11 Sep 1957
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1957
Page
1
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII urges censorship of movies radio and television in Miranda Prorsus encyclical. He warns modern media can threaten Christian faith and morals unless safeguards and laws are set. The papal call stresses restraint amid new technologies.
St Martinville readers note a report on district champions from several states being displaced by demand for a weaker field this year. The piece mentions Roddy Harper of Collinsville entering Arkansas and M College Moe at Ruston, and Dr. ng, a Tech graduate and Bay medical missionary, braving the fighting in Egypt's Gaza st.
Gov. Faubus, amid school integration tensions in North Little Rock, defends keeping National Guard at Central High. He cites avoiding violence between Negro and white students as clergymen call for safety while the school board and parents push cautious enrollment.
Police fought through a tense day as 98 arrests followed crowd confrontations near six integrated schools. Attendance plunged at five schools while Clemons School held normal despite a single Negro enrollment. A dummy Negro figure hung in downtown Nashville as riots flared and authorities shifted to prevent further demonstrations.
Unclear text reports government moves after an injunction and court actions involving Arkansas Governor Faubus. The bill is described as a compromise likely to pass this year, with leadership notes toward broader changes. Senator Kennedy predicts lower immigrant barriers by tens of thousands, including Greeks and Hoi aliens, while more changes are hoped for.
Television chimp J. Fred Muggs claims Dave Garroway announcer Jack Les Coulie and an associate Jac Hein conspired to wreck his career in a $500,000 lawsuit filed in New York. The suit alleges plans to make a monkey of him and damage his image.
Soviet leader Accuses United States of using Turkey to police Syria amid Middle East tension. Lebanon and Saudi voices warn of regional risk as Syria and Israel clash along the border. King Saud influences dialogue with Washington. A Chicago chimp sues TV host Garroway for contract renewal, delivering a bizarre court scene.
M. W. Montgomery says parish trucks are busy and extra help may be provided only if Odom requests it. The jury blames the school board for choosing the site. Odom reports fence posts up and wire being installed to keep schoolchildren safe from the slough. Mrs. James Noe calls the situation regrettable but manageable. Scott notes the slough has long existed.
Ouachita Parish sheriff deputies arrested Benjamin LaBorde, 21, for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was spotted driving without lights and found slumped over in his car on the Winnsboro Road 800 block.
Mrs Elizabeth Pugh merchandising expert from the State Department of Education arrives in Monroe to plan a two week course for salespeople and supervisors. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce the program offers in store creative selling advanced outside salesmanship and management human relations training. No charge certificates issued by the state upon completion. information from the Chamber offices.
Ira Cagle submitted the lowest bid of 25110 dollars accepted by the City School Board for cafeteria equipment at Clark school. The bid includes 24650 dollars for construction and 450 dollars for stainless steel fixtures, with completion targeted by the Christmas holidays. The board also considered purchasing two pianos for the two new junior high schools. The remaining time of the meeting addressed the North 19th Street Junior High School slough issue.
Washington report says scheduled airlines plan a new step against non show passengers who do not cancel reservations. Beginning Sunday September 15 a three dollar penalty will be charged to no shows to discourage wasted seats and losses.
Ouachita Parish Association for Retarded Children introduced five parish teachers to assist in specialized work. Mildred Cantrell will instruct 10 pupils at Crosley, Annabelle Mayes six at Hayes, Mary Kelley seven at Lenwis, Sybil Brooks 10 at Lakeshore, and M Cole seven at Selman Field. A Mothers Club at Selman Field was reported. officers named. A parish chapter delegate will attend the eighth annual convention in St. Louis October 10-12, with W. T. Bradley as president and Don Hafferty as alternate. A workshop in Alexandria the last week of October will discuss older retarded children lacking schooling.
The executive board meeting will be held at the Hotel Bentley in Alexandria on September 15. W. A. Breedlove, secretary, says the board includes one member from each Congressional district and will discuss plans for the annual school of instruction for police jury secretaries and new laws affecting the system. The school is a state-wide conference held each fall in Baton Rouge.
Harold Fleming of the Southern Regional Council notes that flare ups occur in Clinton Tennessee and several other towns while cities like Little Rock and Nashville see less trouble. He cites factors such as Negro population ratios cost of separate schools and overall community climate as shaping integration outcomes.
United Nations debate focuses on Soviet troop presence in Hungary. U S backed resolution urges end to repressive measures, with Henry Cabot Lodge stating 36 nations hope history moves toward justice and truth. He calls on the Soviet Union to heed world opinion and its own interests.
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