Westbrook Pegler criticizes Indiana Democrat Jacobs on labor law
Westbrook Pegler denounces Congressman Andrew Jacobs as naive and hypocritical while attacking so called labor lawyers and union racketeering. He cites past conflicts with Joe Padway and Judge Ben Moore, questions Jacobs's independence, and argues Democratic reformers in labor cases falter.
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Ministers Go Past Deadline in Austrian German Pact Talk
Paris reports the Big Four foreign ministers extend talks on an Austrian independence treaty and a German trade pact. With sessions spanning hours, observers say agreement on the German issue nears, hinging on east west trade and transport terms amid the Berlin rail strike. If signed, the Austrian treaty could shift Russia’s stance toward Tito and ease European tensions to focus on economic recovery.
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New York
Russia
Yugoslavia
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Western
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Senate panel reverses stay appeals for 16 German war crime defendants
Washington June 17 A Senate subcommittee on war crimes has abandoned plans to seek delays for 16 German death row inmates while maintaining stays for 13 others linked to the Malmedy massacre and Dachau trials. The shift followed a closed-door meeting with a Department of the Army representative as lawmakers probe alleged coercive methods to obtain testimony.
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Belgium
Hoey
South Carolina
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Army
Babich gives angry replies in Milwaukee murder trial
Milton Babich, 19, snapped at District Attorney William J. McCauley as cross examination began in his first degree murder trial over the February killing of Patricia Birmingham, 16. He answered questions about his relationship with Kathleen, elopement plans, and the revolver used, while denying prior pistols experience.
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Awards to two Southern girls at FHA meet
The Future Homemakers of America awarded its highest honor, the American degree, to Patsy Jacqulyn Floyd of Charleston Arkansas and Wanda Milles of Winfield Alabama at the closing session of the FHA southern regional convention. About 1500 girls from 11 states and Puerto Rico attended. Honorary memberships went to Gwendolyn Michaels of Bonneville Mississippi and Frances Bailey of Little Rock Arkansas, with new officers installed: Betty Ruth Etheridge Crossett Arkansas president and Betty Faust Ocala Florida vice president.
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Winfield
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Bonneville
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Little Rock
Betty Ruth Etheridge
Crossett, Ark
Betty Faust
Ocala
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Natural Bridge
Plane, 2 Dead Found in Ark
Two Texans and their wrecked plane were found in a remote valley of the Ouachita Mountains in southwest Arkansas. T. C. Elkins of Stephenville and his nephew Ben Ferguson disappeared May 29 after taking off from Hot Springs in bad weather. The bodies and craft were discovered by locals. a $1,000 reward offered by Elkins’ family may be shared. Rescue crews planned removal as darkness fell.
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Hot Springs
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Audrey Sermons
Elkins
Arthur Hicks
Howard County
Charles Tyler
Tyler
Hicks
Garrison
Mosier
Suck Gap
Ferguson
Dierks
Athens
Miners Ordered Back Into Pits By UMW Leader
Pittsburgh June 17 John L Lewis ordered 480 000 United Mine Workers back to the pits on Monday ending the week long walkout. District No 5 chief Busarello said a telegram from Lewis requested the return as contract talks continue with a June 30 expiry. Miners will work five days then take a week off plus $100 each for annual vacation starting June 25. Operators meet to plan for upcoming talks led by George H Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal.
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United Mine
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George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Ouachita Ensemble Dazzles Llangollen With Louisiana Swing
A Monroe Louisiana high school group wowed the ancient Wales festival at Llangollen, performing with a swing style on folk songs. Director Velma Nichols explained the Louisiana Hayride while students like 15 year old Jane Wallace described the mood as joyful and heartfelt. The ensemble also offered North Carolina pieces and Welsh favorites drawing praise from Welsh audiences.
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Monroe
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Jane Wallace
Miss Nichols
North Carolina
Coplon Returns to Stand in Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon testifies to deny any wrongdoing, reiterating she is not a Communist and has never engaged in subversive activity. She describes a kissless romance with Valentine A. Gubitchev and recounts meetings in New York and Europe as FBI agents followed them. The testimony comes as the jury weighs espionage charges in a crowded courtroom.
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United States
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Barnard College
Palmer
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Ouachita Parish High School Group Laments Missing Funnies
Ouachita Parish High School students at the Llangollen festival in Wales report in from Miss Jane Wallace asking home readers to save the comic Li’l Abner. The letter notes awe from locals, autographs, a mountain bus trip past Horseshoe Pass, and a near perilous edge, with a playful plea to preserve back issues for the troupe.
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Hiss Trial Defense Motion Denied in Perjury Case
In New York on June 17 judge Samuel H Kaufman denied a defense bid to dismiss the perjury charges against Alger Hiss after two hours of argument. The government rested its case earlier as Benjamin H Firsheim testified he misinterpreted Whitaker Chambers testimony before the House Un American Activities Committee. Henry Julian Wadleigh then admitted stealing U S secrets for Russia, linking to Hiss and others named in the case.
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Firsheim
House Committee
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U. S
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Henry Julian Wadleigh
Russia
Wadleigh
Atom article check sought by energy commission
Washington June 17 the atomic energy commission plans to ask the FBI to review an article on atomic security in Nation's Business to determine if it violates security rules Chairman David Lilienthal called the piece inaccurate reckless and irresponsible and said it references highly classified information He said they will consult with J Edgar Hoover about possible violations The Albuquerque author William Bradford Huie defended the piece as efforts to inform the public amid charges of mismanagement by Senator Hickenlooper
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Albuquerque
N. M
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Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
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Arch bishop Beran under house arrest in Prague palace
In Prague, Archbishop Josef Beran, head of Czechoslovakia's 9 million Roman Catholics, faced near-total confinement as state security tightened. Police raided the archbishop's palace consistory, arrested two priests, and restricted entry, while secret police manned the reception and phone switchboard.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
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Vatican
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Actio Catholica
Czechoslovkia
Bevan
Catholic Action Group
Cotton Support Meeting Planned in Washington
June report shows presidents of farm bureaus from cotton states will be invited to a Washington meeting to back price supports for cotton seed. Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi delegates favor a parity level similar to soybeans with 90 percent parity loans and a minimum seed price of 55.40 per ton. The plan aims to coordinate farm groups including Delta Councils and the National Cotton Council to push for supports amid expected fall seed prices of 30 to 35 dollars per ton.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
C. W. Bond
Arlington, Tenn
Delta Council
Louisiana Delta Council
Agricultural Association of Arkansas
National Cottons Council
Southeast gains in new public construction report
Atlanta June 17 The commerce department said new public construction in the southeast rose about 50 percent in the first quarter of this year over 1948. Total new construction reached 120 million for six states and 257.1 million overall, with Mississippi posting 9.8 million and 8.5 million respectively for public and all constructions.
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