Eisenhower candidacy debated by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler critiques Ike potential nomination arguing Eisenhower must address Hoffman and corruption claims tied to the Connecticut delegation. He weighs party factions, union influence, and the prospects of rallying true Republicans and Southern Democrats while noting ongoing political divisions. He warns of risks if the candidate fails to appeal to core GOP and New Deal factions.
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Eisenhowr
Paul Hoffman
Connecticut
Chicago
Joe Barnes
Herald Tribune
Hoffman
Ike
Hoffan
New York
Manager Type In Manag Behind its Governments
Baton Rouge The Public Affairs Research Institute of Louisiana reports that 103 cities since 1912 have adopted the council manager form, about 25 percent of U.S. cities over 5 000 population and 35 percent above 25 000. Louisiana has no such city. The plan features a short ballot a small council and professional administration under a city manager appointed by the council.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Public Affairs Research Neit
Unitedates
Belgian Draft Action Creates New Problems in XNATO Councils
Belgium cuts conscription to 21 months sparking tension in the European Defense Community. Ridgway warned two year minimum, while Norway at 12 months and France 18 months. Strikes followed Brussels move as partners failed to agree on a common term.
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Xnato Councils
Brussels
Belgium
European Defense Community
Norway
Netherlands
France
Italy
Great Britain
EDC
Ridgway
Alfred M. Gruenther
European Headquarters
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Truman and Stevenson seen in campaign balance
A Washington Democratic strategist says President Truman will stay in the background for practical reasons as Adlai Stevenson campaigns. The adviser notes Truman hopes to be remembered for continuing his policies and fears a Republican win could alter major Truman programs.
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Edwin
Harkinson
Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Gov. Stevenson
Nightmarish Wounds On Korean Front Train Ride
On the Western Front near Panmunjom wounded Marines suffer amid screams and brutal injuries aboard a hospital train. Doctors and attendants struggle to stabilize the injured from Bunker Hill as they move toward rear hospitals. a 19 year old Marine clings to a fallen buddy and recalls fighting Chinese forces.
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Arine
Bunker Hill
Panmunjom
Battlefront
Edgar Hansen
Mansfield
Wash
Waitresses to Get Training in Monroe
The Louisiana Department of Education with the Louisiana Restaurant Association will run waitress training classes in Monroe starting Monday. Miss Mary Evelyn Dickerson, executive vice-president of the Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and Ouachita Parish Development Committee, announced the two week program to be held at several Monroe restaurants and open to anyone interested in serving the public.
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Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Restaurant Association
Monroe
Mary Evelyn Dickerson
Monroe - West Monroe
Mayors to Convene Friday for Statewide Discussion
Mayors from all fifth district municipalities will meet Friday at 10 a m at the Virginia hotel. Clyde E Fant president of the Louisiana Municipal Association will outline a state tour and address common municipal problems. The session will review recent legislature affecting cities and discuss the home rule amendment on the fall ballot.
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Fifth Congressional District
Virginia Hotel
Clyde E. Fant
Shreveport
Louisiana Municipal Association
Next President Faces $5 Billion Tax Problem
Mark Sullivan, 78, famed newspaper columnist, died of a heart attack in Chester County Hospital. A Chester County native and longtime journalist, he helped edit Collier's Magazine and authored several books. The piece notes looming tax changes that could see a $5.28 billion reduction unless Congress acts, with specifics on individual, corporate, and excise tax changes.
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West Chester
Mark Sullivan
Chester County
Sullivan
Collier's Magazine
Avondale
Pennsylvania
New York
Heraid Tribune
Mark, Jr
Riots decried as high treason in Egypt upheaval
In Cairo Maj Gen Mohammed Naguib declared any disturbance a high treason offense punishable by death after a labor riot in Alexandria left five to seven dead. A military inquiry court was dispatched as 700 people were under arrest or investigation for complicity in the riot.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Alexandria
Naguib
Aly Maher
Farouk
Dunlap Defends Revenue Action and Secrecy Policy
In Washington, IRS Commissioner John B. Dunlap defends agency tactics to collect taxes while promising openness on tax cases. He cites legal limits and backing from Secretary of the Treasury Snyder, and responds to James S. Pope’s charges about secrecy in favored settlements.
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Frank O’brien
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
James S. Pope
Louisville Courier - Journal
Pope
Freedom of Information Committee
The
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Revenue Bureau
Bureau
FBI
Teacher Added at Northeast State
John H. McCarter Jr joins Northeast State as assistant professor of geology for the fall semester. He taught at Louisiana Tech in 1951-52 and worked with the state department of conservation and the Louisiana Geological Survey as a geologist and research consultant. He studied at Hinds Junior College and Louisiana State University.
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John H. M’‘Carter, Jr
John H. McCarter, Jr
Northeast State
Louisiana
Eisenhower Turns Down Truman Briefing Invitation
Denver AP reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower refused President Truman’s confidential briefing on the international situation saying he must remain free to publicly analyze Truman policies. Governor Adlai Stevenson had a White House briefing on international affairs with Truman and defense officials.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
White House
Defense
Eisenhower
Cabinet
Gen. Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Iran Premier Grants Peasant Land Reform Decree
Premier Mossadegh orders a new deal for sharecroppers, raising their cut by 10 percent and mandating landlords deposit another 10 percent of estate income into rural banks to aid needy farmers. The decree, first in promised reforms, aims to curb landlord control and blunt Communist propaganda.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Marines Hold Bunker Hill After Fierce Communist Attacks
Marines repel two major Communist assaults to keep their position on Bunker Hill in Western Korea near Panmunjom. Allied planes bomb nine enemy bunkers and three gun positions while casualties on the Communist side are described as heavy.
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Bunker Hill
William C. Barnard
Seoul
Korea
U. S
U. N
Panmunjom
Siberia Hill
Chinese General Extradition Fight Over $25 Million and Secretary
In Mexico City a long extradition battle begins over Lt. Gen. Pang Tsu Mow accused by Nationalist China of improperly taking funds from Air Force procurement. Also jailed are secretary Agnes Kelley and two others. Emilio Portes Gil represents the Chinese Embassy as extradition unfolds with possible year to four or five years on appeal.
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Mexico City
China
Mexico
Pang Tsu Mow
Mow
Washington
Chiang Kaishek
Agenes Kelley
Oliver M. Kissich
Pedro Casar Acha
Cuernavaca
Jon
U. S
Luis Felipe Canudas
Canudas
Miss Kelley
Emilio Portes Gil
Wonder Drug Still On Market
The wonder drug Chloromycetin remains on the market with explicit cautions on every package for physicians. The FDA says it should be available for serious and sometimes fatal diseases where its use is necessary, but warns against indiscriminate use and certain hazards under specific conditions.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Science
Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Low time rate offer with cancellation privileges
The notice promotes a low time rate plan with the option to cancel. Details include eligibility, terms, and any penalties or notice requirements for cancellation. Contact information and dates may be provided in the readable portion.
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