U S Stands By Egypt as Britain France Move in Suez
The White House affirmed the United States will aid any victim of aggression in the Middle East. Hagerty cited the 1950 pledge while noting Britain and France vetoed a UN cease fire request as Eisenhower and Dulles weighed responses amid Israel Egypt clashes. reports suggested potential cuts to Israeli aid to deter Sinai invasion. future steps discussed at White House meetings included economic measures and mobilization plans. Eden said Britain and France would act in the Suez Zone with or without U S approval, refusing to seek U S consent to defend vital interests.
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White House
United States
Middle East
James C. Hagerty
Great Britain
France
United Nations Security Council
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Egypt
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Dulles
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
United Sttes
Europe
West
Germany
Spain
London
Eden
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
House of Commons
Israel Radio
Suez
Cairo
Hugh Gaitskell
Nasser
J. EE. Coulson
Waves Of French British Planes Headed For Suez
Cairo reports Britain's warning to Egyptians to clear airfields as a French British expeditionary force was expected to seize the Suez Canal. Reports of troop planes from Cyprus later proved premature as port towns along the canal reported calm. The Voice of Israel warned Gaza that its border would soon be closed as Sinai operations were said to wind up.
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Cairo
Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Haifa
Canal
London
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Port Said
Ismailia
Suez
Voice of Israel
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Monroe Area Weather Forecast Reflects Cooling Trend
Northeast Louisiana enjoys fair and cooler weather after heavy rainfall. A report shows 37 inches of rain for Monroe area yesterday afternoon. Tonight lows expected 46 to 50 degrees, Thursday highs 70 to 74. Selman Field recorded a 50 degree low last night, rising to 66 before noon. No pollen reading due to yesterday’s rain.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Selman Field
Mercury
Eisenhower to Address Middle East Crisis Tonight
President Eisenhower will address the Middle East crisis on nationwide television and radio for about 15 minutes from the White House. The White House said the talk will describe the American position amid Israel's actions in Egypt and the evolving regional tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Missing Link In Fighting Yid Britain France And Iynel Plan
James Marlow reports on the mid East crisis, noting Britain and France sought to topple Egyptian President Nasser to seize the Suez Canal. U.S. opposition delayed action as Dulles explored peaceful options while Ankara… The piece hints at a broader Western strategy and mounting tensions centering on Suez and Egyptian resistance.
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Britain
France
Iynel
Loot Recovered as Cheneyville Bank Robbers Caught
Federal officials hold two men and the loot after bank robbery in Cheneyville. Stanley Seltenrich and Jerry Clymore, both charged, were captured six hours later after police spotted them swimming in Bayou Teche near New Iberia. They surrendered and tossed the money to the bank before fleeing in a car.
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Alexandria
Cheneyville
Stanley Earl Seltenrich
Johnston
8. C
Jerry Wayne Clymore
Nowata
Okio
Seltenrich
Bayou Teche
New Iberia
Clymore
C. T. Tanner
Tanner
Halloween Night Warning From Police Chiefs
West Monroe Police Chief Jeff Caldwell and Monroe Assistant Chief George Wood urged safe Halloween celebration. They endorsed fun and festivity while warning against vandalism. Extra police will be on duty as a precaution to deter pranks as youths and parents are urged to join planned events in Monroe and West Monroe.
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West Monroe
Jeff Caldwell
Monroe
George Wood Wednesday
Soviet Retreat From Hungary In Full Swing
Soviet retreat from Budapest gains momentum as tanks withdraw under air force leaflets while Hungarian forces tighten control of the city. AVH purge continues with claimed executions, and the government moves toward multiparty rule. Mindszenty returns amid toppled symbols and removal of communist emblems.
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Budapest
Hungary
Danube
AVH
Red Hungarian
Imre Nagy
Communist Party
Red Army
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Segregationists, LEA Meet In Secret Session
Segregation leaders and Louisiana Board of Education held a secret session to discuss potential requirements for eligibility certificates at state colleges. Sen Rainach Rep Garrett and counsel W M Shaw attended with the board in a closed session. board members were not available for comment. The session followed a prior closed meeting, and the LSU Board of Supervisors planned continuation on page nine.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Board of Education
W. M. Rainach
Summerfield
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
W. M. Shaw
Homer
Rainach
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Former Call Girl Spurs Reopening Of Sheppard Case
In Cleveland, a former call girl reported as the tipster prompted Assistant County Prosecutor Saul Dana ceau to reopen the Sheppard murder inquiry. The informer, said to be held in an eastern Ohio institution, suggested the operator of a Cleveland vice racket may have been at Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's home. Marilyn Sheppard, pregnant wife of the osteopath, was bludgeoned to death in their suburbs on July 4, 1954.
