Westbrook Pegler recounts Truman era spies interview at Westminste
West of Westminster Maryland a final examination was held with Whittaker Chambers regarding Soviet spying. Two Republican congressmen and three investigators questioned under oath. The session covered years 1932 to 1934 and involved Dr. Rosenbleitt a physician linked to Soviet agents.
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Truman
House Committee On UN
Mmittee
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Demrats
Tryon
Congress
Robert E. Smpne
William A. Wheeler
Donald F. Appell
Investiga- 3
Munitz
Presi
Ulrich and
Walter Philip Rosenbleitt
Biiga
Wap Ivuey
Stripling
Dr. Rosenbleutt
Chambers
Ulrich
Mundt
Chamberis
Rosenbleitt
Tonroe Farm Bureau Meet Set At Hotel Virginia
F G Studdal of Ouachita parish Farm Bureau announced a big gathering starting at 10 a m June 1 at Hotel Virginia. The Fifth congressional district will be represented with at least 14 delegates. Malcolm Doherty will attend and play a prominent role as the session discusses the new federal control plan and plans of operation. A membership trip is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Studdal
Ouachita Parish
Farm Bureau
Tonroe
Hotel Virginia
Congressnal
Malcolm Doherty
Farm Baureau
Western ministers near showdown over Berlin transport
In Paris on June 1 Western officials pressed to settle Berlin access as the foreign ministers council debated travel between Berlin and western Germany. Moscow seeks a broad economic pact to supply the Soviet zone, while the West refused a Soviet backed delegation and called for an arrangement to avert further blockades.
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Joseph FE. Dynan
Paris
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
Berlin
Germany
Andrei Vishinsky
German People's Congress
Moscow
Bank President Wounded. Gunman Dead in Jasper Arkansas
In Jasper Arkansas on June 1 4 a bank president J W Moore 62 head Newton County Bank was critically wounded while talking with a friend on the courthouse lawn. The assailant Albert Mayer 34 of Roland Ark was killed after exchanging fire with Sheriff Russell Burdine and others. Mayer had allegedly claimed fraud in letters to Jasper residents and sought $10000.
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Jasper
Ark
Ozark Mountain
J. W. Moore
Newton County
Harrison
Albert Mayer
Chicago
Roland
Moore
Mayer
Russell Burdine
Burdine
Timne
Roscoe Phillips
Phillips
Wilson Predicts High Production At Wisconsin
In a brief note, Wilson predicts high output for Wisconsin. The report notes optimistic projections in the industry and mentions Wisconsin as a focal point for boosted production.
Senator Ellender urges quick oyster death cause decision
Senator Ellender of Louisiana called for the interior department to end a long running dispute and decide promptly what kills oysters. He described the fight as a cat and dog struggle and urged a determined ruling to resolve the 1932 product department contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
Interior Department
Ellender criticizes department over oyster crisis staggers
Louisiana senator Ellender said the interior department shows a long standing split over oyster issues led by diverging views on oil influence and inventory control. He urged a quick decision and warned of ongoing mortality and regional setbacks while noting no loyalty to any one official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Senate
Ellender
Loyes
Aves
Reservists Mobilized as Bolivian Mine Strife Intensifies
Reports from Bolivia say army controls the situation in the tin mine region near La Paz as 19 to 50 year old reservists are mobilized after four days of violent clashes. Two thousand miners fought 260 troops around the Huanuni mines, with deaths rumored and rail service halted, worsening fears of food shortages as the government declares a siege and accuses rightist and communist elements.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
High Andes
Argentina
Peru
Chile
Patino
Siglo
Huanuni
Howard
Sick teacher ends sitdown strike over retirement deduction
Dr Willie Melmoth Bomar a 54 year old home economics teacher from Glenwood Georgia began a sitdown strike to recover 65 78 deducted for the retirement fund to pay for cancer treatment She resigned after being promised repayment once her resignation was accepted by Wheeler County School Superintendent T C Fulford The retirement director J L Yaden said refunds require resignation and questioned past refunds linked to Bomars plan to quit from Columbia earned doctorate background noted.
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Atlanta
Willie Melmoth Bomar
Glenwood
State Teachers’ Retirement Board
J. L. Yaden
Bomar
Wheeler County
T. C. Fulford
Yaden
Columbia University
Truman to Speak at Little Rock Memorial Dedication
President Truman will deliver a major speech at the 33rd division reunion in Little Rock on June 11 at 3:30 p.m. local time in the stadium for the dedication of a war memorial. He departs Washington June 10 at 12:30 p.m. on the Independence, arriving in Little Rock at 4 p.m. and attends the reunion ball that night. He departs Little Rock June 11 at 3:30 p.m. local time for the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Little Rock
Charles G. Ross
Independence
Ross
Poore Dies In Cell After Electric Chair Attempt
J W Poore condemned for the murder of A H Hover in Laguna Beach California killed himself in his Jackson Mississippi cell at 7 15 am bleeding from self inflicted cuts with a bloodstained Bible nearby He left four sealed notes to women in Alabama and Michigan and thanked jailers and evangelists He had previously attempted suicide last August and was convicted for Hover’s stabbing murder in 1947 Continued on Fifteenth Page.
