Greeks Choose Military Hero Papagos for Premier
Field Marshal Alexander Papagos led Greece’s ruling Greek Rally to a sweeping early lead as 83 percent of votes were counted. The caretaker government announced its resignation, paving the way for Papagos to form a new cabinet with broad parliamentary support. American officials signaled a hands off stance but viewed his victory as stabilizing for the poverty stricken country.
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Athens
Greece
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Eleutherio Venizelos
Dimitrios Kissopouslos
Paul
Apogos
U. S
Miners seek full daily pay increase reversal in wage case
John L. Lewis and the soft coal industry pressed to reverse a wage ruling that limited miners to 1.50 per day rather than 1.96. The dispute touches wage controls, price ceilings, and a possible coal strike as Putnam summoned leaders to present arguments. The Wage Stabilization Board had cut 40 cents from the raise, prompting a miners strike and White House talks with Truman promising careful consideration.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
AFL
Roger Putnam
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Industry
Harry M. Moses
WSB
Moses
Truman
White House
Putnam
Orleans Parish Official Receives Threat Note
Raoul Sere assistant district attorney in New Orleans received a threatening note signed with a skull and cross bones during an ongoing probe of drug activity among teenagers. Police protection for Sere and assistant ADA Peter J. Compagno was ordered after previous threats following a narcotics prosecution.
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New Orleans
Raoul Sere
Orleans Parish
Sere
Peter J. Compagno
End of Offshore Land Controversy Could Await New Congress
Senator Long says the next two years offer best chance to settle who owns off shore lands. President Eisenhower may sign a bill similar to the House measure granting states title to submerged lands, with royalties split and the federal government retaining the remainder. The Supreme Court previously ruled federal supremacy but allowed Congress to decide title.
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Washington
Long
D-La
Congress
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rep
Martin
R-Mass
House
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Pilot Baker Shoots Down Fifth Communist War Plane
Colonel Royal Baker, commander of the Fourth Fighter-Interceptor Group, claimed his fifth MIG as the U S Fifth Air Force reported five downed today and a sixth possibly destroyed. The 33-year-old McKinney, Texas native has 272 WWII missions and prior air victories. Maj William L Cosby of Exmore, Virginia, also claimed a MIG in a remarkable brief engagement, the attack occurring north of the Chongchong River.
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Seoul
Royal Baker
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Baker
McKinney
Tex
North
Africa
Europe
J. W. Strikes
Fannin Street
Shreveport
Minister balks as policeman special deputy named
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Dr Andrew Gallman a Broad Street Methodist pastor objected to being named a special deputy to enforce liquor laws saying elected officials should perform the duty Others named include Harold Blakeney Eugene Dyess H H Bridges Mike Truman and C C McClelland The deputy appointments last only for the current circuit court term of three weeks
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Andrew Gallman
Broad Street
Gallman
Citizens Committee For Law Enforcement of the United Days
Grand Jury
Forrest County
W. A. Payne
Dr. Gallman
Payne
Juror Chosen in McMillian Murder Trial
One juror, Jerry Gregg of Ward 1, was accepted by both sides in the Fourth District Court trial of Mrs. Azel McMillian for fatally shooting her husband Dudley J. McMillian on July 7 in their West Monroe home. The district attorney signaled no death penalty pursuit. defense counsel is Warren Hunt.
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Azel McMillian
Fourth District Court
David I. Garrett
Jerry Gregg
Ward 1
McMillian
Dudley J. McMillian
West Mon
Actor Zachary Scott Acquitted in Louisiana Saloon Case
Actor Zachary Scott and his wife were among five whites acquitted on charges of disturbing the peace by drinking in a Negro saloon in New Orleans. Judge Edwin Babylon excused them after Scott said he sought talent for USO shows and claimed he did not know Louisiana segregation laws.
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New Orleans
Zachary Scott
Edwin Babylon
Beverly Hills
Calif
Korea
Louisiana
Babylon
Scott
James O’rear
New York
Nam H. de Beaufort
Three Hurt in Beloit Street Auto Mishap
Three people were injured when a 1952 Chevrolet driven by Charles E. Slade III failed to negotiate a curve on Beloit Street late Sunday. The car ran into a ditch and overturned as the driver attempted to free it. Names listed include Jackie Neil Max Mayes and Bobby Williams.
