Editors to police gossiping columns in the amusement press
Westbrook Pegler argues adult editors with professional judgment should supervise sensational chatter about entertainers and public figures. He criticizes modern columnists who mix gossip with politics and social critique, citing Larry Adler and Helen Keller as examples of sensational reporting.
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New York
Larry Adler
Cafe Society
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Jo Davidson
Larry
Ed Sullivan
New York News
Sullivan
Hollywood
Davis Funeral Time Not Set
Albert O. Davis 63 longtime secretary treasurer of the People's Homestead died suddenly at his home Monday night. Funeral is expected Wednesday but time is not yet set as relatives afar await word. He had served the Homestead since 1922 and was active daily. his wife was the former Addye.
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Albert O. Davis
People’s Homestead
Davis
Miss Addye
Death toll in Palestine rises amid Arab Jewish clashes
Sporadic combat grips Tel Aviv Jaffa border area as 10 day death toll in Palestine climbs to 105. Disruptive incidents include Molotov bombs on armored cars and reported Jew on Jew killings amid Hagana mobilizations.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Holy Land
Palestine
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Stern
Underground
Hagana
Palestine Liberation Committee
Damascus
Syria
Abd Kl Krim
Morocco
Cairo
North Africa
Congress Gets Control Plan
Washington Dec 9 The administration proposed legislation to Congress to authorize rationing of meat gasoline and other commodities while Republicans pursue their own anti inflation plan A draft measure to implement the ideas was shown to a Senate judiciary sub committee by Secretary of Commerce Harriman Undersecretary Foster said it would let the government buy the entire wheat crop if available Republicans say broad price control and rationing powers won t be granted House Speaker Martin says two GOP substitute bills will be taken up next week Senate will push voluntary price agreements without anti trust liability and the House will work on extending export controls The Harriman proposal did not mention rationing or crop buying directly and Foster said those powers were in the measure Continued on Tenth Page
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Washington
Congress
William C. Foster
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Truman
Senate
Harriman
Foster
A J Martin Sr Reelected at Louisiana Mississippi Convention
A J Martin Sr was reelected president of the Monument Builders of Louisiana Mississippi at the Monroe convention. Officers include Bob Banta vice president Frank Stewart assistant VP Sam W Bennett secretary treasurer. first time elected is Stewart. Directors named J T Brent L E Dawson Bob Landry Nona Martin B T O Neil. The group planned a Meridian meeting in July.
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Monument Builders of
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hotel Frances
Monroe
A. J. Martin, Sr
Vicksburg
Miss
Bob Banta
Baton Rouge
Frank Stewart
Sam W. Bennett
Amite
Stewart
J. T. Brent
L. E. Dawson
Bob Landry
Nona Martin
B. T. O'Neil
Hill
Canton
Meridian
French Communists Defy Government Ultimatum in Strike
In Paris, the Communist led General Confederation of Labor orders 2 million workers back to work, defying Premier Schuman’s ultimatum. The central strike committee vows to keep action, while France faces stalled talks with the Soviet Union over aid and a possible crackdown on protests.
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Carl Hartman
Paris
French General Confederation of Labor
France
Soviet Union
Central National Strike Committee
Christmas Cheer from Wilford Smith with Two Dollar Bill
Wilford Smith of Sicily Island sends a $2 bill to the Good Fellows for a happier Christmas. His letter asks others to share the luck by giving more in the coming year, hoping to brighten someone in need. The note notes that $2 bills are not unlucky and invites more bills to Ouachita parish.
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Wilford Smith
Sicily Island
Good Fellow
Ouachita Parish
Fort Worth woman learns husband alive serving prison term
Avis Sharp 23 of Fort Worth says she will not travel to Louisiana to visit Ivan R. Jones who is in the Angola state penitentiary serving nine years for burglary. Jones, believed dead since 1944, is seeking clemency before the Louisiana pardon board.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Germany
Louisiana
Avis Sharp
Ivan R. Jones
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
Jones
Russia Eyes Showdown on German Settlement with Molotov
Secretary of State Marshall plans a direct confrontation with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov on whether Russia is ready to negotiate a German settlement. American officials expect a clear decision on reparations as the Western council of foreign ministers begins. Russia's note to France over repatriation and the breakdown of Soviet French trade talks heighten tension.
