Youth Accused of Running Down Killing New Yorker
A 17 year old boy is charged with homicide for stabbing Thomas Jordan 28 in Manhattan. The incident occurred about 10 blocks north of the Bowery after a clash with Jordan, who died minutes later. Police report over 300 youths arrested on minor charges in a citywide crackdown. Mayor Wagner linked the crime wave to juveniles and vowed full police action.
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New York
Manhattan
Bowery
Ramiro Roman
Puerto Rico
Thomas Jordan
Bronx
Jordan
Roman
Robert F. Wagner
Enlisted Man Slain Mistaken For Prowler in Benton
In Benton Louisiana a 19 year old Air Force enlisted man Airman 3c William Berndt was shot and killed by Mrs C E Pettaway who said she fired three rounds through a window to scare away prowlers after hearing noises outside her home Three other airmen and a civilian were with Berndt at the time they are being held for investigation while an alert was issued for the unidentified civilian Coroner ruled the death justifiable homicide Berndt was from Oshkosh Wisconsin Renton is about 18 miles north of Shreveport
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Benton
Air Force
Willis Waggoner
Bossier Parish
William Berndt
Waggoner
Berndt
C. E. Pettaway
Petaway
New Cotton Estimate Told
The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s cotton crop at 14,678,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down from 14,815,000 forecast last month and above last year’s 11,512,006 bale crop. It compares with the ten year average of 14,046,000 and is produced under a new federal control program to broaden markets by lowering prices, permitting higher plantings, with about 8,600,000 bales in reserve from prewar crops held by the government under price support.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Traffic Death Toll Nears Holiday Record
Traffic accidents during the Labor Day holiday left more than 430 dead by Monday, nearing the all-time Labor Day toll of 461 set in 1951. The report notes a high death count across road and boat incidents with miscellaneous totals.
Fourth of July Toll Across Nation Reaches 658
A holiday period tally shows 658 deaths including 307 traffic fatalities, 71 drownings, 60 boating accidents and 65 miscellaneous deaths. The National Safety Council warned of continuing risk and urged broader public and private efforts to prevent crashes and related fatalities.
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National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Associated Press
Degree Team West Monroe Confers Master’s Degree
West Monroe degree team will confer a master’s degree at Calhoun Masonic lodge in full form Saturday at 7 30 p m All Master Masons are invited to attend.
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West Monroe
Calhoun Masonic Lodge
Ike To Address Nation Thursday
President Eisenhower will make a 15 minute radio television report from the White House on his talks with Allied leaders in Western Europe. Press secretary James C Hagerty announced all major networks will carry the address Thursday night.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
White House
James C. Hagerty
Reward Fund Proposed In Little Rock Bombings
Governor Faubus denounces three bombings tied to school integration as public fear rises. A $100,000 reward is proposed for captors of the bombers who struck the school board building a mayor business office and a fire chief’s car. Police patrols and barricades surround four public high schools while two suspects flee.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
School Board
Gann Nalley
Faubus
Ben. W. Dees
Dees
Presbyterian Church
Dollar
Pine Bluff
Civil Rights Commission backs federal registrars proposals
The Civil Rights Commission urged using federal registrars to assure minority voting rights for federal offices. Southern senators denounced the plan as extreme and said they would oppose related legislation. One member dissented, saying existing laws suffice. A trio urged a constitutional amendment to guarantee voting rights regardless of education or other state requirements.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
Congress
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Battle
Group of Teens Attack White Girl in Philadelphia Park
In Fairmount Park a group of 10 to 15 teenage boys snatched 18 year old Mary Anne Carr and assaulted her companion Army private Arthur Izers as they walked near a road. Police detained 25 suspects but released them for lack of identification. both victims were treated at Philadelphia General Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Mary Anne Carr
Miss Carr
Arthur Izers
Frank Stewart
Izers
Ft. Dix
N.jd
Philadelphia General Hospital
Long hints at not running in Louisiana bid for fourth term
Governor Earl K. Long spoke at a mansion news conference and signaled he may skip this weekend’s stumping as party pressure grows to force him out of the primary. Democratic leaders demand his resignation or withdrawal. party and court challenges loom if he files for candidacy. He questioned oath timing and noted Louisiana criminalizes consecutive terms, lamenting other states allow it.
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Serpuets
GFA
Democratic State Central Committee
Leng
Long
Miami School Integration Passes Calmly and Quietly
Florida welcomed its first integrated Orchard Villa Elementary as four Black children joined seven White peers with no incidents. Guardians include J B Stoner and Fred Hockett, while NAACP leader Theodore Gibson observed from across the street. A patrol car monitored the scene as classes began.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Orchard Villa
Florida
J. B. Stoner
Atlanta
Fred Hockett
Stoner
Christian Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Hockett
Florida White Citizens Council
Theodore Gibson
The
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
Gibson
Jan Errol Glover
Irene Amanda
Sherry Marie Joseph
Gary Chandler Range
C. F. Arnold
Hackett
Housing bill cleared by Senate Banking Committee
The Senate Banking Committee approved a third-try billion housing bill after White House assurances of presidential support. Changes include scrapping a 50 million direct college loan program and delaying urban renewal grant disbursement over two years, with 350 million released first and 300 million next year.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Fisenhower
New Hill
Eisenhower
FHA
Mom Kills Son and Tries Death by Own Action
In Westfield a 17 year old high school basketball star Raymond Bailey was fatally stabbed in his room. His mother Virginia Bailey 41 admitted the slaying and then attempted self harm. Both were hospitalized. Raymond died shortly after admission while the mother was in fair condition. Two 10 inch kitchen knives were used and authorities note she had prior mental health treatment.
