Labor board rules janitors non interstate workers in Kansas City
The labor relations board holds that workers who sweep and operate elevators in a Kansas City office building are not engaged in interstate commerce, despite some tenants within the building doing so. The ruling contrasts with Fifth Circuit views and references a related case involving Artillery Addison of Shreveport.
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New York
Labor Relations Board
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Artillery Addison
Commercial National Bank of
Shreveport
Joseph C. Hutcheson
Houston
Supreme Court of the United States
Hutcheson
Lew Dockstader
Heat Wave Grips Nation As Temperatures Surge
Chicago reports extreme heat with 105 in Hartford and 100 in Huntington. Across the country 90s dominate, cooling remains distant as drought risk grows and corn crop condition remains strong but needs rain. Forecasters warn cooling from Canada is slow to arrive.
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Chicago
Dakotas
New England
Mountain
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Midwest
Federal Weather Bureau
Canadian Northwest
North Atlantic
Hartford
Conn
Huntington
W. Va
Alpena
Mich
New York
Boston
Leper Charge Denied In Los Angeles Departure Claim
Rev C E Olmstead a Burma missionary says he was told to leave Los Angeles within 20 hours after leprosy diagnosis. Health official Dr H K Sutherland dismissed the threat of arrest and said the physician acted to protect him, urging relocation rather than punitive action.
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Carville
Los Angeles
California
C. E. Olmstead
The
Star
Dr. Olmstead
Spy probes turn testimony over to justice department
House Un American Activities Committee declares it will forward all spy hearing testimony to the justice department with recommendations. Chairman Thomas says perjury charges may follow for some witnesses as the Hiss Chambers case prompts intensified scrutiny. A search for a 1929 Ford linked to the case continues as hearings resume September 7 with new espionage cases and Condon, of the National Bureau of Standards, labeled weak by a subcommittee.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Thomas
R-N. J
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
New York
J. Peters
Chambers
Peters
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Doctor Condon
Young Monroe Fliers Death in Arizona Crash
Air Corps Cadet J E Freeman 22 of Monroe was killed when his training plane crashed into the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix Arizona. Freeman previously managed Selman field and entered the air corps October 14 1947. He served in World War II with the Fourth Marine Division earning a presidential unit citation and Asiatic Pacific Star.
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Air Corps
J. E. Freeman
Monroe
Arizona
Francis Humphries
Tennessee Street
Associated Press
Williams Air Force Base
Ariz
Phoenix
Arthur W. Adams
Freeman
Ouachita
Louisiana Woman Missing From Steamer African Pilgrim
Coast guard reports testimony that Mrs. Mary Sheriff of Covington Louisiana disappeared from the steamer African Pilgrim on the night of August 10 11 while en route from Monrovia Liberia to Tenerife Canary Islands Master William H St George of Massapequa New York said the ship searched for hours after the发现 missing passenger and notified the American consul at Tenerife with no foul play indicated the inquiry continues.
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New York
Coast Guard Today
Mary Sheriff
Covington
Coast Guard
Monrovia
Liberia
Tenerife
Canary Islands
William H. St. George
Massapequa
N. Y
Long political death forecast shapes Louisiana senate race
Appeals Judge Robert F. Kennon warned the Long machine faces political demise as two Long relatives vie for the U S Senate seat left by John Overton. Russell Long and Kennon spoke at rallies in Gretna Westwego and Minden detailing pension and road programs while opponents attacked Ellender and Gerth in Alexandria and New Orleans.
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Asociated Press
Long
United States
Senate
Louisiana
Robert F. Kennon
Minden
Russell Long
Earl Lenz
Sen
John Overton
New Orleans
Kennon
Young Businessman’s Club
Country
Long Machine
Gretna
Westwego
Washington
James Domengeaux
Allen J. Ellender
Domengeaux
Ellender
Charles Gerth
Teacher Kasenkina Jumped From Soviet Consulate Window
Mrs Oksana Kasenkina a 52 year old Russian teacher said she leaped from a third floor window of the Soviet consulate to escape what she called Soviet persecution that had ruined her life She told reporters from her hospital bed that she planned to quit her homeland for good and that officials had pressured her to speak a different story Earlier Soviet officials Lomakin and Chepurnykh sent abroad after Moscow ordered the consulate closed Lomakin’s credential status was revoked by President Truman and Consul General Lomakin said he was rescued Kasenkina said she was arrested and jumped to escape not to kill herself
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George W. Cornell
New York
Oksana Kasenkina
United States
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Russia
Chepurnykh
Jacob M. Lomakin
Truman
Moscow
U. S
Lomakin
Kasenkina
Alexander Panyushkin
New York City
Labor groups split on Truman ticket as conventions loom
Democrats hail labor support for Truman Barkley while CIO and AFL leaders debate endorsements. Bricker predicts Dewey win despite expected CIO backing. ADA to convene amid labor ties and uncertainty.
