Westbrook Pegler Laments Enquirer and U S journalism
Pegler criticizes the Cincinnati Enquirer for underplaying his Europe and Washington experience arguing many American journalists abroad despise America and push anti German or anti American stances. He recalls stories by James Vincent Sheean and questions Abd El Krim and Eisler praise. He notes war department role and warns editors and politicians.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Europe
Washington
United States Congress
United States
Germany
England
Russia
Papa
Mama
Des Moines
Chicago Tribune
James Vincent Sheean
Ritz
Paris
Sheean
Africa
Abd-El-Krim
Abd- El-Krim
Gandhi
New York
Gerhart Eisler
War Department
the Enquirer
Pegler
Sto‘e
Price Trends Up and Down in New York Markets
On February 19, shoppers faced mixed price moves as grocery outlets raised butter while some meats and poultry were cut. Market nerves were evident as only 610000 NYSE shares traded in a light session. The Agriculture Department cited low cattle on farms as of Jan 1 1939 era lows, sparking feed and grain price shifts.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Ball of Fire Seen Across Six States Sparks Explanations
Reports describe a brilliant fireball seen yesterday across Kansas Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Nebraska and Colorado with observers seeking the cause. Meteor experts offer varying views noting disintegration potential while a Denver observatory group finds no meteor shower or known sky phenomenon to explain it. Investigations touch on flaming plane crash rumors later deemed groundless.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Oscar Monnig
National Meteorological Society
Fort Worth
Tex
Chamberlain Observatory
University of Denver
A. W. Recht
University of Nebraska
Oliver C. Collins
Civil Aeronautic
Highway Patrol
Chile Defies British Claims Over Antarctic Bases
Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla returned home after inaugurating two weather stations in disputed Antarctic territory. The bases on Greenwich Island and O’Higgins Land mark Chilean sovereignty, with Gonzalez vowing the land as Chile’s by history geography and law.
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Santiago
Chile
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Antarctic
Gonzalez
Port Sovereignty
Greenwich Island
South Shetlands
South America
O'Higgins Land
Great Britain
Graham Land
Bernardo O’higgins
Covadonga
Brotherhood Week Plans Active in Twin Cities
American Brotherhood week from February 22 to 29 will be observed nationwide with Twin Cities involvement. Monroe talks at civic club luncheons will be arranged under chairs Bill Goldsmith F F Millsaps and Ed Burgoyne with committee members George Tonore C P Brogan Dr W R Hammond Lee Hodges Joe Marx Sr and Dr B Heinberg. Last year 5000 ministers 1200 priests and 575 rabbis spoke or served on committees. The National Conference of Christians and Jews backs the effort.
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American Brotherhood
Twin Cities
Monroe
Civic Club
Bill Goldsmith
F. F. Millsaps
Ed Burgoyne
George Tonore
C. P. Brogan
W. R. Hammond
Lee Hodges
Joe Marx, Sr
B. Heinberg
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Cold wave mars spring preview across a wide region
A new cold wave disrupted spring forecasts across the northern Rockies and plains, driving a sharp temperature drop in the Midwest. Montana highs fell dramatically, with record lows in North Dakota and blizzard conditions in the Dakotas, Minnesota. Chicago was forecast to hit 60 before the storm lowers readings tonight.
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Chicago
Rockies
Plains
Midwest
Montana
Canada
Mercury
Miles City
Mont
Havre
Dakotas
Minnesota
Minot
N. D
North Central States
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Ontario
New England
Cincinnati
Louisville
Columbus
Abilene
Tex
Antarctic Claims Heat Up Three Nations Spar Over Vast Areas
Britain Chile and Argentina assert overlapping wedge shaped sectors from the pole toward the Antarctic Circle. Each cites deeds exploration and geography to justify claims. Bilateral talks in progress between Argentina and Chile while Britain faces renewed trespass accusations.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Chile
Argentina
South Pole
Antarctic Circle
Britain
Falkland Islands
Foreign Office
London
Falklands
Long Denies Stolen Votes In Gov Race
Earl K. Long challenged Sam H. Jones’s claim of 100000 stolen votes in the first Democratic primary for governor. Long told a Farmerville crowd no votes were stolen and invited supporters to Baton Rouge for his inauguration. Jones pressed Long on past lobbying fees and tax records while condemning past political practices.
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Associated Press
Sam H. Jones
Earl K. Long
Long
Farmerville
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Baton Rouge
Folsom
Jones
Bogalusa
Rent Control Bill Advances in House Action
Washington February 19 The House rules committee cleared a bill to extend rent controls through March 31 allowing House votes next week. Present rent controls expire in days. Senate committee backs a 14 month extension but action awaits. A compromise between chambers is expected for a 30 day plus extension.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Eire form s first coalition government under Costello
Dublin reports Ireland's first coalition takes power as John A Costello becomes prime minister backed by five parties. De Valera, ousted after 16 years, still wields influence though his Fianna Fail party trails the new administration.
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Eamon de Valera
Dail
Eire
Fianna Fail
Soldiers of Destiny
de Valera
John A. Costello
Dublin
Costello
Fine Gael United Irish Party
Britain
William Gosgrave
United Irish
Jo Valera
Life Terms For List And Seven Nazi Generals
Merneberg Germany February 19 Field Marshal Wilhelm List and seven accompanying generals were convicted of war crimes by an American war crimes court. List received life imprisonment along with Gen Walter Kuntze. Other sentences ranged from seven to twenty years, while two generals were acquitted. The court found 63 000 killings tied to the group and ruled many partisans in the Balkans were not entitled to POW protections.
