Westbrook Pegler on Padway and the musicians union
Westbrook Pegler argues that Joe Padway and the American Federation of Musicians wield dictatorial power over members. He claims the union compels oath taking and permits punitive, arbitrary rulings by Petrillo and national leaders. Pegler accuses Roosevelt of supporting this coercive structure and warns of local autonomy destruction by the national executive.
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New York
Joe Padway
United States
American Federation of Musicians
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Jimmy Petrillo
Petrillo
Hitler
Roosevelt
Padwar
National Union
Padway
National Executive Board
Supreme Council
Labor
Executive Board
Former Japanese War Minister Juichi Terauchi Dies
Singapore June 12 Count Juichi Terauchi 77 former Japanese war minister and supreme commander of southern forces died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Johore quarters. He led North China armies early in Japan s conquest and was named in 1944 as MacArthur s adversary in the Philippines. He served Hirota s cabinet until 1937 and postponed his ceremonial surrender to Mountbatten from September to November last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Juichi Terauchi
Johore
British Southeast Asia
Count Terauchi
China
Japan
MacArthur
Philippines
Hirohito
Isoroku Yamamoto
Corregidor
Terauchi
Hirota
Lord Mountbatten
Electric Chair Bill Is Passed in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 12. The legislature approved a bill to require all executions to take place in the state penitentiary rather than in parishes following a failed portable electric chair in Willie Francis’s case. The measure drew only two dissenters Rep. Folkes and Rep. Overton. A separate bill giving sheriffs power to set parish jail rules was sent back for study after questions about attorney access and sheriff attorney conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Willie Francis
J. K. Smith
Caddo
U. S. Supreme Court
Warren Folkes
West Feliciana
Woodrow Overton
East Feliciana
Percy Roberts
East Baton Rouge
W. T. McCain
Grant
Roberts
Baton Rouge Legislative Meeting to Discuss School Finances
Baton Rouge lawmakers will meet tonight to discuss school finances and teachers' salaries. Action on the salary issue was deferred yesterday afternoon as the discussion continues.
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Baton Rouge
Senate Hints at Tougher OPA Mauling Amid Debates
Washington, June 12. The Senate signaled a harsher attack on the Office of Price Administration than earlier in the banking committee. President Truman’s stabilization team faced cool reception as debate opened on extending the price law. Senator Capehart proposed drastic decontrol steps, while Majority Leader Barkley warned such moves could spark price surges and wage demands. Barkley doubted the plan would pass and mentioned possible night sessions.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Banking Committee
Truman
Capehart
Indiana
Barkley
Kentucky
Harvey Durrett Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Harvey Durrett, 28, son of Mr and Mrs R W Durrett of Tremont Louisiana, died instantly in a California motorcycle crash. The body will arrive in Ruston Thursday evening and burial is planned at Pleasant Grove Friday at 11 am with Rev Jerry Autrey officiating. He is survived by his wife, a son named Harvey Jr, two sisters, and his parents.
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Harvey Durrett
R. W. Durrett
Tremont
California
Ruston
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove
Jerry Autrey
Maritime unions reject new offer of compromise plan
Washington reports the labor drive stalled as negotiators for a bipartisan bloc refuse to push a long range measure this year. They await public reaction to Truman’s veto of the Case bill and a possible new strike crisis to regain momentum. Republicans show mixed support and the party remains split on dovetailing the Case plan with emergency strike controls.
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Truman
House
House Rules Committee
Allen
Ilinois
Bread loaf price advances a cent under OPA approval
Washington reports bread loaves gain one cent with OPA approval effective immediately along with a one cent per dozen rise for bread rolls Rye bread already rose two cents per loaf on April 30 due to flour reductions. OPA cites higher production costs from a 25 percent flour cut to meet famine relief needs.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Long and Bitter Seamen's Strike Predicted
Frank J. Taylor, on behalf of ship operators, says unions rejected a compromise to shorten the seamen work week. Joseph Curran, president of the CMU National Maritime Union, warns of a long and bitter strike starting Friday midnight unless pay rises or reduced hours are granted. Both spoke to a House labor subcommittee amid arbitration talks.
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Washington
Frank J. Taylor
Joseph Curran
C. I. O. National Maritime Union
House
Taylor
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Sam
Curran
Draft compromise offered to break draft extension deadlock
A proposed compromise for draft extension limits teen conscription to 20 and up as a first step with 19 and 18 year olds if manpower remains short. Senators Bridges and Brooks back the plan as a fair basis to resolve Senate House disputes. The Senate seeks to extend wartime service to May 15 with pay raises for enlisted ranks.
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Washington
Senate House
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Rep
Brooks
Louisiana
Donart Wins Idaho Vote To Challenge Dworshak
In Idaho, George E. Donart of Weiser, a Democratic novice, leads Gossett and defeats him for the U S Senate nomination while Henry Dworshak heads the Republican field. Incumbents and other races include Compton White in the Democratic House race and Abe Goff unopposed on the Republican ticket for the north Idaho seat. Balloting shows Donart and Dworshak leading in unofficial returns across most precincts.
