Writers In Hollywood Sue Film Producers
In Los Angeles AP reports major film producers face a 51.86 million dollar Sherman act suit from the unfriendly 10 writers who refused to testify before HUAC. Plaintiffs include Lester Cole John Howard Lawson Albert Maltz Edward Dmytryk Ring Lardner Jr Adrian Scott Alvah Bessie Dalton Trumbo Samuel Ornitz Herbert Biberman. The action names 10 studios the MPAA and others in a conspiracy to not employ the writers. Cole previously sued MGM for reinstatement and pay with appellate review ongoing. A separate 17 million state suit remains pending.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Robert W. Kenny
California
Movie Studios
Motion Picture Association of America
John
Lester Cole
John Howard Lawson
Albert Maltz
Edward Dmytryk
Ring Lardner, Jr
Adrian Scott
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo
Samuel Ornitz
Herbert Biberman
Cole
MGM Studio
GM Cuts Auto Prices Again Across Passenger Cars and Trucks
General Motors announced a further price cut of 10 to 40 dollars on all passenger cars and trucks effective immediately. The move follows a prior reduction in late February and aligns with recent cost of living allowances adjustments for about 341,000 GM hourly and salaried employees.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Floats Awards Presented To Three Groups
Representatives of three local fraternal groups and a county farm organization received trophies Monday from the Middletown Industrial Council for prize-winning floats in the I Am An American Day parade. First prize went to Our Country by the Daughters of Penelope and the Order of Ahepa. second to Butler County 4H Club’s Our Young People Look Ahead. third to Knights of Columbus The American Way. Council members praised the efforts of non council entrants and suspended next week’s meeting for Memorial Day observances.
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Middletown
John Hurr, Jr
Knights of Columbus
Industrial Council
Frank Dobrozsi
The
American Citizens Club
Hugh Wright
Virginia Association Withdraws From Coal Pact Talks
The Virginia Association will not participate in talks with the United Mine Workers on a new soft coal pact starting tomorrow. Virginia operators produce about 9 million tons annually from 39 mines and employ around 11,000 workers. SouthernCoal Producers President Joseph E. Moody said six members will bargain with UMW Chief John L. Lewis and six aides. The contract expires June 30.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
Virginia
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers
Virginia Association
Moody
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Late Senator Carter Glass Cleared in Tax Trial
In Richmond, AP reports that senator Carter Glass is exonerated as the federal tax evasion trial of W. Clay Counts ends with defense claiming payments to an impostor. Counts had alleged payments of about 15800 dollars in 1943 to Glass or his representatives for aid in Washington.
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Richmond
United States
Carter Glass
Roanoke
W. Clay Counts
Counts
Senator Glass
Washington
the Treasury
Wilson
Tear gas fills Hamilton cafe in early Sunday incident
Patrons fled the Hi-Cafe at 1020 High St as tear gas filled the room before closing. Police investigated yesterday, saying a bomb was dropped through a wall opening used for fridge cooling and was later found by a repairman. Firefighters checked the ammonia line, initially thought to cause fumes.
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Hamilton
High St
Political controversy over civil service reform and reforms
The passage argues that war politics and money influence high office appointments. It notes President Garfield was assassinated by a disillusioned office-seeker and links it to civil service reform in America. It suggests Forrestal’s downfall as a moral reform catalyst and claims his death would not be in vain.
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Garfield
America
Jimmy Forrestal
Confused Dog Gets Reprieve
A 180 pound dog named Congo faces a reprieve after attacking his 110 pound mistress Mrs Frances McDermott. Psychiatrist Larry Trimble rescued Congo from a shelter and believes the dog is insecure and unaware of his size. Letters and telegrams prompted audiences to save Congo from execution as Trimble plans a new home to help him start anew.
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Los Angeles
Congo
Larry Trimble
Frances McDermott
Trimble
Wedding Planned Early In July In Santa Barbara
Nora Eddington Flynn and singer Dick Haymes will wed in Santa Barbara California probably early in July. Mrs Flynn says the grounds for divorce from Errol Flynn may be mental cruelty. Haymes is expected in Las Vegas in three weeks and a honeymoon in England is planned. She seeks legal custody of Deidre four and Rory two, though Errol may keep Rory physically.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nora Eddington Flynn
Dick Haymes
Santa Barbara
Cal
Errol Flynn
Worry Clinic and Class A to D Home Surveys
A Chicago representative for the Psychological Corporation describes a four-class housing survey system Class A to D. Class A homes have 9 rooms 2 baths and two cars. Class B white collar workers. Class C tradesmen. Class D unskilled workers. Regular percentage samples reveal consumer buying and monthly public thinking trends like Gallup polls. Psychology thus moves toward a precise science for future success.
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Psychological Corporation
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