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Westfield, &. J
Virginia Bailey
Raymond
Police Seek Motive in Athlete Killing
Police in Naperville Illinois seek a motive in the gunshot death of Ronaldo Duncan Arantes a 26 year old Brazilian rower on the Brazilian team at the Pan American Games. His body was found on a campus lawn near Geiger Hall at North Central College where the team stayed during the games.
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Naperville, Ill
Ronaldo Duncan Arantes
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
William J. Bauer
DuPage County
Geiger Hall
North Central College
Partly Cloudy Outlook With Warm Weekend Forecast
The weatherman adjusted his dials after a fair labor day weekend and forecast warmer weather with scattered afternoon thundershowers today and tomorrow. Yesterday’s high at Selman Field was 90 and the low 70 with no rain in Monroe. Pollen stood at 39 grains per cubic yard. Tonight’s lows 70 to 74 with tomorrow’s highs 88 to 92.
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Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Monroe
Trusted Convicts Escape Parchman in Red Truck
Parchman Mississippi AP report says two trusted convicts Herman Lee West 38 of Sunflower County life for wife murder and Donald Ray Lowrey 25 of Gulfport half-trusty for forgery tied guard Davis in a Crowder gravel pit and fled in a bright red 3 ton truck. The escape followed a daybreak departure from the penal farm with gasoline tanks carrying over 50 gallons.
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Parchman
Miss
Bill Harpole
Herman Lee West
Sunflower County
Donald Ray Lowrey
Gulfport
Forrest County
Harpole
Davis
Crowder
Pope
Como
Water Valley
Chuckle: On the Right Track Yet Still Risk Running Over
A humorous quip notes that being correct or correct in principle means little without action. It warns that progress requires movement rather than idle sitting, even when one is on the right track. The concise saying emphasizes proactive effort.
Rural district seeks peaceful desegregation transition
ST LOUIS AP bulletin says a rural school district appealed in the name of Arkansas residents for a peaceful and lawful desegregation transition in public schools. Baton Rouge AP reports Louisiana state police will receive about $30 more per month in upcoming paychecks per Civil Service Department. Vientiane AP notes nations welcome a four nation U N team to probe Laos charges of aggression by North Vietnam.
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ST. Louis
People of
Arkansas
Vientiane
Laos
U. N
Viet Nam
Republicans Hope Congress Finishes Next Weekend
Washington AP reports Republican congressional leaders told President Eisenhower there remains some hope that Congress will wind up its labors next weekend.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Laos Government Reports Communist Movements Near Sam aeua
In Vientiane the government reported widespread Communist troop movements across northern Laos and speculated rebels may be preparing a concerted assault on Sam aeua, capital of the province bearing the same name.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Laos
Samaeua
Judge Rules Montgomery Parks Segregation Unconstitutional
District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. ruled that racial segregation in Montgomery city parks is unconstitutional and invalidated a city ordinance prohibiting integration in public recreational facilities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery City
Mitchell Meets Eisenhower Over Steel Strike Briefing
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell held a half hour conference with President Eisenhower in Washington today to discuss the steel strike.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Boy in Serious Condition After Near-Death Episodes
LUTCHER La A one year old Negro boy Geryl Wisdam of Garyville La was pronounced dead twice after swallowing his mother's nerve pills. Two nurses revived him with a respirator, and a doctor pumped his stomach and restarted artificial respiration when his heart stopped again. He remains unconscious but expected to recover.
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Lutcher
UPD
Geryl Wisdam
Garyville
Geryl
Rosemary Cotham
Rita Cashie
Holiday Weekend Toll Rises With 10 Fatalities in Louisiana
The Associated Press reports Labor Day weekend accidents claimed ten lives across Louisiana. Victims include Julia Davenport in New Orleans, Far Hall in Shreveport, Elnora Johnson of Lake Charles, Olivia Leland of Arnaudville, and others in Lafayette New Orleans Ponchatoula and Greenwell Springs. A gun cleaning accident killed Nicholas Van der Weyden. J B Fairchild died when his shotgun fired from a dog’s jump into his car.
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Louisiana
Julia B. Davenport
New Orleans
Shreveport
Far
Hall
Elnora Johnson
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Malcolm Hurst
Necro
Dan Robert McDaniel Jr
Alten Simon
Ponchatoula
Tangipahoa
Nicholas van der Weyden
U.N. Sets Up Laos War Inquiry Committee
The United Nations Security Council adopted a Britain France and United States backed plan to form a four nation subcommittee to probe Laos charges of Communist aggression. Argentina Italy Japan and Tunisia were named to the panel by a 10 to 1 vote as the emergency session adjourned after eight hours of debate. The move aims to quickly send a UN presence to Laos to establish facts for potential further action.
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United Nations
U.N. Security
Laos
Koto Matsudaira
Japan
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
SEATO
Viet Nam
U. N
Woman’s Privilege News Star Want Ads Bring Results
Wanted ad promotes a living room suite offered for 25 dollars at 3603 Jackson Street. Ad highlights daily Want Ads, mentions low seven day rates with cancellation privileges, and provides a contact phone FA 2-516.
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Jackson St
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