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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1948

Page

4

Jackson Diagrams Dilemma Over Court Vote On Japanese Executions

Justice Robert H. Jackson describes a six page memo detailing why he considered three options in the court's review of wartime sentences for Japanese prisoners. He weighs staying sidelined, seeking jurisdiction review, or voting against review to avoid wider international backlash.

United States Jackson America Pacific

Toy Shop Yuletide Fantasy Set For Crosley School

Kay Crandall Causey directs The Toy Shop a one act Christmas fantasy at Crosley School West Monroe on Wednesday December 15 at 7 30 p m Tickets cost 25 cents for children 35 cents for adults Junior Red Cross backs the production with backstage help and ticket sales Cast includes Jennie Lou Ervin Joe D Guerriero Tommie Ann Bivens Paula Burford Linda Landers Donald Ballard Dawson Ann Forman Freddie Webb Roy Lee Jr and George Lofton.

Kay Crandall Causey Crosley School West Monroe Twin Cities Mrs. Causey Albert Ringo Jennie Lou Ervin Vera Dowling Niay Red Cross Monroe Joe D. Guerriero Tommie Ann Bivens Paula Burford Linda Landers Donald Ballard Dawson Ann Forman Freddie Webb Roy Lee, Jr George Lofton

Doomsday Books and the Christmas Gift Worry

A humorous meditation on self help and tax manuals as unwanted gifts. The narrator frets about receiving Dale Carnegie's How to Stop Worrying and Start Living and an income tax book, both left unread in a cluttered bottom drawer, hoping Kris Kringle spares them this Christmas.

Dale Carnegie Big City Carnegie CPA Kris Kringle North Pole

Two Promising Drugs Offer Hope Against Degenerative Diseases

Article reports two vitamin B complex drugs, choline bicarbonate and inositol, showing potential in treating diabetes and arteriosclerosis. Inositol may boost pancreatic insulin output reducing blood sugar, while choline may reduce arterial deposits and prevent coronary thrombosis. If successful, these drugs could mark a major advance in human health.

Why the United States Stands Out After a Global Journey

Henry McLemore reflects on returning to America from six months abroad. He notes basic comforts like milk ice and water are ubiquitous at home, contrasts U S abundance with global scarcity, and ponders why the United States appears to lead the world in work and progress.

San Francisco Calif Golden Gate America Borden United States China Europe Near Middle Far East Burma New Guinea Philippines Long Maryland Dr. Long Baltimore P. R. Burkholder Yale University Parke Davis and Company Laboratories H. M. Duggar Lederle Laboratories American Cyanamid Company

Hollywood Producer Brags of Mass Appeal and Box Office

Jimmie Fidler reports on a producer who proclaims he makes movies for the masses not the intelligentsia and brags his income proves it. The piece questions this stance as fan and critic views clash in a stagnating industry while noting reissues like The Wizard of Oz and new casting shifts in The Big Knife.

Hollywood Intelligensia New York Camarillo State Hospital

Our Children By Angelo Patri Explains Fear In Children

Fear has many forms and can hinder a child’s growth. Gentle patience, gradual exposure, and avoiding force help a child overcome fears such as darkness or being left alone. When needed, seek a specialist and request Dr. Patri’s leaflet P-1 for guidance.

Patri P. O Station G New York 19 N. Y The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Work Ethic vs. Old World Image in American Progress

The speaker argues against the notion of siestas and 9 to 5 norms, praising American labor and farmland. He contends the Old World mocks U S progress but notes that wealth came from hard work and fertile fields, warning that money alone cannot yield good will without work.

United States Kansas Iowa Washington McNaught Syndicate, Inc

Berlin Elects City Assembly Amid Occupation Tensions

The Social Democrats expected to form Berlin’s new city administration with Christian and Liberal Democrats after Sunday’s vote showing 64.5 percent for the SPD. Reuter may head the administration while Louise Schroeder remains interim lord mayor.

Louise Schroeder Berlin Moscow Alexander Jelisarov ADN Moscow Radio Boris Isakov Bewag Hans Witte Reuter Witte Soviet Union Western Berlin

Berlin Communist Authority Seeks Quick City Election

The Provisional Democratic government led by Friedrich Ebert announced plans for a swift Berlin city assembly election across the Soviet sector. They claimed the mandate would be handed to winners, while labor and cultural groups pushed propaganda and a large aid handout of clothing, shoes, and stockings to residents in both sectors.

Berlin Friedrich Ebert Greater Socialist Unity Party

WAR TWO VETS TO ASK FOR BONUS

Concordia parish World War II veterans may apply for their bonus as soon as forms are available. Widows not remarried receive 1000 dollars, as do surviving dependent parents. Living veterans get 250 for overseas service, 150 for a year or more, 100 for more than six months, 75 for over 40 days, and 50 for under 90 days.

Ferriday Concordia Parish Malcolm Enlow Department of Veterans Affairs United States

Nixon cites Bykov link in Hiss libel case testimony

Nixon says documents in Chambers libel suit are restricted and may include military information. Chambers recounts a 1937 introduction to a Russian identified as Peter later linked to Colonel Bykov. The pair pressed for how top secret state data reached Chambers as executive session nears.

Hiss Nixon Baltimore Chambers Peters Peter Bykov Washington Alger Hiss Un-American Activities Committee Walter G. Krivitsky Boris Bykov J. Peter Carnegie Foundation For International Peace Rep John R. McDowell R.-Pa House New York State Department McDowell Chambers Farm

Shipping rules spark debate over aid costs and security

Mellen argues the higher costs are justified by security and defense gains from a healthy merchant fleet. Bruce notes Hoff man may seek changes to bulk cargo rules, but only for unbagged bulk goods. bulk shipments are a small share of ECA costs. Hoff man told a congressional panel that shipping limits bottleneck aid deliveries as he tours ECA operations.

Mellen Bruce Foreign Aid Paul Hoffman Congress ECA Marshall Plan Agency Europe Hoffman Congressional

MacArthur Defers Executions as U S Court Reviews War Crimes Pleas

General MacArthur said Hideki Tojo and six other condemned leaders will live while the U S Supreme Court considers their appeals. The high court will hear arguments on Dec. 16 after earlier comments that executions would not occur during review. Global reactions range from concern in Japan to cautious statements from Allied officials.

Tokyo Douglas MacArthur Hideki Tojo Supreme Court of the United States Japan U. S Supreme Commander Associated Press MacArthur Ju Ao Mei Supreme Court Patrick Shaw United Kingdom Allied Council For Japan Sir Alvary

Across 13 14 1s 17 18 1 20 23 20 26 80 Puzzle

A jumble of crossword style clues with numbered entries across and down. Includes references to colors animals languages and common terms such as coat of arms and legislative actions.

Yale

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