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Thomas A. Reedy Mernberg
Germany
Wilhelm List
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Helmuth Felmy
Balkans
Distress signals from Democrats over Wallace third party
The Democratic National Committee denounced the Wallace third party drive as a defeatist move for liberal policy. J Howard McGrath urged Wallace to abandon his bid while southern party members withdrew from a Jefferson Jackson dinner amid debate over racial seating as Negroes planned to attend.
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Hal Cooper
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Henry A. Wallace
J. Howard McGrath
Wallace
McGrath
New York
South
Miami Beach
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Missouri Vote Probe Renewed In Truman's Delta District
A Senate inquiry into 1946 Missouri primary vote irregularities advances with a judiciary subcommittee set to question a federal judge nominee who handled the case. Senator Kem pushes for broader inquiry into Kansas City voting irregularities as Tamim faces confirmation scrutiny and Donnell delays proceed.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Missouri
Judiciary
F. B. IL
Kem
Justice Department
Kansas City
Enos Axtell
Roger Slaughter
Axtell
Slaughter
Albert L. Reeves, Jr
Senate Judiciary Committee
Langer
R-N. D
Kemp
Judiciary Committee
Donnell
R-Mo
Edward Allen Tamim
District of Columbia
Tamim
Bar Association
American Bar Association
Tom Clark
F. B
John Edgar Hoover
McMahon
D-Conn
Bridges
RNH
Tamm
Northeast Junior College Hosts Tea for LSU President
Northeast Junior College will host an informal tea Sunday February 29 from 4 to 5 30 p.m. in the campus library to honor President Harold W. Stoke of Louisiana State University and Mrs. Stoke and university board members. L L Price heads the steering committee with Frances Kelso Mabel Slay Eloise Calhoun Stanaope and other faculty helping.
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Northeast Junior College
Harold W. Stoke
Louisiana State University
Stoke
University Board of Supervisors
L. L. Price
Agriculture and Home Economics
Frances Kelso
Mabel Slay
Eloise Calhoun Stanaope
Red Formula to Destroy U S Outlined at Deportation Hearing
At a deportation hearing a former Communist party official testified that Stalin called the United States a main citadel of capitalism to be destroyed. The witness said Browder repeated the line in the United States and outlined a plan to use mass grievances to topple the capitalist state.
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New York
U.S
Communist Party
George Hewitt
Immigration Department
Joseph Stalin
United States
Stalin
Moscow
Earl Browder
Earl Browder, Then Secretary-General of the Party In This Country, and Browder
Hewitt
U. S
Rules Committee Approves Action on Tax Investigation
The House Rules Committee moves to investigate income tax returns of Louisiana politicians, blocking action until early next week. The probe targets Earl R. Long and other figures amid Louisiana gubernatorial race politics and a push for a roll call vote.
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House
Jones and Long
Washington
Louisiana
House Rules Committee
Halleck
Indiana
Rep
Robsion
Kentucky
Hebert
Rules Committee
Dirksen
Ilinois
Domengeaux
Earl R. Long
Long
Huey
China Aid Push Faces GOP Critics In Congress
President Truman seeks 570 million for China's economic relief with 510 million in loans for cereals cotton petroleum fertilizer tobacco medicines and coal while House hearings begin and Senate plans a broader foreign aid bill. Senator Bridges urges military supplies to Chiang Kai-shek noting Europe’s aid casts doubt on China.
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Washington
Truman
China
Congress
Bridges
Republican
New Hampshire
Chiang Kai-Shek
Europe
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Herter
Massachusetts
Special
House Committee On Foreign Aid
Funeral Rites For Cardinal Granito Held In Rome
Pope Pius XII presided over the funeral for Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte at St. Peter’s Basilica. The 96 year old dean lay in state under a Cabrini statue as 120 candles burned around the bier. Vice Admiral Richard L. Connelly attended as the body rests temporarily at Campo Verano before removal to the Capuchin church in Rome next month.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's
Federico Cardinal Tedeschini
Holy See
Vatican
Richard L. Connty
U. S
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Rome
Campo Verano
Four Alabama Men Sentenced for Check Forgery
Four Alabama men pleaded guilty to forgery in Monroe and received two year sentences from Judge Li L. Gladney. The defendants Marvin J. Crews Thomas H. Harwell W. H. Harrison and Melvin Evans were linked to nine hot checks on February 4 and also sentenced in Shreveport to two years with concurrent terms. Money and merchandise obtained from local firms were returned after arrests in Shreveport on February 8.
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Alabama
Li. L. Gladney
Bastrop
Monroe
Marvin J. Crews
Montgomery
Thomas H. Harwell
Chism
W. H. Harrison
Melvin Evans
Pitwell
Caddo District Court
Shreveport
State Penitentiary
Gladney
Caddo Parish
Thousands of Jewish immigrants to Palestine await entry after Cyprus camps
In Jerusalem on February 19 a thousand former illegal Jewish immigrants are scheduled to arrive from Cyprus and be processed at Natanya to gain legal status. Communal violence escalated with shootings at Haifa as the Jewish Appeal delegation toured the region. A bomb blast on the Ramle highway wounded many as the United Jewish Appeal seeks a $250 million fund raise.
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Jerusalem
Cyprus
Jewish Agency
Natanya
Palestine
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Jewish Appeal
Europe
United Jewish Appeal Fund
Ramle
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