Elliott Roosevelt and Churchill Party Tales Stir Controversy
A memoir excerpt portrays Winston Churchill as heavy drinking and socially prickly while Elliott Roosevelt recalls private embassy party chatter. The piece questions privacy, ethics of correspondents, and the influence of Elliott’s Rollo book on public figures and hosts.
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New York
Eliott Roosevelt
Jalin
Churchill
Elliott
Winston Churchill
Russia
Moscow
Elliott Roosevelt
Plan to Limit Coal Further Faces Soft Strike Impasse
Washington reports the Production Administration plans a new set of fuel conservation orders to curb soft coal use. The measures extend dimout rules to all utilities relying on soft coal, shift to a 20 day stock trigger, and require coal sharing among utilities. Possible coke restrictions and allocations for gas plants and hard-hit industries are under review as a strike settlement deadline nears.
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Washington
Villian Production Administration
Edward Falck
CPA
Emergency Controls
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Falck
Solid Fuels Administration
Escaped convict Miller recaptured near Lake Charles
WJ Tansley Miller twenty seven year old escapee from Angola prison is seized in a taxicab after tips he was in a night club on Highway 90. Deputy McElveen says Miller and fellow escapee Duke s separated in a swamp. Miller serving life for a $23000 theft. Dukes had nearly finished a six month term.
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Lake Charles
Tansley Miller
Angola
George A. McElveen
Sidney Broussard
Mason Hardy
N. Garbarino
Miller
Dukes
Satellite Peace Treaties Near Completion
After a year of talks, the council of foreign ministers moved toward finalizing the European satellite peace treaties. Molotov concessions helped push agreements on Italy reparations and naval allocations, with Italy to pay 360 million dollars divided among Yugoslavia Greece Russia Ethiopia and Albania. The group anticipated completing treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland by Saturday afternoon and then turning to a German settlement.
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John M. Hightower
New York
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Italy
Paris
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Ethiopia
Albania
Briton Worried by Coal Strike Threat to Food Supply
Food Minister John Strachey warned in the House of Commons that the American coal strike could bring grave consequences for Britain and other nations dependent on North American food. He said bread rations may fall from nine ounces daily and bacon rations of three ounces weekly could be untenable. He noted Argentina meat packer strikes have delayed shipments by seven weeks and wheat stocks are only about half of last year’s. He urged steps to secure additional wheat.
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London
John Strachey
House of Commons
Great Britain
North America
Britain
Strachey
Argentina
Christmas pleas move Good Fellows fund short of goal
A child writes to Dear Mr Good Man asking for help for a motherless family as the Good Fellows treasury shows only 342 20 dollars with two weeks left. Salvation Army Adjutant Charles Stratford coordinates aid and families may be chosen for dinner and gifts.
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Snapedeso
Good Fellows Treasury
Good Fellows
Salvation Army
Charles Stratford
Bobby Ruth
Charles
Cotton Exchanges urged to reform rules at New Orleans meeting
Cotton industry representatives from across the sector urged exchanges to put their house in order without new government regulation after a price break in October. Lucien Loeb called for slow rule changes to preserve a free market and said speculation should continue with proper enforcement. NY Exchange’s report proposed tighter credit, higher margins, and a supervisory audit body, while New Orleans opposed further credit cuts.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Lucien Loeb
Atlantic Cotton Association
New York Cotton Exchange
Board of Managers
D. T. Manget, Jr
New Orleans Exchange
New York
Chicago
Frank J. Knell
New York Exchange
Margaret Truman Eludes Bodyguard at New York Luncheon
Margaret Truman, the president's daughter, slipped her secret service bodyguard to dine at a New York hotel grill. Autograph seekers swarmed as the hotel orchestra played The Missouri Waltz, and she left with one of the agents after the escort and luncheon date.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Secret Service
New York Daily News
Margaret
New Deep Oil Test for Union Parish Wells
The California Company plans a deep oil test in Union parish near Bernice, starting after state permit approval. The Weldon No. 1 wildcat sits in Section 24 21N 3W and is guided by a history of past gas production with little oil. The project follows the Ouachita parish test at Lafourche swamp near Monroe where Circle Drilling reports depth progress.
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Union Parish
Bernice
California
Monroe
State Department of Conservation
Carter Oil Company
California Company
Ouachita Parish
Lafourche Swamp
Circle Drilling Company
Draft holiday extended for women in January 1947
Washington Dec 6 The War Department announced that the draft holiday would be extended an extra month into January 1947 due to an ongoing decline in volunteer enlistments. Overall army strength sits around 1.2 million active with about 250 000 unavailable. by mid 1947 expected to drop to 1.07 million. Officials did not confirm a February draft call but suggested one if voluntary enlistments fail to rise.
