Witness recites case of Roberts and picket violence
Frank W. Edwards describes the 1948 incident in Waterloo involving Fred Lee Roberts a Black worker and union member who faced picket threats by C I O members. Pickets damaged his car the next day he armed himself with a .45 and faced a manslaughter acquittal after defending against the charge.
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Fred Lee Roberts
Waterloo
Boons
Ku Klux Klan
Philip Murray
Ohio
Illinois
Frank W. Edwards
Roberts
Passman plan to cut interest on tax refunds
Washington reports Rep Joseph Passman of Louisiana proposes slashing interest on income tax overpayments from six to two percent. He estimates the government paid 56.5 million dollars in interest last year and 82 million this year, and he says saving three quarters of that interest yearly would amount to substantial savings.
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Washington
Passman
D-La
Treasury
Military court acquits Rishel in Vienna verdict
A seven member U S military court in Vienna acquitted Lt Col Walter G Rishel 34 of charges arising from his Budapest assignment on forged and misused government funds cases. The court was out under thirty minutes and Rishel plans to depart Vienna by plane to return to the United States.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
Walter G. Rishel
Budapest
Rishel
North Platte
Neb
Allied Control Commission
Morea
United States
Army
Pwe
Celeste
San Antonio
Tex
Slain magnate hunted during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
In New Orleans during Mardi Gras crowds police hunted a brutal strangler who killed James A. Mahoney, 55, of Bristol, Virginia, in a French Quarter hotel room. A nude, bloodstained body was found and a stocky six-foot suspect with gray hair sought for questioning.
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New Orleans
French Quarter
James A. Mahoney
Bristol
Philip Montelepre
John J. Jackson
Mahoney
Monteleone
Jackson
Lodge Attacks Plan to Abolish Electoral College
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts denounces the current electoral system as unfair and undemocratic and backs a constitutional amendment to scrap unit voting. The plan would allocate electoral votes in proportion to state popular votes, with the statewide winner not guaranteed a majority. The measure, supported by ten other senators, would end the era of one-party pivotal states and shift toward direct proportionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lodge
R.-Mass
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Truman Defends Aide as Critics Target Administration
President Truman warned critics that no S. O. B. will influence his appointments in a blunt speech at a dinner for Maj. Gen Harry H. Vaughan. He stated he names and moves his own cabinet and staff, and he defended Vaughan amid controversy over awards from Argentina. The White House transcript omits the term. The speech followed a drive to Arlington VA to honor Vaughan and adjutant general Edward Whitesell.
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Washington
Truman
Reserve Officers Association
Mr. Truman
White House
Army-Navy
Army-Navy Country Club
Arlington
Vaughan
Edward F. Whitesell
Army
Pearson
Security Expansion Plan May Be Sharply Reduced
Washington lawmakers warned that perhaps only 10 million added to social security rolls instead of 20 million. Administrative difficulties may leave about 10 million farmers farm workers and household workers uncovered. About 30 million workers are covered now. The plan faces a split in states and Congress over home relief funding and mandates on states. Governor Warren doubts affordability while Michigan favors federal funds. Taft calls it creating a welfare state. The article notes a broader view of the social security picture with home relief as a key element.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Associated Press
Florida
Fuller Warren
C. J. Maxey
Michigan
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Philadelphia
Ouachita High Choir Invited to Wales Festival
Ouachita Parish High School choir received an invitation to join an International Music Festival in Llangollen Wales from June 14 to 19. Earl B Funchess, chairman of the Music Educators International Relations committee, said he recommended the group and authorities extended the invitation.
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Ouachita Parish
Llangollen
Wales
Baton Rouge
Earl B. Funchess
Music Educators’ National Conference
Welch
Associated Press
Funchess
State Department of Edu
Little Heroine Roberta Lee Burned While Saving Siblings
Chicago on February 23 reports 14 year old Roberta Lee severely burned while rescuing five younger brothers and sisters from a Des Plaines home after an oil stove exploded. Her parents were away at work. She crawled to a neighbor for help and a flood of letters and cash gifts arrived for her at Cook County Hospital.
