East And West Move Toward Early Palestine Partition Plan
East and West back the original United Nations partition of Palestine as of Nov. 23 1947 with Australia the United States and Canada reaffirming support. Draft resolution by John D L Hood would seek a five member conciliation commission to urge Arab Jewish talks toward a permanent peace. Britain and America discuss amendments to the plan while Israel seeks UN membership when applying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Curtis
Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Australia
United States
Canada
Holy Land
John D. L. Hood
Russia
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Desert
Galilee
Jerusalem
Britain
Folke Bernadotte
Bernadotte
Negev
Hood
Israel
U. N
Fair Enough by Pegler on Truman Wallace and ADA
Westbrook Pegler muses on postwar politics and the 1948 era. He mocks Eleanor Roosevelt and the American Democratic Action while discussing Henry Wallace and Truman with sharp partisan asides.
Air Force seeks to retain 47 mile surplus railroad line
The Air Force asks that a 47 mile government owned railroad from Camp Claiborne to Camp Polk in Louisiana be withdrawn from surplus and used for short spur lines to air bases. Aides indicate Leesville and local interests pursue purchase for a paper mill, while War Assets Administration reviews the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Louisiana
Anir Force
Camp Claiborne
Camp Polk
War Assets Administration
Lee
War Assets
Ellender
Feazel
D-La
South Georgia Junior College Named for Sugar Bowl Clash
South Georgia Junior College of Douglas Ga has been named a contender for the second annual Junior Sugar Bowl football classic here Saturday night December 11 The bowl committee chaired by Ralph Marionneaux said South Georgia undefeated and among the nation s top junior colleges earned the invitation by defeating Campbell Junior College 27 19 The committee seeks an opponent with a decision on Friday and the Monroe Lions Club hosts the benefit game for Monroe children s recreation programs Northeast Junior College beat Hillsboro Texas last December in the first Sugar Bowl event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Georgia
Douglas
Ralph Marionneaux
Monroe
Campbell
N. C
Monroe Lions’ Club
Marionneaux
Northeast Junior College of
Hillsboro
Texas
Sister of Judge Dawkins Dies at 69
Mrs. Gertrude Dawkins Atkins 69, sister of Federal Judge Ben Dawkins, died after 10 a m Tuesday in a local sanitarium. A Ouachita City native, widow of Henry C. Atkins, she lived with daughter Maxine Rogers in West Monroe. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday Kilpatrick Funeral Home Farmerville. interment Farmerville Cemetery. Survived by 11 children including J B Atkins Baton Rouge and Woodrow Atkins in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Dawkins Atkins
Ben Dawkins
Ouachita City
Union Parish
Atkins
Maxine Rogers
West Monroe
Henry C. Atkins
Kilpatrick
Farmerville
Paul Andrews
Truxno
J. B. Atkins
Baton Rouge
William Slade
Wilbur D. Atkins
Jewel Roberts
Monroe
Gulley Atkins
Woodrow Atkins
Pacific
Eula Benson
Oklahoma
Brooks Gulley
Ben Ed Atkins
Pro-Truman Effort News Moves to Supreme Court in Alabama Votes
Pro-Truman attorneys travel to Washington to seek U S Supreme Court jurisdiction over Alabama’s 11 electoral votes. Governor Folsom aides and state officials push for swift action before the December 13 electoral college meeting. Courts have ruled against the governor in multiple suits, while a Mobile circuit court ruling declares a 1945 act requiring electors to back the national party nominee unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Washington
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Broughton Lamberth
Alexander City
Jerome Phillips
Birmingham
Alabama Journal
U. S. Supreme Court
Folsom
Supreme Court
U. S. District Court
J. Strom Thurmond
State Supreme Court
Jack Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Mobile
Cecil F. Bates
Bates
National Party
Big Flying Boat Returns Safely After Engine Failure
The Marshall Mars giant four engine flying boat resumed its Alameda flight to Hawaii at 9 10 a m EST after losing an engine about three hours from the coast 600 miles offshore. A coast guard B 17 and an air force B 29 rescued the craft guiding it to Alameda wave air station. Seven passengers plus seven crew aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alameda Wave Air Station
Hawaii
Alameda
Coast Guard
Coroner to Probe Death of Otis Busbice in Eros
Otis O. Busbice, 27, died suddenly at his mother's home in Eros, suspected natural causes. Parish coroner to investigate. funeral plans not set as relatives are contacted. Survived by his mother and siblings Marilyn and Bernarr, Temple, Cornella, Church Falls, Va, Lemoyne, Helen Patterson, Billy Bushice, Wayne Bushice.