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Jackson
Miss
J. W. Poore
L. H. McNair
McNair
Poore
John
Ethel Skinner
Fifth Ave
South
Decatur
Ala
Lucille Kelyn
Liberty St
Adrian
Mich
Arizona Payton
J. C. Landrum
A. H. Hover
Laguna Beach
Calif
Hover
Ovett
Ellisville
Veterans Pension Bill Approved in House Vote
Washington June 1 The house passed and sent to the senate a World War I and II veterans pension bill after removing the unable to work provision. The fight over unemployability shaped the debate and the provision was rejected 172 to 57. The bill's cost is estimated at 65 billion dollars in its present form with only minor changes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Veterans’ Committee
Rankin
D.-Miss
Veterans Committee
Budget Bureau
Truman says Atlantic pact priority no conflict with labor
President Truman said the senate timetable placing the North Atlantic pact behind labor legislation is satisfactory to the state department. G. Ross said there is no conflict over priority between the state department and Senate Democrats. Senator Vandenberg urged swift committee action to aid Acheson in Paris. Lucas pledged action on minimum wages and civil rights, despite labor criticism.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
State Department
Charles G. Ross
Vandenberg
Rmich
Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Paris
Ross
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Philip Murray
Democratic Policy Committee
Murray
Louisiana tourism push shows gains in visits and spending
The Louisiana tourist bureau reports 15 999 Capitol tower visitors in the first four months, up from 29 772 last year. Average tour party size is three, length of stay 4.9 days, and per person daily spending is 8.92 dollars. Respondents praised food and hospitality, with remarks on high gasoline taxes and New Orleans traffic.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Department of Commerce and Industry
G. C. Ducote
Ducote
Capitol
New Orleans
Tourist Bureau
Helen James
Ruth Hanley
Bureau
130 Jailed in Reuther Probe
Detroit police launched a sweeping crackdown following the Victor Reuther shooting with 150 suspects jailed after rapid raids on gambling and hoodlum hotspots. Authorities link gambling interests to attacks on Victor and Walter Reuther, who have opposed auto plant rackets and numbers operations.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
Walter
Victor
Ce. United Auto Workers
Harry S. Toy
Ford
Wayne County
Louisiana Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing Over Tidelands Suit
Washington reports that Louisiana asks the U S supreme court for a rehearing in the tidelands dispute, arguing state sovereignty prevents suing without consent. Attorney General Bolivar Kemp filed the motion as part of the broader clash with the federal government over oil rich tideland control off Louisiana and Texas shores. May include broader legal questions about consent and state rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Louisiana
Titeland
Bolivar Kemp
Texas
Kemp
Two Bad Risks Retained By AEC
Carroll L. Wilson, AEC general manager, said he kept two scientists on AEC payrolls despite his security officer deeming them bad risks. He told a congressional committee he made the decision personally and did not consult the commission.
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Wilson
Washington
Carroll L. Wilson
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressional
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
R.towa
Commission
David E. Lilienthal
AEC
Roosevelt - Churchill
Quebec
Lilienthal
McMahon
D.-Conn
Lilien
Monroe approves $7 million utilities bond plan
The Monroe city council won a broad mandate for a $7 million bond issue over 10 years to expand and improve municipal utilities. Unofficial results show 844 for 71 against in popular votes and $3,583,040 for $364,825 against in property values, with Ward 3 and Ward 10 voting heavily in favor. Only Precinct 2 in Ward 3 opposed the bond in both polls. About 915 total votes were cast with roughly half of eligible property owners participating. City officials praised the decisive support and pledged bonds only as needed to fund planned utility expansion.
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Monroe
Ward 3
Ward 10
George Breece
Frank Cline
Johnny Simmons
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Louisiana blue baby operated on at Bradford Memorial
Nelda Susan Pelt a 15 month old from Pitkin Louisiana underwent preparation for a rare operation at Bradford Memorial Hospital for Babies in Dallas. Her parents Delford and Mrs Pelt waited anxiously as surgeons prepared for a possible six hour procedure. she has gained weight and looks better since arrival.
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Dallas
Nelda Susan Pelt
Louisiana
Bradford Memorial Hospital
Pitkin
Lucille Burliew
Nelda Susan
Delford Pelt
Miss Burlew
Nevia Susan
Travis Shaw
Converse
Shreveport
Shaw
Dr Mitchell to address Neville High School commencement
Neville High School will hold its commencement in the auditorium on Wednesday at 8 p m with Dr B F Mitchell of Louisiana State University delivering the address. Two salutatories will be given by Mary Wilton McHenry and Edith Haas, Charlene Kaplan will deliver the valedictory, and the program includes band pieces, solos, and several presentations by officials and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville High School
B. F. Mitchell
Louisiana State University
Mary Wilton McHenry
Edith Haas
Charlene Kaplan
Meyerbeer
F. K. Hirsch
International House
Louisiana
Glee Club
Clara Hall
Noble Cain
Madame Jeanette
Alan Murray
the Holy City
Stephen Adams
Charles Stratford
Cornet
Gladys Sperry
Fort Miro
American Legion
Morris Haas, Jr
J. M. Boyet
Neville Band
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New York City
Broadway
W. 27Th Street
Marcella Dubreuil
Miami
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Hollis
N. Y
Clara Barker
Long Island City
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Atlantic Pact
IND
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Blue Baby
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Cypress
West Monroe
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