Westbrook Pegler Reflects on Teamsters and Power
Westbrook Pegler discusses the Teamsters union in the United States, criticizing the leadership and political influence. He compares the hierarchy to an autocratic clique, suggesting the rank and file are captive to power and could suffer under upheaval without reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teamsters
Cincinnati
Otto H. Frobe
Teamsters’ Union
Dan Tobin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington Statler
Hitler
Dead Man's Drive for Food Grows in Kansas City
James M. Morgan, a 25 year old World War II veteran, started a personal plan to send food to France by collecting donations. After his death in a jeep accident, the University of Kansas City's French club vows to continue his effort to fill a boxcar with food for French students.
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Kansas City
James M. Morgan
France
Europe
Jimmy
Universty
Illie Mahoney
French Cabinet Faces Test Over Strike Crisis
Premier Robert Schuman’s four day old coalition seeks assembly approval as unions reject a cost of living wage increase. CGT affiliated unions refuse, civil service unions vote on general strikes, while Schuman appeals for workers to return to work amid the ongoing paralyzing strikes.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Schuman
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Civil Service
Labor narrowly holds Gravesend seat in by election
Britain's Labour Party wins Gravesend by election by a slim margin as Sir Richard Acland tops Conservative Frank Taylor 24 692 to 23 017. Turnout reaches 77 percent. Labour aims to retain its historic Commons seat amid national issues.
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Gravesend
England
Britain
Labor Party
House of Commons
Richard Acland
Frank Taylor
East Edinburg
Scotland
Howdenshire
Epson
North Croydon
East Edinburgh
E. D. O'Brien
Conservative
Central Office
Four saved in shipwreck off British Columbia coast
Suffering survivor Seaman Carlos M. Sanabria said the transport Clarksdale Victory grounded about 25 miles off shore near Hippa Island after a heavy roller split the ship. He described attempting to abandon, lifeboats swept away, and his own rescue by the coast guard cutter Wachusett. Other three survivors and four bodies were to be aboard the cutter. 45 officers and crew were lost.
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Ketchikan
Hippa Island
British Columbia
Carlos M. Sanabria
Honduras
Coast Guard
Wachusett
Cmdr
G. W. Flayden
Sanabria
Gerald R. Langeson
Oakland
Thanksgiving Observed by Millions Across United States
Associated Press reports millions celebrate a postwar Thanksgiving proclaimed by President Truman to share bounty with needy nations. Churches mobilize relief drives. Protestant and Roman Catholic groups urge food and clothing gifts for Europe and war-torn lands. Weather predicts clear in most areas with snow in Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and northern regions. Traffic surges as travelers flood metropolitan hubs and transport lines report brisk demand.
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Associated Press
Truman
America
Church World Service
William F. Rosenblum
Synagogue
Nazi fugitive Alfred Stoffer captured in Sydney
Alfred Stoffer, second of two Nazi fugitives from Australian authorities to be deported to Germany, was seized in a Sydney rooming house. The other, Dr. Johannes Becker, was arrested yesterday aboard the tanker Cedar Banks while attempting to flee to Panama. Both men vanished last week before deportation.
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Sydney
Australia
Alfred Stoffer
Germany
Stoffer
Johannes Becker
Panama
Tragic pavement accident claims four year old Travis Terral
In Jonesboro Louisiana a four year old, Travis Terral, died after a back door of a car sprang open and he fell onto the roadway on the Jonesboro Dodson highway. He died in Hodge Clinic twenty four hours after the accident. The car carried Mrs Frickey the owner and driver and Mrs F L Terrall with the two boys on board. The funeral was held in Dodson with interment there. He leaves parents Steve his brother and grandparents A L Terral of Dodson and Mr and Mrs Bossier of Winnfield.
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Jonesboro
Travis Terral
F. L. Terral
Hodge Clinic
Jonesboro-Dodson Highway
Travis
Steve
Hodge
Dodson
A. L. Terral
Mrs. Bossier
Winnfield
James Collins Freed After Fugitive Warrant Dropped
James Robert Collins, freed from Bucks County jail after Alabama Governor James N. Folsom withdrew a fugitive warrant. Collins, who at 16 aided a bank holdup leading to a president’s death, moved to Quakertown, built a drilling firm, and faced a potential pardon request before returning to Alabama.
