Citizens Group Probes Louisiana Gambling
A citizen crime commission in Lake Charles has gathered evidence on 100 gambling charges against 30 local establishments. The five member panel operated secretly, facing threats while coordinating with Assistant District Attorney Edward L. Shaheen before presenting to the grand jury.
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Lake Charles
Citizens Crime Commission
Atty
James Dewey O’brien
Dixon
Senate Crime Committee
New Orleans
Edward L. Shaheen
Commission
Grand
Cubans Shatter Red Operated Newspaper
Police in Havana shut down the plant of the Communist newspaper Hoy for the second time. The government had seized the paper last year but a court ordered the plant returned to Communist leaders. Interior Minister Lamberto Diaz ordered the action as Red supporters protested in the streets.
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Havana
Hoy Wednesday
Lamberto Diaz
Red
Morrison May Get Space in Soviet Paper
Pravda announced it would publish a prominent and accurate Morrison statement if the British press reciprocates with full, prominent treatment of a Pravda statement. Morrison had challenged Pravda to publish an interview with him or Attlee. The British foreign office said it would study the offer before commenting.
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Herbert Morrison
Communist Party
Pravda
Morrison
Attlee
British Foreign Office
London
Senators Turn Quizmasters Delays Halt Bill Passage
James Marlow argues Congress lags behind the House as Senate investigations such as Kefauver crime quiz troop debates and MacArthur inquiry consume time. With June 30 approaching, lawmakers face stopgap funding, unresolved defense act extensions, and delayed taxes while awaiting foreign aid specifics.
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MacArthur
Congress
Pollard General Hospital Head Dies at 49
Daniel W. Pollard, 49, superintendent of Minneapolis General Hospital, died Wednesday night after a heart attack. He began as an intern in 1926 and served on the staff almost continuously except for two years in World War II. Survived by widow, two sons, and a daughter.
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O’brien
Kenneth L. Dixon
Lake Charles
Minneapolis
Daniel W. Pollard
Minneapolis General Hospital
Seamen End Nationwide Labor Action With Pleasing Peace
Seamen return to sea after 11 days of strikes as CIO National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association gains wage increases and union hiring hall requirements for engineers below first assistant. West coast, east and gulf fleets resume operations following settlements with shipowners radiomen and the National Maritime Union CIO.
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New York
CIO National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
CIO American Radio Association
Radiomen’s Union
National Maritime Union Cio
Marine Engineers
Artificial Rainmaking Fails to End Drought in Louisiana
Farmers and officials tried cloud seeding with dry ice to spur rain as volcanic dust from a June Cape Verde eruption colored the haze. Weather experts said the haze would not produce rain and noted moisture deficiencies in the air. A Jennings attempt produced no rain, while Baton Rouge saw only .02 inches amid scattered thunderheads.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Cape Verde
Africa
W. R. Stevens
South Louisiana
Jennings
Baton Rouge
Evangeline Area Faces Water Shortages As Wells Run Dry
Report notes wells in Evangeline country drying up, cutting city water as communities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge receive hauled drinking water amid unspecified seeding or natural causes.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Girls State attendees learn state government at capitol
Three hundred Minnesota girls gathered for the annual Girls State meeting sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. They spent Wednesday at the capitol where Gov. Youngdahl spoke about a future when they hold leadership positions in state government.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Girls State
American Legion Auxiliary
Youngdahl
Statement lauds women as idealist leaders in politics
The speaker tells governors senators regents and judges that women are idealists who view problems objectively and make good leaders. He cites Judge Betty Washburn of Minneapolis and Mrs. M. W. Knoblauch of St. Paul as examples on the youth conservation commission.
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Ment
Betty Washburn
Minneapolis
M. W. Knoblauch
St. Paul
Youth Conservation Commission
Indian republic faces hunger amid rationed diet
About a third of India's 350,000,000 people live on a tightly limited diet as shortages and rationing bite. Officials report widespread hardship and attempts to stretch food supplies across states.
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The
Indian Republic
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