GOP predicts landslide for 1956 under Hall guidance
National Chairman Leonard W. Hall forecast a landslide Republican victory in 1956 if precinct level party organization runs smoothly. Senate and House campaign chiefs Goldwater and Simpson agreed party gains are possible but require hard work and concerted effort under Eisenhower’s leadership.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
GOP
Congress
Hall
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Riot Toll Greets Cyprus Dispute Turmoil In Turkey
Violent anti Greek riots sweep Istanbul and Izmir with heavy property damage as martial law is declared then lifted. A Ankara communique blames communists for fomenting unrest tied to the Cyprus dispute and vows compensation and action.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Izmir
Ankara
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
Fatin Rostu Zorlu
London
Red
Episcopal Meeting Hears Challenge To Catholic Dominance
In Honolulu the 58th General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church discussed expanding work in South America to counter Catholic influence. Bishop Louis C. Melcher warned that Charlie Chaplin is more familiar to South Americans than Jesus Christ after decades of cinema exposure.
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Honolulu
Protestant Episcopal Church
South America
House of Deputies
Louis C. Melcher
Brazil
Charlie Chaplin
Jesus Christ
South Americans
Newbury Engineer Faces Fraud Trial Over Fake Divorces
Newbury England 33 year old electrical engineer Monte Harris to be tried next month on charges of fraudulently divorcing his wife by impersonating a lover she never had and using a phoney wife to obtain the evidence. He then married again and alternated between both wives. The first wife learned only from a newspaper decree and notified police. The prosecution describes Harris using a fake wife and fake lawyers to secure a divorce decree before marrying Sylvia Hicks. The judge ordered a trial.
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Newbury
England
Montague Harris
Harris
Harold Sawyers
Kathleen Hawkins
Sawyers
Sylvia Hicks
Reed's Refrigeration Store Destroyed by Fire
An early morning blaze at 209 Louisville Avenue destroyed Walter Reed Refrigeration Inc a building housing large commercial refrigerators electrical appliances and TVs. Firefighters saved a rear garage apartment a west residence and a service station but most records and insurance policies were lost. No injuries reported and damage value could not be estimated.
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Walter Reed Refrigeration, Inc
Louisville Avenue
John Fogleman
Congressman Holt Detained by Russian Soldier Near Moscow
Rep. Joe Holt was detained for about an hour near Moscow by a Russian soldier who held a cocked pistol against his head. Holt, returning to New York after a Russia trip with other congressmen, reported the incident to his family in a telephone call. He said U.S. Ambassador Bohlen had lodged an official protest with the Kremlin.
New York Port Seizes Up As Longshoremen Strike
New York port shut by walkout as 6 000 Philadelphia dockworkers and 4 000 Boston workers join protests. ILA president William V Bradley warns coastwide stoppage possible by Monday amid dispute with New York New Jersey Waterfront Commission over alleged discriminatory practices. Union flags sympathy action but calls not a strike.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn., Independent
New York- New Jersey Waterfront Commission
ILA
William V. Bradley
Philadelphia
Boston
Tommorrow
Tiny logging town faces giant California blaze
Yreka a northern California logging town with 3 500 residents faced a spreading forest fire as flames roared through 11 miles of timberland to within four miles of the town. By midnight about 100 000 acres burned across California and Oregon as firefighters admitted little chance to stop the blaze.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Yreka
California
Oregon
Klamath National Forest
Klamath Forest
Russell Bowers
Twin City Forecast Sees Clouds No Rain Ahead
Partly cloudy skies with no rain expected in the Twin City area Wednesday afternoon. Light winds are forecast, with a high around 90 degrees and a low not specified.
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Twin City
CAA
Revenue Scandal Brews In Washington
The New York Herald Tribune reports a major Internal Revenue Service scandal brewing in Washington over a derogatory character report on top revenue official Edgar E. Hoppe. The six month investigation claims Hoppe was fired for political expediency after refusing to whitewash the report and seeks back pay of 26823 dollars.
