Army to seize major railroads under 50-man skeleton staff
Washington reports the army issued orders to seize the nation’s railroads at 4 p.m. E S T tomorrow to avert a threatened strike. Major General Frank A. Heileman heads operations with Brig. Gen. Andrew F. McIntyre as executive. Seven regional offices and three sub regional offices will open in key cities with staffs of five and two respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arl R. Bendetsen
Truman
Bendetsen
Frank A. Heileman
Army
Andrew F. McIntyre
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Heileman
United States
Student Admits Maguire Slaying in Queens Lovers Lane
New York police say 23 year old Steven Albert confessed killing Theresa Maguire 34 in a Queens lovers lane near an aqueduct horse race track. He described an assault after she bit his tongue during a kiss. her nude torso lay under a red dress while a yellow jacket covered her legs.
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New York
Theresa Maguire
Queens “Lovers Lane
Steven Albert
Louisiana Bills Lead Nation in State Taxes, Says Report
Louisiana faced the highest state tax burden in the nation for the year ended June 30, with $254 million in collections or 9.6 cents per dollar of income. Washington follows closely at 9.7 cents, while New Mexico tops after Louisiana in per capita rate. The Commerce Department report excludes federal and local taxes.
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Glenn Everett
World Washington
Louisiana
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
New Mexico
Union
State of
Washington
New Jersey
Illinois
South
City Hall Janitor Confesses Theft Of Tickets And Cash
Solomon Oliver 50, janitor at City Hall, admitted stealing over five thousand dollars in bus tickets and cash from city offices over two months. Police recovered 3300 bus tickets and 1347 dollars. Oliver will face grand larceny charges in district court after transfer to parish jail.
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Monroe
Solomon Oliver
Polk Street
Hugh Tolbert
Oliver
Tolbert
Road Projects On Nine Parishes Announced
Louisiana department of highways tabulates bids totaling 1.5 million dollars for nine parishes. Apparent low bidders include W H Patterson Co in Baton Rouge for Ascension projects 177 468, H L Allen and Sons of Elton for Beauregard 38 250, Texas Bitulithic Co for Bossier 492 833, and others across Morehouse Ouachita St John The Baptist St Mary West Carroll Winn parishes with bids ranging from about 11 925 to 492 833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Department of Highways Today
Ascension
Gonzales - Little Prairie
Praiieville
W. H. Patterson & Co
Beauregard
Cherry Grove
Dry Creek
H. L. Allen & Sons
Elton
Bossier
Minden
Bossier City
Texas Biulithic Co
New Orleans
Morehouse
Cherry Ridge
Cooper Lake
Henry & Hall of
Dubach
British Exports To Soviet Suitable To Repair Tanks
Churchill announced a British factory is producing tools for the Russians usable to repair tanks. Officials acknowledged several British machine tool makers supply Russia, with Russian inspectors admitted to plants. He criticized the labor government while noting the United States seeks aid and sanctions on strategic materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Ministry of Supply
Russia
Churchill
United States
Lab Por
Her
British Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Britain
Craven Brothers Machine Tool Works
Stockport
Leigh Seeks Ouachita Parish Delegate Seat in Constitutional Convention
Attorney Thomas W. Leigh announced his candidacy as a delegate from Ouachita Parish for the proposed Constitutional Convention. He is the first nominee in the parish and says delegates must be elected if the people approve holding the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Leigh
Ouachita Parish
Leigh
Korea Casualty Mark Exceeds One Hundred Thousand
A Sunday dispatch estimates over 100000 killed wounded or missing in the nine weeks of the Korean war. North Korean losses are broken into frontline 50000 killed or wounded 20000 guerrillas and sea actions 10000 civilians 11582. Allied losses are unofficially over 500 American casualties and 20000 South Korean battle losses.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Pyongyang
Navy secrets clash as Acheson and Truman press Matthews
Washington, Aug 26. Secretary of State Acheson and President Truman challenged Navy Secretary Matthews after he urged a war to compel cooperation for peace. State Department officials said Matthews remarks did not reflect policy and were not cleared by the White House, signaling a high level policy dispute in the wake of a recent foreign policy split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Truman
Navy
Matthews
United States
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Boston Navy Yard
State Department
Baloon
Roger Tubby
Department of State
White House State Department
White House
Tubby
Wallace-Byrnes
Emergency arms bill approved by House to aid allies
The House passed a $16.771 trillion emergency defense bill to rearm the United States and its allies, funding 5 333 warplanes and boosting total military outlays for the year beyond $30 billion. The measure includes $4 billion for friendly nations, with planned further requests for $10 billion, plus allocations for the hydrogen bomb program, stockpiling, services, and other defense needs.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Mahon
D. - Tex
Defense Department
Navy
Army
State Department
Voice of America
President Truman
Two Men Wounded in Port Barre Gun Battle
Opelousas La Aug 26 two men were seriously wounded in an exchange of gunfire near Port Barre Sheriff Clayton Guilbeau reported Vanderhider 35 an oil field gang pusher was shot four times and hospitalized at Ville Platte Ay mond about 60 a deputized night watchman was hit three times and is at Foundation Hospital New Orleans both men suffered body wounds
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Opelousas
Here
Clayton Guilbeau
C. J. Vanderhider
Baptiste Aymond
Port Barre
Guilbeau
Vanderhider
Ville Platte
Eighteen Dead in Ship Crash Off San Francisco
San Francisco August 26. Seventeen men and a navy nurse are known dead after the hospital ship Benevolence was rammed and sunk in fog near the Golden Gate. 487 survivors. the freighter Mary Luckenbach was uninjured. Captain Bacon and Captain Havens among the dead. radar aboard both ships.
