Pearl Bergoff Remembered as a Notable Strikebreaker
The piece recalls Pearl Bergoff who died recently, praising him as a formidable strikebreaker who opposed union leaders like John L. Lewis and Dave Beck. It notes his bold, combative style and questions how history should judge his ethics and methods.
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New York
Pearl Bergoff
Pegler
John L. Lewis
Dave Beck
The
Teamsters
Lewis
Beck
Bergoff
Jews Protest British Order Over Refugees At Port Bouc
Jewish Agency appealed to Russia and France to stop sending 4400 Jewish refugees aboard three British transports to the German zone. The refugees from Poland faced a British ultimatum to land or be sent on to Germany after sailing from France. French officials offered asylum, but none disembarked amid protests and a nightly radio appeal urging refugees to stay aboard.
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Paris
Jewish Agency
Russia
France
Germany
Port de Bouc
Palestine
Poland
Well Known Local Salesman Dies After Heart Attack
Marvin L. Gans 68 of 510 Catalpa Street died at Vaughn Wright Bendel clinic after a heart attack suffered during a card game about 9 p m Thursday. He had lived in Monroe 25 years, previously in Montana, worked 18 years for Norton Millinery in Birmingham and earlier with Emanuel Sugar in Southern Millinery. The attack occurred at Rubin 1122 North Third home. Dr. William Bendel aided and funeral arrangements are pending relatives.
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Marvin L. Gans
Catalpa Street
Vaughn-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Monroe
Montana
Mr. Gans
Norton Millinery Company
Birmingham
Ala
Emanuel Sugar
Southern Millinery Company
Rubin
North Third
R. and A. Jewelry
Gans
William Bendel
Srevices
Hixson Brothers
Gladney Named American Legion Baseball Commissioner for Louisiana
District Judge E. L. Gladney of Bastrop was appointed by Victor H. Kennedy to lead Louisiana American Legion baseball. The appointment follows former commissioner Harry Martinez, editor of the New Orleans Suites, who wished to retire from the post.
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New Orleans
New American Legion
Louisiana
E. L. Gladney
Bastrop
Victor H. Kennedy
Louisiana Department
American Legion
Tradney
Harry Martinez
New Orleans Suites
Argentina seeks UN veto abolition at General Assembly
Argentina filed a plan to convene a general conference to review the United Nations veto power. Observers note the Big Five could block abolition, while the assembly may urge restraint in extreme cases.
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U. N
Argentina
Assembly
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Conference
Russia
Petkov Death Sentence Upheld by Soviet Member
In Sofia on August 22 the Soviet member of the allied control commission rejected U S and British requests to review Nikola Petkov s death sentence for conspiring against the government He also received a 15 year prison term The court allowed a seven day appeal to the supreme court with the deadline due tomorrow
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Russia
Allied Control Commission
United States
Nikola Petkov
Petkov
Fatherland Front
Britain
Alexander Cherepanov
Agrarian Party
Agrarian
Supreme Court
Cherepanov
U. S
Dollar drains threaten Britain's finances in talks
Washington reports heavy dollar demands from Canada and Argentina as Britain battles a grave economic crisis. The six day conference seeks a formula to curb withdrawals from Britain's dollar reserves while the U S allows Britain to suspend strict current transaction rulings.
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Washington
Britain
Canada
Argentina
England
Bank of England
United States
Wilfrid Eady
Argentina Proposes Restriction on Use of Armed Force
Argentina at the Inter-American defense conference submitted a new mutual defense treaty proposal limiting military force to external attacks only. The move, breaking with Chapultepec provisions, aims to bar force in intrahemispheric aggression while United States and others seek a broader stance. The proposal was filed just before the agenda deadline, as debates continued ahead of Bogota talks.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Argentina
Americas
United States
Mexico City
Conference Secretariat
Bogota
Colombia
Taft Hartley Act Goes Into Effect Across U S Labor Policy
The Taft Hartley act took full effect today shifting U S labor policy to a new track. Supporters split over its philosophy with Rep Hartley arguing it protects employer rights and Senator Taft urging freedom of bargained terms within the law.
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Washington
Rep
Hartley
N. J
Taft
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Chicago
Detroit
Dr J W Cummins Not In Operation In Damages Suit
In a civil district court filing on Thursday Dr J W Cummins a surgeon at a local hospital said he did not know plaintiff Francis M McDonald and had never heard of him before reading of the suit against the City of Monroe and two electrical firms. He said he does not assist in operations and that on August 22 1946 he was forced to postpone operations due to a city light and power failure.
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J. W. Cummins
Civil District Court
Francis M. McDonald
Monroe
Rioters Arrested in Korea Clash Over Rice Program
In Seoul on August 22 Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge said about 100 rioters were arrested for interfering with the government rice collection. He added the action had no political significance. Soviet Gen. Shukov accused mass arrests of leftists aimed at disrupting the joint commission work.
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Seoul
John R. Hodge
South Korea
U. S
Treanty F. Shukov
Korean Joint Commission
Joint Commission
Charges fly as Co op probe opens in Washington
A congressional inquiry into cooperatives opens with sharp clashes between Rep. Ploeser and Rep. Patman. The exchange frames the probe as a partisan battle ahead of the 1948 campaign, with Patman accusing Republicans of planning an inquisition and Ploeser denying Democratic manipulation.
