Sputnik Spins As Scientists Track The Lost Satellite
Washington reports Sputnik No 1 continues to circle earth with dead batteries and no sound as scientists worldwide aid in tracking. Radio Moscow announces a second satellite with a space trained dog named Kudryavka will be launched soon. Researchers at Smithsonian and the Jodrell Bank telescope aid in orbit calculations and tracking across the Arctic Circle.
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Washington
Russia
Radio Moscow
Sputnik No
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Moscow
Sputnik
Jodrell Bank
Arctic Circle
Kudryavka
Radio Audi
Firm Purchases 35 Acre Forsythe Ave Tract in Monroe
Louisville Construction Company acquired 35 acres on Forsythe Avenue for 104139.85 dollars in one of the city’s largest land transactions this year. The property was bought from G E Bass Company of Jackson Mississippi and deed was filed in Ouachita Parish courthouse. Plans call for Forsythe Park Addition Extension One a 115 lot ultra modern subdivision with 26 foot streets curbs sidewalks drainage street lights and lawns to FHA specs. Work starts in about 10 days with the first model home ready January 1 1958.
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Forsythe Avenue
Louisville Construction Company, Inc
Louisville Construction Company
O. D. Westbrook
Monroe
G. E. Bass Company, Inc
Jackson
Miss
Ouachita Parish
W. R. Reitzell
Forsythe Park Addition
Loop Road
Federal Housing Authority
Crash Fatal To W M Woman Mary Jeanette Case
Mary Jeanette Case 16 formerly Miss Bagwell of West Monroe died in a Tulsa Oklahoma traffic crash early Sunday. She had been residing in Norman where her husband a Texas man was stationed. Survivors include her mother Mrs J E Glomb of Inglewood California father J J Bagwell of Corpus Christi Texas an aunt Mrs W M Redding West Monroe grandparents Mr and Mrs W R Brown West Monroe and cousins. She attended St Pascal's Catholic School before marriage.
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Mary Jeanette Case
West Monroe
Tulsa
Okla
W. M. Redding
W. R. Brown
Downgraded Zhukov Sparks Western Speculation
Western observers in Moscow say Marshal Georgi Zhukov is downgraded by a Communist move to strengthen Khrushchev's control. News that he was relieved as defense minister fuels talk he may become first deputy premier or be reassigned to a diplomatic post in Washington.
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Moscow
Georgi K. Zhukov
Communist Party
Zhukov
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Howard Norton
Baltimore Sun
Soviet Union Confirms Unity After Antiparty Purge
Pravda emphasizes indestructible unity of party and people after a purge that removed senior officials. It notes no first deputy premiers remain in the government and hints at Khrushchev tightening control in the Kremlin while strengthening support for Soviet foreign policy decisions.
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V. M. Molotov
L. M. Kaganovich
Georgi Malenkov
Pravda
Communist Party
Zhukov
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Khrushaev
Kremlin
Taylor says countermissile in development
General Max D. Taylor announced the Nike Zeus antimissile project is in early development as the Army pursues a cost acceptable defense to preserve nuclear deterrence. He argued a functional antimisile system is achievable and essential after noting Russia's ICBM launch reports.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Assn
U.25 Army
Taylor
Russia
Devon
Missie
Pythian Sisters Host Halloween Tacky Party Tonight
The Monroe Temple No. 1 Pythian Sisters stage a Halloween tacky party at Castle Hall on St. John Street tonight at 8 o clock with surprise refreshments. Members of Friendship Temple No. 3 of Monroe and El Dorado Temple No. 1 are invited guests.
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Pythian Sisters
Monroe Temple
Castle Hall
St. John Street
Friendship Temple
Monroe
el Dorado Temple No
Louisiana State Fair winners in Future Farmers of America and 4 H
Two Catahoula Parish youths won multiple awards at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport last week. Clarendon Peck Jr of Sicily Island placed in three FHA groups including seventh in Angus yearling steers and sixth and seventeenth in Hereford junior yearlings and beef breed events.
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Catahoula Parish
Future Farmers of America
Shreveport
Clarendon Peck, Jr
Sicily Island
Heavy drinking and smoking raise throat cancer risk
New York researchers report heavy drinking defined as seven or more shots daily greatly increases throat and mouth cancer risk for heavy smokers. The risk is highest among pipe and cigar users, with vodka and whiskey treated as hard liquor. Further data needed on wine beer drinkers and alcohol alone effects.
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New York
American Cancer Society
Wynder
Tenn. Woman Called Before Senate Group
Grace Lorch of Tennessee, who sheltered Elizabeth Eckford during the Little Rock school crisis, was subpoenaed to testify before a Senate subcommittee on possible Communist activity in the South. She denounced the panel as subversive, recalling the 1957 violence and federal intervention to enforce integration.
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Memphis
Tenn
Grace Lorch
Little Rock
Ark
Senate
South
Armed Robbery Suspect Being Returned Here
A 21 year old serviceman AWOL from Ft Gordon Ga will be returned to Monroe to face armed robbery charges at Henderson s Curb Market 2000 Jackson Street. Charles Oliver Lantz Niagara Falls N Y admitted holding up the all night store about 530 Tuesday morning and said he had been AWOL since July. The robber fled with 245 dollars. The suspect was apprehended Sunday by Shreveport authorities and is held for local officers.
