Fair Enough Fair Enough Bid By Westbrook Pegler
Washington dispatch recalls Truman era attacks on Taft Hartley and unions. It critiques the International Union of Operating Engineers and similar bodies detailing alleged corruption, extortion, and self enrichment by leaders like William E. Maloney and Joe Fay. It examines the 1948 Chicago convention process and claims of a flawed democratic setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
A. F. of L
International Union of Operating Engineers
Hod- Carriers
Common Laborers’ Union
Federation of Musicians
Teamsters’ and Boilermakers
United Mine Workers
Joe Fay
Frank Hague
New Deal
New Jersey
William E. Maloney
Florida
Union
Miami Beach
Mike Carrozzo
Maloney
Chicago
Fay
J. L. Donahue
The
Chicago and
Cook
Noronic disaster death identifications urged by coroner delegates
Shreveport Louisiana November 18 identification of the dead in the Noronic fire aboard the Canadian liner was difficult due to lack of a definitive body recovery plan. Dr S R Gerber urged coroners to prepare for major disasters and insist on absolute certainty in identification to spare families further anguish.
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Shreveport
National Association of Coroners
S. R. Gerber
Cleveland
Ohio
Association
Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Toronto
Williams Hanged After Refusing to Walk to Gallows
Walla Walla news reports Wayne L Williams, 32, executed at state penitentiary after refusing to cooperate with guards. He beat his wife Hallie Lucille Williams and pushed her from a cliff near Puget Sound on June 17, 1948, also pushing his four-year-old daughter who survived. Williams pulled his neck when hooded, noose fastened, trap sprung at 3 06 A.M. He died ten minutes later amid attempts by his mother to seek a stay and judge Bean denying jurisdiction.
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Walla Walla
Wash
State Penitentiary
Wayne L. Williams
Williams
Hallie Lucille
Puget Sound
Mary Bernice
Nora Williams
Superior Court
Glenn L. Bean
Coal Operators Cry Emergency Statement Sparks Mining Row
President Truman signaled use of the Taft-Hartley act if an emergency arises in the coal dispute. Operators answered from Lexington that a national emergency already exists, with Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association declaring Truman faces a difficult stance as miners’ work period ends.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Damaged Flying Cloud reaches Pusan after Shanghai gunboat firing
The American ship Flying Cloud arrived at Pusan with a damaged side and disappointed passengers who missed shooting at Shanghai after a Chinese Nationalist gunboat fired on the vessel. Officers had ordered passengers below deck as shelling occurred within 300 yards. The United States protests to Nationalist government. Passengers include Mrs Elizabeth MacQueen and Mark Furgan, with plans for Yokohama repairs and new journeys.
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Pusan
Korea
Flying Cloud
Shanghai
United States
Elisbeth MacQueen
San Francisco
Mark Furgan
Furgan
S. Rilander
Yokohama
Hall and Holt Department
Canada
England
East Paterson
N. J
Betti Dee Salkelds
Harry D. Salkelds
Camilla Gutierres
Denver
Loretta Heights Academy
Jack L. Gillette
Walter Sullivan
New York Times
Seoul
Leftists threaten violence at N M U meeting
New York November 18 The left wing rebels of the National Maritime Union clashed with Curran loyalists at a 4500 strong meeting in New York. Curran seized control from the left as eggs and bricks flew. Protesters warned there would be blood on 17th street amid ongoing factional strife and police cordons.
