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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
1
A resident overhears a lengthy exchange on housing and economic woes at a park bench. The speaker lampoons unemployment, rent, and postwar political tensions while musing on American resilience and production. The piece hints at broader civic debates and continues in a later page.
The post office department ordered an embargo on parcel post shipments over 11 pounds due to the coal strike and rail service curtailment. Four classes are exempt: live day old poultry seeds plants eggs butter and other perishables medicines and surgical supplies.
The Louisiana supreme court takes up Willie Francis's appeal after an electric chair failure saved him last Friday. Justices weigh whether he received a full impartial trial and consider a petition filed by NAACP lawyers seeking to set aside the sentence. A reprieve of up to 30 days was granted by Lt. Gov. Verret while the case is studied.
A man who woke with a severe headache and no memory identified himself as Harry Babineaux. A sister in Texas earlier learned of his condition. He had married Ruby Lee Wilson in 1942 and had been called for army service in 1946 but rejected as unfit. He will receive medical treatment from Dr. J. T. French.
Clarence Phillips, 49, killed himself in Cincinnati after being ordered to move amid a housing shortage. He died from sleeping tablet overdose and left a note to his wife expressing his lack of strength for the ordeal. Coroner Frank Coppock Jr. reported the circumstances.
Texarkana residents slept easier after Texas officers added ten patrol cars and a mobile radio unit to chase the phantom killer blamed for five murders in six weeks. Liquor dealers imposed an early curfew to calm nerves while Capt. Gonzaullas doubted a Kilgore man linked to the crimes. An escaped German POW was reported nearby but no conclusive suspect information emerged.
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge warned Koreans against excitement over the temporary adjournment of the U S Russian trusteeship commission. He urged restraint to avoid harming Korea’s push for independence as Russian delegates left the conference area for the occupation zone.
King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena boarded the cruiser Duke of Abruzzi in Naples for a voyage into voluntary exile.
Washington reports expose a split over extending the draft as World War II ends. Senator Gurney pledges a 30 day extension bill while President Truman urges a longer pause, with Barkley aiming a near term vote to keep selective service running. The American Legion warns that cutoff could end reemployment benefits for millions in the armed forces.
District criminal court spent the morning selecting only eight of the required twelve jurors for the Sam Corrent murder trial. The accused Breard street grocer is charged with killing Fred White, a McCain Richards employee, last December 29. State says Corrent conspired with J W Givens to rob to fund a trip to New Orleans for a cousin's funeral. Givens pleaded guilty to manslaughter and may testify.
William Cabell Bruce former United States senator from Maryland who served from 1923 to 1929 died at his Baltimore home at age 86. Services and burial arrangements were not announced.
Associated Press reporter Tom Masterson recalls the April 18 fall of Changchun to Chinese Communist forces, describing a four day battle, a dramatic city capture, and his 25 days as a wartime observer held by the fighting factions. He and four other correspondents were evacuated after being cut off by the airport assault.
The big three automakers announce rapid plant closures due to rail embargo and coal strike. GM to halt assembly next week with 215000 employees affected. Ford began shutdowns. Chrysler to suspend passenger cars while truck lines continue. Output may drop about 50000 units next week. Police brownouts and local curtailments extend the impact across Michigan towns.
Seven maritime unions representing 161 000 workers voted to launch the first national shipping strike if no accord is reached by June 15. They seek wage increases up to 30 percent and better working conditions, accusing shipowners of a vicious unyielding attitude.
In a May 9 broadcast from Hilversum, Winston Churchill urged a United States of Europe under a world organization. He argued such unity would unify the continent, bring prosperity, justice, and peace, receiving prolonged applause from the Dutch parliament.
President Truman warned the coal shutdown could become a strike against the government and questioned a proposed royalty to the United Mine Workers. He outlined options including a White House conference, potential seizure of idle mines, and a 30-day strike ban via factfinding boards.
The government raised grain ceilings on May 13 to push more supplies to feed the hungry abroad. Increases cover corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, and grain sorghums while signaling possible future rises for dairy, flour, bread, and related products. UNRRA and FAO leaders warned the world food crisis may last four to five years, prompting extended interagency cooperation through year end.
In Portland Oregon the mother of newborn Siamese twins may choose names today as doctors report the girls, born to Edward and Mrs Horse at Portland General Hospital, are 3 days old at 3 pm. Each child has a separate spinal cord but share lower fused connection. survival uncertain.
Interior Minister Giuseppe Romita said a man in custody confessed to stealing Benito Mussolini s body and claimed the remains are hidden in Milan The man offered to surrender if buried in Predappio but the government refused The case involves earlier reports of the body possibly aboard the steamer Beatrice en route to Livorno.
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