Westbrook Pegler recalls Dies and Cold War politics
The column argues Martin Dies exposed perceived treachery in Franklin D. Roosevelt era New Deal allies, portraying the Dies Committee as treacherous while accusing Roosevelt allies, including Frankfurter appointees, of aiding enemies. It laments partisan plots and defends Dies as protective of American patriotism amid a perceived red scare.
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Martin Dies
Committee On un-American Activities
Truman
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Texas
United States
Marx
Lenin
Trotsky
Browder
Harvard Law
Moscow
Old South
East
Russia
Roosevelt Front
South
New Deal
Huey Long
Connally
Barkley
Dies Committee
White House
Kremlin
Department of Justice
Washington Post
Frankfurter
Hiss
the Post
Orleans Attorney Plunges to Death
A New Orleans attorney Lester Pailet aged 45 vanished from Touro Infirmary and was later found dead on a building roof after entering Canal Bank building seeking his office. Dr. Ignacio Medina said death was by own action. Survived by widow mother and several brothers.
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New Orleans
Canal Bank
Ignacio Medina
Orleans Parish
Lester Pailet
Pailet
Touro Infirmary
Bank
Richards
Bill on Post Office Cuts Approved by House Panel
The House Post Office Committee approved a bill to reverse recent postal service cuts by a 12 to 8 vote. Senate action follows. Postmaster General Donaldson had ordered daily mail delivery in residential areas and limited other services to save money as revenues fell short of expenses.
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Washington
Post Office Department
House Post Office Committee
Senate
Donaldson
Congress
U S Shipping Anti Tank Guns to Allies
Washington reports the United States is sending its best anti tank weapons to European allies at risk from Soviet armored forces. The program includes bazookas rocket launchers and recoilless rifles now in secret. Medium tanks are also among the aid to be shipped to Europe under the arms program as Senate committees scrutinize a 1 2225 million second year request. Senator Lodge calls the plan the most practical step toward world peace and warns of potential World War III if action is not taken. General Marshall backs the argument in hearings on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
U. S
Russia
Europe
Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations Committees
Senator Lodge
R.-Mass
Lodge
George C. Marshall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Liberty Bell replica arrives for two day Monroe exhibit
The Liberty Bell replica touring Louisiana arrived in Monroe for a two day display in the 100 block of Jackson street. The copper cloaked bell weighs over two thousand pounds and stands three feet tall from lip to crown. It is one of fifty two copies made for the Savings Bonds Drive to promote thrift as a cornerstone of independence.
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Independence Savings Bonds Drive
Monroe
Jackson Street
Philadelphia
MecCain-Richards
Louisville Avenue
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Ouachita Parish Savings Bonds Volunteer Committee
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Annecy
France
Arthur L. Biglow
Princeston University
Ford Motor Company
America
Louisiana
Sec. of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Fudicker
Last of Governor's Major Measures Faces Battle
Baton Rouge June 8 The final major proposal from Governor Earl K Long to call a constitutional convention moves to the House of Representatives where opposition is expected. The 143 member body would include 100 elected delegates, 20 governor appointees, seven from the Louisiana Law Institute, three Supreme Court justices, and 13 ex officio members. The measure would grant the convention power to enact a new constitution without a popular vote, a point Rep. Edwin F. Hunter Jr asserts should be settled by full election or public ratification. He favors some appointments if needed.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
House of Representatives
House
Judiciary “‘C
Edwin F. Hunter, Jr
Shreveport
State House of Representatives
Louisiana Law Institute
Supreme Court
Court
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee On Public Roads
Superintendent of Education
Register of State Land Office
Hunter
Warren Victory Seen As Boost For GOP Senate
Washington June 8 Senator Brewster of Maine hailed California GOP gains as a signal for a Warren Nixon ticket to win this fall over Roosevelt Douglas. Warren’s California margin topped Roosevelt’s in governor and Senate primaries, with Rep. Helen Douglas and Rep. Richard Nixon chosen to fill Downey’s seat. Brewster called the result a clean cut issue for voters as Senate control remains a GOP goal.
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Washington
Earl Warren
California
Brewster
Republican
Senate
Warren
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Douglas
Nixon
House
South Dakota
Congress
Chan Gurney
Francis Case
Case
Gurney
Mundt
John Engel
Avon Attor
Lava still pours from Mauna Loa eruption
Honolulu reports that Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, erupting for a week, continues to pour a river of lava into the ocean 25 miles away. Capt. Charles Eggers and Jarett Carr of Hawaiian Airlines described the scene as a spectacular display with branches like fiery fingers.
