Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler Attacks Hoffman In McCarthy Suit
Pegler argues Paul Hoffman former ECA head and Ford Foundation president gave biased testimony for McCarthy against Benton. He criticizes Hoffmans record as wasteful and opportunistic linking ECA to Marshall plan, Eisenhower era politics, and leftward shifts. He claims Hoffmans testimony had no factual value.
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George Marshall
Joe McCarthy
William Benton
Connecticut
Paul Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Eisenhower
Roose- Truman
Hoffman
Muscwal Security Administration
Hoffiman
Taft
McCarthy
Huey Long Birthday Holiday Grants Three Day Weekend
A Louisiana law creates a three day weekend by making Huey P. Long's birthday a state holiday on Saturday August 30. With Labor Day following, courts banks and Monroe post offices will close Friday afternoon through Tuesday, affecting downtown business hours.
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Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Monroe Post
Monaroe
Buddys
Atlantic hurricane heads toward Florida and Carolinas
The storm intensified into a hurricane and shifted toward the Atlantic coast. At 11 am the Miami Weather Bureau placed the center about 280 miles east of Melbourne with 75 mph winds and a west northwest path at 18 mph. The system threatens Upper Florida East Coast Georgia and South Carolina as it moves over the Gulf Stream.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Melbourne
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Gulf Stream
Tydings May Expose McCarthy in Wisconsin Duel
Senator Tydings called McCarthy a cowardly patriot and threatened to expose him in Wisconsin after McCarthy declined a live platform debate. The feud stems from communism in government charges and a 1950 election rivalry, with Tydings promising $25,000 for evidence before a grand jury.
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Tydings
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
State Department
Austrian Law Vetoed That Would Seize Jewish Property
Four power Allied council veto blocked an Austrian law that would have allowed Aryans to reclaim or seize Jewish property from Hitler era. The decision, part of seven controversial Austrian statutes, drew criticism from Jewish leaders and the U S State Department which warned the move could revive Nazi-era seizures.
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Hitler
Allr Control Council
Austria
U. S. State Department
State Department
Dollfuss
Justice Dept Charged With Dilatory War Fraud Handling
House investigators label the Justice Department dilatory in prosecutions and cite the Norman E. Miller and Associates war fraud case from 1944 to 1951. Miller was indicted for fraud in charging direct time to government contracts, with a civil suit seeking 35000, but both suits were dropped after years of delay.
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Harry P. Snyder
Washington
House
Justice Department
Detroit
Robert A. Collier
Judiciary
Norman E. Miller
Collier
Justice
Department
Texas Leaders Back Adlai Stevenson in Dallas Rally
Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson urged support for Adlai Stevenson’s presidential bid in Texas. Gov. Allan Shivers and Atty. Gen. Price Daniel opposed Stevenson, citing his tide lands stance and concern over Trumanism. Johnson and Rayburn stated they would back Stevenson despite disagreements.
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Dallas
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Johnson
Rayburn
Stevenson
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
U. S
Tom Connally
Shivers
Daniel
Illinois
Truman
Tidelands
Airline Stop Ruling Delayed For Two Weeks
Announcement of the final decisions on the proposed north south airline with a Monroe stop has been postponed for two weeks. Louis D. Smith Jr vice chairman of the Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce airline committee said Smith was notified earlier in the week by W Rock Grundman bureau council for the Civil Aeronautics Board. The board had set September 1 for a statement but time was lost due to unforeseen delays.
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Monroe
Louis D. Smith, Jr
Monroe West Monroe
Big Gold Rush Set For 9 A. M. Saturday
A million dollar Gold Rush for children 12 and under starts at 9 a m Saturday at Bernstein Park as part of the 8th annual championship rodeo. Wild Bill Elliott leads the event with Red Ryder meet and a treasure hunt hiding over a million dollars in play money. Free balloons ice cream prizes for top money finders provided by Twin Cities merchants with Mayor Coon and Acting Mayor Jolissaint present and KMLB carrying the broadcast.
