Phony letterhead group targets traitors in new propaganda scheme
Westbrook Pegler reports a fictitious committee purporting to defend innocent liberals from smear campaigns. He notes the founders repeat Reds and frauds motifs, citing the McCullough case in Greenwich as an example of costly libel battles and ongoing political maneuvering.
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New York
John T. MecCullough
Greenwich
Conn
Paul Draper
Larry Adler
Hester McCullough
Congress
Draper
Adler
Mrs. McCullough
Mrs Reed's death probed after head injury and collapse
Funeral services for Mrs. Luther Reed Jr. 37 were completed by Tuesday amid an ongoing investigation into her death. Ouachita parish coroner Dr. J T French reported uncertainty about the cause, noting a fall and head impact after illness followed by a sudden collapse at home.
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Luther Reed, Jr
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Minden
G. L. Morgan
Jarrel Crow
Zell Smith
Fred Parrish
Ivy Jordan
James Shamblin
Reed
Soldiers in Korea to receive replacements begin March
The Pentagon expects replacements for casualties and weary soldiers to flow into Korea starting March. A Navy spokesman said September, October, and November draft calls totaling 170,000 will enter Korea in quantity from then on. Some reservists are already there, with a few more on the way. A February trickle from selective service will reach Korea. exact numbers were not disclosed.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Korea
Verret Urges State Tax Slash in Louisiana Special Session
Lake Charles lawmaker Rep. Jesse J. Verret urged Gov. Earl Long to call a special session to cut Louisiana taxes, arguing the state bears the highest tax burden and promising services without new taxes. He said federal taxes may rise 15 to 35 percent and claimed 1948 tax levels could be restored without reducing services.
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Lake Charles
United States
Jesse J. Verret
Earl Long
Verret
Louisiana
Huge B-36 Bombers Reach London
The first group of eight ten engine B 36 bombers landed at London s Lakenheath Airport after a long flight from Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Texas. Six planes reached the field starting last Saturday with unclear total included. The third air division did not disclose the exact number. Plans call for a quick return to Texas though rumors persist of a permanent England base due to global tensions.
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Europe
Lakenheath
Texas
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Fort Worth
Tex
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Omaha
Neb
England
Lakenheath Field
Third Air Division
Jet praised by Gen Vandenberg on Korea frontline tour
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg U S air force chief of staff pilots a helicopter over a central Korean frontline post with Lt Gen George Stratemeyer and Maj Gen Truman Landen. He commends allied bombing and jet fighters noting jets’ ruggedness and superior firing platform. UN forces report patrols to reestablish contact as weather eases.
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg
U.S. Air Force
George KK. Stratemeyer
Far East Air Forces
Truman H. Landen
Air Force
Vandenberg
U. N
United States
United Nations
Byrd proposes $7B cut and $9.5B tax hike to balance budget
Senator Byrd urges Congress to trim $7 billion from President Truman’s budget and raise taxes by $9.5 billion instead of $16 billion. He argues the plan preserves defense funding and crafts a balanced budget well under $71.594 billion.
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Washington
Byrd
Congress
Truman
Virginia
Louisiana
United States
Detention of Speaker Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that police may arrest a street speaker who incites riot while preserving free speech rights. It upheld Irving Feiner’s disorderly conduct conviction for a political speech in Syracuse Street and rejected preclearance rules for street preaching.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Vinson
Irving Feiner
Spyracuse
New York City
LSU professor urges civil defense against biological war
Baton Rouge Louisiana State University biochemist Dr John F Christman told a meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars that preparedness can protect citizens from biological and atomic threats. He said Baton Rouge plans include air and water monitoring to detect contamination within six to twelve hours.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
State University
John F. Christman
Radiological Defense School
Baton Rouge
Christman
Selman Field Tenants Granted Time If Reactivated
Residents at Selman field and warehouse tenants will have ample time to vacate if Selman field is reactivated. The Selman school may finish the current term. H R Hinton of the southwest division engineers office outlined a 60 to 90 day period for preliminary work before rehabilitation begins.
