Touchstone Dies at Home in Monroe After Illness
H K Touchstone, 55, longtime Monroe businessman and founder of Three Way Finance, died at 5:30 am Thursday after years of ill health. Born in Bernice, La., he lived in Monroe 39 years, led Lakeside Country Club and Three Way Finance, and served in World War I. He is survived by wife, two sons H K Touchstone Jr and H D Touchstone, a daughter Mrs Walter E Lamb, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by Peters Funeral Home.
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H. K. Touchstone
Monroe
Mr. Touchstone
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Bernice
Monroe Furniture Company
Three Way Finance Company
Touchstone
Rotary Club
Community Chest
Red Cross
L. B
Lakeside Country Club
Golfers Association
H. K. Touchstone, Jr
H. D. Touchstone
Walter E. Lamb
Peters Funeral Home
Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler on Forrestal Plot and Lipschutz
Westbrook Pegler discusses Jim Forrestal in the context of a Mercury expose and Lipschutz’s propaganda group Prevent World War III. He accuses lawmakers of immunity for Lipschutz and portrays Forrestal as a patriot vilified by slander, including Drew Pearson’s broadcast allegations.
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New York
New American Mercury
Jim Forrestal
Isidore Lipschutz
Forrestal
New Mercury
William Huie
Washington
Lipschutz
Society For the Prevention
Buchanan Committee
81St Congress
Germany
United States
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Casualties Rise to 31 028 in Korean War Report
Washington reports American casualties in Korea rose to 31 028, up 1 032 from a week earlier. Next of kin were notified through November 24, with 5 307 deaths and 21 114 nonfatally wounded. 3 954 listed as currently missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Russia to veto Korea move as UN eyes action
Lake Success, Nov 30. A Russian veto was expected to block security council action on Korea. The U N general assembly planned to indict the Chinese Communists within 24 hours and consider social items. United States charges of Chinese Communist aggression in Korea could prompt economic and diplomatic sanctions and a surge of arms for MacArthur. General Warren Austin warned Beijing that the world would condemn them if they defy two thirds.
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Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Warren R. Austin
Security Council
Army Reports Surrounded U S Marines Hold Their Own
Seoul reports eighty thousand Chinese forces launch a new offensive against United Nations troops in northeast Korea. American marines around Changjin reservoir are surrounded and battle fiercely while their supply route is cut. Northwest forces face 200,000 Reds as lines tighten and a lull settles over the icy fronts.
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Korea
Walton H. Walker
Eighth
Changjin Reservoir
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Chonchon
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Anju
Eighth Army
Boyle
Five Die From Monoxide Gas in Fayetteville Garage
Fayetteville police report carbon monoxide caused the deaths of five people found in a local auto shop garage. Victims include two soldiers from Ft. Bragg and three civilians. one casualty was a Pepsi-Cola sales representative. The auto firm’s mechanic witnessed a body as doors opened around 7:30 a.m.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Harold R. Knorr
82Nd Reconnaissance Company
Ft. Bragg
William K. Crawford
307Th Airborne Engineers
Sylvester Eagan
Lakedale
Frank R. Bailey Auto Company
Samuel M. Ridings
Goldsboro
James Y. Cary
Gibbon St
Houston
Tex
LeVeda Terrace
Los Angeles
Cary
Pepsi-Cola
J. C. Owens
Officers fail to return prisoner in Pensacola
Pensacola deputies who went to New Orleans to return 35-year-old John Dalton to face a charge of stealing $10,000 worth of war surplus materials returned empty handed. Dalton refused to waive extradition, and authorities did not decide on pursuing extradition actions.
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Pensacola
Fla
New Orleans
R. L. Kendrick
John Dalton
Dalron
Walter Williams
Williams
Kendrick
Parolee Faces Death Charge In Louisiana Slaying
Thibodaux Louisiana November 30 a paroled ex convict is under arrest on a murder charge in the strangling slaying of 64 year old Mrs Louis Pitre of Golden Meadow. The arresting sheriff identified Joseph Drubie Williams 24 of New Orleans who had been released on parole after a 1946 aggravated battery conviction. The charge grew from an affidavit before Peace Justice S R Conlon and the arrest was made November 23 at an oyster camp west of Port Sulphur where the prisoner worked. Mrs Pitre was found strangled in her ransacked home October 24 with her legs bound. Officers suspect robbery as motive and say $600 in oil lease payments received recently may have been taken but had already been deposited in a bank.
