Morse Calls Congressional Hearings Kangaroo Courts
Senator Morse charges congressional investigations including the McCarthy inquiry are run as kangaroo courts. He argues hearings deny fair trial rights and cross examination, urging constitutional safeguards and candor in proceedings. Morse, along with six Republicans, criticizes elements of their party exploiting fear and intolerance.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senator Morse
R-Cre
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Morse
America
Truman
President Truman Returns Home To Independence For Weekend
President Truman arrives in Independence Missouri after a flight from Baltimore and Kansas City. Aboard his visit he greets about a hundred neighbors outside the North Delaware street home and plans to visit relatives in Grandview and Kansas City while enjoying a quiet weekend with family. Margaret Truman also comes to the family residence as the president jokes about an early morning walk.
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Truman
Delaware Street
Mr. Truman
Kansas City
Harry
The
Eagles
Grandon
Kas
J.ivian Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Mary Jane
Fair Deal Backer Wins NC Senate Primary
Raleigh lawyer Willis Smith, opposing Truman's Fair Deal, won North Carolina's Democratic Senate primary after a heavy campaign. Early returns showed a strong lead, with final tallies Smith 269,035 to Graham 242,611, prompting Graham to concede. The contest highlighted issues of race, communism, and Truman policy amid a large turnout.
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Graham
Truman
Raleigh
N.C
Willis Smith
North Carolina
Sena
Frank Graham
Sir Walter Hotel
Mr. Smith
Robert R. Reynolds
Olla Ray Boyd
Woodrow W. Jones
Rutherford
Plan Showdown On Home Rule In New Orleans
Baton Rouge reports indicate Gov. Earl K. Long and top legislative leaders aim to settle New Orleans home rule promptly. The issue, pitting city control against the legislature, surged again as Morrison supporters and old regulars argued after a Senate compromise.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
New Orleans
de Lesseps Morrison
Russell Long
Senate
House
Long
Morrison
Brewster Unveils GOP Slogan Enough Is Enough
Senator Owen Brewster launches the 1950 Republican campaign slogan Enough is enough at a two day eastern seaboard meeting. Brewster and Gabrielson frame peace as a core issue for November elections while urging broad enlistment to keep America peaceful and secure.
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James P. Hackett
Atlantic City
N. J
Owen Brewster
Maine
Brewster
Guy George Gabrielson
Florida
Gabrielson
United States
America
Republican National Committee
National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Rep
Leonard Hall
New York
Senator Gillette urges cap on campaign spending in senate races
Senator Gillette of Louisiana leads a three member subcommittee to police 36 senate races and investigates five states over alleged outsized spending. He criticizes the federal limits of 25 000 for final elections and 5 000 for House races as inadequate for primaries and nominations, arguing it blocks candidates with modest means.
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Senate
Gillette
North Carolina
Florida
Pennsylvania
Illinois
South Carolina
Nct
House of Representatives
Democratic Solid South
TAR TOURISTS STOP IN MONROE TAR TOURISTS STOP IN MONROE
Approximately 75 members of the 11th annual Louisiana Air Tour begun the second leg from Selman Field this morning. The group, from all sections of Louisiana, arrived in Monroe yesterday and stayed overnight. Nash Roberts Jr. led the tour with General T B Herndon behind, airfields were prepared, and the fleet continued the three day journey to Bastrop Lake Providence St Joseph Winnfield ending at Ville Platte.
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Selman Field
Louisiana
Monroe
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Optimists Club
Nash Roberts, Jr
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
T. B. Herndon
New Orleans
South Louisiana
DeRider
Leesville
Many
Shreveport
Gillam
Ruston
Bastrop
Lake Providence
St. Joseph
Winnfield
Ville Platte
Ganging Up Rapped By Marine Counterpart
In Baton Rouge national Marine Corps League head Clay Nixon urged adding the Marine Corps commandant to the joint chiefs of staff. He contends the move would curb army and air force pressure on the Navy. Nixon spoke during a meeting of former Marines and regional league officers.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps League
Clay Nixon
Seattle
Wash
League
Marine Corps
Nixon
Rail strikes threaten nationwide freight and passenger service
Four western railroads order wholesale cancellations as a switchmen strike looms at 6 a.m. Sunday, with only Great Northern aiming to operate. Peace talks collapse, 4,000 switchmen to walk out, potentially paralyzing Chicago to Pacific routes. Board chair notes no current settlement.
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Western
Great Northern
Arthur J. Glover
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Francis A. O'Neill
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Glover
Pacific Ocean
Rock Island
F. J. Galvin
Midwest
Scott Scott Funeral Services Today At Jonesville LA
Ernest Halbert Scott Sr prominent Jonesville lumberman dies at Ferriday clinic after eight months illness. Funeral Sunday 1 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Greenwood Cemetery Pineville interment. He led Mississippi Valley Hardwood, worked as GM in Clarksdale and Appalchicola, moved to Jonesville in 1928 to head Three Rivers Hardwood and later Mississippi Valley Hardwood. Born March 3 1888 in Mill Town Indiana. Married Florence Griffis in 1915.
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Jonesville
Ernest Halbert Scott
First Methodist
Greenwood
Pineville
Scott
Mississippi Valley Hardwood Company Incorporated
Mill Town
Indiana
Evansville
Mississippi Valley Hardwood Company
Memphis
Tennessee
Clarksdale
Mississippi
Three Rivers Hardwood Company Incorporated
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Florence Griffis
Mem
Invasion Of South Korea By North Forces Attacks 38th Parallel
North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel at dawn as U S military advisers warned of a likely full scale invasion. Amphibious landings reported on the east coast while Kaesong locals described partial occupation and evacuations continued near Onjin peninsula amid a widening front.
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North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Republic
United States
Kaesong
U. S
Onjin Peninsula
Southorea
Lafargue barred from loudspeaker by Ruston official
In Ruston Louisiana senator hopeful Malcolm E Lafargue was blocked from using loudspeaker equipment under an old city ordinance. He instead spoke from a local rail station after being denied access to Railroad Park the usual campaign site. Mayor H T Richardson enforced the ban saying Lafargue could speak without amplification elsewhere. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Ruston
Malcolm E. Lafargue
Railroad Park
Louisiana
Russell Long
Senate
Robert Kennon
Minden
H. T. Richardson
Lafargue
Northwest Airlines DC 4 Vanishing Over Lake Michigan
Milwaukee searchers faced darkness and fog as 58 people were believed dead after Northwest Airlines DC 4 vanished over Lake Michigan. Oil slicks and wreckage were reported near Milwaukee, with divers finding no conclusive trace as night closed in. The ship had 55 passengers and 3 crew en route from New York to Minneapolis when last heard during a thunderstorm. Authorities searched by air surface and undersea but remained hopeful for survivors earlier in the day.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan
Coast Guard
Minneapolis
New York
West Coast
C.S.T
South
George Parkinson
Racine
Robert Lind
Hopkins
Ludington
Mich
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Daniel A. Joy
Eastern Airlines
Washington, D. C
Cardiff
Wales
Dublin
Lind
K. R. Ferguson
Northwest Air
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Erickson
Scott Funeral Services
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National Press Photographer’s Association
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