Six Killed Instantly In Texas Crash
Six persons died instantly and four were injured in a head on collision on foggy Highway 69 near Beaumont Texas Tuesday night. The deaths included two schoolgirls and four young adults from Port Arthur and Beaumont.
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Texas
Port Arthur
Jeanell Tucker
Orangefield
Tex
Joyce Scott
Orange
Emmick J. Dionne
Allen J. Peltier
Norma Jackson
Charles L. Brevelle
Douglas
Ike Submits Manila Pact To Senate For Quick Approval
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate the Manila SEATO pact aimed at countering Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. He urged early favorable consideration to speed ratification. He also noted delays on European reunification talks due to French-German disputes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Manila
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
U.S
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Garage Operator In Bossier Jail
A 41 year old garage operator from Bossier City is jailed in Bossier Parish on charges of assault with intent to kill and shooting at two police officers. The suspect, C. B. Culver, allegedly choked airman Robert E. Whitley at a garage near Barksdale Air Force Base after an argument, and fired at Sgt. Donald Bond and Patrolman FF. M. Odom who intervened.
Health Council Conference To Open Thursday
Final plans set for the eighth annual Louisiana Health Council conference in Monroe on Thursday and Friday. Dr. M. C. Wiginton will preside as delegates hear state parish and national health leaders including Dr. Edward D. Grant and Edward P Cameron. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Thursday.
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Monroe
Paul Thompson
M. C. Wiginton
Edward D. Grant
Department of Institutions
H. E. Slusher
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Jefferson City
F. S. Crockett
American Medical Association For the Advancement of Rural Health
Lafayette
Ind
Aubrey Gates
Council On Rural Health
American Medical Association
Little Rock
Ark
Edward P. Cameron
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Baton Rouge
Frances
Virginia
Wiginton
S. J. Phillips
State Board of
Editor David Vela Critiques Guatemalan Independent Press
In New Orleans David Vela editor of Esmoparcial in Guate mala argues the independent press is too friendly with governments that oppose a free press.
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David Vela
Esmoparcial
Guatemala
Independent Press
Demos Fail To Halt Dixon Yates Signing
The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee defeated a Democratic bid to block immediate signing of the Dixon Yates contract. The 10 8 party line vote followed Eisenhower’s public support for the proposal. Committee planned to resume hearings and consider waving the 30 layover period.
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Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
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Pastore
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AEC
W. Sterling Cole
Cole
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Congress
Business Education Day Brings 550 Teachers To Twin Cities
More than 550 business executives and school teachers join the second annual event. Local firms host parish and city teachers for two to three hours to see private enterprise at work. A barbecue wraps up the day at Forsythe Park with feeding facilities for around 600.
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Lealis L. Hale
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Virginia
Hale
Twin City
American Legion
Forsythe Park
Herbert Fink
Armand Breard
Twin Cities
West Monroe Bans Horror Crime Comics and loosens taps
West Monroe officials banned sale of horror crime and love comics within city limits mirroring Monroe and Ouachita parish actions. The council also relaxed rules for new water taps outside the city by allowing taps after petitions meet thresholds, while annexation remains a prerequisite. A controversial annexation session and a stalled McLemore brothers alley project drew protests and executive session objections.
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West Monroe
City of
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
General Shepherd dedicates statue honoring Marines
Washington general Lemuel Shepherd Jr. dedicates a massive Marine Corps statue describing it as more than a monument to the past a graphic message to the future in a ceremony today.
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Washington
Lemuel Shepherd Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Long relatives clash over hotel pose in New Orleans
Former Governor Earl Long and his nephew Senator Russell Long stayed in the same New Orleans hotel. The senator refused to pose for news pictures, stating he would not be photographed with his uncle.
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New Orleans
Earl Long
Sen
Russell Long
Sen. Long
Eisenhower Urges U S to Protect Mission Planes
President Eisenhower said the United States should provide fighter escorts for planes on proper missions near risky areas and supported a strong protest to Moscow over the shooting down of a U S B 29 off northern Japan. He noted the Kurile Habomai dispute and described Soviet tone as possibly conciliatory.
