Louisiana Senate breaks for adjournment after House quits
Long ally undercut by political maneuvering as House votes 71 to 23 to adjourn a two day session amid a dispute over Thea Cangelosi’s ouster and Governor Long’s domestic troubles. Lt. Gov Lether Frazar warned of 100,000 votes shifting, while Sen. J. D. Deblieux moved to end the session despite Long’s sleep interrupted in the mansion. Senate then votes 26 to 0 to go home.
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Lether Frazar
Frazar
Senate
House
Ben Holt
Rapides Parish
Long
Ead
Holt
Peoole
Lowisiana
Galveston
Tex
Thea Cangelosi
Louisiana State University Board
Cangelosi
Blanche
J. D. Deblieux
Baton Rouge
Navy Vessel Hit by Huge Wave Kills Four
A massive wave swamped a Navy vessel causing four deaths including Ensign Stannus and Fireman Sylvan Richens. Rescue efforts saved Henning who clung to a liferaft while Stannus attempted a rescue but was lost under the ship during searching. Several others were injured or treated and returned to duty.
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Hileo J. Henning
Yakima
Wash
Ens
Stannus
George R. Haimes
Otter Creek
Maine
Navy
James R. Taylor
San Diego
Calif
Sylvan R. Richens
Roosevelt
Utah
U.S. Navy
Joe R. Talbott
Bloomington
Tex
Joseph H. Fisher
Eugene
Ore
Dwayne P. Daunch
Grand Prairie
Henning
Eugene A. Galvin
Clifford L. Prather
McAllen
Taylor
Holmes
Richens
Juvenile Fires Rage Across North Coast Near Ukiah
Fires set by youths swept across a four mile radius near Ukiah and spread to Cow Mountain and Spanish Mountain, burning up to 1500 and 1000 acres. Deputies reported 17 fires in an hour near Yuba City, many merged into large blazes. A helicopter rescued workers, and a hillside TV warehouse was destroyed costing about 25000 dollars. Authorities laments lack of manpower to combat the blazes.
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Ukiah
Yuba City
San Francisco
Cow Mountain
Harry Thomas
Frank Weatherford
Spanish Mountain
Tivo
Ja Hillside TV
U.S. 101
Willits
Girl Calls Boy Then Kills Self
Los Angeles AP report recalls Harriot L Stevinson a 19 year old Lennox Coed at El Camino Junior College who called her ex boyfriend William Meekins before taking more than 325 aspirin and cold tablets. She later died at a hospital after a police chase to Las Vegas plans.
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Los Angeles
Sheeriff
Harriet L. Stevinson
Lennox Coed
el Camino Junior College
William ‘I, Meehters
Inglewood
Meekless
Pashe
California
Las Vegas
Indians Prove Claim to 75 Percent of California
The article outlines a federal opinion based on the 1861 act adding to public domain lands in California not covered by plants. It notes estimates of about 500 tribes, Indians in settlements, and dispersion after white settlement surged post annexation. The act defines California Indians as tall Indian residents on June 1, 1852 and their descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mexico
Act of
Congress
Legal Help Pledged for White Pupils in Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas legal aid was pledged for white high school students facing expulsions for resisting integration. The Freedom Fund backed by ministers would fund court challenges while officials warned to maintain order as public high schools prepared to open with token integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wesley Pruden
Freedom Fund
Central
City Board of Directors
Russian Writers Arrive in the United States
Eight Soviet writers and journalists arrived in New York today traveling as individual tourists to study American life. They said they saved enough money for the trip which will include visits to Princeton University Chicago and Niagara Falls among other places.
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New York
Princeton University
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Senate Banking Committee backs override of housing veto
The Senate Banking Committee voted 8 to 7 to recommend overriding President Eisenhower's veto of the 1.375 billion housing bill. Earlier, the subcommittee had proposed a pared-down 1.05 billion bill to meet the president's objections and drop the broader override.
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Washington
Standard's science improves asphalt road quality
William H. Ellis, a Standard scientist, conducts tests on highway materials and paving mixes to build smoother, quieter roads. The research supports quicker use after laying and lower maintenance costs, with Standard's asphalt products sold by American Bitumule & Asphalt Company, a wholly owned subsidiary.
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William H. Ellis
Standard
Standard’s
American Bitumule & Asphalt Company
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