Hallinan Gets Six Months For Contempt In Bridges Case
Vincent Hallinan, chief attorney for Harry Bridges, was sentenced to six months in jail for criminal contempt after a heated exchange with Federal Judge George B. Harris. The judge initially ordered immediate custody but later allowed Hallinan to continue representing Bridges in the perjury trial. The proceedings, marked by sharp rhetoric, included Bridges asking for given time to consult with new counsel and the judge urging forgiveness and professionalism as the case resumed.
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San Francisco
Vincent Hallinan
Harry Bridges
George B. Harris
Harris
Hallinan
CIO
Bridges
James MacInnis
Uallinan
Haris
Thurmond Heads States Righters at Southern Governors Meet
The 1948 states rights ticket led by Gov. J. Strom Thurmond was named chair at the Southern governors conference in Biloxi Mississippi. The body adopted a cautious resolution opposing government regimentation and socialization of industry while James Byrnes urged states rights but signaled no clear support for a third party candidacy.
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Biloxi
Miss
Southern Governors Conference
Dixie
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Leander Perez
Pointe-A-La- Hache
States’ Rights Party
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
James F Byrnes
Byrnes
Truman
Richters
Truman pledges full U S cooperation to defeat world hunger
President Truman told 58 nations at the FAO conference that the United States will cooperate to create an abundance of food for all countries by sharing farming techniques. He highlighted two core goals: boost food production and ensure delivery to those in need, noting talk of a world food bank with a $1 billion fund.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO
United Nations Agency
World Food Bank
Army Denies Contract Guilt In Westinghouse Water Cooler Case
The army rejected a congressionally raised claim that it awarded a 100000 dollar water cooler contract to Westinghouse despite a lower bidder. Sunroc Refrigerator Co. president Orville Morrison alleged tailored specs favored Westinghouse. the army countered that ten suppliers met the specs and changes were considered by the federal specifications board.
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Washington
Army
Westinghouse Electric Co
Orville Morrison
Sunroc Refrigerator Co
Philadelphia
House
Morrison
Westinghouse
House Judiciary Committee
Federal Specifications Board
C and O recalls fifty repairmen to Huntington shops
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway recalled 50 repairmen to its Huntington West Virginia locomotive shop. Since November 12 the line has recalled 7,125 of about 9,000 furloughed due to the coal strike.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Huntington
W. Va
Chanis Withdraws Resignation as Panama Turmoil Grows
Dr. Daniel Chanis led thousands in a march on Roberto Chiari's residence after tearing up his own resignation. Police fired on demonstrators, killing a six year old and wounding several, including Parliament member Alejandro Gonzales Revilla. chaos dispersed when officers regained control.
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Panama
Daniel Chanis
Chanis
National Assembly
Presidencia
Roberto Chiari
Alejandro Gonzales Revilla
Norfolk and Western Reports October Losses in Strike
Norfolk and Western Railway officials in Roanoke say the coal hauling line lost 1,357,496 dollars in October due to the 51 day nationwide soft coal strike. The month marked the first red ink for the N and W since 1946. however, the line earned 3,691,453 dollars that October in 1948.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Russell election probe set after attorney general to study case
Richmond officials said Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr will review reported irregularities in Russell county next week. Mrs Turner Gilmer, Democrat, contests the November 8 House of Delegates race against John W Fletcher, independent, after absentee ballots from several precincts were questioned.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Russell County
Biloxi
Miss
Roanoke
Atlanta
Almond
State Capitol
Turner Gilmer
John WW. Fletcher
House of Delegates
Fletcher
Gilmort
Russell
Gilmer
Commonwealth
Raymond J. Boyd
Court Must Decide Fate Of Young Killer
The 15-year-old Bobby Herlan, accused of killing a Dana's Run farmer, has been returned by the Juvenile Research Bureau to Washington County with no recommendation. The judge now may dispose of the case in juvenile court or bind the youth over to the county grand jury. Roe was slain Aug. 1, shot with his own shotgun in his cornfield. Prosecutor Erb said Herlan signed a statement admitting the slaying.
