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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1949
Page
8
A F L leaders urged the Senate to defeat the labor bill now amended to include Taft Hartley act injunction powers. Taft won a 50 40 vote to add national emergency injunctions as C I O officials resign to the Taft Hartley framework. Arthur Goldberg warned the Taft Hartley act remains in force through the next elections.
In New York on June 28 the Hiss perjury case saw Tom Murphy grill witnesses as Justice Frankfurter and Stanley Reed waded into the defense. The exchange highlighted tensions with Frankfurter, Reed and other judges weighing in on a case tied to Whittaker Chambers disclosures and alleged Soviet information. The reporter derides Frankfurter’s theatrics while noting the onslaught of high court participation.
Robert F. Wagner, age 72, resigns from the U S Senate after nearly 23 years. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will appoint an interim successor until the November elections, with a full term ending January 3, 1951. Lehman seen as Democratic challenger in the fall race.
New Orleans June 29. Louisiana's old age assistance program is criticized as a staggering load on taxpayers and likely to grow. A report by the Bureau of Governmental Research notes total payments rose despite slower growth, totaling 5,475,000 for April with about 60 percent from federal funds. Louisiana leads the nation with 80.1 percent of its aged on assistance and ranks 14th in average payments per aged.
Washington June 29 A proposed supplemental rate schedule by Interstate Natural Gas Company Monroe La has been suspended by the power commission pending a hearing. The commission said the schedule would involve a disproportionate reduction of deliveries to Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. No hearing date set.
A congressional inquiry into Alabama night rider violence opened led by Rep Byrne. The hearings will focus on civil rights legislation and include three Alabama newspaper witnesses with possible later additions. Critics call the move a superficial political probe, while Byrne downplays any full judicial inquiry.
Mrs Elaine J Spradlin a theater cashier in Cleveland Ohio identified a suspicious $20 bill and tipped a special policeman. Secret Service Agent J J Cassaday said her alert led to a raid on a counterfeit ring headquarters in Washington and the arrest of five people.
In New York on June 29 the defense in the Communist conspiracy trial stated that Richard Gladstein was threatened with death if he quit the case. A San Francisco lawyer's wife reportedly received two calls early Monday. police later said a letter to the police was not received. The incident followed prior threats noted since the trial began January 17.
John L. Lewis pushes a three day work week for soft coal miners while operators in northern and western regions reject the plan as potentially violating anti trust laws. UMW attorneys say the limit can be achieved legally.
Seventeen member Ouachita Parish High School ensemble broadcast five songs on NBC from Monroe on their return trip. Under director Miss Velma Nichols the group performed works by Schubert Christianson Foster and Foster pieces Camptown Races and Louisiana Hayride. They depart New York by train tonight and return to Monroe Friday morning, with a KNOE rebroadcast scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight.
A. J. Seidenglanz, former state employee, pleaded guilty to simple battery for the death of his wife. He received 15 days on each of two counts to run concurrently, with time already served credited. Mrs. Seidenglanz died June 1 in New Orleans Charity Hospital. murder charge voided by grand jury.
President Taft's ally Taft led a Senate vote 50 to 40 approving a measure to use injunctions and plant seizure to halt strikes in a national emergency. He carried 32 of 41 Republicans. 17 Democrats backed the move, mostly from the South, while Democratic leader Lucas faced weaker party unity. Absences and pairings reduced Republican defectors to five.
The Judith Coplon espionage case moves to a federal court jury after closing arguments. Judge Albert L. Reeves outlined key legal points focusing on the defendant's intent as the jury deliberates.
The Southern Association of Colleges may investigate the dismissal of Dr. Claybrook Cottingham as president of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. A letter from the commission on higher education asked for reasons for the dismissal and indicated a possible probe. The state board deferred action until July 19.
The House trimmed the housing bill to Senate size, reducing public housing from 1,050,000 to 810,000 units and annual subsidy from 400 million to 308 million dollars. A Republican bid to deepen cuts failed as Democrats held to a forecast of victory by nightfall.
Weather maps show hot and humid conditions expected from the Rocky Mountains to the middle Atlantic with scattered rain and thundershowers overnight. Temperatures rose into the 90s in the north central and southern areas while New England and the Pacific coast cooled and rainfall totaled near two inches in Indiana and Virginia saw over 2.84 inches in Lynchburg.
Mrs. John Dickens was found guilty of murdering her mother in Greenville Mississippi. The jury could not agree on punishment, making life imprisonment mandatory. Judge Arthur Jordan imposed the sentence after the verdict was read.
Paris June 29 Britain joins a seven nation OC EEC committee and later the full OEEC body to decide how Europe should trade. Cripps opposes multilateral free trade while the US supports it. France proposes controlled free trade with limits as Britain dealers on bilateralism amid dwindling reserves. The decision hinges on multilateral versus bilateral trade and currency coordination.
Voters approve an $8.062 million city improvement package in eight proposals led by a $7 million revenue bond for water light and sewer systems. Only 103 votes opposed the major issue while 1,287 favored. Officials expect work to begin after the 60 day legal period with early results by fall.
Nationalist planes bombed Shanghai in a noon raid, hitting the crowded Chapei district and near Lunghwa airport. Authorities sealed blocks and limited entry as ambulances moved the injured. the attack lasted over an hour with multiple drops.
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