe officers. The session included petitions on Wilson Street sewer work and a public cleanup campaign led by Mrs. Aline Banister.Meanwhile in Mississippi, the Emmett Till case moves toward a grand jury weighing kidnapping charges against Roy Bryant and John Milam as Mose Wright and Willie Reed testify. The Leflore County grand jury, all white, holds indictments possible under two statutes with death or up to ten years in prison. The defendants are free on $10,000 bonds each.
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Monroe
James M. Banister
Police Training Academy
Baton Rouge
Aline Banister
Louisiana Associated Clubs
J. P. Ward
Citizens
Wilson Street
Banister
Police Department
Mose Wright
Chicago
Willie Reed
Greenwood
Mississippi
Leflore
Roy Bryant
John W. Milam
Bryant
Milam
Dist. Atty
Stanny Sanders
Talla
City Park Manager Passes Desegregation Question to Board
Ellis Laborde said he would leave decisions on the latest Supreme Court desegregation ruling to the park board. He spoke in New Orleans and indicated the board would determine the next steps for City Park operations.
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New Orleans
Ellis Laborde
U. S. Supreme Court
Prisoner Shot by Sharpshooter During Hostage Crisis
In Holmesburg Prison a 54 year old inmate, Charles Savage, held social worker David Kaplan at knife point for over two hours. Lt. Edward Nelson, firearms supervisor, shot Savage through a cell door in the mouth. the bullet lodged in the back of his head. Savage, paroled for violation, is in satisfactory condition at Philadelphia General Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Holmesburg
Charles Savage
Savage
David Kaplan
Kaplan
Edward Nelson
Police Academy
Nelson
Philadelphia General Hospital
Molotov Signals Softer Tone on German Unity at Geneva
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov returned from Moscow to join the Big Four talks in Geneva. Western officials see his comment about bringing better baggage as indicating softened Soviet opposition to Germany’s unification and possible movement toward a friendlier stance on reciprocal aerial inspections. Molotov hinted he may bring new proposals while reaffirming demands for prompt abolition of atomic weapons.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Molotov
Kremlin
Bulganin
Paving Slated on South Grand and Walnut Streets
State highway department in Baton Rouge set bids for paving South Grand and Walnut Streets in Monroe on November 16. Rep. Gilbert Faulk, Rep. Shady Wall, and Sen. James D. Sparks attended a recent highway meeting where the state agreed to re surface the streets, which will be city maintained. The project covers 3.9 miles from the Columbia road intersection to Louisville avenue and may start next spring.
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South Grand
Walnut
Monroe
State Highway Department
Baton Rouge
Gilbert Faulk
Faulk
Shady Wall
James D. Sparks
Highway Department
Louisville Avenue
Tax Collections For October Reach All Time Record
Louisiana October tax receipts totaled 37 337 291 the highest for any month surpassing April 1955 by 346 577 Fontenot said four month total July through October reached 114 112 299 up 9 431 808 year over year Severnce sales gas gathering income gasoline and tobacco tax posted the largest gains while the corporation franchise levy fell 85 060.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Rufus W. Fontenot
Fontenot
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