Fair Enough by Ed Leech and Roy Howard era journalism critique
Ed Leech, an editor in Roy Howard's chain, admits faults in daily journalism while recalling Scripps-Howard era habits. The piece contrasts Howard's liberal posture with union criticism and reveals wartime ideological tensions and partisan rhetoric from the era.
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Ed Leech
Roy Howard
Mr. Leech
Scripps-McRae
Scripps- McRae
Bolos
Scripps
Howard
Denver
London
Grinder
Frank Munsey
Ed Meecman
Memphis
Roy
A. F
Harry S. Truman
Budget Chief Warns of Deficit Threat Next Year
Budget Director James F. Webb told state officials that federal spending for 1950 will exceed this year’s 42.0 billion dollars, risking a deficit unless taxes rise. He cited defense, European recovery, and debt interest as drivers, with states also facing shortfalls amid rising service demands.
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Detroit
James F. Webb
Webb
Truman
Congress
Navy pilots rescued after ditching near Guam
Three Navy fighter pilots were rescued near Apra Harbor Guam after their planes ran out of fuel. A fourth pilot remained missing as rescuers chase a sea search. One was recovered by helicopter six miles offshore, another by a small ship after a B 29 air drop life raft. The third was found hours later in rough seas wearing a Mae West life jacket. Names were not released. all are based at Orote Field Guam.
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Guam
Apra Harbor
20Th Air Force
Orote Field
King Abdullah Named by Jericho Palestine Congress
reports from Jericho say the Palestine general congress proclaimed King Abdullah of Trans Jordan as King of Palestine. The gathering urged unification of Palestine and Trans Jordan, with Abdullah replying he and his armies are at Palestinians' disposal and promising to relay proposals to his cabinet.
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John Roderick
Beirut
Lebanon
Jericho
Abdullah of
Trans- Jordan
Palestine
General Palestine Congress
Biblical
Dead Sea
Sheik Moh Ali Gaabary
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Sheik Ganbary
Abdullah
Congress
Britain
Higher telephone rates sought across states
The Bell system reports pending applications in nine states for about 240 million dollars a year in rate increases to cover higher operating costs, on top of 140 million dollars yearly increases already granted since the war. If approved in full, postwar gains would average around 22 percent excluding long distance, or 17 percent if long distance is included, with 46 states having action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Nevada
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Grand Champion Steer Sells for Record High Price
The 1200-pound Aberdeen Angus grand champion steer "Old Gold" sold at a record 10.75 per pound to Glenn McCarthy of Shamrock Hotel fame. The price tops 1946 marks and should net about 12.99 a pound based on weight. Owners C. E. Yoder and Sons of Muscatine Iowa win the title as "Old Gold" claimed top beef honors.
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Chicago
C. E. Yoder and Sons
Muscatine
Glenn McCarthy
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Tex
McCarthy
Texas
Big Boy
Claude Millwee
Ft. Cobb
Okla
North America
Prices flattening out says Truman advisor Nourse
President Truman’s economic advisory council reported a flattening of some prices and a brighter outlook. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse said rent shows creeping advance while food and clothing prices ease, signaling a more encouraging overall price trend.
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Washington
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Advisory Council
Congress
Nourse
Delta Airlines 20 Years Back Honored in Louisiana Dinner
A Delta Airlines anniversary celebration in Baton Rouge marks 20 years since its founding in Louisiana. The event sequence includes a noon luncheon at the refinery employee relations building, a plant tour, and a Skyline Roof dinner at the Heidelberg Hotel with leaders from Shreveport Monroe Alexandria Baton Rouge and New Orleans plus executives C E Woolman M J Rathbone Ralph Nicholson George Haddaway and others. J C King welcomes guests and R C Oertel handles aviation sales.
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Baton Rouge
Delta Airlines
Louisiana
Delta
Esso Standard Oil Company
M. W. Boyer
Heidelberg Hotel
Shreveport
Monroe
Alexandria
New Orleans
C. E. Woolman
M. J. Rathbone
Weather fair across most of the nation with near normal temperatures
Fair weather and near normal temperatures dominated across the country. Cold pockets appeared in Colorado and Wyoming with Eagle reporting one degree and Big Piney three. Light rain along the West Coast and light snow in northern Maine and upper Michigan. Highs reached 79 in Miami and 77 in Los Angeles while readings in the east and parts of the Midwest stayed around normal.
