Angola Bat Describe a Floggings Tool in Louisiana Prison Farm
Westbrook Pegler reports on the Angola prison farm where inmates describe a leather strap called the bat as a 14 pound single piece of leather used for flogging. The investigation ordered by Governor Earl Long is criticized for lack of cross examination and fear of reprisals.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Angola
Earl Long
Huey
Ted Martin
Martin
James van Sickle
KWKH
Shreveport Times
van Sickle
Truman Says We Dare Not Relax Our Defense Effort
President Truman warned on July 4 that the Communists may still threaten world peace and that the U S must keep strong defense measures. He urged ongoing production controls inflation and vigilance as cease fire talks proceed in Korea with possible meetings between Ridgway and Communist commanders.
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Truman
U. N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Peiping
U.S
Korea
Ridgway
Red
Ed Creagh
Washington
Fred Vinson
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Soviet Union
Philadelphia
Vinson
Supreme Court
Congress
Wilson Fol
Matthew B
United Nations
China
City Power Plant Doubles Capacity With New Turbines
Monroe's Park Avenue power plant is now ready for full capacity operation after a major expansion. Total capacity stands at 27 006 kilowatts, up from 13 600, with two new 7 500 kW units and other overhauled equipment. August 1 is target for completing all contract work and ensuring adequate future power supply.
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Monroe
Park Avenue
W. D. Kleppinger
Kelppinger
Consumption tax advocated by national manufacturers group
The National Association of Manufacturers urged lawmakers to adopt a broad consumption levy on all products except food, collected at the manufacturing level, to replace a corporation tax and help balance the budget. They argued this would simplify collection and reduce corporate tax increases while supporting a moderate individual tax rise.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Charles R. Sligh
Holland
Mich
Sligh
Senate Finance Committee
Diplomat Bodies Might Be Found Off French Coast
A British newspaper dispatch claimed a British boat found four bodies 150 miles off Brest. Speculation linked two to missing diplomats Donald McLean and Guy Burgess, though no source was given and London declined to comment.
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Brest
France
Great Britain
Britain
Donald McLean
Guy Burgess
London
Foreign Office
McLean
Burgess
Paris
Solons Divided Over Controls
Washington lawmakers stay split over Truman’s call for tighter price and wage controls. The president urged continued military buildup and economic restraint even if Korea fighting ends, while defenders warn against easing defense mobilization.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Nine Die Across Louisiana and Mississippi on July Fourth
The July Fourth toll reached nine in Louisiana and Mississippi. Three Mississippians died in a traffic accident near Dumas Arkansas and a child drowned on a picnic in Mississippi. Louisiana reported five drownings and one traffic death, with a fatal wreck involving a Swartz family en route to Monroe Charity Hospital.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Oma Jean Hall
Bogue Phailia River
Cleveland
Miss
Marvin E. Hall
Greenville
J. T. Crow
Swartz
Monroe Charity Hospital
Columbia
Britain studies Iranian interim oil proposal in stalemate
London July 5 AP Britain studies an Iranian stopgap plan to keep Iran’s fuel flowing to the west. Prime Minister Mossadegh discussed the idea with U.S. Ambassador Grady and relayed via U.S. Ambassador Gifford to Foreign Secretary Morrison. The plan centers on tanker receipts and preserving AIOC rights amid nationalization.
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London
Britain
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Herbert Morrison
U.S
Walter F. Gifford
World Court
the Hague
Abadan
Minor thefts reported by Monroe police
Five theft incidents were logged. Powell's Grocery on 2002 DeSiard reported a broken front door glass and about 1 in pennies stolen from the cash register. Joe Pendleton at 1608 DeSiard said a rear window screen was torn and pennies taken from a cash box. Mrs. Murray at 1204 St. John reported five gallons of gasoline stolen from her car parked outside.
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Monroe
Powell
Steve Powell
DeSiard
Joe Pendleton
Pendleton
Murray
Dollar Not Depreciated Says Snyder In Oak Ridge
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder declares the American dollar has not depreciated while in Oak Ridge Tennessee on July 5. He notes the dollar is worth 40 percent more per capita than in 1939 after tax and wage adjustments. He adds Americans get more for their money now except for groceries.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Veterans Of Osan Battle Remain Skeptical Of Reds
A year after the Osan clash near Seoul, only 44 of the 400 men from the U S 24th division remain in Korea. Veterans like Lt Powers and Cpl Ruffner recall the rough start with outdated transport, and while some urge continuing the fight to crush communism, others warn cease fire talks may come too soon.
