Close details insurance bill and political ties in Louisiana
Former state finance director recounts his 1943 investigations into a proposed insurance bill and printing contracts linked to the Davis administration. He names Eva Talbert and James I. Smith, cites Moran Company printing, and warns of a “jobs” motive behind inland marine insurance provisions.
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Ing
Times
Close
Davis
Department of Finance
Mr. Close
Eva” Talbert
James I. Smith
Talbert
South Louisiana
Robert Maestri
New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
Smith
Sam Jones
Jimmie Davis
George Wallace
Jones
Moran Company
State Fiiance
Printing Board
Clase
Reily
Baton Rouge
Chris Stovall
House Judiciary Committee
Stovall
State Insurance Commission
Winter Wheat Harvest Benefits Limited by Price Rules
A federation spokesman notes a bumper winter wheat crop in Texas and Oklahoma but OPA price ceilings curb millers in other regions. Harvest moves north to Kansas with Nebraska starting. meat shortages persist nationwide as butcher shops and bread supplies lag. Chicago and Kansas City packing centers report record low slaughter and skeleton crews.
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Federation
Texas
Oklahoma
OPA
Kansas
Nebraska
Baltimore Evening Sun
Chicago
Kansas City
Truman slants toward middle on labor bill vote
President Truman faces a potential path either to sign or veto the hobs bill amid an apparent unanimous voice vote. Hatch and other officials anticipate a presidential sign or conditional endorsement, with Justice Department guidance noted by unnamed senators. The draft fate hinges on labor rights and broader emergency powers. Red hair is the heaviest of all hair.
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Hatch
Truman
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
C. I
Descriptions of Nuclear Blast Effects and Bikini Atoll Test Plans
The text outlines explosive fireball dynamics, mushroom cloud formation, and tall column effects. It notes reconnaissance planes at Nagasaki, secrecy around the Bikini test, contingency for a second bomb, scheduling for July 1, and storage and assembly details in the Marshals.
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New Mexico
Laurence
Nagasaki
Army-Navy
Bikini
Tinian
Smyth
Senate debates funding and labor bills in Louisiana
The senate considers an 198 million expenditure while deciding to restore funding for the state revenue code commission, with chair H Alva Brumfeld seeking reinsertion. Labor issues loom as natural gas taxation and union litigation bills await action, including H 105 and S 37, with the Lottinger excise tax pending in the House.
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House
Senate
State Revenue Code Commission
Commission
H. Alva Brumfeld
Baton Rouge
Cleveland
Lottinger
West Monroe Legion to Elect Officers Next Meeting
The American Legion West Monroe post will elect officers for the next year at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the West Monroe Community Building. The post shows 451 members, double last year’s quota. A discussion on sponsoring the Stamps Quartet for a program at Crosley Grammar School Thursday night is on the agenda.
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Burnett-Downs
American Legion
West Monroe
Post
Stamps
Crosley Grammar School
Louisiana Branch of Veterans' Industrial Association Formed
Articles of incorporation for a Louisiana branch of the Veterans' Industrial Association were filed April 15 in Baton Rouge. Horace A. Young and Clayton J. Addison of Shreveport named as agents. The group, affiliated with V I A of Little Rock, seeks to protect veteran workers while opposing radical labor influence and promoting employer rights.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Veterans’ Industrial Association
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Horace A. Young
Clayton J. Addison
Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
India cabinet plan for independence charter faces June 23 deadline
Royal envoy Lord Wavell urged a decision by June 23 on forming a 14 man cabinet to govern India while a constituent assembly drafts a charter for 400 million people. Premier H K Mahtab of Orissa declined to join for personal reasons.
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Monroe
Roy Lord Wavell
India
Constituent Assembly
H. K. Mahtab
Orissa
Congress
Bilbo Urges Bold Action in Mississippi White Primary Crisis
Mississippi figures clash as Bilbo appeals red blooded men to curb Negro voting power. Clerks deny registration reopenings citing delays after a flawed directorate and Rankin calls for Negro abstention. Levings accuses Bilbo of stirring hatred while urging legal restraint. The July 2 primary heightens tensions as officials prepare to challenge Negro voters under Section 3129.
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Bilbo
Mississippi
Laurel
Rankin
Washington
Levings
Mrs
Pass Christian
Truman Signs $1.14 Billion Agriculture Bill and Lunch Aid
President Truman signed a bill furnishing $1 137 624 189 to the agriculture department for the new fiscal year. It includes 75 million dollars for the federal school lunch program and a no strike clause banning salaries to workers belonging to groups claiming the right to strike against the government. The report notes 2 450 firearm accident deaths in 1944.
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Washington
Truman
Agriculture Department
Joe McDoakes Parodies on Screen as Warners Sets Hilarious Shorts
In Movieland Hollywood June 22, comedian George O’Hanlon stars as Joe McDoakes in a series of 16 minute parodies about modern foibles. Ex G I Dick Bare crafts titles like So you think you’re allergic and So you think you need glasses. The films lampoon quack cures and habits, with a running aim to discourage reliance on quick fixes.
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Hollywood
Joe McDoakes
Joe
G. I
Dick Bare
Warners
George O'Hanlon
Baldy
Nehru Flees to Critical Meeting in New Delhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru traveled by air from Rawalpindi to New Delhi for a pivotal All-India Congress Party working committee session to decide on Britain’s interim government proposal. Azad said the panel’s deliberations neared closure with a final resolution expected tomorrow.
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New Delhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Rawalpindi
India
All-India Congress Party
Pandit Nehru
Congress Party
Uri
Kashmir
Nehru
Congress
Azad
Vicksburg Fourth of July name triggers protest
Local reaction blasts the celebration name linking the Fourth to Confederate history. Julia Arnold and others condemn the branding as mocking the siege of Vicksburg, urging officials to drop the term to avoid secession threats and public anger. The story notes a separate U S wood flooring demand of 1 093 million board feet for 1946.
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Burg
E. L. Brunini
Julia Arnold
Vicksburg
Evening Post
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Atlanta
South
Union
Jack Walker
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Billy
B. J. Mahoney
Davenport
Iowa
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