Court Upholds State Boundary Claim In Offshore Dispute
The Supreme Court rejected the U S government motion to fix Louisiana seaward boundary at three miles in the Gulf of Mexico. The vote was 6 to 0 with Justices Warren Clark and Harlan not participating. The case Centers on offshore oil reserves and the 1953 tidelands act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Justice Department
Gulf of Mexico
Warren
Clark
Harlan
Brownell
Congress
Union
High Court
Gulf
Faure pressed to accelerate Moroccan home rule plan
Paris AP Premier Edouard Faure faced a National Assembly order to speed up his Moroccan reform program after a 477 to 140 vote approving home rule steps. The debate warned deputies may seek his removal if reforms stall, with formation of a regency council and Moroccan government tentatively planned but blocked by General Latour’s refusal to appoint Si Bekkai.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Algeria
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
France
Pierre Boyer de Latour
Si Bekkai
Pasha
Sefrou
Bernice Man Is Shot By Widow At Residence
Bernice Cannon 50 of Bernice was wounded by a .38 revolver shot to the left side early Sunday as Mrs. Mattie Covington 58 of Nose Avenue a widow defended her home in Ouachita Parish deputies said Cannon attempted to break in. He was hospitalized at Charity then moved to St Francis hospital. Deputy Warren L Sievers investigated.
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Denver
Colorado
Bernice
Mattie Covington
Nose Avenue
Ouachita Parish
Cotton forecast jumps to 13.93 million bales for 1955 crop
The Agriculture Department estimates a 13.93 million bale cotton crop this year, up 1.06 million from last month, signaling possible marketing quotas for 1956. Ezra Benson must decide by Oct 15 on controls as domestic and foreign demand will be met for about two years. Louisiana’s 1955 crop is forecast at 575,000 bales, up 75,000 from last month.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
Louisiana
Dulles Declares Caution on Disarmament Policy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned at the American Legion convention that the United States will not disarm unless other nations do so as well. He argued past disarmament led to costly rebuilds after World Wars and Korea and urged patience with World Opinion pressuring the Soviet Union to loosen control in East Germany.
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Miami
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
American Legion
Soviet Union
Korea
Russia
East Germany
Austraia
Martial Law Threat Prompts Guard Patrols Near New Castle
Governor Craig orders National Guard units to monitor Perfect Circle Corp plants as full martial law threat looms. Thirty-two guardsmen and jeeps deployed at the Piston Ring Co. in Hagers town while troops watch two Perfect Circle plants at Rich mond near the Ohio border.
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Indianapolis
George N. Craig
New Castle
National Guard
Perfect Circle Corp
Tirty
Piston Ring Co
Hagerstown
Perfect Circle
Richmond
Ohio
Craig
Bahamas
Indiana Gov imposes martial law over riot area
Gov George N. Craig announces martial law in New Castle and Henry County after last week’s riot at the Perfect Circle Co foundry. He spoke at an emergency conference with Perfect Circle officials and the CIO United Auto Workers, saying the history of the transaction does not justify trust.
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Indianapolis
George N. Craig
New Castle
Henry County
Perfect Circle Co
Perfect Circle
CIO United Auto Workers
UAW, New Castle Officials Seek Temporary Truce
Agreement talks led by CIO United Auto Workers and New Castle officials produced promise of a truce until a second conference today. Federal mediators facilitated to bring negotiators to a meeting.
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Agement
CIO United Auto Workers
New Castle
Truman slows down to 120 steps a minute
Former president Harry S. Truman described his morning walk pace as slower, saying he used to go 128 steps a minute and now averages 120. He refused to back a Democratic presidential candidate and denied any attempt to influence delegates or act as a political boss.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Fair Livestock Arrives as Ouachita Valley Fair Opens Tuesday
Entries for the Ouachita Valley Fair came in rapidly with livestock arriving ahead of the Monday deadline after a postponement. Gerald Watson, 14, from the Calhoun Future Farmers of America chapter, led the first arrivals with a 15 month entry beginning Sunday at 9 a.m.
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Gerald Watson
Calhoun Future Farmers of American
Eight More Qualify For Parish Races In Primary
Eight new names joined the January 17 Democratic primary slate for parish races. Six seek police juror posts, one runs for constable, and one for justice of the peace. Incumbents Robert W. Irby F E Maxwell L A Fourmy and C A Kincaid along with R N Johnston and J E Philips appear among the qualified candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Bernie J. van
Percy W. Nichols
Robert W. Irby
F. E. Maxwell
L. A. Fourmy
C. A. Kincaid
Fire destroys Glennwood plantation home in Napoleonville
A major blaze at Glennwood, a renowned Louisiana plantation house near Napoleonville, swept through the structure within minutes, leaving the property leveled as the owner and weekend guests watched. No injuries reported.
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Napoleonville
Glennwood
State Police Chief Bids Farewell To Top Officers
State Police Supt Francis Grevemberg resigns to run for governor and bids top officers to stay out of campaigning. Public Safety Director Chester Owen to assume temporary control as a successor is sought, with possible names discussed including Fred Fudickar, though no applicant has formalized.
