Westbrook Pegler Attacks Wagner Act And Labor Trusts
Pegler argues the Wagner and related laws empower railroad bosses and unions to paralyze the nation. He cites strikes after WWII, claims government concessions failed, and accuses leaders and presidents of false labor friendliness while urging stricter contract enforcement and protection against unlawful labor actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Truman
John L. Lewis
Reuther
Phillip Murray
Roosevelt
President Truman
Whitney
Johnson
Labor
George Scalise
Franklin D.roosevelt
Tojo's Attorneys Seek Delays for War Crimes Trial
Tokyo May 28. Defense lawyers for former Premier Tojo and 25 other Japanese war crime suspects asked for more time to prepare for the international tribunal trial set to start June 3. They urged individual opening statements after the prosecution presents evidence and separate findings of fact for each defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hzeki Tojo
Clerk of
International Tribunal
Rochester Transit Tied Up by Mass Picketing
Rochester faced a mass demonstration by labor unionists over public works unionization. Despite announced settlements, mass picketing disrupted the citys 80 truck fleet and delivery services, halted Times Union operations, and snarled downtown traffic as workers and riders endured delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Public Works Department
State Federation of Labor
Louis B. Cartwright
Thomas S. Dewey
Times-Union
City Delivery and Storage Company
Yawman and Erbe
Senator Carter Glass dies at 88 in Washington
Virginia statesman Carter Glass, longtime public servant dubbed father of the federal reserve system, dies of heart disease at 88 after a long illness. Senate adjourns in tribute as flags fly at half staff and a delegation is named to attend his Lynchburg funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve System
Senate
Capitol
Glass
Byrd
Senate Banking Committee
Lynchburg
McKellar
Tennessee
Appropriations Committee
New Orleanians Vote On Gambling Referendum
May 28 New Orleans residents used regular voting machines for an informal referendum on legalized racing handbooks. Mayor Morri son supported a handbook bill, arguing tax revenue of about 2.5 million dollars yearly would fund city wages and veterans affairs. he warned of continued crackdown on illegal bookmaking if the measure fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Morrison
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Canadian Army officer John F. Fletcher slain in Chicago hotel
Major John F. Fletcher 46 an educational officer with the Canadian army was shot four times in his Morrison Hotel room in Chicago. Donald Murray 41 a Chicago salesman friend of Fletcher was held for questioning. Fletcher estranged from his wife Doris 36 a mathematics teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John F. Fletcher
Morrison Hotel
Jerome Looney
Donald R. Murray
Looney
Murray
Doris
Fletcher
Elgin, Ill
DuPage County
Clark and
Madison Streets
Suburban Wheaton Academy
Vancouver
B. C
Laura Fletcher
Wheaton Dur
Train crash harms 2 Marines and 1 railroad engineer
A Maryland bound troop train carrying 208 marines to a discharge center derailed 15 miles southeast of Harrisburg. Two Marines and the Pennsylvania railroad engineer were killed. More than 30 marines were injured. Names withheld. The train was en route from San Diego to Bainbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pacific
C. E. Merger
Philadelphia
Earl Lreton
Middletown Air Depot
John A. Worrilow
Lebanon
Worrilow
Eugene Strayhorn
Oceanside
Calif
Bainbridge
San Diego
Columbia
C. J. Desch
Susquehanna
Widow of Sears founder dies in Evanston at 77
Anna Lydia Sears widow of Richard W. Sears dies at 77 in Evans ton home of her daughter Sylvia Sears Gardner. Sole legatee of her husband’s $15.7 million estate, she is survived by two sons Richard W. Sears II and Wesley M. Sears and six grandchildren. Services set for tomorrow at Mrs Gardner’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Anna Lydia Sears
Richard W. Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sylvia Sears Gardner
Sears
Minnnesota
Richard W. Sears II
Wesley M. Sears
Mrs. Gardner
Flood Control Bill Approved by House Committee
The House flood control committee approved a $750 million plan funding numerous river basin projects including Lake Charles and Bayou Lafourche works. The bill authorizes projects for construction by army engineers as funds become available.
