Jackson Urges NATO Missile Center Training Hub
U S Senator Henry Jackson urged immediate creation of a NATO guided missile training center to educate soldiers engineers and technicians from all 15 member nations. He spoke at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Paris backing a related defense studies institute attached to SHAPE outside Paris.
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Paris
U.S
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Juin
Aurore
NATO
Marie-Emil Bethouart
Jackson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Pentagon
NATO Assembly
North Atlantic
Philippines Votes in Typhoon Affects Election Day
Manila reports show President Carlos P. Garcia leading as Typhoon Kit disrupts polls across Luzon. Floods and damaged polling places hindered turnout, with violence minimal though deaths linked to campaigning. Outcome awaited. Garcia pledges continuation of pro American policy.
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Manila
Philippines
Carlos P. Garcia
Luzon
Philippine Island
Kit
South China Sea
Garcia
Jose Yulo
Liberal Party
Manuel P. Manahan
The
Progressives
Carlo M. Recto
Antonio Quir‘ino
Ramon Magsaysay
Godson of Anastasia Targeted in New York Garbage Rackets
Senator McClellan charged Vincent J. Squillante, reputed godson of slain gangster Anastasia, with seizing a stranglehold on New York City's 50 million dollar annual garbage hauling business. He said hearings will explore underworld control, extortion, and fraud linked to Squillante and labor union figures, with ties to Anastasia and Scalise cases.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Vincent J. Squillante
Albert Anastasia
New York City
Wich
Squillante
Squil-lante
Teamsters Union
Cuckoo Clock Triggers Fire Alarm in New Orleans Duplex
Eleven people evacuated a burning duplex in New Orleans after a cuckoo clock, recently gifted as a birth present to four year old Sandra Dixon, sounded a fire alarm. Mrs Dixon said the birthday girl celebrated early on Sunday with the noisy clock unveiled.
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New Orleans
J. B. Dixon
Sandra
U S Satellite Plans Stay Non Mammal Tests
Washington AP reports a U S satellite may launch next year to test basic life reactions in space. A National Committee spokesman says mammals are not being considered for flight at this stage. Dr John P Hagen head of Vanguard leaves door open for further experiments possibly including a living being.
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Washington
U.S
National Committee For the
International Geophysical Year
Vanguard
John P. Hagen
Two Laurel Men Held After Teen Shooting Near Pascagoula
Two Laurel men David Bolivar and Jim Blackwell were jailed in Pascagoula on charges of shooting at teens. Highway Patrolman L C Newell said Bolivar had prior time in Angola prison. The incident occurred Friday night when the pair fired toward a group of four teenagers who stopped their car after mistaking them for friends.
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Garcia
Nacionalista Party
Luzon
Philippine News Service
Ilocos
Pascagoula, Miss
Laurel
Pascagoula
L. C. Newell
David Bolivar
Jim Blackwell
Bolivar
Louisiana
Angola
Newell
Bolivar and
Blackwell
Highway 90
Five New Monroe Chamber Directors Elected
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce names five new board members Roy Johns G L Morgan Paul Ransom Louis D Smith and W E Whetstone from a 10-candidate ballot with 2 206 votes. They will be sworn in December 4 at the 37th annual banquet and serve three years.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Ivy Faulk
Roy Johns
G. L. Morgan
Paul Ransom
Louis D. Smith
W. E
Eddie) Whetstone
Chamber of Commerce
O. L. McCleary
J. W. Roberson
Shelby Cage
L. J. Hulin
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Benton Wakefield, Jr
Willett Urges Negro Leaders To Speak Out Against Integration
Evangelist M D Willett urged Negro school principals and teachers to outwardly protest racial integration in public schools. He criticized the NAACP and called for colored educators to act through local newspapers to halt integration, citing Little Rock as a troubling example.
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Willett
M. D. Willett
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Integration
Willet
Little Rock
South
NAACP
Tornado Victims Apply For Aid In Rapides Parish
The Red Cross reports 203 Rapides Parish families applied for rehabilitation assistance after last week’s tornadoes. Disaster operation director Jerry Coron estimates 565 families affected. Three people were killed by the twisters in Rapides.
