Eisenhower Doctors Review Illness After Chill
The White House said President Eisenhower is progressing satisfactorily as doctors conduct a further evaluation of his illness. Press secretary Anne Wheaton would not speculate on severity, promising a report later today. The chill followed his return from welcoming King Mohammed V of Morocco, heightening concern given his past heart attack and ileitis surgery.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Anne Wheaton
Mohammed V
Morocco
Dulles Meets Moroccan King on North Africa Questions
Secretary of State Dulles, standing in for the ailing President Eisenhower, held a two hour briefing with King Mohammed V in the White House. He said the initial talk went very well and another meeting or two may follow before the King departs Thursday to discuss bases, aid, and the France Algeria conflict.
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Eisenhower
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White House
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Mohammed Dulles
Final Plans for Goodfellows Drive in Monroe
Final plans were set at a Monday meeting for the Good Fellows Christmas drive in Monroe and West Monroe. Jaycee Jaynes will handle case investigations to verify need, with the News-Star-World receiving aid requests as in prior years. Less than 21 days remain until Christmas and many hours of volunteer work are expected. The appeal letter shown highlights the cause and urgency.
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Monroe
West Monroe
News- Star — World
Jaycee Jaynes
Court overturns rate hike denial in Shreveport area
A Louisiana court invalidated the Louisiana Public Service Commission decision denying Arkansas Louisiana Gas a 510000 dollar yearly rate increase for the Shreveport Bossier area. Judge Coleman Lindsey upheld the fairfield price system request matching field produced gas cost to purchased gas cost.
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Louisiana Public Service Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Co
Shreveport-Bossier City
Coleman Lindsey
Arkansas Louisiana
Commission
Slayton Coleman
Louisiana
Ouachita River Rises to Near Flood Stage
The Ouachita River in the region rose due to heavy rains across south Arkansas and north Louisiana. The U S Corps of Engineers reported a 35.80 foot stage, up 0.4 foot from yesterday, with crest forecast near 37 feet, just over three feet below flood stage if rains stop.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Macmillan and Gaillard Fail To Heal Rift In Talks
In Paris, Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Felix Gaillard spent eight hours without progress on North Africa and arms deliveries to Tunisia. They failed to agree on NATO, Algeria, and a European Free Trade Zone as anti-British demonstrations erupted near embassies.
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Couple Bert Coverdale and Helen Smith Wed in Natchez
The popular Chitt-Chat tax assessor Bert Coverdale and Mrs Helen Smith were married yesterday in Natchez Mississippi. The couple plan to return to Monroe within two or three days. Court employees had been buzzing with the news but claim they know nothing definite. Congratulations to the newlyweds.
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Quachita Parish
Bert Coverdale
Helen Smith
Natchez
Miss
Monroe
Coverdale
Ouachita Parish Library Construction Opens on Stubbs Avenue
Construction begun yesterday on the Ouachita Parish Library a $279000 project at 1800 Stubbs Avenue engineers staking the site for the long sought facility. The one story building marks a major step for local library services.
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Ouachita Parish
Stubbs Avenue
Madison Parish antlerless deer season canceled
In Madison Parish the antlerless deer season was suspended by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries after a request from the Madison Parish Police Jury. In contrast, antlerless deer hunting will proceed in Tensas Parish for the final five days of the regular season.
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New Orleans
Madison Parish
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
State Board
Tensas Parish
Ernest Clements
Fair skies return as warmth returns across Arkansas and Louisiana
A state wide report notes clean weather after rain with yesterday’s high at Selman Field of 60 and a 40 degree low. Tonight’s forecast runs 40 to 48 while tomorrow’s high is expected 70 to 74. Outlook for Arkansas and southern Louisiana remains fair and mild.
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Selman Field
Arkansas
Louisiana
U S Set to Launch Vanguard Test Satellite Next Week
Navy scientists target December 4 at Cape Canaveral for the first U S Vanguard test satellite a six pound sphere six inches across to be launched at dawn with possible follow up launches and a 21 pound fully instrumented satellite planned for March authorities say Sputnik I remains in orbit but expected to fall within December and January forecasts indicate several passes over the United States this week and next.
