Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler on a Slot Machine Plant
In Chicago June 13 Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler reports on O D Jennings the slot machine builder amid a strike bound plant. Captain Dan Gilbert tops the police detail at the state's attorney's office overseeing the destruction of 300 one armed bandits by bulldozer fuel and fire.
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Chicago
O. D. Jennings
W. C. Fields
Valhalla
Dan Gilbert
State's Attorney's Office
Boyle
Bridewell
Captain Gilbert
Cook County
Rent Controls on Local Basis Passes Senate
Washington June 13 AP The Senate approved a local option bill extending federal rent controls for a year and letting communities vote to continue or lift ceilings. The measure would auto expire in six months in any area that does not vote to retain controls by June 30 1951. House expected to pass. leaders believe local action, not federal mandates, should determine continuance.
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Francis M. LeMay
Washington
Swift House
Leadaman
Ers Wuay
Lie
House
Rayburn
D.tex
Truman
Banking Committee
Spence
D.ky
Wolcott
Michigan
Senate
Cain
R.wash
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
Congress
CBS TV Shows Halted as 400 Techs Walk Out in CBS Dispute
In New York and Hollywood more than 400 technicians left their posts over wages and working conditions in a contract clash. About 335 NY and 90 LA technicians joined the strike, halting six CBS programs including The Goldbergs and Studio One while Lux Radio Theater continued with supervisory staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hollywood
A. F. L. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
CBS
Goldbergs
Studio One
Lux Radio Theater
Berlin Reds Break Up Demokrat Rally in Dusseldorf
Communist blueshirt youths rushed a Free Democratic rally in Dusseldorf last night swinging chairs and breaking up the meeting. A former German tank general Hasso Eccard Von Manteuffel urged West Germany into Western Europe’s defense system and sovereign recognition. One police officer was injured as about 30 protesters triggered the melee during the Ruhr state election rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Germany
Free Democratic Party
Hasso-Eccard von Manteuffel
West Germany
Europe
Ruhr
North Rhine-Westphalia
Truman considers broad release to senate on crime probe
Washington reports President Truman is ready to open a large store of information to a special senate committee investigating gambling and crime. An executive order would grant access to confidential income tax returns and other government data on underworld figures, with Kefauver seeking swift issuance. The committee planned behind closed doors questioning William Molasky, stake holder in Pioneer News Service, amid accusations of control by criminal syndicates and remarks on stock holdings.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Kefauver
D.-Tenn
William Molasky
Pioneer News Service
St. Louis
Molasky
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Western Union
Missouri
J. E. Taylor
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Pioneer
Dr. L R Adams Dies at 62 in Columbia Funeral Held
Dr. L R Adams prominent dentist, 62, died suddenly in a Columbia hospital Sunday night. His funeral was Tuesday at 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. Holiday and other ministers officiating. Interment in Columbia Cemetery. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs E L Richardson of Baton Rouge, three sons Dr L R Adams Jr of Columbia Dr Blake Adams and Dr Maurice J Adams of New Orleans, and brother J T Adams of Magnolia Park. Born Sumrerville La, son of the late I R and Mrs Adams. A Tulane Dentistry graduate in 1910 he moved to Columbia in 1913.
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Columbia
L. R. Adams
First Methodist Church
Sam Holliday
Cline Ellis
Robert T. Fisher
Columbia Cemetery
Riser Funeral Home
Liberal changes urged to expand social security
Senator George D. said a more liberal social security plan is needed to cover about 8.3 million more people, raise monthly benefits by about 85 to 90 percent for current recipients, and simplify eligibility. The bill would expand compulsory and voluntary coverage, nearly double future benefits, and ease qualification rules, with debate underway in the Senate.