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Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Mary Luckenbach
Barton E. Bacon
Lyle J. Havens
Bacon
Havens
Louisiana Sets Draft Call for 1,084 Registrants
New Orleans August 26 Brig Gen Raymond Hufft state selective service director announced 1,084 Louisiana registrants will receive call letters to fill a 877 quota. Of those drafted 654 head to New Orleans induction station 220 to Shreveport and 210 to Alexandria for the week of September 25.
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New Orleans
Draft Board
Louisiana
Raymond Hufft
State Selective Service
Hufft
Shreveport
Alexandria
Mississippi
Police and Firemen Cap Test In Charity Baseball Game
Five thousand Hukbalahap guerrillas attacked central Luzon towns as Manila faced fear and fire. The Optimist Club sponsors a September 25 Monroe Fire and Police Department baseball game at the American Legion Memorial Stadium to fund pension and bicycle reflector programs. Floyd Van leads the police team and Dewey Mobley the fire team. Dan Willenskyu umpire. Tickets are $1 adults 50 cents children.
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Optimist
Monroe
Police Department
Fire and Police Pension Fund
Optimist Boys Work Fund
Twin Cities
Floyd van
Dewey Mobley
Fire Department
Dan Willensky
Chiefs
Sam Rubin, Jr
Louisiana Business Up 20.4 Percent in July
Louisiana commerce division reports a 20.4 percent year over year rise in state business activity to an index of 228.0, highest since records began, with July up 3.8 percent from June. Major gains include department store sales 35.1 percent and freight carloadings 26.3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Commerce Research Division
Eighth Army Ends Kigye Stay as Coastal Front Shifts
South Korean units fighting along Korea’s east coast were forced to withdraw to a road junction south and east of Kigye, nine miles north west of Pohang. U.S. generals visited the area while combat details and red assaults near Kumhwa Taegu continued.
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U. S
Pohang
Eighth Army
Korea
Kigye
Hunghae
Walton Walker
8Th Army
Earle Partridge
Fifth Airforce
Taegu
Tabu
Auto Pioneer R E Olds Dies at 86 in Michigan
R E Olds 86 founder of the Oldsmobile and later involved with the REO motor car died in Lansing Michigan after a long career as an auto industry pioneer. He celebrated his 86th birthday on June 3 and had been active in real estate ventures in his later years.
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Lansing
Mich
R. E. Olds
Oldsmobile
Reo
Dorothy Dart
Olds
Henry Ford
Automobile Pioneer
Last Major Crisis For U N In Korean War May Be Over
U N fighting forces in Korea appear to have survived their last major crisis as American and South Korean troops repelled a southward push toward Taegu. The Taegu defense halted North Korean advances within 12 miles of the city, granting a valuable pause to reinforce lines and prepare for potential further Red pressure.
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Tarlac
Manila
Philippine Army
United Nations
Korea
National Defense Headquarters
Defense
Ruperto Kangleon
Huks
Don Huth
U. S. Eighth Army
Taegu
Fire Department
U. N
Preser Line
Naktong
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Maguire
Capt. Tolbert
Soviet
Frank L. White
Guerrilas
Luzon
Hukbalahaps
Kumhwa
Taegu City
Auto Pioneer
Merry Oldsmobile
U.N
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