Workings of Unions Slammed for Labor Struggles
Westbrook Pegler argues the Taft Hartley Act harmed workers and accuses union bosses of oppression and rackets. He singles outJimmy Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians for exploiting members and enforcing dues and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Roosevelt
National Association of Manufacturers
Jimmy Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Union
Blaze Fatal Fire Kills Two Women at Mississippi Club
In Horn Lake near Lake Cormorant two young women Evelyn Taggart of Memphis and Dorothy Billingsley of Horn Lake died in a rural night club fire at Bungalow City. Eight to ten others burned or injured escaped through windows as flames trapped victims.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fie
Mississippi
Dag Horn Lake
Miss
Evelyn Taggart
Dorothy Billingsley
Horn Lake
Thompson Brothers Mortuary
Sherman Lewis
J.s. Jean Dodson
Lake Cormorant
D. W. Looney
E. N. Milton
Billy Flinn
H. M., Billingsley
T. Burmah Hobbs
T. B. Hobbs
Harry Rasco
Broadlands Readied as Honeymooners Stay Near Romsey
Romsey England November 20 AP The Broadlands mansion prepared to host Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their honeymoon. Police and detectives ring the estate while staff ensure privacy with sentry boxes at gates and bunting along the avenue. Butler Frank Randall frets over provisioning and jokes about ration books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romsey
Eng
Broadlands
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Earl Mountbatten
Frank Randall
Ranall
Debating Rationing and Inflation Measures in Senate
The Senate banking committee moved to start a four point anti inflation plan but delayed action on standby price wage and limited rationing powers from President Truman. Tobey said hearings will cover rent controls installment buying curbs bank credit and possible higher margins for commodity exchanges. He expects quick action but left unclear timing for other points.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Tobey
Republican
New Hampshire
Senate House Economic Committee
Treasury
Snyder
Banking Committee
Congress
Louisiana lawmakers clash over expunging remarks in Record
In Washington on November 20 the House was to vote on expunging from the Congressional Record Rep. Morrison of Louisiana who called Sen. Overton a senile old man in remarks printed as an extension. Rep. Passman pledged to seek expungement if others did not. Morrison seeks the Louisiana governorship with Overton backing Sam Jones and Passman backing Earl Long. Overton had spoken in Louisiana in support of Jones.
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Washington
House
Congressional
Rep
Morrison
D-La
Senator Overton
Louisiana
Rorrison
Overton
Otto Passman
Oton
Sam Jones
Passman
Earl Long
Huey P. Long
Senate
Jones
France recalls soldiers as Blum likely to form government
Paris reports President Auriol recalls part of the 1947 military class to restore normal strength while Germany and domestic strikes raise tension. He invites Socialist elder statesman Blum to form a broad government with communists and De Gaulle allies excluded. labor unrest spreads across coal mines factories and ports.
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Paris
France
Vincent Auriol
Leon Blum
Auriol
Elysees Palace
Paul Ramadier
Eldger
Blum
de Gaullists
Guy Mollet
Socialist Party
Ramadier
Georges Bidault
Robert Schuman
Edouard DePreux
Pend
St Joseph's Home Cornerstone Laying to Be Led by Bishop Greco
The St Joseph's Home for the Aged on Sterlington road will host a Friday 3 30 p m cornerstone ceremony directed by Most Rev Charles P Greco. The event will feature priests and local officials with no discrimination in admittance and marks a $500000 project financed by the Sisters of St Francis of Springfield Illinois.
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ST. Joseph’s
St. Joseph's Home For
Sterlington Road
Charles P. Greco
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Msgr
J. C. Marsh
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Sisters of St. Francis of
Waukee
Wis
Third Order of St. Francis
Magdalene
Marshall Leaves For Big Four Conference
President Truman bids God speed to Secretary of State Marshall as he departs by air for the Big Four foreign ministers meeting in London. Marshall aims to press for Austria peace terms and a German settlement while tensions with the Soviet Union loom.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall
Big Four
London
Mr. Truman
National
White House
State Department
James F. Byrnes
United States
Conference of Foreign Ministers
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
William D. Leahy
Lovett
Clark
Lord Iiverchapel
Charles E. Bohler
Molotov
Austria
Brookings Institution
Ses
Meyers Denies Receiving Funds from Aviation Electric Officials
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers told Senate investigators he never got money from Aviation Electric Company officials beyond loan repayments. He denounced Lamarre and Readnower as false that he received $150,009, insisting his loans were repaid.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Aviation Electric Company
Meyers
Lamarre
Mr. Readnower
B. H. Lamarre
T. E. Readnower
Aviation Electric
17 Killed When Boat Hits Mine
Seventeen steerage passengers died and 21 were injured when the motor vessel Kweihai struck a floating mine near Canton. The ship was en route from Canton to Hong Kong and returned to port after the blast. A Hong Kong dispatch attributed the mine to bandits seeking a $50,000 ransom from the Kwangsi Navigation Company, marking a second attempted destruction of the craft.
