Westbrook Pegler on Communists in WWII era US policy
The essay recounts Memoir style claims of Soviet influence in the United States before Pearl Harbor. It alleges Communist ties in the Roosevelt administration and C IO activity, including strikes at Allis Chalmers and control of West Coast shipping by Harry Bridges. It accuses the Roosevelt government of aiding Stalin against Hitler and Japan. The piece argues this history was ignored or justified.
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Russia
United States
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hitler
White House
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Allis- Chalmers
Milwaukee
Communist Party
Harry Bridges
Philip Murray
Lee Pressman
Germany
Japan
Wheelbarrow Pusher Reaches California After Long Journey
Mrs. Julia Roka King St. Clair and her nine year old son Dolphy, aboard a wheelbarrow hooked to a car, completed a 25 month trek from Jacksonville Florida to Los Angeles California. They traveled an average of about 300 miles per month sleeping in farmhouses and outbuildings along the way with a cat named Tabby Puff Arkansas aboard.
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Los Angeles
Julia Roka King St. Clair
California
Dolphy
Arkansas
Acheson Sees 38th Parallel Withdrawal as Korean Victory
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the withdrawal of Communist forces behind the 38th parallel could be a successful conclusion to Korea. He tied peace to stopping aggression and ensuring it is not resumed while testifying on the $8.5 billion foreign aid plan.
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Barney Livingstone
Washington
State Acheson
38Th Parallel
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Acheson
Jacob Malik
United Nations
Smith
R.wis
Peach Festival Opens Wednesday At Ruston With Queens
Louisiana hosts its first two day peach festival in Ruston on the Louisiana Tech campus. Teen contestants vie for Queen Dixiegem and Princess Peach with street and formal gown judging. Prizes total 25 15 10 and 5 dollars for royalty and talent winners. An exhibit of peaches features 48 ribbons plus a grand prize.
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Ruston
Louisiana
Howard Auditorium
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Dean Frye of LSU Heads for Korea Military Mission
Baton Rouge officials announced that Dr. William W. Frye dean of LSU School of Medicine will undertake a six week army medical assignment. He will be stationed in Tokyo with the 406th medical general laboratory and will work with army forces in South Korea researching epidemic diseases focusing on dysentery and the impact of new antibiotics. He previously served on a similar mission in World War II.
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Baton Rouge
William W. Frye
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine
Korea
L.S. U
South Korea
Frye
Pravda Urges Peaceful Settlement of Korean Conflict
Pravda editorial calls for a cease-fire in Korea and a peaceful settlement as essential to reduce international tension. It backs Soviet delegate Malik’s New York radio proposal and asserts strong belief in possibilities for peaceful settlement.
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Communist Party
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
New York
Korea
Pravda
Malik
M. Kharlamov
Izvestia
Tru
Russia
U. N
Cotton farmers vie for labor in cotton choppers
Memphis labor office reports mid south farmers bidding for truckloads of cotton choppers as wages soar to up to 10 dollars a day. Mississippi delta farmers adopt mechanized cultivation to dodge high labor costs and keep profits, while Shelby county agent warns current wages jeopardize profitability.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee Farm Labor Office
Clara Kitts
Osceola Ark
Memphis Labor Office
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Dying Atlanta Girl Ends Engagement To Sailor
Betty Thompson an 18 year old Atlanta girl diagnosed with cancer has broken her engagement to Sailor Tom Au burn. Tom visited from Norfolk Virginia and flew emergency leave to South Dakota where his mother collapsed on hearing the news. Betty, who had her right leg amputated two years ago, graduated from high school on June 6 but Tom could not attend the ceremony due to his naval duties.
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Atlanta
Betty Thompson
Tom Auburn
Tom
Norfolk
Sioux City Falls
S. D
Vis
Betty
Naval
Ridgway Optimistic On Korea Visit Amid Renewed Fighting
Gen. Matthew Ridgway said things look better than ever in Korea during a flying visit to President Syngman Rhee. The front remained hot with Chinese and North Korean forces attacking, while U N troops countered. Ridgway demanded an iron clad cease fire agreement and noted no halt to fighting despite official doubts about a Russian backed proposal.
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Ridgway
Korea
Olen Clements
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
U. S
38Th Parallel
Kumhwa
U. N
MacArthur Probe Closes as Senate Chief Still Split
The MacArthur ouster probe ends with continued Senate division over blame. Senators McMahon and Brewster clash on who wins the case as committee plans reports and possible written statements. Last witness Maj. Gen. Emmett O Donnell testified, bringing the record to about 2 045 000 words.
