Fair Enough on Nazism and UAW Controversy
Westbrook Pegler argues in New York that CIO pension talks echo Mussolini and Hitler, equating Nazism with state socialism. He contends Americans miscast Nazism while embracing national socialism, comparing union management partnerships in Italy and Germany to U.S. auto industry practices under national oversight. He cites the United Auto Workers as an example.
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New York
Mussolini
Hitler
Germany
Italy
United Auto Workers of
Police seek killer of bride Lenore Angle in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids police and state officers hunted a man for the murder of Lenore Angle a 17 year old new wife shot on a northeast side street last night. Her husband Langdon Angle Jr 22 is missing along with his 1941 car. Neighbors heard quarrelling and gunshots as a passerby saw a man bending over the victim. Effie Engstrom Lenore’s mother says the couple had separated then reconciled. Lenore had gone to Florida with Angle following. police believe a pistol caused the fatal wounds and have yet to locate the weapon.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lenore Angle
Frank Breen
Langdon Angle, Jr
Breen
Angle
Angles
Effie Engstrom
Engstrom
Raymond Visser
Visser
Jack Engstrom
Ships Told to Avoid Shanghai in Naval Policy Stance
Secretary of State Acheson warned that American ships entering Shanghai under blockade do so at their own risk. He rebuked Isbrandt Steamship Line for sending vessels into the area and said the U.S. will not convoy through the blockade. Acheson sent a strong note to the Chinese Nationalist government over shelling of the Sir John Franklin, setting the stage for a potential financial claim by the line.
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Washington
Acheson
Shanghai
Isbrandtgen Steamship Line
Gover ‘T
Iachson Line
Sir John Frankling
Thomas Withdraws Not Guilty Plea In Payroll Case
Rep. J Parnell Thomas a New Jersey Republican withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a plea of nolo contendere. Judge Holtzoff set December 9 for sentencing and freed Thomas on a $1000 bond. Miss Helen Campbell’s conspiracy charge was dismissed as she acted as an employee. prosecutors prepared to call Myra Midkiff and Annette Minor as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N
John R. Fitzpatrick
Miss Campbell
Thomas
Fitzpatrick
Myra Midkiff
Annette Minor
Allendale
N. J. Thomas
Miss Midkiff
Midkiff-Minor
F.B.I
Walkout hinges on policy group walkout
New York November 30 The United Mine Workers policy committee, about 200 members, was set to meet for a crucial session as a nationwide soft coal strike loomed at midnight. John L Lewis postponed the meeting again delaying decisions that might avert the walkout amid owners' firm stance. President Truman sought lastminute talks to extend the threeweek truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Harold W. Ward
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Lewis
Key West
Truman
Good Fellows Receive Donations For Christmas Aid
Good Fellows acknowledge a $25 gift from Ouachita Valley Camp No 10 Woodmen of the World and a $5 remembrance in memory of Babs Brooks. Mrs. Ross Riggin of Rayville sends a large package of warm clothing with a cordial postal note hoping the items aid those seeking help this Christmas season. A plea for assistance to the needy follows in a letter from a local reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Valley
Babs Brooks
Ross Riggin
Rayville
P. O. Box
Truman Hobbies Play at Key West Submarine Base
At Key West Florida November 30 President Truman and staff enjoyed leisure hobbies during a retreat. The president walked long, paddled in Gulf waters, pitched horseshoes and reportedly played poker. Daughter Margaret shot color photos while Mrs. Truman relaxed under palm trees reading mystery stories. The coal strike threat faded as mediation continued and work began on the forthcoming state of the union message.
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Key West
Fla
Trumans
Gulf
Margaret
Truman
White House
Cyrus Ching
Washington
John R. Steelman
Ching
Steelman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Deadlier Blasts Planned At Eniwetok Tests
U S atomic energy commission and defense department announce new secret tests at the mid Pacific proving ground in Eniwetok Atoll observers from foreign powers are not invited and the exact timing remains undisclosed to foil Soviet observers. The tests aim to demonstrate heavier and more powerful atomic bombs, signaling strength to Russia and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton CC. Fay
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
mid-Pacific Proving Ground
Eniwetok Atoll
Eniwetok
Britain
Canada
Probers Of Coplon Case Ordered To Hearing
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered all F B I agents who investigated the Coplon Gubitchev spy case to appear for a hearing on wiretapping legality. He also required show cause why evidence from wiretaps should not be suppressed and why the Coplon Gubitchev indictment should not be quashed pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Coplon-Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Louisiana Rice to Indonesia Under Cooperation Grants
In a revival of economic cooperation grants to Holland, Louisiana is gathering $10,000,000 worth of United States No. 6 unpolished rice with about 40 percent broken portions for shipment to Indonesia. The Rice Millers Association notes two ships have been issued to pick up rice at Lake Charles as a stop-gap until the Indonesian crop is ready in April.
