South Secession of Democrats Trumps Dixiecrat Split
Westbrook Pegler notes a solid south breaking from the Truman Democratic party, led by Byrd of Virginia and Byrnes of South Carolina, with personal animosity driving the revolt. He recalls Hillman’s influence at the 1944 Chicago convention and questions the vice presidential selection’s hidden power.
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Marion
Harry S. Truman
Truman
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Virginia
Georgia
Harry F. Byrd
Atlanta
James F. Byrnes
Bernard Baruch
Byrd
Byrnes
Harry Truman
Chicago
Sidney
Hillman
Roosevelt
Four Jurors Named In Moore Trial In Second Day
James W. Moore trial proceeds with four jurors seated after exhausting a 30 man panel on Monday and a 41 man panel Tuesday. Selected jurors are Jack Noble Fred Staples Earl Brooks and Marvin Phillips. Moore a 48 year old painter is charged with the murder of Joseph F Killian a state wide labor leader shot four times in front of a West Monroe case. A sanity ruling by a three member commission previously found Moore sane.
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James W. Moore
Jack Noble
Ward
Fred Staples
Earl H. Brooks
Marvin E. Phillips
Moore
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Joseph F. Killian
Killian
West Monroe
Fourth District Court
Negro Confesses Draft Evasion
John Willie Richmond a 25 year old Bastrop resident admitted guilt on charges of failure to report to local draft board No. 37 for induction. He waived preliminary examination and was advised of his address. Richmond failed to report on September 6 and October 25 1950 and the bond was fixed at 500 dollars.
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John Willie Richmond
Bastrop
U. S
Haynes Harkey
Richmond
Harkey
MIG KILLER of U S Eighth Army Tops in Korea
Tarrant of Alabama shot down his third Red MIG-15 in Korea on Monday, becoming the leading MIG Killer among U S jet pilots in Korean skies. He flies an F-86 Sabre for the United States Fifth Air Force.
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Tarrant
Ala
Korea
United States
Fifth Air Force
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Kaesong
Andrew Kinney
Air Force
Atlanta
J. C. Murray
Alexandria
Soo Young Lee
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Tallest Loblolly Pine in World Destroyed by Storm
In Urania Louisiana a monarch loblolly pine, claimed as the world’s tallest at 182 feet, was toppled by recent winds. The tree yielded 5583 board feet, measured 45 inches at breast height, and left 110 feet of merchantable length after a 60 foot top loss. Est. age 260 to 290 years.
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Urania
Urania Lumber Company
J. H. Kitchens, Jr
Louisiana Forestry Association
Q. T. Hardtner
Urania Lumber Company Foresters
Milton Street Improvement Move Advances in Monroe Council
Monroe city council approved a resolution for Milton street improvements including concrete curbs gutters and storm water drainage at a regular meeting. The body was also urged to help obtain a lighting system for a Louisiana Training Institute night recreation program to provide more activities for the boys.
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Milton Street
Monroe
Louisiana Training Institute
Supt. A. L
Swainson
Frank X. Cline
Berlin memorial honors airlift fliers
West Berlin dedicated a 63 foot stone statue at Tempelhof honoring 51 American and British airmen who died during the Berlin airlift siege. Maj. Gen. William H. Tunner attended, with West German and Allied officials, as the city funded the memorial at over $30,000 based on Eduard Ludwig’s winning sketch.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
Tempelhof
Eduard Ludwig
William H. Tunner
U. S. Air Force
Inflation Figures In M. Cohen Case
In Los Angeles on July 10 the prosecution noted Mickey Cohen evaded about 156000 dollars in taxes, similar to Al Capone. Judge Ben Harrison quipped that inflation changed the numbers as Cohen received a five year sentence and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
al Capone
United States
Ben Harrison
Dodd Claims Long Sought Political Fix in Louisiana Race
Lieut. Gov. William J. Dodd says Governor Earl K. Long offered to back Dodd if he would resign in advance, a plan Dodd calls diabolical and an attempt to perpetuate Long in office. Long, now running for lieutenant governor, has not endorsed Dodd and commented only after Dodd's radio remarks.
