Huey’s Shadow Still Falls Over Louisiana
Baton Rouge report on Huey P. Long's enduring influence through his brother Earl K. Long and the Long dynasty. The piece traces their rise, the 1928 governor’s era, impeachments, graft, and the two party dynamic in Louisiana politics. It notes Earl Long’s hospitalization and ongoing power legacy in state politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Earl K. Long
Texas
Hugh Mulligan
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Capitol
Kingfish
South
Dynamiter
U.S. Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Capitol
Richard Leche
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Leche
Smith
Hayes Aircraft plant worker's home blast in Alabama
A dynamite blast struck the home of Hayes Aircraft Corp. employee C. K. Copeland in Trafford Alabama. No injuries were reported. Copeland, a Hayes sub-assemblies superintendent, is involved as UAW strike action continues near the Birmingham plant and at the Municipal Airport amid weeks of contractor demands.
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Blountsville
Ala
APA
Hayes Aircraft Corp
Trafford
Blount
Alex Stevenson
C. K. Copeland
Copeland
Hayes
Birmingham
United Auto Workers Union
Municipal
LSU Funds Misappropriation Lands Man in Penitentiary
A man involved in the stock market was sent to the state penitentiary for misappropriation of LSU funds. The case highlights financial misconduct and a formal prison sentence as punishment.
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State Penitentiary
LSU
Netherlands Captain Details Country's Livelihood and Culture
Captain Peter Smit of the Netherlands Air Force spoke to the Hartsel Kiwanis Club about his country and home life. He described the Netherlands as service-based with strong ports and shipping, cited KLM and Zuider Zee land reclamation, and noted a history with the Marshall Plan. He discussed tulips, exports, and rural dress, and said the U.S. is a big brother to the Netherlands. He will transfer to Fort Bliss in July and praised Oak Ridge and Redstone projects.
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Hartselle
Peter Smit
Veendam
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Redstone Arsenal
Smit
United States
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Redstone
Emperor penguin may reach three feet in height
The emperor penguin, the largest among penguin species, may stand as high as three feet.
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Winn Parish
Lan
Railway Commission
Standard Oil Co
Telephone Company
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders Jr
National Guard
Bell & Howell Sun-Dial
H.P
Hayes’ Workers
Decatur
Kiwanis Radio
Central Methodist Church
Pierce Harris
Atlanta, GA
Sdara Tires
Plymouth
Ford
Chevrolet
Hudson
Nash
Studebaker
Dodge
Buick
Olds
Mercury
Pontiac
Chrysler
DeSoto
Packard
Goodyear
Cone Veneas
Cor. Lee & Line Sts
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