Three Ouachita Men Jailed Over Aggravated Incident
Three Ouachita men are jailed on aggravated reported incident charges involving a 15 year old girl. L. J. Anderson 26 of Monroe James M. Robertson Jr 26 of West Monroe and Richard J. Swaggart 21 of Monroe were arrested near West Monroe by the parish sheriff. The non bondable offense requires custody pending action by the district attorney or parish grand jury. The girl said Anderson took her from her home around 9 am and picked up two others who aided the assault while they claimed to be dove hunting. She noted safety items in the car. none had made statements by noon.
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Ouachita
Parish
West Monroe
Parish Sheriff Department
Audr Rt Eran
Bailey Grant
L. J. Anderson
Pear Street
Monroe
James M
Buddy) Robertson, Jr
Johnson Street
Richard J. Swaggart
Georgia Street
Grant
Anderson
Robertson
Prairie Road
Louisiana
Blanket Weather Is Back Again
A chilly night of 58 degrees prompts residents to pull covers. Daytime highs reach 82 to 87 with 71 degrees mid morning. Tonight’s low 60 to 64, rising to 80 to 85 tomorrow. Widely scattered thundershowers forecast for this afternoon and tomorrow.
Speculation Grows on Adlai Stevenson Nomination Possibility
Washington report notes influential Democrats wondering if Adlai E. Stevenson could be open to a third presidential bid after his 1956 and 1960 defeats. Stevenson insists he will not run in 1960, while a senator involved in 1956 hints he may reconsider if no other strong candidate emerges, citing his Europe Africa tour as a sign he stays engaged with world events.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Ikely
Europe
Africa
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D Tenn
Sena
Nashville Enters Integration as Negro Pupils In Classes
Police escorted Negro first graders through crowds of white parents at Glenn Grammar School as Nashville opened its schools with integrated classes for the first time. About 20 white children withdrew, and tensions rose with jeers and Confederate flags seen in the crowd as officials moved to peacefully carry out desegregation.
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Nashville, Tenn
Glenn Grammar School
Nashville
Ity
Wth
Pace
Glenn School
Nashville Grammar
Glenn
Asst
Frank M. Muller
Alberta Young
John Dale Young
Randall Ferrell
Mildred Williams
Faubus Defends State Rights in Arkansas Integration Clash
Gov. Orval Faubus warned that federal intervention to curb state power would end local self government and urged an orderly nonviolent school integration. He blasted U.S. Judge Ronald Davies as high handed and criticized Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann as a discredited official, saying review of Davies’s actions is needed amid three hearings in Little Rock.
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Little Rock Central High School
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock, Ark
Orval Fa
U.S
North Dakota
Judge Davies
First U S arms arrive for Middle East build up in Jordan
U S airlift delivers eight Globemasters and cargoes of recoilless rifles jeeps machine guns and ammunition to Jordan marking a 10 million dollar aid program. Cairo papers accuse Washington of planning pretexts to attack Syria amid regional tensions with Iraq Israel Britain and others watching closely.
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Jordan
U. S
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el Shaab
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Iraq
America
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Turkey
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al Shaab
U.S
Europe
Eisenhower
Sy‘rian
Soviet Union
Sy‘ria
Tropical Monster Carrie Grows as Debbie Drenches Carolinas
Tropical storm Carrie strengthens with 150 mph winds far from land while its weaker sister Debbie brings rain to the Carolina Virginia area. Carrie moves west-northwest about 2 100 miles southeast of Miami. Debbie dissipates after lashing the coast. Both systems tracked by the San Juan weather bureau.
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Carrie
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Debbie
Carolinas
Virginia
Carolina-Virginia
Florida Gulf Coast
San Juan
Tallulah Centennial praised as weeklong event ends
Mrs. John W. Carpenter, general chairman, praised the Tallulah Centennial as a successful week of celebration August 25 31. The 100th birthday observance drew former residents and visitors from outside the state. R B Richardson head of the Louisiana Highway Department agreed to speak to the West Monroe Lions Club about the new federal highway program and its impact.
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John W. Carpenter
Tallulah
R. B. Richardson
Louisiana Highway Department
West Monroe Lions Club
Tex Kilpatrick
Lions Club
Richardson
Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Bill At Newport
President Eisenhower signed the civil rights bill at his Newport vacation headquarters at 8 10 a m. The measure empowers federal enforcement of the right to vote and repeals a post Civil War act authorizing troop use in civil rights cases. White House officials will brief on Little Rock integration developments.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Administration
James C. Hagerty
White House
Justice Department
U.S
Ronald Davies
Hagerty
Davies
Congress
Exalted Cyclops' Mutilation of Negro Sparks Klansman Inquiry
Birmingham police investigate a brutal attack on a 33-year-old Negro man amid Ku Klux Klan activity. Five white men charged with mayhem, one sought, as officers link the act to promoting a Klansman to assistant exalted cyclops. Victim Aaron is hospitalized in serious condition. involved suspects include B. Floyd and others with prior related arrests.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cyclops
S'ae
Ben Allan
Dep
Tom Ellison
Aaron
Shuttlesworth
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Ellison
B. A. Floyd
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
Floyd
Jesse W. Mabry
Joe Pritchett
William J. Miller
J. N. Griffin
Mabry
Nat (King) Cole
North Little Rock clash marks first white Negro punch on campus
Shouting white students grabbed six Negro youths attempting to enter North Little Rock High as the superintendent tried to escort them inside. The six were repulsed by a reinforced white crowd including the father of a white student. No injuries were reported.
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Little Rock
Ars
North Little Rock High School
F. B. Wright
Axene
L.E. Stroud
Stroud
National Guards
Judge To Sign Order Mixing Dallas Schools
Federal Judge William H. Atwell indicated he would sign a Negro attorneys drafted order to end segregation in Dallas public schools after Christmas. He accepted the order that specified a date for integration, while rejecting the other submitted by the Dallas Independent School District. The judge asked for retyping of the Negroes order with a nonessential final paragraph removed.
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Dallas
Tex
William H. Atwell
Andrew J. Thuss
Dallas Independent School District
Atwell
Thuss
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