Taft Hartley law spurs heated testimony before Senate group
Randolph and Taft spar over the 1947 closed shop stance and union defiance claims. Randolph cites ITU resolutions as not violating the law while Taft accuses critics of hostility. Neely blasts Denham and Shroyer as biased as hearings pause amid witness backlog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo
National Association of Manufacturers
Taft
Randolph
Cleveland
Neely
Denham
Thomas Shroyer
Senate
Sen
Pepper
D.-Fla
Shroyer
West Virginia
Congress
S. Randolph
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
The
Printing Industry of America
Intelligence chiefs invited to HUAC probe meeting
The House Un American Activities Committee plans a joint session with Army and Navy intelligence chiefs tomorrow to examine if a Pearl Harbor era spy ring in Japan had reach into the United States. Maj. Gen. S Leroy Irwin and Rear Adm. T B Inglis were invited, as was Attorney General Clark, to foster greater executive branch cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Army and Navy
Pearl Harbor
Japan
S. Leroy Irwin
Army
T. B. Inglis
Navy
Clark
Blizzard Strikes West and Plains Amid Snowbound Hardships
The storm worsened across the West and northern plains, halting ground transport and isolating families in Wyoming and Idaho. Army and Red Cross efforts expanded with rations, snow removal, and a relief center set up at Cheyenne as livestock losses mount and fuel shortages persist in affected regions. Meanwhile eastern cities report unseasonably warm spells with record February highs and widespread flood threats from overflowing rivers in Walla Walla County and Waitsburg Prescott areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Dakotas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Green River
Rock Springs
Casper
Wye
Medicine Bow
Wyo
National Guard
Army
Red Cross
Sinclair
Idaho
Rockland
Plains
Fifth Army
Wyoming
Omaha
Cheyenne
Plains States
Mercury
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Florida
Jacksonville
Waitsburg
Prescott
Walla Walla
Topper Creek
Wattsburg
Flying Wing Demonstrations Roar Across U S Skies
Andrews Air Force Base reports a fleet of advanced jets showcased for the House armed services committee. Maj Robert L Cardenas piloted the eight jet B-49 flying wing over 2258 miles at 511.2 mph in 4 hours 25 minutes, while Maj Russell E Schlech’s Stratojet set an unofficial 3 hours 46 minutes over Moses Lake to Andrews with ground speed of 607.2 mph. The display included World War II era B 29s and Constellation transports as part of testing high speed, high altitude aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
House
Armed Services Committee
Murec
Calif
Andrews
Robert L. Cardenas
Maj
Russell E. Schlech
Moses Lake
Wash
Publisher Quits A M G Paper In Munich Turmoil
Bruce Buttles, publisher of the U S Military Government paper in Munich, resigns citing dissatisfaction with conditions allowing former Nazis and nationalist sympathizers to remain on staff. His exit follows a three man board takeover after a wave of resignations and dismissals, including ten who resigned Monday and Buttles firing two who refused to resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Bruce Buttles
U. S
Die Neuwe Zeitung
Buttles
Ae Ce
Sudden Death juvenile traffic game uncovered
Police uncover a juvenile traffic game termed Sudden Death also called Yellow Fang as a six year old girl is injured in a traffic incident. Investigators report a leader assigns numbers or comic names and youths dash into traffic, while a companion initially admitted then denied participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Neal O'Donnell
Bernard J. Prinz
Youth Freed in Playmate Slaying in Chicago
Rafael Villasenor, 15, was acquitted of murder of 13-year-old William Gervais. The jury, under Judge Alan B. Ashcraft, ruled his confession inadmissible due to promises. He remains in Juvenile Court with possible later delinquency charges and potential training school for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rafael
Rocky) Villasenor
Alan B. Ashcraft
Criminal Court
Ashcraft
Villasenor
William Gervais
Gervais
Fuller Park
Ku Klux Klan Parade Rumors Center in Denmark
