Labour rebellion cuts through 160 MPs abstain in Bevin vote
London officials reveal 160 Labour MPs did not participate in the 3530 vote on foreign policy, with about 50 rebels estimated, while 230 Labourites, 104 Conservatives, seven Liberals and twelve others supported Bevin's position. The vote underscored a split in Labour and possible disciplinary options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor
House of Commons
Ernest Bevin
British Press Association
Britain
Labor Party
Press Association
London Evening News
Reform Aims to Free Labor From New Deal Restraints
Westbrook Pegler argues that laymen can articulate grievances against New Deal labor practices better than writing laws. He cites education through papers and voters who ousted allies of the C I G, criticizing Roosevelt era court rulings that upheld unions publishing falsehoods and equating a union member with an employee in a crime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Supreme Court
James Byrnes
Ex Mayor James J Walker Dies at 65 in New York
Former New York City mayor James J Walker dies at 65 after a brain clot. He led the city during Prohibition and the Wall Street boom, with a reputation for wit and late arrivals. Funeral services planned at St Patrick's Cathedral with private burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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New York
James J
Jimmy) Walker
New York City
Wall Street
Debonair
Doctors Hospital
Walker
Nan Burke
Luke
Paul
William Walker, Jr
James J. Jr
Mary Ann
Burke
St Patrick's Cathedral
Gate of Heaven
Pleasantville
N.Y
State Assembly
City Hall
Chou En Lai Arrives in Yenan Amid Wartime Defenses
Chou En Lai, veteran Communist leader, arrives in Yenan under government safe conduct as the capital braces for defense against a possible Chiang Kai Shek assault. He lands after an airstrip cleared of obstacles by soldiers, meeting No 2 Communist official upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yenan
Chou En-Lai
Nanking
Chou
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou Teh
Chungking
Lenan
Neville High School Memorial 10 Unveiled in Auditorium
Neville High School to host memorial service Tuesday at 8 p m in the auditorium. Bronze tablets honor Minnie M Ruffin James M Cobb Thomas E Flournoy and Arnold Bernstein and 23 Neville graduates who gave their lives in World War II. A second tablet lists 640 former students who served. Paul J Neal principal chairs program featuring musical tributes prayers addresses and a memorial address honoring the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville High School
Minnie M. Ruffin
James M. Cobb
Thomas E. Flournoy
Arnold Bernstein
Paul J. Neal
J. R. Cannon
J. C. Marsh
Thos. W. Leigh
Ernest Holloway
Neville High School Glee Club
Clara Hall
Lord
John Reading
America
Louisiana Teachers Ask Legislature Call for Emergency Session
The Louisiana state Federation of Teachers sent a telegram to Governor James H. Davis requesting an emergency session within 60 days to raise teacher salaries. The note urged immediate increases to retain qualified teachers and to recruit and bring back educators. Governor Davis declined to comment on the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
James H. Davis
Louisiana State Federation of Teachers
Baton Rouge
Jammie Davis
A. F. of L
Mrs Pollock Renounces Mrs America Title
Mrs Jonne Pollock of Columbus Ohio relinquishes the Mrs America of 1946 crown and $2,500 prize to remain at home with her four children. Mrs Fredda Acker of Anderson South Carolina is named the new Mrs America after finishing second in the Jackson Mississippi contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Pollock
Columbus
Ohio
America
Jackson
Miss
Susan
Jonne Pollock
Fredda Acker
Anderson, S. C
Mark Pollock
Burt Titecomb
Federal employes ceiling lowered to 2,146,742
Washington November 19. Budget Director James E. Webb announced a new three month ceiling for federal executive departments at 2,146,742 employees, 144,833 fewer than current levels, with voluntary resignations and underutilization easing the expected dismissals. The plan targets mainly white collar staff to offset a 521 million dollar pay raise, and takes effect January 1 as Republicans gain control of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James E. Webb
Congress
Webb
Two Barbers Endure 58 Years Side by Side in Milford
In Milford Massachusetts Frank H. Thomas and Joseph B. McClure have worked together since 1888 sharing a shop where Thomas has cut hair for 70 years and McClure 67. A display of 144 antique shaving mugs marks the long partnership with many owners dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Mass
Frank H. Thomas
Joseph B. McClure
Thomas
McClure
Quick housing probe planned by House banking committee
The House Banking Committee will open a rapid inquiry into the veterans housing program to expose basic faults and push remedial legislation. Rep. Wolcott of Michigan says the investigation aims to verify rumors and assess why only about 350000 homes have been completed under government controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans’ Housing
House Banking Committee
Representative Wolcott
Michigan
Spence
Kentucky
Wolcott
Congress
Truman
Wilson Wyatt
Ends Life on Grave of Wartime Buddy
Harold Douglas Smith, 24, of Forest Hills Pennsylvania, knelt beside his wartime buddy Theodore Rew's grave at Lake Arrowhead. He then ended his life with a revolver, police report. Rew's death last August 6 was officially ruled a suicide. authorities say Smith brooded over it.
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San Gabriel
Calif
Harold Douglas Smith
Forest Hills
Theodore Rew
Lake Arrowhead
Smith
Rew
Paper Mill and Staff Donate to Twin City Chest Drive
Generous gifts from Brown Paper Mill and its employees aid the Twin City Community Chest campaign. Notable donations include Mickey's Cafe, Tyner Petrus Company, H. Tippit, Taylor's Handy Spot, Archie Dickerson, and O. N. Slocum Grocery, among many Catholic Daughters contributors, with numerous individuals giving amounts ranging from one to two dollars.
