Pettus reveals AV C chapters dying and takeover by outsiders
Ken Pettus, former candidate for AV C chairman, claims many chapters of the American Veterans Committee are dying on the vine. He alleges the group lured members with unemployment dole promises and cites alleged deception in biographical sketches and loyalty reports connected to Pettus and the organization. He notes his own background with Stars and Stripes Tokyo and CIO unions, and recounts disputes over NRC and NBC employment statements.
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New York
Ken Pettus
American Veterans’ Committee
Dole
Planning Committee
Ilpot
Pettus
Aong
A. V. C. Busfein
National Broadcasting Company
Irene Kuhn
Paraguay leader Morinigo quits Asuncion for Pilar near border
Argentine sources say Paraguay's president Higinio Morinigo left Asuncion with his cabinet for Pilar 130 miles south amid civil war tensions. Reports conflict on his status as revolts surged, with lines of defense and air force confusion in the capital.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Higinio Moringo
Asuncion
Pilar
Uraguay
Associated Press
Morinigo
Ofenses
Dag
Howyer
British Crisis Bill Passed by House of Commons
The Labour government won approval for its economic crisis bill in the British House of Commons by 178 to 64 after a long night of debate. Winston Churchill led opposition efforts to derail or amend the measure before it moves to the Lords.
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House of Lords
London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Woman Freed By Confession In Splitting Auto Case
Mrs. Mattie Lee Harvey, 30, released from jail after she confessed shielding the actual driver in a Sunday night crash at Fourth and Rochelle. J. R. McCrary, 32, Ruston, now serves 15 days for driving the car and faces 100 days or a $100 fine plus a one year license suspension.
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Mattie Lee Harvey
McGuire Avenue
W. M. Harper
J. R. McCrary
Ruston
Fourth and
Rochelle
Harper
Harvey
China's surprise as marine rape case convictions are set aside
Secretary Forrestal ordered new review, citing insufficient evidence against Corporal William G. Pierson and Private Warren T. Pritchard in the Peiping rape case. The rulings follow student protests against U S troops in China and drew remarks from Dr. Hu Shih on American justice.
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Nanking
Foreign Office
Washington
U. S. Marine
William G. Pierson
Peiping University
United States
Navy
Pierson
Pfe
Warren T. Pritchard
U. S
China
Shen Chung
Forrestal
Peiping
Sumter
S. C
Pft
Pritchard
Hu Shih
Forresta
Labor union drive aims to elect an acceptable congress
The C I O United Steel Workers Union plans a mass registration drive and $1 voluntary contributions from its 873 000 members to repeal Taft Hartley. Philip Murray says funds would be separate and may support candidates, signaling a test of legal limits. The group hopes to enroll 1 000 000 members for what it calls the most intensive election campaign in history.
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Pittsburgh
C. S. O. United Steel Workers Union
Congress
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Murray
Tom Clark
Vandenberg May Face Party Draft
Detroit reports a Detroit Republican committee seeks to draft Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg for the GOP nomination. He has stated he will not seek the nomination but may respond if his eligibility becomes clear after returning to Michigan within about a month.
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Detroit
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Archie Leadbetter
Wayne County
Sen. Vandenberg
Sen
Vandenberg
Grand Rapids
Warehouse Blaze Destroys Ouachita Valley Produce Warehouse
A flash fire from a cold storage room gutted the Ouachita Valley Produce Co. warehouse at Walnut and Pine in Walnut Street early this morning. Firemen from three companies fought the blaze for over three hours. losses estimated between 39000 and 50000 dollars. The adjacent office, a parked Hunter Hill car, and a railroad freight car were damaged. The building was leased from the J. S. Handy estate. cause of the fire was not determined. The firm, formed in 1946 by Burford Love Bayles and Coates, operated at full stock levels for seasonal marketing.
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Ouachita Valley Produce Co
Walnut and Pine
William Burford
Burford
Riverside Drive
Louisville Avenue
Hunter Hill
Jerry Love
Johnny Bayles
Cicero Coates
Ruhr coal talks plan Western Europe recovery
Washington officials open a joint Anglo American conference to boost Ruhr coal output as part of the Marshall plan. Delegates aim to raise daily production from 220 000 to 300 000 tons by December and 350 000 soon after, while Britain warns of unresolved occupation issues.
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Washington
Europe
Atlantic
Ruhr
United States
State Department
Atom bomb may help to keep em down on farm
Monsignor Lerschen and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference argue the atomic age favors rural life. They urge decentralization of industry and continued farming, noting security through dispersed small communities and self sufficiency as central themes for the 235-year-old group.