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Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Charles Eggers
Jarett Carr
Hawaiian Airlines
Bearded Eulogist of Huey Long Dies at 92
Edward A. Herndon, 92, famed as the bearded Eulogist of Huey Long, died after an illness stemming from a car accident. A Virginia native who lived in Baton Rouge for 50 years, he spent years near the senator's tomb reciting and distributing his poem praising Long.
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Baton Rouge
Edward A. Herndon
Huey Long
Herndon
Virginia
Sen. Long
Capitol Grounds
Long
Son of F. D. R. in hard fight for California governorship
James Roosevelt faces a tough path to unseat Earl Warren as California moves toward the November election. Tuesday's primary solidified Roosevelt's Democratic nomination but his total trailed Warren's vast Republican and overall vote. Warren carried both parties in 1946, aided by Democratic registration, as Roosevelt’s running mate, State Senator George Miller Jr., contends the race.
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San Francisco
James Roosevelt
California
Earl Warren
Roosevelt
Warren
George Miller, Jr
Rich
Extension of draft extends peace time conscription
Washington reports the armed services committee urged a three year extension of the peace time draft act before the June 24 expiry. The bill preserves the president's power to order inductions for 18 to 26 year olds and includes a Russell amendment for potential racial segregation if requested by a drafted individual.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Russell
D.- Ga
Truman
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
House
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Eisenhower Warns Spending Could Bleed U S Economy
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower warned in a Columbia University address that while large military expenditures are essential for safety they could dangerously drain the economy if unchecked. He stressed the need for a healthy economy as vital to national security and highlighted issues from dependence on subsidies to tax burdens and an unbalanced budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Columbia
London U S B 29 crash survivor count rises in North Sea
A fifth survivor and another dead crewman were rescued from the North Sea after a B 29 bomber crashed off the Norfolk coast. Four air force men remain missing as ships and planes continue the hunt. The plane, from the 72nd reconnaissance squadron, was in Britain for a three month training mission.
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London
North Sea
United States Air Force
Norfolk
England
Royal Air Force
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
III
Warren J. Ebert
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles F. Allen
Derry
N. H
Air Force
72Nd
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
Fairfield
Calif
Britain
Walsh
Ebert
Warren
Allen
Hale
Air Ministry
U.S
Contempt decision looming for Item editor and publisher
A Louisiana senate committee will decide today whether to cite New Orleans Item publisher David Stern and editor Clayton Fitchey for contempt over an editorial calling legislators trained seals and lackeys of Gov. Earl K. Long. Subpoenas were issued after the editorial critical of a port funding withdrawal. The probe centers on press freedom and the senate's unprecedented move to punish non-members for contempt.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Senate
Huey P. Long
United States
Russell B. Long
Senate
House
Gov. Long
Fitchey
Stern
Jailbound Trumbo Gets Big Sendoff
Five hundred sympathizers gathered on an airport taxiway in Los Angeles for a 30 minute farewell demonstration for jail bound Dalton Trumbo. He and John Howard Lawson head to Washington to begin jail terms for contempt of Congress.
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Los Angeles
Dalton Trumbo
New York
John Howard Lawson
Hollywood Ten
Washington
Congress
Trumbo
Louisiana peace officers elected at national sheriffs meet
At Chicago a three day National Sheriffs Association convention closed with Louisiana and Mississippi officers well represented. Bryan Clements of Baton Rouge was named vice president G M Edwards of Farmerville sergeant at arms and Laz Quave of Gulfport Miss a board of governors member. Almost 800 sheriffs deputies and police officials attended. East Baton Rouge Parish league group won prize money among four winning groups totaling 150 dollars.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Mississippi
National Sheriffs Association
Bryan Clemmons
Baton Rouge
G. M. Edwards
Farmerville
Laz Quave
Gulfport
Miss
Board of Governors
East Baton Rouge Parish
Grand Jury Indicts William Remington for Perjury
New York June 8 William W Remington a government economist was indicted by a federal grand jury on one perjury count for denying he was ever a member of the Communist party The indictment presented to Federal Judge John C Clancey charges that when asked on May 25 if he had been a member of the Communist party Remington replied I never have been The grand jury charges that his answer was untrue in that he had been a member of the Communist party
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New York
William W. Remington
Communist Party
John C. Clancey
Remington
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Stanley Forman Reed
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Tom Clark
Robert H. Jackson
Harold H. Burton
Sherman Minton
Orleans
U. S. Shipping
Ouachita Parish
Gov. Warren
U. S. Senate
U. S. Air Force
School Board
George Head
Lawrence Ard
Mason Wilson
Ted Richard
Andrew Jackson Neal
Dave
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Third Air Division
Grand Jury
William Remington
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