State Of The Union Wins Pulitzer Amid Political Rhetoric
A reader notes the Pulitzer prize for State Of The Union and questions why not a stage and film hit dramatizing left-leaning American politics. He critiques political influence in theaters, praises Republicans like Tom Dewey, and contrasts Truman and Wallace, referencing era figures and scenes from the play’s premise.
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State of the Union
Russell Crouse
Howard Lindsay
New York
State of the
Nellie
Bertha
Blaney
Davis
Horatio Alger
Political Action Committee
Sidney Hillman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congressional Library
Herbert Hoover
Tom Dewey
Harry Truman
Henry Wallace
Mass Meeting Monday Discusses Five Legislative Projects
Speakers announced for a mass meeting in Ouachita parish courthouse room 202 at 8 p m next Monday to present five projects sponsored by the Louisiana legislative council. Topics include state superintendent appointment, care for chronically ill and homeless aged, mental health, tuberculosis hospital funding, and juvenile offender confinement improvements. Sponsoring organizations include AAUW YWCA Anti Tuberculosis Association and League of Women Voters.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Legislative Council
Elmer C. Slagle
State Superintendent of Public Education
Don Ewing
Shreveport Times
A. D. Tisdale
Monroe
A. N. McGuire
C. R. Gowen
Shreveport
G. W. Pomeroy
Alexandria
Legislative Council
American Association of University Women
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
P.T. A
Louisiana Library Association
Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
The
League of Women Voters
Smith Committed to Louisiana Hospital for Criminally Insane
Jack Smith aged 31, deemed dangerously demented by a sanity commission, was committed by Judge David I. Garrett to the Louisiana hospital for the criminally insane at Jackson. He had previously thrown carbolic acid on two women in the business district and is to be moved to the institution once funds are issued for his transfer.
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James T. French
Parish
Frank P. Rizzo
Jack Smith
David I. Garrett
Louisiana Hospital
Jackson
Smith
Leper's Home Petition Faces Possible Denial
Major Hans George Hornbostel 65 seeks admission with his wife to Carville leprosarium in Louisiana after survivors and officials, including Surgeon General Parran, take up the case in Washington. Mrs Hornbostel, 52, contracted likely leprosy while in Santo Tomas. The couple, once prisoners in Manila, vow to live together at Carville if approved.
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San Francisco
Carville
Hans George Hornbostel
Washington
Thomas Parran
Hornbostel
Santo Tomas
Manila
San Francisco Hospital
Major Hornbostel
Postwar blocs loom in Vinson economic testimony
Washington May 16 The possibility of postwar trade rivalry between two blocs the Anglo American and the Russian topped a treasury hearing. Vinson warned blocs may form yet hoped cooperation in the world bank and fund could prevent division. Buffett said siding would threaten world peace while Spence argued the aim is economic peace not bloc formation. Russia has not joined Bretton Woods but may join if UK practices are fair.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Vinson
House Banking Committee
Rep. Buffett
Republican
Nebraska
United States
Spence
Kentucky
World Fund
Bank
Russia
Bretton Woods
World Bank and Monetary Fund
England
Willis Francis faces third bid at electric chair in New Orleans
Willie Francis, an 18 year old condemned in St Martinville for killing a druggist, survived a May 2 electric chair test and seeks reprieve. Attorney Bertrand DeBlanc presses the pardon board for commutation to life, while a new execution attempt looms after the high court ruling. Francis remains unafraid and plans to amend his will on his eyes.
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New Orleans
Iberia Parish
Willie Francis
Bertrand DeBlanc
Francis
State Supreme Court
Emile Verret
State Pardon Board
DeBlanc
High Court
Dallas
Tex
St. Martinville
Verret
Verret Hints at Special Pardons Board Meeting
Lt. Gov. J Emile Verret said he would consider calling a special session of the state pardon board in the Willie Francis clemency case once he receives official notice that clemency is being considered.
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Baton Rouge, la
J. Emile Verret
State
New Turn Seen in Russia Iran Row at UN Council
A renewed push by Iran to keep the dispute before the United Nations Security Council may occur next Monday. Iranian Premier Ahmed Qavam could seek to maintain the case amid fears of civil war, with expected support from the United States and Britain. The row centers on Soviet troop activity in Iran and Moscow’s alleged interference in Iran’s internal affairs.
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Washington
United Nations Security Council
Ahmed Qavam
Council
Qavam
Hussein Ala
United States
Iran
Russia
London
New York
Ala
Andrei Gromyko
Striking Southern Bus Lines Halt 60 Daily Trips
A labor action cuts 60 daily schedules at Monroe’s Union bus station as 60 drivers and 13 shop workers strike. Four agents and three porters off duty leave the depot near silence while two small lines keep limited service. Missouri Pacific Trailways remains unaffected.
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Union
Grammont Street
Southern Bus Lines
Monroe
Southern Company
West Monroe
Southern
Southern Trailways
Shreveport
Meridian
Miss
T. E. Russell
W. F. Nash
Sarah Griffith
Louisiana Motor Coach Company
Natchitoches
Jonesboro
Stevens
Farmerville
Downsville
Missouri-Pacific Trailways
Hall Street
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Alexandria
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Southern Bus Lines Strike Hits Nine States
SHREVEPORT La May 16 A strike of about 1200 workers at Southern Bus Lines affecting nine states disrupted service and prompted talks with company officials. Workers walked out seeking higher wages and better working conditions.
