Plane explosion over Texas kills three crewmen
A B 47B Globetrotter jet bomber crashed in a piney Central Texas area near Marlin killing the three crew aboard. The aircraft appeared to carry classified equipment though base officials gave conflicting statements. Bodies were recovered by Connally and Ellington search parties.
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Marlin
Tex
Texas
James Connally Air Force Base
Waco
Biggs
el Paso
Robert P. Nelson
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
Connally
Ellington Afb
Houston
E. ©. Tilton
Brady, Tex
A. G. Sterling
Eagle Grove
Iowa
H. P. Courcier
Wichita Falls
Nelson
Connally Base
Texas Highway Patrol
Sam Gardner
Woman and Three Children Freed by Red Chinese
Mrs. Laura Lau, 57, a Pennsylvania born missionary in Lienhsien, Kwan Tung, arrived in Hong Kong with her three children after seven months imprisonment by the Reds. She said Communist authorities split the family and plan to separate them again, but she vows reunification by God’s grace. Her husband remained in Canton.
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Hong Kong
Laura Lau
Pennsylvania
Red China
Lau
Canton
Ex-Girl Rival Held Over New Orleans Porch Shooting
In New Orleans Richard C. Pitcher 23 was shot three times on his front porch after an argument with his ex girlfriend and rival. Police detained Charles Eckert 24 and Beverly A Burns 24 on suspicion of attempted murder. Pitcher a discharged Army member homemaker listed ill.
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New Orleans
Richard C. Pitcher
Charles Eckert
Beverly A. Burns
Pitcher
Emmet Messick
Charlie
Eckert
Five Children Die In Fire At Hazard Home
In Hazard Kentucky five children aged four to 14 burned to death when a blaze swept their home just before midnight. The children and grandchildren of former Sheriff and Mrs. Begley were inside. Neighbors alerted authorities but internal evacuation failed as firemen fought smoke due to low water pressure. The fire, believed caused by a heating stove, occurred while residents watched Kentucky election results downtown.
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Hazard
Justice Begley
Elien Kay Begley
Phyllis Begley
Susan Begley
Yvonne Ritchie
Vicki Ritchie
Begleys
Kentucky
Chandler Wins Kentucky Governor Race Reopens Democratic Lead
The Associated Press reports Democrat A. B. Chandler defeated Republican Ed win R. Denney to reclaim Kentucky’s governorship as Democrats gain mayoral wins in Philadelphia and sweep several Indiana races. The results shift many local offices toward Democrats, with Chandler’s comeback marking a major political comeback after a decade out of office.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Kentucky
Philadelphia
A. B
Chandler
Edwin R. Denney
U. S
Richardson Dilworth
W. Thacher Longstreth
Dilworth
Longstreth
Eisenhower
Ohio
CIO
Indianapolis
South Bend
Muncie
Evansville
Michigan City
Marion
New Castle
Bloomington
New York
Troy
Schenectady
Senators deny farm hearings are political vehicle
Three Republican senators rejected claims that Senate Agriculture Committee hearings on farm legislation are a political vehicle. The panel opened a two day session in Alexandria with 31 witnesses from six southern states, including cotton spokesmen heard first. Senator Ellender noted witnesses were grouped by commodity while others defended the process.
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Alexandria
Senate Agriculture Committee
Republican National Committee
Allen Ellender
D-La
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Young
Agriculture Committee
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Ellender
Egypt says delays led Cairo to buy arms from communists
Egypt issued a government statement blaming U S delays and promises for forcing it to purchase weapons from the Communists. The move highlights a widening contest between the West and the Soviet bloc for influence in the Middle East. The note counters U S claims that Cairo shifted to the Communists during talks with Washington.
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Cairo
Egypt
Washington
Middle East
U. S
George Allen
New York Herald Tribune
United States
U. N. Security Council
Police Jury Seeks Bids for Equipment and Lumber
Ouachita parish police jury approved resolutions and issued permits to sell beer and whiskey before opening sealed bids for a motor grader tractor mowers and other equipment. Sheriff Grant reported 1954 taxes nearly collected and a 50 percent dues increase for the Louisiana Police Jury Association. A juvenile detention home architect fee was set at six percent. A zoning ordinance and road projects were discussed with bids on bridge sum maintenance sought.
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Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Louisiana Police Jury Association
Albin Lassiter
Wife Of Columnist Westbrook Pegler Dies At 61
Mrs. Westbrook Pegler died in Rome at age 61 after a heart attack. The Memphis native and former reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and New York Daily News covered major stories including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Funeral plans will be in the United States.
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Westbrook Pegler
Rome
Pegler
Moscow
Germany
New York Daily News
Charles Lindburgh
United States
Twin City Sees Day Dip To Freezing Then Warm Afternoon
Temperatures dropped to 32 degrees Wednesday morning in the Twin City area making it one of the coldest days this year. By noon the temperature rose to 51 degrees as an afternoon forecast called for high thin clouds and north winds near 10 mph.
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Twin City
Total Revenues In State Hit All Time Record
Louisiana state revenues from all sources reached a record high of 524 195 237 for the 1954 55 fiscal year ending last June 39. Budget officer Harvey Rester announced an 86 250 007 jump from 1953 54, a 19.69 percent rise. Oil bonuses royalties and rentals led strong gains, with federal aid no longer the sole largest source.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Harvey Rester
Russia's Stand On German Unity Sparks New Crisis
Western leaders said Russia's stance on German unification has nearly wrecked prospects for any agreement at the Big Four foreign ministers conference. Despite this, indications pointed to ongoing discussions among Dulles Macmillan and the French foreign minister.