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Charles E. Slade III
Country Club Drive
Beloit Street
Jackie Neil
Glenmar
Max Mayes
North Fourth
West Monroe
Bobby Williams
North 11Th
Monroe
Beloit
Nuclear weapons test on Eniwetok cited by AEC report
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed that hydrogen bomb research was included in a nuclear test at Eniwetok Atoll but refused to confirm an actual explosion. The agency warned of possible prosecutions for letters claiming an H bomb blast. Nobel laureate Harold Urey speculated the U S had exploded an H bomb. Rep. Carl Durham commented on the AEC statement.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Harold C. Urey
Tammany Captain Testifies on Unworked Congressional Jobs
A Tammany Hall district captain testified before New York State Crime Commission that he was paid as a clerk to two congressmen without performing duties. Joseph Ricker said appointments from Rep. Michael Edelstein and Rep. Arthur Klein were mailed to his home as reward for district political work. He noted his district leader Sidney Moses secured the posts, which he lost after a partisan fight.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Joseph Ricker
State Crime Commission
Tammany
Manhattan Democratic Organization
Ricker
Michael Edelstein
Arthur G. Klein
Manhattan
Democrats
Sidney Moses
Jobs
Bry
US Sabre Jets Shoot Down Five Planes Over Korea
U S Sabre jets claim at least five Communist MiG 15s down in Northwest Korea raising the Fifth Air Force ace tally to Col Royal Baker of McKinney Texas with four MIGs and one SA 9. Allied losses not announced. Ground fighting sees heavy artillery duels along Kumhwa Valley and Sniper Ridge as UN forces defend Pinpoint Hill and Rocky Mount.
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Seoul
U. S
United Nations
Kumhwa
Sniper Ridge
Pinpoint
Rocky Point
Eisenhower Truman meet to pledge united stance on world peace
Washington AP report on the Ike Truman meeting set for tomorrow as they discuss a joint statement to reassure the world no deep rift exists in U S foreign policy. The session, part of the transition, aims to show continuity while Eisenhower limits early decision making before January 20.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
America
Congress
U. S
Unity Keynote Of Meeting Focuses On Event
Delia Busch, about 50, set to report to federal court at 11 a.m. to begin an 18 month prison term, died by self inflicted gunshot at 9:30 this morning in her Wood Street home. Monroe detectives found a .38 revolver near her feet as she sat before a gas heater in a rocking chair. Busch and her sister, Mrs. Mary Etta Miller of Cordova Alabama, were found guilty October 13 of transporting a white female across state lines for prostitution. Miller received probation.
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Delia Busch
Wood Street
Busch
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Miller
Ray Grayson
DeSiard Street
Grayson
Mrs. Busch
Shreveport
J. D. Wainwright
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Educational Foundation Proposed For South
A Southern regional education foundation was proposed at the Southern Governors Conference in New Orleans. Gov. Gordon Browning said the plan does not seek new legislative funds and would rely on regional revenue sources and gifts from foundations while fostering interstate cooperation in higher education. He said the aim is to keep Southern brainpower in the region for research benefiting Southern industry. Louisiana Gov. Robert Kennon and Texas Gov. Allan Shivers commented on regional exchange and the foundation’s precedent in other zones.
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New Orleans
Southern Regional Education Foundation
Southern Governors Conference
Gordon Browning
Southern Regional Educcation Board
Tennessee
Education Board
Browning
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Foundation
South
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
Washington
Kennon
Union
Texas
Allan Shivers
Southern Regional Education Board
New England
Ten Professional Floats In Monroe Christmas Parade
The Christmas bands parade in Monroe starts at 2 p m Saturday with ten professional floats prepared by Stephens Decorating Corporation of Little Rock. The event, sponsored by local chambers and Northeast Louisiana State College, features Kiddie floats with Walt Disney characters and bands judged for cash prizes.
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Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber of Commerce
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Stephens Decorating Corporation of
Little Rock
Herbert Fink
Monroe - West Monroe
India Submits Plan to End Korean Conflict
India proposes a four page UN resolution to end the Korean war. It calls for all prisoners to be moved to a demilitarized zone after a cease fire, with a four power screening panel to determine repatriation or resettlement. The plan is to be reviewed by the UN 60 nation political committee as debate resumes.
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United Nations
N. Y
India
U. N. Assembly
Korea
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
V. K. Krishna Menon
U. N
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