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Marietta
Bureau of Juvenile Research Today
Bobby Herlan
Dana
Washington County
Herland
Josephus T. Thomas
Gordon Roe
Thomas
Washington County Grand Jury
Roe
E. E. Erb
Herlan
Dean Ellis
Chambers Recounts Prewar Spy Activities in Hiss Trial
Whittaker Chambers testified that Henry Julian Wadleigh handed him state documents from 1936 to 1948, exchanged in a Washington area shadow, as Chambers maintained he was a courier for a prewar Communist spy ring. Wadleigh admitted passing secrets but denied taking them from any state desk.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Wadleigh
State Department
Maryland
Hiss
Capitol
Treasury Building
Washington
Communist Party
Atlantic City
N. J
J. Peters
Ursula Breen
Breen
Claude B. Cross
England
Peters
Alexander Stevens
U. S
Hungary
Survivor 11-Year-Old among 34 Dead in Oslo Plane Crash
An 11-year-old Jewish refugee boy, Isaac Allal, survived the wreck that killed 34 aboard a Dutch DC-3 charter plane carrying 28 children and crew from Tunisia to Norway for six months of rest. Rescue teams found the crash site near Filtvet, 30 miles southwest of Oslo, after a long search.
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Norway Forest
Tunisia
Oslo
Norway
Isaac Allal
Isaac
Hilding Martinsen
Hagen
Aero-Holland Company
Nicolay Grade
Victor Haim
Daniel
Rach
Grude
Filtfet
American Joint Distribution Committee
Israel
Floyd Sewerage Bond Sale Awards to Bristol Bidder
A. T McKee of Bristol won the $40,000 Floyd Virginia sewerage bonds with a three percent interest rate and an $80 premium. Proceeds fund the town sewer project completion.
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Floyd
A. T McKee
Bristol
McKee
New Cold Cure Claim Sparks Medical Debate
Two researchers in Chicago announced 100 percent success using a double action antihistamine Neohetramine sold as Anahist to prevent colds if taken within 48 hours of onset. Trials at Sing Sing and Ossining showed reduced cold duration and fewer full blisters, but the AMA warned against indiscriminate antihistamine use and long term safety concerns.
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Chicago
Sing Sing
Maryknoll Convent
Ossining
N. Y
Charles C. Sweet
Joseph J. Arminio
American Medical Association
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
Miners Appeal Unemployment Denial Across Five Virginia Counties
About 1,200 Southwest Virginia miners in Tazewell Russell Wise Dickenson and Buchanan counties challenge a Rhodes ruling denying unemployment benefits for the three day work period before a strike. Formal answers by the unemployment compensation commission oppose availability for work and appeal to circuit courts, with possible Supreme Court review.
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Richmond
Virginia
Kenneth C. Patty
Legal Council
Tazewell
Russell, Wise, Dickenson
Buchanan
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Ezra C. Carter
Russell
George Morton
Wise
F. W. Smith
Dickenson and
Rhodes
UCC
Circuit
Supreme Court of Appeals
John L. Lewis
Barkley and bride enjoy quiet honeymoon in Sea Island
Sea Island Georgia November 22 4 Vice President Alben Barkley and his new wife Mrs Carleton Hadley begin their Sea Island honeymoon at Cloister hotel along palm shaded beaches They are among 25 newlywed couples and plan to stay through December 2 before Barkley speaks at a New York dinner and perhaps honeymoon further in Florida.
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Sea Island
Alben Barkley
Carleton Hadley
St. Louis
New York
Florida
Twenty Seven Damage Suits Are Settled
Harrisonburg Virginia November 22 Twenty seven of the 29 suits stemming from the Masters building explosion that killed eleven and injured many were settled in Rockingham court today A total of 139490 in damages was paid by three defendants through compromise and agreements Of this 56225 covered deaths and injuries while 83264 covered property damage The latter also included claims with no suits entered Original amounts asked totaled 542000 The two remaining suits are for personal injuries
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham Court
Taft criticizes 100 monthly pensions as expensive policy
Senator Taft warned that paying 100 a month to every American over 65 would cost about 12 trillion annually and argued such flat benefits risk stifling industry. He urged careful study by Congress and suggested funding via taxes or corporate profits, noting costs would likely shift to consumers.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Ohio Republican
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Gop
Hungary arrests ITT executives in espionage case
Hungary announced the arrest of three communications executives including Robert Vogeler of New York on charges of espionage and sabotage. British and American diplomats sought access while the Hungarian state security office detained additional unnamed members. Vogeler, Sanders, and Geiger confessed to espionage and sabotage tied to the ITT group and its subsidiaries.
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Budapest
Hungary
Robert Vogeler
New York
Vogeler
International Telephone Company of
Europe
Vienna
Austria
Edzar Sanders
I. T. and
Imre Geiger
Hungarian People's Republic
Nathaniel P Davis
Gyula Kallai
Vogeler Kallai
Sanders
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U.S
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Eee
Julian Wadleigh
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Allal
Floyd Sewerage
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Townsend
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