London Dock Strike Deepens Amid Last Minute Union Move
Britain faces a 26th day of crippling waterfront stoppages as a last minute union maneuver scuttles a tentative truce. About 43,000 workers are idle while government eyes use of troops to unload vital imports. Dock employers in London agreed to a temporary armistice on overtime rules, but the dispute over compulsory overtime persists.
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London
Britain
National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers
Lottery Suspects Arrested In State and Orleans Raids
Eleven people were charged with operating lotteries after state and New Orleans police raided 10 alleged lottery establishments. Guns or sledge hammers were used to break in as part of a joint operation following talks between authorities. The arrests, for violation of city and state gambling laws, were announced by officials including Francis C. Grevemberg and Provoosty A. Davies, confirming ongoing cooperative efforts.
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New Orleans
Francis C. Grevemberg
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Col
Provosty A. Davries
Davries
First Duck Killed By Motorist
Mrs. Katherine Butler Barnes of Jena, en route from Shreveport to Jena, reports a wild duck struck her windshield near Winnfield and Clarence at about 5 50 p m. causing total loss of both vehicle and duck. The incident is noted as possibly the first legal duck kill of the 1954 season without license or stamp. Her son David accompanied her. her father T S Butler hunted squirrels Thursday and had no catch.
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Katherine Butler Barnes
Jena
Shreveport
Winnfield
Clarence
Kiki
David
Salesman Killed Near New Orleans
A 51 year old aluminum plant union steward, John E. Harper, died when his car left the road and struck a pecan tree near Reggio about 20 miles southeast of New Orleans. Deputy sheriff Wallace Morales said there were no skid marks and Harper may have fallen asleep. death due to a skull fracture. He is survived by his widow, his mother, three sisters and a half-brother.
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New Orleans
Union
Stewart
Reggio
St. Bernard
Wallace Morales
John E. Harper
Morales
Harper
Delacroix Island
Roark Appointed Acting Postmaster in West Monroe
Homer B. Roark, longtime assistant postmaster at West Monroe, will be sworn in as acting postmaster to fill the vacancy created by Oliver W. Boyd Jr. promotion. Guy T. Elliott was disqualified for not meeting residency requirements. Inspector F. H. Clampit to administer the oath. Boyd moves to assistant district manager in New Orleans.
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Homer B. Roark
West Monroe
Oliver W. Boyd
Guy T. Elliott
Roark
F. H. Clampit
Boyd
Bureau of Post Office Operations
New Orleans
Baptist Home Elects Leaders and Plans Budget Increase
The Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home annual meeting re-elected L. B. Pettit as board president and D. C. Black as superintendent. Velma Glass was named treasurer and T. H. Scott re-elected executive chair. Budget for 1955 set at 135000 with a planned dormitory at 60000.
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Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
L. B. Pettit
D. C. Black
Velma Glass
T. H. Scott
de Colmer
Attendant of Barksdale Officer Pleads Guilty on Bond Forgery
In Shreveport Louisiana the 30 year old wife of a Barksdale AFB captain pleaded guilty to 72 counts of forging and cashing stolen United States Savings bonds and faced potential penalties including a lengthy prison term and fines.
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Shreveport
Lapi
Barksdale Air Force Base
United States Savings
McCarthy predicts Senate to censure him in November session
Senator McCarthy predicts the Senate will vote to censure him when the session opens November 8. He says very few members will consider the evidence with an open mind.
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Washington
McCarthy
R.wis
Senate
Eisenhower vows no war to solve unemployment
President Eisenhower, speaking at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to about 2,500, pledged that America will not go to war to fix unemployment. He said prosperity under Democrats relied on war and that his administration will seek jobs for the unemployed without a war economy. He travels to urge votes for GOP Rep. George Bender in Ohio.
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Eisenhower
America
Cleveland Hopkins
Cleveland
Washington
Ohio
GOP
George Bender
Trial Set For Former Bastrop Man November 8
Ross Hawkins, formerly of Bastrop, goes on trial November 8 for murdering his wife and arson in an alleged staged accident. He pleaded innocent yesterday before Circuit Judge Homer Currie and was jailed to await trial. Sheriff A E Bounds said Hawkins used a pipe to kill his wife near Polkville last August and burned the car to collect insurance.
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Raleigh
Miss
Ross Hawkins
Bastrop
Homer Currie
A. E. Bounds
Hawkins
Polkville
Jackson
Bounds
Louisiana Boards to Recheck 3 A Registrants in November
Lt. Col. Leo W. Davis acting director of the Louisiana Selective Service System announced that 89 local draft boards will recheck all 3 A registrants during November to determine if continued deferments from induction and service are warranted.
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New Orleans
Leo W. Davis
Louisiana Selective Service System
Jury To View Death Scene With Sheppard
In Cleveland Dr Samuel H Sheppard nears a visit to the Lake Erie shore home where his wife Marilyn was found beaten to death. A jury of seven men and five women was sworn with two alternates to be chosen and report today for possible inclusion in the panel.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Lakeshore
Marilyn
Sheppard
Edward Blythin
Lake Erie
Bay Village
Monroe Bastrop Highway bids opened November
Louisiana highway department will open sealed bids on November 3 for a two mile hot mix overlay on U S 165 from Ouachita parish line to Bastrop in Morehouse parish. The project aims to fix bumps and dips on the north south arterial route with an estimated two months to complete after starting. Fred Preaus, Highway Board chairman, said bids are due by 11 00 a m at Baton Rouge highway headquarters.
