Westbrook Pegler reports on Fay assault case in Syracuse
Pegler details Joe Fay's indictment for second degree assault in Syracuse. Warner, a business agent, alleged to have been injured after an exchange at a union meeting. Fay pleads not guilty, posted bail, and awaits further proceedings with attorney Ray Fowler guiding the case.
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NEW York—Garment Workers
Dave Dubinsky
Hiya
This Pegler
Bill Green
Joe Fay
Syracuse
Lepke Buchalter Found Guilty in Rosen Murder Case
East Side racketeer Lepke Buchalter faces possible death penalty after a Brooklyn jury convicts him of the and murder of Joseph Rosen a candy store owner. Prosecutors expect appeals and possible presidential action while Buchalter seeks to overturn the verdict to avoid state execution and stay in federal custody. Also convicted were his accomplices Lewis Capone and Emanuel Weiss.
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New York
East Side
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
United States
Joseph Rosen
Brooklyn
Sing’ Sing
Kings County
Lepke
Lewis Capone
Emanuel
Mendy) Weiss
William O'Dwyer
Ossining
Philippines in Readiness for Jap Emergency
United States army and naval forces in the Philippines remain on standby as war fears rise in the Far East. Fresh British reinforcements in Burma, Thai land preparations, and reports of Japanese troop movements into French Indo China heighten risk. Manila cancels leaves at Corregidor and enforces nightly blackout at Cavite and Olon gayo. officers recalled to duty as tensions mount.
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Manila
United States Army
Philippines
Far East
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
China
Railio
United States
Onderg
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Cavite
Olongayo
Shanghai
Choice of five labor bills reaches Congress for action
Washington Dec 1 A deadline looms as Congress weighs three House measures and two Senate proposals aimed at preventing work stoppages. Representative Smith Virginia introduces a bill to outlaw jurisdictional strikes ban picketing and require secret ballots. A 0 day cooling off period would follow, with mediation and possible plant seizure as a last resort.
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Washington
Canaress
Smith
Demmocrat
Virgina
Labor Committee
National Defense Mediation Board
Vincon
Georgia
Seciatins
Costay
Dem
Another Judge to Be Asked by Ellis
Amite La December 1 District Judge Robert S Ellis said he will petition the state supreme court to appoint another judge to try cases against Jerome A Hayes Tangipahoa parish Hayes had sought recusation but Ellis said the petition failed to meet statutory requirements The move aims to vindicate himself and other Tangipahoa officials from the charges Hayes lodged after he alleged a courthouse ring led by Sheriff Frank Edwards and District Attorney Kemp Kemp sued Hayes for $10000 alleging libel over the motion for recusal
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Amite
Jerome A. Hayes
Hayes
Tangipahoa Parish
Robert S. Ellis
Supreme Court
Ellis
Tangipahoa
Bolivar E. Kemp
Frank Edwards
Kemp
Edwards
Colorado Senator Adams Dies After Heart Attack
Washington December 1 Senator Adams a Democrat from Colorado aged 66 died shortly before 4 a.m. at his home following a heart attack suffered Tuesday night. He had been confined to his bed at an apartment hotel since the earlier attack.
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Washington
Senator Adams
Colorado
Rail mediation looks unlikely as strike threats linger
President Roosevelt's fact finding board met hours without progress amid a looming rail strike by 350,000 operating employees. Five operating brotherhoods reportedly agreed to terms while 14 non operating groups did not subscribe, despite a report due today.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wayne L. Morse
Petain and Darlan Head Into Occupied France for Meeting
Marshal Petain and Vice Premier Darlan travel into the occupied zone amid talk of a high Reich contact. A communique mentions a meeting with a top personality of the Reich, with indications pointing to Adolf Hitler. The journey echoes past talks with Hitler at Montoire and Berchtesgaden as the aged leaders move by sealed orders.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
Darlan
Occupied
Montoire
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Reich
Hitler
Admiral Darlan
Berchtesgaden
la Ferte-Hauterive
Moulins
Youth Is Disarmed of Mexican Dagger
In Baton Rouge on December 1 UPI reports the 16-year-old son of Sterlington Mayor Frank Birch was found armed with a Mexican dagger and a 32 caliber pistol. He was arrested Sunday, said to be headed for New Orleans to seek work, claiming the weapons were for highway protection. Mayor Birch then retrieved him and they returned home.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Frank Birch
Sterlington
New Orleans
Birch
Court Rules in Favor of Maestri in Canal Oil Suit
The Louisiana supreme court ruled Mayor Robert S. Maestri will not face trial in a state suit seeking to recover 825000 dollars in alleged dividends and 500 shares of Canal Oil Company stock. The decision relieves Maestri from facing charges in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Robert S. Maestri Woul
Canal Oil Compa
Inc
Negotiations resume with Tokyo envoys in Washington
Secretary Hull and Japanese ambassadors held talks on the Pacific situation as President Roosevelt cut short a Southern holiday to join the day’s crisis briefings. Nomura and Kurusu expressed cautious hope for wise statesmanship to avert a wider split, with plans to meet Hull again.
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Washington
Hull
White House
Roosevelt
Pacific
United States
Harry L. Hopkins
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Kurusu
Nomura
Warm Springs
State Department
Auto Victim's Funeral Held
J W Montgomery Sr a 79 year old Bonita planter was killed and his wife and daughter seriously injured when their car sideswiped a truck near Bonita Sunday. Montgomery died at Bastrop General Hospital at 12 30 p m. Gladys Montgomery public welfare director for Morehouse parish who was driving the car was taken to Bastrop Hospital and later moved to Memorial Hospital Shreveport with a broken pelvic bone cuts and bruises. Mrs Montgomery remained in Bastrop General Hospital in serious condition with a fractured hip two broken ribs and internal injuries. The accident occurred when the Montgomery car ran onto a soft shoulder and side swiped a truck. Mr Montgomery was Continued on Fifth Page.
