Mississippi Officials Warn Public Voter Records May Stay Secret
Mississippi officials said the attorney general advised circuit clerks that voter registration records are public only if a court orders access. Governor Coleman and Atty. Gen. Patterson pledged state help to officials facing federal probes into Negro voting rights. Patterson warned against indiscriminate searches and said clerks need not answer FBI questions or hand over records without court action. A telegram from Coleman said Mississippi will defend officials against undue federal pressure.
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Joe Patterson
U. S
Warren Olney
Justice Department
Patterson
Mississippi
J. P. ‘Coleman
FBI
Iin
Coleman
Olney
Maenza Acquitted Of Killing N. O. Used Car Dealer
New Orleans jury acquits Anthony Maenza of Chicago in the 1950 fatal beating and robbery of Henry Stern. He remains jailed on an 18 month federal sentence for fleeing prosecution. The case involved six indicted men. Widgerl is convicted and serving life.
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New Orleans
Anthony Maenza
Chicago
Henry Stern
Maenza
Stern
Harry Widger l
Memphis
Lee Ruigendorf
Hugh Carter
Hubert Teuton
Joseph Bag[mola
Widger
Suspect questioned in Crossett triple shooting
A 36 year old Crossett native was arrested for questioning in the shotgun murder of two white men and a Crossett woman near Crossett last Saturday. Sheriff Courson said the man denies involvement but may take a lie detector test. A 16 year old Crossett native girl, Trene Hopkins, was held by police but not connected to the slayings.
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Hamburg
Ark
Crossett
B. A Courson Jr
Trene Hopkins
Courson
Chicago
Fred Watkins
George Wells
Hattie May Williams
Wells
Watkins
Stevenson proposes task force to shape farm plan
Adlai E. Stevenson announced in Springfield that if elected he would create a Democratic task force led by Estes Kefauver to devise a new agricultural program and push it into action after the election. He urged cooperation from Senate and House agriculture leaders and planned a Rock Island rally after addressing a large crowd.
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Rock Island
Adlai E. Stevenson
Congress
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Springfield
Ill
Nixon
Benson
Eisenhower
GOP
Stevenson
Fort Theater
Ellender
Cool Front Brings Cooler Weather to Monroe Area
A cool front moved into the Monroe area after a brief heavy rain of .22 inches. Expect cooler conditions through the weekend with mostly fair skies. Temperatures ranged from 48 to 52 overnight and 70 to 74 by Saturday, with noon at 67 and a high of 85 on Thursday. Pollen count read 11.
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Monroe
Ike Salutes International Atomic Agency
President Eisenhower praised the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the 82 nation conference in New York. He pledged 11,000 pounds of nuclear material and a matching offer from the United States, outlining a three point plan including Senate ratification, supplying uranium 235, and ongoing material transfers to the agency through mid 1960.
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United Nations
N. Y
Eisenhower
International Atomic Energy Agency
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
United States Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Congress
Senate
Atomic Agency
Interational Agency
IAEA
FBI Cab Driver Nabbed Texas Convict in Ohio Plot
In Cincinnati an FBI agent posing as a cab driver lured escapee Robert B Miracle 26 from Texas to an on the street arrest. The agent stalled for change then three agents intervened forcing a headlock and disarming Miracle before transport to jail.
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Cincinnati
FBI
Texas
Ed Macon
Robert B. Miracle
Mason
Miracle
Stevenson Gains in Polls Amid Ike Lead Across States
The Associated Press notes Adlai Stevenson shows some gains while Dwight D. Eisenhower maintains lead in national and regional polls. State polls from New York California Indiana New Jersey Utah Colorado and others show Eisenhower with varying leads and Stevenson narrowing margins in several areas. Local polls from Omaha Denver Baltimore Lynchburg and other locales add to a mixed picture as voters prepare for the election.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
New York Daily News
Stevenson
New York
Indiana
Vanderburgh
Evansville
New Jersey
Kenneth Fink
Fink
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Omaha
FAB
Fresh Border Violence Rocks North Africa
Violence flared across Tunisia Algeria and Morocco as French Tunisian border tensions rose. French and Arab forces clashed with casualties reported among civilians and Europeans. Rebels suffered heavy losses while French troops maintained patrols near Ain Mokrane and Oran.