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Louisiana Highway Department
Monroe-Bastrop Highway
U. S. 165
Morehouse Parish
Highway Board
Fred Preaus
Ouachita Parish
Bastrop
Preaus
Baton Rouge
Joe Cooper Third Hearing Set In Shotgun Incident
Judge Howell will hold a third hearing this afternoon in the case of Joe Cooper who is at L T I after using a loaded shotgun to threaten two school officials to free his dog. Cooper has been confined since Oct. 5 following the Ransom School incident.
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Howell
Joe Cooper
Ransom School
Twin Cities
$80,000 Permit Issued For Monroe Parking Building
A building permit valued at $80,000 is issued for a three story concrete parking structure at 119 North 3rd Street in Monroe. The Delta Theater sits beside it and Car Park Inc will operate the lot, with Sandel and Lastrapes as contractors as crews clear debris from a prior fire-destroyed building.
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Monroe
S. H. Awl
North 3Rd Street
Delta Theater
Monroe Furniture Co
Car Park, Inc
Sandel and
Lastrapes
Explosion at plant kills six firemen in Philadelphia
A clogged vent on a 4,000 gallon chemical tank caused an explosion at a Philadelphia plant. Six firefighters died and the site had previously been warned about license failures.
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Philadelphia
Costello Shot At Home In Greenlease Kidnap Case
Joseph Costello an ex convict and key figure in the Greenlease kidnap scheme was found shot and seriously wounded in a bedroom of his St Louis home He told police the revolver fire happened while cleaning it at 315 am and that it was accidental His wife heard the shot and alerted officers Costello hospitalized and undergoing treatment while denying any escape or out of danger notes in the record.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Costello
Greenlease
Costello
Thomas Hale
Carl Austin Hall
Explanation Of Amendments To Be Given Sunday
Explanation of 31 proposed Louisiana constitutional amendments will run in Sundays World to aid voters. The piece will be split into two parts: a short amendment explanation and a blank yes no ballot form. Voters have three minutes to mark their ballots, so prior preparation is urged.
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Louisiana
Louisiana highway plan calls for 15 year, 2.6 billion buildout
Senator James Sparks urged the Louisiana Legislative Council to back an 18 month survey report proposing a 15 year program costing 2.6 billion dollars to upgrade highways, roads, and streets. He said new revenue sources are needed as current Highway Department funding covers only maintenance.
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Baton Rouge
James Sparks
Monroe
Louisiana Legislative Council
Louisiana
East
Sparks
Highway Department
Tidelands
Powell Sentenced to Jail for Refusing to Answer Court Order
Clyde L. Powell former assistant federal housing commissioner was sentenced to a year in jail for criminal contempt after disobeying a grand jury order to answer questions. The judge denied a delay for appeal and rejected defense requests for liberty pending appeal amid a bribery inquiry into the Federal Housing Administration.
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Washington
Clyde L. Powell
U. S. Dist
F. Dickinson Letts
Powell
Federal Housing Administration
Letts
Daniel B. Maher
Maher
U.S. Court of Appeals
Plans Set For Eighth Annual Louisiana Health Council Meet
Plans for the eighth annual Louisiana Health Council conference are formed for November 11 and 12 in Monroe. Dr. M. C. Wiginton of Hammond will preside. Speakers include H. E. Slusher, Aubrey Gates, Dr. S. J. Phillips, J. B. Robertson, Miss Marion Souza, Dr. Edward Grant, and Edward Cameron. Sessions occur at Frances and Virginia Hotels with a banquet November 11 in the Virginia Hotel Crystal Ballroom. Officers will be elected November 12.
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Louisiana Health Council
Monroe
M. C. Wiginton
Hammond
The
Health Council
Louisiana
H. E. Slusher
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Jefferson City
Farm Bureau Federation
Aubrey Gates
American Medical Association
Little Rock
Ark
AMA
S. J. Phillips
Louisiana State Board of Health
J. B. Robertson
State Department of Education
Marion Souza
Edward Dp. Grant
Department of Institutions
Edward Pp. Cameron
Department of Public Welfare
Frances
Virginia
Crystal Ball
Wiginton
Temperature Near Freezing In Twin City Morning
The Twin City area woke to a low of 39 degrees about 5 30 a m and a noon high of 59 with skies partly cloudy. Winds shifted from north-northwesterly at 20 to 25 mph to 10 12 mph as the day progressed per C A A spokesman.
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Twin City
Where To Find It Classified Comics and Society
Classified page highlights include comics on pages 21 22 and 23 and Society listings on page 4. Local sports coverage appears on pages 8 9 and 14 15. Public safety feature urges preventing forest fires to keep Louisiana green.
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Msuisty
Dtsuivisen, Ptt
Society
Louisiana
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