Truman Critics Call Letting Business Alone Best Aid
Washington reports President Truman faces Capitol Hill critics over his tax boost plan. Critics say letting business alone may aid prosperity while backing a $4 billion tax increase if needed. Other items include stock gains, rail layoffs, Kaiser-Frazer Willow Run plant shutdown, and wage policy warnings from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Truman
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Congress
New York
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Bailtomre and Ohio Railroad
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company
Willow Run
United States Chamber of Commerce
Russia Moves to Bar U N Inquiry on Slave Labor
A U S push for U N approval to investigate slave labor in Russia faces strong Russian opposition. The plan, backed by I L O inquiry and AFL sworn statements from former camp inmates, targets up to 14 million people in Soviet camps. The U N economic and social council met to discuss the issue amid Russian denials and limited prospects for access.
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Max Harrelson
United States
U. N
Russia
U. N. Economic and Social Council
U. S
International Labor Organization
Human Rights Commission
American Federation of Labor
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Spellman on Mindszenty and treachery in America
Westbrook Pegler recalls Cardinal Spellman’s sermon and statement on Mindszenty, noting earlier un American Activities Committee efforts under Dies and Thomas and contrasting Dickstein’s focus on Nazis. He credits Arthur F. Robertson for exposing Fritz Kuhn and praises bipartisanship in pursuing Nazi fascism and communism during wartime.
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Cardinal Spellman
United States
House Committee On un-American Activities
Martin Dies
J. Parnell Thomas
Samuel Dickstein
New York
Fritz Kuhn
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur F. Robertson
George Scalise
Dickstein
Dies
Thomas
Committee
Moscow
Mardi Gras To Take Off Lid In New Orleans Parade Season
Mardi Gras opens this Sunday as New Orleans loosens private balls and launches ten days of public pageantry through Shrove Tuesday. King Alla will lead a river parade in Algiers with bands, floats, and new women’s parades marking a postwar expansion of the carnival spectacle.
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America
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Jean Lafitte
Louis Armstrong
Kina Alla
Mississippi
West Bank
Algiers
Scott Promises Jungle Law Fight at New York Club
Republican National Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. vows to attack the Truman administration with force, urging Republicans to stop being polite. He predicts northern southern Democrats will block civil rights in Congress, framing the issue as a Republican longheld stance since Lincoln. He calls the administration stumble bum and notes foreign policy has moments of common sense.
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Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Republican Club
Truman
Scott
Congress
Lincoln
Congresman
Truman cites economy need in world crisis address
President Truman told war veterans and congressmen the nation must keep economic stability in this crucial period of world history. His message, read by Maj. Gen. Vaughan, avoided direct pension talk but urged welfare, rehabilitation, and care for disabled veterans and survivors, amid pending pension legislation.
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America
White House
Harry Dh. Vaughan
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Rain Fears Rise As Ouachita River Holds Steady
The Ouachita River remained at 43.3 feet Friday morning with rain continuing to fall, dampening hopes for a quick decline. Since Wednesday it has leveled off at its highest level in two years, while Monroe reports light rainfall of .002 inches and only minor damages so far.
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Ouachita
Selman
Monroe
A M A chides 136 physicians over health care levy
The American Medical Association rebuked 136 physicians who protested a $25 member assessment to fund opposition to compulsory health insurance. The reply, signed by officers, said the protest lacked knowledge of the AMA’s plans and that the funds will support public education on medical care and enrollment in voluntary hospitalization and medical care plans.
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United States
Association
Department of Health
Oak Grove Farmer Shot After Dispute
In Oak Grove Louisiana two farmers in their thirties argued early today and Jim Ward was killed by a shotgun blast near his home eight miles north of Oak Grove. Robert Layton, of Kilbourne, has confessed to the shooting and is jailed awaiting grand jury action on murder charges. Ward's wife had died several days earlier and several children survive.
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J. R. Butler
West Carroll Parish
Jim Ward
Robert Layton
Kilbourne
Negro Saved From Death Fourteenth Time
Montgomery Alabama February 18 A 22 year old Negro Samuel Taylor was reprieved two hours before execution for raping a 14 year old white girl. Governor James E Folsom granted a 00 year reprieve on the advice of his legal counsel. Convicted in Mobile circuit court November 19 1946 he had come within minutes of electrocution on two prior occasions. Attorneys say the confession was extorted by force.
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Ala
James E. Folsom
Samuel Taylor
Folsom
Mobile
Taylor
Protests Over Detention Of Two U S Soldiers In Prague
American officials protest the detention since December of two soldiers who crossed from Germany and are charged by Czechs with a secret mission. Recruits George R. Jones of Owensboro Kentucky and Clarence Hill of Jackson Mississippi remain in custody. A separate case involves American Roland Goodale of Houston Texas held by Czech police at Karlovy Vary since January 5 on an illegal money deal charge. consular access is barred. Notes from Prague and Washington say the U S government is pursuing release efforts.
