Brown and Socialist Campaigns in 1934 Europe
The text quotes from the Revolutionary Socialist November 1934 issue detailing Irving Brown as an AFL Europe envoy and NJ socialist activist. It cites his role in garment workers and the Socialist party, noting a campaign to replace capitalist governance with Marxian socialism and warnings about state power and civil liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Brown
Europe
American Federation of Labor
David Dubinsky
Garment Workers’ Union
State Department
The
Revolutionary Socialist
Brown
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New Jersey
Revolutionary Policy Committee
Socialist Party
Luce
Truce negotiators show frankness in prisoner exchange talks
In Munsan Korea AP reported that Allied negotiators described the day as showing much more frankness as they sought a compromise on exchanging prisoners, one of three main issues blocking a Korean armistice.
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T Munsan
Korea
U N Command Shifts Tone on Prisoner Repatriation Policy
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols disclosed a new UN strategy avoiding forced repatriation while noting most prisoners in Allied hands wish to return. Communists insist on full return and oppose interviews to gauge wishes. Talks pivot around armistice enforcement and supervision by neutral nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Nuckols
U. N
Nuckols
Russia
Norway
Senate mulls offshore lands amendments amid fast voting
The Senate plans votes this week on control of offshore lands with Holland and Connally offering rival amendments. Holland seeks three mile tidelands titles and a Texas stretch of 102 miles, while Connally moves to align with the House bill granting states three miles plus 37 percent of oil and gas revenues.
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Washington
Senate
McFarland
D-Ariz
Sen. Holland
D-Fla
Texas
Sen
Connally
D-Tex
Holland
Florida
Senate Interior Committee
Mrs. Mary Eva Baught Rites Planned in Sicily Island
Mrs. Mary Eva Baught 45 a Sicily Island High School faculty member died after a short illness in Baton Rouge Hospital. Funeral set for Thursday at 11 a.m. in Sicily Island Methodist Church with interment in Pine Hill Cemetery. Survivors include husband William L. Baught daughter Adele son Gordon mother Mrs. C J Gordon and sisters Mrs A Y Tillingham and Mrs R E Selzer. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and Sicily Island Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily Island
Mary Eva Baught
Sicily Island High School
Baton Rouge
C. J. Gordon
Pine Hill
Adele Baught
Gordon Baught
A. Y. Tillingham
R. E. Selzer
Order of the Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Seven Year Old Hurt By Falling Hammer Hit
Johnny Matthews, seven, was treated at St. Francis Sanitarium for a scalp wound after a hammer fell from a clothesline and struck him on the back of the head at his Airport road home. He was admitted briefly, treated with three stitches, and released.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Airport Road
Johnny Matthews
Route Three
Young Matthews
Wanted salesman pledge of daily outreach and fatigue immunity
A job seeking note promises daily door to door service and constant availability. The writer asserts tireless energy, working mornings and nights including Sundays, visiting 30 000 homes and thousands of people viewing messages for their accounts.
McCarthy Sues Benton for Libel and Conspiracy
Senator McCarthy files a 2 million dollar libel suit in Federal Court against Senator Benton, charging perjury fraud and deceit over Benton’s claims of Communists in government. Benton offered to waive immunity. McCarthy will serve as his own attorney as he seeks relief from the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Congress
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Admiral Zacharias says war with Communists not imminent
Retired Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias told the Knife and Fork Club that war between the western world and Communist nations is neither imminent nor inevitable. He cited Russia’s vulnerability and U S industrial strength as factors and urged continuing vigilance without fear of open conflict.
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Ellis M. Zacharias
Knife and Fork Club
Far East
Russia
United States
Virginia Hotel
Zacharias
Korea
United Nations
Parents abandon five children in Bluefield search broadens
Five youngsters aged 9 months to eight years wandered the streets of Bluefield as their father Kelly Hall left them with a note for police. Joyce Ann led siblings to the police station where Chief C N Wilson received the message. Officials placed the children at Union Mission while seeking Hall and their mother, who had left with another man.
