Bus Sideswipes Truck Sways Off Road Near Crowley
A Greyhound bus carrying 21 passengers collided with a truck on U S 90 three miles west of Crowley. Fifteen were injured, two seriously, including soldiers Ronald Olson and Hester Philman. The bus turned over after the impact. the driver Samuel Magill and truck drivers Schlesinger and Elliott escaped injury.
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Crowley
Greyhound
U.S
Lake Charles
American Legion
Acadia
Ronald Olson
Begonia St
Belair
Tex
Hester Philman
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Samuel Magill
Kenner
Magill
Orals Schlesinger
Leroy Elliott
Lake Arthur
House Probers in Power Confabs
House investigators sought details on several White House conferences about selling federal hydroelectric power to a Georgia private utility for resale to cooperatives. Asst. Secretary Randahl refused to identify participants while the committee planned to press for disclosures, noting a presidential order limiting interdepartmental talks. The conferences preceded Attorney General Brownell’s July 15 ruling and a noted White House conference reference.
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Washington
House
White House
Georgia
Asst
Fred G. Randahl
Chudoff
D-Pa
Randahl
Atty. Gen
Brownell
McKay
Eisenhower proposes joint US Soviet armament plan
President Eisenhower in a letter to Premier Bulganin offers to accept a Soviet military inspection plan and links it to his predisarmament program. He stresses readiness to combine plans for long term disarmament and reiterates openness to reciprocal aerial inspections. The note aims to keep hope alive that Moscow will engage.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
U.S
Denver White House
Soviet Union
United States
Geneva
Heir Apparent To Ike Opposed By Solon
Sen. Knowland warns against designating any heir apparent if Eisenhower does not seek reelection in 1956. He argues for a wide open Republican primary and says personal charm or acting skill should not qualify for high office.
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Ike
Solon
Tacoma
Wash
Nixon
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
Americans in China told they may leave Peiping
Premier Chou En-lai reportedly told British officials at Peiping that all Americans in China have been notified they can leave. The claim follows a broadcast saying 47 Americans are free to depart while 19 face criminal charges being examined individually under Chinese procedure.
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Washington
Red
China
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Con O'Neill
U.S
Geneva
Red China
O'Neill
NAACP Reports Economic Pressure on Negroes in Three States
Ruby Hurley of the NAACP says federal action will be sought to probe a wave of economic coercion against Black residents in Mississippi Alabama and South Carolina who signed petitions to end segregation in schools. She cites job loss credit cuts and a disabled veteran among those affected, with attention on the Yazoo City area and the Mississippi Delta.
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Birmingham
National Assn
Yazoo City
Belzoni
Clarksdale
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Ciizens
Sev
Legion Urges Denunciation of India Aid and Korea Stance
At the 36th annual American Legion convention in Miami delegates urged denouncing U.S. aid to India and recommended letting the Republic of Korea handle future Communist aggression. They also urged all avenues to recover Americans held by Communist China and called for withdrawal from the Korean Armistice Commission to let Korea respond.
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Miami
Anenican Legion
India
Republican of
Korea
Legion
China
United States
Republic of Korea
Candidate List For Elections Grows Slowly
The January 17 Democratic primary saw candidates qualifying gradually with deadlines set for the senatorial race and ward parish races. Newly listed hopefuls include Richard Ware for representative and several others for Ward 2 and police jury posts across multiple wards. Only James D. Sparks had qualified in the Jackson-Ouachita parish senatorial race.
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Richard Ware
Robert P. Wunchett
Charles E. Williams
J. H. Brown
Walter A. Mills
I. E. Lucas
Lucian Sawyer
Jack Rushing
A. R. Sims
A. T. Ward, Jr
James D. Sparks
Jackson - Ouachita Parish
Eisenhower to Meet Humphrey on Budget Outlook
President Eisenhower will confer with Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey on Saturday. Doctors have approved the session which likely touches on fading chances of balancing the budget. The president’s health improves with nine hours of sleep and a morale-boosting Dulles meeting occurred earlier.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Dulles
James C. Hagerty
White House
MIT
Brownell
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Hagerty
Meridian Men Cleared in $50,000 Assault Suit
A Circuit Court jury in Meridian Mississippi cleared two local men, T C Null and Elmer Smith, of beating Hat tiesburg trucking firm executive W E Innis in a Meridian hotel room amid a Public Service Commission visit. Innis sought 50 000 damages, contending permanent facial injuries. The jury ruled against him.