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Brown
Twin City
Mickey's Cafe
West Monroe
Tyner Petrus Company
H. Tippit
Taylor's Handy Spot Food Store
Archie Dickerson
O. N. Slocum Grocery
Mays. R. Colquette
Susan Abbington
Grace Airoldi
Leona Biggar
Chariie Bezz
Josephine Blanks
Mildred Breard
Lois Brogan
Margerete Burgoyne
Mildred Buttita
Marguerite Heller
Magmie Hodges
Alice Hootsett
Dolly John
Jewel Kenny
Catherine Ladart
Verna Lamonica
Catherine Levandais
Genevieve Lohan
Lena Maggio
Mary Marsala
Rosalie Marsala
Sarah Messina
Marguerite Morrison
Marie Mulhearn
Isobel Nash
Georgia Nastasi
Marie Norman
Fannie Oliver
Mercedes Ritter
Clemmie Roberts
Elsie Robinson
Mattea Scalia
Mary Louise Scalia
Julia Scott
Laura Slater
Angie Slavant
Mary Slavant
Truman commutes death sentences for two privates
The War department announced President Trueman set aside the death sentences of Pvt. Frank R. Wallrath and Pvt. Lemas Woods Jr in August for desertion. Wallrath, 21, was granted 10 years imprisonments and dishonorable discharge was reportedly removed from the conviction after a review. Wallrath’s mother Elizabeth of Long Island City testified to delayed and unfair trial and provided affidavits from comrades and medical evidence of epilepsy.
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Washington
War Department
Trueman
Army
Frank R. Wallreth
Lemas Woods, Jr
New York
Truman
Francis R. Wallrath
Elizabeth Wallrath
Long Island City
Wallrath
Luzon
Hokkaido
Japan
War Department Review Board
United Nations Adds Afghanistan Iceland and Sweden
The United Nations admitted Afghanistan Iceland and Sweden bringing total members to 54. Delegates Abdul Hosayn Aziz Thor Thors and Oesten Unden signed the adherence pact and pocketed the pens as souvenirs. Colombia Belgium India and Syria compete for Security Council seats as assembly business opens.
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Afghanistan
Iceland
Sweden
New York
United Nations
Peace Agency
Abdul Hosayn Aziz
United States
Thor Thors
Washington
Oesten Unden
S. T
Paul-Henri Spaak
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Colombia
Belgium
India
Syria
Economic
Social Council
Extradition sought for man in New Orleans razor murder
Leroy Bennett, 33, charged with the razor slaying of Reba Henderson, 24, in New Orleans, is to be extradited. His father, Emmett Bennett, 60, evaded capture. ambos believed missing. Detectives head to Douglas, Georgia, to seize Leroy when papers arrive. Bennett reportedly appeared for extradition but refused to waive it. Reba Henderson’s mother Flossie, 47, reveals her name and birthplace as Lula Cole Cothren from Nicholls, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Leroy Bennett
Reba Louise Henderson
Jimmie H. Davis
Frank Lannes
Bennett
Emmett E. Bennett
Criminal District
Douglas
Lannes
R. C. Relihan
James
Leroy Henderson
Miss Henderson
Flossie Henderson
Edward Haggerty
Lula Cole Cothren
Nicholls
Haggerty
Fight over OPA rent controls fuels landlords strike call
The National Apartment Owners Association weighs a landlords strike against OPA controls at its annual convention in Oklahoma City. A Texas delegation pushes the plan while leaders say landlords will withhold units but not evict tenants as vacancies occur. George M. Engler cites 309,000 dwellings held from renters due to the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
National Apartment Owners Association
OPA
Texas
L. A. Weiser
Houston
Texas Landlords, Inc
Weiser
George M. Engler
Baltimore
National Apartment Owners’ Association
Miners Walk Out As Court Fight Rises Over Strike
More than 38,000 soft coal miners in seven states walk off duty amid a court restraining order against United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis. President Truman, briefed in Key West, contemplates actions as labor tensions escalate and government moves to conserve coal supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Key West
Fla
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Lewis
Clark
Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
J. George T. Christopher
Packard Motor Co
Atlanta
Office of Defense Transportation
Richmond
William H. Tuck
Virginia
U. S
Goldsborough
Truman presses case against John L. Lewis at Key West
President Truman continued the government wide push against John L. Lewis from Key West urging Interior Secretary Krug to seek injunctions against the United Mine Workers chief. Lewis cancelled the work contract with the government and demanded a 0 day truce as elections reshaped politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
John L. Lewis
Julius A. Krug
United Mine Workers
Charles G. Ross
Naval Submarine Base
Lewis
Clark
Krug
White House
Congress
Kruz
Ross
New Orleans Week Ends With Trade Dinner and Cruise
New Orleans wraps International Week with a closing dinner where Alfred Schindler will speak. The 8 S. S. Del Norte departs on a five day Havana cruise. The Thomas F. Cunningham award honors a citizen for US Latin America ties. In a port anniversary dinner R. S. Hecht received the gold medal of the American Arbitration Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Alfred Schindler
Department of Commerce
S. S. del Norte
Havana
International House
Thomas F. Cunningham
United States
Latin America
Hecht
American Arbitration Association
Julian R. Caceres
Honduras
OPA Opposes General Rent Ceiling Increases
A senior OPA official said Paul Porter rejects any general rent ceiling increase or basic change to rent adjustment standards. The price administrator will maintain the current rent line, with major changes reserved for Congress. The agency may soon define and remove ceilings from transient hotel rooms while preserving ceilings for permanent guests.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Congress
White House
Civilian Production Administration
Ivan Carson
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Davis
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Gander
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Charter For Peace
San Francisco
ELD
Orleans
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