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Boise
Idaho
George E. Donart
Weiser
Henry C. Dworshak
House
U. S
Charles C. Gossett
Congress
Dworshak
Donart
Taylor
Gossett
Canyon County
John Thomas
Compton White
North Idaho
Abe McGregor Goff
Moscow
F. M. Bistline
Pocatello
Pete Leguineche
Sanborn
St. Maries
C. A. Robins
C. A. Bottolfsen
Arco
Today
Arnold Williams
St. Anthony
Senate
Thomas
Gossett-Donart-Taylor
United States
Geddes
Lee
Wells
White
Wood
Goff
Bistline
Howell
Leguineche
Nelson
Budge
Colin
Girard
Williams
Wilson
Blackstock
Bottolfsen
Robins
Mihailovic claims British urged battle against Tito
Belgrade Yugoslavia June 12 General Draja Mihailovic testified that a British mission in Yugoslavia instructed him to destroy Marshal Tito's Partisans. Mihailovic described 1943 German-occupied relations as not cooperation but hazardous mutual battle and named Colonel William Bailey as saying to liquidate the Communists. He demanded a secret session, which was denied.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Draja Mihailovic
Tito
Moscow
Mihailovic
William Bailey
Bulgaria
Bailey
D. Jevdjevic
Truce Violations Claim Shrouded in Translation Mixup
A Chinese Communist spokesman charged Government General Tu Li Ming abrogated the 15 day truce, while U S and Chinese officials said the claim arose from tense verb usage. Earlier reports said Communists attacked government posts in Manchuria, with both sides accusing the other of violations.
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Peiping
Tu Li-Ming
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Manchuria
Lafachan
Yungki
Walter Robertson
Henry A. Byroade
Identify Dead Man as Killer in New Jersey Explosion
Boston dispatch reports Great Northern Paper Co employees identified a photo of George E. Hardy of Westfield, New Jersey, as the visitor seen near William A. Whitcombe's office before his death in a New York apartment blast. Police link a silencer to the weapon. Hardy had planned a trip to Boston for work.
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Boston
Great Northern Paper Company Today
New Jersey
William A. Whitcomb
Matthew Egan
Lester Smith
Elizabeth Shannon
George E. Hardy
Westfield
N. J
Whitcombe
Smith
Egan
Hardy
Emma
John R. Schreiber
Twelve Killed in B-29 Crash in Great Smoky Mountains
A US Army B-29 Superfortress on a night navigation training flight from MacDill Field Florida to Chicago crashed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Collins Gap east of Clingmans Dome killing all 12 aboard. Nine bodies were recovered by noon. Army officials reported last contact over Knoxville at 216 am and dispatched search planes from Greenville South Carolina. The park closed roads toward Clingmans Dome as rangers investigated the wreckage.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
MacDill Field
Fla
Chicago
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Collins Gap
Clingman's Dome
Park
Tampa
Knoxville
Greenville
S. C
Bevin declares limits on Palestine, warns of separate treaties
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the Labor party conference in Bournemouth that Britain would reject immediate immigration of 100000 Jews to Palestine and would seek separate peace treaties if talks stall. He warned against sanctions on Spain and urged quieting Jewish-Arab tensions while noting the Palestine issue is international not colonial. He stressed the US role and the need to avoid costly Palestine expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Glenn Williams
Bournemouth
Eng
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Bevin
Labor Party
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Europe
Colonial Office
United States
New York
Palestine Commission
Philip Noel-Baker
Butler Wins Nomination in Nebraska Primary
Nebraska Republicans renominated Senator Hugh Butler over Governor Dwight Griswold by about two to one after unofficial results from 1,392 of 2,032 precincts showed Butler leading Griswold 63,644 to 34,077. Democratic nominee for the seat is State Senator John E. Mekota with 24,892 votes to 10,718 for George Olsen in a separate contest.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Gordon
Harold E. Stassen
Griswold
Butler
Minnesota
Midwest
Greswold
Arndts
John E. Mekota
Crete
George W. Olsen
Mekota
Olsen
Howard Buffett
A. L. Miller
Kimball
Karl T. Stefan
Norfolk
Carl T. Curtis
Minden
Rep. Buffett
Frank A. Jelen
Miller
Stanley D. Long
Grand Island
William H. Meier
Curtis
Hans O. Jensen
Aurora Farmer
Stefan
Val Peterson
Elgin
Frank Sorrell
Syracuse
Seven Sentences for Conspiracy Against Franco Regime
An army court in Madrid sentenced seven defendants to prison terms ranging from four to 12 years for conspiring to form a patriotic military junta against Franco. Maj. Salvador Pomata Orsi and Col. Eduardo Saenz Aranaz received 12 and eight years. Four others got six years and one four. six were acquitted including Maj. Jose Arcenegui.
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Madrid
Salvador Pomata Orsi
Eduardo Saenz Aranaz
Hernandez Sarabia
Paris
Julia Diaz
Maj
Jose Arcenegui
Isidro Arcenegui
Franco
Netherlands Looting Deemed Legal by Seyss Inquart
At the international tribunal Seyss-Inquart testified that German decrees made confiscation of Dutch treasures legal and that Dutch people saw it as pillaging. He claimed orders to seize royal fortune and property and discussed Jews evacuation to camps, noting Auschwitz fate and returning ashes to Holland for 75 florins.
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Nuernberg
Arethur Seyss-Inquart
Netherlands
International Military Tribunal
Holland
Seyss-Inquart
Wilhelmina
Germany
Mauthausen
Buchenwald
Oswiecim
Auschwitz
Poland
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Westbrook
Pegler
Maritime Union
Stassen
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