Westbrook Pegler On Taft Hartley and Union Racketeers
Westbrook Pegler critiques Taft Hartley and union corruption. He cites deportation cases, Campbell Bridges, Philip Murray, and Timothy Flynn, accusing CIO leaders of political manipulation and racketeering, while denouncing suppression of anti Communist views and union discipline tactics.
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Truman
Labor Board
Harry Bridges
Philip Murray
Co. I. O
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bridges
Henry Wallace
Wallace
F. D. Roosevelt
Murray
Timothy Flynn
Worcester
Mass
Tim Flynn
Flynn
West Coast
Mr. Flynn
Phil Murray
Scalise
Browne
Bioff
Joe Fay
Jim Bove
Joe Moreschi
Hodcarriers
Faust
Department of Justice
Moreschi
Joe
Taft Hartley
A. F. of L
New York
Ben Pvross
Bradford's Ashes Scattered After Death in New Orleans
The apes of Roark Bradford, Negro folk story author, who died in New Orleans at 52, will be cremated and scattered on the Mississippi. His body was taken to Memphis and ashes will return to New Orleans later this week. Bradford opposed traditional burial as barbaric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Roark Bradford
Mississippi River
Memphis
Bradford
Green Pastures
Canada Demands Palestine Peace Plan For Immediate Armistice
In Paris on November 15 Canada urged the United Nations to order Jews and Arabs to negotiate an immediate armistice in Palestine. General A G L McNaughton introduced a resolution aligning with Ralph Bunche’s mediation. The draft labels the situation a threat to peace and seeks permanent armistice lines with troop withdrawals to sustain the armistice. United States interest in Bunche’s proposal is noted as talks with Israeli and Arab delegates proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Curtis
Paris
Canada
United Nations
Palestine
A. G. L. McNaughton
Security Council
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
United States
U. S
General Assembly
Sugar industry seeks higher 1949 prices and lower imports
Washington reports the domestic beet sugar industry urging the Agriculture Department to set a low import quota for 1949. Led by Robert Shields of the United States Beet Sugar Association, industry spokesmen push for a 6.9 million ton estimate, citing 1948 production and price declines to justify stronger support and fair maintenance under the 1948 Sugar Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Department
Robert 4. Shields
United States Beet Sugar Association
Shields
MARSHALL TO ANSWER U N PEACE LETTERS IN BERLIN CRISIS
An informed source says Secretary of State Marshall will answer a United Nations leaders appeal for Berlin peace for Presidents Truman and Stalin. Lie Evatt dispatched a four power appeal to the Big Four urging four power talks. Marshall and the British and French foreign ministers will confer to discuss the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Carpenter
Paris
Marshall
Truman
United Nations
Berlin
Trygve Lie
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
General Assembly
Stalin
Clement Attlee
Britain
Henri Queuille
France
Hector McNeil
Robert Schuman
Britain's new prince shifts succession order and reigns news
Britain's newborn prince alters the line of succession with Princess Elizabeth now first in line and Princess Margaret dropping to third behind the Duke of Gloucester. Elizabeth receives 40,000 pounds annually, Philip 10,000 from state funds. christening planned at St. Mary Magdalene Sandringham with Archbishop of Canterbury and York officiating.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Margaret
Duke of Gloucester
Princess Elizabeth
St. Mary Magdalene
Sandringham
Philip
Archbishop of Canterbury
York
Prince of Edinburg Born to Elizabeth in Royal Birth
Britain celebrates the birth of a prince six days before Elizabeth and Philip’s anniversary. The baby weighs seven pounds six ounces and is seen as England's likely next king. Royal salutes, church bells, and cheers mark the event as ships and crowds respond with national fanfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Williams
London
Britain
Prince of
U. S
Columbus
Hamal
Plymouth
Royal Child
Royal Horse Artillery
George
Hyde Park
Elizbeth
Prince Philip
Palace
Buckingham Palace
Saliers
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Europe
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth
Philip
Astrid
Canute
Denmark
Taft-Hartley clash shadows St Joseph Home dedication
Cincinnati dispatch reports AFL President William Green urging repeal of Taft-Hartley at the 67th AFL convention. The article mixes labor politics with the blessing and dedication of the St Joseph Home for Aged, noting speakers and dignitaries at the ceremony led by Bishop C P Greco with community leaders and religious figures in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Cincinnati
A. F. of
William Green
Congress
Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Truman
House
Senate
America
A. F. of L
St. Joseph's Home
C. P. Greco
Alexandria
Father Bonin
St. Matthew's Church
Monroe
Knights of Columbus
A. FE. Montgomery
Ouachita Parish
George Breece
Funeral Held for J. C. Liner Jr at Monroe
The 38 year old J. C. Liner Jr general manager of KMLB Monroe died in a Dallas hospital Friday night from a heart attack. The service was at Hixson Bros Funeral Home Monday at 2 30 p m with Rev A M Serex officiating. Interment followed at Riverview Burial Park. Pallbearers included J P McKee Lawrence Gibbs T H Woods Louis Peters Meredith Johnson Fred Liner Jr Joel Hirsch and A A Baur. He is survived by his son J C Liner III his wife Melba Henry Liner his parents Mr and Mrs J C Liner Sr a sister Mrs R W Gaston Jr Baton Rouge and a foster brother Jack Liner New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Liner, Jr
