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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1949
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler, New York, writes that he once supported Roosevelt but now condemns unions as brutal and immoral. He argues the Wagner Act failed like Prohibition, claims fascist traits in AFL CIO methods, and says individuals become mere numbers traded among employers.
G Thomas Frazer of the Chamber of Commerce announces regular barge service will restart within two weeks. Baton Rouge Coal and Towing will run a Camden Arkansas to New Orleans round trip every twelve days, stopping where demand exists. They plan monthly shipments of five thousand tons of barium ore from Camden to New Orleans and other south Louisiana points, with barge sizes from 300 to 1400 tons.
A Presbyterian pastor from Rockport Missouri filed a 30000 damage suit against Reverend Kenneth J. Bressler of Fairfax after a clash over a marriage ceremony. The Philadelphia involved minister punched in the nose during a home dispute. Bressler had earlier pleaded guilty to common assault and was fined 25 dollars in magistrate court. The case arose during plans for a wedding of James Schone mann and Miss Wilma Wright, with a third minister later officiating.
Milwaukee June 21 Nine teen year old Milton Babich was found guilty of murder in the first degree for his wife’s sister Patricia Birmingham. He was sentenced to hard labor for life at Waupun with eligibility for parole after two years or after 11 years and three months for good behavior. The bride Kathleen, pregnant, cried out against the verdict while Babich proclaimed his innocence.
Secretary of State Acheson lands at Washington after four week Paris conference with President Truman greeting. He faces urgent tasks including Senate approval of the European recovery program second year appropriation and the North Atlantic Pact ratification. Conference failed to solve major Cold War issues but agreed to seek cooperation in a divided Germany and advance an Austrian independence treaty this summer.
Houston hearing examines a bid by six airlines American Braniff Eastern Delta Continental and National for one plane service from Houston to California points. Interchange of equipment at Dallas and Fort Worth is debated while witnesses stress the need for west coast access and Caribbean traffic.
Chinese Nationalist planes damaged the 8,000 ton British freighter Anchises injuring four crewmen. A Shell Oil Company warehouse fire destroyed 20,000 tons of kerosene and other petroleum products. The raid followed a Nationalist blockade announced to begin June 26, with foreign ships diverted from Shanghai.
Washington June 21 Administrations leaders press Democrats to back President Truman's housing bill with a potential two thirds caucus vote. Southern opposition grows as 60 southern Democrats oppose, while mayors of 46 large cities urge immediate passage. The measure envisions slum clearance low rent public housing and farm housing aids with cost estimates from 10 to 20 billion dollars.
In Prague on June 21 a government controlled press signaled possible arrest of Archbishop Josef Beran as an anti state foe amid a broad crackdown on Catholic opposition in Moravia. Clergy and lay leaders face detention as Beran denounces government sponsored Catholic Action and a church sermon is disrupted by authorities.
Ouachita Parish health chief Dr. T D Boaz said Tuesday five polio cases have occurred in 1949. Four patients are in a New Orleans center, with none in the parish. Three cases were in Monroe and one in Fondale. no epidemic is evident.
New Orleans June 21. Units of destroyer squadron 12 of the Atlantic fleet prepare to carry thousands of naval reservists from Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana to the Caribbean area Central America Mexico and the Canal Zone on annual training duty. Four destroyers Hyman Purdy Beatty and Bristol have arrived this week with more ships due later as they relieve squadron 16 which carried the reservists for the last two years.
Washington June 21. Senate debates national emergency labor plans as Morse presses onward with his speech and Taft Douglas and Aiken offer competing seizure and injunction ideas. Leaders differ on speed, congressional role, and risk of filibuster as votes loom.
Gardena's Lula Bell Stimson, 49, released to her family after glutamic acid treatment to curb poker cravings. Convicted last November for writing bad checks tied to gambling losses, she faced probation and a 40 percent perceived personality change according to Jail Physician Marcus Crahan, who notes ongoing acid therapy.
Paris June 21 The big four foreign ministers ended four weeks of talks with a pledge for east west peace in Germany and progress toward an Austrian independence treaty A six point statement of principles would guide German negotiations with Russia promising no new Berlin blockade in return for revived east west trade They announced accords on Austrian treaty issues and set a Sept 1 deadline Deputies to draft the document and another meeting in New York next fall were agreed Russia dropped support for Yugoslav claims on Austria while West Europe sought to clear the Austrian claims cost The ministers admitted they had failed to reunify Germany but vowed to improve efforts and to ease inter zone trade movement of people and information They agreed to respect each others political setups despite disagreements
June 21 report from Washington notes gleeful Republicans and cautious Democrats reacting to former Secretary of State Byrnes warning that welfare legislation could expand state power. Republicans praise his call for cutting government spending while Democrats, off the record, fear tougher fights ahead as Congress debates social programs. Byrnes spoke in Lexington, Kentucky, warning that welfare measures may turn individuals into economic dependents and threaten liberty.
Oak Grove Louisiana June 21 Special Presentation of evidence in the trial of Robert Layton will open Wednesday at 9 am. A jury of twelve men was completed after 64 veniremen were questioned in fourth district court. The panel includes T Johnson Joseph Ragus C L George Charles M Davis W R Ross Willie Hale John Smith Amos Hawkins W F Lee B F Sims Cecil Bushby and C B Grice. Layton held in parish jail since February 18 on murder charges in the February shotgun slaying of Jim Ward a 39 year old Chickasaw farmer. Anders said the delay was to allow a witness from New Orleans to reach Oak Grove.
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, with President Truman's approval, proposed the modernization of two aircraft carriers at a total cost of 80 million dollars. Speaking to the National War College graduates, Johnson warned against overreliance on atomic bombs and framed Soviet policy as conspiratorial and despotic. He also announced appointing Robert A. Patterson as chairman of the civilian components board of the defense setup.
Mrs John Dickins 43 faces murder charges in Greenville for the garden shears slaying of her 69 year old mother Idella Long Thompson at a Leland home last November 17. Jury selection begins as one Black prospective juror is seated for the first time in a white criminal trial. women are not qualified as jurors in Mississippi.
Paul M. Hebert rises from dean of the LSU law school to dean of the entire university. Approved by the board of supervisors, he will oversee all academic affairs under the president. Hebert has taught at LSU about 20 years and served as acting president after 1939.
The city opens seven Monroe play grounds with 718 attendees on Monday. White playgrounds attract 468, colored 250, with daily 8:30 to 11:30 am hours. Supervisors and activities include softball, tennis, croquet, craft, dodge ball, track, singing, storytelling, and a weekly High Day with special events.
Boulder Colorado June 21 Joe Sam Walker was sentenced to 80 years to life for the murder of Theresa Foster a University of Colorado coed at a violent uncaring crime. District Judge George H Bradfield noted the punishment should fit the crime. The 33 year old walker could serve 40 years with good behavior after a jury convicted him May 9 of killing the 18 year old freshman from Greeley Colorado. Her body was found Nov 11 under a bridge south of Boulder after she disappeared from the University campus. Walker admitted disposing of the body and claimed a stocky blond youth killed her after he gave them a ride in his car.
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