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New Orleans
Indonesia
Louisiana
Economic Cooperation Administration
Holland
William Reid
Rice Millers Association
Texas
Arkansas
Reid
Lake Charles
United States No. 6
Internation-Rotterdam
November Ends With Mild, Clear Weather Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a largely sunny November end with record warmth in several cities. Temperatures hit 91 in San Antonio and 74 in Atlanta, with 50s across the central and eastern states. Sub-freezing readings were rare, confined to Maine and high Rocky points, while rain fell in Washington and Oregon.
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Associated Press
Mercury
San Antonio
Tex
Atlanta
Maine
Rocky Mountain States
Washington
Oregon
Jury to Visit Site of Death in Bristol Millionaire Case
A hotel watchman testified before a New Orleans jury visiting the Monte Leone hotel scene where James A. Mahoney was beaten to death last February. Louis Eugene Hoover, on trial for his life, reportedly fought Mahoney nude on a bed and allegedly strangled him after a remark about Hoover’s wife. Hoover had admitted being with Mahoney that night but memory failed him afterward.
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New Orleans
Louis Eugene Hoover
James A. Mahoney
Ben Campbell
Hoover
Bristol
Millionaire
French Quarter
Louisville, Ky
Mahoney
Va.Tenn
Monteleone
Veterans Hospital
Joseph Scherring
Scheuring
West Monroe Plans Large Christmas Lighting Event
West Monroe will stage one of its largest pre-holiday programs this year with a 6 30 p m Friday lighting ceremony in front of the old City Hall. Santa Claus will distribute over 2 000 gifts to children under eight, with radio coverage on KNOE from 7 to 8 p m. The Twin Cities business districts will be elaborately decorated and six additional blocks added to the display, at an estimated cost of 1 200.
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Santa Claus
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Hugh Taylor
KNOE
Bill Stanley
WNOE
New Orleans
Horace Eyre
Charles Chisholm
Charlie Wall
Plane disaster in Dallas claims many lives and sparks probe
From the wreck of American Airlines Aztec near Dallas the question looms why the DC-6 veered left and crashed into a hangar. Twenty eight killed, 18 injured as the plane hit a chemical plant and aviation school. Survivors describe engine failure and rapid fire. Notables among the dead include Dallas grain trader Henry Eidson and Mexican banker Jose de La Mora. The Mexican foreign office will repatriate bodies. U.S. waived border checks.
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American Airlines
Mexico City
Laurens
Tommy) Claude
New York
Robert E. Lewis
Frances Hudson
Air
U. S
Henry Eidson
Dallas
Southwest
Jose de la Mora
James Low Bidder On River Project In Louisiana
T L James & Co Inc of Ruston La appears lowest bidder for supplying and installing sector gates for the Mermentau river cat fish point control structure. Bid amount 359 025 dollars. Project aims to control tidal flow to protect Louisiana rice bowl with further bids due December 16 for excavation and channel improvements. Work location near Abbeville La and includes large scale dredging and dike work.
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New Orleans
T. L. James & Co., Inc
Ruston
Catfish Point
Mermentau River
Louisiana
U. S. Army Engineers
Rice Bowl
Mermentay River
White Lake
Vermilion Bay
Schooner Bayou
Abbevile
Milk price hike planned by Franklin Ouachita dairymen
A joint release by Pershing Robinson and Oscar McDonald announces a price rise for Grade A milk effective December 1. Four percent butterfat milk would cost $6 per hundred and each one tenth percent spread would add seven cents. Local quart prices may move to 23 cents with homogenized milk at 24 cents as state markets trend higher due to feed and equipment costs.
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Pershing Robinson
Franklin Parish
Dairymen's Association
Oscar McDonald
Ouachita Parish
Dairymen’'s Association
Franklin
Ouachita Parishes
G. P. Avant
Dairymen’s Association
Avant
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Shreveport
Ruston
Bastrop
Tallulah
Tito Independence Day Party Draws Belgrade Revelry
Marshal Tito hosted an Independence Day celebration in Belgrade with lavish decor and a grand banquet. Officials and allies attended while some dissidents and Soviet agents were noted in background chatter.
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Marshal Tito
Independence Party
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Elaine Kahn
Sharpsburg
Sylvia Stypula
Evelyn
Virginia
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Allegheny County Society For Crippled Children
Tommy
Crippled Children's Society
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
United Nations
Ryan
James Low
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Comiafol
Tito
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