Priest Threatened After Excommunications in Catholic Row
Father A J Labbe of Our Lady of Lourdes parish says his life was threatened following excommunications of two women linked to an incident in an integrated catechism class. Bishop Jules B Jeanmard of Lafayette ordered the excommunications. A college student acts as the priest's bodyguard.
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Eaath
A. J. Labbe
Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church
Jules B. Jeanmard
Lafayette
Labbe
God
Pope Pius XII
Federal Aid To Schools Debated At National Conference
Washington AP reports a four day White House Conference on Education drew a cross section of Americans to discuss federal aid to schools. Delegates at 18 state conferences split on aid, some backing any federal funds, others supporting construction or strings free aid, and a few opposing federal involvement.
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Washington
White House
Utah
New York
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Ralph Gwynn
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Four Hours Detained in Soviet Berlin Incident Involving U S Congressmen
In Berlin the East German police detained Rep. Harold Ostertag and Rep. Edward Boland with a military escort for over four hours at the Russian War Memorial Center in Treptow. Officials say the restraint stemmed from alleged use of a two way radio in a car. U S authorities protest the capture as a challenge to Allied rights in the four power city.
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Berlin
U.S
Harold C. Ostertag
R-Ny
Ostertag
Edward P. Boland
D-Mass
James T. McQueen
Mullins
S.C
Treptow
East Berlin
Charles L. Dasher Jr
P. A. Dibrova
Dasher
Dibrova
Boland
Frankfurt
Naples
McQueen
Congressional
Truman Denies Using Vulgar Name in Nixon Remark
Former President Harry S. Truman denied calling Vice President Richard M. Nixon a vulgar name after a Los Angeles Examiner report. Truman, reacting to Nixon as 1956 Republican candidate, said he did not want to discuss the vice president. Edwin W. Pauley backed Truman on the denial, noting he was with him.
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Los Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Los Angeles Examiner
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Jet Pilot Unharmed After Plane Strikes Power Lines
Lt. J. C. Brown, 25, of the 1708th Ferrying Wing, Kelly Field, escaped unharmed when his F86 struck a power line near Midland after engine failure at 42 000 feet. He landed in a rice field, the plane nosing over in mud. electricity service was disrupted and crews repaired the lines.
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Crowley
Midland
J. C. Brown
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Keesler Air Force Base
Brown
Air Force
Gulf States Utilities Co
Cold Wave Brings Deep Freeze Across the South
The season's first major cold front moved into Louisiana and Mississippi with forecasts of single to mid teens in parts and 20s in others. Winds 20 to 30 mph warned on small craft from Brownsville to St Marks as the arctic air drove snow flurries and subfreezing temperatures across the region. Alfred Adams Smith Jr., 22, a Bancomville gravel truck driver, was found dead from a self inflicted shotgun wound in the front yard of his brother in law's home. coroner Dr. J T French ruled death by own action. Smith had lived with his wife and two children at Ezell's home in Bawcomville and had recently moved from Tallahassee Florida. He is survived by his wife Gladys and two children Walter and Katherine.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Brownsville
Texas
St. Marks
Fla
Rockies
Appalachians
Canadian
Gulf States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Dallas
Memphis
Alfred Adams Smith, Jr
Bancomville
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Smith
George Ezell
Bawcomville
French
Gladys
Walter
Katherine
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
British freighter Corinthia released after meeting Nationalist warship
The Corinthia reported it was intercepted Sunday off Foochow by a Nationalist warship and released Monday. The vessel said it was towed to Matsu Island.
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Hong Kong
Corinthia
Foochow
Matsu Island
Recaptured Sheriff and Deputy Kidnapped by Trio Quiz
Three men abducted Calaveras County Sheriff Lester McFall and Deputy Russell Leach after pulling hidden guns at a jail near Jackson California. McFall, nearly 60, was dumped from his stolen car at Slough House about 20 miles away. Leach overpowered one kidnapper during the incident.