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Navy
U. S
Russia
Sputnik
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U.S. Missile Test Center
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Fla
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London
United States
Project Vanguard
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Senate
Pilot and passenger escape injury in Cessna crash near Bastrop
Pilot Dave Nichols of Houston and passenger Henry White of Bastrop escaped injury when the engine cut out while attempting to land in a field near Bastrop Monroe road. They hit an embankment at Houston Perry's private field after taking a radio demonstration flight. The four passenger plane suffered unestimated damage.
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Dave Nichols
Houston
Henry White
Ferriday Youth Dead After Russian Roulette Incident
Lonzo Hale aged 16 died at Ferriday hospital from a self inflicted pistol wound while playing Russian roulette at his parents home in Ferriday. The death followed the incident late last night.
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Lonzo Hale
Luther Hale
Ferriday Hospital
Doolittle Confirms Soviet Lead in Land Missiles
Lt. Gen. James Doolittle testified that Russia clearly leads in land fired missiles while the United States remains ahead in air to air systems. He cited a late start in a coordinated program until 1953 and longer Soviet focus on missile development since 1946.
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Washington
James Doolittle
Russia
United States
Doolittle
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Soviet Russia
Dag Hammarskjold to visit Middle East amid refugee and border issues
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold plans a week long Middle East tour including Amman Damascus Cairo and Jerusalem to ease border tensions and address Palestine refugees amid concerns Turkey may invade Syria. The trip follows Jordan's rejection of U S Marine Col Byron Leary as a U N mediation officer.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Emergency Aid Discussed For Farmers In Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Police Jury plans emergency action to obtain surplus government commodities for farmers hit by heavy rains and unharvested cotton. Commodities include dry milk cheese cornmeal rice and flour with welfare approval for distribution. A report on damage and emergency credit is due the first week of December and the 1958 parish budget will also be discussed.
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Ouachita Parish
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana Fha
Parish
L. B. Pettit
Negro School Leaders Name New Officers
The Louisiana Education Association annual convention elected its 1940 officers with about 8,000 Negro teachers present. Marie Collier was unanimously re elected as president and other officers were E W Sorrell N S Finnister R A Clark Robert K Perry and George Lange declined nomination. The meeting at Carroll High School closes its third day with addresses from Dr Archibald Carey Jr and Grambling College president Dr Ralph W Jones.
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Louisiana Education Association
Marie Collier
E. W. Sorrell
New Orleans
N. S. Finnister
Alexandria
R. A. Clark
Baton Rouge
Robert KK. Perry
George Lange
Carroll High School
R. O'Hara Lanier
Texas Southern University
Phelps - Stokes Fund
In Law Burglar Shot To Death In Chicago Heights
In Chicago Heights a private watchman Lawrence Burgess 27 was slugged and shot in the forearm by a prowler and the responding police later killed the intruder Richard Paske 27 a construction worker who was the brother of Mrs Lorraine Reynolds. The Reynolds who live above the music store were alerted by strange sounds and called police.
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Chicago
James
Lorraine Reynolds
Chicago Heights
Reynolds
Richard Paske
Lawrence Burgess
Burgess
Refugee Flow Alarms East German Leaders
East Germany grows anxious as thousands flee to West Berlin and West Germany. Leaders fear border isolation and tighter controls could trigger serious trouble for West Berlin, which sits near 110 miles of Communist territory. About 2 million East Germans have fled since 1949, mainly from East to West Berlin, shrinking East Germany’s population by over 10 percent and sustaining a 300000 yearly flow.
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West Germany
East
East Berlin
East Germany
Tragedy at Bentonville Farm as 12 Year Old Kills Family
In Bentonville Arkansas a 12 year old farm boy, Gary Bright, killed his mother Jewel Bright and his two younger siblings Carol and Bobby while they slept, then shot himself. Sheriff Joe Means noted the motive appeared tied to an order to wake early for chores and take care of the cows. The boy was hospitalized in critical condition with a chest wound. The father Earl Bright, 35, was hospitalized for a recent amputation and had reportedly said take care of the farm.
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Gary Earl Bright
Jewel Bright
Carol
Bobby
Earl Bright
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Means
Vaughn
Here
Khrushchev Warns Officers Not To Buck The Party
Khrushchev urged Moscow military academy graduates to accept party supremacy in the armed forces. He cited Zhukov’s ouster for opposing political control and said the party is leader, educator and power source while noting Russia possesses modern arms and has launched an inter national ballistic missile.
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