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Canton
China
Kweihai
Hong Kong
U. S
Kwangsi Navigation Company
Hearing Set For Two Alleged Racketeers in Mississippi Case
Judge Wayne G. Borah scheduled a 9 30 a m hearing for two Mississippi defendants Morris Wheat and Guy Allen on motions to change venue and dismiss the indictment under the federal anti racketeering statute. Pleas of innocent were entered for Lander Necaise and Welton Ladner with trials set for Nov 24 and 26 in New Orleans before Judge Ben C. Dawkins.
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New Orleans
Wayne G. Borah
Mississippi
Hugh M. Wilkinson
Louisiana
Morris Wheat
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission
Guy Allen
Harrison County
Lander Necaise
Kiln
Hancock County Board of Supervisors
Welton Ladner
Pass Christian
Borah
Necaise
Ladner
Wheat
Ben C. Dawkins
Aid for Europe before Senate
The foreign relations committee approved a bill to authorize up to 597 million dollars in goods for France, Italy, and Austria to get them through winter. The measure faces Senate debate, likely Monday, as Truman’s broader domestic program faces resistance over price controls and rationing. Taft and Sparkman differ on timing. talks continue in committees. The war investigation panel probes Maj. Gen Bennett Meyer’s wartime dealings.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
France
Italy
Austria
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Senate House Economic Committee
Sparkman
Alabama
Flanders
Vermont
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Bennett E. Meyer
Royal Wedding Sees Elizabeth MARRY Philip at Westminster Abbey
Princess Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey with King George VI present. The couple rode to Buckingham Palace amid crowds of more than a million cheering Britons. They then departed for a honeymoon in southern England.
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Tom Williams
London
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
England
George VI
St. Philip Mountbatten
Duke of Edinburgh
Canterbury
All
Greece
Denmark
Mary
Lewis Douglas
Truman
Duke of Windsor
United States
St. Edward the Confessor
Prince Michael of Kent
Margaret Rose
Buckingham
Europe
Mall
St. James's
Green Park
Waterloo Station
Palace
Romsey
Hampshire
Earl Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth wedding gown to go on exhibit in London
The ivory duchesse satin gown worn by Princess Elizabeth at her 1947 wedding will soon be shown publicly and later housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Made by Hartnell's, the gown features thousands of pearls, a pearl-bordered neck line, long sleeves, a 15 foot train, and a pearl and crystal bouquet motif.
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London
Elizabeth
Victoria and Albert Museum
Hartnell’s
Botticelli
York
House of York
George VI
Tribute marks twenty years of Rev Ernest Holloway's pastorate
A large crowd from multiple faiths gathered at the First Presbyterian Church for a banquet honoring Rev Ernest Holloway's twenty years in the pastorate and his birthday. The event featured a birthday cake, a turkey dinner, gifts including a Magnavox stereo, and remarks from Dr D M Moore and Dr A M Serex celebrating his service and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Lrst Presbyterian Church
Olive Sype
Helen Sype
R. M
Dick) Troy
Ernest
Ellis Barnsfather
Holloway
D. M. Moore
Troy
O. M. Arnette
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
Heroic father saves circus family after high wire fall
In Miami the Alzanas family endured a 33 foot plunge from a high wire act with no net as Harold 31 and Hilda 16 fell. Charles Alzanas 65 shielded them and broke his neck while Harold suffered a fractured spine. All were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital as 16,000 spectators watched the final Miami performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.
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Miami
Fla
Ringling Bros
Barnwn and Bailey Circus
Charles Alzanas
Harold
Hilda
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Harold Alzanas
Elsie
Minnie
England
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North
Tafta
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