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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1959

Page

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Kaiser Steel Breaks With Industry in Strike Talks

Kaiser Steel Corp, a top 12 producer, broke with industry unity today amid efforts to end a 104 day steel strike. The firm said it would bargain alone with the United Steelworkers in Washington, while other mills opened talks in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. A Taft-Hartley injunction decision was pending from the U.S. Court of Appeals, potentially forcing 500,000 striking workers back to work for 80 days. Kaiser ranks ninth in capacity at 2,933,000 ingot tons annually.

Pittsburgh Kaiser Steel Corp United Steelworkers Union Kaiser Washington USW U.S. Steel Corp U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals Taft-Hartley U.S. District Court American Iron & Steel Institute Jark Kaiser

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Ruled In Bride's Death

Virginia Kraft Dore, 39, wife of six weeks, was found dead in the Honey Bear Farm resort home garage where one car was running. Autopsy attributed poisoning as cause. investigators consider suicide, accident, or foul play. Husband, Ed Wavro, Kenneth County coroner, notes no note found and doors locked. Dore, Chicago candy executive, had attended Ohio State Wisconsin game in Madison.

Genoa City Wis Virginia Kraft Dore Ed Wavro Kenosha County Stephen Holt Kenosha Wavro Dore Stevens Candy Co Chicago Madison

Nobel Awards In Physics Won By Two Americans

Stockholm AP Two American atomic scientists won the 1959 Nobel physics prize for the discovery of the anti proton proving matter exists in two forms. Emilio Segre born in Tivoli Italy and Dr Owen Chamberlain born in San Francisco both at University of California Berkeley shared the prize with chemistry laureate Jaroslaw Heyrovsky. They will share 42606 dollars and credited the anti proton with advancing understanding of the sub atomic world.

Stockholm Emilio Segre Owen Chamberlain San Francisco University of California At Berkeley Jaroslaw Heyrovsky Czechoslovakia Heyrovsky Segre and Chamberlain Swedish Academy of Sciences Alfred Nobel Berkeley Calif Paul Dirac Britain Erwin Schroedinger Berlin University Segre Clyde Weigand Thomas Ypsilantis California University Tivoli Italy University of Rome Enrico Fermi

Monroe Hosts Convention of La Nurses

The 55th annual Louisiana Nurses' Association convention opens in Monroe with over 150 delegates from across the state. At the Frances Hotel through Oct. 30, the program features Miss Mathilda Scheuer as principal speaker and a panel on Mental and Emotional Needs of the General Patient.

Louisiana Nurses’ Association Mathilda Scheuer American Nurses’ Association Miss Scheuer Pennsylvania Nurses’ Associaion General Hospital Monroe D. W. McArthur Louisiana Training Institute Joyce Travelbee Department of Nursing LSU Brigida St. Francis Hospital Vera Gilbert New Orleans Lucille Sawyer Shreveport Frances Hotel

Cold Front Expected Today Brings Cooler Air

A cold front from Texas with north winds up to 15 mph is due in the Twin City area between 3 and 4 pm. The air will be cold and dry with no rain expected. recent highs reached 77 in places and 81 in Shreveport, Louisiana, with no rainfall reported statewide.

Shivvery Texas Selman Field Twin City Louisiana Shreveport

Woman’s promise to be on time carries heavy wait

A lighthearted note reflects a woman’s pledge to arrive promptly, noting the humorous tension between expectation and reality. The joke hinges on delaying factors, turning punctuality into a playful social test.

Miss Marie Nelsen to solo with El Dorado Symphony

Miss Marie King Nelsen the 15 year old daughter of Mrs Haakon Nelsen of 2519 North 12th Street Monroe will be guest soloist with the El Dorado Arkansas Symphony Orchestra tonight and Tuesday night She is a Neville High School student and will perform the Concertstucke by Weber She studied this past summer at Aspen Colorado with Madam Rosina Shevinne a leading Russian pianist

Marie King Nelsen Haakon Nelsen North 12Th Street Monroe el Dorado, Ark Symphony Nelsen Neville High School Weber Aspen Colorado

Neville High Alumna Joins Alabama Debate Squad

Mildred Levi, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Levi of 330 Auburn Avenue Monroe, has been selected as a member of the University of Alabama debate squad. A freshman, she graduates Neville High School and majors in business education with an English minor.

Mildred Levi Bernard Levi Auburn Avenue Monroe University of Alabama Miss Levi University Neville High School

Triskaidekaphobia and Abner Americanus in Baers Almanac

Lancaster PA AP reports Baers Agricultural Almanac for 1960 warns triskaidekaphobia sufferers about Friday the 13th on the second Friday of May, the only 13th Friday that year. The Almanac, printed in Pennsylvania Dutch country, features Abner Americanus with home town aphorisms and practical notes on nails and winter.

Lancaster Abner Americanus Lancaster County

Soviets Open New Bid For Disarmament

Soviet propaganda steps up a campaign to show complete disarmament benefits the West economically while capitalism is doomed without arms. Premier Khrushchev is praised for peace and prosperity as Moscow pushes friendship with the United States, stressing unity of the socialist camp but offering new disarmament proposals.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Stalin Khrushchev United States Soviet Union Washington Literary Gazette Harvard Philosoph

Monroe Official Calls For Alleys Improvement

Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez urged upgrading unpaved alleys to fix drainage. He noted downtown alleys and those north south of Louisville Avenue require paving to channel water into streets and storm systems. He said cooperation from property owners is needed and concrete construction is required.