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Meridian
Miss
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Public Service
W. E. Innis
T. C. Null
Elmer Smith
Howard Little
Alton Massey
Innis
Ike Sanford
Public Service Commission
Null
Smith
H. E. West
West
West Brothers Trucking Co
Massey
Little
Strife Eases Elsewhere Despite St Louis Standstill
Nationwide labor tension eased in many areas while St Louis kept a three day streetcar and bus shutdown in defiance of state order. For 250,000 residents downtown traffic jammed as 1,200 operators stayed off the job. National Guardsmen reinforced New Castle Indiana after a gunfight at the Perfect Circle foundry. In Waco Texas CIO Rubber Workers ended a two day sit down after a transfer to an all white department. Nurses and other crews faced similar disruptions as talks continued in other regions.
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United Press
St. Louis
John M. Dalton
AFL Transit Union
Dalton
Phil M. Donnelly
Public Service Co
National
New Castle
Perfect Circle
George N. Craig
Waco
CIO Rubber Workers Union
General Tire and Rubber Co
Ben H. Danford
Soviet Warns Over Poland Bid For U N Security Seat
Russia plans to press warnings that East West relations will worsen if Poland wins a U N Security Council seat despite U S backed Philippine support. Poland's Katz-Suchy argues defeat harms Geneva spirit and Eastern Europe unity. Lodge counters Poland lacks peace contributions and cites London agreement as initial only.
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United Nations, N. Y
Russia
Poland
U. N. Security Council
V. V. Kuznetsov
A.news
Philippines
General Assembly
L-Nation Council
Turkey
Juliusz Katzsuchy
Geneva
Europe
Katz-Suchy
United States
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
London
Iranian Premier denies defiance of Russia over Baghdad pact
Tehran reports Premier Hussein Ala says Iran joined the Baghdad pact to defend rather than oppose Russia. He insists Iran’s ties with the Soviet Union remain friendly and that the pact is defensive, not aggressive or aimed at any nation. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov warned the move strains Moscow relations.
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Tehran
Iran
Premer Hussein Ala
Russia
Iraq
Turkey
Britain
Pakistan
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Union
Clear Skies Forecast for Twin City Area
The Twin City area was to have clear skies Thursday after noon per the CAA. It was one of the coolest fall days with noon temperature at 69 degrees and a morning low of 60. Winds from the north around 18 mph and pollen counted at 79.
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Twin City
CAA
Shopping Center Bid Leads at West Monroe Project
Bids opened for the McLemore brothers new West Monroe shopping center showed lowest offer from Jesse F Heard and Son at 542357 dollars for 68 000 square feet of solid masonry steel and air conditioned space intended for eight stores with a two story center unit. The project fronts Cypress street with access on Trenton and Crosley streets and uses terrazo floors and fluorescent lighting. Bids were taken under advisement as work proceeds and the center is expected to be among the citys largest. Senator Eastland voices support for making jury room recording a felony. Witness Cowger testified he allowed a University of Chicago team to record jury deliberations in a May 1954 condemnation case.
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Washington
Robert M. Cowger
Asst
U. S
University of Chicago
Cowger
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Federal District
Delmas Hill
W. King Stubbs
McLemore Brothers
West Monroe
Jesse F. iHeard and Son
Dye and Mullings, Inc
R. J. Jones and Son
M. T. Reed Construction Co
Cypress Street
Trenton
Crosley
William King Stubbs
Quentin McLemore
J. W. McLemore
Winnsboro
Kansas
William C. Farmer
George Templar
10Th Judicial Circuit
Estes Park
Colo
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Jenner
R-Ind
Lived Hungry Boy Dies After Foraging For Food
A six year old boy died in Charity hospital after begging for a ham sandwich while his family faced extreme hunger. His seven year old brother remains in critical condition as police investigate alleged neglect by the parents, who faced charges.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
William Baughman
Baughman
Senators Seek Felony Ban on Jury Room Recorders
Senator Eastland and Senator Jenner push a bill to make placing recording devices in jury rooms a felony with Congress considering action next year. The move follows testimony about a microphone used in a Wichita jury room in 1954 under court consent as part a University of Chicago study financed by Ford Foundation grants totaling 1.4 million dollars. Eastland warned no further bugging after passage of the law.
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Washington
Eastland
D-Miss
Jenner
R-Ind
Congress
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
University of Chicago
Edward H. Levi
Law School
Harry Kalven Jr
Wichita
Kan
Apartment Ad Sells Fast in Monroe News Star World
A small Want Ad in the Monroe News Star World proves effective as the advertiser rents her apartment on the first day the ad runs. The note highlights the reach and quick results of local classified ads.
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Monroe News-Star
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