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Chicago
Roberta Lee
Des Plaines
Roberta
Cook County Hospital
Walter
Mildred
LeRoy
Rosemary
Billy
Ruth
Henry
Broker Accused Of False Pretenses In Mississippi Warrants
Three Mississippi warrants allege investment broker Paul A. Schumpert obtained money under false pretenses. Schumpert, Brentwood resident, faced federal charges of illegal stock operations and a Williamson county attachment seeks to seize about 175000 dollars in property.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mississippi
Paul A. Schumpert
Schumpert
Brentwood
Here
Ewing Frasier
Williamson County
Chattanooga
National Acceptance Corporation of
Jackson, Miss
Senate plan to add third senator draws bipartisan ire
In Topeka on February 23, Senator J Howard McGrath urged Congress to grant each state three U S senators arguing it would speed legislation, but Republicans and Democrats alike blasted the plan as meritless. Opponents included Senator Morse Oregon and Senator Ferguson Michigan, while McKellar Tennessee defended the present system. McGrath insists the reform would distribute the load more evenly.
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J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Kansas
Congress
Washington
Morse
Oregon
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
House of Representatives
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Ferguson
Michigan
Bulgaria Protest Over Arrest of 15 Protestant Clergy
The United States condemned Bulgaria for arresting 15 Protestant churchmen as a terror tactic to intimidate denominations. A formal protest note was delivered in Sofia, rejected by the communist government, as the men face trial Friday. The U.S. sought access for legation representatives to attend the proceedings.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
State Department
Sofia
Department
U. S
Britain
U. S. Legation
Raymond Finley Courtney
Foreign Office
Europe
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Finland
Eastern Europe
Labor Hearing Nears End as Coal Strike Talk Intensifies
A spokesman for coal mine operators warned Congress that a 30 to 50 day miners' strike could trigger a very serious national situation. Joseph E. Moody, president of the Southern Coal Producers Association, urged continuation of the Taft Hartley law court order provision, arguing it remains needed to guard against disruption and to ensure honest bargaining.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Senate Labor Committee
Moody
Morse
R.-Ore
Lewis
Senator Morse
Elbert Thomas
Utah
House Pension Vote Near on Rankin Bill for Veterans
Washington February 23 The House leaders plan an early vote on the Rankin bill to grant a 90 dollar monthly pension to all 18 800 000 World War I and II veterans at age 65 The cost ranges from 62 million to 129 million in the first year and could reach six billion annually by 1990 Rankin chairs the veterans committee which approved the measure amid protests calling the tactics dictatorial Sabath said he would provide a hearing for Rankin.
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Washington
House
Rankin
Sabath
D.-Ill
D.-Miss
House Veterans Committee
Armistice signing to end Palestine conflict set for tomorrow
Israel and Egypt prepare to sign a UN brokered armistice in Rhodes with demilitarization of Egyptian held Palestine and Israel retaining most of the Negev. Bunche to announce details as talks with Trans Jordan begin Monday. Observers say Egyptian approval essential to proceed.
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L. S. Chakales
Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
Palestine
Cairo
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Negev
U. N
Ralph Bunche
Trans-Jordan
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
el Arish
Beersheba
Atomic Power In Norway Raises Moscow Alarm
Norway shuns sensationalism as it quietly develops atomic capability. A Norwegian lab hosts an atomic pile while Norsk Hydro produces heavy water and uranium mining expands. Cyclotrons operate in several cities as Soviet intelligence shows keen interest, yet Norwegians push peaceful uses of atomic energy amid international tension.
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Daniel de Luce
CSLO
Norway
Russia
West
Norwegian
Norsk Hydro
Moscow
United States
Spies Abroad May Be Aided
The House Armed Services Committee planned swift approval of a hush hush bill to grant annual residence to 100 aliens who provided valuable information to U S spies abroad. Chairman Vinson called it plain spying and said the measure would protect agents after they aid U S intelligence. The panel also weighed a 3000 mile missile test range and a radar screen for strategic air approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Vinson
D.-Ga
Intelligence Agency
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N. J
Ouachita High Choir
Rap
Topeka
Kas
Lynn Heinzerling
Geneva
Switzerland
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Communist International Information Bureau
S. A. Afanasiev
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