Socialist International ILO under US taxpayers burden claim
London reports the ILO headquartered in Geneva with 550 staff in 1950 and a UN appropriation of 6 023 526 dollars. A Senate panel cites 1947–1950 spending of 11 922 895 dollars, funded largely by Americans, and alleges the ILO advances international socialism with unions dominating despite limited mass support.
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London
International Labor Office
The
Socialist International
Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations
Senate Committee On
ILO
International Socialist Front
Moscow Communist International
United States
Great Britain
United States Senate
League of Nations
Honor Roll of Twin Cities firms supporting day's pay pledge
A local paper lists 28 firms adding their employees to the day's pay pledge for the Chest drive. Included are Baker's Shoe Store Central Oil & Supply Co M Kaplan & Son Southern Lumber & Box Co Rhealee Millinery Monroe Hardware Co Twin City Printing Co Family Shoe Store James Machine Works Olcott Stone Motors Friendly Finance Co Weaks Supply Co Superior Lumber Co Dealers Supply Co Monroe Bearing and Supply Co Monroe Auto Supply Co United Electric Service Blue Grass Liquor Co Office employees Brown Container Corp Monroe Storage Battery Inc Saul Adler's Garage Bennett Service Station J C Penney Co S H Kress Co Keene Shoe Store Monroe Glass Co The Flower Shoppe Inc Cratirds Inc.
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Baker's Shoe
Central Oil & Supply Co
M. Kaplan & Son
Southern Lumber & Box Co
Rhealee Millinery
Monroe Hardware Co
Twin City Printing Co
Family Shoe
James Machine Works
Olcott-Stone Motors
Friendly Finance Co
Weaks Supply Co
Superior Lumber Co
Dealers Supply Co
Monroe Bearing and Supply Co
Monroe Auto Supply Co
United
Oliphant Fails To Appear At Hearing
Charles Oliphant 42 who resigned as chief legal officer of the scandal plagued Bureau of Internal Revenue failed to appear for a public hearing on tax investigation he had demanded. He sent word he wished to delay his appearance several days as the Ways and Means subcommittee probes alleged irregularities and a supposed Washington clique. Oliphant faces questions on a $1300 loan and an expense paid fishing trip, with the panel likely to question him further or rebuke his absence. The attorney general ordered the matter referred to a federal grand jury.
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Washington
Charles Oliphant
Oliphant
Hst Bureau of Internal Revenue
House
Ways and Means
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
Frank Nathan
Pittsburg
Bert K. Naster
Hollywood
Fla
Teitelbaum
Nathan
Adrian W. Dewind
Henry Grunewald
Grunewald
Senate
District of Columbia
Dixon
Hawkins
Cocke
Norton
Henry Reid
Louisville Courier-Journal
Defamation Case In Judge Cocke's Hands
In Lake Charles Louisiana Judge J Bernard Cocke deliberates over defamation cases against Kenneth L Dixon and James Norton editors from the Lake Charles American Press. The judge will issue a written ruling possibly after a month and set arguments later.
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Judge Cocke
Keith Fuller
Lake Charles
Louisiana
J. Bernard Cocke
Kenneth L. Dixon
James Norton
Dixon
Hawkins
New Paper Mill Sought in Union by Olin and Frost merger
Plans disclosed to merge Olin Industries of East Alton Illinois and Frost Lumber Industries of Shreveport Louisiana aim to build a multi million dollar pulp mill and cellophane plant in Louisiana. Tax free for ten years is a key concession sought. Local leaders and Gov Earl K Long coordinate with the state commerce and industry department to lure the project, with Union and West Monroe under consideration.
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Olin Industries, Inc
East Alton
Frost Lumber Industries, Inc
Shreveport
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce and
West Monroe
A. K. Kilpatrick
W. L. Ethridge
M. J. Carnone
Otto Passman
E. N. Jackson
Wilson Ewing
John &. Coon
Fred G. Hudson
Ben RK. Downing
J. G. Durrett
Earl K. Long
Department of Commerce and Industry
Olin Industries
Illinois
Frost Lumber Industries
Five Japanese midget subs blamed for Pearl Harbor damage
A captured English book circulated in 1942 credits five midget submarines with much of Pearl Harbor destruction. Nine officers under 30 manned the subs, with later accounts disputing their central role. The owner, Roland Martone, recalls the work and notes few copies survive.
