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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
1
The discussion centers on Father Smith and unions in The Sign. Westbrook Pegler rebuts a Jesuit priest’s article, accusing personal bias and egg metaphors, while quoting reader letters and paraphrasing encyclicals. The exchange hints at broader tensions over labor, ideology, and parish authority.
A White House under consideration plan to unify U S foreign and domestic policy foresees an interdepartmental committee with representatives from State Treasury Commerce and Agriculture under White House direction. A White House coordinator would lead the effort aiming to align economic policy with Cold War goals including tariff changes to boost foreign market access and a study of agricultural surpluses for aiding anti Communist nations in western Europe and beyond.
Washington March 2 AP The United Mine Workers were found innocent of contempt of court in the 25 day soft coal strike. Judge Keech ruled not guilty on civil and criminal contempt charges, citing lack of evidence to support the back to work order. The decision surprised the crowded court after earlier strikes had resulted in fines. The report also notes murder trial testimony in Monroe involving Joseph H. Ross and C M Kitchens, with witnesses detailing threats and a family gathering before the shooting. It mentions possible government seizure plans to force coal production and President Truman confirming seizure plans were drafted.
In Alexandria a district court jury heard Mrs. Fanny Brady Snoddy recount a Sunday fight at the Snoddy home before Dennis Book was slain on September 30. She identified hair and beard evidence claimed by the defense and testified Book allegedly struck Snoddy and pulled her hair out. The trial includes Claude Snoddy and Leola S. Book as co defendants before Judge A. Hundley.
Observers foresee the outcome of Greece's parliamentary elections may influence talks to resume trade and establish full diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia. Tsaldaris and the Populists face risk that shift could signal a move away from Monarcho Fascism toward democracy, affecting regional diplomacy. Twenty six parties compete for 250 seats under proportional representation with 8000 votes per seat.
Mrs Arlene Kraeutler 36 along with five children aged eight months to 17 are found dead from gas in a duplex in West Orange New Jersey. Police report the mother killed herself and her children after an eviction notice amid debts. Husband William 40 survived and mourns.
Columbus Ohio March 2. County welfare officials said some relief families use part of their relief allowance to pay installments on television sets. Director Robert P. Smith noted that if a family can afford a set it cannot obtain poor relief.
A navy PBM flying boat on night patrol for a joint force exercise with the army air force and marines ditched in the Atlantic about 300 miles north of Haiti. All ten aboard were rescued from liferafts after engines quit. The aircraft, based on Greenwich Bay, left San Juan last night as eighty thousand personnel participate in the operation.
Chinese airmen attacked two American merchant ships at Tsingtao on Monday. At least seven bombs were dropped and hundreds of machinegun rounds fired. Crewmen of the Pioneer Dale described P-51s and B-25s, with one casualty, Herbert D. Smith, 26, of Louisville. The Flying Clipper and New World Victory also faced danger as shore batteries fired on the raiding formation. The raid was acknowledged by Nationalist sources, with pilots aiming to kill rather than scare.
President Truman said at a news conference he will never go to Moscow during his presidency but will cooperate in plans to preserve peace. He supports U.N. efforts and did not address Senator McMahon's proposal for a U.N. session in Moscow. He added he would consider a visit after his presidency, but did not specify when.
The government rested its case today in the spy conspiracy trial of Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchev. The former government employee and the Soviet engineer have been on trial in federal court since January 24.
A specialized sports AP teletype system now serves The Morning World and News-Star, delivering worldwide sports coverage from 1 PM to early morning. The installation, at substantial cost, adds targeted sports stories not found on the regular AP wire.
Kenneth W. Boldt 46 cashier of First National Bank Milltown admitted taking 21779 and led officers to 19099 buried near his farm. He confessed to misappropriating funds and forging notes, was bound over to the federal grand jury in Indianapolis on 25060 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. The case cites irregularities in records and Boldt’s debt.
Monroe traffic department reports four fatalities from automobile crashes in the city during the first two months of 1950, versus none in the same period of 1949. Accidents rose from 127 to 137, with 13 injuries across both years, and the first fatal crash involved three Black individuals at the Sterlington road A and L M railroad crossing.
Manchester New Hampshire March 2 states star medical witness testified he believed Mrs Abbie Borreto was killed by an air embolism from an injection of 40 ccs of air given by Dr Sander to end her cancer The testimony came as the state neared the close of its first degree murder case against the 41 year old country doctor Dr Hermann Sander Deputy medical examiner Milton Helpern of New York City said in his opinion death was caused by air embolism The autopsy showed no other cause but the rapid injection would carry air to the heart and pulmonary artery An earlier witness Dr William J King of Candia said Dr Sander told him Mrs Borreto eyes were open and staring when air was injected into her veins during a Christiana Parker procedure
David E. Lilienthal, former AEC chair, told New York City hotel men that government control of atomic energy is a cockeyed monopoly and secrecy blocks industrial use. He urged moving the atom into industry, reducing coal dependence, and predicted civilian power could emerge in 30 years, outside ultra secrecy.
A Downey man D. R. Roark 28 was killed when his plane crashed into a mountainside near Beaumont California. His wife Esther 26 suffered a broken back and their daughter Sharon Ann 3 had a leg fracture. The wreckage hung on a ledge requiring ropes to reach them. Rain and fog hindered rescue.
Flood refugees in east central Louisiana anticipate fair weather after two days of heavy rain totaling three and a half inches. Red Cross officials in Alexandria report discomfort for tent dwellers in the Jonesville Ferriday zone as backwaters rise over a million acres. River forecaster Stephen Lichtblau says crests on area rivers will be passed by mid March barring heavy rain, with the Ouachita crest possibly arriving earlier than March 6 and drainage to start before mid month.
Joseph Schipta, a 70 year old former Lansford coal miner who regained sight via a county charity operation, gave Carbon County a 2000 check to settle a debt the county spent on him decades ago. Judge James C. McCready presided as Schipta spoke of paying off the obligation and called it a once in a lifetime experience.
Washington March 2 The president favors continuing rent controls beyond the June expires date for another year. The senate appropriations committee approved 2.6 million dollars for the housing expediter's office last week and added a rider to wind down rent control duties by June 3.
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