Pearson Sues For Libel Over Forrestal Death Claim
Westbrook Pegler reports Drew Pearson sues Pegler and King Features Syndicate for libel over statements following James Forrestal's death. Pearson allegedly claimed Forrestal ran from his house into an alley leaving his wife to face a jewel robbery. Pegler accuses Pearson of seeking publicity and settlement terms to dodge truth.
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New York
Drew Pearson
King Features Syndicate
James Forrestal
Pearson
Forrestal
Cissie Patterson
Washington
Student Army Training Corps
Patterson
The
Bell Syndicate
Shark-Ridden Waters Searched For Bodies
In Puerto Rico a crash of a former C-46 transport killed or left missing most of the 81 aboard. Coast guard and navy crews, aided by B-17 bombers dropping flares, searched murky waters four miles off San Juan for survivors and bodies. Survivors numbered 27. 34 bodies had been recovered by nightfall. Most passengers were Puerto Rican bound for Miami and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Coast Guard
Navy
D. H. Dexter
United States Coast Guard
Jerry Andrews
Civil Aeronautics Board
Miami
Stratofreight, Inc
Fla
Newark
N. J
Ruben Rivera Quiles
Gray likely approved as Army secretary by Senate panel
Washington June 8 speedily the Senate armed services committee forecast quick approval for Gordon Gray as secretary of the Army. President Truman nominated Gray, a North Carolina lawyer publisher now in the department since Sept 1947, a surprise to many. Gray will appear before the committee tomorrow with Johnson backing him though Calder had been the initial favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Gordon Gray
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
Truman
Gray
North Carolina
Congress
Gurney
South Dakota
Louis Johnson
Curtis E. Calder
Electric Bond and Share Co
Calder
Johnson
James Forrestal
Francis P. Matthews
Economy Drive Gains Strength in Senate Fight
Washington June 8 An economy drive gains strength in the Senate as Senator McClellan Arkansas Democrat says most economy moves likely face a presidential veto. He leads a measure to trim about three billion from Truman’s budget just under 42 billion. Senate also cuts a major appropriations bill below House totals, passing the State Justice and Commerce bill at 671,782,281 by voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
McClellan
Arkansas
Congress
Senate Expenditures Committee
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
Red River Canal Interest Seeks Budget Support
Rep Brooks says President is greatly interested in the Overton Red River canal project in Louisiana. The plan, from near Shreveport to the river mouth, carries an estimated 42 million dollar cost with 75 thousand planning funds already provided. A House bill seeks 50 thousand more starting July 1.
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Washington
Brooks
D.-La
Overton-Red River
Louisiana
Congress
Shreveport
House
Senate
Bayous
Kes
Red River
200 000 Acres of Cotton Washed Out on South Plains
A district extension agent reports about 200000 acres of newly planted cotton ruined by rains hail wind and sand on Texas south plains. Widespread storms and flooding hit Pecos and nearby areas causing river floodwaters to inundate streets tourist courts and homes.
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas South Plains
W. N. Williamson
South Plains
Silverton
Kress
Charity Stuart
Plains
Texas
Pecos
Toyah
Hermosa
Pecos River
Medics Say AMA Stance Unchanged on Health Insurance
In Atlantic City on June 8 the AMA leaders Dr R L Sensenich and Dr Elmer Henderson insisted the board’s action muzzling Fishbein does not soften the fight against compulsory health insurance. They noted Dr Ernest Irons, new AMA president, defended opposition to politically controlled medicine tied to taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presicience
Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Morris Fishbein
R. L. Sensenich
South Bend
Ind
Elmer Henderson
Louisville
Board of Trustees
Fishbein
A. M. A. Journal
Irons
Double Dollar Days Planned By Monroe Merchants
Merchants of Monroe and West Monroe will meet at the Virginia Hotel to discuss Double Dollar Days a promotion involving coupons equal to purchases. Buyers would receive double dollars on each dollar spent with participating stores, and the funded merchandise would be auctioned later. The plan aims to involve all Twin Cities merchants regardless of chamber membership.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Cameo
Virginia Hotel
Herbert Fink
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
Mr. Fink
Mayors election in New Roads faces review in court
New Roads Louisiana waits Friday for district court review of a muddled mayoralty case that began with a January one vote win by J. B. Lancaster over Lionel Langlois. Langlois challenged absentee voting and voter registration, and a June 14 election was ordered after a voided January result.
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New Roads
J. B. Lancaster
Lionel Langlois
Langlois
C. Iris Dupont
Election Board
Lancaster
Board of Election Supervisors
Hawaii Strike Squeezes Hard Across Islands
June 8 Honolulu. A 39 day waterfront strike by longshoremen has paralyzed Hawaii's six ports since May 1. The wage demand to 1.72 an hour aims to restore a coastal differential, while employers offer 1.60. Mediation and pressure failed to narrow the gap. talks ended. The strike affects banks, commerce, and daily life as Hawaii's isolation and sugar pineapple economy face disruption.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
C. I
U. S
Harry Bridges
Ilse Koch to face new trial in Germany
Munich reports plan a new German trial for Ilse Koch widow of Buchenwald’s former commander. Her life sentence was reduced to four years by American authorities, with possible release by October 18, amid claims of mistreatment and killings. Hearing locations and zone considerations noted.