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Thibodaux
Louis Pitre
Golden Meadow
Frank Ducos
Joseph Drubie Williams
New Orleans
Ducos
S. R. Conlon
Port Sulphur
Pitre
Layton's Death Warrant Ordered by Louisiana Governor
Oak Grove Louisiana November 30. A warrant for the electrocution of Robert Layton age 40 for the February 18, 1949 murder of neighbor Jim Ward was received from Gov Earl K Long by Sheriff J R Butler. The sentence calls for electrocution between noon and 3 p m January 5 1951. Layton was convicted June 24 1949 of Ward's fatal shooting in the Chickasaw community after Ward reportedly courted Layton's wife. The Louisiana supreme court upheld the conviction and sentence. the U S supreme court refused review. Layton remains in East Carroll parish jail at Lake Providence.
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Oak Grove
Robert Layton
Earl K. Long
J. R. Butler
Layton
Jim Ward
Chickasaw
Here
Ward
Profits Tax Setback Seen in House Committee
Washington ran into a setback as the House Ways and Means Committee moved toward a compromise excess profits tax bill. It would yield about 3.4 billion dollars annually and be retroactive to July 1, less than President Truman’s 4 billion target. The panel aims to vote and introduce the measure, balancing revenue goals with defense funding needs amid debate over tax rates and possible corporate tax increases.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Guard unit allotted for Louisiana anti aircraft training
Brig. Gen. Raymond Hufft announced an additional National Guard unit for Louisiana to be activated in New Orleans. The 219th radio controlled target department will operate and maintain radio controlled planes for use in anti aircraft training and target practice.
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Raymond Hufft
Louisiana
Hufft
219Th Radio Controlled Target Department
Traffic parking ban in Monroe on Washington Street
Traffic Captain Jack Davis of the Monroe police department announces a Friday morning no parking rule in the 200 and 300 blocks of Washington Street on the north side.
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Washington Street
Jack Davis
Monroe Police Department
Huge Atomic Outlay Seen for Atomic Facilities
Washington reports a potential 1.5 billion dollar expansion for atomic facilities as the atomic energy commission prepares for a Senate inquiry. A South Carolina site is chosen for new facilities to produce components for a super hydrogen bomb, with an initial 260 million dollars already funded. Representative Gore foresees large supplementary requests for expansion of atomic and power facilities as the new Congress begins January 3.
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South Carolina
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Congress
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Truman
AEC
United States
South Caroline
Gore
D.-Tenn
Welfare letter from Perryville family highlights need for aid
A 15 year old kidney patient and his family near Perryville describe poverty after father deserted them. The letter mentions worn shoes, ragged clothes, limited welfare, and possible child withdrawal from school to save funds. The writer appeals to Good Fellows for help amid racial and economic hardship.
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Welfare Department
Perryville
National Association of County and Prosecuting Attorneys Formed
Prosecutors from 15 states meet in New Orleans to form a national group. William R. MacDougal of Sacramento California outlines aims to share legal information, coordinate enforcement, and aid legislation. First project includes a uniform extradition law for all states. MacDougal serves as temporary chairman awaiting officer elections.
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New Orleans
National Association of County and Prosecuting Attorneys
William R. MacDougal
Sacramento
Calif
MacDougal
President Truman backs MacArthur amid Korea war policy
President Truman said the atomic bomb's use in Korea is under consideration but hopes it won't be needed and could be used without UN approval. He defended Gen. MacArthur against criticism, pledged continued UN fighting resolve, and warned China could widen the war if aggression persists.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
United Nations
America
Greater Arms Drive Looms in Free World Push
Secretary Acheson urged the free world to prepare for the worst as the United States and Western Europe speed up arms programs in response to the Korean crisis and China’s intervention. President Truman planned urgent calls to leaders for heavy military appropriations and rapid mobilization, while Congress weighed new measures and a stronger European command structure.
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Acheson
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Free Nations
Wherry
Nebraska
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Ohio
McCarthy
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Korea
MacArthur
Truman
Asia
White House
Russia
Lake Success
Doughboys Retain Humor in Korea Front Slogan
Northwest Front Korea November 30 soldiers marching from Chongchon river cling to humor with a new slogan. After promising to reach the Golden Gate by 1948 in World War II they now hope to trim the tree in 53 this year.
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Korea
Chongchon River
Golden Gate
Guadalcanal
Leyte
President Truman Alone Can Order Atomic Bomb Use
The White House stated that President Truman's remarks at a news conference do not give Gen. Douglas MacArthur authority to order the atomic bomb. Under the law the bombs are in the custody of the atomic energy commission and only the president can order their use.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Atomic Energy Commission
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