Green probes corrupt labor chief in Nevada crime syndicate
William Green of the American Federation of Labor dispatched Charles Hughes to Las Vegas to investigate Ralph Howard Alsup, a gunman and president of the Clark County Central Labor Council and vice president of the Nevada State Federation. Alsup had faced criminal charges for shooting a protesting worker and was convicted. Green’s move marks a rare challenge to a powerful local crime figure within the union network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Green
Charles Hughes
Las Vegas
Nev
Ralph Howard Alsup
Clark County Central Labor Council
Nevada State Federation
Alsup
A. F. of L
Houston
Hughes
Teamsters
Building Service
Washington
U.S. Opposes Immediate Cease-Fire With China Reds
Washington reports the United States is against an early cease-fire with the Chinese Communists but would not oppose talks if Peiping makes the first overture. State Department seeks further battlefield reductions before any new cease-fire proposal could win approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scall
Washington
United States
State Department
Korea
Red China
Peiping
Dean Rusk
Britain
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Monroe Board Awards $229,476 Lexington Elementary Contract
The Monroe city school board awarded W. C. Salley of Monroe a base contract of 229,476 for a new modern elementary school on Lexington Avenue. Construction starts immediately with completion aimed for early 1951 52. Architects are Wm. King Stubbs and L. Milton King. The 12.61 acre site was purchased from Mrs. Marshall Purvis and Mrs. Charlotte S. James as part of a bond financed building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
W. C. Salley
Monroe
Lexington Avenue
Wm. King Stubbs
L. Milton King
Cotton Mills
Sherrouse
Renwick Street
Narcotics Raids Staged in N Y City Three Boroughs
New York police conducted raids across Manhattan the Bronx and Brooklyn arresting two people on narcotics charges after a state probe. A United Nations official visited the Pagan couple during the raid. he was not detained. Detectives, including women, fought a crowd and drew guns to control the scene. Seizures included a 15 year old and several teenagers. Pagan and his wife faced possession charges tied to a lavish apartment drug layout.
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New York
United Nations
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Jose Pagan
Gloria
Pagan
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
State
McCarthy Attacks Marshall and Acheson on Conspiracy Claim
Senator McCarthy lashed out on the senate floor accusing Defense Secretary George C. Marshall and Secretary of State Dean Acheson of being part of a “mysterious, powerful” conspiracy to deliver the nation to communism. He contended Marshall aided the Russians in World War II and paved China’s fall, but he offered little comment from its targets.
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Washington
McCarthy
R. - Wisc
George C. Marshall
State Acheson
Marshall
Acheson
Senate
China
Congressional Record
UNETHICAL PRACTICE BY DOCTORS CHARGED
In Atlantic City on June 15 a leading surgeon accused a "small segment" of American surgeons of needless operations excessive charges and fee splitting before the American Medical Association. Ghost surgery and unnecessary consultant calls were also alleged as part of the misconduct. Dr I S Ravdin urged a housecleaning to defend American medicine.
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Alantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
I. S. Ravdin
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Hospital
Philadelphia
Ravdin
$60,000 in Dope Found in Falsies
Honolulu customs agents discovered narcotics worth $60,000 hidden in falsies worn by a woman passenger from the Orient aboard the President Cleveland. The woman, a porter and a waiter on the liner, was held for questioning by Assistant Collector Ward C. Hiberly.
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Honolulu
Orient
Cleveland
Warde C. Hiberly
Customs
Fresh Red Troops Dig In East Korea Front
AP dispatch reports large numbers of fresh Red troops digging in on rain swept ridges in eastern Korea. UN tank columns push toward Kumsong from the center while Chinese forces hold the west. U N fighter bombers aided the push with observed bomb strikes and a large Reds group seen on the Kumsong river banks.
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East
Olen Clements
Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
Chupa
Kumhwa
U. N
Kumsong River
Dusk
A. P
George A. McArthur
Yanggu - Inje
McArthur
Ouachita River bridge repair bid announced
The Louisiana state highway department received a low bid of 58911 from Forcum James Company Baton Rouge for repairs to the Ouachita river bridge on Louisville avenue Monroe. Work includes grid deck iron grid sidewalks with 60 contract days timeline and traffic to continue during construction.