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Quakertown
James Robert Collins
Collins
Bucks County
James N. Folsom
Alabama
Michael Diesel
Speigner
Ala
Mobile
Curley Returns as Boston Mayor After Prison Release
Boston mayor James M. Curley, freed from a Connecticut federal prison by presidential action, plans to resume duties tomorrow. He calls himself an innocent victim of a confidence man and seeks pardons for soldiers imprisoned for minor offenses. Curtis says 100000 veterans served in the last war warrant amnesty.
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Boston
James M. Curley
Connecticut
National Guard
Curley
Truman
Federal Institution
Danbury
Conn
Engineers Group, Inc
Washington
America
Petrillo lifts seven year ban on cooperative radio shows
James C. Petrillo, head of the AFM, announced a seven year ban on musicians in cooperative radio network shows is lifted on a trial basis. The move allows union players to join co op shows without local standby musicians, potentially expanding work for musicians. NBC says no current cooperative music use. CBS reports five of nine cooperatives would use music.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
A. F. of S. American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
American Broadcasting
Mutual Broadcasting Companies
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Dan Galenpaul
Information Please
Showdown on Germany Seen at Four-Power Talks
In London the Big Four foreign ministers conference mulls Germany's political future as Molotov accuses the West of seeking an imperial peace and militaristic Germany. Western observers see Moscow backing a democratic, speedy recovery while fearing Soviet dominance in a unified Germany. The debate centers on the economic and political unity that will best favor Soviet or Western influence.
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John M. Hightower
London
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Russia
Molotov
America
World fliers back in U S five months after takeoff
American pilots George Truman and Clifford Evans land at Van Nuys California completing a 1 275 mile leg of their round the world flight in Cub cruisers They arrive with barbers on hand and plan to stay in California for Christmas before resuming their journey from Lethbridge to Teterboro on August 9.
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van Nuys
Calif
United States
Shaggy
London
Truman
Saudi Arabia
Jane Marisley
Washington
Lethbridge
Alberta
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
Teterboro
N. J
Evans
Ball Attacks Truman Move on Europe Aid Plan
Sen Ball charges the Truman administration rushes Congress to approve 597 million dollars in emergency aid to France Italy and Austria using blitzkrieg and mousetrap tactics. He warns delay may let Communists prevail. Lovett cites new Greece aid factors as Congress weighs final actions before holidays.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senator Ball
Minnesota
Truman
Europe
Congress
France
Italy
Austria
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Republican Policy Committee
House
Appropriations
Tabor
New York
House Committee
Ball
Louisiana teachers elect officers at 53rd convention
At Alexandria the Louisiana teachers voted to push a high school education requirement for parish school board members and adopted a new constitution renaming the group the Louisiana Education Association. Officers and board members were elected, with Mack Avants named president and Miss Clara Griggs as vice president.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
General Assembly
D. W. Griffith
Neville High School
Monroe
Frank Beier
New Orleans
Louisiana Education Association
Mack Avants
Baton Rouge
LTA
Clara Griggs
Shreveport
George Armstrong
Lafayette
Executive Council
Frank B. Beier
Joseph Kluchin
Pearl
National Education Association
Mildred McCormick
Annie L. Peters
C. W. Flowers
Jena
Eloise Cann
Jeanne Castille
Breaux Bridge
Jeannette Durham
Irma Kron
Wesley Boya
Minnie Wine Rowe
Lillian Phillips
Mildred More
Myra Nesom
Liorence Tuthill
Violet Gates
D. J. Lafley
Ville Platte
R. H. White
Caddo Parish
Thanksgiving Observed Across Monroe Churches
A union Thanksgiving service at First Presbyterian Church featured Rabbi F. K. Hirsch delivering the sermon after a morning program with hymns readings and prayer. Other services were held at College Place Baptist Memorial Methodist Trinity Lutheran St Matthew's Grace Episcopal Christian Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
First Presbyterian Church
F. K. Hirsch
College Place
Grace Episcopal Church
Christian Science
Auburn Avenue
Youths urged to stay on land for youthfulness and growth
In Lafayette Louisiana Msgr Luigi G Ligutti executive secretary of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference told a closing meeting that youth is a mental quality and the fountain of youth lies on the land. He noted farmers can expect better living and fortunes than clerical or industrial workers and warned about rural misery in Louisiana. He contrasted country and city funerals suggesting country life fosters religion and friendship.
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Lafayette
America
Luigi G. Ligutti
Des Moines
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Msgr. Ligutti
Louisiana
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