Roosevelt labor unions power warned by Hatton Sumners critic
The author denounces Roosevelt era labor unions and Wagner act, arguing unchecked union power leads to anarchy. He cites Hatton Sumners and criticizes Truman drafts and seizure of property as fascist, warning of political union conquest and corporate profiteering.
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Roosevelt
Hatton Sumners
Dallas
Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Congress
Supreme Court
John Lewis
Whitney
Tobin
Teamsters
Hillman
Steels
Truman
Commutation Sought for Francis in New Orleans Case
The Louisiana state pardon board heard requests to commute Willie Francis's death sentence to life imprisonment after his electric chair malfunctioned May 3 at St. Martinville. Francis, 18, killed druggist Andrew Thomas and is under reprieve until June 7. Texas case details were cited as precedent by DA L. O. Pecot.
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New Orleans
State
Willie Francis
St. Martinville
Francis
Andrew Thomas
L. O. Pecot
Texas
Louisiana
D. W. Stakes
John W. Vaughn
Baxar County
Stakes
Vaughn
Andaughn
Pardon Board
State Supreme Report
Franceis
Bertrand DeBlanc
A. P. Tureaud
Joseph A. Thornton
New Or
President on Political Spot Over Case Labor Bill
President Truman faces a choice to sign the Case labor disputes bill risking labor opposition or veto it risking no labor legislation. Senator Ellender predicts strong public backing if he fights for government control, while warning a veto could anger many and worsen strikes. He says the Case bill could prevent future strikes and believes Truman will study it before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Ellender
Louisiana
Senate Republicans
Goering in Despondency Amid War Crimes Trial
Nazi leader Hermann Goering has fallen into a despondent mood and refuses to discuss his war crimes case with defense lawyers. He has kept away from court, citing old sciatic trouble, and has lost ten pounds to 190. His wife Emmy’s living conditions are blamed for his sorrow, as she endures a stark life after wealth and servants.
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Nuernberg
Herman Goering
International Military Tribunal
Goering
Emmy
Neuhaus
Truman Holds Line Against Resignation of UN Delegate
President Truman said he will not accept Edward R. Stettinius Jr. resignation as the U.S. representative on the United Nations Security Council. Byrnes and Truman want Stettinius to remain, though he believes his major work on the UN is done as the organization operates.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Byrnes
Stettinius
United States
Mr. Truman
United Nations
U. N
New York
White House
Roosevelt
San Francisco
James F. Byrnes
American Way of Life Urged at Northeast Junior College
Northeast Junior College held its 14th annual commencement in Brown auditorium with Judge E L Gladney Jr delivering the principal address. He urged graduates to live the American way, stressing family, religion, and personal responsibility as the foundation of future security and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Junior College
Brown
E. L. Gladney, Jr
Harvey W. Nelson
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
Jane Shea
Villanelle
Judge Gladney
Franklin Wildcat Well Showing Signals New Oil Field
A wildcat well in Franklin parish near Delhi shows oil strong enough to warrant casing, reported by Duncan S. Cook of the district conservation department. The Leo Rogers unit No 1 drilled by H L Rowley Co of Shreveport is seven miles south of Delhi and near the Lamar and Delhi fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Parish
Monroe
Duncan S. Cook
District Conservation Department
H. L. Rowley Company
Shreveport
Leo Rogers
Delhi
Delhi Field
Lamar Field
Graduation Reflections At St Matthew's High School
The 1946 class of St Matthew's High School held graduation at St Matthew's Church with Rev Father J B Gremillion delivering the principal address. Dressed in gowns, the graduates processed to the altar while the sermon explored the biblical figure Matthew as a prudent tax collector who followed Jesus after initial skepticism.
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St. Matthew's High School
St. Matthew's Church
J. B. Gremillion
Gremillion
Jesus
Matthew
Jesus Christ
Cana
Sea of Galilee
Oklahoma Slayer Dies After Prayer
Alfred Clarence Bingham of Tulsa died in the state penitentiary electric chair after a four and a half minute speech and prayer. He blamed drinking for killing his wife and expressed sorrow for his three children. A double execution was scheduled but Stanley Steen killed himself yesterday.
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M'Alester
Okla
Alfred Clarence Bingham
Tulsa
Slayer
State Penitentiary
Bingham
Stanley Steen
OPA Raises Low Cost Shoes Prices 10 to 15 Percent
Washington May 31 OPA boosted prices on shoes 10 15 percent for items selling at $5.50 or less. The move targets standard men women and children’s footwear made in 1942 to stimulate production of affordable shoes. The increase follows removal of a war time production directive after shoe output rose.