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William J. Dodd
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
Associated Press
Dodd
Richard W. Lewhe
Sam
Angola Convict Shot In Leg At Charity Hospital
A Angola state prison inmate was wounded in the leg and taken to Charity hospital New Orleans. Eugene Bryant 21 said a prison guard fired after a line was crossed during work release. Officials at Angola gave no confirmation of the incident.
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New Orleans
Angola State Prison
Charity Hospital
Angola
Eugene Bryant
Bryant
West Monroe Aims for Year with No Traffic Deaths
West Monroe police boast a year and a half with no fatal crashes and challenge Monroe to match the feat. Officials credit luck at times but urge continued vigilance and adherence to traffic laws to keep accidents low in both communities.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Jeff W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Soldier shot during mail call in Korea
Pvt. Bruno B. Morgantino of Lynn Mass was waiting for letters when a sniper fired at the mail pickup. A bullet hit a grenade on his chest but did not explode. fragments lodged in his finger. He said he had two letters from his girl.
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U. S
Korea
Bruno B. Morgantino
Lynn
Mass
Company B
15Th Infantry Regiment
Morgantino
Bruno
Joy Calls On Commies To Show Good Faith
A terse report from Seoul notes Joy urged Communists to prove good faith as talks on armistice progress faced scrutiny. The briefing highlights cautious diplomacy amid ongoing Korea talks and international concern.
Duff Considers Visit With Ike
Senator Duff from Pennsylvania weighs a late summer Europe trip and possible meeting with General Dwight D. Eisenhower to seek information on his 1952 Republican presidential run. Duff eyes Pennsylvania delegation jockeying at the Chicago nominating convention and offers no firm plan.
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Washington
Duff
R.-Pa
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Chicago
G. O. P. “Old Guard
Senate
All-Star Game Tied 1-1 After Third Inning
In Briggs Stadium 52 000 fans watched the eighteenth annual All-Star game as the American and National Leagues were tied 1-1 in the third inning. Yogi Berra scored on Ferris Fain's triple after an unearned Nat lead, with Ashburn and Musial contributing in the frame as Ashburn slid into third on a Fox error.
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Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Nationals
Yogi Berra
Ferris Fain
Ashburn
Garver
Dark
Wertz
Musial
Robinson
Berra
Fox
Kentucky Delegation Heads to Ohio Amid Bluegrass Slur
Louisville dispatch reports Gov and 75 Kentuckians fly to Malabar Farm to discuss bluegrass and farming after Louis Bromfield called the grass a nuisance. The party brings bourbon and ham, affirming Kentucky pride in bluegrass, horses, tobacco, and bourbon.
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Louisville
Ohio
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Louisville Courier - Journal
Bromfield
Malabar
Lawrence Wetherby
Bluegrass
Dudley Fisher Dies Suddenly at Rockport Vacation
Cartoonist Dudley Fisher 61 creator of Right Around Home and Myrtle died of coronary thrombosis early today in a Rockport Massachusetts seaside cottage. He arrived with wife Anne and daughter Marion from Columbus Ohio for a summer vacation. Body to be shipped to Columbus for funeral services Friday. Fisher began at the Columbus Dispatch in 1911 and created Right Around Home in 1937 later syndicated by King Features.
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Rockport
Mass
Dudley Fisher
Myrtle
Anne
Marion
Fisher
Sea Shore
Cambridge
Columbus
Ohio
Boston
The
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State University
Dispatch
King Features Syndicate
Taxi ad sparks Korea note from 22 soldiers
Holyoke Massachusetts July 10 George Hamel taxi owner advertised ready to serve any location. A soldier letter from Korea asked for a cab 16 miles beyond the 38th parallel describing a fox hole rice paddy and waterless terrain. 22 soldiers signed the letter requesting immediate service.
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Holyoke
Mass
George Hamel
38Th Parallel
Korea
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Tokyo
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Red Radio
U. N
Inje
Milton E. Nelson
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M. Cohen
Gov. Long
Armed Red
U.N
W. Monroe
Seoul
Tives
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Ike
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Anl
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Frank Allen
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