Louisiana police jury convention opens with officials in attendance
Several hundred guests and delegates attend the Louisiana police jury annual convention opening session at the Virginia Hotel. Gov Earl Long Lt Gov Bill Dodd and Rep Otto Passman are among speakers expected as a busy two day program unfolds with pledges and welcome addresses.
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Louisiana Police Jury
Resolution Committee
Maple Room
Virginia Hotel
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Louisiana Machinery and Boyce - Harvery Machinery Firms
Freeport Sulphur Company
Earl Long
Bill Dodd
Otto Passman
Long
Dodd
Representative Passman
Pres
F. F. Webb, Jr
J. C. Marsh
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
A. E. Montgomery
Ouachita Parish
Hague Beaten in Jersey City Primary Returns
Democratic voters supported John V. Kenny backed slate in Hudson County keeping the party in control as Frank Hague failed to rebound in yesterday's state primary. In Bergen County the GOP defeated an insurgent group amid senate crime committee gambling disclosures. Local results show no statewide nominations.
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Newark
N. J
Frank
Law
Hague
Senate Crime Committee
Jersey City
John V. Kenny
Hudson County
Bergen County
New Jersey
State
State Assembly
Hudson River
New York City
Bergen
Senate
Hudson
Ats
Assembly
British Officer Backs Mac Plan
A confidential report indicates Lt. Gen. Sir C. H. Robertson administrative commander of British Commonwealth forces in Korea supported General MacArthur's proposal to bomb Red Chinese bases in Manchuria. He warned the only alternative was a larger land invasion of Korea, a move opposed by Britain’s foreign office and commonwealth governments.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Manchuria
Sir
C. H. Robertson
Korea
Foreign Office
Robertson
Truman
Apology Issued Over Attack on News Photographers
Brig. Gen. Lory Smith, head of air force public relations, issued a formal apology for the mistreatment of press photographers covering General MacArthur's arrival in Honolulu. The air force vows to retrace facts and emphasizes the need for effective press operations.
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Sanrancisco
Lory Smith
Air Force Public Relations
General MacArthur
Honolulu
Air Force
Snorkel Submarines Reported In Korean Waters
Washington reports that new snorkel submarines have reached Korean waters and at least one has likely seen combat. Navy officials cite secrecy and fear of Allied/Russian activity as reasons for withholding details while noting awards for successful patrols.
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Korean
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Far East
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Cain Calls For Declaring War On China and Korea
Senator Cain urges Congress to declare war on Communist China and North Korea as President Truman’s MacArthur firing fuels political reaction. McFarland Hickenlooper and McMahon oppose the measure while Malone reserves judgment. Senate committees vow wide inquiry into Far East policy and the MacArthur clash.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
McFarland
Cain
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Senate House
MacArthur
Tokyo
San Francisco
FE. S. T
Hickenlooper
Iowa
McMahone
D. - Conn
Malone
R.nevy
Congress
America
Russell
D.-Ga
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Hickey Named Chief of Staff in Routine Tower
An army spokesman said Maj. Gen. Doyle O Hickey will become chief of staff to Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway the Allied supreme commander. Almond remains tenth corps commander in Korea while Hickey had been acting chief of staff in Almonds absence from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Doyle O. Hickey
Matthew B. Ridgway
Allied Supreme Commander
Edward M. Almond
MacArthur
Almond
Tenth Corps
Korea
Hickey
Ridgway
Heels Slashed by Two More Convicts at Angola
Baton Rouge reports two more Louisiana convicts slashed heel tendons at Angola. The latest cases bring the total self mutilations to 39 as a 32 member committee probes prison conditions. A prison doctor gave no motive, while a former Angola nurse cites alleged involvement of two New Orleans politicians with dope peddling in a separate interview.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
D. C. Bazer
Shreveport
Angola Institution
Earl Long
I. F. Littel
Mary Daughtry
Angola
New Orleans
Tommy Sanction
Sanction
Ground Gained Slowly by Allies in Korea Front
Allied troops pushed 2 000 to 3 000 yards on the west Korean front behind heavy air and artillery. Ground was gained south and southeast of Chorwon a major hub inside enemy lines. An infantry team moved within two miles of the city rubble while Chinese fire forced a withdrawal. A tank force struck enemy lines near Chipyong killing about 100 Communists.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Chipyong
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Chiowon
Faint Signals From Missing Sub Affray Trapped Sub
Faint underwater signals spur a blind search for the British submarine Affray deep in the English Channel. Forty hours trapped at 198 feet threaten a crew of 75 officers and men with dwindling oxygen as the Royal Navy reports no contact with the craft.