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Jackson
Miss
Karsbad
Karlovy Vary
Roland Goodale
Kingston Drive
Houston
Tex
Washington
Acheson Asked to Map Atlantic Defense Treaty
The Senate foreign relations committee summoned Secretary of State Acheson for a closed session to study treaty wording. If approved, the proposal heads to Canada and five Western European nations. President Truman reaffirmed the policy of joint resistance to armed attack, with no automatic war commitment.
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France
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Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
State Department
Way Declared Open For Major Housing Program
A. F. L. building trades chief Richard J. Gray told a Senate banking subcommittee that labor and materials are available to undertake the housing program America needs. He said enough trained workers exist to build 1,500,000 homes annually for the next decade, with private builders unable to meet demand. The hearing featured educational and religious group inputs as lawmakers debated a housing bill likely to reach the Senate floor soon.
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A. F. L. Building Trades
America
Richard J. Gray
Senate Banking
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Sparkman
D-Ala
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Lawmakers urged to keep Taft-Hartley to curb truck strikes
Washington reports that Edgar S. Idol of the American Trucking Associations told the Senate labor committee that the Taft-Hartley act is essential to prevent metropolitan shutdowns by unions. He cited New York City strikes and praised the act’s bargaining requirements. Retail industry leaders also urged strong Taft-Hartley provisions to counter organizing drives, while GE president Charles E. Wilson argued for strengthening the law, provoking a partisan response from Democrats.
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Congress
Edgar S. Idol
Senate Labor Committee
Teamsters Union
Idol
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Taft-Hartley
S. J. Fosdick
Chicago
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
War Production Board
Murray
Montana
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Cold weather checks floods across Pacific Northwest
Colder air reduced flood and snow slide flows in the inland Pacific Northwest as new snow and winds hit Wyoming. Low temperatures slowed inland water flow but coastal floods remained a threat. The Arctic air moved into Montana and North Dakota with subzero readings, five below in Lewistown, while roads were blocked by blowing snow.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
Lewistown
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Koch and Gentry Case Goes to Jury
The trial of Fred Koch and M A Gen try resumed in criminal district court this morning with over two hours of arguments. The twelve man jury, charged by Judge David I. Garrett, retired at noon and had not reached a verdict by 12 30. Koch, 39, of 2903 Lee avenue, and Gentry of West Monroe, are charged with burglary of Battita's Liquor Store on June 6. Petit jurors listed include W L Husted, T H Allen, James W Blanchard Jr, J W Richards, Edgar M Baker, D S Benton, Joseph Milton Bell, J M Heard, R H Christie, Will D King Jr, E A Porter Jr, L P Milner Jr. Other cases listed for the afternoon session include Leon Higman theft of apples valued at 75, Leon Goodin and Junior Wright Goodin simple burglary.
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M. A. Gentry
Criminal District Court
Fred Fudickar
David I. Garrett
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Lee Avenue
Gentry
West Monroe
J. M. Heard
R. H. Christie
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E. A. Porter, Jr
L. P. Milner, Jr
Leon Higman
Leon Goodin
Junior Wright Goodin
Philadelphia Transit Strike Deepens As Taxi Militia Returns
Philadelphia reports scattered fist fights as 11,000 transit workers return to their jobs and ongoing walkouts by trolley bus and subway operators enter the second week. Yellow Cab runs normally while skirmishes occur with holdouts. Union leaders reveal wage concessions, PTC raises offer, and Harrisburg officials await a key governor statement amid threats of bankruptcy if demands rise. President Truman defers to Pennsylvania authorities on the strike.
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Yellow Cab Company
Emmanuel Robinson
Charles Pirelli
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Ebert
Bernard Samuel
Truman
Washington
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Body of American Colonel Identified in Greece
The mutilated body found in a ravine near Karpenisi has been positively identified as Lt. Col. Selden R. Edner, 30, of San Jose California. Edner served in Europe with the Eagle Squadron and U S Air Force, flew 150 missions, and earned multiple decorations. He was an unarmed observer aboard a Greek royal air force plane that crash landed January 21.
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Selden R. Edner
Edner
San Jose
Calif
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Europe
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Germany
United States Army Group Air Detachment
Fergus Falls
Minn
San Jose State College
Key Club Convention Opens with 200 Members Registered
The Key Club annual convention at the Virginia Hotel opened with a district board meeting at 10 o clock. Over 200 members from Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana registered by noon, with 100 more expected day one. Activities include officer nominations, a talent show, and a barbecue at Ouachita Parish High School auditorium.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Ouachita Parrish High School
Tommy Starnes
West Monroe
Key Club International
Harold Stoke
Louisiana State University
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C. C. Bell, Jr
George Breece
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Mississippi Supreme Court
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United States
Canada
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