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New York
Strifetorn C.1.o. National Maritime Union
Big Joe Curran
International
Curran
Texas
S.O.S
17Th Street
N.M. A
West 17Th Street
Hudson River
Baker Admits Killing Child in Los Angeles
Fred Stroble a 66 year old baker admitted to District Attorney William Simpson that he strangled and bludgeoned six year old Linda Joyce Glacoft after molesting her. A grand jury convened while Stroble remained in a county jail cell. Arraignment was set for 9 30 a m in municipal court.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Baker
Linda Joyce Glacoft
Stroble
Linda
William Simpson
West
Mexico
Central
Simpson
Barkley and Mrs Hadley Wed in St Louis Ceremony
Vice-President Alben W Barkley and Mrs Carleton S Hadley were married in a quiet St Louis ceremony at St John s Methodist Church. Bishop Ivan Lee Holt officiated with 33 relatives and newsmen present. The couple appeared in Barkley blue and declined a vow of obedience as the ritual emphasized equality before God.
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ST. Louis
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Ivan Lee Holt
Missouri
Methodist Church
Hadley
Potomac
St. John’s Methodist Church
Jury Selected In Hiss Trial Opens Today
In New York the second perjury trial of Alger Hiss begins with the prosecution led by Thomas F. Murphy outlining the case to a federal court jury of eight women and four men. The jury was chosen in under two hours amid defense worries about local bias. Foreman Ada Condell, a widow and former stenographer, heads a panel including two other widows and five housewives.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Thomas F. Murphy
United States
Hiss
Murphy
State Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whittaker Chambers
Russia
Claude B. Cross
Vermont
Henry W. Goddard
Ada Condell
Woman Survives 85 Foot Leap From New Orleans Bridge
A red haired woman leaped 185 feet from the Mississippi river bridge in New Orleans and survived. Witness Rasberry Antoine and a tugboat crew saw her plunge and retrieve her from the water. State Police identify her as 25 to 30 with no papers, notes found on the bridge suggest she may be an art student. She was treated by Dr. Kermit Bray, and coroner F. E. Cotton said she appeared unhurt.
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New Orleans
L. A. Boudreaux
Boudreaux
Rasberry Antoine
Antoine
Jefferson Parish
F. E. Cotton
Kermit Bray
Jefferson
Comma may be worth $99,000 in will dispute
Alfred Seigerstrom, manager of Thom son’s beer parlor, is tied to a $1,000 legacy that may become $100,000 if a second comma is interpreted as a decimal point in James Thomson’s $900,000 will. Fireman Gilbert Campbell, chief heir, recalls an unsigned copy listing Seigerstrom for a larger sum. Thomson, an 88-year-old bachelor, died last December. the will was found after an 11-month search in a real estate office files.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alfred Seigerstrom
James Thomson
Seigerstrom
Thomson
Gilbert Campbell
Tarver Cruelty Case Set. Multiple Misdemeanors Heard
Nine misdemeanor cases including grand jury cruelty to juveniles charges against Willis Tarver a Louisiana Training Institute employee were set for trial after arraignment. Judge Garrett fined five guilty defendants and sentenced two Ouachita parish residents. Reggie Cruse failed to appear delaying his arraignment. Tarver case fixed for Dec 2. George Traylor 23 Sterlington received two year suspended jail term for prior auto theft. Evans Gulledge found guilty of reckless operation and jailed 90 days. Jord Lee Cole Jr Farmerville fined 125 for drunk driving.
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Willis Tarver
Louisiana Training Institute
David I. Garrett
Ouachita
Tarver
Cruse
George Traylor
Sterlington
Evans Gulledge
Jord Lee Cole, Jr
Farmerville
David
Bride Madie Moss Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances
In Baton Rouge an 18 year old bride of five months is presumed dead by her own actions after her body is found in driftwood at Industrial Docks on the Mississippi river. A coroner's jury filed the verdict as murder charges were considered against her husband Ellis Moss and his friend Eugene Thomas. Sheriff Clemons said Moss and Thomas denied involvement.
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Baton Rouge
Madie Moss
Mississippi River
Sargent Pitcher, Jr
Eighteen Killed In B-29 Crash Near Stockton Calif
A night collision of two B-29 bombers near Stockton California kills eighteen airmen with three survivors. One bomber crashed on McDonald Island while the other broke apart on Rindge Tract. rescue efforts hampered by fog. Surviving crew include Lt Warren L. Sharrock, T/Sgt Frank D. Schmidt, and Pvt Keith R. Burns. All aircraft from Spokane air base. No salvage of parts planned.