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North Africa
Habib Bourguiba
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Casablanca
Algiers
Oran
Ain Mokrane
Tunisian
Famed German Pianist Gieseking Dies in London Hospital
Walter Gieseking 66 renowned German pianist died after emergency pancreatitis operation in a London hospital. Born 1895 in Lyon, he debuted in 1913 and was famed for Mozart interpretations. He faced postwar scrutiny over past associations and protests at Carnegie Hall.
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London
Walter Giesching
Lyon
France
Mozart
Gieseking
Adolph Hitler
U.S. Justice Department
America
New York
Carnegie Hall
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Hagerty Denies Ike Had Mild Relapse
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty rejected a report that President Eisenhower suffered a mild relapse on his campaign swing. He cited a bloodshot eye from confetti in Portland but said Ike felt fine and only naturally tired from long days.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Drew Pearson
Portland
Ore
Anita Faye Fund Grows With Sunday Aid Plan
The Anita Faye Knowles operation fund nears its $81,000 goal as donations pour in. Ridge Avenue Baptist Church in West Monroe designates Sunday as Anita Faye Day with proceeds supporting the 11 year old, born with blue baby condition.
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Anita Faye Knowles
News - Star — World
A. T. Mitchell
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
West Monroe
Knowles
Nick Bruno
News - Star — World Mailing Room
W. H. Ward
C. B. Hancock
Pioneer
Mrs. B. Kennedy
Farmerville
Mangham
Morning World
the Sunbeams
Highland Rap
Church
Delhi
Hudson Leedy Post
W. T. Taylor
Joe B. Aulda
Rebels gain control as Hungary fights a civil war
Western Hungary is in rebel hands as heavy fighting rages from Budapest toward the Austrian border. Belgian diplomats report dead and wounded in streets while Russian tanks support the rebels. major cities including Gyper Sze ged Szolnok and Pecs are affected. Radio stations relay calls from the Freedom Radio.
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Austria
Hungary
Budapest
Danube
Gyper
Szeged
Szolnok
Pecs
Freedom Radio
Highteenth
Pleas Of Guilty In Six Voting Cases Heard
Four persons were fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to illegal registration or voting before Judge Jesse Heard in Fourth District Court. Names fined include Leon Eppinette, Mrs. Crecy Eppinette, P. L. Wallace, and Mrs. P. L. Wallace on two counts each. Three others pleaded not guilty. Thadeaus Scharf, E. C. Sholars, and Mrs. Wilman faced charges.
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Jesse
Fourth District
Leon Eppinette
Crecy Eppinette
P. L. Wallace
Thadeaus Scharf
E. C. Sholars
Wilman
McKeithen calls Southern Bell deceitful on rates
Public Service Commissioner John K McKeithen denounces Southern Bell statements as misleading and deceitful as he and the commission seek a rate cut while the company seeks an increase. Both sides appealed after District Judge G Caldwell Herget ruled unchanged rates in Louisiana.
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Public Service
John K. McKeithen
Southern Bell Telephone Company
State Public Service Commission
Southern Bells
Supreme Court
G. Caldwell Herget
Louisiana
McKeithen
Southern Bell
A, T. & T. Company
Louisiana Supreme Court
Commission
$5,203,783 Job on Old River to Begin Soon
Fifth District Congressman Otto E. Passman announced that a $5,203,783 contract for the Old River overbank control structure in Concordia parish will start within weeks. The project, awarded to F. & C. Engineering Co. of Houston, covers earthwork, piling, pipe, concrete and steel components with a 1000 day completion period. Passman credited Col. William H. Lewis, district engineer at Vicksburg, for informing him of the progress on this key lower Mississippi Valley river control and water conservation effort.
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Concordia Parish
Louisiana Fifth District
Otto E. Passman
U. S
Vicksburg
Passman
William H. Lewis
F. & C. Engineering Co
Houston
Tex
Old River
Four Airmen Die In Lake Charles Bomber Crash
A Lake Charles B-47 Stratojet crash killed four airmen during a training take-off. Capt Daniel A. Hawk, First Lt Richard C. Ramsdell, Capt Foster E. Sherwood, and Capt Edgar Shields—all aboard from the 44th Bomb Wing—died as the aircraft failed to stop after a 6,000 foot roll, flames and a right wing fire seen by control tower operators.
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Lake Charles
Daniel A. Hawk
Monrovia
Calif
Richard C. Ramsdell
Gloversville
N. Y
Foster E. Sherwood
Wayne
Mich
Edgar Shields
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