Five Girls Escape Detention Home In Akron Murder of Matron
Five young girls used a rehearsed plan to trick matron Miss Eula Bonham 59 at Summit County Detention Home. She was bound and strangled before dawn. Two girls, Everett Jones 60 and Merl Cain 15, surrendered with accomplice Ruth Beichler 17 and Shirley Shingler 15, while Zelda De Cost 16 stayed away. Police tied the escape to a broader plot and noted ammonia used to stifle the matron.
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Akron, Ohio
Summit County
Eula Bonham
Print House
W. J. Pittenger
Bonham
Akron
Everett Jones
Merl Cain
Margaret Nicholson
Cain
Ruth Beichler
Shirley Shingler
Sharon Misuia
Barberton
Ralph Roebuch
Alert for Cab Driver in Canton Rape Slaying
A statewide alert was issued for a young unmarried cab driver tied to the rape slaying of 8 year old Janice May in Canton Illinois. The cab was found in Pekin about 12 hours after the girl was found in a Canton railroad yard.
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Canton
Ill
Pekin
Kenneth Lindzey
Janice May
Champaign
Colder Weather Expected Tonight in Monroe
The Monroe area saw a cold start with 29 degrees Monday morning after a 48 degree low earlier. Forecasters predicted 18 to 20 degree lows Monday night with clear skies and north northwest winds 12 to 20 mph, urging residents to cover exposed pipes and vegetation.
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Monroe
Hall Predicts Ike Will Run If Able After Brief Confab
Republican Chairman Leonard Hall after a 45 minute meeting with President Eisenhower said he believes Ike will seek a second term if he is able. Hall described the chat as an all out political conference the first since the president's Sept. 24 heart attack. He said no specific running plans were discussed but that he felt encouraged by the discussion and noted Eisenhower’s improved condition.
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Gettysburg
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Hall
White House
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Louis Gaylay
GOP
Negro Held After Alleged Arson Attempt in Monroe
H. J. Presley of 1907 DeSiard, a 64 year old Monroe Black man, was arrested Saturday and held on arson charges as investigators probe an alleged attempt to burn his rented house to collect insurance. Detectives, the fire marshal, and an assistant state marshal continued the inquiry Monday after a fire at 8:28 a.m. revealed kerosene odor and a five gallon jug.
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Monroe
Hugh Tolbert
H. J. Presley
DeSiard
Presley
Ouachita Parish
Tolbert
Clark Trial Ends In Acquittal For Widow In Oilman Slaying
In Fort Worth Texas a jury acquitted 47 year old Mary Clark of paying a gunman to kill her wealthy husband William P. Clark who died May 23 1953 in a 22 room mansion. A rifle lay near the body and the case shifted from death by own action to murder after a bullet was found later.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Mary Clark
Elvin Tackett
William P. Clark
Clark
Harry Huggins
Pair Hunted For Beating and Robbing Minnesota Lawyer
State police issued a pickup order for two hitchhikers after they beat and robbed Frederick E. Martin a 43 year old Minnesota attorney and lecturer. He was left unconscious near Coushatta Louisiana while en route to Dallas to give lectures. Martin formerly taught at the University of North Dakota and St Paul College.
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Shreveport
Minnesota
Frederick E. Martin
St. Paul
Here
Martin
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Coushatta
University of North Dakota
St. Paul College
Family in need appeals as Good Fellows fund dries up
A letter describes a family lacking food wood and warm clothing amid illness and unemployment. The Good Fellows drive reports no contributions today, but several aid requests arrive including a 15 year old girl detailing her family's hardship. The appeal urges a large total in Tuesday's News-Star.
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News-Star
13-Year-Old Girl Questioned Over Church Fire
In Naperville Illinois a 13 year old girl suspected of starting a church fire while attempting to rob charity boxes is being questioned again. Her 15 year old brother provided a tip leading to her detention and release to parents as investigators proceed. No charges yet.
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Naperville
Ill
First Methodist
John McFarland
Bank of Ackerman Robbed Again Prompting Patrol Roadblocks
Ackerman Mississippi bank robbery reported today prompts immediate highway patrol road blocks across North Mississippi. The same Bank of Ackerman was robbed last summer, with more than $30,000 taken and most of it later recovered.
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Ackerman, Miss
Bank of
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