Futch to Make His Statement In Union Parish Probe
Farmerville La Dec 28 Special P T Futch held responsible for a 41864.68 shortfall in Union parish police jury said he would not speak before consulting his attorney. District Attorney Madden said no charges filed yet and action will be taken. The audit covers 1944 1948 and cites fictitious lumber sales labor payments unaccounted for receipts and checks signed in blank by Lindsey Rogers and Futch.
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P. T. Fitton
Farmerville
Union Parish
Madden
Earl K. Long
P. T. Futch
G. E. Lindsey
E. R. Rogers
Futch
Lindsey
Rogers
G. R. Brantley
Lillie
M. Chandler
Junction City
Ark
D. C. Smith
D. E. Taylor
W. L. Willhite
Downs- Wille
Decemer
J. &. Johnson
G. M. Traylor
G. M. Edwards
State Department of Revenue
Baton Rouge
Farmerville Bank
Bank of Bernice
Phe
Frank Owens
L. Phillips
Pet
Collector of Internal Revenue
Firestone and
Monroe
Sherwin Williams Co
Maryland Casulty Co
Linsey Rogers
Third Judicial District
Bolivar E. Kemp
Jack Reeves
Clarence Nyegaard
Roy Bird
Minor Risinger
G. F E. Lindsey
D. W. Hicks
Alton Auger
Dooley Rogers
Allen
Harvey Farley
Clyde Nelson
Dennis Long
Peyton Tugwell
Que Hicks
Wins Famar
Union Theater
Egyptian Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha Assassinated at 60
Nokrashy Pasha was 60 and a leader in Egypt's Saadist party. He served as foreign minister in 1944 and became prime minister after Maher Pasha and Nahas Pasha clashes. His death comes amid Egypt's battle against Israel and ongoing talks with Britain on the 1936 treaty.
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United Nations
New York
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Palestine
Holy Land
Nokrashy Pasha
Cairo
University College
Nottingham
England
Saadist
Mustapha el Nahas Pasha
Arkansas delegation weighed on bill amid constituent cards
Arkansas lawmakers face pressure from constituents urging support for the act. Post cards organized by the Arkansas Free Enterprise Association circulate as lawmakers consider changes while noting the main features remain favorable.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Free Enterprise Association
Ruhr control plan outlined by six nations and Germany
A six-country conference details an international Ruhr authority to oversee coal coke and steel without ownership patterns. It aims to disarm Germany and aid European recovery while ensuring access to resources for cooperating nations and aligning with EC/EPR frameworks.
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Germany
Europe
Ruhr
National Socialist Party
Nazis
Russia
West
European Economic Cooperation
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
International Board
Roosevelt to Appear at District Attorney Office Wednesday
The son of the late president, Roosevelt, is set to appear at the district attorney's office Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in a developing legal matter. The Roosevelts married four years ago with prior marriages for both. he is 38 with four children, she has one from a former marriage. The couple's home sits near the Hyde Park estate.
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Roosevelt
Close
Roosevelts
Elizabeth
San Diego
Calif
Roosevelt Estate
Hyde Park
Party Rebels Challenge Mayor Humphrey in Minneapolis
Party rebels critic Mayor Hubert Humphrey of Minneapolis saying there is no assurance of victory in his proposal but it would keep the party alive as a vital and honest force and give voters a real choice in future elections.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
Mrs Ybarbo Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Soldier Husband
Mrs Wilma Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts was condemned by a U S military court in Marburg Germany to 20 years for shooting Sgt John Ybarbo of Goliad Texas after a bedroom quarrel The verdict rejected self defense and passion as defenses The three judges deliberated six days and overruled her claim of self defense The defense said it would appeal to higher military and federal courts The trial marked a sensational seven day case with testimonies of illicit love parties and brawls The court held the crime equivalent to manslaughter under German law or second degree murder in the U S The presiding judge was DeWitt White of Morgantown West Virginia
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U. S
Ybarbo
John Ybarbo
Goliad
Tex
DeWitt White
Morgantown
W. Va
John I Campbell
Alhambra
Calif
Eldon V. Soper
Glendale
Gaines
Germany
Mundt Nixon propose changes to open hearings rules
The proposal calls for public access with accused testifying and questioning, written or oral statements at hearings, a transcript for witnesses, and harsher contempt penalties. They also suggest expert help to limit information media from open sessions and warn against star chamber accusations while noting headlines are hard to avoid.
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Mundt
Nixon
Star Chamber
Break it up sparks a council meeting in tense game
Fair Enough recalls a tense baseball scene with a substitute infielder resisting, a council meeting demand, and a slowdown aimed at extending into extra innings. The narrator notes near zero runs through nine innings and comments on the crowd's reaction to the stubborn pace and late person traps.
