New Dealer links stir with Morris Ernst and Horch
A Westbrook Pegler column questions Morris Leopold Ernst and Louis L. Horch amid attacks on New Deal allies. It catalogs Ernst’s biography, ties to the American Newspaper Guild, and alleged communist links, while probing Wallace era policy stances on capitalism, insurance, and banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris L. Ernst
Who's Who In America
Uniontown
Ala
Williams
New York Law School
Greenbaum, Wolff and Ernst
New York
Amerian Newspaper Guild
la Guardia
Henrty Wallace
Moscow
Morris Leopold Ernst
Morris Leopold Frost
Nevro
Greenhorn
Louis L. Horch
Flying Saucers Reported Seen by West Coast Pilot
Richard Rankin a veteran pilot said he saw ten round objects in formation near Bakersfield on June 23 moving 200 to 400 mph. Others in Astoria, Tacoma and Portland reported similar sightings and a California photographer noted the objects over the Columbia River. Rankin initially thought the XF5U-1 flying flapjack but Navy officials say only one prototype exists and remains in Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
West Coast
Richard Rankin
Bakersfield
Calif
Renkin
Navy
Rankin
Oundew
Oregon
Astoria
Tas
32 Convicts Ousted After Staging Coup
Manila July 2 AP Thirty two armed escapees seized control of Calapan Mindoro Island but reinforcements restored order after a gun battle in which the rebel leader was killed. Governor Morente reported 19 captured, 19 at large, and three killed. local officials were briefly disarmed but not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davis
Manila
Calapan
Mindoro Island
Conrado Morente
Mindoro
Malacanan Palace
Morente
Filmeno Sumaco
Paul Leuterio
Philippines
Rent Increases Hit Hotels Across Nation After Decontrol
Permanent residents in hotels nationwide faced rent hikes as decontrol took effect. Increases from 15 to 165 percent were common, with extreme jumps of 300 percent for a Denver tourist camp and 200 percent at a St. Louis hotel. New York City saw boosts up to 50 percent, while some properties announced no increases. Federal rent offices reported heavy inquiries and eviction notices in Los Angeles, with tenants urged to await court action. The New York Realty Board warned against excessive increases by hotels as decontrol proceeded.
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Associated Press
Denver
St. Louis
New York City
Stevens
Chicago
Somerset
Boston
White Plaza
Dallas
Tex
Lee Knous
Colorado
Los Angeles
H. K. D. Peachy
New York
Real Estate Board of New York
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Murphy-Sun Ends Dry Hole Run in Madison Extension
Murphy-Sun Company reports its first dry hole in the Madison parish extension of the Delhi field. J E O Neal No 6, located east of Bayou Macon and north of U S C, was abandoned as dry after 21 straight successful producers in the area. The dry well lies in section 17 17N 9E, the westernmost of the northern tier. In the district, two companies had one successful well each and one more failure besides Murphy Sun's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Parish
Delhi
Murphy-Sun i
District Conservation Office
Hors
J. E. O'Neal No
Bayou Macon
Murphy- Sun
Soft coal operators near agreement with Lewis eyed to avert strike
Washington reports powerful soft coal operators expect to reach a settlement with John L. Lewis before next Tuesday in the bituminous industry. Northern and western pits reportedly gain full 35 cent per hour wage hikes while southern mines face possible capitulation or shutdown after miners end their 10 day vacation. A key issue remains Lewis demand for a 10 cent ton royalty for welfare and retirement funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
George M. Humphrey
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Bastrop Pilot Farrar to be Burlied Friday
Funeral services for Staff Sergeant James Robert Farrar 28 killed in a B 17 crash will be held Friday afternoon. Farrar the crew chief at Barksdale Field was on an unauthorized flight when the plane crashed near the field vaulting a cornfield. Officials report no training mission was cleared and a control tower operator noted no clearance. A friend described him as moody in the days before the incident. The crash occurred about 90 minutes after takeoff from an unlighted dawn runway with only the tail intact. First reports say four others were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
James Robert Farrar
Monroe
Robinson
Farrar
Barksdale Field
Barksdale
Epert
Three candidates named for Louisiana employment security post
Baton Rouge officials announced three top candidates Turcan Thivaut and Mowrll May of Baton Rouge for the employment security administrator job. Turcan has served provisionally since July following C C Duffman’s death and the final appointment must come from the trio within 15 working days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Department of Service
Turcan
Charles C. Thivaut
Mowrll B. May
C. C. Duffman
W. Frank Mmever
Whc
Meco
Wat
Elile
Rent lobby clash pits Truman against Republicans in Congress
Washington reports a heated exchange as Republicans press President Truman to prove real estate lobbyists influenced rent control. Senator Wherry calls for prosecution if evidence exists, while Truman seeks a congressional investigation into “subversive” lobbyist activities amid 1948 rent policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Wherry Nebraska
Buck
Delaware
Wherry
Justice Department
United States
Department of Justice
Public Schools Benefit From Largest Louisiana Education Budget
Louisiana's 1946 48 education biennium totals 88.6 million with 64.2 million for public schools. Parishes receive 57.1 million, free books and meals get 3.2 million, and teachers retirement 3.98 million. LSU is allotted 10.4 million. other state colleges 8.3 million. Vocational education and rehab receive 2.33 million. special schools and services total 1.94 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
University
Department of Education
General Office
Darling 6000 Miles Away Pops Wrong Number
A transpacific radio telephone mix up leads to a garbled call from Washington to Shanghai. Editor Woo Kya-Targ of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury heard a feminine voice say hello darling and Dorothy, then doubtedly asked if she was Bill before the Shanghai operator cut the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Weo Kya-Targ
Washington
Woo
Bill
Biull
Permits for Drill in Ora Field Increase in Union Parish
Five applications for oil permits were filed to drill near the Ora field in Union Parish. J. K. Hughes Oil Co of Texas plans a start with a well on P. L. Read land east of the discovery. Ram sey No 1 and Zollie C Raybun Estate No 1 are among other proposed wells. The Frost Lumber Co No 1 near the discovery showed limited pressure, with pumping unit plans underway.
