Night shooting and gas tampering amid Mississippi factory dispute
In Water Valley Mississippi an unidentified shooter fired four shots into the home of a non striking garment plant worker amid a week old labor dispute at Rice Stix. A second worker reported tampering with a gas meter near her home. Major General W P Wilson said the situation is deadly serious as National Guard units patrol to keep order.
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Water Valley, Miss
W. P. Wilson
National Guard
Rice Stix
Wilson
Stevenson accuses GOP of slogans over issues in Casper
In Casper Wyoming Adlai E Stevenson attacks Republicans for preferring slogans and confetti to discussing peace prosperity and foreign policy. He denounces the Old Guard as blocking growth and vows Democrats have built jobs and partnerships while warning of risk if Republicans regain control.
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Casper
Wyo
Adlai E. Stevenson
West
Texas
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Eisenhower
Congress
Stevenson
Republg
White House
Wilson Wyatt
Democrats
Republican Old Guard
Divorcee Held for Baby Death in Atlanta Bathtub Tragedy
A 31-year-old Atlanta mother, Emylie Bruce, was arrested on murder charges after her 22‑month‑old son Tommy was found dead in a bathtub. Detectives say she admitted choking the child to attract the affections of a new love interest who preferred his own children. She reportedly sent a 5-year-old daughter to South Carolina before the slaying.
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Atlanta
H. F. Brown
W. E. Petty
Emylie Bruce
Tommy
Bruce
South Carolina
McCarthy Publisher Clash At GOP Rally in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas a GOP rally broadcast on radio saw Sen. McCarthy clash with Herman Greenspun publisher of the Las Vegas Morning Sun over Greenspun's criticism of the senator. Greenspun demanded a reply and a post speech debate, but McCarthy declined, leaving after his address.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Herman M. Greenspun
Las Vegas Morning Sun
Greenspun
Eisenhower
Blood drive aims 300000 pints for Korea wounded
Armed forces seek 300000 pints of blood to aid men in Korea. A traveling bloodmobile will visit Monroe Wednesday and Thursday to collect donations. Wednesday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Red Cross on South Grand Street. Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northeast State College. Donate as a patriotic duty.
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Korea
Monroe
The
Red Cross
South Grand Street
Northeast State College
Counterspy Goes On Trial For Murder
G Edward Grammer a 35 year old former counterspy and Baltimorean faces murder charges in Baltimore Circuit Court with about 120 witnesses listed. The case relates to the death of his wife Dorothy May Grammer on August 20 last year when her car overturned near the city outskirts after police noted inconsistent details and a medical examiner ruled homicide.
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Baltimore
G. Edward Grammer
Baltimore Circuit Court
Herman M. Moser
Grammer
New York
Baltimore County
Careen
Dorothy May Grammer
Sheriff Indicted On Civil Rights Charge
Jackson Mississippi: A federal Grand Jury indicted John P Cargile town marshal of Taylorsville on denying civil rights to a Negro prisoner. U S Marshall Hugo Newcomb said Cargile shot and wounded a Negro prisoner and refused him medical care. The indictment cites that Cargile struck bruised and beat and assaulted Orlando Barnes a prisoner on December 22 and 23 1951. It notes deprivation of civil rights was involved.
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Jackson
Miss
John P. Cargile
Taylorsville
U. S. Marshall
Hugo Newcomb
Smith County
Cargile
Orlando Barnes
Orders Issued for Supersonic Delta Fighter F102
The Air Force announces initial production of the F102 supersonic delta wing fighter to be built by Convair in San Diego. The design follows the XF92 research interceptor, with a triangular delta shape and no horizontal tail, aimed at very high speeds in the stratosphere and improved armament and electronics.
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The
Air Force
America
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Convair
San Diego
Calif
Edwards Air Force Base
Smog Halts New Orleans Buses
A dense smog from prairie fires and fog blanketed Metairie causing near zero visibility and an hour-long bus halt. Traffic along Metairie Road and the Air Line Highway crawled as drivers used fog lights and windshield wipers. Sheriff Frank J. Clancy said bulldozers will isolate the blaze near Lake Pontchartrain with firebreaks. School officials warned smog endangers pupils as windows stay shut. Local safety officials planned a Monday meeting to decide action.
