French Civil Workers Stage Pay Protest
Paris saw thousands of striking civil servants march to the Finance Ministry on Rue de Rivoli and later to Place de la Concorde in a 24 hour warning walkout. Postal services were disrupted and many buildings lacked water while transport retained functioning. The National Assembly prepared to vote on Premier Gaillard's request for special powers to issue decrees without further parliamentary approval.
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Paris
Finance Ministry
France
Rue de Rivoli
Louvre Museum
Place de la Concorde
Seine
National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
le Bourget
Orly
Gleaves Davis 73 Dies Rites Set Today
Gleaves Davis 73 died of a heart attack at his home on 401 Louisville Avenue. The funeral is at 3 30 p m today in Mulhearn Funeral Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Davis, born in Columbia, managed the family plantation interests and later partnered with Pat Tugwell in the Twin Cities. He served as FHA appraiser and later with the Veterans Administration before retirement. He was a lifelong member of First Methodist Church Monroe and a member of Western Star Lodge No 24 F and A M.
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Gleaves Davis
Louisville Avenue
Mulhearn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Davis
Columbia
Ivy Davis
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana State University
Davis
Monroe
Forest Home
Lower Pargood
Pat Tugwell
Twin Cities
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Administration
First Methodist Church
Wood Bible Class
Western Star Lodge No
McElroy Sees Early Supply Of ICBMs For Allies
Secretary of Defense McElroy after a conference with President Eisenhower said the United States would be able to supply intermediate range missiles to European allies earlier than expected. He noted shipments of 1 500 mile missiles cannot be timed precisely but will start well before several years from now.
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Augusta
McElroy
Eisenhower
United States
Defense Department
Eisenhower-McElroy
Augusta National Golf Club
White House
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Kind of Tough Japs Give Girard Suspended Term
William S. Girard, a 22 year old soldier from Ottawa Illinois, was convicted in Maebashi Japan of shooting a woman scrap collector to satisfy a momentary caprice. The three judge court sentenced him to three years suspended and probation for a fourth year and ordered payment of court costs about $20. He called the verdict kind of tough and said he was glad for another chance.
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Ottawa
Ill
United States
Japan
Girard
5000 Chickens Die In Tornado Near Crandall
A small tornado damaged three or four homes and a Methodist church north of Crandall Georgia last night. No injuries were reported. An unofficial report says a broiler house collapsed, killing about 5,000 chickens.
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Crandall
Here
East Carroll Parish Cattlemen Highlight Fall Meeting
The East Carroll Parish Cattlemen's Association held its annual fall meeting at the American Legion home in Lake Providence. A large crowd attended a steak supper before the business session led by President Harvey H. Howington. The meeting included parish demonstrations and a disease report by Dr. B. W. Waxman.
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East Carroll Parish
West Monroe Lions Club Hosts Ladies Night Speaker
Former district governor in Lionism Frank McDermit will speak at the West Monroe Lions Club Ladies Night Thursday. Tex Kilpatrick says favors and door prizes will be given, a delicious meal and an excellent speaker planned, with the event held at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
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Frank McDermit
West Monroe Lions Clu
Tex Kilpatrick
King Saud Gifts Seized by U S Except One Car
The U S State Department has taken custody of most gifts from King Saud to its personnel, with a lone exception a $3000 car given to Victory R Purse and his wife. Purse kept the vehicle after a finding of legal but poor judgment and a department gift policy circular now limits gifts to insignifcant items.
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Washington
State Department
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Victory R. Purse
Purse
Department
Cised
Protocol Division
Department de
U. S. Studies Stockpile Plan
Secretary of State Dulles outlined U S plans to study forming several atomic weapon stockpiles in Europe to support a system of IRBM bases. He projected IRBMs not ready for operational use until late next year and noted U S warheads in Canada with missiles bases backing early warning radar systems.
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State Dulles
Washington
Dulles
United States
Europe
Canada
Solons Question Censorship Tactics On Satellite Talks
Washington House investigators questioned whether President Eisenhower muzzled military discussion on satellite programs. The inquiry centers on a Oct. 9 Air Force memo restricting public comment and a directive to major command information officers.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
Russia
Air Force
U. S
Hellman
Tombigbee River Threatens Columbus Mississippi
Columbus Mississippi sits in a critical spot as the Tombigbee River rises. The Weather Bureau reports rising stages at all headwater stations and a forecast crest of 35.5 feet Friday morning. Evacuations are possible as low areas near the business district may flood with the crest.
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Mobile
Ala
Columbus
Miss
Weather Bureau
Bill Tilson
Sharp Mercury Drop Felt Here
A cold front moved through the area yesterday causing temperatures to fall from 75 to 45 degrees in about eight hours. The Selman Field station logged a low of 37 last night, rising to 45 by mid morning today as frosty conditions and clear skies were forecast.
