The Plotters review by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler reviews The Plotters by John Roy Carlson alias Derounian, noting its relation to Under Cover and Carlson’s fear driven detective persona. He recalls wartime sales figures, questions the author’s real name, and critiques racial and nationalist depictions while recounting a tense army and newsroom atmosphere surrounding the author.
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New York
John Roy Carlson
Carlson
Derounian
Devounian
Bob Reynolds
North Carolina
America
Reynolds
60 Day Strike Truce Sought In Soft Coal Fields
Washington reports a 60 day truce is sought as John L. Lewis and mine owners bargain to speed release of federally operated pits. Secretary Krug to meet again. Lewis may give notice to end the contract and trigger a 400000 miner walkout on November 20 if no private contract is agreed.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
J. A. Krug
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Krug
Three Freed of Atomic Counts
U S Commissioner James K Cullen dismissed charges against three former servicemen accused of selling unauthorized pictures of atomic bomb equipment. He refused to hold them for federal grand jury action, saying evidence did not appear sufficient to sustain the charge. The district attorney may present to the grand jury if such evidence exists.
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Baltimore
U. S
James K. Cullen
Cullen
J. Bernard Flynn
Fight Over Trieste Tests Conciliation
In New York the foreign ministers council debates Trieste governance as 14 Russian demands press to limit a UN accountable governor and give power to a popularly elected assembly. Molotov pushes amendments as minimal changes while Big Four talks continue.
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New York
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
Russia
Byrnes
Bevin
United Nations Security Council
Molotov
Paris
Woman Charged After Hatchet Attack On Neighbor Boy
Lottie Woodside of Mineola New York 51 faces first degree assault charges after allegedly luring 3 year old neighbor Frank Pubins Jr to a cellar then attacking him with a hatchet and saw in a case described by Nassau County District Attorney Frank Gullatta. The boy sustained skull fractures and dismemberment injuries and was hospitalized at South Nassau Communities Hospital.
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Mineola
N. Y
Frank Pubins, Jr
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Oceanside
Lottie Woodside
Nassau
Frank Gullatta
Woodside
Gallatta
New Orleans Opens International Week Marking Port Jubilee
New Orleans launches International Week to mark the port’s 50th anniversary with 30 countries sending representatives. Events include dedication of International House, a trade mart cornerstone, Moisant International Airport, and a foreign trade zone opening. Colombian ambassador Don Carlos Sanz de Santa Maria to address a luncheon. Senator John H. Overton to be honored at a dinner.
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New Orleans
International House
International Trade
Moisant International Airport
Don Carlos Sanz de Santamaria
United States
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Latin America
The
Times-Picayune Today
Republicans Seek Program in New Congress
Republicans in Washington preview a thumbnail program for the 80th Congress with a focus on a half dozen major objectives. Senate leader hopeful Wallace White urges limited, attainable promises while Revercomb and Ball favor early action on labor policy, fiscal reform, and ending wartime controls.
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Washington
Senate
House G. O. P
Congress
House
Wallace White
Maine
White
Revercomb
West Virginia
Ball
Minnesota
St. Louis
Underwriters Meet in Monroe for Louisiana Code Discussion
The Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters convenes in Monroe with a legislative committee gathering Thursday to discuss a proposed new state insurance code and agent qualification law. Delegates register Friday at Hotel Frances, with the first assembly at Hotel Virginia later that day. Former Gov. Sam Jones will speak at Friday's Hotel Frances roof banquet amid expected large attendance and about 300 reservations.
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Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters
Monroe
Louisiana
Hotel Frances
Virginia
Hotel Frances Roof
Sam Jones
Quake Toll Reported Across Peruvian Towns
At least 410 killed in a series of earthquakes starting in Peru last Sunday. Conchucos suffered heavy losses with 300 dead and 250 injured. Sihvas, Pomabamba, Mollebamba, and Mollepata also reported extensive damage and multiple fatalities.
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Lima
Peru
Ministry of the Interior
Conchucos
Sihvas
Pomabamba
Mollebamba
Mollepata
Consuso
Joseph DeBartolo
Eft
Quincy
Mass
Michael
Rome
UNRRA
Italy
Joseph, Jr
Mildred
Donations Pour In To Chest From West Monroe Community Aid
A Thursday list records numerous donations to the Twin City Community Chest from West Monroe and Neville and Georgia Tucker School teachers. Gifts range from small personal contributions to $1,000 from Interstate Natural Gas Co. and $75 from an employee, with many individuals giving varied amounts.