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Portsmouth
Eng
English Channel
Royal Navy
United States
Army Cuts May Draft Call As Volunteer Enlistments Rise
Washington reports the army reduced its May draft call from 66 000 to 40 000 after halving April's 80 000 to 40 000. The move follows strong volunteer enlistments up 34 000 since January and fewer casualties in Korea. Assistant Secretary Rosenberg said enlisted reservists will start releasing by September and the Marine Corps will release inactive reservists starting June with further plans into 1952.
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Washington
Korea
Anna Rosenberg
Army
House
Armed Services
MacArthur Eyes Speech as Truman Meeting Unlikely
San Francisco April 18. A meeting with President Truman in Washington tomorrow seems unlikely without a direct White House invitation. General MacArthur is drafting his Congress speech on defeating Chinese Communists with limited Korea war expansion and endorsing air strikes on Manchuria. The spokesman says MacArthur may visit Chicago next week and Milwaukee, while his post remains unassigned and he is in good health per Col. Charles Canada.
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San Francisco
Truman
General MacArthur
Washington
White House
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
MacArthur
Congress
Korea
Chicago
Omar Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Manchuria
Milwaukee
Charles Canada
Canada
Whitrey
Douglas MacArthur
Bay Area
Manila
Leyte
New Guinea
Asia
Hawaii
Bataan
General MacArthur Leads San Francisco Parade Amid Cheers
An enormous audience packed Powell Street and Union Square as General MacArthur appeared outside the St. Francis Hotel. He rode in an open car flanked by California Governor Earl Warren and Mayor Elmer Robinson as a triumphal parade began through San Francisco streets.
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Powell Street
St. Francis Hotel
Union Square
General MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Elmer Robinson
Dr Emmett Calvert Dies Pioneer Ouachita Physician
Dr. Emmett Griffin Calvert 83 Ouachita Parish physician died in a local hospital after a long illness. The body lies in state at Tlixson Brothers Funeral Home until 4 p.m. Wednesday then moves to 109 Cypress St West Monroe for a Thursday 4 p.m. funeral with Rev. Hugh Bradshaw officiating. Interment in Riverview Burial Park. Calvert, Miss native, son of Adam and Leah Calvert, educated in Kemper County.
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Emmett Griffin Calvert
Ouachita Parish
Tlixson Brothers Funeral
Cypress Street
West Monroe
Hugh Bradshaw
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Riverview
Calvert
Kemper County, Miss
Adam and
Leah Calvert
Clemency Denied for Perry Futch in Louisiana
Gov. Earl Long refused clemency pleas from four Louisiana penitentiary inmates. Perry T. Futch of Farmerville was sentenced to 7 1/2 years for theft of $41,190 in parish funds. Allen Carpenter of Washington Parish faces 18 years for manslaughter. Frank Spino of New Orleans received nine years for narcotics possession and pressuring minors into prostitution. Peter Gendusa of New Orleans had been condemned to die for beating two elderly recluses but was commuted in 1941 to life.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Perry T. Futch
Farmerville
Union Parish
Allen Carpenter
Washington Parish
Frank Spino
New Orleans
Peter Gendusa
Sam Jones
Apartment for rent on 2nd floor at 602 Morris Ave
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Morris Ave
Dial
R. M. Gochenour
Mr. Gochenour
Million People Mob MacArthur Welcome at San Francisco
General MacArthur landed at San Francisco International Airport from Tokyo and faced a massive, noisy crowd. Police and crowds clogged the 15 mile drive to his hotel as officials estimated up to a million or two million locals watched the arrival in a boisterous but orderly scene.
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Paul Kern
Lee
San Francisco
General MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
San Francisco International Airport
Mrs. MacArthur
Arthur
San Francisco Bay Area
Courtney Whitney
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