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Washington
George D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
George
Lucas
Illinois
Myers
D.-Pa
Butler
R.neb
Cain
R.wash
Security Involved In MacArthur Criticism Of Hawley
Maj. Gen. E. M. Almond, MacArthur's chief of staff, said security, not journalism, underlay headquarters criticism of London Times correspondent Frank Hawley. Hawley claimed he was told he was persona non grata in Japan, but Almond said the issue was accuracy and security. The ban authority rests with the secretary of defense for American reporters.
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Russel Brines
Tokyo
E. M. Almond
MacArthur
London Times
Frank Hawley
Hawley
Japan
Secretary of Defense
Public Information Office
Almond
M. P. Echols
Senate drops jail threat for Item editor and publisher
Louisiana Senate ends contempt action against New Orleans Item editor Clayton Fritchey and publisher David Stern after a committee recommends against jail. The body waives rules to consider a bill imposing a $2000 fine and 90 days imprisonment for newspapers failing to publish a reply to criticism.
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DY Avenue
Senate
New Orleans
David Stern
Clayton Fritchey
West German Communist leader suspended from Bundestag
Max Reimann of West Germany’s Communist party was suspended for 30 days after a violent floor fight in the Bundestag. Deputies clashed as guards attempted to remove him during a dispute over a declaration on East German borders and Poland.
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Bonn
Germany
Max Reimann
West Germany
Bundestag
Poland
Reimann
Erich Koehler
Senate panel eyes bigger A-bomb and H-bomb expansion
Washington reports that the senate house atomic committee may recommend a broader atomic weapons program. A closed door meeting with the atomic energy commission left lawmakers leaning toward new requests, with Senator McMahon urging more defense spending on atomic arms.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
McMahon
D.conn
Truman
Air France Four-Engine Plane Crashes Over Persian Gulf
A four engine Air France airliner with 50 aboard crashed in the Persian Gulf north of Bahrein island while en route from Karachi to Cairo. After 12 hours of rescue, five were dead, six rescued, 39 unaccounted. Survivors included crew and passengers from the Saigon to Paris flight.
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Persian Gulf
Paris
Air France
Bahrein Island
Saudi Arabia
Bahrein
Karachi
Pakistan
Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Dhahran
Jean Sladek
Saigon
Sladek
Calcutta
Louisiana House Studies 473 Million General Appropriation Bill
Baton Rouge, June 13. The Louisiana house pushes the administration's 473 million general appropriations bill as top priority. A prior attempt to set it as special order faced resistance from Shreveport lawmakers seeking more study time. The measure awaits senate action before governor. The house approved a separate bill giving the governor power to dismiss state hospital administrators, prompting defense that changes would be needed for several hospitals. Rep. Paul Landry urged thorough consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Shreveport
House
Senate
John McKeithen
Earl
Senate weighs contempt for Amerasia editor Jaffe
Senate investigators consider contempt against Philip Jaffe for refusing to answer questions about the Amerasia magazine case. The probe follows similares against Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field who refused to acknowledge Communist ties. Jaffe, editor during the raid, answered few questions, citing possible self incrimination. The Amerasia matter involved hundreds of classified wartime documents found at its New York office and led to a guilty plea by Jaffe to conspiracy to obtain illegal federal documents.
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Oliver W. de Wolf
Washington
Senate
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia Magazine
Jaffe
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Field
Subcommittee
Edward P. Morgan
Morgan
O. John Rogge
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Congressional
Congress
Amerasia
New York
West Coast atomic defense judged inadequate by mayors
Civilian leaders and military experts at a two day Pacific coast conference in San Francisco fault federal and military planning for civilian defense. Mayors warned of atomic bomb effects with Dr. Stafford Warren saying ten bombs could wipe out any Pacific coast city.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Pacific Coast
Elmer Robinson
Robinson
W. M. Hanes
Sixth Army
Bay Area
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Stafford Warren
University of Los Angeles
California
Citie
Seattle
San Diego
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Pegler
Berlin
Democrat Rally
DR. Adams
Charles Reilly
Pittsburgh
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Earl Long
Louisiana Senate
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General Appropriations
Senate Group
P. Jaffe
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