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Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
Hideo Hiraide
Navy
Imperial Japanese Headquarters
Roland A. Martone
South Pasadena
Southwestern University
Japan
Martone
Nippon Times
Tokyo
Stars and Stripes
Hiraide
Salley Contract Set for New Hospital Project
Salley is slated to receive a contract valued at 334 884 dollars for the construction of a new hospital. Gubernatorial candidate Hale Boggs urged southwest Louisiana voters to register by December 15 and emphasized the ballot as a key weapon for change. He outlined a "Louisiana first" program including civil service reform, higher pay for state workers and teachers, improved mental health facilities, nonpolitical fish and game commissions, better highways, and targeted welfare administration.
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Boggs
South
Louisiana
Texas
Angola
Fish and Game Commission
Taft Confident He Can Beat Eisenhower If He Runs
In St Louis Taft declared he can defeat General Eisenhower should the latter seek the presidential nomination. Asked if he could beat Eisenhower Taft answered yes with a shrug, stating confidence from the start. He arrived for three speeches in St Louis and spoke to reporters after the interview.
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St. Louis
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Eisenhower
Taft
Maternity Unit Cost Approaches 375000 in Monroe
The E A Conway hospital board plans to award the contract for Monroe’s new maternity unit to W C Salley for 334884, with total project cost 375000 including equipment landscaping and architect’s fee. Original allocation was 300000, boosted by Gov Earl K Long. Architects Smith Padgett predict completion by June 1952 with fireproof one story brick exterior.
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Monroe
E. A. Conway Hospital Board of Directors
W. C. Salley
Salley
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Smith & Padgett
No Apparent Progress In Cease-Fire Talks
Communist correspondent at Panmunjom suggested that fewer than half of the 10 000 Americans reported missing in Korea are prisoners of war. Allied negotiators opened talks on policing an armistice while dropping joint U N inspection plans and ruling out early troop withdrawal. The comment followed reports by Col. James M. Hanley and reflections on missing soldiers.
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Robert B. Tuckman Munson
Korea
Panmunjom
U. N
Chu Chi-Ping
Chu
James M. Hanley
College Area Forum Set With City Officials
A College Area Forum will be held at Northeast Louisiana State College auditorium Monday at 7 30 p m. to discuss water pressure and fire fighting facilities after a fire destroyed the Sherrouse school addition. Monroe Mayor John E Coon and Commissioners F X Cline and Johnny Simmons will attend from the floor.
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Louisiana State College
Monroe
John E. Coon
F. X. Cline
Johnny Simmons
Sherrouse P.T. A
Louisiana
Col
Hoboes march for low level peace talks outside UN
Ten hoboes led by the so called cigar smoking queen Boxcar Betty marched past the Russian United Nations delegation on Park Avenue. They carried signs urging U S hoboes and Russian hoboes to meet to discuss peace and criticizing Stalin.
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New York
United Nations
Park Avenue
Boxcar Betty
U.S
Stalin
Local Good Fellows fund raises nearly one thousand dollars
Charities report Good Fellows donations totaling 938.65 with many clubs and businesses contributing. A fire victim’s small unfinished home stands as the only dwelling she owns while a 14 year old girl appeals for clothing and shoes for five children as Christmas nears and funds push past a thousand dollars.
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Good Fellows
Dad Bradford
Graham Surginor Lodge
F & AM
North Monroe
Judge Carlos Spaht Leads Monroe Political Rally
Judge Carlos Spaht candidate for governor in the January 16 primary arrives in Monroe this afternoon for a 7 30 p m rally at Central Grammar School. He is joined by John McKeithen and T A Thompson with endorsements from Otto E Passman and A Leonard Allen. The rally will cover state national and international issues with speeches by the candidates. The group will also visit Delhi Rayville Mangham Winnsboro Crowville Met Rouge Bastrop on Saturday with appearances at successive times.
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Carlos Spaht
Monroe
Central Grammar School
Judge Spaht
John McKeithen
T. A. Thompson
Otto E. Passman
Con. A. Leonard Allen
Delhi
Rayville
Mangham
Winnsboro
Crowville
Met Rouge
Bastrop
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King
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Philippines
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Manila
Union On
L. M
Imperial Headquarters
Hawaiian
Hawaii
Eisenhower
College Area Forum
Ficboes
George A. Davis
Hale Center
Tex
Benjamin §. Preston
Winton W. Marshall
Raleigh
N. C
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