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Shreveport
Southern Bus Lines
Japan’s Wartime Leaders Face Trial Challenges
Tokyo May 16 The defense for Hideki Tojo and 27 others calls for dismissal of the indictment arguing conditional surrender, lack of Allied authority beyond conventional war crimes, and no basis in law for crimes against peace or humanity. The international military tribunal reconvenes to rule on these motions.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hideki Tojo
International Military Tribunal
Overton Telegram Pleases C O Overton
The Chamber of Commerce national affairs committee reported satisfaction with Senator John H. Overton’s stance on the labor crisis. A telegram letter from Overton pledged support for measures to curb labor to protect national interests and opposed royalties by labor unions. No reply had been received from Senator Ellender.
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John H. Overton
Chamber of Commercce National Affairs Committee
George D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Overton
Chamber
National Affairs Committee
Ellender
House
Holland
Strike Arbitration Is Asked By Truman
The United Commercial Travelers from Louisiana and Mississippi will meet in Monroe as guests of the Monroe unit on Friday and Saturday. About several hundred delegates are expected at Hotel Virginia with a program of meetings and a banquet. The UCTU aids widows and orphans of deceased members and promotes welfare for its members. Headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio, with Supreme Secretary A. W. Franklin arriving from elsewhere.
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United Commercial Travelers
Louisiana
Mississippi
Grand Council
Monroe
Mike Tarver
Monroe Council
Virginia
Albert Shields
W. McDavis
Mississippi-Louisiana
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Finance and Public Utilities
Jessie L. Webb
Baton Rouge No
C. B. Halr
C. H. Cooper
al W. Franklin
Supreme Representative
K. P
M. D. Tarver
C. B. Hair
Columbus
A. W. Franklin
Truman asks arbitration on coal contract deadlock
President Truman announced he asked John S. Lewis and coal operators to submit their deadlocked contract talks to arbitration. Lewis and Charles O Neill will deliver their decision at 5 30 p m ET after noting talks had collapsed. The White House meeting followed hours of talks and a 42 day mine shutdown with a two week truce.
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Washington
Truman
John S. Lewis
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Mr. Truman
O'Neill
Lewis and O'Neill
White House
Lone Draftee Inducted From 16-County Area
Edward Francis Mooney, 21, of Philadelphia, was the only man drafted yesterday from 16 eastern Pennsylvania counties. The induction center, opened in 1940, reported a rare single acceptance amid high daily averages in prior years. Mooney said he will feel lonely now but expects company at camp.
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Philadelphia
Edward Francis Mooney
Army
Pennsylvania
Mooney
Bay Nominated Ambassador to Norway
Washington May 16 President Truman named Charles Ulrich Bay of New York as ambassador to Norway.
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Bay
Washington
Truman
Charles Ulrich Bay
New York
Norway
Hunger Striker David Fleming Seeks Release In Ulster Court
Friends and relatives hope for his freedom as hunger striker David Fleming seeks temporary release under a health act. Fleming, IRA leader jailed since 1942 for attempted murder, halted eating March 2 and resumed later, with forced feeding in April. His brother Patrick, also jailed, was granted seven days parole to urge him to end the strike.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
David Fleming
Ulster Higher Court
Irish Republican Army
Fleming
Crumlin Road
Patrick
James
Belsen
Patrick Fleming
Sire
Curragh
Dublin
Charter Plane Crashes Near Richmond Killing 26
A southbound DC-3 chartered plane crashed near Byrd airport in Henrico County Virginia killing 26 people. The aircraft, flying from Newark to Atlanta, plowed into pines in heavy overcast about 1:10 a.m. after attempting to return to the field. Civil authorities and local morticians set a temporary morgue on a nearby farm as bodies were recovered amid burned wreckage.
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Richmond
Byrd Airport
Viking
Doran Creek
Newark
N. J
Atlanta
CAA
William Walton
Henrico County
Eastern Airlines
New York
H. W. Henshaw
Jose Materredona Zamrini
J. A. Williams
Whitlock Farm
Richmond Morticians
Louisiana Legislature Enters First Recess Amid Billing Conflicts
Baton Rouge May 16 The 1946 Louisiana legislature begins its first recess with pending bills on labor rights education board control and tax changes. Rep W J Cleveland proposes a right to work bill denouncing union racketeers while other measures seek higher school and gas taxes and election funding rules. Governor Davis signals may oppose sales tax rise as debates unfold.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Senate
W. J. Cleveland
Crowley
Friends of Labor
Cleveland
State Education Board
State Public Service Commission
Davis
Capitol
Three Sewer Plans Considered For Monroe Extension Project
Three proposed sewer and drainage plans by Barnard and Burk of Baton Rouge were discussed by Monroe city officials and ChamBer of Commerce advisers in the mayor’s office. The plans amount to a 1 to 2 million dollar bond financed project to be decided by voters and property owners.
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Monroe
Barnard & Burk
Baton Rouge
Chamber of Commerce
Charles C. Barnard
Jack Burk
J. D. Roberts
Jack Rogers
Malcolm Biedenharn
C. C. Whittelsey
W. J. Riley
A. D. Tisdale
W. W. Kellogg
Orleans Seeks Legal Gambling in New Orleans
Mayor De Lesseps Morrison announces two bills to legalize slot machines and handbooks, projecting 6.5 million yearly for New Orleans. The plan limits machines to 3000 citywide and 250 handbooks, with taxes, penalties, zoning, and age restrictions outlined. Local option could extend to other communities under city control.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
de- Lesseps Morrison
Handbooks
Oreleans
Foreign Ministers End Conference In Paris Schedule June 15 Return
The four power foreign ministers wrap up in Paris planning a June 15 meeting. They move to revise Italian armistice terms, with Byrnes Connally and Vandenberg to depart Paris at noon for the United States tomorrow, joined by their wives.
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Paris
Four Power Foreign Ministers
United States
James F. Byrnes
Tom Connally
Arthur H. Vandenberg
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