21 Feb 1952
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1952
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler notes Berlin’s beleaguered state with a desperate defense effort by Allied garrisons. He highlights civilian resilience and a surprising openness to hosting Black American soldiers, illustrating complex attitudes toward democracy and segregation.
Washington reports the government assigns a tax expert to attend hearings on a ship buying and selling scheme tied to the law firm of Newbold Morris. Sen. investigations probe profits reported by Joseph E. Casey and associates, amid questions of tax avoidance and internal revenue observer presence.
The News Star and World correct the police jury ward three totals showing Mitchell Montgomery 3,468 Pettit 2,938 Causey 2,639 Irby 2,502 Ross 2,468 Rizzo 2,060. In Ouachita and Morehouse parishes district judge races Heard 16,188 Parker 12,900 with Ouachita 12,455 vs 9,432 and Morehouse 3,733 vs 3,468.
Governor designate Robert Kennon will take office with a largely fresh legislature in May. Unofficial counts show about 64 of 100 representatives and 25 or 26 of 39 senators will be new, as Kennon’s tax reduction platform gains the Democratic nomination victory over Carlos Spaht.
Calls from the Twin Cities and surrounding towns flood in with offers to shelter 14 year old Brian B Clarkson who faces return to England due to no home. He hopes to stay in the United States if his transport papers can be stopped and he can pursue education and American citizenship.
Pittsburgh February 21 AP The CIO United Steelworkers face a midnight Saturday strike as leaders decide whether to walk out. President Philip Murray summoned top strategists for a 10 am executive board meeting and a 2 pm wage policy committee session to decide the action.
Denver reports a planned oil industry strike for March 3 to press for a 25 cent hourly raise. O A Knight, president of the oil workers union, says the action will hit where it hurts and that union members refuse to reveal strike locations.
San Francisco February 21 AP The King congressional subcommittee ends San Francisco hearings blasting politically appointed internal revenue officials while praising rank and file staff. The report blames incompetence and political favoritism at top levels and urges an end to political appointments in the revenue service. Republican members Kean and Byrnes back the critique and return to Washington for New York inquiry proceedings.
Supporters of Sheriff Henry Ham Reid paraded and demonstrated in front of the Lake Charles American Press after his re election win. Unofficial returns show Reid with 19009 votes to Flanders 16201 as staff members face defamation charges in connection with an anti gambling crusade.
United Nations officials said Russia cannot be a neutral mediator in Korea due to its past participation and proximity. Moscow reportedly seeks to prolong talks, while Allied spokesmen insist any nation near Korea or with a Soviet record is unsuitable. The issue follows a broader warning that progress may be reversed until Moscow accepts a decisive plan.
In Lawrence Mississippi a 2 1 2 hour gun battle left tenant farmer Tobe Faulkner dead and land lord Curtis Stephens and Highway Patrolman G E James wounded. Sheriff Hansel Reeves reported the altercation began when Stephens visited Faulkner about a cow killed.
Ray Wedgeworth 26 of Route 1 Monroe was seriously injured when his 1947 Mercury hit a parked 1929 Ford pickup on the Tichelli road. Norrell was arrested for obstructing the highway. Grant received minor injuries. Wedgeworth hospitalized at St Francis Sanitarium with a broken left hip and other injuries.
Gen Lord Ridgway at the Far East Reserve Officers convention argues it is deplorable that Americans question Korea action. He links current aggression to worldwide Communist aims and urges learning from Washington and Valley Forge to sustain UN strength and oppose future aggression.
New Orleans February 21 The Louisiana Supreme Court will hear an intra party dispute over 10 seats on the Republican central committee. John Minor Wisdom leads Eisenhower forces seeking recognition of the New Orleans members whose Jan. 15 election was voided for irregularities. The central committee backed by John E. Jackson opposes certification.
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