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John M. Hightower
London
Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Europe
France
Clemency Sought for Milk Strike Participants in Florida Parishes
Lloyd J. Dees of VFW Post 7195 said President Truman will be asked to grant executive clemency to 52 men sentenced for milk strike violence in the Florida parishes last spring. A petition circulates urging intervention to restore citizenship and ease hardship from jail terms.
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Amite
Lloyd J. Dees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Truman
Florida
Dees
Florida Parishes
Opposition to aid bill grows in Congress
In Washington lawmakers press to pare the emergency foreign aid program from 597 million to about 300 million. The House debate centers on funding for Italy Austria and France while China is added to recipients. Aimed to send the measure to President Truman by week’s end, the session opened early amid shifts and votes on related amendments.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Italy
Austria
France
Truman
Rep
Jonkman
Rmich
Wheeler
D-Ga
Vorys
Ohio
Taber
R-N. Y
Appropriations Committee
Cummins Selected President of Monroe Chamber of Commerce
At its first meeting after five new directors were elected the Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce chose Dr. Jay W. Cummins as president. George W. Trousdale was named vice president and L Underwood Fourmy treasurer. Herbert G. Bailey Jr was reelected manager. Cummins praised the board’s cooperation and expressed gratitude for the confidence shown.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jay W. Cummins
George W. Trousdale
L. Underwood Fourmy
Herbert G. Bailey, Jr
Dr. Cummins
Monroe
West Monroe
Soviet Union Cancels Trade Talks With France Over Spat
Moscow declares talks with France off and accuses Paris of hostile acts breaking alliance vows. Russia recalls repatriation mission from France and expels the French mission, citing French takeover of the Beau Regard center and alleged mistreatment of Russian citizens.
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London
Russia
France
Moscow
Andrei Gousev
Paris
Camp Beauregard
Beauregard
I J U Hearing Opens In Taft Hartley Case In Indy
Indianapolis December 9 Taft Hartley case pits American Newspaper Publishers Association against the International Typographical Union with two more publisher groups seeking to intervene Denham NLRB charges unions unfair labor practices under new law Intervenor groups Inland Daily Press Association Southern Newspaper Publishers Association may share evidence and cross examine witnesses Hearing could last two months before the five man NLRB rules on dismissing charges or ordering action Strikes affect Norristown Times Herald and several Chicago papers as union tensions rise
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Indianapolis
Taft-Hartley
American Newspaper Publishers Association
International Typographical Union
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Gerhard van Arkel
NLRB
Denham
Inland Daily Press Association
Gerard D. Reilly
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Thurman Arnold
U. S. Court of Appeals
Arthur Leff
Allen Sinsheimer
National Union
Arab states seek nonvoting seats in UN Security Council
Egypt and Lebanon petition the United Nations for non voting seats to participate in Palestine debates as the Arab League moves to block the creation of a Jewish state. The letters by Lebanon Prime Minister Riad Solh and Egypt Foreign Minister Ahmad Khashaba Pasha arrive as Cairo drafts immediate action against partition plans. Syria holds the lone Arab seat on the council with debate still centered in the General Assembly.
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Lake Success
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Holy Land
Egypt
Lebanon
1I Nation Council
U. N
Arab League
Cairo
Seven-Nation League
Council
General Assembly
Syria
Security Council
Riad Solh
Ahmad Mohammad Khashaba Pasha
Greek secrecy irks senators over Greece casualty figures
U S senators protested official secrecy on Greece casualties in the anti communist campaign. They cited Athens for not providing casualty lists to the appropriations committee and urged fuller explanations on arms, aid and allied assets.
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Washington
Athens
Appropriations Committee
Europe
Appropriations
Greece
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
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Westbrook
Pegler
the Stork
Santa Claus
Ruth Annette Subbie
Miss Hush
Martha Graham
Senate Judiciary
Secretary of Commerce
A.J. Martin, SR
Monument Builders
Robert Schuman
Kathleen Timmermann
St. Louis
Roy Timmermann
of St. Louis
Kathleen
Stephens M. Chasne
Gabor
McGuffey
Ann Rose Pyler
U. N. Security Council
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