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NEW York
New York Herald Tribune
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Edward J. Mowrey
White House
The
Herald Tribune
Edgar E. Hoppe
Dallas
Tex
U S push for fresh look at arms control amid new science
United States disarmament adviser Harold E. Stassen told a United Nations disarmament subcommittee that the U S seeks a post Geneva re appraisal of arms control plans amid scientific advances He urged Russia Britain France and Canada to submit updated positions on inspection and control and noted progress toward detecting secret atomic and hydrogen weapons while proposals focus on blueprint exchanges and aerial checkups.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
U.S
Stassen
U. S
United Nations Subcommittee
Disarmament Subcommittee
Three Ouachita Solons Announce Re‑election Plans
Ouachita Parish officials Gilbert Faulk Shady Wall and Senator James Sparks announced plans to seek re election to their current state offices. The trio spoke during a highway meeting about their political futures.
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Ouachita Parish
James Sparks
Ouachita
Jackson Parishes
Gilbert Faulk
Shady Wall
Faulk
Wall
Sen
Sparks
State Senate
State to Fund Urban Highway Extensions in Twin Cities
State highway officials and city leaders of Monroe and West Monroe met to discuss a long range plan to have the highway department maintain all urban extensions at its expense. The plan, tied to act No. 40 and House bill 311, could cost about 29 million dollars annually over ten years, affecting 39 towns.
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State Highway Department
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Twin Cities
Highway Department
Allan Norris
Wayne Huckaby
James Sparks
Highway Committee
Legislative Council
Grady Carlisle
Department of Highways
Carlisle
Gilbert Faulk
Shady Wall
Fred Preaus
Highway Board
T. A. Bule
C. F. Meadows
J. H. Drake
Farmers urge Eisenhower to live up to farm promises
About 75 farmers in Kasson Minnesota pressed President Eisenhower to reread the 1952 campaign speech and commit to his farm policy promises during a Wednesday protest.
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Kasson
Minn
Eisenhower
Corpus Christi Floods From Storm Backlash
More than 12 inches of rain in 24 hours and tides over five feet flooded 20 to 30 square miles around Corpus Christi. A ship reported sinking in the Gulf near Brownsville, with Coast Guard search under way. Red Cross aided 175 flood victims. streets flooded up to four feet. $100000 damage to streets and sewers. Evacuated women and children were urged to stay out of gutters to avoid sewage backup.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Saint Bay Louisiana
Brownsville
Coast Guard
Gladys
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican
Tampico
Red Cross
C. C. Hagan
Public Works
Diane Jones
Public Works Department
City Health Department
Ouachita Parish Plans 5.2 Million School Bond Issue
The Ouachita Parish school board sets a 5.2 million dollar bond election for Oct 11 to fund district wide school improvements. The board also approves executive session to discuss Tina Clark’s 1955 Millsaps appointment dispute as District Attorney Lassiter attends. Registration totals reach 11,128 with 8,223 white and 2,905 other.
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Ouachita Parish
Tina Clark
Ransom
Millsaps
J. Mm. Liousdaale, Jr
Albin P. Lassiter
Clark
Trousdale
State Department of Education
W. W. Ward
Boost In Water Rates Sought From E W Cruse
E W Cruse, operator of Cruse Water System, filed applications with the Louisiana Public Service Commission seeking rate increases for the Highway 80 water system at West Monroe and the DeSiard Water Line east of Monroe. Proposals include residential and commercial minimums, and per thousand gallon charges, plus a tap fee hike to 25 dollars.
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E. W. Cruse
Cruse
Louisiana Public Service Commission
West
Monroe
DeLlard
DeSiard
West Mooroe
Red China hints at freeing Americans held in its custody
Washington reports Red China may release all Americans still jailed or under house arrest though no date is given. Geneva talks focus on timing for freeing prisoners. Ambassador Johnson seeks a precise liberation date as 2 Americans remain in Red China and 25 are jailed.
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Washington
China
Geneva
A. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Red
Reds
Charles Sidney Miner
Takoma Park
Red China
Foochow
Mee Sem Lai
United States
Canton
Furniture Classifieds Prompt Children Outgrow Baby Furniture
A note urges listing children's furniture in the News-Star-World classified section. It highlights that kids outgrow baby furniture and suggests using the classifieds to reach buyers quickly.
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News-Star—World
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