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Korea
Osan
U. S
Pusan
Yalu
38Th Parallel
Reds
21St Infantry Regiment
52Nd
Seoul
Larry Powers
Tucson
Ariz
Cpl
Jack Ruffner
Three Forks
Mont
Robert Brown
Wilkes- Barre
Theodore Pacheco
Waiakoa
Kula
Maui
Hawaii
Amos Goodien
Corbin
Eugene Billo
Hansford
W. Va
Hungary orders two U.S. diplomats expelled as persona non grata
Budapest said legation secretary Albert Scherer Jr and attache Ruth Tyron must leave within 24 hours after the U.S. rejected Budapest’s demand to recall three legation members as plotters against the communist government. Mary Eich also barred from entering Hungary. The move follows the Groesz archbishop case and a broader U.S.-Hungary diplomatic clash.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
U.S
Legation
Austria
Albert Scherer, Jr
Ruth Tyron
Mary Eich
Miss Eich
Vienna
U. S
Jozsef Groesz
Cardinal Mindszenty
Dewey Confers With Ridgway In Tokyo Talks
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York spent Thursday in Tokyo in talks with General Matthew Ridgway and Ambassador William Sabald. The discussions covered the Korean cease fire the Japanese peace treaty and the wider situation. Dewey met Ridgway twice and joined a luncheon with Ridgway and his wife.
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Tokyo
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.S
William J. Sebald
Dewey
Ridgway
Miss Dixie of 1951 D C Brunette Crowned at Dixie Frolics
Daytona Beach Florida July 5 Mary Jane Hayes a 21 year old brunette from Washington DC was named Miss Dixie of 1951 after winning over entrants from 11 states. She earned a $1000 college scholarship and $250 cash Ruth Garst Tallahassee runner up received $150000 and Diana Forshay Orlando third place $5000? She performed piano as her talent and is described with measurements.
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Daytona Beach, Fla
Mary Jane Hayes
Washington, D.C
Ruth Garst
Tallahassee
Diana Forshay
Orlando
Miss Hayes
Women Judges Fail At Beauty Contest In Long Beach
In Long Beach California five final contestants vied for queen of the forthcoming exposition while five professional models served as judges. The all female panel deadlocked after three ballots with each judge selecting a different contestant. A second voting round set for July 21 will be judged by men only.
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Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Exposition
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Speak at Louisiana Rally
Five of eight Louisiana candidates for governor spoke to a July Fourth crowd of about 5 000 in Ville Platte. Lionel Ott urged states rights and a stronger voice at the 1952 Democratic convention while William Dodd teased a TV address on his feud with Gov. Earl Long. J M McLemore warned socialism at home and Lucille May Grace attacked Hale Boggs, urging local support for a Louisiana race.
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William Dodd
Earl Long
Dodd
Korea
J. M. McLemore
Alexandria
America
U. S
Hale Boggs
Lucille May Grace
Washington
Motorcycle Rider Injured Dodging Truck Crash
A 25 year old West Monroe resident Richard McAuliffe living at 2514 Swiss Street was injured Wednesday after losing control of his motorcycle in the 2200 block of Louisville Avenue. He was treated at Riverside Sanitarium for multiple bruises and abrasions after sliding diagonally across the street into a ditch while attempting to dodge a truck from L M Ray Construction Company.
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West Monroe
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Richard McAuliffe
Swiss Street
Riverside Sanitarium
McAuliffee
Louisville
L. M. Ray Construction Company
Pilice
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Wash
Beatty
Fillmore
Solons
Defense Mobilization
Charles FE. Wilson
La.miss
Gordon Wallace
Earline Atkinson
Dumas
Ark
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Wallace
Emmett
Pine Bluff
Bridgeport, Conn
Donald F. Gibson
Elizabeth M. Ayres
Danbury
Conn
Gibson
D. C
Ville Platte
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