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Eisenhower
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Hokkaido
Hanasaki
Hoabomai
Firing Squad Executes Iran Traitor Fatemi at Dawn
Tehran reports former foreign minister Hossein Fatemi was executed by firing squad at Ghasr Barracks after a military court convicts him for his role in the 1953 coup plot against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Fatemi, a staunch Mossadegh ally, walked to the stake blindfolded and bound, uttering a final defiant remark before the four volleys ended his life. Mossadegh himself remains imprisoned. Zahedi leads the current government following the 1953 coup.
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Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shah
Fatemi
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ghasr
Teimour Bakhtiar
Mossadegh
Fazollah Zahedi
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
French protests over Vietminh ban on mercy ships in North Vietnam
In Saigon French authorities condemned Vietminh orders barring French mercy ships from North Viet Nam waters. The vessels were en route to aid over 20,000 Roman Catholic refugees living under Vietminh control despite the Geneva armistice.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Geneva
Senator Watkins Refutes Prosecutor Role in McCarthy Censure
Sen. Watkins told the Senate the six member committee did not act as prosecutor in the censure case against Sen. McCarthy. He noted the panel recommended censure on two of five charge groups including contempt toward an elections subcommittee and abuse of Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker. McCarthy predicted he would be censured and called the committee the unwitting hand maiden of the Communist party.
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Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
McCarthy
Watkins Committee
Communist Party
Ralph W. Zwicker
Zwicker
Sens. Flanders
Fulbright
Morse
Scattered Clouds Forecast For Twin City Area
The weather office reports high scattered clouds and light winds with no rain for Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures reached a morning high of 71 degrees and a low of 45 degrees early in the morning.
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Twin City
Smoke and Fog Shut Highway Traffic For Three Hours
A smoky fog halted traffic for about three hours on the Airline Highway and near Moisant International Airport in New Orleans. The smog, persistent for three days, reduced visibility to zero and disrupted bus routes in West End Pontchartrain Metairie and Jefferson lines. Weather officials warned for more smog tonight as officials form a Greater New Orleans committee to study the menace across highway air and river travel.
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Moisant International Airport
Jefferson Parish
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New Orleans Public Service Inc
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Pontchartrain Blvd
Metairie
Jefferson Lines
Greater
Public Offices To Close On Veterans Day
Public offices in West Monroe and Monroe will close Thursday for Veterans Day except for police. Courts and sheriff civil departments close while criminal action remains open. Post office and banks close. most stores stay open.
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Monroe
John E. Coon
L. L. Wood
District Attorney's
Civil Department
Bailey Grant
Sheriff's Office
Water District Created by Ouachita Parish Police Jury
The Ouachita parish police jury unanimously approved forming Western Ouachita Water District No. 1 west of the river to operate independently from other bodies. Five commissioners will govern, three appointed now by the jury and two by Governor Kennon. The district includes areas near West Monroe and meets November 24 at 1105 Otis Street.
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Ouachita River
West Monroe
Splane
McGuire
Sunshine Heights
Tee Cheemisu
Jack Dew
Swiss Street
Elton H. Bushire
Short Street
Sam Orchard
Otis Street
Robert F. Kennon
W. A. Lolley
Ridge Avenue
Milton Childers
Western Ouachita
Woodie McLau
Mayor Friend Of Doctor To Finish Story In Sheppard Case
In Cleveland suburb Bay Village the mayor, J Spencer Houk, resumes testimony to finish his account of Dr Samuel H Sheppard and his brother Dr Stephen Sheppard visiting City Hall claiming a psychiatrist offered services in the murder case. The session adjourned amid questions about the psychiatrist identity and role.
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Bay Village
Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
J. Spencer Houk
Houk
Stephen Sheppard
Democrats Predict Little Tax Relief in 1955 Outlook
Washington Democrats who led a failed drive for a large personal income tax cut say substantial relief is unlikely in 1955 even with Democratic control of Congress. Budget constraints may push any relief to 1956 or limit its size, with only Rep. Dingell supporting a brighter outlook and proposing a $100 increase in exemptions.
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Democratic Party
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House
Ways and Means
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