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Bernstein Park
Wild Bill
Elliott
Red Ryder
Twin Cities
John E. Coon
R. C. Jolissaint
KMLB
Ike Maintains Lead As Straw Poll Votes Pour In
The News-Star-World reports a fast inflow of straw votes from northeast Louisiana parishes and Monroe areas. Eisenhower leads by more than 10 to 1 over Adlai Stevenson, with voters noting free choice across party lines in Louisiana.
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News-Star — World
Louisiana
Monroe
West Monroe
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Jena
Ike Eisenhower
Carl Close
Joe McCarthy
RB. Hodges
W. M. Kelly
Stevenson
News - Star
Dwight D. Eisenhower
News-Star— Worlds
Associated Press
Public Forum
Presbyterians to Go 70 Camp Labor Day Picnic
First Presbyterian Church of Monroe invites members and families to a Labor Day gathering at Camp Alabama. Transportation is available on request. The 35 acre site, six miles north of Choudrant, features cabins, a chapel, dining hall, store, and a lake fed by rainfall and springs for swimming.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Monroe
Camp Alabama
Choudrant
Alabama Church
Red River
Bawcomville Boy Struck By Auto On Highway
Charles Harper four years old was struck by a 1952 truck driven by Marion Johnson while walking with other children on the highway in Bawcomville. He suffered scalp lacerations and was taken to St. Francis sanitarium in not serious condition. State police investigate. no charges filed as of noon today.
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Bawcomville
St. Francis Sanitarium
Charles Harper
Marion Johnson
Monroe
Young Harper
Miss Barker Heads to Miss America Pageant
Miss Barbara Barker Miss Louisiana of 1952 leaves Saturday for Atlantic City New Jersey to compete for Miss America. She is sent by the Northeast Louisiana Beauty Pageant Association and will be hosted by New York City dignitaries and businesses after Atlantic City. Monroe businessmen arranged the New York trip following a Twin Cities meeting.
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Barbara Barker
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Northeast Louisiana
Miss Barker
New York City
New York
Monroe
Twin Cities
Red Jets Flee Battle Zone
United Nations air forces struck Pyongyang with heavy raids while Sabre jets and Allied aircraft engaged Communist MIGs across Korea. One MIG was shot down by Lt. Charles A. Gabriel after intercepting eight Red jets, with four bursts setting the foe ablaze.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
U. N
Pyongyang
North Korean
Red Capital
Chongchon River
Charles A. Gabriel
Front Street
Oxford
N. C
Yalu River
Manchuria
Gabriel
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Navy
U. S. Air Force
Cancelling Express Service Postponed
Harvey Broyles of the Louisiana Public Service Commission told the Monroe News Star that Missouri Pacific Railway would keep express service running until an official decision after hearings waged the week of Sept 15. North south line residents and shippers protest a planned discontinuation affecting 36 northeast Louisiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Broyles
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Monroe News - Star
Morning World
Missouri Pacific Transport
Missouri Pacific Motor Freight Lines
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific R. R
Missouri Pacific
Rayville Bank marks 50 years of service in town
The Richland State Bank of Rayville, Louisiana, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with a large birthday party. Bank president Fred Morgan says community support made the milestone possible as the institution traces five decades of growth since its 1902 founding.
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Rayville
Richland State Bank
Fred Morgan
Grim Soldier In Relay Race Home To Injured Wife
Tech. Sgt. Charles R. Buggy of Winnebago Nebraska returns home from a mercy flight to his ailing family. His wife faces spinal surgery while one child has polio and the other is ill. Buggy hopes for all at home to be well.
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Henry Supple
Salem
Mass
Nebraska
Coast Guard
Tech
Charles R. Buggy
Winnebago
Neb
Alexander Patch
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Bremerhaven
Germany
Buggy
Mid-Western
Westover Air Force Base
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Patrick
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Adlai
Sen. Johnson
Ike
Bawcomville Boy
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J. D. Hudgens
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