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Washington
House Flood Control Committee
Whittington
Mississippi
House
Army Engineers
Congress
Chief of Army Engineers
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Ship
Calcasieu River
Pass
Boeuf
Tensas
Bayou Macon
Bayou Lafourche
Monroe
Building Projects in Monroe Approved by CPA Office
The CPA office in New Orleans approved non housing projects in Louisiana totaling 411100 for Monroe and surrounding area. Major items include Brown Paper Mill 69600 Faulk Collier 50000 Ouachita Parish School Board 50300 Southern Carbon Company 25000 Rev Berchman Serre 35000 First Baptist Church Sterlington 50000 and 18 total Monroe projects with plans by L Milton King and Ford Bacon Davis. Initiation slated about June 7 with Millsaps School West Monroe and other brick buildings on Louisville Avenue among the approved works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
New Orleans
Monroe
Brown Paper Mill Company
Faulk-Collier Co
Ouachita Parish
Berchman Serre
James Kocotas
J. ©. Marsh
First Baptist Church
Sterlington
Walter L. Fisher
L. M. Roy Construction Co
Brown Paper Mill
Royal Reed and Seed Co
Havard Bros. Jewelers
Bruce Facundus
Harvard S. Nix
J. N. Knowles, Jr
E. K. Flournoy
Faulk-Collier
L. Milton King
Ford
Bacon and Davis
Millsaps School
West Monroe
R. L. Kiper
Louisville Avenue
Southern Carbon Company
Fairbanks
George L. Heller
Rev. Berchman Serve
Unions threaten shift as Truman labor policy faces heat
U S unions vent strong opposition to President Truman over the emergency strike plan. Leaders including C I O President Murray and A F L chief Green denounce the proposal as fascist and slave labor. Wallace and Pepper named as possible alternative backers amid political jockeying in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Claude Pepper
Capitol Hill
Secretary of Commerce
Pepper
Democrat
Florida
Harold F. Stassen
Minnesota
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Stassen
Mr. Truman
Senate
Murray
William Green
C. I O. United Auto Workers
A. F. Whitney
Trainmen Brotherhood
National Farmers Union
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Robert E. Hannega
Labor
Wainmen
Whitney
Democratic Party
Has six husbands and a $500 fine in federal case
Ruth Phelps admitted in court to having six husbands and was fined 500 dollars with three years probation by Judge Arthur Lederle. She testified she married three men and had three common law husbands and used the mails to defraud by soliciting money from the mother of a Kennedy Texas lieutenant. Names of her husbands included Detroit men T A Frasier Michael Benson Kenneth G Haymaker W O Tadlock was cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ruth Phelps
Arthur F. Lederle
Miss Phelps
George Williams, Jr
Kennedy
Tex
Williams
T. A. Frasier
Michael Benson
Kenneth G. Haymaker
Holtville
Calif
W. G. Erwin
New Orleans
Warren O. Tadlock
Charlotte
N. C
Airspace ruling by Supreme Court extends property rights
The Supreme Court ruled landowners own airspace above their property to the extent needed for use and enjoyment, treating frequent low flights as a potential taking. The decision, 5 to 2, involved Thomas and Mary Causby and may require further findings on damages, with Mr. and Mrs. Causby awarded $2,000 by the claims court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Thomas Lee Causby
North Carolina
Causby
U. S. Court of Claims
Douglas
United States
Officers elected by Postal Clerks in Louisiana
Louisiana Federation of Post Office Clerks re elected James L. Cruse as president at its fourth annual convention in Alexandria. Huldah Cole named first vice president and Walter P. Humphrey sec retary treasurer. New district vice presidents listed with cities. Auxiliary chose officers. Lake Charles set as 1947 convention city. Father and daughter from Pierre South Dakota earned degrees together at LSU commencement Lawrence Keith Fox MA in history Harriet Jane Fox BA in journalism.
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Alexandria
Louisiana Federation of Post Office Clerks
James L. Cruse
Huldah Cole
Walter P. Humphrey
Shreveport
van Gilmore
Lake Charles
L. L. Mares
Baton Rouge
M. A. Conley
Coushatta
S. P. Cartier
Westwego
J. N. Davis
Monroe
John Gates
West Monroe
Lawrence Alde
New Orleans
D. P. McAllister
Rona Lacour
Federation
Pierre
S. D
Louisiana State University
Lawrence Keith Fox
Harriet Jane Fox
Lawmakers rebuff public secrecy on secret weapons
House appropriations members reject calls to reveal details of alleged secret weapons including biological and atomic poison gas. They question public disclosure, citing global risks and the need to fund further military research while guarding sensitive secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
W. A. Higinbotham
Federation of Atomic Scientists
United States
America
Higinebotham
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Westbrook
Pegler
Tojo
Orleanians
Graham Somervaille
Auckland
New Zealand
William G. Somervaille
Agriculture Department
Department
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Republicans
Republican
Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
John Hk. Lewis
Krug
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John J. O'Leary
Ben Moreell
O'Leary
Interior Secretary
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