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Stockton
Calif
McDonald Island
Rindge
Rindge Tract
Warren L. Sharrock
Jamestown
Hamilton Field
Robert S. Kluge
Sharrock
Kluge
Spokane
Wash
Frank D. Schmidt
Negley
Ohio
Keith R. Burns
Boise
Idaho
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Air Force
Spokane, Wash
92Nd Bombardment Group
Outrage over Jailing of Consul Ward Moves to Dial Tone
Washington reports fresh moves to free Consul General Angus Ward and staff held in Mukden by Chinese Communists. President Truman calls Ward’s detention an outrage while the State Department weighs notes to Moscow seeking Soviet intervention and a direct appeal to Peiping. Officials acknowledge lack of a “big stick” options and rely on diplomacy to pressure Beijing without force, noting suppressed staff reports and silence from Peiping authorities.
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Washington
Angus Ward
Truman
State Department
Moscow
Peiping
Mukden
Ward
Manchuria
O. Edmund Clubb
Five Of 9 Known Crewmen Killed In B 29 Crash
A B 29 from MacDill air base crashed shortly after takeoff in Tampa killing five of the nine crewmen. Four others were thrown clear with minor injuries as fire and mud hampered rescue efforts. The bomber had been part of a large search for a missing B 29 near Bermuda.
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Tampa
Fla
Bermuda
MacDill Air Base
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
MacDill
Tampa Bay
Boy, 14 Captured After Seven Crime-Packed Weeks
Texarkana news reports a thin 14 year old boy who led officers from three states on a seven week crime spree. He stole cars, motorcycles, a motor scooter, and $580 from an ex police commissioner, escaped custody three times, and hid in a closet before surrendering in Texarkana.
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Boy
Texarkana
Tex
Houston
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Homer Goff
South Teas
Nashville
Ark
B-29 Crashes Multiply as Search for Bermuda Missing Continues
The Air Force reports a B-29 crash during takeoff at Tampa marking the sixth loss in 15 days. Thirty-five killed and 20 missing across the incidents, with a Bermuda search for the missing plane carrying 20 aboard converging 345 miles northeast of Bermuda after flares and faint radio signals were detected. Fifty or more planes hunted the area as earlier crashes claimed lives and left survivors.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Tampa
Fla
Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
Indianapolis
Sandel Berry Buildings Burn Near West Monroe
An estimated 12 000 fire destroyed a house a combination store and service station garage and pump house seven miles southwest of West Monroe on the Jonesboro road The Monroe fire department reported the blaze swept the four buildings belonging to Sandel Berry a parish game warden Firemen from company 3 arrived The cause had not been determined and an investigation was being conducted Insurance covered about a third of the loss The vacant house contained furnishings valued at 1500 The store rented by John McChaliskilled groceries and merchandise valued at 2000 was destroyed An unidentified witness reported all buildings were burning when he first noticed the blaze
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West Monroe
Jonesboro
Monroe
Sander Berry
Berry
John
Ferriday Drive-In Owner Fatally Shoots Wife in Drive-In Dispute
In Ferriday Louisiana on a Thursday afternoon 44-year-old Evelyn Mann was shot multiple times by her husband Bull Mann at the Manns drive-in two miles west of Ferriday. He confessed to firing five or six shots and turned himself in after taking her to a hospital and leaving. He is jailed in Concordia parish awaiting charges as condition of the victim remained critical.
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Ferriday
Carl Rials
Mann
Rials
Jonesville
Bull's Drive-in
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Holt
David M. Barkley
Paducah
William W. Rucker
West Palm Beach
T. M. Layman
MacDonald Island
King Island
Garrett
Sandel Berry
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