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Alexandria
Red Cross
Rapides Parish
Jerry Coron
Rapides
Gun Accident Fatal To Hunter In Mississippi
Jones county sheriff reports a 15 year old boy Barney Gibson of near Ellisville died after a gun discharged while a friend 16 year old David Crosby prepared to go hunting. Crosby was loading the gun when it fired injuring Gibson who later died en route to a hospital.
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Laurel
Miss
Jones County
Fred Walters
Barney Gibson
Ellisville
David Crosby
Walters
Crosby
N. G. Gibson
Adlai Stevenson declines NATO advisory post
The White House said Adlai Stevenson has refused an invitation to help prepare an American program for NATO. Secretary Hagerty said Stevenson will comment after the program is prepared and did not specify whether he would attend Paris.
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Washington
White House
Adlai Stevenson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
James C. Hagerty
Stevenson
Hagerty
Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
State Department
Dulles
Atlantic Alliance
Rains Return Darkens Monroe Weather Outlook
Damp skies and dreary air return to Monroe with showers continuing into tomorrow. Temperatures rise from yesterday’s 59 high and 41 low to around 64 to 68 by tomorrow, with 50 to 55 overnight. Statewide clouds and rainfall persist after Selman Field recorded 0.02 inches by 6 am.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
CAA
Selman Field
LeMay Sets New Jet Flight Record to Buenos Aires
General Curtis E. LeMay pilots a KC-135 Stratojet tanker on a nonstop 6,300 mile flight from Westover Air Force Base to Buenos Aires setting a jet distance record. The 13 hour 2 minute dash at 35,000 feet and speeds over 500 mph highlighted America’s long range strike capability during Argentina’s Aviation Week.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Buenos Aires
America
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Argentina
LeMay
Air Force
Russia
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Marines to Stand Trial for Brutality at Sasebo Base
At Yokosuka Japan 16 Marines were ordered to stand trial before military courts on charges of brutality and mistreatment of Navy prisoners at the Sasebo brig. Vice Admiral Roscoe F. Good announced the trials after extensive investigations with the brig’s prisoners alleging brutalities including knuckle drills and back to belly treatments. Trials to begin Thursday at Yokosuka base with wardens and guards facing varying court-martial levels.
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Yokosuka Naval Base
Japan
U. S. Navy
Navy
Sasebo Naval Base
Hawaii
Roscoe F. Good
U. S
Brig
President Eisenhower Faces Space Age Defense Dilemmas
President Eisenhower, in excellent health, planned talks with Vice President Nixon, Secretaries Dulles and Anderson, and Budget Director Brundage on foreign aid and defense needs. A National Security Council meeting was set to assess missile and future weapon programs amid U S Russian advances. Secretary McElroy and Deputy Secretary Quarles conferred on defense matters.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
State Dulles
the Treasury
Anderson
Percival Brundage
National Security Council
Russia
McElroy
Donald Quarles
Baer’s Almanac predicts harsh winter and quirky moon lore
Lancaster reports Baer's Almanac 133th edition foresees a tough U.S. winter from January to late March with cold waves and storms. It notes Moon lore and Pennsylvania Dutch maxims, including presliced turkeys by Thanksgiving and sausage on New Year’s Day boosting vigor.
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Lacaster
United States
Baer
Monroe Council Calls $9 Million Bond For City Improvements
The Monroe City Council votes to conduct a December 17 election on a $9 million capital improvement bond. Mayor W L Howard cites public support and a survey showing needs in streets and public buildings after 37 years without a major bond.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Howard
Flames Destroy Liberty Hill Baptist Church
A pre dawn fire destroyed the Liberty Hill Baptist Church at 217 South 18th Street Monroe. Two nearby houses and a car were damaged while crews saved the dwellings. Origin of the blaze under investigation.
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Liberty Hill Baptist Church
South 18Th Street
Monroe
Sammy Williams
Lillie Mae Gray
South 18Th
Gray
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