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Wally Dumboe
Bunche reports Negev fighting. cannot identify first shot
In Lake Success Bunche refused to blame either side for Negev hostilities. The UN mediator said the report favored Egypt's claim that Jewish forces violated the truce, while he could not confirm who fired first. Observers were expelled from posts with Jewish forces on December 21.
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Negev Desert
Bunche
Security Council
Egypt
Lake Success
N. Y
Israel
Negev
U. N
Israeli Forces Tighten Grip on Egyptian Coastal Strip
Reports indicate Israeli fire compromised the Gaza corridor and left Egyptian garrisons on the coast vulnerable. The six day battle centers on the Negev coastal strip and the highway to Rafah with UN brokered truce tensions flaring as both sides claim gains.
Cold War Strategy and European Recovery Plans
The article outlines U.S. foreign policy aims and costs for European recovery and Asia, emphasizing military strength, the Marshall Plan, and a Western Europe alliance. It discusses five strategic world areas, China’s role, and plans to counter Soviet power through Germany Britain France and Japan, plus cautions on Japan post China. It also covers North China civil war dynamics and wartime troop withdrawals around Kalgan and Tangshan with cautions against scorched earth tactics.
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Germany
Japan
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan Agency
China
Europe
Truman
Congress
Secretary of State
Marshall
United States
British Isles
Ruhr
Urals-Volga
Russia
Britain
France
State Department
Western
Poland
Balkans
Eastern
Nanking
Kalgan
A. P
Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Fu Tso Yi
Tangshan
Great North China Coal Center
Tientsin
Moosa
North China
Red Chinese Threat Sets Stage for Yangtze Front Move
Western observers note Chiang Kai-shek lost control of two river lines, with the Yangtze and Hwai under Communist pressure. Reports claim defectors from Chiang’s air force to the Reds and mass Nationalist withdrawals toward Nanking as Pengpu prepares, though no major clashes have occurred recently.
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China
Yangtze
Hwai
Yellow
Chiang
Nanking
Hwai River
Rive
Associated Pivoss
Seymour Topping
Pengpu
Dutch Stand Defies Council In Batavia Meeting
Delegates described the stand as open defiance of the council order while Soviet envoy Jakob Malik pressed for a 24 hour deadline on Holland. The council again refused to order the Dutch to return to prewar positions as Van Royen’s remarks drew criticism from the United States Australia China India Indonesia Russia and Ukraine.
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Batavia
Indonesia
Jakob Malik
Holland
Netherlands
van Royen
United States
Australia
China
India
Russia
Ukraine
Sultan resumes rule in central Java amid Dutch assault
Batavia reports the sultan of Soerakarta resumes governing central Java in cooperation with Dutch civil authorities as the army advances on the republic. The Dutch give casualty figures and note planes lost, while a Chinese paper cites a guerrilla raid near Tjikampek with rail strikes and a ten hour market hold.
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Batavia
Java
Soerakaria
Republic
Keng Po
Netherlands
Tjikampek
Klein Aids Topton Children's Home Amid Industrial Hopes
Mr. Klein, vice president of Topton National Bank and a Republican, pledges lasting support to the Lutheran children's home. He foresees better business in 1949 and 1950, notes steel and supply needs for his factory, and plans expanding his sales force during the new year. Monroe praises the city’s charm and industrial potential.
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Topton
Klein
Topton National Bank
Truman
Monroe
Senator McKellar admits temper after scuffles with reporters
The senator recounts an on record altercation with Silliman Evans who accused him of lies about his health. He admits striking Evans and later apologizes. He also describes a separate clash with Jack Anderson from Drew Pearson, saying he regrets both incidents and sought apologies.
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McKellar
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Washington
Sied
Pearson
Congressional
Anderson
Truman Faces Moscow After Tough Rhetoric
President Truman praised Russia’s people yet criticized Moscow’s leadership, noting unnamed officials open to talks while avoiding specifics. He met reporters at the Hotel Muehlebach and heads to Washington for a White House conference with Barkley and Rayburn before the January 5 state of the union. Keenan named to U N Palestine conciliation commission.
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Moscow
Ross
Truman
Imnpromptu
Oregon
Joe
Stalin
Politburo
Washington
White House
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Key
New Democratic Party
State of the Union
New
Congress
Independence
Fairfax
Kansas
Muehlebach
Russia
Jacobson
Kansas City
Palestine
Indonesia
China
Grandview
Keenan
U. N. Commission
Joseph B. Keenan
United Nations Conciliation Commission
Tokyo
Department of Justice
Charles G. Ross
France
Turkey
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