Tulane Professor Appointed to UN Legal Staff
Dr. Mitchell Franklin, a professor at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, has been appointed to the United Nations legal staff. Rep. F. Edward Herbert of Louisiana denounced the appointment in the House, calling it a channel for Communist venom and anti American propaganda to aid the Kremlin.
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Mitchell Franklin
Law
Tulane University
New Orleans
United Nations
Washington
F. Edward Herbert
Louisiana
Franklin
Kremlin
Henry Wallace and Roerich faith controversy in 1940s politics
A fragmented account describes Henry Wallace's associates debating his alleged belief in Nicholas Roerich and a mystic cult. It notes allies’ evasive responses, state department silence, and a Democratic leadership backlash over claims Wallace endorsed esoteric figures and ideas during the 1940 campaign.
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Henry Wallace
Henry
Wallace
State and Agrire
New York Supreme T
Internal Revenue
Nicholas Roerich
Ter
Louis Horch
Allace
State Department
Roerich
United States
Senate debates extend atomic energy board terms
Washington May 17. Senate support grows for a compromise to extend the terms of David Lilienthal and other atomic energy commissioners for two years. Senator Vandenberg and Senator Taftback the plan to avert controversy, with Hickenlooper and Johnson pushing to bring the measure before the committee. President Truman has proposed new five year terms while the act requires staggered terms.
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Ashington
Senate
David E. Lilthal
Enator
Vandenberg
Mich
Senor Taft
Ohio
Taft
O. P
Lilienthal
Connation
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate House Atomic Energy
Edwin C. Johnson -Cole
Truman
Acot
Lenney Says Reds Are Biding Time
Bangor Maine May 7 General George C Kenney warned Communists would start Operation Aivier a once they feel at war He stated the United States faces danger of war and that air power dictates world destiny He warned of enemy planes reaching from European Asian mass to North America and that the atomic bomb cannot be sole defense He added the Communists already have the bomb or will soon and it may be later than believed.
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Bangor
Comunists
George C. Kenney
Stragic Air Command
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
United States
Kenney
Arctic
Ris
Canada
Maine
Poppy Day Set Saturday By Monroe High Schools
Saturday marks Poppy Day as Monroe area high school girls distribute poppies to honor fallen soldiers. The money funds veteran family aid. poppies are crafted in Alexandria veterans hospitals by disabled men. Mrs. Ted Mahr notes rising need as families of veterans seek help.
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Monroe
American Legion
Flandersfield
Alexandria
Ted Mahr
L. B. Faulk American Legion Auxiliary
Western powers fault Russia in UN atomic control talk
Francis W. Carpenter reports from Lake Success that the United States France and Britain told the United Nations that world atomic controls are impossible without Russia’s cooperation. They urged the UN atomic energy commission to abandon aims until Moscow changes its stance, signaling possible UN acknowledgment of failure.
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Francis W. Carpenter Lake
United Nations
Russia
United States
France
Britain
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council
Commission
United Nations Organization
Governor-Elect Long lists honorary colonels for administration
Baton Rouge May 17. Governor-Elect Earl K Long says he has a partial list of 211 supporters slated as honorary colonels, including congressmen and labor leaders. He urged friends seeking offices to wait until near the end of the legislative session. Staff names from New Orleans Baton Rouge and Shreveport are listed, with more on the eighth page.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Long
Palmer Reid Long
O. K. Allen, Jr
Dolph Frantz
Pete Fletcher
Lin
Jews Seize Territory in Northern Palestine Conflict
Arab League leaders proposed a Jerusalem truce effective at noon tomorrow if Jews cease fire, while Ha ganah reports claim of two villages seized between Nazareth and Sea of Galilee and a hill near Safad. In battles near Sejera and Arab El Edha, Jewish and Arab casualties reported with several killed and wounded on both sides.
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Jerusalem
Arab League
Edward Curtis
Haifa
Palestine
Great Britain
Holy Land
United Nations
Jewish Agency
Haganah
Nazareth
Christ
Sea of Galilee
Safad
Sejera
Arab el Edha
Tiberias
Jebel el Tur
Mount Tabor
Sejara
Mishmar Haemek
Welch Resigns And Manning Is Chosen
In Ouachita parish school board, George W. Welch resigns as superintendent effective July 1. G S Manning, ex Calhoun principal now at Northwestern State College, is named his successor after a heated vote amid factional dispute. Mack Avants proposed as alternate. election postponed.
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Quachita Parish
George W. Welch
G. S. Manning
Calhoun School
Northwestern State College
Natchitoches
Welch
Manning
Mack Avants
Avants
C. G. Wall
Wall
Absentee Voting Ends Saturday for Local Election
Today and Saturday mark the final opportunities to cast absentee ballots for the upcoming Tuesday election. Ballots must be filed at the courthouse with Clerk of Court R. Dean Farr, who sets 5 pm Saturday as the deadline but will keep the office open early Saturday evening for latecomers. Through Friday noon 80 ballots had been cast. Voters headed to Baton Rouge for the inaugural are urged to vote within the time limit.