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Russia
Geneva
U. S
State Dulles
Macmillan
West accuses Russia of seeking Sovietization of Germany
The West charges Russia aims to Sovietize all Germany while U S Secretary Dulles warns that Soviet policy threatens the peace of Europe in a tense East West exchange during the Geneva talks.
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Geneva
West
Russia
West East talks continue as Molotov meeting extends
Minister Pinay to press on with talks with Russia's Molotov for several days to gauge his new hard line. The Germany speech sparks East West crisis. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay confer at Pinay's residence to align assessments and plan their counter move for the afternoon session with Molotov.
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Pinay
Russia
Molotov
Germany
Dulles
Macmillan
Burlington police aid sought in identification of woman
In Dalton Georgia authorities seek help to identify a 25 to 30 year old woman found strangled on a country road. Ralph Goswick found the body near Downville Whitfield County. she wore a red wool suit and white blouse with no shoes or stockings. A Birmingham bill in her pocket suggests possible ties to Alabama. Detectives and Georgia crime lab officials work to confirm identity and death details.
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Dalton
Birmingham
Ralph Goswick
Downville
Whitfield County
North Georgia
H. P. McArthur Jr
McArthur
Ala
Closs Hill
Alabama
Bessemer
Herman L. Jones
Georgia Crime Laboratory
Atlanta
Jones
Civil Rights Suit Dismissed Over Voter Registration
A $40,000 civil rights suit against Madison Parish registrar Mary Kate Ward was dismissed by U S District Judge Ben Dawkins Jr after the eight plaintiffs failed to appear for trial. The claim alleged Ward refused voter registration, claiming two registered voters must identify applicants, which the plaintiffs said was impossible in the parish.
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Madison Parish
Ben Dawkins, Jr
U. S. District Court
Mary Kate Ward
Tallulah
Ward
Public Buildings Chief Resigns Amid Probe
Peter A. Strobel, commissioner of public buildings, quit today after a House committee questioned propriety of his holding the government post while maintaining an interest in a New York engineering firm. The resignation and acceptance letter by GSA administrator Mansure were released by the General Services Administration. The move took effect at end of business yesterday.
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Washington
Peter A. Strobel
House
New York
General Services Administration
GSA
Strobel
Edmund F. Mansure
Prominent local resident W L Jones Sr dies in hospital
W L Jones Sr of 401 Stone avenue dies after extended illness in a local hospital at age 88. A retired lumberman, born in Sumter Alabama January 8 1871, he lived in Louisiana most of his life and was active in civic and religious life. Funeral Thursday at 3 30 p m at Hixson Brothers with ministers from First Presbyterian and Parkview Baptist officiating. Interment in old city cemetery. He is survived by a son Willie L Jones and several nieces and nephews.
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W. L. Jones, Sr
Stone Avenue
Hixson Brothers
W. H. McFadden
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. Sampson
Parkview Baptist Church
Old City
Mr. Jones
Sumter
Ala
Louisiana
Mary Agnes Meyer
Monroe
Willie L. Jones
Richard A. Englerth
Baton Rouge
Helen Jones Hannah
Kansas City
Ned Schaffner
New York City
James D. Jones
Denver
Colo
Jones W. Albright
Portland
Ore
William A. Culpepper
Alexandria
R. C. Culpepper
Jerome L. Schaffner
Detroit
Mich
John and Monett Jones
de Ridder
R. P
Landowners contend federal lands barred from Sagebrush exercise
Louisiana officials and private landowners protest after Kisatchie National Forest is not used for Exercise Sagebrush the Army and Air Force mass war games spanning seven million acres. Landowners signed permits expecting federal lands to host bivouac and maneuvers and seek coordination to cut red tape with the Forest Service under a single maneuver command.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Kisatchie National Forest
Army
Air Force
C. H. Jeter
Louisiana Forest Commission
Camp
Polk
Parish Fuller
Oakdale
Louisiana Board of Education
James Mixon
U. S. Forest Service
Maneuver Commission
Bids on Eight City Projects Reported in Monroe Council Meeting
Monroe City Council heard bids on eight projects at its regular meeting led by City Secretary P A Pong. Tenders included tree trimming in district C with Brooks Tree Service at 5825 and Aspundh Tree Expert Co. at 3200, a Selman Field substation fence bid of 728 from U S Steel Corp, a sewer installation bid of 1771 from Pohlman and Wilbanks, and asphalt work on four streets from Coastal Asphalt Co with 2284 for North 14th Street, 2154 for Stubbs Avenue, 2220 for Royal Street, and 966 for Grammont. All bids were taken under advisement.
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Monroe
P. A. Pong
Brooks Tree Service
Phundh Tree Expert Co
Selman Field
U. S. Steel Corp
Pohlman and Wilbanks Company
Coastal Asphalt Co
North 14Th Street
Hudson Lane
Roselawn
Stubbs Avenue
North 11Th
North 14Th
Royal Street
Grammont
South 23Rd
South 24Th
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