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Washington
Truman-Barkley
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
White House
Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Louisville Ave Contract Let for New Office Building
The Southwest Gal Producing Co awards the Louisville avenue office structure contract to W. C. Salley for 92 353 dollars. The brick cement one story building will be 111 by 100 feet with 16 offices and air conditioning, designed by Smith and Padgett. It marks the gas company's first Louisville avenue office, moving from the Ouachita National Bank building.
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Southwest Gal Producing Co. Inc
W. C. Salley
Louisville Avenue
Smith and Padgett
Monroe
Ouachita National Bank
Roosevelt’s Grandson Stricken by Polio At 16
Curtis Boettiger, grandson of the late President Roosevelt, is in a Los Angeles hospital with poliomyelitis. The 16-year-old son of Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger was moved to the County Hospital ward and will be transferred with other polio patients to the Naval Hospital at Corona. The physician calls the case mild and not serious.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger
Curtis Dall
West Hollywood
Naval Hospital
Corona
Buzzy
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia
White House
Ouachita Parish Draft Board Organized With New Leaders
The Ouachita parish draft board named by Raymond F. Hufft met for an organization session as T Q Bancroft was named chairman and Ed J. Seymour secretary. Office openings set for August 30 at 216 South Grand Street in the armory building, with forms not yet received. New draft rules aim to speed inductions and rely on questionnaires for 19 through 25 year olds registering Aug 30 to Sept 18 to assign classifications.
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Ouachita Parish
Raymond F. Hufft
Selective Service
T. QO. Bancroft
Ed J. Seymour
Humble L. Zeagler
Bancroft
Mr. Seymour
Armory
South Grand Street
Mississippi Democrats Renominate Four Congressmen
Unofficial returns from Mississippi Democratic primaries show four U S representatives Rankin Abernethy Colmer and Williams winning renomination by large margins in light voting. Judge Percy M Lee defeated Supreme Court Justice Malcolm B Montgomery in the sole close race with 18208 to 16118 votes from 434 of 509 precincts in the first supreme court district.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Washington
U. S
John FB. Rankin
Thomas G. Abernethy
W. M. Colmer
John Bell Williams
Percy M. Lee
Scott County
Supreme Court
Malcolm B. Montgomery
Fielding L. Wright
Lee
Montgomery
Rankin
Raymond Jarvis
Claude F. Clayton
Williams
Congress
House
Secatur P. Butler
Williarms
Butler
Abernethy
John K. Aldridge
Colmer
Grover C. Doggette
Laurel
Americans Trim Luxuries Amid Higher Living Costs
Washington reports July tax data show reduced retail taxes on jewelry furs cosmetics and luggage down ten percent from a year earlier. Amusement taxes including theaters clubs and concerts fell by 2.6 million while bowling alleys and pool rooms yielded 1.43 million. Overall federal tax collections for July slid about 323 million to 2.36 billion from 2.68 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Turbulent rallies in Berlin call for pro Soviet city rule
A Communist led crowd stormed Berlin city hall demanding a new city government aligned with the Soviet Union. A counter demonstration of 5 000 anti communists branded the move a failed putsch as 10 000 outside roared approval. Leaders urged moving council quarters from the Soviet sector to a neutral area and sought Western support.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Red
Berli
Sociality Party
Reichstag
Europe
Farm price support cuts eyed as Congress slows
Washington reports discuss possible reductions in farm price supports to keep 1948 crop prices from falling below legal levels. Officials expect Congress to act in 1949 and note growers may ignore guidance to reduce plantings, with estimates showing about 1.5 billion dollars needed for loans and purchases to support this year’s crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Truman
Department
Yugoslavs Charge Romania With Trying to Cause Revolt
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia has charged Romania with inciting Yugoslavs to revolting against Tito. A formal note delivered last night names Romanian officials and accuses press and radio outlets of insults to Yugoslavia and its leadership.
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Romania
O Good Caruthers
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Albania
Stanoje Simic
Communist Party
Borba
Ana Pauker
Tito
Phi Kappa In Meeting Here At Francis Hotel
National convention for Phi Kappa begins at the Francis Hotel with hundreds of Mississippi Alabama and south Louisiana members registering for a three day session. The event features business meetings a ride a bowling tournament a banquet and a formal dance with national officers present.
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Phi Kappa Fraternity
Francis Hotel
Mississippi
Alabama
South Louisiana
Phi Kappa
Joe McDonald
Jack Turner
New Orleans
Billy Lyons
Biloxi
Miss
Bill Crawford
Mobile
Ala
Clarence Frentz
Monroe
Pamela Lamphere’s parents reunite before surgery
In Chicago, the parents of Pamela Lamphere, a 22 month old born with her bladder outside her body, reconciled after a month apart. A court ordered operation to correct the rare condition within 60 days, as physicians advised.
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Chicago
Pamela Lamphere
Fred
Irene
Walter R. O'Malley
Pamela
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Pegler
Hiss
Young Monroe
Orleans
Alexandria
Gerth
Mr. Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Labor Organization
William Green
Americans For Democratic Action
Leon Henderson
Price Control
George H. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Louisville Ave
Great Britain
Germany
T. O. Bancroft
Solons
Fercy M. Lee
Socialist Party
Communist
Tanjul
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