Monroe
KMLB
Dallas
Texas
Hixson Bros
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
Riverview
J. P. McKee
Lawrence Gibbs
T. H. Woods
Louis Peters
Meredith Johnson
Fred Liner, Jr
Joel Hirsch
A. A. Baur
Liner
J. C. Liner III
Webb School
Tennessee
Melba Henry Liner
J. C. Liner
R. W. Gaston, Jr
Baton Rouge
Jack Liner
New York City
Queuille government survives as inflation crisis looms
Paris reports Premier Queuille retains power after Socialist and MRP warnings to curb price rises or raise wages. De Gaulle's RPF gains in parliament heighten risk of cabinet topple. Socialist and MRP councils demand action to ease living costs ahead of reconvened legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henri Queuille
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Queuille
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Council of the Republic
de Gaullists
Taft May Step Down as GOP Leader in Senate
Republican insiders debate whether Senator Taft of Ohio will give up his Senate GOP leadership post amid talk of a party shakeup. Taft may face a challenge to his policy committee chairmanship, with insiders split on whether he should remain in power or resign to aid his 1950 reelection bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Europe
Republican Policy Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Congress
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
National Forces Break Up As Communists Advance On Nanking
Red threats to Nanking grew as Communist units moved south from Suchow, isolating the city with reports of a mechanized relief effort for trapped government troops. Communists reached Suhsien, and the Pukow Suchow railroad was cut. Government reinforcements were reportedly stranded while Chiang Kai-Shek considered protest to the United Nations over Soviet aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pukow
Yangtze
Charles Hayes
Salem
Mass
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
United Nations
Chiang
Hulatao
Bat
King of Canada resigns after long tenure as prime minister
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King announces his resignation in Ottawa ending a 21 year 5 month 5 day tenure the longest in British commonwealth history. Louis St Laurent, 66, is named successor as Liberal party prepares for a smooth transition.
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Ottawa
Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Britain
Robert Walpole
King
Louis St. Laurent
Quebec
Liberal Party
House of Commons
William Lyon Mackenzie
University of Toronto
University of Chicago
Harvard
Wilfred Laurier
Laurier
Commonwealth
London
Soldier Killed In Motorcycle Crash Near Ocean Springs
One soldier died and another was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a parked truck near Ocean Springs Mississippi on Saturday. Pfe. John Bartley 19 of Pound Virginia was identified as the deceased. Pfe. Alvin E. Gillespie from Mandeville Missouri was injured.
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Piloxi
Mis
Ocean Springs
Keesler Air Force Base
Pfe
John Bartley
Pound, Va
Lola Mae McGowan
Branch Creek
Alvin E. Gillespie
Mandeville
Civil defense plan urges volunteer force for postattack aid
A 43 expert panel report to Defense Secretary Forrestal says air raid shelters offer only partial protection from atomic attack. It urges states and cities to build a civil defense system led by police and fire services, with volunteer mobile reserve battalions under state control and partial federal support, able to be rushed to aid cities in rescue and fire fighting after a attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Civil Defense
Office of Civil Defense Planning
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Federal
Office of Defense
Police
Dayton officer held on DUI charges after Tallulah crash
A Dayton police officer, 34, was jailed in Tallulah on bond after a two car crash on Highway 80 that left two youths with broken legs and injuries. Huey Williamson 16 and Charlie Purvis 20 of Madison Parish were treated at a Vicksburg hospital. The officer blamed another car, and pieces of chrome from his vehicle were found at the scene. Another crash on Highway 65 near Tallulah injured Mrs. J R Sanchez and Mrs Bobbie Moore of Baton Rouge en route to Lake Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Dayton
Ohio
Here
C. E. Hester
S. Carter
Madison Parish
Huey Williamson
Charlie Purvis
Vicksburg
Hester
Carter
Monroe
L. C. Carter
J. R. Sanchez
Bobbie Moore
Baton Rouge
Lake Providence
Royal birth elicits global congratulations from royalty to citizens
News traces the worldwide reactions to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's birth of a son. Messages flood Buckingham Palace with praise from leaders such as the Duke of Windsor and Prime Minister Attlee, while troops in Malaya celebrate at daybreak and households in Australia and New Zealand ring in the news.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Paris
Duke of Windsor
Clement Attlee
Malayan
Australia
New Zealand
Hans Hedstoft
Copenhagen
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Bady
Mayfair
Corfu
British Empire
ST. Joseph Home
St. Matthew's Chair
F. K. Hirsch
Natalis
St. Paschal’s Church
West Monroe
Henry Freiburg
Mother Magdalene
Hospital Sisters of the Third
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