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Chicago
Colorado
Wyoming
Eagle
Colo
Big Piney
Wyo
Washington
Oregon
California
Maine
Upper
Michigan
Miami
Los Angeles
Midwest
Cozart Caught After 10 Years in Confidence Scheme
Morgan W. Cozart, 60, a self styled minister and con man, was extradited from Anniston Alabama to Monroe to face a long pending indictment for obtaining money by the confidence game. He is held on a $5,000 bond on a federal charge of mailing fraud and has past sentences for mail fraud and impersonation. A married Oklahoma couple swore he swindled them out of over $3,000 while soliciting fraternal emblem sales.
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Morgan W. Cozart
Monroe
Raymond Knowles
L. C. Noland, Jr
Anniston
Ala
Bailey Grant
J. Frank Kirby
Cozart
Oklahoma
Post Office
Billy” Cozart
William Anthony Robinson
Frank O. Reynolds
W. A. Chambers
U. S. Penitentiary
Atlanta
Kansas State Prison
Christmas plea from girl asks Good Fellows for help
An 11 year old girl writes of a nearly bare cupboard and asks Mr Good Fellow for food and clothes for her two sisters and a brother as her father is disabled and mother ill. The appeal mentions a Newcomers Club party and donations to memorials for several individuals.
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Mr. Good Fellow
Mr. Goodfellow
U S Urges Israel Admission to U N Membership
The United States urged the Security Council to admit Israel without delay and pledged to vote for Israel as the 59th U N member. Dr. Philip C. Jessup stated the U S fully supports Israel. Debates over deferment and council votes may influence the path to membership amid Palestine issues.
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Edward Curtis Paris
United States
Security Council
Israel
United Nations
Philip C. Jessup
Council
General Assembly
Suchow Falls as Communists Claim Frontline Victory
Chinese Communist broadcasts claim Suchow fell by 8 p m as government forces withdrew southward to reinforce other units near Suh sien and Pengpu areas. Gen Teng Wen Yi denied abandoning Suchow while 250 000 troops were readied for a march south. Claire Chenault’s air drops noted refugees fleeing westward and Communists close to Suchow.
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Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pengpu
Teng Wen- Yi
Claire Chenault
China Air Transport
San Francisco
12Th
Foreign Office
Jacques Meyrier
12Th Army Group
Post Office Changes Seen By Government Reorg Study
Representative Clarence J Brown indicated the post office department could face significant reform as part of the executive branch reorganization study. He outlined aims to cut expenditures, remove duplication, consolidate services, abolish unnecessary activities, and better define functions. Brown noted the vast network of over 42 000 postmasters reporting to the postmaster general in Washington.
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New York
Clarence J. Brown
Republiccan
Ohio
Post Office Department
Bipartisan Commission
Brown
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Commission
Federal Service Agency
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Washington
Truman
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Government Organization Commission
Conress
United States
November Building Permits Total $138 825
Sixty one building permits were issued in November totaling $138 825. The breakdown includes 31 dwelling units worth $93 000, store and dwelling permits $3 500, five non dwellings $30 670, and 24 additions and alterations $10 755. One building was demolished and one moved per city inspector Samuel H. Awl.
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Samuel H. Awl
Berlin Election Tensions Rise After Communist Disruptions
Western Berlin braces for new disruption as Communist hecklers clash with Social Democrats during rally. Police arrest nine assailants including a Berliner Zeitung editor. western officials deny Russian interference and vow to protect the elected government ahead of Sunday's polls.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Red Hecklers
Frank L. Howley
U. S
China Aid Urgency Presses U S for Action
Washington officials moved slowly under urgent appeals from China for help as Communist advances grow. Congress must act, and the unstable China scene makes swift plans risky. Ambassador Koo urged quick, corruption proof aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
China
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wellington Koo
China Institute
New York City
Chiang
Leesburg
Marshall
Koo
United States
Vocational School Lights West Monroe Christmas Party
Ouachita Valley Vocational School provided materials and workmanship for downtown West Monroe’s Christmas party lighting. The project used 3,800 lights and 95,000 watts, 7,600 feet of wire, 1,500 man hours, and included the Peace on Earth sign controls. The crowd praised the job.
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Ouachita Valley Vocational School
West Monroe
Forrestal urges Western Europe aid to back Brussels pact
Secretary of Defense Forrestal told the English speaking Union dinner that the United States must provide Western Europe with a generous measure of equipment to support the Brussels treaty nations Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg. He said aid is needed to make plans meaningful and to banish fear, noting the US should be the repository of hope and that Western Europe relies on US help to face the future with confidence.
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New York
Forrestal
United States
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Five Nations
Western Europe
Brussels
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