About 1000 robed Klansmen paraded in heavy rain in Denmark and heard Grand Dragon Samuel Green of Atlanta condemn northern influence as misguided while around 2500 townspeople listened to the remarks and rally. The report notes the tense racial tone at the event and the strong local response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Denmark
Oklahoma-Texas Publisher Dies at 51
PW K Leatherock publisher of the Perry Journal died in Oklahoma City at 51 after a heart ailment. He had published papers in Oklahoma Kansas and Texas. Leatherock suffered a heart attack a year earlier and entered hospital last week. He started the Morning Journal in Oklahoma and helped establish the Kilgore Herald and the Longview Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
PW. K. Leatherock
Perry, Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Leatherock
Longview
Morning Journal
Herald
Kilgore
Salaried Workers Seek $17 Monthly Pay Boost
Pittsburgh February 10 Westinghouse Electric salaried employees filed a formal negotiations reopening notice asking for a $17 monthly wage increase or 10 percent whichever is greater The request was submitted by the Federation of Westinghouse Salaried Unions Discussions are scheduled to begin March 11 before Westinghouse officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Federation of Westinghouse
Californian Voted Uplurst Student at Oklahoma Campus
G L Scott of Firebaugh California won the title uplirst man on the University of Oklahoma campus after defeating 57 other entrants. The election raised 1129.84 dollars for the March of Dimes. Scott, a sophomore in arts and sciences, will receive a plaque from university president Dr George IL Ss Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
G. L. Scott
Firebaugh
Calif
Scott
March of Dimes
Penies
School of Arts and Sciences
George IL Ss
Mitchum and Leeds Sentenced to 40 Days for Marijuana Conspiracy
Actor Robert Mitchum and actress Lila Leeds were given 40 days in the county lockup after pleading guilty to conspiring to possess marijuana. Judge suspended additional charges, placing them on two years probation, while Mitchum faces possible release in 50 days for good behavior. The case follows a September narcotics raid at Laurel Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchum, Leeds
Robert Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Marjorie Kellogg
Walter Hotra
Los Angeles
Associated Press
David O. Selznick
Selznick Studio
RKO
Mitchum
Bob
Laurel Canyon
Variety Magazine
RKO Studio
Miss Leeds
Clement D. Nye
Nye
Honor Farm
Miss Smedley Denounces Spy Allegations as Lie
Agnes Smedley denied being a Soviet spy and denounced a U. S. Army report claiming she is a spy as a despicable lie. Her lawyer demanded a formal retraction and apology from Army officials citing the MacArthur report about a Russian spy ring in Japan before Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Smadiey
Top
Cuther
Shanghai
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Ozaki Hozumi
Richard Sorge
Horumi
Sorge
Balow
Ito Ritsu
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Associated Press
York
Agnes Smedley
U. S. Army
Q. Joan Rogge
Miss Smedley
Gen. MacArthur
Rogge
Army Royals
Army
China
Secret Police
Diplomatic Tensions Grow Over Hungarian Moves
The text reports that Truman fired Gal, an officer of the customs, and mentions Barankovics and Steussy leaving Budapest within 24 hours. It notes possible US retaliation including expulsion of Hungarian diplomats. Bevin in London protests Hungary over Mindszenty trial and Hungary's curt replies. Steussy, a Madison, Wisconsin resident, faced a rapid departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gal
Istvan Barankovics
Barankovics
Democratic Peoples
Catholic
Vienna
Steussy
Budapest
Legation
State Department
Madison
Wis
United States
Hungary
Michael J. MerDermott
London
Ernest Bevin
Cardinal Mindszenty
Janos Eros
Foreign Office
Bevin
Georgia Libel Bill Awaits Gov Signature
ATLANTA February 10. A Georgia libel bill awaits Gov. Herman Talmadge action after the Senate approved the measure 30 to 17. The bill eliminates a provision allowing retractions of honest mistakes to shield papers from punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Senate
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West Coast
Frank Schroeder
Don Swift
Inglewood
Wilbur W. Seller
Terra Haute
Ind
Robert Cardenas
San Diego
Max Stanley
Beverly Hills
W. H. Cunningham
Burnt House
W. Va
U.S
Oklahoma-Texas
Truman
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