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Ft. Gordon
Monroe
Henderson
Jackson Street
James C. Kelly, Jr
Shreveport
Charles Oliver Lantz
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Georgia
James Baker
Jackson
Ruling Democrats Win In Turkey In 1950s Election
Turkish voters re elected Premier Adnan Menderes and his ruling Democratic Party but with a reduced 398 of 610 seats 65 percent share. The Republican People's Party cried foul while the government hailed a pro western policy victory. The Socialist party held key opposition but claimed moral victory.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Democratic Party
Republican People’s Party
Menderes
Syria
Soviet Union
Democrats
Republican National Party
The
Freedom Party
Auto Runs Wild W M Woman Hurt In West Monroe Crash
A West Monroe woman, Mrs. J Walker of Claiborne Community, escaped serious injury when her car ran off Jewell Street, hit a culvert, and flipped 24 feet into a drainage ditch. She is hospitalized in reasonably well condition. A second crash on Winnsboro Road at South 9th Street injured Mrs. J W Woodruff of Shreveport with two broken ribs. charges expected for reckless driving. The other driver, L L Pettit, 52, was uninjured.
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West Monroe
J. Walker
Claiborne Community
Jewell St
Love Joy Love
Pettit
Monroe
Woodruff
J. M. Walker
Claiborne
Highway 80
Warmer Air Expected in Louisiana After Cold Night
Monroe logged 29 degrees as the coldest point in Louisiana last night. The weatherman forecasts a slow warming trend through tomorrow with generally fair skies and no rainfall. Low temps tonight near 30 to 36, with scattered frost. highs tomorrow 60 to 64. Yesterday's highs ranged 53 at Shreveport to 62 at Lafayette.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Shreveport
Lafayette
Norstad Sees Swift NATO Response to Russian Threat
General Norstad told reporters after meeting President Eisenhower that NATO would respond forcefully and effectively to any Soviet attack on Turkey. He did not disclose details of the White House talks, which centered on NATO matters. The session followed by a presidential briefing with Secretary Dulles about Middle East concerns and the Zhukov removal.
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Washington
Saurigs Norstad
Turkey
NATO
Eisenhower
Norstad
White House
John Foster Dulles
Middle East
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet propose 82 nation body to replace disarmament panel
United Nations bulletin reports the Soviet Union urges dissolving the 12 nation Disarmament Commission and its five nation subcommittee. The plan would create a permanent 82 nation body open to public debate with limited private talks.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
Saint-Or-Sinner Convict Jailed After Hostage Drama
Willard Arthur Brown, 23, surrendered to police after a nationwide manhunt spanning Idaho Montana Utah and Wyoming. He held seven hostages including a woman and three children before releasing three youngsters and giving himself up on a call from his mother in New York. He escaped from Deer Lodge Montana prison Saturday. Brown faced serious charges including kidnapping rape robbery and threats to kill.
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Lava Hot Springs
Idaho
Brown
Montana
Deer Lodge
Willard Arthur Brown
Dorothy Wilczek
Jamestown
N. Y
Fullscale
Utah
Wyoming
Free Suspect In Orleans Murder
Houston roofer, 25, arrested in connection with the murder of Maud Lind in New Orleans. He was released after questioning. Two other suspects were also questioned and freed. One was taken near the church where the funeral for Lind, 57, was held. A third suspect matching the assailant’s description was arrested on Cana Street.
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New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Mystery Blasts Hit Pipelines in Texas Towns
A series of blasts damaged two natural gas pipelines near the Lone Star steel plant in Tex the fall cold wave left 88 northeastern Texas towns without gas for a time. Texas Ranger Sgt Arthur Hill called it sabotage. no arrests were reported.
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Dringerfield
Tex
Texas
Arthur Hill
Syria and Soviet Sign Economic Pact Amid Tensions
In Damascus, Syria and the Soviet Union sign an economic accord including a $100 million loan. The pact strengthens Moscow’s role in Syria's dams railways and Latakia port while Premier Sabri Assali warns Western pressure will not sway Syria. The agreement coincides with charges against the United States and Turkey and anticipated UN remarks.
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Syria
Russia
Damascus
Soviet Union
Latakia
Sabri Assali
United States
Turkey
U.S
Audits Fault Four Police Juries for Flat Expenses and Poor Records
State audits criticize four police juries including LaSalle Winn Jefferson Davis for flat expense allowances and weak accounting. LaSalle spent about 28000 on culverts and lumber without bids. several gravel hauling payments exceeded 2500 without bidding. Ward systems and centralized control scrutinized. payments often lacked proper support.
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Baton Rouge
LaSalle Parish
J.B. Lancaster
LaSalle
Winn Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish
Morgan City Man Killed After Argument in Mississippi
Leonard Fredericks a 54 year old Negro shot and killed Ray Ladner a 33 year old white man after an argument in Kiln Mississippi. Fredericks fled in an automobile and was sought by deputies and highway patrol all night. The killing occurred at a combination grocery cafe about ten miles north of Bay St Louis.
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Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Leonard Fredericks
Sylvan Ladner
Ray Ladr
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Morgan City
Fredericks
Ladner
Highway Patrol
Kiln
Here
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Sloan Ketting Institute For Cancer
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Eastland
Baker
South Grand Street
W. M. Woman Hurt
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Morris County
A. E. Howell
Lone Star Steel Plant
Ed Ball
United Steelworkers of America
Gilmer
Henry Cabot Lodge
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