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Baton Rouge
Francis Grevemberg
Grevemberg
Robert Kennon
Chester Owen
Public Safety Department
Owen
Goldman Grant
Col. E. P. Roy
Louisiana
College Student Held In Slaying Of Bar Owner
In San Antonio Texas Howie Fox Jr a former major league pitcher was stabbed to death after ejecting three young men from his tavern early yesterday. A bartender Hubert Callahan was critically slashed and two San Antonio College students Jack Allen and John Strickland and another man were booked as investigators proceed. Witnesses said Fox was stabbed three times as he crawled toward the door. Strickland is held on murder and assault to murder charges with the others listed as material witnesses. Officers pieced together the night’s events after a fight in front of the tavern.
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San Antonio
Tex
Howie Fox, Jr
Fox
Hubert Callahan
John J. Strickland
Jack G. Allen
Martin Belto
Strickland
Bremen Elects Socialists in Wartime Rearmament Rebuff
German Socialists celebrate a decisive Bremen state election victory over Adenauer aligned CDU and Free Democrats. The 52 of 100 seats hand the party its largest vote in the state, amid debate over Bonn's North Atlantic Alliance role and a planned 500 000 man Western defense force.
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Bremen
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Bonn
North Atlantic Alliance
Moscow
CDU
Cloudy Weather But No Rain Seen In Twin City Area
Partly cloudy skies but no rain expected in the Twin City area. Light winds, high near 84 degrees and low around 55. Pollen count Monday reached 418, an exceptionally high level.
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Twin City
CAA
President Eisenhower to leave hospital in November
The president will leave Fitzsimons Army hospital in Denver in the second week of November to fly to Gettysburg for convalescence through early 1956. The recovery outlook follows his heart ailment and ongoing medical care.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Gettysburg
Nixon Trip Postponed Due to Eisenhower Illness
The White House announced the postponement of Vice President Nixon's planned November trip to the Near East because President Eisenhower is ill.
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Denver
White House
Nixon
Near East
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Improves After September Attack
The medical bulletin from Fitzsimons reports President Eisenhower had a very good night of sleep lasting over eight hours. Doctors say his condition continues to progress satisfactorily without complications. Attentive staff anticipate the possibility he may bow out of the national scene soon.
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Eisenhower
Fitzsimons
Witness account: Hitler and Braun die in bunker fire
Hitler shot himself and Eva Braun poisoned herself in the Berlin bunker as fire from air raid raged around the Fuehrer's shelter. Heinz Linge, his valet, said he helped pour gasoline and carry out the bodies while about 10 staff watched from the garden.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Hitler
Fuehrer
Heinz Linge
Soviet Union
Linge
Eva
Otto Guensche
Long Baptized In Baptist Church
Baton Rouge reports that former Gov Earl Long was baptized at the First Baptist Church after a prayer meeting. Pastor J Norris Palmer presided and Long requested no publicity citing fear of political exploitation while he runs for governor.
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Baptist Church
Baton Rouge
Gov
Earl Long
First Baptist Church
Long
J. Norris Paulmer
Winnfield
Convention Street
Earl
Teens In Stolen Car Lead 90 Mile An Hour Police Chase
Four teenagers in a stolen Mansfield Louisiana car sparked a wild 90 mph pursuit through a Houston suburb before dawn. The wrecked vehicle collided with a cottonwood tree. Carl Lewing suffered a broken leg while Richard Wiggins fled hospital but was later captured. Betty Lewing Alfred Warner and another boy enhancement were all implicated in prior offenses. Police report the youths planned a liquor store burglary the night before and had previous arrests totaling 32 since 1952.
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Houston
Tex
Mansfield
Carl Lewing
Richard Wiggins
Betty Lewing
Carl
Alfred H. Warner
T. J. Pringle
Page Beven
Mrs Nina Gilbert Returns to Teaching After Retirement
In Chelaning Michigan Nina Gilbert age 75 returns to teaching after a ten year retirement. She completed a refresher course at Central Michigan College this summer and begins her 42nd year as a school marm this fall.
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Chelaning
Mich
Nina Gilbert
Central Michigan College
Monroe Child Dies After Fall From Car Near Choudrant
Six year old Richard Alvin Brooks of Monroe died after reportedly falling from a back seat while sleeping and being struck by another vehicle on U S Highway 80 about 1.8 miles east of Choudrant. The driver of the striking car was James N. Stewart of Arlington Virginia. A coroner’s inquest ruled the death an unavoidable accident. The boy, a first grade student at Lida Benton School, was en route home from Horton when the fatal incident occurred. Funeral services were planned for Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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Choudrant
Richard Alvin Brooks
Ben Alvin Brooks
Apt
George Breece Manor
Monroe
Brooks
Ruston
Young Brooks
James N. Stewart
Arlington
Lincoln Parish
Horton
Shreveport
Richard
Lida Benton School
U S Plans Expanded High Altitude Rocket Program 1957 58
The United States will launch over twice as many high altitude rockets from July 1957 to December 1958 with about 1.7 million dollars set aside beside roughly 10 million for a satellite program. NASA style details include Aerobee rockets from White Sands and Fort Churchill, Nike Deacon missiles, and Rockoon launches from Arctic to Antarctic routes.
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Washington
United States
U.S
American Rocket Society
Homer Newell
Atmosphere
Naval Research Laboratory
Newell
White Sands
N.M
Fort Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Arctic Circle
Canada
Army
Greenland
Arctic
Pacific
San Diego
Equator
Antarctic
Voters set to decide Ouachita school bond Tuesday
Property owning voters in Ouachita parish outside Monroe go to the polls Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to consider a 5.2 million bond for parish school expansion and improvements over five to 10 years. Monroe residents do not vote.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Mae Lucky
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