11 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler argues television will soon demolish Hollywood’s monopoly on the entertainment industry, transferring control of vast revenues to new hands as home viewing expands. He recalls early cinema’s evolution from penny arcades to talkies, noting how rapidly changes could reshape culture and morality.
In Washington on January 11 Southern Democrats pledged to fight any move to end filibusters over Truman civil rights legislation. Senator Ellender warned he would fight to stop debate limits and Senator Russell said southerners may meet to oppose rules changes. Some Dixie lawmakers privately concede defeat while Taft signals continued press.
Los Angeles police say bellhop Leslie Dillon alias Jack Sands 27 holds key details of the Black Dahlia murder. Booked on suspicion of murder, Dillon denied involvement as detectives note he knew intimate facts only a direct killer would know.
Powerful winter storms lash the west from Texas panhandle to Pacific coast. California endures record snow with six inches in Los Angeles area and Pasadena. others face ice, freezing rain, power outages, closed schools, and scorched crops. Dixie states enjoy unseasonable warmth while midwest and mountain areas suffer sub zero cold.
West Monroe police report a fourth straight night of unsolved burglaries in Monroe and West Monroe. The Freezer Locker and Curing Plant at 521 Trenton Street was broken into and a small bank left with more than $2 in change. Entry came by breaking a back door glass panel. An 18-year-old Gibsland man Willie King is held for questioning after confessing to seven burglaries in Winnsboro and Gibsland.
Berlin January 11 allied airlift started moving nearly 1500 seriously ill tuberculosis patients from blockaded western Berlin to hospitals in western Germany. Evacuation should complete in about two months, supplementing a prior effort that sent 10,000 Berlin children to the western zones. Also reported, Vinogradov, a Russian tool works chief in Chemnitz, fled to western Germany after being ordered to Moscow with two MVD agents.
Washington Jan 11 A bill to raise the pay of the president and vice president heads for Senate approval Thursday The measure would lift the president's salary to 100000 and add a 50000 tax exempt expense allowance The vice president and speaker would see salaries rise to 30000 with 10000 expense allowances plus raises for 222 other officials and 13500 federal workers Overall cost 6207000 The constitution bars Truman and Barkley from a raise before inauguration January 20 and Republicans debate rushing other increases.
Sam L. Warhaftig a Brooklyn born civilian attached to the Frankfurt political activities branch of U S military government left for Westover Field Mass to face a hearing under circular 100 saying he does not know the reason for the hearing colleagues expressed shock at the move and Berlin officials said they knew nothing of an investigation the hearing may cover recent or older activities
Residents of Monroe's South Side call for a South Side Business Men's Association with a mass meeting at the Missouri Pacific Booster clubhouse on Monday Jan 17 at 8 pm. It outlines aims to promote new firms, clean up existing businesses, route traffic via Texas Avenue, open Milhaven road, and develop a south side fire station pool stadium auditorium and improved streets and parks.
Congressmen from both parties indicate general reluctance to raise income taxes on low and middle earners despite a record 41.9 billion dollar peace-time budget. They warn that Truman’s spending and social welfare plans could force payroll tax hikes, while Republicans urge fiscal restraint to avert a possible deficit. Senate and House tax chiefs say they will wait to see total appropriations before acting, and a push to suspend the budget ceiling rule is anticipated. (Continued to Fourth Page)
Israel blamed British authorities for ordering the mission that led to the downing of five British planes. The Foreign Office said war planes over a battle zone must expect trouble and that Britain had no right to fly over Israeli positions. In Washington, Israel prepared a new push against Britain as UN and U.S. efforts to ease Palestine tensions continued.
President Truman proposes a minimum 4 group air force in his budget message aiming for a 70 group force over three to four years. House and Senate leaders react, with Vinson urging readiness for 70 groups and Symington backing the plan. The current force stands at about 60 groups with 10,297 frontline planes targeted.
Washington January 11 A prominent Capitol Hill Democrat predicted three major labor and social welfare bills will quickly pass Congress in six or seven weeks. Rep Lesinski said Truman aims for action by February end, outlining repealing Taft Hartley and a new labor measure, a 75 cent minimum wage, and a federal education program to fund schools and hire teachers in poor districts. He spoke after a long meeting with President Truman along with Reps Kelley and Kennedy. The House Labor Committee is set for swift action with a 16 to 9 Dem to Republican ratio on the panel. Lesinski expects to have a new labor bill ready for hearings once committee assignments are made. He hopes to be at work by week’s end.
In Jackson Mississippi Judge Sydney Mize dismissed a $50 000 slander suit against Gov Fielding L Wright and two other state rights leaders for lack of jurisdiction The case was filed by Lycurgus Spinks president of the Over 60 Club in Mississippi and an unsuccessful 1947 gubernatorial candidate who charged the men slandered him during a May trip to Arkansas Several speaking engagements in Arkansas were cancelled due to their remarks.
Harold K. Milks reports from Nanking that officials note the Reds may have captured Tientsin or reached terms for surrender. The fighting is described as the heaviest yet in China with government troops routed on the northern approaches to Nanking. Officials flee to Canton and Formosa while ministries retreat south.
Washington January 11 Critics in the Republican party set aside public opposition to Dean Acheson becoming secretary of state pending action by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Chairman Connally convened the committee to hear Lovett report on world conditions and potential hearings with Acheson and undersecretary Webb. Republicans hedge, while most Democrats expect confirmation. Vandenberg cautions against a fight that could hinder Acheson in upcoming talks. President Truman and John Foster Dulles met at the White House in a bipartisan foreign policy show of unity.
B E Harrell, a former attendant at East Louisiana State Hospital, was convicted of simple battery for beating a 79 year old mental patient on November 18. He received a $50 fine and a suspended one day jail term.
James V. Forrestal told White House reporters after a talk with President Truman that he expects to remain as secretary of defense. He plans to submit a resignation soon as routine, but does not expect it to be accepted, and he intends to continue in his cabinet post. He discussed security act changes and noted a 70 group air force was not raised. He said he has not submitted his resignation but will do so before Truman's January 20 inauguration, though he does not expect it to be accepted.
Washington January 11 4 New permanent like emergency freight rate increases take effect at 12 01 am local time the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the rises on December 30 to cover mounting operating costs The increases are strongest in the east and south at six percent while the west of the Mississippi shows four percent with five percent in parts of Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri Grain and dairy petitions to postpone the changes were denied Domestic water carriers and freight forwarders will also apply the increases with five days public notice required
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