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Saul Danaceau
Sheppard
Cleveland Ress
Danaceau
Cal
Ohio
Cleveland Press
Samuel H. Sheppard
Danacea
Marilyn
Ouachita Bank Buys Building On St. John
Ouachita National Bank has purchased the 60 by 300 foot brick building at 114 St. John Street, now occupied by Home Furniture, paying $68,000 from the J. B. Lindsay estate. The sale, announced Wednesday, runs through the block facing St. John and South Grand. Home Furniture is closing out its business.
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Ouachita Bank
St. John
The
Ouachita National Bank
St. John Street
Home Furniture Company
South Grand Streets
J. B. Lindsay
Passman Cites Dinner Tonight By Democrats
Louisiana congressman Otto F. Passman declared that southern members would favor a Democratic over a Republican administration. He expressed gratification that 250 to 300 enthusiastic citizens from northeast Louisiana parishes are expected to attend a $10-a-plate dinner tonight.
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Congress
Louisiana Fifth District
Otto F. Passman
Louisiana
Fifth Congressional District
Marcello Ordered Out Of U S In 72 Hours
New Orleans based Carlos Marcello of Gretna La has been ordered to report for deportation to Italy within 72 hours. Sam Bernsen acting director of the immigration service said the Italian embassy in Washington changed position making deportation possible.
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New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Gretna
Italy
Sam Bernsen
Immigration Service
Washington
Marcello
Monroe utilities board hires Thomas Underwood as general manager
The Monroe city utilities commission names Thomas Howard Underwood of Sacramento as general manager of the electric power and water systems. He starts November 15 with a salary of 14 000 annually plus 130 monthly expenses. his total is about 15 506 a year. The five member board serves without pay. Underwood has a long utilities background including work in Florida California and northern California. He is a Blakely Georgia native and an engineer with World War II service and a bronze star.
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City of Monroe Utilities Commission
Thomas Howard Underwood
Sacramento
Calif
Monroe Electric Power and Water Systems
W. L. Howard
H. W. McSherry
William Rodriguez
Underwood
C. C. Boardman
The
Utilities Commission
George Snellings, Jr
Haynes Harkey
W. J. Pipes, Jr
Monroe
Citizens Utility Company
California
Florida Power Corporation
Coast Counties Gas and Electric Company
Blakely
Georgia
Admiral Bissett
UNS
Okinawa
Paris Defense Ministry declares combined British French operations begin
The Defense Ministry announced that joint British French operations in the Suez Canal area started today at 6:40 p.m. Egyptian time. The notice followed a military report from Cyprus headquarters confirming the aerial and naval bombardment had commenced.
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Paris
Defense Ministry
Suez Canal
Cyprus
Israelis Claim Big Air Strikes East of Ismailia
Israeli forces reported destroying scores of Egyptian vehicles in air attacks on convoys east of Ismailia and said they reached within 10 miles of the Suez Canal, the line Britain and France called the ultima tum. Egyptian HQ said MiGs engaged and claimed 10 Israeli planes shot down while admitting two Egyptian aircraft were lost.
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Ismailia
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Stevenson Reiterates UN Peace Patrol Plan in Mid East
Adlai E Stevenson told a Philadelphia audience he proposed UN patrols in the Middle East to prevent violence and hydrogen bomb experiments. He said the Eisenhower administration dismissed the idea and planned speeches in New York and Pittsburgh to rally support for his Pennsylvanian bid.
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Stevenson
Philadelphia
Adial F. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Middle East
New York
Pittsburgh
Democratic Standard
Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
United Nations
Guilty Gamblers Get 30 Day Reprieve in New Orleans
Four gamblers sentenced to jail were released by a one day reprieve from Gov. Earl Long. Frank Schnell Christopher Baum Lionel Barthelemy and Salvadore Compagno presented signed reprieves and did not begin terms. August J. Mills Jr. surrendered and began a one year sentence after already serving time.
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New Orleans
Earl Long
Frank Schnell
Christopher Baum
Lionel Barthelemy
Salvadore Compagno
Charles Heyd
August J. Mills Jr
Mills
Schnell, Baum and
Barthelemy
Compagno
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Free World
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Sheppard Case
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