Eisenhower expands campaign plans despite limits
President Eisenhower said at a news conference he will likely add two or three major speeches to his campaign schedule while avoiding barnstorming or whistlestops. He defended responses to Stevenson, rejected claims of leadership failures, and addressed concerns about his brother Milton Eisenhower and Peron-era loans. He also touched on Egypt and the Suez crisis and denied NAACP membership.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Stevenson
Milton S. Eisenhower
Peron
Argentina
U.S
Latin America
Tentative Users Association
Egypt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Richard M. Nixon
Negro Home Burned In white Mobile block
In Mobile Alabama a Negro’s home in a white section was badly burned last night after shotgun blasts. Fire officials call it arson. Booker T. Gulley 37 plans to sell and move after threats and vandalism. The Toulminville block lies near a Negro residential area.
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Mobile
Ala
J. B. Foster
Booker T. Gulley
Prichard
Gulley
Toulminville
Babe Zaharias Dies After Long Cancer Battle in Texas
Mildred L. Babe Zaharias, famed athlete, died at 42 in Galveston after a three year cancer fight. At 1 a.m. she reportedly told husband George Zaharias, George, I ain't gonna die, then slipped back to sleep. He described her end as merciful, quiet, and peaceful on a John Sealy hospital bed.
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Galveston
Tex
Mildred
Babe
Big George Zaharias
Big George
John Sealy Hospital
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower Leadership In Missouri
Adlai E. Stevenson assailed President Eisenhower as consistently rejecting responsible leadership during a speech at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. He condemned the administration as he pressed for clear accountability while former President Truman, smiling, introduced Stevenson and praised the address as excellent.
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Kansas City
Adlai E. Stevenson
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Music Hall
Municipal Auditorium
Truman
Missouri
White House
Gore To Spotlight Campaign Funds Of Both Parties
Senator Gore outlines public hearings in Washington October 8 to 10 to reveal campaign spending and sources. He notes major committees may spend up to three million each and estimates about 1 percent of people provide 98 percent of funds, prompting concerns for democratic accountability.
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Gore
Paul M.butler
Leonard W. Hall
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Americans For Democratic Action
U N Suez Debate Voted In By Security Council
The United Nations Security Council voted to debate conflicting Egyptian and Western charges over Suez after the United States joined six others, including Russia, in adding Egypt’s complaint to the agenda. Britain, France, Australia and Belgium abstained as the debate was set for late next week.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Suez
U.S
United States
Russia
Council
Britain
France
Australia
Belgium
Suez Canal Co
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Eden
Brit
Ish
Selwyn Lloyd
Paris
Guy Mollet
Christian Pineau
United Action
Egypt
London
Security Council
West Monroe Man Killed In Car Wreck
Noble McCarty 24 of West Monroe a father of two died instantly when flung from a flaming convertible on Highway 165 near Perryville state police said He worked for Olin Mathieson Dr J N Jones Morehouse parish coroner attributed death to crushed chest fractured skull and bruises A passing motorist reported the wreck and authorities searched for a possible second victim near Bastrop
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Highway 165
Perryville
Noble McCarty
West Monroe
Olin Mathieson
Morehouse Parish
J. N. Jones
McCarty
Dr. Jones
Japan Qualifies Agreement To Cut Cotton Shipments
Washington reports Japan notified the United States it will limit cotton goods shipments if the U S government moves to stop further restrictive action by state legislatures against Japanese textile exports. The embassy delivered a formal note to the State Department in response to a Sept 25 U S request for information. Cotton textile producers have long complained about cheap Japanese imports.
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Washington
Japan
United States
U. S
State Department
Louisiana Business Activity Rises In 1956 Eight Months
LSU College of Commerce division of research reports state business activity in Louisiana for the first eight months of 1956 rose over the same period in 1955. The August index shows a 4.3 percent gain over August 1955, with 27 of 30 lines up. Crude oil production led with a 9.8 percent rise, while unemployment benefit payments fell 30.3 percent.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Division of Research
LSU College of Commerce
Major Crimes In U S At Record Point
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reported in Uniform Crime Reports that major crimes in the first half of 1956 numbered 1 291 120, a 14 4 percent rise from a year earlier, signaling a possible total over two million for 1956 and the 242 million mark. Auto theft led the surge with 134 320 cars stolen, up 22 3 percent. larceny, negligent manslaughter, rape, burglary and murder also rose, while robbery fell 1.1 percent. Louisiana cities showed sharp increases, whereas Mississippi cities lagged behind.