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State Highway Department
Forcum- James Company
Baton Rouge
Ouachita River
Louisville Avenue
E. R. Woodman
Louisiana
Woodman
Monroe
Ouachita Spends Millions on Schools Tracks Massive Board Plan
Ouachita parish school board pursues a landmark school construction program in northeast Louisiana. More than 4 million dollars funds new buildings and repairs across the parish, including numerous new Negro facilities. Project totals so far exceed 3.6 million in awarded contracts with 24 projects underway and 10 to 12 more planned for fall operation.
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Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Mack Avants
Avants
Aryants
Bryant
Swayze
Calhoun
Claiborne
Crosley
Drew
Fairbanks
Logtown
Millsaps
Louisiana Restaurant Association sets price meeting
A meeting of the Louisiana Restaurant Association board of directors will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Rendezvous. President Bobby Pappas announced a dinner at 7:30 p.m. at Hotel Frances and invited all north Louisiana restaurant owners to attend.
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The
Louisiana Restaurant Association
Bobby Pappas
Pappas
Hotel Frances
Louisiana
Moore murder trial postponement requested in fourth district
A motion for continuance was filed in fourth district court Friday in the murder case of James W. Moore. Defense argues one attorney will attend the state legislature during the June 25 trial date. Moore has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed in Ouachita parish since January 24 for the fatal shooting of Joseph F. Killian. Captain Hugh Barnum, Lincoln parish state senator, will serve at the special session beginning Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District
James W. Moore
Hugh Barnum
Lincoln Parish
Moore
Ouachita Parish
Joseph F. Killian
Truman seeks public support in inflation controls fight
President Truman appeals to the nation via television and radio to back a tougher inflation control law as Congress debates extending or strengthening the existing act. Senate and House committees weigh the options amid pressure from both consumers and special interests, with leadership hoping public opinion can shift the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
Congress
Russia
House Banking Committee
Spence
D.ky
Senate Banking Committee
Flames Hit Catholic Charity Home in Montreal
Fire swept a five story Hospice St. Cune godonde in midtown Montreal housing about 200 people most of them orphans and elderly. After more than an hour 40 trapped as roof section collapsed on the fifth floor where blind residents lived. nuns and a priest aided evacuations while firemen recovered injured occupants.
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Montreal
Hospice St
Johnson testifies on Inchon landing amid JCS doubts
Former defense secretary Louis Johnson testifies that Gen. Douglas MacArthur bore responsibility for the Inchon landing in Korea despite misgivings from the U S joint chiefs of staff. JCS had earlier urged a possible call off, and Johnson notes the operation bypassed heavy North Korean forces and aided an advance toward the Manchurian border as China entered the conflict. The hearing is part of the Senate inquiry into MacArthur’s dismissal and policy disagreements with the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Johnson
MacArthur
Senate
MacArthur Investigating Committee
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Inchon
Korea
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Korea
Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Rita Hayworth under seven-man guard for safety
Police guards protect actress Rita Hayworth at her Glenbrook home as District Attorney Jack Streeter orders seven Reno police officers to shield her and her 17 month old daughter Yasmin amid threats tied to her divorce from Aly Khan. Jewelry worth 250000 is kept in a Reno vault.
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Glenbrook
Rita Hayworth
Jack Streeter
Yasmin
Streeter
Miami
Fla
Rita
Aly Khan
Florida
Miss Hayworth
Reno
Aly
Jim Fell
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Pegler
Warren F. Taylor
King Stubbs
J. M. Boyer
City of Monroe
Mike John Jr
News-Star—World
Marvin DuBos
U. 5
Reds
News - Star — World
N. Y
Nnb
U.N
Cadillac
E. F. Burgdolph
Order of Elks
Tex
Texas
M'Carthy
Forcum-James
Ouachita
Office of Price Stabilization
Soviet Union
Catholic Charity Home
Canada
JCS
Inchon Landing
Brewster R.me
Cain
R.wash
Brewster
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