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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler argues that Walter Reuther and the UAW are linked to a Marxian faction via Americans for Democratic Action. He alleges a hoax dynamite plot, criticizes Eleanor Roosevelt’s praise, and accuses the Reuthers of insurrection and cruelty while labeling tax-exempt leadership as parasitic.
The Associated Press reports a mix of warm and cold, rain and snow across the country. Mild conditions prevailed east of the Mississippi while New England and Washington saw rain. Snow fell in northern Montana North Dakota and upper Michigan. A cold front sent temperatures plunging in Montana with record lows in Cutbank and Kalispell. Mobile set a daily high record at 76 while New York and New England posted new records for December 27. Also noted was the improving condition of State Rep. Erwin J. Rausch after a car crash near Lacombe.
New York December 28 Experts at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science discuss Einstein’s generalized theory of gravitation. While they acknowledge its importance few public comments are offered as the 20 year effort aims to unify all forces under a universal law. Confirmation of details remains limited as scholars compare notes among themselves.
Captain David Jones of the Flying Arrow said he would advance into Communist Shanghai despite a U S warning and potential loss of license. The 3,500 ton vessel, loading industrial chemicals, arrived and was set to sail Jan 1, with 41 crew members reportedly seeking an extra bonus. The U S state department designated Shanghai waters a zone of danger and warned captains against risking lives or property.
Pope Pius XII called Vatican City a citadel of peace in a New Year address to about 40 diplomatic reps. He said the Vatican’s potential for peace is incalculable and hoped it would grow to full efficacy for all. He skipped private audiences this year due to Holy Year work.
President Juan D Peron moves to prosecute editors of La Nacion and La Prensa under a new desacato law for publishing Atilio Cattaneo’s charge that Peron grew rich in office. In federal court the case risks up to three years jail per publication.
Mobile coroner H S J Walker continued the inquiry into the shotgun death of 14 year old Chester Lamar Tullous, a newspaper carrier. He withheld a verdict as details emerged from the mother Lexie Edwardson who said the boy threatened to kill himself and her. The body was found in the boy’s bedroom with a shotgun beside the bed and the death occurred eight to ten hours earlier. His father is said to be in Arkansas and the present husband is at sea.
Claude Graham of Rayville is formally charged with hunting and killing wild ducks in closed season in Richland parish. He reportedly has resided in the parish 23 years. The offense is alleged to have occurred November 5. Graham was released on a $250 bond after charging, with trial set for the next term of federal court in April.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman chief of naval operations has finished the Memphis stop of his three day inspection tour. He inspected the naval air station at Millington Tennessee and was en route from Pensacola Florida to Corpus Christi Texas accompanied by Vice Admirals John Dale Price and John Reaves.
Washington reports Representative Rankin of Mississippi denounced the cotton acreage control program as a dangerous road to government regimentation. He argued it hurts small farmers while urging repeal or corrective action and contrasted past money circulation with current cotton prices to call for higher market values.
Washington December 28 Republicans in the Senate pressed for a louder role in foreign policy. Senator Wherry urged open debate before the president commits the nation to policy. Senator Vandenberg called for total, unpartisan discussion and loyal opposition oversight to ensure frank cooperation and a united front.
In Abilene Texas an infant lost all ten fingers after rats gnawed the hands while the three month old was left alone in a small apartment. A family dog was seen licking the wounds and two large rats were later found in the house before the child was taken to a hospital.
Rita Hayworth and Moslem Prince Aly Khan welcomed a daughter named Yasmin at Montchoisi clinic in Lausanne. The five and a half pound baby arrived after a natural birth aided by gas, eight hours after her mother’s early hospital dash. Aly Khan described the delivery as successful and noted Rita was very tired but pleased. Princess Yasmin is tied to the Aga Khan lineage and spans four bloodlines including Spanish American and Iranian Italian. The prince said Rita regained consciousness and greeted the child briefly.
Paris dispatch reports France faces a pivotal confidence vote on Premier Georges Bidault's tax raise plan to cover a record 1950 budget. If defeated, a new government could seek elections without parliament, while victory would push through a 2.257 trillion franc budget with a 1.523 billion franc tax rise amid opposition from rightists and Communists. The assembly has debated the budget since Saturday and compromises have lowered spending. Bidault insists on a balanced, tax financed plan.
The Good Fellows fund credits the communities of Monroe West Monroe and Ouachita parish with delivering food baskets toys fruit and clothes via city trucks. B B Martin thanks Wilson Ewing and staff at Monroe News Star for support plus radio stations KMLB and KNOE and many volunteers whose efforts created a merry Christmas for the less fortunate.
An early morning train brought Saleh Rosenberg a 29 year old amateur boxer his wife Lola 25 and their two year old son Joseph from near Berlin to Monroe They were lodged at a local hotel while Displaced Persons Rehabilitation Unit chairman Leon Sugar seeks a local family to sponsor housing for them The Rosenbergs are part of a two family arrival en route to El Dorado Arkansas where they will stay with H C McKinny Sr Adolf Eigelis his wife and daughter from Lithuania joined the group en route to Arkansas. the article notes the Lithuanian family will relocate with McKinny.
Israel G. Jacobson an American Jewish relief official expelled from Hungary on espionage charges was released by Soviet troops and returned to the American sector in Vienna arriving at the Bristol Hotel used by the American army. He had been held by Russians at the Austro-Hungarian border after Hungary expelled him. Brig. Gen. James Fry arranged the release with Col. Gen. Alexei Zhelov, choosing a site in the Russian zone for the handover. Jacobson was held 12 days after crossing into the Russian occupation zone at Nickelsdorf. U. S. officials pressed for a four power pass and Hungarian authorities said he violated state interests by foreigner rights. The fate of another American, Robert Vogeler, and an associated Briton remains unresolved.
Baton Rouge LA Dec 28 There are signs of a swing toward more local self rule for cities from state legislature control. City Attorney Henry B Curtis of New Orleans urged broader autonomy and cited a 75 year doctrine of cities as creatures of the state. Frank H Peterman Alexandria president urged local federalism as a path to fuller city authority.
Detroit dispatch reports new model autos show few major design revisions. Studebaker introduces a radical front-end update inspired by aircraft design. Chrysler spends about 23 million dollars on new models while Buick unveils wholly new cars with stronger engines and roomier bodies maintaining Buick features.
Rusty the orange and white cat reportedly traveled from Belmont Massachusetts to Forest Park Illinois after the Toste family moved. Joseph J. Toste and wife Christina with daughters Mildred Johanna and Lucrezia credit the cat for finding them, noting an old leg injury and matching photos. Doctor W A Young says such a feat is improbable but possible given a cat's keen senses.
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