23 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1959
Page
1
On the third anniversary of the Hungarian revolt, clerks and patrons watch as rebels clash with Red secret police while Russian tanks move in. The U S government calls the uprising a symbol of a people's sacrifice for independence and freedom.
CBS and Frank Stanton sever ties with Person to Person producers John A. Aaron and Jesse Zousmer over production practices. The pair say they will leave after an orderly transition as CBS bans quiz shows. Mark Goodson says The Price is Right stopped biasing bids over a year ago and remains fair.
New York AP report shows Cafe Figaro court case over whether Irish coffee was served at a free impromptu concert on Bleecker Street. Magistrate Comerford found not guilty after hearing testimony on Bach, the Silvermine Trio and whether Irish coffee implied alcohol.
Police halted a planned extortion after arresting Haupt, an electrician, as a package for a timed bomb was opened. The store had no explosives. Haupt claimed gambling losses drove the crime. a prior 1955 Meier & Frank bombing led to William Peddicord's 20 year sentence.
The Monroe post office marks United Nations Day with posters across the building. Herschel Gentry Jr chairs the canner drive for the Ouachita muscular dystrophy fund, with Robert Garrett as assistant. November 24 door to door workers sought. contact numbers provided. Chevallier of West Monroe earns scouting honors before departing to Oregon for new duties.
Members of Brownie Scout Troop 83 toured the Ouachita Parish courthouse and learned about each office. Frank Kirby, chief criminal deputy, escorted the group as a large roster of Scouts and den mothers accompanied the visit.
The Thompson Ramo-Woolridge afterburner burns exhaust gases at about 1500 degrees by blowing oxygen onto the fumes. It could replace the muffler and possibly the car heater, eliminates carbon monoxide, and may fit where the muffler sits with engine-compartment space.
A 14 year old girl Wendy defies dress and behavior norms amid a courtroom dispute over school attire. Her mother and father argue for autonomy while the magistrates offer a lenient punishment if she adopts low heels and fuller skirts. Wendy insists on continuing reporting for school in the same outfits.
The 171 member wage policy committee in Pittsburgh discussed next steps in a nationwide steel strike. Union President David J. McDonald and management spokesmen complied with a court order, but no new talks were set. Officials expect Federal Mediation to act only if injunction stands as losses rise.
Tass reports Moscow favors early summit to advance peace and says heads of government can solve urgent problems. Bonn informants say De Gaulle invited Eisenhower Macmillan and Adenauer to Paris for talks, though Paris denies the report. a Western summit in Paris before year end remains possible.
Police Chief Walter Headley criticized an officer for not assisting an expectant mother near the hospital. He said the officer followed the couple for blocks and turned off but noted a rule against escorting people to hospitals due to accident risk. He urged holding the couple and radioing an ambulance.
Escaped inmates held the Ralstons at gunpoint, tied Mrs Ralston, and tied and spread eagled Ralston in a bedroom before releasing him after about an hour. He walked two miles to a neighbor and phoned Sheriff J B Cooke to report the incident. The men fled in Ralston’s 1959 Edsel, heading toward Oklahoma City.
In a hotel, the National Committee for Economic Freedom urged a constitutional amendment to end personal income taxes via state origin. A Courtney sponsored forum on right to work laws followed. Conservative sessions continued with the Abraham Lincoln National Republican Club backing sound leadership for 1960 campaigns led by Sen. Styles Bridges.
Ouachita Valley Council President J. W. Webster Sr. announced the monthly executive board meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Hollywood. He urged all board members to attend. In Manila a proposed ordinance would penalize people who place feet on public vehicles and other places of amusement.
Sharon Simmons recounts a violent abduction by Albert Austin from Nobleboro Maine to Berlin New Hampshire. Austin forced sex acts, threatened death, left behind hat and coat, and was later located at his home with police. The attack occurred after a drunken confrontation between the babysitter's employers and her alleged kidnapper.
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