Lassiter Elected District Attorney in Fourth Judicial District
Albin P. Lassiter defeated George Fink in the runoff to win the district attorney post. Lassiter led 8 738 to 7 551 in Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes with unofficial returns. He takes office in December as Fred Fudickar Jr. completes his term.
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Fourth Judicial District
Albin P. Lassiter
Lassiter
George Fink
Ouachita
Morehouse
Fink
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Fudickar
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Joe R. White
Gilbert Brown
Brown
D. A
Monroe
Legion Gets Down To Work On Main Issues
At the national convention the American Legion voted to back the comic book industry against a small fraction exploiting lewdness and horror. Delegates, tired from a mammoth parade, began drafting resolutions on foreign policy and universal military training, while AFL president Meany criticized Eisenhower’s world leadership stance.
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Washington
American Legion
Umit
AFL
George Meany
Eisenhower
Attlee Leads British Delegation From Red China Visit
In Hong Kong on September 1, former British prime minister Clement Attlee and a Labor delegation left Red China after a tour that drew mixed reactions. Attlee avoided commentary while Henry W. Franklin of the National Union of Railwaymen answered most questions, appearing irritated by one inquiry.
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Hong Kong
Lement Attlee
Red China
Attlee
Labor Party
Henry W. Franklin
Itional Union of Railwaymen
Franklin
GOP Softpedals Anti-Red Issue At Conference
In Cincinnati AP dispatch Republicans steer away from anti- Communist rhetoric at a strategy conference with Vice President Nixon. Nixon will be busy with other tasks and dismisses the McCarthy Army report as unlikely to affect November elections. The Darby subcommittee favors the Eisenhower slogan peace progress and prosperity and praises GOP actions on national defense and security while stressing a continued fight against Communists.
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Cincinnati
Nixon
Congress
Senate Investigations
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Army
Stevens
GOP National Committee
Leonard W. Hall
McCarthy Army
Hall
McCarthy
Harry Darby
Kansas
Eisenhower
Darby
Communist Party
83Rd Congress
Department of Justice
National Committee
Darby Subcommittee
Complaints Investigated By Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
The Ouachita Parish sheriff's department reports 409 complaints investigated in August, from July 31 to August 31, ranging from barking dogs to murder under a new filing system. The system numbers all complaints and files involved parties alphabetically, with duplicate copies and periodic reviews. Files are accessible to other law enforcement agencies.
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Ouachita Parish
Grant
Monroe Inspections Approve August Building Permits
Building permits totaling $595 320 were issued in Monroe in August. The majority funds cover 67 new dwellings valued at $529 750 plus four garages and cafe stands totaling $14 700. Additional items include a recreational building, an auto agency, 17 dwelling alterations, 5 moved buildings and other repairs bringing the August total.
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Monroe
H. Awl
Floods in India Kill Dozens and Destroy Homes
Eastern and northeastern India report floods that have killed dozens, left thousands homeless, and damaged over three million acres of crops. Millions face destitution as rivers overflow and rain persists.
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New Delhi
India
Holcomb Elected City Marshal In West Monroe
Holcomb defeats Gray Hicks in the West Monroe Democratic primary to win the city marshal post. Ward 5 groceryman Pete O Holcomb leads by a small margin in unofficial results 2 496 to 2 048 from 13 precincts and will assume office later this year. Hicks had been appointed after the death of Marshal Kilgore last December and campaigned to retain the post despite Holcomb's victory. The marshal’s duties cover West Monroe proper and nearby areas and work with the city judge in civil court.
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West Monroe
Grayson Hicks
Pete O. Holcomb
Hicks
Holcomb
Robert Kilgore
Forward Five
Theity Hall
George W Welch Named Principal at Ouachita School
Ouachita Parish School Board appoints George W Welch as principal of the Parish Grammar School replacing Joseph F Craig who resigned. Welch, a longtime educator, previously led Crosley Grammar School in West Monroe and was set to lead Lenwis School this year. Craig declined comment. Board also approved maternity leave policy and a list of teachers including Mrs Mary B McCoy and Mrs Ernest.
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Ouachita Parish
George W. Welch
Parish
Joseph F. Craig
W. W. Ward
Welch
Crosley Grammar School
West Monroe
Lenwis School
Craig
Ward
Mary B. McCoy
Ernest
Ruiz Cortines vows peso not to be devalued again
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines told Congress on Wednesday in Mexico City that it is his firm decision not to cut the peso's value again, signaling a stance against another devaluation.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Congress
Planes Crash Near SHREVEPORT After Landing Gear Failure
Two planes crashlanded yesterday in SHREVEPORT within minutes and about three miles apart as landing gear failed. No injuries reported and investigations start to determine cause.