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Bastrop
J. W. Montgomery
Bonita
Montgomery
Bastrop General Hospital
Gladys Montgomery
Morehouse Parish
Pleading Letters Seek Aid From Good Fellows
Placid appeals arrive as Christmas relief efforts begin. Widows and families ask for food and warm clothing rather than luxuries, relying on partial federal or state aid or none at all. Letters recount dire need, urging volunteers to visit and help brighten holiday cheer.
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Good Fellows
Christmans
Vote Machine Law Upheld In New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously sustains 1940 voting machine act for New Orleans. Challenge argued state paid half the cost. lower court injunction blocked acquisition. Court says machines may be installed for January 27 city primary with half funded by city and half by state. Contingent on eighth page.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
Alphonse Peck
Lafayette
James D. Womack
Womack
Supreme Court
Sam H. Jones
World News Summary From The War Fronts In Europe And Asia
Japan to press Washington talks rather than fight in the Pacific. Roosevelt returns for a special conference with Japanese envoys. US forces in the Philippines ready for emergencies. British in Hong Kong and Singapore under emergency. Rangoon veterans landings. British drive toward the Gulf of Sirte from Egypt. Germans retreat toward Mariupol as Moscow holds. Reds claim 35 towns fallen. German raider sunk by Devonshire. RAF raids on Hamburg and other targets. Hitler and Petain reported in collaboration meeting in occupied France.
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Japan
Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
United States
Philippines
Hongkong
Singapore
Rangoon
Burma
Gulf of Sirte
Tobruk
Mariupol
Russia
Rostov
Moscow
British Admiralty
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Hamburg
Emden
Bremerhaven
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Lubeck
Hitler
Petain
France
Wheeler Flays F. D. R. Attack Upon Magazine
Senator Wheeler of Montana condemned President Roosevelt for calling a Time article on Chilean politics a disgusting lie. He warned that such remarks threaten freedom of speech and may chill newspapers, magazines, and speakers from criticizing governments favored by the administration. The piece notes Aguirre Cerda’s illness and death and Roosevelt’s response to the Time article, with Time editor Luce defending the report.
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Washington
Wheeler
Democrat
Montana
Roosevelt
Time Magazine
Aguirre Cerda
Chile
el Iimparcial
Time
Henry Luce
Valtin Pardoned by Governor Olson in Los Angeles
German born writer Richard Krebs known as Jan Valtin, author of Out of the Night, is pardoned by Governor Culbert Olson for assault during a holdup. Krebs, deportation detainee on a citizenship bid, said the fight against deportation begins. He previously served three years and a month of a ten year San Quentin sentence.
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Los Angeles
Culbert L. Olson
Jan Valtin
Dallas
Tex
Waltin
Richard Krebs
Germany
Krebs
Maurice L. Goodstein
San Quentin
Norfolk
Many Persons Get Patents On V Designs
The article reports that a wave of V designs for victory symbols has reached the patent office. Twelve designs were approved in four weeks, covering emblems lapel buttons pipes fabrics and a three cornered pennant combining a border V and three dots. Notable patentees include Pratho P Scott of Tulsa and Stanislaw K Ostrowski of New York who received patents for lapel buttons and a lion ram pant with eagles.
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Washington
Hias
Patent Office
Pratho P. Scott
Tulsa
Okla
Stanislaw K. Ostrowski
New York
Pardon Refused for Six Klansmen in Atlanta Case
Governor Eugene Talmadge denied clemency to six white men identified as Ku Klux Klan members who were convicted of flogging in Atlanta. The six are Dan Eidson Walter Forster W T Walton Raymond Bryant George Cameron and Henry Cawthon. A prior hearing and opposition from Atlanta ministers influenced the decision.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge Widay
Ku Klux Klan
Dan Duke
Dan Eidson
Walter Forster
W. T. Walton
Raymond Bryant
George Cameron
Henry Cawthon
State Prison and Parole Board
Japanese cabinet leans to negotiation over war with U S
Japanese news agency Domei reported Tokyo will pursue peace talks with the United States in the Pacific, despite deep policy divisions. The cabinet, after a special session led by Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo, weighed Washington's settlement formula and its impact on Japan's axis ties and expansion plans.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Japan
United States
Pacific
Dome
Washington
Tokyo
Domei
Shigenoriogo
Hull
Togo
Institutions Reports Given At Meet Here
The Louisiana department of institutions held its December meeting at Hotel Frances. Present were Gua Biancand and former director James. Walter Moss of Lake Charles reported on state institutions including Monroe Charity Hospital and the Louisiana Training Institute. Dr DeWitt Milam, Charity Hospital superintendent, reported 2,374 admissions since July 1841 with 141 births and two hundred plus X ray patients, noting 30 daily cases treated aside from accidents. He said radium treatment is unavailable but full hospital capability exists with resident and visiting physicians. Elmer C. Slagle, superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute, gave an extended report.
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Louisiana Department of Institutions
Hotel Frances
Gua Biancand
James
Walter Moss
Lake Charles
Moneroe Charity Hospital
Louisiaiana Training Institute
DeWitt Milam
Charity Hospital
Monroe
Elmer C. Slagle
Louisiana Training Institute
One Killed and Dozens Hurt in Refinery Blast
OKMULGEE Okla Dec 1 A Phillips Petroleum refinery explosion killed one worker and wounded 15 others. The blast centered in gasoline accumulators and tanks. flames menaced a large storage tank. Firefighters battled to prevent further explosions as rescuers worked amid wreckage.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Leonard Davis
Carney Wise
Plames
James Hawk
Ed Cleveland
F. H. Kirk
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Ono
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Thelma Burger
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