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Eros
Otis O. Busbice
Fay Busbice
Busbice
Marilyn
Bernarr
Temple
Cornella Busbice
Church Falls
Lemoyne Busbice
Helen Patterson
Dallas
Texas
Billy Bushice
Natchitoches
Wayne Bushice
Lafayette
Santa's Mail Grows and Gives to Good Fellows Fund
Good Fellows acknowledges a $25 gift from Drew Grocer Company and notes other contributions while urging widespread giving. The fundraiser stresses the Christmas spirit and includes a child’s letter requesting a farmhouse for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Grocer Company
George Breece
Bagatnane
Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Phil
Cotton Farmers Bet On Higher Prices And Government Loans
Washington reports cotton farmers are pledging a large portion of their crop to government loans instead of selling at current prices. About 4 million bales are on loan with forecasts hinting at a record near 5.58 million bales, as 1948 production is seen at 15.166 million. Farmers hope prices may rise to 35 cents per pound, supported by likely Senate and House committee leadership favoring a 90 percent parity price.
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Agriculture Department
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Committee
Representative Cooley
North Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
C I O President Attacks Reds Sparks at Portland Convention
At the C I O convention in Portland Oregon delegates roared as Philip Murray hammered at the Communist party and left wing critics. Senator Wayne Morse urged a balanced labor law while Murray and aides faced heckling and counterattacks during debates on his annual report. Donald Henderson, president of the Food and Tobacco Workers, was mentioned in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Philip Murray
Wayne Morse
Oregon Republican
Morse
Murray
Communist Party
Henry Wal
Walter Reuther
James Carey
Marsnall
Donald Henderson
The
Food and Tobacco Workers
King George VI Suffering An Arterial Ailment
London reports King George VI, 52, is afflicted with an arterial obstruction in the legs. Public engagements are canceled. Doctors warn a defective blood supply to the right foot raises concern and a long Australian New Zealand tour is abandoned for safety.
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Edward Campbell
London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
John Weir
Australia
New Zealand
George
Bobby Breen Found Safe After 24 Hour Search
Singer Bobby Breen and pilot Kenneth Thompson were found safe in Glidden Wisconsin after a 24 hour hunt by land and air. Sheriff William Sands said the two, missing since Sunday, spent Sunday night and most of Monday at the Northwestern Hotel.
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Glidden
Wis
Bobby Breen
Northwestern
William Sands
Breen
Kenneth Thompson
Sands
Hayward
Thompson
Waukesha
Milwaukee Sentinel
Louisiana Baptists Approve Radio Buy
The executive board of the Louisiana Baptist convention won authorization to acquire a 77.5 percent stake in KPDR and KPDR-FM in Alexandria for about 24500 dollars from Eugene Levy and others. The Federal commission also approved KNOE Monroe to shift to 1490 kilocycles and 5 kilowatts and WLCS Baton Rouge to move to 142 kilocycles with 1 kilowatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Louisiana Baptist Convention
Communications Commission
KPDR
Kpdr-Fm
Alexandria
Eugene Levy
KNOE
Monroe
WLCS
Baton Rouge
Nourse to Direct Planning Program
President Truman names Edwin G. Nourse, head of the Economic Advisory Council, to direct planning of the anti inflation program for Congress in January. Nourse will coordinate with treasury, commerce, labor, agriculture, interior, and the Federal Reserve Board while final decisions rest with the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Malony Washington
Navy
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
Congress
Nourse
Key West
Fla
Communist Push Advances Near Suchow in Nanking Theater
Chinese Reds launched a new offensive on Suchow 180 miles northwest of Nanking as Gen. Chen Yi redeployed veterans to defend the airfield. Weather hindered Nationalist air support, while Red forces pressed from the north and east threatening Peiping and Tientsin. Huang Po Tao’s Seventh Army Corps faced near destruction amid ongoing battles around Nienchuang and Sub sien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Suchow
China
Chen Yi
Peiping
Tientsin
Huang- Po-Tao
Seventh Army Corps
Nienchuang
Huang
12Th Army Corps
Subsien
Ruhr steel output climbs to postwar peak in Ruhr region
The American military government said Ruhr steel production rose to a postwar record as France protested Western Germany recovery. October ingot steel in the American and British zones reached 610 300 metric tons, up seven percent from September, with pig iron at 508 000 tons. The report notes attempts by Soviet zone unions to incite unrest failed and four western Berlin firms closed or cut back due to Russian blockade pressure.
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Berlin
Ruhr
United States
Britain
Germany
France
Western Germany
East Germany
West Germany
Tito Rumors Scouted In Belgrade On West Turn
In Belgrade on November 23 rumors spread that Marshal Tito plans to turn west due to possible economic crisis. Reports say Yugoslavia continues short term trade talks with western nations though progress is uncertain. Delegations in Moscow seek renewal of the annual trade pact amid visa delays and stalled talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Trieste
Change of venue requested in Boo Landry murder case
Defense lawyers for 15 year old Charles Sartala Macchia filed in St. Bernard Parish asking the murder case be moved to Orleans Jefferson or St Tammy parishes. They argue local sentiment could taint jurors. no hearing date set. The youth pleads not guilty.
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New Orleans
Charles Sartalamacchia
Little Fualdes
Boo” Landry
St. Bernard Parish
Bruce Nunez
Orleans
Jefferson
St. Tammy Parish
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