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Joint Committee
Emmett
Rosie) O'Donnell
O'Donnell
15Th Air Force
Acheson Warns Iran Oil Crisis Heading to Disaster
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Iranian oil situation is moving rapidly toward disaster, expressing a grim view as he supported the administration's policy. The testimony highlighted concern over escalating disruptions and potential global economic impact.
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Washington
Acheson
OPA Meeting Place Shift for Twin Cities Manufacturers
The office of price stabilization session tonight moves from the Cameo Room at the Virginia Hotel to the roof of the Virginia. Time remains 7 30 p.m.
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Office of
Twin Cities
Virginia Hotel
Virginia
Britain orders Mauritius to Abadan amid tanker standstill
London reports 27 tankers stranded at Abadan following a dispute over oil payments. Foreign Secretary Morrison says all Anglo Iranian Oil Company ships must depart immediately. Ten loaded tankers lack Iranian clearance as captains refuse signed receipts. if Iran persists, AIOC may halt operations within days. The move risks closing the world’s largest refinery, with one week of storage left.
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London
Britain
Mauritius
Abadan
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Abandan
Iran
Morrison
AIOC
Persia
Acheson Urges $8.5 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to pass a new $8.5 billion foreign aid program to bolster allies and counter Soviet expansion. He spoke before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stressing the need for united Western defense and noting Korea cease-fire speculation as Congress weighs the proposal.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
1800 Korean Vets to Arrive in California
More than 1,800 Marine veterans of the Korean war are scheduled to reach California tomorrow. The transport Gen. William F. Hase is due here late tomorrow with about 900 men of the first Marine Division. A similar number is aboard the U S N Sylvester J. Antolak, due to dock at San Diego at noon. Many of the marines are reservists.
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San Frncisco
California
William F. Hase
First Marine Division
Sylvester J. Antolak
San Diego
Hale Man Injured in Sterlington Fall
E. J. Owens of Hale was injured shortly before 10 30 a m Tuesday when he fell from a scaffold on a Sterlington construction job. He was taken to St Francis Sanitarium by Mulhearn ambulance and treated for several broken ribs and shock. The accident occurred while Owens worked for Ford Bacon and Davis at Sterlington, though the Monroe office said they knew nothing of it.
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E. J. Owens
Hale
Sterlington
Owens
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mulhearn
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Ford Bacon Davis
Monroe
Oil Refinery President Sentenced for Conspiracy
Hugh Arnold Guy president of the Southern States Oil Refinery was sentenced to two years in a federal reformatory with a five year suspended term after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate the Connally act Issac Thompson a former Scur lock Oil Co employee also pleaded guilty and received a five year suspended sentence Charges against D O Edmondson and the Southern States Refinery Co were dismissed Edmondson was bookkeeper for the company State Sen Alva Brumfield was acquitted by a federal court jury in February.
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Alexandria
Hugh Arnold Guy
Southern States Oil
Ben C. Dawkins
Guy
U. S. District Court
Issac Thompson
Scurlock Oil Co
D. O. Edmondson
Southern States Refinery Co
Edmondson
Alva Brumfield
Baton Rouge
Alton Denux
Fake citation forms used to collect past due debts in Twin Cities
District Attorney’s office notes alleged use of documents resembling subpoenas or judicial citations to chase unpaid accounts. Assistant District Attorney Gilbert Brown cites inquiries from bar association members about legality. Reports say forms vary and include misrepresented interest and costs, possibly printed and sold elsewhere.
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Fred Fudickar, Jr
Twin Cities
Gilbert Brown
Robert T. Farr
Fourth Judicial District Bar Association
McLemore Says Louisiana Politics Bemuddled
Gubernatorial candidate James M. McLemore told the Young Men's Business Club in Alexandria that the state’s race is muddled with no clear coalitions. He noted weak enthusiasm for the Hale Boggs-Russell Long-Sam Jones lineup and said the anti-Long faction may help an independent candidate emerge.
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Alexandria
James M. McLemore
Lions Club
Lafayette
McLemore
Young Men's Business Club
Hale Boggs-Russell Long
Sam Jones
W. J. Dodd
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Lucille Mae Grace
Earl Long
Dodd
Senate
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Moscow
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Arnold Engineering Development Center
Tullahoma
H. H. “Hap” Arnold
U. S. Air Force
Gen. Arnold
M’arthur
Marvin S. Washington
Quiry
Arrowsmith
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
McMahon
D.-Conn
Brewster
Truman Administration
Russell
D.-Ga
OPA
General van Fleet
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America
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