W. D. H. Rodriguez Rodriguez Louisville Avenue Utilities Commission

Walkout Decision Slated Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA AP The U S 3rd Circuit will decide at 4 p m Tuesday whether the United Steelworkers Union must return to work under a Taft Hartley injunction or may continue their walkout The three judge court Biggs Hastie and Goodrich heard arguments last Thursday The walkout of 500 000 workers is in its 104th day Negotiations continue in Pittsburgh awaiting the court ruling and the decision is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court Regardless of ruling the strike persists and the outcome could shape the steel dispute for months.

Philadelphia U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals United Steelworkers Union John Biggs Jr William H. Hastie Herbert Goodrich Pittsburgh Circuit Court U.S. Supreme Court

At Least 9 Die In Louisiana Weekend Accidents

United Press International reports at least nine people died in Louisiana accidents over the weekend. A 2 year old burned in a weed patch after a lighter was dropped by his brother. a 57 year old woman died in a three car crash near Oakdale. a 17 year old LSU student, James T. Swindle Jr., died in a sports car crash in uptown New Orleans during Tulane homecoming. Others included deaths from crashes near Shreveport, St Martinville, and Covington, with multiple injuries and fatalities across several parishes.

Louisiana Roger Bernard Marksville Lake Charles Oakdale Regise Fontenot New Orleans Uptown James T. Swindle Jr Louisiana State University Tulane L. L. Linson Shreveport Caddo Parish Linson Birmingham Ala Rueal G. Smith Smith St. Martinville Francis Chaplin James Larry Hamilton Port Sulphur Myrtle Grove Carl Byrd Vivian Oil City John R. Cook Sumrall Miss Covington

Truck Crashes Pins Driver In Embankment

A gravel truck operator, Parker Johnson, about 40, was pinned in the cab for about 90 minutes when his vehicle veered off old Columbia Road and toppled into a 10 foot embankment. He was rushed to St Francis hospital in critical condition. The truck, carrying a full load of wet sand and gravel, damaged steering column and gear shift. the engine rested at a 35 degree angle. The other driver reported the truck swerved into his path near Luna while descending the hill.

West Monroe Parker Johnson Old Columbia Road Johnson Sam Hanna Columbia Road Cert Gant St. Francis Hospital Luna

Desert Patrols Find 3 Bodies in Nubian Desert

Cairo AP reports desert patrols found the bodies of American John Armstrong of Belleville New Jersey and two Frenchmen Yves Tommy Martin and Jean Pulu, all missing since July 26. A second American remains missing. Nubian guide body also recovered. Police say the missing man may have wandered off after exhaustion from a mirage.

Cairo U.S Africa John Armstrong Belleville N.J Donald Shannon Milwaukee Wis Yves Tommy Martin Jean Pulu Col Issam Fouad Aswan

Castro calls for million-voice protest in Havana

Cubans massed into Havana from provinces in response to Fidel Castro's call for a million-voice protest against U S aggression. Labor leaders urged arming 500 000 workers and expanding armed forces budgets as Castro prepared a large rally at the presidential plaza while police blocked anti Castro leaflets and planes.

Havana Fidel Castro United States Cuba Castro Florida Cuban Confederation of Labor David Salvador Salvador Ministry of the Armed Forces Raul U.S

Maine man nabbed in abduction case near Greenfield

State police said Rodney Austin 44 of Newcastle Maine was captured in Shelburne Falls eight miles from Greenfield after a farmer recognized him from a call. He faces fugitive warrants charging abduction and rape and will appear in North Adams District Court Tuesday.

Greenfield Mass Rodney Austin Newcastle Maine State Police Timothy Moran Boston Austin Shelburne Falls Here Moran North Adams District Court

Witness says Marcello filed joint tax returns

A Louisiana revenue official testified Vincent and Carlos Marcello filed joint partnership income tax returns for Jefferson Music Co. of New Orleans. Ward stated both signed for 1952 53 57 58 while 1954 55 56 returns list Vincent as sole owner.

Washington UPI Louisiana Revenue Vincent Carlos Marcello Jefferson Music Co New Orleans Vincent Marcello Federal District Court Here Federal Communications Commission James Doud Aaron Kohn Metropolitan Crime Commission District of Columbia Carlos John F. Ward Louisiana Revenue Department Ward Louisiana Robert L. Roland Marily Summers

Law Enforcement Parade Kicks Off Week in Monroe Area

A 3 30 p m parade through Monroe and West Monroe showcased patrol and emergency gear from Ouachita Parish and Twin Cities agencies. Law Enforcement Week runs through Saturday with officials including Lt. James A. Daniel and James E. Martin prominent, featuring river patrols flood units and FBI representations.

Ouachita Parish Twin Cities Monroe West Monroe Fearl K. Long James A. Daniel Louisiana State Police James E. Martin Federal Bureau of Investigation

Admitted Rapist Breaks Missouri Jail With Companion

Ronald Lee Wolfe 30 and another prisoner escaped a Troy jail by punching through the roof. They stole two cars, one with a shotgun and ammunition, while officers and county authorities searched across the area. Wolfe, released from a federal prison less than two weeks earlier, had been jailed on charges of raping an eight year old Troy girl. He was captured the next day in Hannibal after a chase and admitted the assault. He waived preliminary hearing and is held without bond for trial December 14.

Troy Ronald Lee Wolfe Missouri Highway Patrol Wolfe Atlanta Warrenton William Buffington Mobile Ala Hannibal Missouri

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