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R. Dean Farr
Baton Rouge
Opposition gains in Panama voting as polls tight
May 7 Panama City AP dispatch reports last Sunday's municipal ballots showing a swing to the opposition ahead of next Sunday's presidential vote. Opponents tally over 65,000 of 107,342 counted while Liberals back Diaz Arosemena lead in individual votes. Fabrega and Arias camps split the rest. election officials say opposition controls the election jury and the president vows impartiality amid accusations of bias. Municipal returns from Panama City show pro Arias mayoral lead over Diaz and Fabrega candidates.
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Panama
Liberal Party
Domingo Diaz Arosemena
Jiminez
Diaz Arosemena
Panama City
pro-Arias
Diaz
Fabrega
Churchill urges united voice for a European assembly
Winston Churchill called for immediate formation of a European assembly as the first step toward a Council of Europe. He urged a 22 nation forum to persuade governments to “create a new Europe” with a united voice, subordinate to a future world organization with three regional councils.
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Louis Nevin
Hague
Netherlands
Winston Churchill
European Assembly
Council of Europe
Churchill
Europe
World Organization
World Organization of the Future
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Western Hemisphere
Britain
West
Czechoslovakia
Executions Mount as Greece Reports 18 More Killings
Eighteen more murder convicts were executed at Angina prison near Athens, bringing this week’s total to 213 and 61 in 36 hours. Yesterday 19 were executed, with 13 at Athens and 11 at Salonika. The British embassy said Sir Clifford Norton sought details from Vice Premier Tsaldaris. cabinet reshuffle continued as four Liberal ministers were named.
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Athens
Angina
Salonika
Clifford Norton
Constantin Tsaldaris
Norton
Michael Mavrocordato
Tsaldaris
Themisetokles Sophoulis
Sophoulis
White House Talks Fail To End Railroad Dispute
Washington May 7 AP A White House conference to avert a railroad strike ended without progress. John R Steelman met for an hour and a half with heads of three strike threatening rail brotherhoods. Johnston said no proposals were advanced and no seizure discussed. Accompanying him were Robertson and Glover Jr.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Eben Ayers
Steelman
Alvanley Johnston
Johnston
David B. Robertson
Arthur J. Glover, Jr
Switchmen's Union
Air Force to Buy 2727 Warplanes in 1952 Plan
Washington May 7 The air force moved toward ordering 2 727 new warplanes as part of a 70 group peacetime air force plan awaiting President Truman's signal. Senate approved a 3 233 billion airpower expansion fund by 74 to 2. House Senate conference to reconcile minor bill differences. The package adds 822 million above Truman's request, aims to build 243 bombers 1 575 jet fighters and 909 support aircraft by 1953.
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Washington
Air Force
Truman
Senate
Senate House
House
White House
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Leo Allen
Clinois
House Rules Committee
Allen
Air Policy Commission
Senator Overton Back From Surgery In Stable Condition
Washington May 17 Senator Overton Democrat Louisiana underwent surgery for an intestinal obstruction. He had a fairly comfortable night and remains in satisfactory condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Doctors say his condition is serious but he continues to hold his own with no cause for alarm.
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Washington
Senator Overton
Louisiana
Bethesda Naval Hospital
B. W. Hogan
British move on Jerusalem mayor bites into UN plan
British Foreign Secretary Bevin informed the United Nations that no neutral candidate acceptable to Arabs and Jews could be found to serve as Jerusalem mayor. Bevin urged a UN led conference with Jews and Arabs to select a suitable nominee, undermining the assembly's May 15 plan for a UN appointed mayor and sparking Arab rejection and renewed crisis in Palestine.
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Larry Hauck Lake
Britain
United Nations
Jerusalem
Bevin
Trygve
General Assembly
Holy City
United Nations Special Palestine Assembly
Security Council
Coun
Cil
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Assembly
Holy Land
Francis B
Noe Defense to Be Shown in Federal Case
New Orleans May 17 Fore ver Louisiana Governor James A Noe and three others planned to present evidence to show their innocence of federal charges they conspired to influence a 1945 jury. The defense named John Breard of Monroe who identified Noe accounts with 21 drafts totaling 110000 dollars linked to Burton.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
James A. Noe
Noe
Lake Charles
William T. Burton
Joe Cawthorn
Mansfield
Marcel F. LaBranche
LaBranche
Burton
Monroe
Dulles proposes cabinet level anti subversive warfare agency
John Foster Dulles urged creation of a cabinet rank department to counter Communist subversive warfare. The agency would coordinate non military defense, expose Communist tactics, and bolster information campaigns via radio and press. He said the plan has sympathetic state department support and backing from Senator Vandenberg and Governor Dewey.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
Truth
Dulles
State Department
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
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Lenney
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Tom Hopkins
Paden
Okla
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
National Democratic Party
McGrath
South
Party High Command
Council
Greece
Air Service
Overton
Borah
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