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Shreveport
General To Be Freed Walk To Freedom For French Prisoner
In Hanoi on September 1 returning French prisoners said Brigadier General Christian de Castries, famed hero of Dien Bien Phu, will walk to freedom on Thursday. The report cites Communist authorities confirming the plan.
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Hanoi
Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Farm Census Field Office Opens in Monroe Louisiana
A 1954 Census of Agriculture field office is opened at 109 Louisville Avenue Monroe Louisiana. Anna W Slagle is named supervisor with O Landon Miles as supervisor's clerk. The office will organize interview hire train crews enumerators and begin preliminary work this fall for counties including Avoyelles Bienville Bossier Caddo Caldwell Catahoula and others with about 23 crew leaders and 383 enumerators planned.
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Anna W. Slagle
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Landon Miles
Slagle
Avoyelles
Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Caldwell
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
Desoto
E. Carroll
Franklin
Grant
Jackson
LaSalle
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Rapides
Red River
Richland
Sabine
Tensas
Union
Vernon
Webster
West Carroll
Winn
West Germany’s terms loom as EDC talks shift focus
Paris reporting that the Western defense struggle pivots to Bonn as diplomats weigh German demands for sovereignty and rearmament. Adenauer cautions the Bonn agreement faces rejection, while French leaders warn EDC failure may revive Wehrmacht power.
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Paris
France
West Germany
America
Germany
U.S
John Foster Dulles
NATO Council
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Bonn
West
Paul Reynaud
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
EDC
Reynaud
Mendes-France
Champs Elysees
Antoine Pinay
Maybank Death Shifts Senate Balance in South Carolina
Sen. Burnet Maybank, 55, a longtime South Carolina Democrat, died in his sleep at his summer home. His death reduces Senate Democrats to 46 with 48 Republicans and one Independent. Gov. Byrnes may appoint a temporary successor until the November 2 election. Maybank, Charleston native and former South Carolina governor, was a noted housing advocate and a cotton exporter.
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Flat Rock
N. C
Sen
Burnet
Rhett Maybank
South Carolina
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Maybank
Byrnes
Supreme Court
Charleston
D.C
Bennett Buckley Wheelis Elected To School Board
C. E. Buckley Walter Bennett Sr. and Harry Wheelis won seats on the school board in their wards in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff primary. Complete unofficial returns show decisive victories for each winner over their opponents.
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C. E. Buckley
Walter Bennett, Sr
Harry Wheelis
Senators Split On Guilt Of McCarthy
Washington diplomats report seven senators differed on blame in the McCarthy Army row. Republicans cleared McCarthy of improper conduct while criticizing lax staff handling and Army figures Stevens and Adams. Democrats faulted McCarthy and Cohn for aggressive tactics and excusable actions by Stevens and Adams.
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McCarthy
Blaie Cohn
Washington
Sen
R-Wis
Roy M. Cohn
Army
Cohn
Senate Investigations
Stevens
John G. Adams
Pvt. G
David Schine
Adams
Schine
Local Ward Results Highlight Close Races in City Election
Buckley trounced Worley in Ward 3 with 1 721 to 1 155 votes across 12 precincts. Bennett defeated Hislop in Ward 5 2 726 to 1 716. Ward 8 school race went to Whellis 299 to Griggs 215, with Ward 8 comprising a single precinct. In the first primary July 27 Whellis led Griggs 174 to 141.
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Buckley
W. G. Worley
Worley
Walter Bennett
Ed Hislop
Ward 8
Harry Whellis
Charles Griggs
Ward Eight
Whellis
Griggs
Baker Convicted At Kaiserslautern For Damaging Bread
U S Army baker Sgt Leslie C Keith of Dalton Georgia was found guilty of adding nails bolts bottles and a light bulb to bread dough at Kaiserslautern Germany He was sentenced to six months in jail and reduced to private Two loaves containing glass reached GI customers and were used as evidence The defense claimed Keith acted to spite Sgt J G Spicer of Hopewell Virginia and did not intend the bread to leave the bakery
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Kaiserlautern
Germany
Leslie C. Keith
Rt. 3
Dalton
Keith
J. G. Spicer
Hopewell
Morris Defeated For Shreveport Safety Position
In Shreveport, Earl Downs defeated incumbent A B Morris in the Public Safety Commissioner race by more than two to one in the second Democratic primary. Downs received 11 560 votes to Morris 5 602 with over 17 000 of 41 075 registered Democrats voting.
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Shreveport
Earl Downs
A. B. Morris
Public Safety Commissioner
Downs
Police Department
Morris
N. B. Carstarphen
Caddo Parish
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