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New Orleans
Metairie
Metairie Road
Air Line
Baton Rouge
Lake Pontchartrain
Frank J. Clancy
Jefferson Parish
J. C. Ellis School Co - Operative Club
Jack Morse
East Jefferson
Trial opens in suit over death of Ernest Newman
Attorneys seek a jury in federal court as Mrs. Lucy Emfinger Newman sues Missouri Pacific Railroad claiming negligence at a level grade crossing led to the death of her husband Ernest Newman and injuries to a 13 year old son and another vehicle passenger. Juror questioning focuses on fairness to the widow and railroad.
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Lucy Emfinger Newman
Wisner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Gaston Porterie
Allies Press Heavy Ground Attack on Central Korean Front
Allied infantry launched their heaviest ground assault in nearly a year on the Central Korean front seizing parts of two Chinese held hills Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge near Kumbwa. The crest at Triangle Hill initially fell then Chinese forces regrouped. Sniper Ridge saw lighter resistance as U S Eighth Army units pressed to separate the last Chinese positions from the main line a frontline officer said Triangle Hill is very difficult to assault. South Korean troops to the west continued a grind to push out Chinese Communists from their last positions.
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Seoul
Triangle Hill
Kumbwa
Triangle
U. N
U. S. Eighth Army
Bids For Texas Big Electoral Vote Rally
On his 62nd birthday Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Texas aboard the Eisenhower Special and denounced the Truman administration as weak and soft headed. He urged states rights, defended tide lands oil deposits, and assailed Truman leadership in a Houston speech following his earlier New Orleans remarks.
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Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Truman Administration
Dixie
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Tidelands
Fire Station Bids and Parking Issue Tabled
A Monroe city council meeting discussed bids from local stores for bus driver uniforms and for a new fire alarm station including earth fill and junction boxes. A five member committee was formed to study uniforms, while Fire Chief Hales will study fire station bids. A Dixie Avenue parking problem was raised and an investigation ordered.
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Monroe
Coon
Hales
Hugh Davis
Dixie Avenue
Economy Has Too Much Buying Power Officer Warns
Col. Ralph I. Williams USAF addressed reserve officers and civilian students in Baton Rouge today. He warned that Lenin's prescription to force the United States to spend itself into destruction is shown by the Korean War and warned of inflationary tendencies and excessive purchasing power in the economy.
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Col
Ralph I. Williams
USAF
Col. Williams
Lenin
United States
Death by own action plan flatly denied
Mrs. Helen Cheek owner of Gene's Drive Inn denied on Tuesday any plan or intent to end her life. Police and Ouachita parish coroner Dr. J T French had previously dissuaded her from such actions after a note allegedly given to F E Sylvest by Mrs. Cheek was delivered to her daughter. The note claimed a test and left her daughter 370 000 in money, though officials said she did not possess such funds and appeared not to be serious.
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David C. Silverstein
C. D. McAdams
West Monroe
Helen Cheek
South Grand Street
Population Shifts Challenge Lutheran Church Growth
Seattle report from the 18th biennial convention shows a massive west and south migration straining Lutheran outreach. Clergy and lay leaders warn active members must welcome arrivals, or risk losing new communities. They urge targeted church presence and Negro leadership, plus expanded support for international affairs and United Nations engagement. The convention also votes a 50 percent pension increase if congregations double pension fund contributions, and favors education and counseling for mixed marriages rather than requiring joint church membership.
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Seattle
America
Oe Lutheran Church
Amerca
Charles G. Tusing
Pulaski
Gilbert Olson
Phoenix
Ariz
Rocky Mountains
South
John Yost
Savannah
New York City
Board of Social Missions
U. N
Acheson Pushes for Debate on Colonies at UN
United Nations General Assembly opens its seventh session as the Western powers show a split on France's North African colonies. The United States led by Secretary of State Dean Acheson seeks full debate on Tunisian and Moroccan complaints against French rule, while France and Britain oppose including the questions in the agenda. The issue, alongside Korea, is poised as a major topic, with Acheson expected to steer early discussion on the Korean War once the session begins.
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United Nations, N. Y
France
United Nations General Assembly
U. S
Dean Acheson
Britain
Paris
New York
Troy E. Cotton Goes On Stand In Misappropriation Trial
Troy E. Cotton, former Bastrop Trade School head, testified in federal court about destroying invoices to correct originals. He said he withdrew some invoices after Veterans Administration auditors reviewed school purchases of consumable supplies. Prosecutors pressed details on what counted as consumable supplies and examined services billed for Bill Bullock’s automobile at Bastrop stations.
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Troy E. Cotton
Bastrop Trade School
Bill Bullock
Bastrop
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Luther W. Smith
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Wilbert W. Book
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James Buie McBride
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