Pearson and McCarthy clash over press conduct and Pearson’s record
In a Senate floor exchange and subsequent publications, Joe McCarthy accuses Drew Pearson of pro Communist bias and of repeating lies about Forrestal. Pearson responds by detailing alleged lies and pressing his own defences against defamation charges.
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New York
Drew Pearson
Joe McCarthy
Senate
Collier's Weekly
Time Magazine
Pearson
James E. Forrestal
Forrestal
United States of America
Navy
Poub- Ne
Indicted Reds Ordered Held After Bail Failure
Thirteen Communist leaders were ordered jailed after failing to post court approved bail. Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff issued the order as 14 defendants faced different bail issues. An attempt to bail Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was made by Grace Hutcheins but unclear if it met requirements.
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New York
Alexander Holtzoff
Sylvester Ryan
Civil Rights Congress
Holtzoff
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Grace Hutcheins
Flynn
Reds Heavily Bombed Ground Action Light
Allied warplanes pounded supply routes in Korea with B-29s bombing rail yards near Sinmak and targets between Pyongyang Sinanju and Hungsu. Over 100 tons of bombs dropped as night raids hit air fields and transport hubs while ground action slowed to a crawl and Reds conducted limited probing attacks north of Yanggu.
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Tokyo
Korea
Sinmak
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Sinanju
Hungsu
A. P
George McArthur
Yanggu
McArthur
Inje
Hwachon
Eighth Army
Red Radio
Flooded Areas Start Cleanup After Missouri River Floods
Kansas City area begins a massive cleanup as flood waters swirl eastward. Missouri towns including Lexington Wellington Norborne and Hardin flood damage assessments reach 750 million across Kansas Missouri and parts of Oklahoma with dike failures reported in central Missouri.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Kansas
Missouri
Lexington
Wellington
Norborne
Hardin
Oklahoma
Miami
Phone Books Delivered in Monroe August 1951
The Southern Bell Telephone directory for August 1951 is being distributed house to house in Monroe by special delivery men. District Manager Lonnie Clark says delivery will complete by Thursday. The Twin Cities edition lists 20,180 subscribers, a record increase from last fall, with prominent yellow pages and a classified directory.
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Southern Bell Telephone
Monroe
Lonnie Clark
Twin Cities
Administration Stands Fast In Control Fight
In Washington today administration forces held firm in the price rollback battle. The fight centers on the ten percent rollback on beef prices and the broader issue of banning all future rollbacks across all sectors. Republicans and southern Democrats push for a total prohibition while farm-state leaders resist compromise. Debate continues with votes expected after further discussion.
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Barney Livingston
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
House
Truman
Senate
Banking Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Cox
D.ga
Democrats
Vanishing Groom Already Married in Navy Case
Philadelphia reported that William Minter a 33 year old machinist's mate first class from Magee Mississippi had a wife and two children before his planned wedding to Pearl Knowles of Medford Massachusetts. He arrived at a Philadelphia naval hospital after a minor car crash and did not marry.
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Philadelphia
William Minter
Minter
Magee
Miss
Navy Hospital
Pearl Knowles
Medford
Mass
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
New Belgian King Baudouin Formally Sworn In
Twenty year old Baudouin I was proclaimed king of the Belgians after Leopold III abdicated yesterday. In the national house of representatives he took the oath to uphold the constitution and assumed royal powers as crowds cheered loudly.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin I
Leopold III
National House of Representatives
Ancient Human Remains Found in Humphries County
The American Museum of Natural History announced the discovery of prehistoric human remains in Humphries county Mississippi dating to about 1500 B C. The site located 342 miles north of Belzoni and Dr James A Ford led the excavation yielding a complete history of Ceramic age inhabitants.
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New York
Humphries County
Miss
American Museum of Natural History
Belzoni
James A. Ford
Louisiana Training Institute to share in bond funds
Announcement from Baton Rouge states that 60 000 will be allotted to the Louisiana Training Institute in Monroe from a 2 000 000 bond sale bids for the sale were opened today in Monroe L T I superintendent A L Red Swanson said work funded by the 60 000 has begun and will take about a year to finish continues on the second page
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Training Institute
Monroe
A. L
Swanson
Contract Awarded for Brown Paper Mill Expansion
The Defense Production Administration approved rapid tax amortization for a $3.16 million addition to Brown Paper Mill at West Monroe, boosting capacity by 25 percent. Martin C. Tuttle Construction Co. of Boston secures the contract with W. B. Johnson as engineer. Completion may take longer due to material shortages. Other Louisiana and Mississippi firm projects follow under mobilization efforts.
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Martin C. Tuttle Co
Boston
Brown Paper Mill
West Monroe
Defense Production Administration
Martin C. Tuttle Construction Company
W. B. Johnson
Ouachita Parish
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Sterlington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Lake Charles
Ammonia
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Baton Rouge
Telegraphers Accept Raise
Western Union employees voted to accept a 17 cent an hour raise in a move by the AFL C T division led by Adolph Brungs. About 35 000 workers are affected and the strike planned for July 2 was called off to consider the offer. J L Wilcox the company vice president noted the 13 cent prior offer.
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Washington
Western Union Company
Adolph Brungs
Western Union
A. F. L. Commercial Telegraphers Union
J. L. Wilcox
Allies report new point in Korea War cease fire talks
In Kaesong on July 17, Allied spokesmen said Communists raised a new issue in armistice discussions. The UN delegation noted some progress on day five while debates over the agenda continued. Nam and Joy led long sessions with translations and back and forth dialogue across the table.
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Nam II
Kaesong
Korea
U. N
Tokyo
Sam Summerlin
Munsan
United Nations
Norell
Pyongyang Radio
Nam I
U. S. 8Th Army
Nam
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Senate panel rejects flood fund boost in midwest
Washington reports the senate appropriations committee voted against raising the emergency flood relief fund from 15 million to 25 million. Senator Saltonstall called the decision unanimous but said later funding could still be approved after assessing needs. The House previously boosted Truman's request to 25 million.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Middle West
Saltonstall
Mass
House
Truman
Senate
McClellan
D.-Ark
Sherman Holds Madrid Meeting Amid War Base Talks
Washington notes Admiral Forest P. Sherman met Generalissimo Franco in Madrid as part of a tour that could signal a U S push for a military understanding with Spain despite British and French resistance. Officials decline to detail the subject of the lengthy talks.
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Washington
Forest P. Sherman
Madrid
U. S
Spain
Britain
France
London
Paris
Train Crash Fatal to Three in Fort Wayne Area
Fort Wayne Ind July 17 three Wabash crew members were killed and 11 injured when a nickel plate freight rammed a Wa bash passenger train at a cross over junction near New Haven seven miles east of Fort Wayne. The crash shattered a day coach and damaged surrounding cars.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
New Haven
H. E
Heinie Waggoner
Danville
Ill
William C. Moore
Ontario Street
Toledo
Ohio
James W. Fiser
Peru
Fiser
Champion Snuff Dipper In 2 Counties At Eighty Two
Ben Wheeler Texas July 17 The 82 year old Elbert Weaver says he is the champion snuff dipper of Van Zandt county. He has dipped for 72 years and claims about 144 dips daily with no spitting. He spent 1650 on snuff and 750 on haircuts. Continued on second page.
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Ben Wheeler
Tex
van Zandt County
Elbert Weaver
Texas
Weaver
Alabama
Henderson County
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Westbrook
Pegler
News-Star—World
L.T
Empire State
Empire State Building
John F. Tranchese
Bayonne
N. J
Sherman
Canton
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