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Monroe
Selman Field
Soviet Union boycotts disarmament talks over voting power at UN
At UN headquarters the Soviet Union refused to join further disarmament talks unless the assembly widens bloc influence by adding 21 new countries to the Disarmament Commission, creating a 32 member body split between Western and Communist or uncommitted states. The United States backed a Western plan to add 14 members, while India and others pushed for adjournment for private negotiations. The assembly rejected adjournment 28 to 42 with 7 abstentions.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
General Assembly
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Japan
Canada
India
Yugoslavia
Sweden
Paraguay
Albania
Lodge
Arthur Lal
Kuznetsov
Russia
Paternity Suit Opens Against Hank Thompson
Oklahoma City court hears a bastardy case against Hank Thompson the famed western band leader with a large turnout of spectators. Tex Ritter and Merl Lindsay are expected to testify along with Thompson as jurors are seated for the trial day proceedings.
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Hank Thompson
Oklahoma City
Tex Ritter
Merl Lindsay
Oklahoma
Thompson
Barbara Marie Walz
Washington, D. C
Dennis Eugene Thompson
Miss Walz
Common Pleas
Dwain Box
Ritter
Lindsay
Boy Dies After Eating Pills In Baton Rouge
A one year old Jackson boy died at Baton Rouge General Hospital after eating pills his mother used for tooth pain relief. Dr. Chester Williams Jr. identified Michael Wayne Travis as the deceased, the son of Mr. and Mrs. F E C Travis. The child convulsed during transport to a New Orleans hospital and died at Baton Rouge General. Funeral services are planned today in Amite.
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Baton Rouge
Jackson
Baton Rouge General Hospital
Chester Williams Jr
East Baton Rouge Parish
Michael Wayne Travis
FE. C. Travis
King Sentenced For 2 Burglaries
Former West Monroe man Joseph King received three year sentences to the state penitentiary at Angola after pleading guilty in Fourth District Court. The sentences run concurrently under Judge David J. Garrett. He admitted to burg laries at Krauss and Cahn clothing store and Morey’s Jewelers on DeSiard street, netting $449.11 and $3,478.19 respectively. Also mentioned is Seibert Ray Medley, 30, serving time in Missouri for a similar charge and allegedly involved with the Krauss and Cahn burglary. The jewelry theft occurred February 5 1955 with a broken show window and a single thief fleeing west on DeSiard Street toward Walnut and near the Illinois Central Rail tracks.
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West Monroe
Joseph King
Angola
Fourth District
David J. Garrett
King
Krauss and Cahn
DeSiard Street
Morey’s Jewelers
Missouri State Prison
Seibert Ray Medley
Wth King
Walnut
Illinois Central
Grave Robber Edward Gein Faces Lie Detector Test
Edward Gein, 51, jailed on armed robbery charges, is to undergo a state crime laboratory polygraph in Madison. Prosecutors weigh a murder charge in the death of Bernice Worden whose body was found on his Plainfield farm.
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Wautoman
Wis
Edward Gein
Plainfield
Madison
State Crime Laboratory
Bernice Worden
Earl Eileen
Gein
Milwaukee
Pineau Seeks Gun Restrictions in Tunisia
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged the United States to restrict Tunisian arms to one gun per soldier to prevent surplus weapons from reaching Algerian rebels. He spoke after arriving in Washington to press Paris's demand amid protests over recent U S British shipments to Tunisia.
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Ashington
Christian Pineau
U S
Tunisia
Airman Campbell hailed hero after Alaska crash
Three survivors praised S. Sgt. Calvin Campbell of San Antonio for risking his safety to aid injured crew after a B 29 crash on an Alaska peak. Campbell pulled a teammate from wreckage and wrapped others in parachutes, while suffering injuries himself. Survivors say he should receive a medal.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Calvin A. Campbell
San Antonio
Campbell
Air Force Hospital
Robert McSener
East Berlin
Conn
Clair Johnson
Crosby, Minn
Manuel Garza
Midwest City
Okla
McMurray
Garza
Wreck of Red Wing Train Kills Engineer in Medford Crash
A Boston & Maine Red Wing derailment over a highway overpass in Medford kills engineer Harold J. Danforth 65 of Somerville and fireman George D. Murphy about 30 of Manchester New Hampshire. About a score of passengers injured as cars scatter across the street and part of a warehouse wall is breached.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Medford
Mass
Boston & Maine Express
Red Wing
Converse Rubber Co
William H. Kirby
Railway Division
State Public Utilities Department
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harold J. Danforth
Somerville
George D. Murphy
Manchester
N.H
Budget Group To Begin Meetings in February
Baton Rouge Gov Karl Long said the legislative budget committee will start February meetings to prep for the 1958 session. He mentioned possibly adding two or three midlevel readers for more force but did not name them. Open or closed status of the meetings remains undecided.
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Baton Rouge
Karl Long
Legislative Budget Committee
Long
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Air Force Ballistic Missile Development Center
Inglewood
Calif
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Reds
U. N
Pineau
Airman Hero
Montreal
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Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
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