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Ora
Union Parish
Monroe District
J. K. Hughes Oil Company of Texas
P. L
F. Boyken King
H. C. McCalman
Homer
Neva Norris
Ramsey No
C. W. Sharp
James E. Kemp
Zollie C. Raybun
Paul Parsons Et al
Gordon Taylor
Farmerville
Fletcher and
Sneed
R. F. Ward
Robert T. Sellars
Wilson Ewing
Montago Rivers
Tehir No
Shell Company
Frost Lumber Co
Mississippi Crest Reached as Flood Rushes Past St Louis
The Mississippi River peaked at 40.2 feet in St Louis after four levees failed overnight flooding Grand Tower and surrounding areas in Illinois. About 320 families fled, with up to 40 000 acres of crops washed out in Jackson County.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois
Harry F. Wahlgren
United States
Cairo
Ill
Jackson County
Minois
Here
Grand Tower
Walter Whitehead
The
Red Cross
House vote on waterway plan blocks $3 million start
The House defeated Rankin's bid to fund immediate construction of the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway with a $3,000,000 amendment to the civil functions appropriations bill by 115 to 71. Rankin argued the project would create a 25 mile canal linking the Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers, enabling a 1,161 mile downstream route for Mississippi River traffic.
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Washington
House
Rankin
Mississippi
Democrat
Misssissippi
Alabama
Tombigbee
Tennessee River
Cairo
Gulf
Mobile
Tennessee
Ohio River
Chiro
Boy Killed by Pack of Bull Terriers in Bronx Marsh
Eleven year-old Stanley Balaban was mauled to death by a pack of Bull Terriers in undeveloped marshlands after leaving a Bronx pool with his mother. Patrolman Louis Rissone was seriously injured grappling with the dogs. two dogs were shot dead as others fled. Police seized the animals and await grand jury action. owner Svend F. Sandgren offered no explanation for the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stanley Balaban
Bronx
Louis Rissone
Rissone
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Svend F. Sandgren
Marvin Lechtman
Envoys Conference on Marshall Plan Ends in Failure
Paris July 2 The three power foreign ministers conference on the Marshall proposal collapsed as Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov refused to join in cooperative effort for European recovery. He warned the British French proposals would divide Europe and lead to no good results. Bidault announced the session was finished, signaling Britain and France may pursue the plan without Soviet participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quai d'Orsay
Paris
Europe
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Joseph E. Dynan
Marshall
U.S
United States
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Foreign Ministry
Britain
France
Montjetoy
Sesson
Russia
Brain
Molotov
Louisiana Budget Tops Southern States For 1946 48
Baton Rouge announces a 264.5 million dollar biennium budget. James S. Reily says state services reach all residents with $242.5 million for recurring costs and about $22 million for capital projects plus $219.3 million state and $23.2 million federal funds. Public education sees the largest rise. Per capita income climbs from 357 in 1940 to 803 in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
James S. Reily
Reily
Bennium
Double Talk on Vet Bonds Charged by GOP Leader
Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece accuses the Truman administration of double talk on immediate payment of GI terminal leave bonds. He cites Gael Sullivan backing immediate payment and Edward Barrett opposing it, noting party members on the House armed services committee favor retirement of bonds. House action is slated for next week as a GOP must.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carroll Reece
Reece
Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Edward F. Barrett
the Treasury
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
House
Democrat National Committee
Equal Teacher Pay 15 Advised in Baton Rouge
A citizens committee chaired by Cecil Morgan urged action at once to equalize salaries for white and Negro teachers in Louisiana. The group, named by the state board of education, will survey the issue and make recommendations. Morgan warned litigation in parishes shows a need for prompt and fair action. State Superintendent John E. Coxe noted a New Orleans suit had been compromised and backed equalization based on comparable training and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Cecil Morgan
State Board of Education
Morgan
John E. Coxe
New Orleans
Truman Receives Big New Plane Independence
President Truman unveiled a sleek new personal plane named the Independence, the army owned craft delivering from Santa Monica after a record speed flight. Lt. Col. Myers piloted at about 350 mph, besting the Los Angeles to Washington transport record, though no official timing is recorded. The Independence remains for potential presidential use with future trips to Puerto Rico Alaska or Brazil still unclear.
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Washington
Truman
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Brazil
Mediterranean
Santa Monica
Calif
Harry T. Myers
Aeronautic Association
Roosevelt
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James Farrar
Eirventh
SLC
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Lay
U. S
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Department of Lahor
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