Frankfurter Testimony in Alger Hiss Case Probed
Westbrook Pegler critiques Felix Frankfurter as a witness in the Alger Hiss trial. He questions loyalty and accuses Frankfurter of evasiveness, calling him a shrewd and calculating figure. The exchange with Hiss's lawyer centers on classroom selections at Harvard Law and perceived bias.
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New York
Felix Frankfurter
Vitiss
Alger Hiss
Hiss
United States
Felix
Supreme Court
Harvard Law
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Harvard Law Review
Labor Gains 17 Senate Votes in Taft-Hartley Shifts
Washington July 1 4 Labor recorded a net gain of 17 votes in the Senate as supporters of the Taft-Hartley act faced shifts from both parties. The 1947 original vote was 68 to 25 and yesterday’s tally stood 51 to 42 with several Republicans briefly crossing over. The changes involved Aiken Edson Ives Lodge and others as Democrats Lucas McKellar Sparkman moved to back the labor position.
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Washington
Senate
Labor
Bor
Humphrey
Minnesota
Uugins
Illinois
Miller
Idaho
Err
Oklahoma
Neely
West Virinia
Hunt
Wyoming
Gillette
Iowa
Anderson
D.N. M
Rmer
Hatch
Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Sewart
Long
D.-La
Overton
Chapman
Kentucky
Frear
Collier's Magazine Ordered to Pay Damages in Caldwell Libel Suit
Federal court rules Collier's Magazine must pay former Florida official Guy Millard Caldwell 100,000 in libel damages for an editorial depicting him as condoning lynching. A 1945 case arose from the fatal shooting of a Black man taken from jail during a rape trial, prompting broader free press arguments. Caldwell plans to donate litigation proceeds to the Florida and M. College for Negroes.
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Gainesville
Collier’s Magazine
Florida
Millard Caldwell
Caldwell
H Im
Tallassee
Head
Collier's
William L. Chenery
Howver
Gover
Florida and M. College
Theer
Truman weighs fate of Taft-Hartley repeal in labor clash
Washington dispatch reports Democrats await President Truman’s guidance after Senate passage of a Taft bill substituting core labor provisions. The 51 to 42 vote, backed by Republicans and southern Democrats, ends repeal hopes for now and keeps Taft-Hartley alive as a 1950 campaign issue.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Taft
Ohio
T.H
White House
Labor Committee
House Committee
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Mr. Truman
Lucas of
Ilinois
Ohioan
Cole Addition to Get Paying Road Improvements
An extensive black topping program is under way in the Cole addition near Northeast Junior College. College Avenue from DeSiard to Webster is being surfaced with sand and gravel base laid, then top surfacing. Webster will be connected to Sterlington road, McGuire to the bayou has finished, and Cole Avenue will receive similar treatment.
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Cole
Northeast Junior College
Johnny Simmons
College Avenue
DeSiard
Webster
Sterlington Road
McGuire
Cole Avenue
Economy Move Gains Ground
Washington July 1 A two party push for a 10 percent budget cut gains ground in congress amid the Truman George tax dispute. Senator George D Ga heads the finance committee opposing high taxes and argues frugal government can live on less. Wherry notes actions reflect Truman budget estimates and petitions with bipartisan support seek to compel presidential cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Senate
Washington Star
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Lucas
Illinois
House
Senate Leaders to be Consulted on China Policy
Secretary of State Acheson promised Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders that they will be consulted before any decision on recognizing a Chinese Communist government. State department officials said Acheson informed Chairman Connally that full consultation will occur when the recognition issue arises. The move follows bipartisan criticism over U.S. China policy and signals seeking Republican and Democratic support before any final action.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
State Department
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Truman
Sen
Polio cases tapering in Arkansas after surge
Health officials report Arkansas polio cases slowing with 129 total since January 1 and eight deaths this year. Yesterday brought eleven new cases, while University Hospital moves to relieve overcrowding and discharge five patients, leaving 52 in care.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
State Health Department
University Hospital
K. W. Newman
Grand jury probes mob violence in Alabama
A Jefferson county grand jury in Birmingham was charged to investigate riotous acts by masked men amid a wave of mob violence. Two more Alabama floggings were reported, including a 52-year-old iron ore miner near Bessemer and a Negro farmer in Clay county. Over 50 witnesses testified as ministers verified earlier cases in Clay.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Alabama
Robert J. Wheeler
Albert A. Carmichael
Wheeler
Ku Klux Klan
Bessemer
Clay County
Ashland
Clay
H. Frank Ledford
Luther Brown
Millerville
Trains in Berlin Move After Six Week Strike