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Washington
OPA
Diplomas to Ouachita Parish High School Class of 1946
The Ouachita Parish High School class of 1946 will receive diplomas at Neville High School auditorium this evening at 8. George Snellings Jr. delivers the address. The program includes the National Anthem, invocations, musical numbers, speeches by Ina Faye Reese and Dorothy Ann Mitchell, and diploma presentations by Fred Thatcher.
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Ouachita Parish
Neville High School
George Snellings, Jr
R. T. Watson
Girls’ Glee Club
Hamilton Cage
Ina Faye Reese
Kiss Bandit Active in Oakland Robbery
Police hunted a so called kiss thief after a gunpoint robbery in Oakland Calif. Pretty Mildred Gramm 18 told officers a man accosted her at night and demanded money. He threatened kiss me or I'll kill you and she kissed him.
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Oakland
Calif
Pretty Mildred Gramm
Louisiana House Approves Right to Work Measure
The Louisiana house passed a right to work bill by 72 to 0 and debated a constitutional road bond of 25 million dollars. Hearings drew large crowds as witnesses framed labor disputes, with supporters citing worker rights and opponents warning of class conflict. Subsequent votes and adjournment plans were outlined for a closing-session deadline.
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Baton Rouge
House
Fred Heintz
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Senate
House Committee
House Judiciary Committee
W. J. Cleveland
Acadia
Bill Dodd
Allen
House Education Committee
Dodd
Judiciary Committee
A. F
Cleveland
James E. Baumgardner
Shreveport
W. E F. Barry
Monroe
G. D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
W. T. Owens
Veterans Department
The
American Legion
Labor Temple
Edward L. Ford
Alexandria
J. D. Cheatham
Oak Grove
First Baptist Church
J. F. Percy
Louisiana State Farm Bureau
W. J. Morgan
New Orleans
W. F E. Claunch
Caldwell
J. W. Stover
Ernest Clerments
Kinder
Rev
Vincent O'Connell
Notre Dame Seminary
Catholic Committee of the South
Archdiocesan Committee For Social
Hornbostels Off For Leprosarium
Maj. Hans Hornbostel a 65 year old Bataan survivor travels by special railway car with his wife Gertrude a leprosy patient to the federal leprosarium at Carville Louisiana. The couple along with five other patients and three public health nurses are bound for Carville as Hornbostel nears army release to spend his remaining years with his wife. Gertrude Hornbostel believes she contracted the disease while interned by Japanese forces at Santo Tomas.
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San Francisco
Hans Hornbostel
Bataan
Gertrude
Federal Leprosarium
Carville
Air Service Starts London With U S Tennis Team
Three air liners carrying the United States Wightman cup tennis team landed at Heathrow within an hour as direct New York to London air service began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Heathrow Airport
New York
Truman Advised Against Seizure
Washington reports say a high government official advised President Truman against seizing the mines during the soft coal strike. The official cited hopes the anthracite industry would reach terms similar to the government contract ending the soft coal shutdown. The strike began after failed contract talks and affected Pennsylvania’s hard coal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
A. F. of
L. United Mine Workers
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Hazleton
Jack Reno
Lehigh Company
Washington
Truman
A. F. of L. United Mine Workers
Scranton
Wilkes, Barre
Pottsville
John L. Lewis
Britain May Ration Bread In Coming Weeks
Britain faces possible bread rationing within weeks as food minister John Strachey signals emergency measures to secure daily bread for 45 million. Morrison warns famine is a continuing peril delaying harvests to 1947 while Britain comments on food shipments to Germany and India.
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London
John Strachey
Britain
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Strachey
Herbert Morrison
Council
Dunkerque
Winston Churchill
Labor
Ben Smith
Germany
Iron Curtain
Churchill
Morrison
India
Washington
United States
Janice Shepard Flies From India
Telephoning from West Palm Beach Florida Miss Janice Shepard reported her arrival by plane from India where she had served two years with Red Cross. She directed clubs at Dacca and Bombay while American forces were stationed there and planned to report in Washington before returning home in about two weeks.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Janice Shepard
H. M. Butler
Glenmar
India
Red Cross
Truman invited Stalin to Washington declined for health
President Truman said he invited Stalin to visit Washington during the Paris foreign ministers conference but Stalin declined on medical advice. He noted a prior Potsdam invitation was also refused for health reasons and he has no immediate plans for another meeting.
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Washington
Truman
Marsha Stalin
Stalin
Paris
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