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Edmond le Breton
Lafayette
Paree
Monsignor
Hubert Leischen
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
United States
Deep South
Lerschen
Rayne
Senate hears calls for probe of probe into Hughes inquiry
Senator Murray of Montana urged a Senate investigation into investigations as the Republican controlled committee halted the Hughes inquiry. He claimed two weeks of hearings smeared witnesses and warned that many committees engage in sensationalism. Other lawmakers weighed political impact as Ferguson paused the case, with Robertson and Pepper commenting on the adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Howard Hughes
Murray
Montana
War Investigating Committee
Hughes
Truman
O'Daniel
Texas
Ferguson
Michigan
Robertson
Virginia
Pepper
Florida
O'Conor
Maryland
Reverend R Picket Succumbs In Monroe Hospital
Rev. Robert Tilden Pickett 69 longtime Methodist pastor died in a Monroe hospital early Tuesday. Funeral and interment planned in Quitman Mississippi with Mulhearn Funeral Home in charge. He served over 40 years in Mississippi and Louisiana with his last post at Sicily Island assigned in 1945. Survived by wife Lillian and seven children including R T Pickett Jr. Roanoke Virginia and Joe C Pickett New Orleans. He was widely known across Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Robert Tilden Pickett
Sicily Island
Lillian Price Pickett
R. T. Pickett Jr
Roanoke
Ruth Smith
Laurel
Miss
George B. Pickett
Jackson
Margaret Pickett
Joe C. Pickett
New Orleans
William P. Miller
Nine Rescued From Icy Waters After Flying Boat Crash
Nine crewmen and passengers were pulled from icy Bering Sea after their Army PBY crashed near St George Island. A lifeboat from the USS Acheron recovered the survivors, all with only minor exposure. Names released include Major Ralph Sims of Anchorage and passengers C I Williams of Kodiak and Manning Clement of Anchorage.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Bering Sea
17Th Naval District
St. George Island
Navy
U.S. S. Achernar
Naval District Headquarters
Ralph Sims
Anchorage
C. I. Williams
Manning Clement
Attorney General Orders Probe of Prices Across Key Goods
Clark directs Justice Department anti trust division to investigate conspiracies to fix food clothing and housing prices. Violators face jail terms rather than fines with prosecutors opposing pleas of no contest upon conviction. Action follows three month study led by John F. Sennett as prices soar and Congress urged price controls.
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Washington
Clark
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Courts of Pleas of
C. I. G. Full Employment Committee
Congress
Truman
Balkans Issue Blocked as US Warns on Greece Aid
The American delegation warned the United Nations Security Council that if the Balkans problem in Greece is not solved, the United States may join with others to protect Greece within the UN charter. Herschel V. Johnson accused Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria of backing a totalitarian regime in Greece and criticized the Soviet veto as defense of Balkan aggression.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
United States
Greece
Herschel V. Johnson
U. S
Russia
Council
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
United Nations
Soviet Union
Security Council
Johnson
Balkans
Joza Vilfan
Arew
Fires in Louisiana Brisk Blaze Toll Tops 20 000 Acres
Scattered showers aided firefighters as Louisiana battles a string of wildfires. State Forester James E. Mixon reported no major blazes in Sabine DeSoto or Natchitoches, with only a new fire near Plain Dealing. Total losses exceed 1 million dollars with replanting costs estimated at 202000 for seven parishes.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
James E. Mixon
Zwolle
Sabine Parish
Sabine
DeSoto
Natchitoches
Minden
Plain Dealing
Bossier Parish
Mixon
National Guard
State Forestry Commission
Webster
Bossier
Bienville
Red River
Tropical Storm Aims For Gulf Entering Tonight
The United States Weather Bureau forecast a tropical storm forming in the Caribbean will cross the northern Yucatan and enter the Gulf of Mexico tonight. Centered south of Cozumel Island it moves northwest at about 15 mph with winds 50 to 60 mph and squalls up to 150 miles out. Caution urged for the northern Yucatan peninsula and adjacent waters over the next 24 hours.
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New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Cozumel Island
Funeral for Slain Cousin Draws W J Airheart
W J Airheart of 415 Reed street traveled to Bel La to attend the funeral of his 17 year old cousin Olla Mae Green reportedly slain by her 20 year old uncle Sunday. He learned she was struck three times with a hammer and that the uncle had vanished leading to a parish wide manhunt. Olla Mae is the daughter of Newton Green a prominent Allen parish resident.
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W. J. Airheart
Reed Street
Bel
Olla Mae Green
Airheart
Newton Green
Allen Parish
31 Buchenwald Camp Operators Convicted in Germany
In Dachaul Germany a U S military court convicted all 31 defendants in the Buchenwald camp operators war crimes trial. Sentences to be announced Thursday included Ilse Koch the pregnant widow of the former camp commandant who denied making lampshades from inmate skin. The camp was seized by American forces in 1945.
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Dachau
Germany
Buchenwald
U. S
Ilse Koch
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