Parishes seek share of state charette tax reform
Lawmakers in Louisiana debated tax and education measures while labor unrest spread nationwide. Rep Horace Dugas proposed parish allocations from the charette tax, while bills to expand Lake Charles school board jurisdiction and modify the state tax appeals board were approved. The House advanced welfare fund transfers and pay raises for top state officials, as the Senate postponed a Eunice city court plan and weighed bus advertising revenue sharing for Alexandria.
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New Orleans
Lake Charles
Horace Dugas
St. Charles Parish
State General Fund
House Education Committee
Calcasieu Parish
State Board of Tax Appeals
House
Supreme Court
Public Service
Agriculture
Register of the State Land Office
Wild Life and Fisheries
Senate
Eunice
Alexandria
Burks Motor Freight Lines appoints Goldsmith general agent
GENERAL AGENT Burks Motor Freight Lines announces the appointment today of F. M. Bill Goldsmith as general agent of their Monroe terminal with offices in Little Rock Ark serving Louisiana Arkansas and Tennessee direct with connections to all mid west and western points Their local office is 710 Mouton Street Goldsmith who liquidated his jewelry store joined Burks last September as commercial agent extends thanks for shipments routed via Burks and pledges fast dependable service to Memphis Little Rock and all mid western points
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Burks Motor Freight Lines, Inc
F. M
Bill
Goldsmith
Monroe
Little Rock
Ark
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mid-West
Mouton Street
Twin Cities
Burks Motor Freight Lines
Memphis
Slack charged in wartime espionage inquiry
A Syracuse witness profile describes Slack as a quiet, conscientious employee at Sundure Paint Corp and a charming family man, while the FBI linked him to providing information and samples to Gold related to a high profile espionage case tied to Semenov and Yakovlev. Courtroom remarks and earlier warnings against communism are cited, with ongoing investigations and mixed public views.
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Sundure Paint Corp
Salek
Slack
Desert May Be Cause Of Haze In Aloha Skies
Honolulu reports haze over 1,000,000 square miles may trace to southern California desert winds. Weather officials cite sand carried by a June 6 desert storm, while Mauna Loa ash remains a competing theory. Trade winds are clearing skies, though Hawaii Island still shows some haze.
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U.S
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
California
Washington
Honolulu
Simpson
Pacific
Wake Island
Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiian Islands
Associated Press
Roy Essoyan
Island of
Bronx Woman Testifies She Paid 2000 For Baby
A Bronx woman testified she paid 2000 for a baby to one of three people on trial for operating a cash and carry baby market between New York and Florida. Irwin Slater Harry Wolfson and Mrs Bess Bernard face conspiracy and illegal placement charges. The witness said the baby was from an unwed mother in 1949 and she and her husband, childless for nine years, were connected to Slater by friends after agency efforts failed.
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Holston
Kingsport
Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus Fuchs
England
FBI
Semen Semenov
Richard Roe
Sam
Brooklyn
Semenov
Rochester
N. Y
Central City Business Institute
Eastman Kodak
Syracuse
New York
Bronx
Florida
Irwin Slater
Harry Wolfson
Slater
Bess Bernard
Market Hits Four Year High On Tuesday Trade
The market reached a four year high on Tuesday as investors boosted stocks amid positive economic signals. Strong gains were led by key sectors with traders noting renewed confidence and a broad-based rally.
Cotton futures rise on buyout and short covering
Cotton in New Orleans moved higher on trade buying and week end short covering. Noon prices climbed about 75 cents to $1 a bale, with listed quotes showing modest gains across positions and the latest last price near 33.26.
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New Orleans
Bus Operators Continued From First Page Strike
A regional newspaper with over 600 000 daily circulation has not published since a strike began affecting printers and other mechanical department workers. The halt in production halts print distribution and likely disrupts normal news cycles as unions negotiate.
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Washington
Rep. Miller
R.-Neb
District Health Department
Dairies
Mobile
Ala
United Mine Workers
Harlan
Syracuse
N. Y
C. I. O. International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
Man Denies Knowing Harry Gold at Arraignment
At arraignment before U S Commissioner A Van W Hancock the accused denied knowing anyone named Harry Gold and declined a plea. He will enter a plea at Knoxville where the case goes before a federal grand jury. Conviction on a charge of es- is noted as pending.
Frigate Bird Sets World Speed Record and Rubicon Phrase Origin
The frigate bird is said to be the world’s fastest in horizontal flight, clocked at over 200 miles per hour. Crossing the Rubicon is used to denote a decisive move that cannot be retracted.
Markets Steady In Slow New York Session
Stock traders moved cautiously in a plodding New York market as prices barely budged. The day closed with gains and losses in balance after a sharp Tuesday decline and Wednesday wobble, following an unsuccessful rally attempt yesterday.
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New York
Cotton futures firm as trade covers amid limited offerings
New York June 16. Cotton futures steadied as trade covering and replacement buying met modest offerings after Thursday’s sharp drop. Buying of cotton textiles picked up, with substantial sales of print cloths and broadcloths for third and fourth quarter delivery and extensive hedging on the scale-up readily absorbed.
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New York
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago Show Firm Demand
Chicago June 16 report from USDA shows arrivals 157 on track 315 U S shipments 901 with moderate supplies and good demand. California Long Whites priced at 3.10 to 3 35 per cwt, no red stock sales recorded.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
California
Livestock Prices And Slaughter Cattle Report
Livestock totals show salable hogs 4,000 with mostly good and choice hogs at 180 to 230 pounds selling 19.85 to 20.15, 240 to 270 pounds at 19.00 to 19.75, and heavier weights down to 13.50 for the add head. Salable cattle 1,000 and calves 300 with steers and heifers scarce. bulls weak. Dealers steady to weak. choice fed steers 29.00 to 31.00, large lots around 1,086 pounds at 30.00, 1,000 to 1,075 pound steers 28.50, lighter grazers under 1,050 pounds.
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Chicago
USDA
French Plane’s Instrument Out In Saigon to Paris Crash
A survivor from the Bahrein Island crash reports crew said instruments were faulty and that the craft remained about 300 feet up as it struck the water. Jacques Sangnier of Paris and his wife were among 13 saved. 39 died. Another Saigon to Paris airliner lost 46 lives with five surviving. Authorities hint sabotage by Indo-China rebels. Sangnier and his wife clung to the tail for hours before rescue.
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Paganda
Courtney
Chicago
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Cummings
Huey Long
Louisiana
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
D. of J
Louisiana Purchase
Felix Frankfurter
Vinson
New Deal
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Andrew Cavanaugh
Miami
Mr. Cavanaugh
Wilmington
Del
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Jacques Sangnier
Paris
Air France
Sangnier
Harry Adler
New York
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Philip A. Suskind
Suskind
Department
Department of Justice
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Weather Bureau
Southern California
Los Angeles
Baby
Francis L. Valente
Valente
Ceil Et Albert
Said
Ab Young
Peg Palmer
Silverstein
Wilverstein
North Louisiana
Labor and Doctors
Otto
E. Passman
Knoe
Ktry
WMISS
WVIM
Ruston
Bastrop
Vicksburg
Bill” Goldsmith
Mouton St
Burk Motor Freight Lines, Inc
America
Survivor
Houseker
Pontiac
Louisville Ave
West Pontiac, Inc
Monroe, Louisiene
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