Constitution Concession For Popular Ratification In Louisiana
Governor Earl Long's administration agreed to require a proposed constitutional convention to submit its entire written constitution to voters for approval. Senator Richardson offered amendments to mandate popular ratification and widen the bill's scope beyond terms of governors and officials. George Wallace said the plan hinges on at least 500000 voters participating for the ratified constitution to take effect.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Sen
H. H. Richardson
Bogalusa
Senate
George Wallace
Wallace
Debate Over Closed ShopTies With Labor Leaders
Westbrook Pegler discusses unions and politics linking Catholic leaders to the CIO. He questions Philip Murray and cites Murray's writings on Harry Bridges, alleging opportunism and collaboration with Communists, and notes attacks on Bridges as he traces deportation debates and labor opinions.
Impeachment Talk Sparks Louisiana Democratic Meeting
In Baton Rouge Leander H. Perez labeled President Truman incompetent and urged impeachment at a Louisiana Democratic state central committee gathering. The state panel also ousted W. H. Talbot as executive committeeman and named Gov. Earl K. Long in his place.
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Baton Rouge
Truman
Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee
Leander H. Perez
Washington
Alger Hiss
State Committee
Righter
W. H. Talbot
New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Counterfeit pair nabbed in Missouri mountain cabin
Secret Service reports arrest of Melvin Godfrey Parsons and Louis Elmer Shew in a De Soto cabin on charges of passing 12000 in counterfeit ten dollar bills across 23 states. Printing gear, 25 finished notes, and 40 plates seized. plates hidden in trees, ground, and wood pile with 40 more plates believed buried in a California ravine.
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Washington
Secret Service
DeSoto
A. E. Baughman
U. S
St. Louis
Melvin Godfrey Parsons
Crystal City
Louis Elmer Shew
Baughman
Shew
Ozark Mountains
California
United States
Parsons
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Texarkana
Ark
Dallas
Longview
Tex
Birmingham
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Alexander City
Ala
Atlanta
Cornelia
Fort Valley
Chattanooga
Jackson
Hixson
Ford Creates Defense Production Division
The Ford Motor Co. formed a defense production division in Detroit on August 9 to coordinate defense and mobilization planning. Executive VP E. R. Breech named Richard E. Krafe as general manager and Robert E. Busey as chief engineer in charge of design and product engineering.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
E. R. Breech
Richard E. Krafve
Robert E. Busey
Louisiana Democratic Panel Dumps Talbot Backing for Earl Long
The Louisiana state central committee ousted pro States Rights official W. H. Talbot and installed Governor Earl Long as national committeeman. Leander Perez denounced the move as appeasement and threatened to challenge it in court amid a clash over proxy votes and representation.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Earl Long
New Orleans
W. H. Talbot
Long
Truman
The
States Rights Committee
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Harriman Reports Confidence in Korea From MacArthur Visit
W Averill Harriman returned from a Tokyo meeting with General MacArthur and told President Truman that American forces are confident they can drive the Communists from south Korea. He met Truman at the White House and spoke of conversations and observations on a Korea battlefront. He indicated MacArthur and troops are confident they can hold and drive out the forces with buildup.
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Washington
W. Averill Harriman
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
South Korea
White House
General MacArthur
Korea
Harriman
Mr. Truman
U. S
China
MacArthur
Orange Attendant Shakeup After Mayor's Inauguration
Orange Texas faces rapid turnover as Mayor Joe Runnels Jr orders city workers to relocate inside city limits. A third term commissioner resigns, holdovers plan to quit, Chief E L Nance resigns, and about 20 police fire and department employees face firing under residency rule.
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Orange
Tex
Joe Runnels, Jr
E. L. Nance
Runnels
Desperado Harris Eludes Patrol In Ozarks Timber War
In Missouri's Ozarks, 39 year old William Harris, an ex convict accused of killing his daughter and wounding two others, escaped a large posse for a second day. Bloodhounds join more than 100 officers in the hunt through rugged Irish wilderness as authorities track the fugitive through timber trails and deer paths. Continuous sightings keep the manhunt active as night fell.
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Eminence
Richard Fansler
Fansler
Homer L. Fansler
Rosa
Elmer Nichols
Harris
State Conservation Commission
Ouachita Parish Police Jury Considers Tax and Equipment Buy
Ouachita parish police jury at its Wednesday meeting discussed borrowing to replace worn equipment with an estimated 38000 cost. They voted to advertise for the gear and to have District Attorney Fudickar draw loan papers. Debate over a road tax and a one mill tax for the health unit continued.
