Inside Louisiana GOP Factional Strife Over Constitution Party
Editorial argues the Advance wing within Louisiana Republicans aims to form a Constitution Party backed by Democrat and socialist factions. It questions whether John Minor Wisdom and Monroe’s John Fox support or oppose the shift, and calls for clear party positions on investigations, states rights, and McCarthy era politics.
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News-Star
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Constitutional Party
Constitution Party
South
United States
Democrat Party
Americans For Democratic Action
Republican Party of
Louisiana
John Minor Wisdom
Republican
Monroe
John Fox
GOP
Joe McCarthy
Bill Jenner
Wisdom-Fox
McCarthy
Warming impulses from tax cuts lift Canadian revenue
Canada cut individual income taxes by 11 percent and corporate taxes by 9 percent in 1953 54. After six months the budget collected $90,000,000 more than the previous year as Time noted warming impulses in the economy spurred work and risk taking, benefiting both citizens and government.
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Canada
Australia Diary Notes on People and Places
Henry McLemore writes from Sydney about Government House, gardens, and meeting Lt.-Gen. Sir John Northcott. He contrasts baseball culture with cricket and comments on food, beer, milk bars, and sea dishes. He notes a plan to host Douglas MacArthur and highlights Australian fondness for General MacArthur despite U S politics.
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Sydney
Australia
Government House
Elizabeth
John Northcott
New South Wales
Babe Ruth
Dizzy Dean
New York
Hawkesbury
Oppenheimer Security Case Shapes Political Struggle
Washington notes describe the Oppenheimer security case as a major political clash. The piece contrasts Truman and Eisenhower approaches to loyalty and national security, and outlines board dynamics within the AEC including key appointees and potential voting outcomes.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Heto
Truman
Eisenhower
Special Board
ALC
AEC
Thomas
Murray
Eugene M. Zuckert
Lewis L. Strauss
Joseph Campbell
Henry VD. Smyth
Smyth
Congressional Inquiries on Secret Reports and Monitored Talks
Senate questions McCarthy about access to secret reports on subversion and executive branch disclosures. Administration argues the president’s power to enforce laws cannot yield to unappointed demands for confidential papers. The item notes past use of monitored conversations in a tax fraud probe and outlines lengthy Army McCarthy hearings and Senate activity through May with hundreds of pages of testimony. It also mentions African American voter registration figures.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R Wis
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Executive Branch
U. S
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Francis Case
R S. D
South
Voting eligibility and registration trends in 1952
The piece discusses how in 1952 millions of Negroes were eligible to vote but only a small fraction registered, noting registration increases in 17 states between 1940 and 1952. It also covers related constitutional questions on ties between presidential resignation and senate seats, FBI security clearances for congressional staff, and congressional role in declaring war.
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Alger Hiss
William Remington
Oppenheimer
United States
Regrets and Rivals in the Richberg Controversy
The column rails at Donald Richberg once a New Deal architect, praising his public repentance over fascist tones and labor politics. It recalls his roles with the NRA and his clash with John L. Lewis and Jimmy Petrillo while mocking opponents and praising contrition.
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New York
Republic
Donald Randall Richberg
Roosevelt
Richberg
National Recovery Administration
Richbert
U. S
Bob Moses
Mr. Moses
Don
Bob
Marx
South
Lina Ber
Charleston
Jimmy Byrnes
Washington
Moscow
Potsdam
New Deal
John L. Lewis
Labor
Portrait of Odd Callers in a Courthouse Press Room
John Cameron Swayze notes how a Jackson County Missouri courthouse press room attracted odd callers and promoters who used blotter ads sold to nearby merchants. Salesmen offered credit for future ads, enabling easy, mobile credit deals to line up promotions.
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City Hall
Federal Building
Cook County
Chicago
Jackson County
Missouri
Emmet Cronin
Regular outfielder season with no double plays
Question and answers reveal: Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs did not hit into a double play in the 1935 season. Model making hobby spending noted at 824000 dollars daily by Americans of all ages.
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Augie Galan
Chicago Cubs
Statements on cooperation and arms control from wartime leaders
General William F. Dean urges allowing executive independence from Congress while opposing witch hunts and defense secrecy. Bernard Baruch argues outlawing atomic weapons harms nations honoring treaties. The quotes critique oversight, cooperation, and disarmament in a wartime context.
The Monroe News Star Newspaper History Card
Historical note from The Monroe News Star outlines founding date 1891 and key publishers 1929 to 1952. It lists May 1 1909 post office entry, afternoon publication schedule, and AP affiliation. Names Robert Ewing Jr and William H Bronson appear among executives and staff.
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John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
The
Monroe News-Star
Party
Poliica
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Moppsy
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John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
FBI
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Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Atmodc Energy Commission
American Bar Association Journal
John Cameron Swayze
Yemen
Arabia
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Stevens
Cotton Mather
William F. Dean
Bernard M. Baruch
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Richard Hale
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