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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1946
Page
8
The piece surveys aging leaders in the AFL and related unions including Green, Lewis, Hutcheson and Tobin, detailing intrigues over resignations and forced terms, dynastic ambitions, and a push toward renewal as younger figures gain leverage while old monarchs cling to power.
Athens Ohio, Dee Peters a 25 year old Ohio University student and war veteran with top class record was held without bond on first degree murder charges in his wife Leah Mae Peters 21 found dead at their home last Wednesday A pathologist attributed the death to asphyxia and the affidavit cited premeditated malice Peters pleaded innocent and said he blacked out after discovering his wife died Another student found him near the body and prosecutor Gordon Gray noted Peters had claimed illness.
A 55 year old farmer and his wife were freed after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of their two year old son Edwin James Focht. They belong to a faith healing sect and refused medical aid claiming God as a surgeon. The judge fined William Focht 35 dollars with a suspended sentence of nine to 18 months. Ada Focht was released without sentence. The child died after prolonged scalding and the coroner noted a good chance of survival with prompt medical care.
The United Nations assembly weighs a global troop inventory including home forces amid disarmament talks. Russia fights to limit the census to abroad troops while Britain seeks a UN verification board to audit member reports. Ambassadors and plenipotentiaries face a crowded agenda ahead of December 13 adjournment.
Five Americans will receive Nobel Prizes in Stockholm today in a ceremony described as an American Scientists meeting. Recipients include Percy Williams Bridgman of Harvard for physics, James B. Sumner of Cornell and John H. Northrop and Wendell M. Stanley of the Rockefeller Institute for chemistry, and Herman J. Muller of Indiana University for medicine.
Mackenzie notes the rumored romance between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip amid broader royal questions. He recalls royal duties, training, and the precedent of Prince Consorts, suggesting Philip could become Elizabeth’s leading man if married.
City and state fire prevention agencies meet in New Orleans for a special session at 7 30 p m to discuss hotel fire protection after the Winecoff Hotel disaster in Atlanta. A C Hutson of the National Board of Fire Underwriters will attend and share expertise to prevent catastrophes. Deputy marshals will report hotel inspection findings. Executive committee of the Louisiana Firemens Association and other bodies attend. The United States consumes about 30 billion board feet of lumber yearly.
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