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Ouachita Parish
W. A. Mills
Ward 6
A. E. Montgomery
Fred Fudickar
Montgomery
W. Carroll Summer
W. J. Vinson
Ward 2
Navy Authorized To Build Atom Powered Submarine
The Navy gains authority to construct the United States first atomic powered submarine as part of a 350 million shipbuilding bill signed by President Truman. The act also funds new small combat craft, cruiser conversion to guided missile vessels, and modernization or construction of 112 vessels to boost anti submarine capability and coastal defense. Representative Robeson said work will resume soon on the 65 000 ton carrier United States at Newport News. The navy may order overtime to rush an 85 million radar warning system.
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Washington
Navy
Robeson
D.-Va
United States
Armed Services
Truman
Newport News
Congress
Defense
Johnson
Ohn
Taft calls for a huge pay-as-you-go tax increase
Senator Taft proposed a 13 to 14 billion dollar annual tax hike to fund the Korean war and rearmament on a pay-as-you-go basis. He argued the move would raise total taxes to about 50 billion, with much from broad economic expansion rather than rate hikes alone.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
America
Treasury
Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Snyder
Congress
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Death of J T Austin Ends Long Parish Involvement
Joseph T. Austin aged 74 longtime local business and agricultural figure in the parish died early Wednesday. He came to Monroe in 1906 from Shongalo Miss and held roles at Oua chita National Bank later becoming cashier. He led Mc Lain plantation and owned Standard Gin Company, with farming work in recent years. He is survived by three sisters a son a daughter and several grandchildren.
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Joseph T. Austin
Austin
Luray Youngblood, McComb
Bell Austin
Jennie Austin
Monroe
Tilden Austin
Martha Dyatt
Clayton Campbell
Susan Austin
Patricia Austin
P. M. Atkins
Mr. Atkins
Vicksburg
Miss
The
Grady
Bluebird submarine rescue ship to be turned over to Turkey
The Navy announced the Bluebird will be handed to the Turkish government on August 15 at New London Naval Base. The 1,280-ton rescue ship will be renamed Kurtaran after transfer under mutual defense assistance. Two submarines now being refitted by the Navy are also expected to go to Turkey soon under the same program.
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Washington
Navy
New London
Allies Score Across Front In Korea War Update
North Koreans retreat as US forces push south and west toward Chinju. U S patrols reach seven miles from Chinju while pressure remains on the Naktong river line. American and South Korean units advance along the 140 mile front with several bridgeheads secured and river crossings held.
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Tokyo
United States
Chinju
Pusan
U. S
MacArthur
Naktong
Taegu
Korea
Yongdok
Naktong River
Chindong
U. S. 8Th Army
United Nations
Hal Boyle
U. S. First
Clark Leading In Idaho Race In 1948 Democratic Primary
Former Idaho senator D Worth Clark leads Senator Glen Taylor in a close Democratic senate primary in Idaho with Clark 23 822 to 22 427 in 675 of 839 precincts while third candidate Compton White has 13 041. Republican Henry Dworshak won the four year term nomination. Arkansas and Nebraska also report primaries with key races and incumbents renominated.
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D. Worth Clark
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Clark
Taylor
Compton White
Henry Dworshak
Abe McGregor Goff
Fentress Kuhn
Boise
Taylor-Clark
Nebraska
Arkansas
Russia
Claude Burtenshaw
Ricks College
Senate
Val Petersen
O'Sullivan
Stefan
Walter R. Raecke
Central City
J. William Fulbright
House
McMath Defeated in Garlands County Primary Showdown
Arkansas Governor Sid McMath, renominated two weeks earlier, lost in Garlands County where the incumbents he backed for circuit judge and sheriff were defeated. In statewide races, Paul Ward was chosen for chancery judge and Sam Robinson for the supreme court in runoffs, both solid in July 25 preferential results.
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Little Rock
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Garland County
Paul Ward
Batesville
Sam Robinson
Supreme Court
Ward
Frank Smith
Robinson
Frank Robbins
McMath
Clyde Brown
I. G. Brown
Judge Brown
Curtis Ridgway
McGrath
Indian Film Industry Urged to Aim for World Market
S K Patil chairman of the government's film inquiry committee urges Bombay's film industry to target international audiences after a two month Europe and US tour. He warns Indian films would only be shown in America if they meet American standards and tests.
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Bombay
India
S. K. Patil
Government
Europe
United States
America
American Planter Struck Mine in North Sea
The 8250 ton American Planter freight ship struck a mine in the North Sea and is being towed to Bremerhaven with no casualties reported. United States Lines cautioned about confirming a mine strike while an investigation will follow port arrival. The vessel, from New York July 26, was en route from Hamburg to Dunkerque with a crew of about 50 and no passengers aboard. The incident reportedly occurred near the island of Melkoyland.
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Hamburg
Germany
American Planter
North Sea
Bremerhaven
United States Lines
U. S
Dunkerque
France
New York
Melkoland
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