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Selman School
H. R. Hinton
Kirk Scott
Southwest Division Engineers Office
Dallas
United States Air Force
Air Training
Wounded Sailors and Marines Arrive at Memphis Hospital
Twenty men wounded in Korea, seven sailors and thirteen marines, reached the Memphis naval station hospital yesterday. Officials withheld condition reports. Among them were Navy Chief Warrant Officer D. L. Meek of Yazoo City Mississippi and Pfe. A. A. Graziani. Pfe. J. W. Ballard of Jarreau, Louisiana.
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Memphis
Tenn
Korea
Memphis Naval Station Hospital
Mississippi
Navy
D. L. Meek
Yazoo City
Pfe
A. A. Graziani
Rosedale
Louisiana
J. W. Ballard
Jarreau
Byrnes Urges Concentration of Forces in Europe
Incoming South Carolina governor James F Byrnes urged concentrating American military strength in Western Europe to deter Soviet aggression, arguing Korea would dilute defense. He called for immediate wage and price freezes at home and warned against political programs that divide the nation while pledging loyalty to US foreign policy.
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Alderman Duncan Columbia
S. C
James F Byrnes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Carolina
Europe
Russia
Korea
Byrnes
United States
America
Desperado William Cook Faces Multi-State Murder Charges
Desperado William E. Cook, captured after a 12 day manhunt, blames his plight on a Christmas spree as authorities prepare murder and federal kidnapping charges. He was arraigned on three federal counts in Santa Rosalia and a hearing set for January 29.
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San Diego
Calif
William E. Cook
Missouri
Blythe
Cook
Joplin
Carl Mosser
Mossers
Arkansas
Oklahoma
LSU Faculty Regrets Board Action On President Pick
Louisiana State University faculty vote 179 to 79 to express regret and concern that the board of supervisors did not consult faculty members in selecting a new president to succeed Dr. Harold Stoke. Troy Middleton to succeed Stoke February 1 after Stoke's Dec resignation.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana State University
L. S. U. Board of Supervisors
Harold Stoke
Stoke
Troy Middleton
L. S. A. Comptroller
Alexandria
Louisiana Parent-Teacher Association
Dr. Stoke
Draft plan shifts to 18 year olds faces resistance
Washington reports that Secretary Marshall’s plan to draft 18 year olds for active duty encounters growing congressional opposition. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson urged a 19 year old overseas service guarantee while President Truman opens 18 to 25 year olds for a 21 month volunteer hitch. The Pentagon says 24 divisions will exist by summer and talks of hazard pay for Korea rise.
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Washington
Defense Marshall
Lyndon B. Johnson
D.tex
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Anna M. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Johnson
Marshall
Truman
Army
Irving Hart
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service Boards
Hart
Senate Preparedness Committee
Pentagon
Korea
Navy
Allied drive cuts Suwon stronghold in western Korea
Allied tanks and infantry breached the Communist held town of Suwon south of Seoul, routing about 100 Reds. The Western front push began near Osan as U N forces redeployed to a new line in the Sobaek mountains, with villages aflame and heavy air strikes.
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Suwon
Seoul
Eighth Army
Osan
Wonju
U. S. Eighth Army
Sobaek Mountains
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
U. S
Hungnam
Korea
A. P
Stan Swinton
Kam- Yangjang
Chon
Kamyangjang
Don Huth
JAYCEES APPROVE MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE
At a Monroe-West Monroe Junior Chamber meeting the group endorsed the March of Dimes campaign to aid the Ouachita parish chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which faces an $11 000 year old deficit and will conduct its annual fund drive. Four injured in New Orleans area filling station fire after an explosion injured three workers and a firefighter with burns and cuts.
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Jaycees
Orleans
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Parish
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Monroe-West Monroe
New Orleans
Algiers
Mississippi River
Arthur Marullo
Buddy Talamo
Talamo
Harold Breaux
James Caparo
Leon Garatie
Detective Vic Flint Solves 20 Year Murder Mystery
Pretty Leslie Patroon faces romantic turmoil as Joel Tristan refuses marriage. Detective Vic Flint investigates a distant murder from two decades ago, uncovering an unusual and action filled case in the new detective comic installment.
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Leslie Patroon
Joel Tristan
Vic Flint
Flint
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