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Washington
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Bureau
Uniform
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kennon Endorses Eisenhower Warns Against Stevenson
Former Louisiana Governor Robert Kennon endorsed President Eisenhower for re election in Baton Rouge. Kennon who led a 1952 Louisiana drive for Eisenhower warned against Adlai Stevenson citing Stevensons opposition to state tideland ownership and said Eisenhowers re election would support world peace.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
Eisenhower
Kennon
Adlai Stevenson
Continued Fair Weather Forecast For Friday
Forecast calls for sunny skies and mild days in northeast Louisiana with temperatures from 52 to 86 degrees. No rain is predicted and Selman Field recorded a 55 degree low last night. Before noon the temperature was 91 degrees and tonight’s low is seen between 52 and 56. Friday’s high should reach 82 to 86 degrees.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Bus Line Withdrawal Saves Protests on Discontinuance
Missouri Pacific Bus Lines pulled an application to end two routes from the Louisiana Arkansas line to Vidalia, keeping service through Lake Providence Tallulah Newellton St Joseph Ferriday and Bastrop Rayville Winnsboro Sicily Island Ferriday. Louisiana public service commissioner John J. McKeithan credited the move for avoiding a public hearing amid protests. In Washington, two Republican House subcommittee members failed to delay hearings on integrated schools past the November election by a 2-2 vote. Democrats Davis and Williams opposed the delay amid campaign claims of bias, while Hyde pressed for postponement citing campaign commitments. McKeithan said the bus line provides vital service and residents will be pleased.
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Columbia
Missouri - Pacific Bus Lines
Vidalia
John J. McKeithan
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner
McKeithan
Lake Providence
Tallulah
Newellton
St. Joseph
Ferriday
Bastrop
Rayville
Washington
House
Hyde
Maryland
Brayhill
Virginia
James C. Davis
Georgia
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Davis
Broyhill
Rep
A. L. Miller
Nebraska
Williams
Woodrow W. Jones
D-Nc
Cease-Fire Appeal Brings Uneasy Calm
An uneasy calm followed a brief flare of gunfire on the Jerusalem Jordan border after a Hasen area attack near Jerusalem. The U N cease-fire order halted the exchange with no reported Israeli casualties. Jordanian officials warned of potential retaliation if the U N Security Council does not act.
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Jerusalem
U.N
Jordan
U.N. Security Council
Hasan
New York
Dag Hammarskijold
Rael
Security Council
Israel
Reassessment Of Property Is Favored In Louisiana
Municipal officials from the Fifth Congressional District meet in Monroe to back a city sales tax and statewide property assessment readjustment. Mayor Frank Rees of Natchitoches urged long range planning for greater home rule, noting local groups fund taxes while state and federal revenues flow elsewhere. He warned communities face loss of local funding as money shifts to higher levels. Continued on third page.
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Frank Rees
Natchitoches
Fifth Congressional District
Cameo
Virginia Hotel
Kees
W. B. Cone
Lake Providence
Louisiana Municipal Association
W. L. Howard
L. T. Dick Harper
Monroe
City Engineers Association
John Oldenburg
Rees
Baton Rouge
Washington
Louisiana Agrees To Tideland Lease Terms
Washington Louisiana agrees with federal tidelands requests to resume oil work off Louisiana coast. William G. Helis Jr. says a six member board will oversee leasing with three from the state mineral board and three appointed by the interior secretary. Majority vote needed to reject bids as negotiations continue.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Tidelands
William G. Helis Jr
State Mineral Board
Helis
Secretary of the Interior
J. Reuel Armstrong
Department of the Interior
Armstrong
Washington
New Tropical Storm Forms in Atlantic Near Caribbean
A tropical storm formed in the Atlantic and moves west at 17 mph. It has winds of 25 to 35 mph and lies about 250 miles east of the Windward Islands, 1,630 miles southeast of Miami. Hurricane hunter planes are en route to study it as small craft are urged to stay in port for 12 hours. The system was identified as Hurricane Flossy earlier in the year.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Windward Islands
Carribbean Sea
Grenada
Guadalupe
Leeward
Flossy
North Carolina
Gulf of Mexico
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Gov. Stevenson
Gop Solons
Missouri Lines
Atlantic
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