Representative opposes drilling at Barksdale Air Base
Rep. Brooks of Louisiana says he is against plans to drill for oil and gas at Barksdale Air Force Base. He cites reports of attempts to lease part of the field, noting the property was given by Shreveport to the United States for the air base and warning that diverting it would break faith with the gift’s purposes.
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Washington
Brooks
D.-La
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
United States
Freedom for Two Communists Plea for Bail in Conspiracy Trial
Defense counsel asked bail for Henry Winston and Gus Hall in the Communist conspiracy case in New York. Judge Leibell to hear their bail pleas as others remain jailed between court sessions. Gates had 30 days for contempt while Winston and Hall faced remand for the trial.
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New York
Vincent L. Leibell
Henry Winston
Gus Hall
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John Gates
Harold R. Medina
Gates
Winston
Hall
Richard F. Gladstein
Defense
Leibell
Black Tuesday marks Louisiana gas tax protest
Baton Rouge observers say Black crepe will hang at many service stations today to protest Louisiana’s high gasoline tax. Gov. Earl K Long notes operators mourn the tax while acknowledging past price hikes. State Rep. Charles F Duchein pushes reducing the nine cent levy to seven cents.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Charles F. Duchein
Davis Decries Mixed Audience Pics In Hollywood
Hollywood gossip column quotes Bette Davis criticizing mixed audience films. She argues English cinema separates kids and adults, condemning glamorizing crime while noting censorship harms women and limits honest emotion. Davis urges subtler moral themes through character actions rather than direct instruction. A rundown of stars and a local party program follow.
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Hollywood
Bette Davis
Bette
Miss Davis
Sen
Veterans in hospital entertained at Alexandria show
The Hudson Leahy Auxiliary of West Monroe organized a talent show for veterans in Alexandria hospital Sunday. Mrs Agnes Bamburg hospital chairman, and Miss Ruby Cash senior vice president assisted by other Auxiliary members presented and supported a highly successful event with local veterans in attendance.
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Hudson-Leahy
West Monroe
Alexandria Hospital
Agnes Bamburg
Ruby Cash
Rheumatism Costs Britain 17 Million Pounds
Lord Horder, physician to King George VI, estimates that Britain lost 17 million pounds last year to rheumatism. He arrived to attend an international congress on rheumatism in New York.
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New York
Lord Horder
George VI of
England
Britain
Old at 40 50 60 ad demands pep with Osirex Tea
An old age tonics ad pitches Osirex Tea tablets for pep and a younger feeling, claiming men and women suffer lack of iron. It promotes a tonic available in small sizes at drug stores, Walgreens, Liggett, and Bexall outlets.
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Walgreen's & Liggett
Bexall
Huge Caspian Sturgeon Lands Near Baku For Moscow Sale
A sturgeon over 13 feet long and weighing above 1,130 pounds was caught in the Caspian Sea near Baku. The giant fish was transported to Moscow and sold in a city fish market.
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Moscow
Caspian
Baku
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