23 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1955
Page
1
Four gunmen robbed a New Orleans drug store grabbing 2000 dollars and narcotics, locking 20 people in a storeroom. Police link the quartet to a Houston hold up and five California robberies, with a getaway car waiting outside.
Louisiana Education Assn president William Pitcher argues the federal education conference is politically timed ahead of an election. He supports federal aid only if administered by the state education system with no strings. Pitcher spoke at a Baton Rouge gathering and will attend the Washington final.
Monroe and West Monroe churches plan Thanksgiving union services. The downtown Monroe service at 10 a m in First Christian Church features Rabbi Jacob Lantz of Temple B N ai Israel. Southside churches, led by Rev Leon Ivey, meet at 10 a m Thursday at Southside Methodist. Covenant Presbyterian and St Pauls Methodist unite at Covenant Church with Dr Ben Oliphint delivering. West Monroe Memorial Presbyterian also holds a service.
A five million two hundred eighty two thousand payroll was moved from First National Bank under heavy guard to a five-vehicle convoy for Exercise Sagebrush. The transfer involved the 720th Military Police and a circling Army helicopter. Bank staff prepared stacks, streets were blocked, and the convoy followed strict security as Sagebrush, the largest postwar maneuver, proceeds in western Louisiana with 130 000 participants.
Congress moves to declare a stage of siege to block any Supreme Court action to reinstate Joao Cafe Filho. Army surrounds Cafe's home while a 50 man police riot squad guards the Copacabana apartment building and Ramos seeks to shield his presidency from habeas corpus challenges.
Authorities hunted Wednesday for the person or persons who planted a home-made bomb in an Iowa State College dormitory endangering 136 coeds. A box with dynamite and a triggering device was found tied to bannisters after an auto horn woke janitor Arthur Larson. The device would have exploded 20 minutes after the horn or movement, but officials called it a prank and later intensified the investigation citing possible motives and a rejected suitor or a mechanical genius. Curfew was in place and police examined the clue-filled staircase area.
Government economists say Americans have started the largest Christmas buying spree on record. December sales rose 4 percent over 1953, with more people employed and higher pay boosting purchasing power, signaling a strong holiday season.
In Boston, Melvin and Martha Ellis of Brookline press for a high court review to keep 4 year old Hildy McCoy. The Ellises have hid for months to avoid surrender to the Catholic Charitable Bureau after a Norfolk County Probate Court order last June. The case hinges on Massachusetts adoption law requiring judges to place the child with compatible guardians when practicable.
Lannie Dortch goes to trial in fourth district court for armed robbery as 12 jurors are seated. Billy Deal implicates Dortch and Russell in the Monroe poker game heist totaling 11 400, with Dortch as driver and Russell as accomplice.
Boston The Texas tower off Cape Cod finally sent 37 marooned visitors and 15 workers ashore after a bold rescue by Capt Patrick Carlough who kept the 174 foot tug El Sol close to the platform for an hour and a half amid 25 foot waves and strong winds. The group had been stranded five days since last Thursday and were to receive Thanksgiving leaves or complete tower work.
Charles Flink 39 was shot dead after surprising intruders stealing his car tires near his Bay St. Louis home. Authorities say two .22 bullets killed him shortly after midnight as his wife slept. His family had suffered a brutal ax murder in 1929.
Partly cloudy skies were scheduled for the Twin City area Wednesday afternoon with clearing later. Morning high reached 65 degrees and the low was 60. Winds were expected from the northwest at 12 to 17 miles an hour.
The Civil Aeronautics Board elevated Braniff Delta and Capital to near major carrier status in a South-Southwest to Northeast route case. Braniff will fly Fort Worth to New York Newark via Washington and several southern hubs. Delta and Capital gain routes linking Southern networks to New York and connecting Texas and New Orleans with major centers. Details on schedules to be announced.
Five gunmen raided the Shrimp House on West Cermak Road forcing four plainclothes detectives and two off duty officers to surrender. Detective Clyde Winn was shot in the thumb. Stephen Heskin was slugged while drawing his weapon. The robbers fled with $400. a customer fired, driving them to abandon a car with ten bullet holes. Authorities later seized a man with one detective’s gun and a police star.
All city parish and federal offices except police and fire departments will close Thursday for Thanksgiving. Monroe and West Monroe city halls courthouse and post office shut. Mail will be dispatched elsewhere and brought in, but there will be no mail deliveries or window sales on Thursday.
A knife-wielding serviceman tried to abduct a 10 year old Monroe girl near Jackson Street and Stone Avenue. He was identified by the girl and her 9 year old brother and arrested by a city juvenile officer. a 25 year old airman remained in custody for questioning.
President Eisenhower remains supportive of Secretary Benson's farm policy as cabinet discussions continue at Camp David. He is in Gettysburg awaiting grandchildren, with Thanksgiving Eve shaping family plans and political timing.
Rabat Morocco France on Wednesday expelled the head of the outlawed Communist party from the country. The action removes a prominent political figure amid Morocco's domestic tensions and foreign policy pressure.
The piece urges readers in the Twin Cities to support Good Fellows in a 1955 Christmas drive amid poverty in riverbank huts and cold schools. It highlights rising prosperity yet ongoing need and calls for donations as a labor of love to bring happiness to needy families.
Monroe city employees will become eligible for social security at age 65 starting next year after the city council passed a resolution to bring city workers under coverage. The plan, awaiting federal approval likely by January 1, costs about 25 000 to 30 000 dollars annually, with police fire and bus departments already in retirement plans.
A promotional prompt highlights low seven day rates with cancellation privileges for flexible short term stays. The notice emphasizes affordability and buyer freedom with easy cancellation terms.
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