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Washington
Ploeser
R-Mo
Rep
Patman
Texas
House
Small Business Committee
Democratic National Committee
Missourian
Congress
Paraguayan Civil War Nearing End Amid Exile Flight
Paraguayan insurgent envoys to the inter American defense conference warned the civil war may soon end with a government victory. Former foreign minister Justo Prieto and exile Juan Francisco Recalde said Morinigo’s military win won’t end the revolution as unrest and mass exiles spread from Paraguay to Brazil.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
inter-American Defense Conference
Justo Prieto
Paraguay
Juan Francisco Recalde
Higinio Morinigo
Roosevelt
Air crash over Alvin Callendar airport near New Orleans
A navy bomber and a cab plane reportedly collided in midair above the Alvin Callendar airport across the Mississippi from New Orleans. No casualties were reported immediately.
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New Orleans
Alvin Callendar
Mississippi River
Ford and C10 Reach Dual Pact At Ford Plants
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed on two contract options for 107,000 Ford workers just before the Taft Hartley act took effect. Both include union shop extension pending ratification and retroactive wage adjustments to May 31, 1947 with a last minute decision on a paid lunch period.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
C. I. O.united Auto Workers 'Union
Ford
John S. Bugas
Stamp Selling Contract Ended in Monroe
Mrs. Stella Courtney secretary of the Monroe Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary said the group cancelled its contract for safety stamps with Martinsville partners Phil Garvey and B Reynolds. The ending came at 4 pm Thursday after dissatisfaction with the sales drive following an investigation by Herbert G Bailey Jr manager of the Chamber of Commerce. A Thompson Wood Lee Camp No 9 statement noted a local inquiry about stamp solicitations and that the president and active members were informed the contract had been terminated.
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Stella Courtney
Monroe
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Phil Garvey
B. Reynolds
Martinsville
Courtney
Herbert G. Bailey, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson Wood Lee Camp
Dutch Forces In 14 New Combats
Dutch army reports 14 scattered combats with Indonesian Republican forces as tension rises over possible UN action. Casualties include two Dutch soldiers killed and six wounded. fighting centered in Java and Sumatra with occasional saboteur activity and clearing actions near Garoet and Brebes.
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Batavia
Java
United Nations
The
Hague
Security Council
East Indies
Benzenabakk
Krawang
Sumatra
Pematangh Tantar
Garoet
Bandoeng
Brebes
Tegal
Central
Malang
East Java
Body of Bilbo to lie in state at Poplarville
The 69 year old Theo Bilbo will lie in state at his Dream House in Poplarville after dying of heart failure in New Orleans. A Mississippi National Guard detail will guard the body as services are held at Juniper Grove Baptist Church and Bilbo is buried in the church cemetery. Survivors include a brother, a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
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Poplarville
Miss
Theo G. Bilbo
New Orleans
Bilbo
Dream House
Mississippi National Guard
Field L. Wright
United States Senate
Juniper Grove Baptist Church
D. W Nix
Baton Rouge
John A. Bilbo
Jessie Bilbo
Theodore G. Bilbo, Jr
United States Army
Theodore Bilbo
Dale Winter Bilbo
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
G. A. Hesse, Jr
Roswell, N. M
Smith
Senate
Analysis of the Taft Hartley Act and its effects
A July 1947 AP report outlines the labor management relations act of 1947. It limits unions while preserving core collective bargaining rights, reshapes federal labor policy, and shifts responsibilities to employers and unions. The act applies to interstate industry groups excluding railroads and local enterprises and begins phased enforcement from June 23.
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Associated Presse
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Rioters Fill Cairo Streets Over British Troop Issue
Thousands of Egyptians clashed with police in Cairo protesting UN talks on Egypt's dispute with Britain. Police detained seven Moslem Brotherhood followers as Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha urged order while Fahmy Pasha pressed for UN action. About 5 000 demonstrators at peak, 10+ wounded, calling for British troop evacuation and end to Sudan administration.
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Cairo
America
United Nation Security Council
Britain
Ahmed Khashaba
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Lake Success
United Nations Action
Egypt
Brazil
Security Council
Sudan
Oak Grove Driver Jailed After Crash
Luther A. Waller, 32, of Oak Grove, was jailed at 10:15 p m on drunk driving and causing injury and property damage after his car collided with a Ruston man’s vehicle on U S 80 three miles east of the city. George E. Pankey, 43, of Ruston, suffered facial cuts and was treated at St Francis Sanitarium. Both cars sustained heavy left side damage.
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Luther A. Waller
Oak Grove
Parish
U. S. 80
George E. Pankey
Ruston
Waller
Pankey
St. Francis Sanitarium
Cadiz Arsenal Explosion Death Toll Rises to 153
In Cadiz Spain the known dead from last Monday’s arsenal blast climbed to 153 with three more bodies found in wreckage. Officials said 27 more may be buried, but city and government leaders doubted further recoveries.
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Cadiz
Spain
Provincial Board of Health
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Westbrook
Gladney
Ernestine F. Berry
Eft
Nellie Felix
Mich
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Carole Landis
Arsenal
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