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Munich
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Landsberg
Buchenwald
Hans Walther
Justice Ministry
United Nations
Walther
U. S
Koch
Chambers Confesses Repeated Perjury in Hiss Case
New York June 8 1950 former Time editor Whittaker Chambers admits he lied seven times to the grand jury to protect Alger Hiss and others he accuses of involvement in a prewar Soviet spy ring. He says his aim was to shield friends and avoid their consequences while acknowledging a personal break with the Communist party in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
Mr. Hiss
Courier
Red Spies
State Department
Grand
Carl Binger
Lloyd Paul Stryker
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
U S Steel Sets June Talks On Coal Contract
John L. Lewis announced U S Steel Corp agreed to new contract talks for coal mines starting June 13 in Philadelphia. A letter to Harry Moses of H C Frick Coke Co confirmed arrangements for the conference as negotiations resume after limited progress.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
U. S. Steel Corp
Philadelphia
Lewis
Harry Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Company
U. S. Steel
United Mine Workers
Steel Corporation
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal Producers Association
Russia's 50 50 plea rejected in Paris talks
In Paris western and Soviet ministers clash over Berlin rule with Britain withdrawing briefly for a Labour conference. Acheson rejects a fifty fifty share as unfair, urging Vienna style autonomy. Vishinsky defends Soviet plan while the four powers argue over Berlin administration and elections. The debate continues as reporters note slow progress after three weeks.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Britain
Pink
Marble Palace
Ernest Bevin
Blackpool
Russia
Dean Acheson
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Acheson
West Berlin
Sed
Vienna
Ouachita Parish Liquor Curfew And T B Sanatorium Tax
Ouachita Parish Police Jury adopted an ordinance restricting liquor sales to hours from midnight Saturday to 6 am Monday and 12 midnight to 6 am other days. A July 12 special election for a one mill ten-year T B Sanatorium tax was authorized for property owners. The jury also revoked dedicating several Spanish City streets and approved Broadmoore Place Addition plans.
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Ouachita Parish
T. B. Sanatorium
Spanish City
Broadmoore Place
Shreveport Hit By High Winds
High winds across Shreveport and nearby Bossier City disrupted telephone and power service, uprooted trees, and produced .38 inches of rain. Winds 40 to 58 mph snapped branches and toppled lines. an 11,000-volt transformer was struck in the Aguri area. No injuries or property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Bossier City
Texas Solon Says Measure Doomed
A federal tide lands ownership bill by King Johnson and Clark faced opposition from state ownership advocates. The proposal would claim submerged tidelands as federal property while granting states title to improvements built on certain lands. Texas Representative Gossett dismissed the measure, predicting Congress will not enact it.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
King
Defense
Johnson
Clark
California
Texas
Louisiana
Representative Gossett
D.-Tex
Krug, Johnson and Clark
House
Rayburn
Louisiana collects delinquent income taxes to date
Louisiana's pursuit of delinquent income tax payers has yielded 1,029,900 in total collections through April, with 147,601 in penalties. Collector W. A. Cooper said the program will grow stricter as the department improves its ability to handle the workload, and more taxpayers are filing returns for 1948 and earlier years. May totals were not fully provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
W. A. Cooper
Cooper
Burglars Raid Vogue Cleaners in West Monroe
Burglars raided Vogue Cleaners at 1520 Cypress Street in West Monroe Tuesday night, stealing a large quantity of dry cleaning and laundry plus six dollars in cash. Entry was gained through a back door after removing wall planks. Police from West Monroe and Ouachita County investigated. no arrests by noon. A large vehicle was believed used for hauling items away. The rack of suits and other apparel were partly taken. inspectors expect two to three days to determine total loss.
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Cypress Street
West Monroe
Vogue Cleaners
J. R. Johnston
Ouachita
Taft Pepper Clash Over Taft Hartley Repeal Debate
Washington June 8 Taft and Pepper bitter labor law opponents square off in the senate debate on repealing the Taft Hartley act. The two sparring senators expect amendments to pass by voice vote while a proposed government seizure plan faces opposition.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Chamber
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Lucas
Illinois
Donnell
M-Mo
H. Alexander Smith
R-N. J
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RED River Canal
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Minnesota
Arthur Bistrom
Buhrman
Bistrom
Eft
St. Paul
Clifford Smith
Minneapolis
Fairbury
Solon
UN American Activities Committee
Andrei Schevechenko
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
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