West Berlin trains resumed today after a six week walkout. Elevated service started but passenger runs to western zones did not immediately resume. Freight movements were planned later, following track repairs. The strike, tied to pay in west marks and union recognition, cost two lives and about 6 million dollars.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Scott Will Be Put on Stand in Roanoke Murder Trial
In Roanoke Virginia Lee Scott testified at his trial that the death of Dana Marie Weaver was manslaughter not first degree murder. Defense attorney T Warren Messick called character witnesses and argued the case while prosecutors rested the state's case on the fourth day with capital punishment at issue.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
T. Warren Messick
Commonwealth
Messick
Scott
Christ Episcopal Church
Virginia
Jefferson High
William L. Joyce
Buddy
Joyce
Washington Ends Credit Control Authority After War Era
The Federal Reserve Board authority to limit installment credit terms expired at midnight. Congress let the law lapse for an 11 month period after wartime controls had grown lenient. Officials expect little general easing and note auto terms already reflected pre control levels. Down payments remained one third for autos and ten percent for other goods.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Reserve Board
Ford contract talks watched as union pushes pensions
Detroit July 1 The Ford Motor Company negotiations with the United Auto Workers take center stage in 1949 labor talks. UAW seeks a $100 monthly pension for 106,000 Ford workers and combines pensions with health cover amid wider wage demands. Chrysler resists pensions and welfare talks, focusing on wages under its current contract. GM is also in union sights.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
Automotic
Auto Union
Ford
Ford Union
Chrysler Corporation
Auto
Chrysler
General Motors
New Federal Buying Agency Opens Under Hoover Plan
Washington July 1 The government launches a new general services administration to handle mass purchasing for most federal bureaus as part of a Hoover commission economy plan. President Truman signs the enabling law naming Jess Larson to head the outfit and ensure small businesses receive a fair share of contracts while preserving procurement safeguards.
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Washington
Bipartisan Commission
Herbert Hoover
Congress
General Services Administration
Truman
Army
Oklahoma
Jess Larson
Larson
Uncle Sam
General Services Administrator
Senate
Military
Mr. Truman
Coplon Sentenced to 40 Months to 10 Years in Spy Case
Judith Coplon, a former Justice Department analyst, received 40 months to 10 years for spying for Russia. Judge Reeves ordered a new $29,000 bond and recommended Alderson prison, though the facility will be chosen by the justice department. She spoke passionately from the bench denying guilt and asserting innocence while awaiting appeals and related New York espionage charges.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Russia
Justice Department
Albert L. Reeves
Reeves
Miss Coplon
New York
Women’s Reformatory
Alderson
W. Va
John M. Kelley, Jr
Kelleys
Wheartys
Raymond P. Whearty
Whearty
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
United Nations
Layton Sentenced to Death in Ouachita Parish
Robert Layton, 39, was condemned to die in the electric chair by Judge Carey J. Ellis in Oak Grove after being found guilty of murdering Jim Ward, 39, his former neighbor, with a shotgun on February 18. Layton showed no emotion and awaits Governor Earl Long to fix the execution date.
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Robert Layton
Carey J. Ellis
Oak Grove
Layton
Jim Ward
Earl Long
Ouachita Parish
Avants Takes Oath as Supt
Mack Avants former Ouachita Parish High School teacher and athletic coach was sworn in Friday as superintendent of the parish school system. The oath was administered after 9 am by R. Dean Farr in the clerk of court's office as the third superintendent in 14 months.
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Mack Avants
Ouachita Parish High School
Friday
Avants
R. Dean Farr
Ouachita Parish
G. S. Manning
Calhoun High School
George Welch
Welch
T. O. Brown
Charles G. Wall
Quachita Ensemble Returns From Wales Trip
The Quachita Parish High School ensemble arrived in Monroe at 6 15 am Friday after touring England and Europe. About 150 relatives greeted them as they stepped from the train, with members wearing English caps and French berets bought in Brussels.
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Quachita Parish
Monroe
England
Europe
Brussels
Frieda Brandon
Belgium
Velma Nichols
Ensembes
Little Rock
Pullman
St. Louis
Shameful case in Boston ends with reform school term for mother
Boston report states Anna Sullivan, 45, was sentenced to an indefinite reformatory term after admitting she hid her illegitimate son Gerald and used him to cover family shame. Gerald, 14, found in tattered clothes last March, was declared neglected and placed in state care with $10,000 bail and a pending superior court hearing.
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Boston
Anna Sullivan
Marine Corps
Gerald
Sullivan
Frankland W. L. Miles
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Mr. Avants
Baton Rouge High School
Tulane University
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