Labor conflict and political maneuvering amid unions and price controls
A wide range of topics is discussed including union practices, a potential strike atmosphere, and the push for wage price controls. Officials Hogan and O'Brien navigate threats of rioting while Maybank proposes a conditional plan to tie prices and wages with an advisory board. Legal notices list a sheriff sale, civil service exams, and bids for the Dugdemona Soil Conservation District.
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House
Mr. Truman
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
Truman
Maybank
Ives
Senator Tobey
R.N. H
Tobey
Washington
Profits Tax Plan Faces Senate Skepticism and Delays
The Profit Tax majority notes readiness to vote for an immediate profits tax while President Truman signals doubts about administering the O Mahoney Connally plan. Senate leaders call the amendment unworkable with five versions already offered. current draft sets normal profits at 80 percent of four year average earnings 1946-49 plus 10 000 and taxes 85 percent of earnings above that level.
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Lucas
Truman
George
Senate
Controversy over MacArthur fuels U S policy clash in Asia
The dispute over General MacArthur deepens rifts among U S diplomats and military leaders as Truman repeats no US designs on Formosa while critics accuse the administration of gagging policy discourse. Officials say MacArthur spoke out of turn at a critical moment amid domestic political tensions.
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Formosa
Truman
U. S
White House
Far Eastern
U. N
MacArthur
Asia
State Department
Dean Acheson
Mr. Truman
Acheson
Defense Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. Averell Harriman
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-Shek
World war and flood reports mix in broad, tense broadcasts
The report blends tensions over a U S policy statement by MacArthur with hurricane warnings and flooding across Cuba and the Gulf Coast. It notes White House and State Department responses, wartime arrivals of British troops in Korea, and local preparations from New Orleans to Morgan City as storms threaten the region.
UN forces face possible large scale Korean War offensive
Reports from the front describe a tense mobilization around Pusan with a Red buildup near the center of the line. Allied gains include a successful defense atop Sobuk hill as U S troops and south Koreans repelled bayonet attacks. British troops disembarked from Unicorn to join UN forces.
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Waegwan
Kunwi
Taegu
A. P
Stan Swinton
U. S
Unicorn
Ceylon
Argyll and Sutherland
Middlesex
United Nations
Hong Kong
Korea
MacArthur
Pusan
Masan
Pohang
Kyongju
Hurricanes threaten Gulf coast as another storm grows
An Atlantic hurricane with winds up to 115 mph moves northwest toward the United States, gales extend 200 miles northeast, and warnings are issued from extreme northwest Florida to east of Lake Charles. Navy planes evacuee from Pensacola and New Orleans areas as oil crews are recalled. warnings also concern a second Bermuda storm with 115 mph winds. The Cuban coast reports at least 20 deaths and $2 million in damage.
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Pinar del Rio
Antigua
British West Indies
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Florida
Louisiana
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf
Miss
Burwood
Mississippi River
Southwest Pass
Weather Bureau
Texas
West Louisiana
Bureau
Middle Gulf
90Th
85Th
Tallahasse
Fla
West Gulf
Galveston
Tex
Tex.) It Predicted There Would Be ‘‘Fresh Mostly East Winds Over West Portion
East Portion
East Central
Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Morgan City
Houston
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Apalachacola
Havana
Yucatan Peninsula
Stevens
Miami Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Autier
Texas Line
New Orleans Naval Air Station
de Lesseps Morrison
Huey P. Long
Louisiana - Mississippi
Grand Isle
Louisiana Governor weighs delaying constitutional convention
Governor Earl Long and aide Fredericks say postponement would require a special legislative session or repeal by law. A general election on the convention outcome is set for November 7, with the call itself being a simple law subject to legislative action.
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Fredericks
Louisiana
Earl Long
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Long
A. A. Fredericks
Korea
Trusty in Jail Relieved Over Suspected Graft
Columbus police report inspector Thomas A. Scully relieved Sgt. Cecil W. Stevenson, a jail turnkey, from duty amid allegations of misconduct after last Wednesday incident involving a trusted employee.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Scully
Cecil W. Stevenson
Stevenson
Large economical siz exclusively ours cosmetics
A compact economy cosmetics item described as a large size exclusively ours. The note emphasizes street floor availability and targeted market fit. No additional details on brand, price, or origin are provided.
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Chanics
Printing Trades Union News
Taft
Hartley
Hogan
O'Brien
Printers’ Union
A. F. of L
United States
James Coleman
Urbana
Workhouse Kitchen Trusty
Coleman
Central Police Station
Sheriff's Sale
Walter Mills
Bennie Anderson
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouachita
Monroe
Monroe Fire Department
Police Department
Fire Departement
Police Deepartment
Central Fire Station
John Street
C W. Placy
St. John St
George Woods
Monroe Police Department
City Hall
Joseph S. Amman
Monroe Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board
Dugdemona Soil Conservation District
Jackson Parish Court House
Ruston
S A. Gaar
Ouachita National Bank
W. M. Logan
J. F. Stone and Sons
Ouachita Parish
Ihe Hamilton
Marvin DuBos
Knabe
Official
The
Metropolitan Opera
Guiseppe DI Stefano
Roark Bros
Jackson
U. S. 56Th Army Band
God Save the King
Seoul
South Korea
Canada
R. A. Gwyn
Helensburgh
Scotland
Aden
Baker Company
Charles Bell
Fife
Argyll and Sutherland Regiment
Middlesex Regiment
B. A. Coad
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Europe
Coad
John J. Maccion
Republic of South Korea
Sidney Faithful
John Won C. Yun
Korean National Assembly
Chiang Taik Sang
Pfe
William J. Stanahan
Chestnut Ave
Boston
Nils Malbert
Weterbury, Conn
New Guinea
Sgt
Virgil Miller
McKenzie & Monk
Harrison St
Tox
Betty Hartford
Rayun Gabardine
Mallinson
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