Westbrook Pegler Exposes Broadcasts on Murray Bridges and Flynn
Westbrook Pegler condemns a Fordham University WFUV FM broadcast by James J. McElroy praising Philip Murray for “kicking the Commies out of the C I O.” He notes Murray defended Bridges, a known communist, and details Timothy F. Flynn’s long criminal record from 1918 onward, including multiple arrests and prison terms in Massachusetts.
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James J. McElroy
New York Association of Catholic Trade Unionists
Wfuvfm
Fordham University
Philip Murray
Murray
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Harry S. Truman
Wallace
Progressive
Timothy F. Flynn
Worcester
Mass
McElroy
Timothy Flynn
Wfuv-Fm
Worcester Police
Flynn
Lyman School
Worcester District Court
Shirley School
Department of Public Safety
The
Commonwealth
Hudson
Middlesex Superior Court
House of Correction
Fascists Take Second Place in Italy Local Elections
In Italy the Italian Social Movement MSI and the Monarchist party formed alliances to win big in 2,400 towns and 26 provinces. They captured Naples and Bari city and provincial councils, challenging de Gasperi's Christian Democrats as NATO headquarters sit in Naples. Exiled King Umberto I was hailed as Semana.
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James M. Long
Rome
Italy
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Mussolini
Il Duce
Alcide de Gasperi
Achille Lauro
Monarchist Party
Umberto I
Portugal
Naples
Nam Il Hints Attack May Be Started Soon
Nam Il and North Korean forces threaten action as truce talks stall over 100000 prisoners and internees. U N Command dismisses the charge as propaganda while Harrison outlines POW screening and return policies at Panmunjom talks.
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Nam Il
Nam
Korean Peoples Army
Chinese Peoples Volunteers
William K. Harrison Jr
U.N
Panmunjom
Harrison
Louisiana FBLA sends 98 students to national Chicago convention
Nearly 100 Louisiana high school students, members of the Future Business Leaders of America, travel from New Orleans and Hammond to Chicago for the national FBLA convention. Led by state supervisor Gladys Peck, the group includes three officers Jeron Lafargue, Carolyn Freeman, and Carolyn Shewmake. Louisiana FBLA emphasizes vocational business courses for practical use, especially for students who do not pursue college, with Baton Rouge and other schools on the roster.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Future Business Leaders of America
Chicago
New Orleans
Hammond
Gladys Peck
Louisiana Fbla
Jeron Lafargue
Sulphur
Carolyn Freeman
Istrouma High
Carolyn Shewmake
Westwego
FBLA
All-Male Sex Parties Alleged at Communist Envoy Events
Senate investigators released testimony detailing all male sex parties hosted by Teo H. Florin, a Czechoslovak envoy, used to extract information from gay guests. Witnesses Molnar Svoboda and Cvetic described gatherings with only male attendees and improprieties observed in Florin's Washington apartment.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Teo H. Florin
Internal Security
Joseph Molnar
FBI
Molnar
McCarran
D-Nev
State
Justice Departments
Matthew Cvetic
Pittsburgh
Florin
20Th Street
Pettis Makes Third Escape From City Jail
L. L. Pettis, 44, escaped the Monroe city jail for the third time by sawing bars and using a fire escape. He previously escaped Friday with Willie Knox and Dude Stone, and later was recaptured in Mangham after another drunken disorderly arrest. The two companions remained at large.
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L. L. Pettis
Monroe
Mangham
Pettis
Willie Knox
Dude Stone
Monroe City
West Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Ceiling Price Boosts On Foods Expected Tonight
The Office of Price Stabilization plans ceiling price boosts for many foods, aiming to raise the grocery bill by about 100 million dollars yearly. Food groups challenge the impact, saying gains may be as low as 5 cents per person weekly, with prices varying by store and demand.
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Washington P
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
National Association of Retail Brocers
Co-operative Food Distributors of America
National Association of Food Chains
Super Market Institute
Cozart Offered Top Job At State Penitentiary
Baton Rouge AP The warden of a federal prison has been offered the top position at Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola. Reed Cozart will decide at a meeting Friday. He currently heads the Sea GoviIle federal institution and visited Angola last week. Governor Kennon said the hospital board will manage the prison and seeks a competent penologist.
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Cozart
State Penitentiary
Claude Harrison
State Hospital Board
Reed Cozart
Federal Correctional Institution
Seagoville
Texas
Louisiana
Angola
Robert Kennon
Harrison
Monroe
Washington
James Bennett
Federal
Kennon
Hospital
State Board of Institutions
Five on Parole Board Proposed by Louisiana House
A 5 member Parole Board including the attorney general as chairman and the welfare commissioner as voting members was proposed by Rep. James Eubank and Rep. Wellborn Jack. The bill sets one third sentence tenure for parole eligibility and excludes good behavior credits in computing it. Juvenile facilities are exempt.
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Baton Rouge
James Eubank
Alexandria
Wellborn Jack
Shreveport
Eubank-Jack
Department of Public Welfare
Cigaret Tax Debate Moves Through Louisiana House
Louisiana lawmakers tackle cigarette tax distribution to aid cities as three-cent-per-pack revenues from 1948 are set to grow. New Orleans sponsors seek $2.50 per capita for 100000 plus cities to claim any surplus first, while LMA bills back municipal aid and mayor testimony is anticipated.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Ways and Means
Jasper K. Smith
Vivian
Kennon
New Orleans
Shreveport
Louisiana Municipal Association
Clyde Fant
LMA
Smith
Fant
Wider Koje probe urged into Koje riots and blame
Senators push for a Senate investigation to determine Ridgway's share of responsibility for the Koje prison camp disturbances. Military leaders seek Far East Command explanations after renewed violence and questions over how communists gained control despite prior violence in the stockades.
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Washington
Koje
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Stockades
No Man's Land Set Up By Reds
Berlin dispatch reports East Germany tightens the Berlin blockade with orders to Red police to shoot to kill anyone without a proper pass in the new three mile no man’s land along the West German border. The move follows a series of retaliations against Bonn’s coalition with the West as the Soviet Union bans Allied patrols on the Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn while allowing occasional U S Army convoys. The transit visa formula threatens to choke off West Berlin traffic at any time.
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Richard K. O’malley
Berlin
East Germany
Red
Berlin-Helmstedt Autobahn
West Berlin
Bonn Republic
Paris
Taft Expects Fair Decision On Southern Delegates
Sen. Robert Taft said he expects the Republican National Convention to decide fairly on seating disputed Southern delegations including Texas. Henry Cabot Lodge charged political trickery over Texas seating fights as Taft forces formed their own delegation and Eisenhower supporters blamed manipulations in Georgia and Louisiana. Taft, from South Dakota campaigning, warned the party fight centers on personalities and organizational battles more than nominees.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Robert Taft
Texas
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Henry Zweifel
Jack Porter
Ohioan
Georgia
Louisiana
South Dakota
River Flood Stages Change Across Cities
River stages show 24 hour changes with rise noted in Shreveport and Alexandria while a fall appears yesterday morning. Specific readings: Shreveport 39 at 13.2 rising 08, Alexandria 32 at 13.2 rising 06.7.
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Shreveport
Rise Alexandria
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