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Washington
War Department
GOP Aims to Clean Up After 14 Years of New Deal in 1948
Republican leaders pledged a constructive program for the 80th Congress led by Martin of Massachusetts who said the party must rescue the country from New Deal spendthrift policies. Committeemen urged immediate action on labor reform and a professional diplomatic service while planning for the 1948 convention site.
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Washington
Congress
Martin
Massachusetts
House
National Committee
White House
Capitol Hill
Jouett Ross Todd
Kentucky
Dan Whetstone
Montana
Carroll Reece
Reece
Finance Com
ThreeCar Crash Injures No One Near West Monroe
W C Salley 50 Monroe contractor and Rev A T Mitchell pastor of Ridge Avenue Baptist Church West Monroe escaped injury in a three car crash on US 80 eleven miles west of West Monroe at 6 p m Thursday. D R Dawson 29 of Greenville S C and Louis Todd 54 Ruston were involved. Todd was jailed on reckless driving charges as troopers reported the cars sustained substantial damage. Dawson rode with his wife and Alice E Lang.
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W. C. Salley
Monroe
A. T. Mitchell
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
West Monroe
Salley
D. R. Dawson
Greenville
S. C., Army Air Base
United Nations Site Fight Nears Vote on U N Headquarters
The 54 nation United Nations committee nears a showdown on the U S site choice for the headquarters with Soviet Russia opposing San Francisco and backing Philadelphia or New York. Warren R Austin prepared to announce the U S preference among San Francisco New York Philadelphia and Boston.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Russia
San Francisco
Philadelphia
United States
General Assembly
Georgi Saksin
West Coast
Soviet Union
Saksin
New York City
United Kingdom
London
Assembly
U. S
Federal veterans czar urged to cut red tape
Lt. Col. Winthrop Rockefeller released a six month survey urging a single federal czar to coordinate more than fifteen agencies including the Veterans Administration. He said both federal and local bodies are confused for lack of a master plan to handle veterans issues and urged prompt drastic action.
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Washington
Veterans Affairs
War Department
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administrator
Veterans Administration
War Patterson
No Turning Back In Labor Fight Over Coal Crisis
Cabinet meets on coal dispute as Philip Murray urges unified labor action against government injunctions. Truman prepares Sunday broadcast while John L. Lewis faces hefty fines and bond postings totaling over 3.5 million dollars. Capehart suggests a one hour settlement if Truman and Lewis negotiate. Secretary Harriman confirms coal issues were discussed for the upcoming speech.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Truman
Randolph
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U. S
Lewis
U. S. Treasury
Capehart
Inediana
T. Alan Goldsborough
Presiential
Charles G. Ross
Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Forrestal
A. F. of L
Independent Railway Brotherhoods
A. F. of
William Green
Murray
Stalin Reportedly Seriously Ill in London Telegrams
London reports quote Turkish sources claiming Soviet Premier Stalin suffers a serious illness with earlier rumors of a stroke. The Star’s diary notes Kremlin bulletins signaling a deteriorating condition as embassy staff question public health claims.
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Paris
London
L’epoque
Turkey
Stalin
Kremlin
London Star
Star Man
Star
Stochi
Black Sea
Batum
Truman
Times-Picayune official L F Blackburn dies in Louisville
L F Blackburn 56 assistant business manager of the Times-Picayune Publishing Company died early today in a Louisville hotel while on a business trip. A Bassfield Mississippi native, he began in a weekly at Purvis and worked in Dayton Sandusky Birmingham and Atlanta before joining the Times-Picayune in 1921 as an advertising salesman. His widow survives.
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New Orleans
L. F. Blackburn
Times-Picayune Publishing Company
Louisville
Bassfield
Miss
Blackburn
Purvis
Dayton
Ohio
Sandusky
Birmingham
Atlanta
The
Times-Picayune
Russia Accepts American Atomic Control Provision
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov accepted an American amendment for early international control of atomic energy and other modern technologies to ensure peaceful use. The move signals easing of Moscow’s stance on immediate disarmament and aligns with Baruch's appeal for Soviet cooperation in the UN atomic energy talks.
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Lake Success
N. Y
V. M. Molotov
Tom Connally
Texas
United Nations
Molotov
United States
Russia
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Mrs. Thompson Hurt When Autos Collide
Mrs. Wood H. Thompson of 1400 North Third street remained in St. Francis Sanitarium Friday for minor injuries after a traffic crash at Forsythe avenue and Fifth street at 4 p.m. Thursday. The car, driven west by her daughter Mrs. James D. Sparks of 2104 Island Drive, was struck by O. B. Moses of 712 North Seventh street West Monroe, who was traveling south on Fifth. X rays showed no fractures and she was treated for bruises and shock.
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Wood H. Thompson
North Third Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Forsythe Avenue
Fifth Street
James D. Sparks
Island Drive
O. B. Moses
North Seventh Street
West Monroe
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