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C. N. Wilson
Hall
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Roanoke
Western Powers press tough line with Soviet Germany policy
Washington reports Western allies led by the United States Britain and France issued a note to Moscow reacting to a Soviet peace proposal. The declaration ties Germany to a defensive European community and demands a UN commission to inspect the Soviet zone for free elections.
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Ssos Muuussia
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Kremlin
West Germany
Germany
United Nations Commission
Petroleum Group Will Meet Tonight in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish Petroleum Industries committee will convene at 7 p m in the courthouse to elect officers for the coming year and discuss industry and customer issues. E F Jones, chairman, urges full attendance to perfect the local unit. Guest speakers include P V Rome of Esso Standard Oil and Milton Reisch of Pan Am Southern, state executive committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
J H Scogin Seeks Monroe School Board Seat
J H Scogin Jr a Monroe automobile dealer known as Slim announced his candidacy for the Monroe city school board. He has resided in Monroe 25 years at 2301 Marie Place with wife Katherine Strong and children John Mary Lynn and Mignon. He said the chief aim of the public school system is to develop capable citizens and that welfare of the nation ties to education quality.
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J. H. Scogin, Jr
Monroe
Monroe City
Scogin
Slim
Marie Place
Katherine Strong
John
Neville High School
Mary Lynn
Mignon
Georgia Tucker School
Winter Lingers Over Most Of U S
The Associated Press reports winter stubborn in the Midwest with near zero readings in Minnesota and Michigan. Elsewhere Florida and the Far West enjoy summer warmth while rain and light snow affect Gulf Coast states and the upper Midwest.
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Associated Press
Florida
Far West
Midwest
Minnesota
Michigan
North Central
Indiana
Lower
Missouri
Iowa
Dakotas
Rockies
Gulf
New Orleans
Savannah
San Francisco
Oakland
California
Los Angeles
Miami
Tax Bills Hit Retail Sales Amid Federal Tax Drain
The U S Chamber of Commerce says federal taxes hit American buyers hard last week with sharply falling retail sales across most sectors. Director Dr. George Cline Smith notes Treasury intake for March 17–21 rose to nearly 5.3 billion dollars, more than all taxes in 1940, signaling broad economic impact and expected declines in services, entertainment, and hospitality, with ripple effects to manufacturing.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
George Cline Smith
Treasury
Smith
Bridges to Testify on $7 Million Tax Case
Sen Styles Bridges of New Hampshire will testify before House tax scandal investigators about his interest in Baltimore liquor dealer Hyman Klein's case. Rep King said Bridges sought to be heard promptly, set for 10 30 a m EST tomorrow. Klein's dispute centers on a $5 million plus profit from a 1944 46 Canadian whisky investment and related tax assessments reaching over $7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Livingstone Washington
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Baltimore
Rep
King
D-Calif
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bridges
Hyman Harvey Klein
Klein
Sen. Bridges
Henry
Rufus P. Ponsell Seeks Monroe Mayoral Race Approval
Rufus P. Ponsell of 200 Sterlington Rd faces a signaling delay in his Monroe mayoral bid as he undergoes Shreveport veterans hospital checkups. His wife obtained his petition signature from Democratic committee member Roy Q. Cole while he is hospitalized, with Ponsell set to sign upon return in a few days.
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Rufus P. Ponsell
Sterlington Rd
Monroe
Shreveport Veterans Hospital
Shreveport
Roy Q. Cole, Sr
Democratic Committee
Ponsell
Cole
Shanghai Under Red Rule Turns City of Terror
Hong Kong reporter Fred Hampson describes Shanghai’s anti corruption drive as an ordeal of terror. Merchants face loudspeakers and public confessions, with banners and denunciations along Nanking Road The Bund and Tibet Road. Thousands of merchants are driven from their shops and many families commit self harm under pressure.
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Fred Hampson
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Shanghai Red
Liberation Daily
Whangpoo
Nanking Road
Bund
Tibet Road
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Cuba
Mexico City
Carolos Piio Socarras
Ralph Kestly
Miami Daily News
Little Maria
Panmunjom
Fla
Interior Dept
Tidelands
Sicily
Boy
Hammer
LITTL
News-Star— World
McArthy
Japan
Ger
Forsaken
J.H. Scogin
U. S
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