Senators Deny Tell-All Report on Truman Attlee
Washington December 19 Democratic senators closed ranks in foreign policy rows and rejected by 47 to 29 a call for full disclosure of Truman Attlee talks. Senator Kem’s resolution was sent to foreign relations committee with three Republicans joining. Senator McKellar urged unity behind the president and warned that attacks on Acheson could aid the Russians. Fulbright accused Republicans of character assassination and Nazi style tactics while Knowland and Brewster pressed questions about Democratic sentiment on Acheson. Langer defended bipartisan policy and blamed Republicans for failing to support it.
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Washington
Kem
R.-Mo
Gurney
South Dakota
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Brussels
McKellar
Mr. Truman
Senate
Acheson
Fulbright
Brewster
Knowland
R.-Calif
Asia
No decision yet on fired police officers in Monroe
Murray Hudson of the Monroe Civil Service Board said no ruling has been made on the discharge of Captain H J MacMurray and Officer W J Hunnicutt. Reports claimed MacMurray would be sustained and Hunnicutt reinstated, but the board has not met since final testimony.
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Murray Hudson
Monroe Civil Service Board
H. J. MacMurray
W. J. Hunnicutt
MacMurray
Hunnicutt
Civil Service Board
C. W. Flacy
George Wood
L. J. Hulin
Richard Whitehurst
Yale Festival At State Capitol in Baton Rouge
An annual Christmas festival will feature a choir of 1,500 school children on the state capitol steps in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Bleacher seating for 3,500 spectators, a large white star on the capitol front, and lighting spanning all 34 floors will illuminate the event. A manger scene stands at the capitol entrance.
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Baton Rouge
State Capitol
Capitol
13-Year-Old Delmar Callaway Becomes Football Center
Delmar Callaway, 13, eighth grade at Church Point High, credits HADACOL with boosting energy and appetite after vitamin and iron deficiencies. He now plays center on the football team and enjoys baseball and basketball. The ad promises money-back if HADACOL does not help.
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Delmar B. Callaway
Church Point
Louisiana
Delmar
Delmar Callaway
Church Point High School
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Lake Charles Enlistments Up Before Christmas Rush
Lake Charles and other cities report an unusual pre Christmas surge in enlistment interest. Navy and Army Air Force recruiters note increased inquiries while actual enrollments rise modestly as many delay until after the holiday. Marine Corps reports a 50 percent rise in applications since the national emergency declaration.
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Lake Charles
New York City
Navy
William C. Black
Army and Air Force
Mark Etheridge
Marine Corps Recruiting Station
Marine
Liquefied gas dealers pledge aid to state defense
Louisiana liquefied gas dealers pledged full support to civil defense efforts during a meeting in Baton Rouge. Lt Gov Dodd urged use of portable fuel and trained personnel for emergency heat light refrigeration and hot water. Commission chair Fischer noted recent Lake Charles deaths underscoring need for licensed trained workers.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
William J. Dodd
State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission
Dodd
Commission
William J. Fischer
New Orleans
Frank Roberson
Coushatta
Boiler Firewall at College Ruined in Mississippi Explosion
An explosion at Mississippi Southern College power plant destroyed the firewall of one boiler unit and damaged another. Two workers escaped injury. The blast weakened the rear wall and blew out windows, with an estimated month to replace the firewalls. College closed for Christmas, classes resume January 2. Plaid cloth originated in Ancient Egypt.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi Southern College
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Paris
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