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Twin City Community Chest
E. L. Tanner
West Monroe
Sunshine Grocery & Market
George E. Clark
Birdie Carroll
Louisiana Veneer Mill
Farmers Feed & Seed
West Monroe Confectionery
Fisher's Bakery
Liner’s
J. R. Cutter
Jus-Rite
Joe Jacobs
Virginia Johnston
Neville High
Georgia Tucker School
W. R. Hammond
Annie Windes
Mabel S. Lippman
Verna LeBlanc
Avrice Simpson
Louise Anglesby
Rosa Belle McDonald
Gertrude Hart
Gladys Miller
Winifred McWhorter
Myrtle Rodgers
Mary Peavy
Bob Burns
R. E. Whitehurst
A. H. Salisbury
Interstate Natural Gas Co
Henry E. Taylor
Bernice G. Watkins
Bertha Patterson
Nell McCormick
James H. Everett
Dorothy Holt
Elizabeth Gurnedy
Charles H. Martin
O. C. Roddey
Edel F. Blanks
Unity Life Insurance
J. E. Rigal
J. A. Crotwell Sr
C. O. Barnette
Ike Dem
Explosion Kills Six At Columbia Wholesale Building
A gas explosion shattered a Columbia curb market wholesale building injuring at least three and killing six. Victims include N. W. Wessell, Arvie Gantt, and J. C. Abernathy. Gantt was fatally injured in his truck nearby as debris flew across the street. Fire crews reported the blast heard blocks away and windows and foundations shaken.
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Columbia
S. C
N. W. Wessell
Arvie Gantt
Pelion
J. C. Abernathy
Gantt
Memorial for War Dead at Neville High School
Plans were announced for the Neville High School war memorial dedication in Monroe. The ceremony Tuesday at 8 PM will feature a Davenport eulogy for WWII Neville students and alumni, tributes to local officials, and music by the Neville Band and Girls Glee Club.
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H. H. Benoit
Thomas W. Davenport
Neville High School War Memorial Placques
W. C. Spight
Monroe
Neville
Davenport
Arnold Bernstein
Thomas Flourny
James Cobb
Benoit
Jack Masur
Neville Alumni Association
Minnie M. Ruffin
Neville Girl’s Glee Club
Hope fades for 11 aboard missing Western plane
Search efforts halted by darkness and bad weather in the San Gabriel mountains as authorities resume efforts to locate 11 people aboard a missing Western Air Lines two engine plane. Ground crews saw a bright flash near the summit of Angeles forest highway, while ten air crafts join the hunt and a WWII weasel carries medical supplies.
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Burbank
Calif
Western Air Lines
Here
Angeles Forest Highway
Vernon Bonner
Frank Perez
Lockheed Air Terminal
San Gabriel Mountains
Voters in Louisiana approve 25 of 31 amendments
Official returns show Louisiana voters approved 25 of 31 constitutional amendments in the November 5 general election. Several measures were defeated, including Nos. 3 10 11 12 20 and 21, while amendments providing highway bonds veterans homestead exemptions and state employee retirement programs carried by wide margins.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Wade O. Martin
State Market Commission
Justices of the Peace
State Board of Education
U. S. Hospital
Methodists Hold Annual Conference in Alexandria
Louisiana Methodists met for their 101st annual conference in Alexandria with committee sessions on ministerial applications world service hospitals and homes evangelism and Bible board. Dr Dana Dawson Shreveport First Methodist Church spoke and Ray H Nichols Vernon Texas publisher urged a return to Jesus Christ gospel over man made theology and watered down religion.
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Alexandria
Louisiana Methodists
World Service
Evangelism
Bible Board
Dana Dawson
Shreveport First Methodist Church
Ray H. Nichols
Vernon
Tex
Nichols
Jesus Christ
Breaks Up Active Ring In Germany
US military police raid the Zeilsheim Jewish displaced persons camp near Frankfurt arresting eight men linked to a large black market hub. Police seized automobiles, thousands in scrip and foreign money, and disrupted a bakery as the operation's center.
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Donald Doane
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Zeilsheim
Redmond J. Connolly
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
Connolly
Jacob Zylbertal
UNRRA
Brooklyn
Poland
Cologne
Court Adjourns Round in Black Market Whiskey Case
Federal court admitted business records of the John Bever age Company of Tallulah as evidence in the black market whiskey trial. Witnesses testified about liquor movements from Amston Connecticut to Hartford and Tallulah, while defense and district attorney sparred over interpretation of the records.
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John Beverage Company
Tallulah
Federal District Court
Ben C. Dawkins
Walter S. Savage
Monroe Certified Public
Camel John
Tallulah Company
Rosalie John
John
Mississippi
Edmond Collins
New York
Israel Needleman
Harry Weiner
Distillers Factors Corp
Amston
Hartford
Carl N. Craig
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
Craig
Driverless bus set aflame sparks Hollywood violence
A driverless bus used to ferry non strikers was set ablaze and driven through a service station before crashing into three cars on Beverly Boulevard. No injuries reported. Police say the vehicle was stolen earlier from a garage supplying studios. Bombings of two non striking workers’ homes and a $1 000 reward offer followed as authorities probe the jurisdictional union dispute.
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Hollywood
Beverly Boulevard
Fred Howser
County Board of Supervisors
International Alliance of of Theatrical Stage
Howser
Conference of
Joseph D. Keenan
Chicago A. F
Paul Byrd
William J. Soltis
Byrd
Mrs. Pollock of Columbus Crowned Mrs America in Jackson
Janice Pollock, 25, mother of four from Columbus Ohio, won Mrs America 1959 after a nationwide beauty contest. She earned 2500 dollars plus a 16 week tour and plans to save the prize. She and husband Marion Pollock travel sales man live in an eight room home with children Susan Bobby and Mark.
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Jackson
Queen of Housewives
Janice Pollock
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. America
Pollock
Marion S. Pollock
Bobby
Susan
Mark
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