Frankfurter’s Ties and Laski Link in Washington Credibility
Washington report notes Felix Frankfurter’s Harvard circle includes Communists yet he appears not to be one. The piece recalls his friendship with Harold Laski and cites Ford Hall forums and Niles’ White House role, tracing influence from Harvard to the Roosevelt and Truman administrations.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Frankfurter
Charles Lindbergh
United States
Harold J. Laski
London School of Economics
The
Catholic Worker
Laski
Ford Hall
Boston
David K. Niles
Niles
Naghus
White House
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
New York Times
Booths Judged At Ouachita Valley Fair
Judges praised the Ouachita Valley fair booths for strong educational value and quality displays. Rufus S. Woodward and Dr. N D Morgan noted excellent sweet potatoes fruits and vegetables while 4 H entries shown by Jackson parish 4 H clubs reached high levels of excellence.
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R. W
Germany
Ioquachita Valley Fair Grounds
Rufus S. A Woodward
Calhoun
N. D. Morgan
Themerican Potash Institute
Roper
J. L. Bowman
Jackson Parish
Pardoned War Vet Lies Unconscious in Illinois Hospital
Freddy Caruso, 23, a World War II veteran with a brain tumor, lay unconscious as his Ohio parents arrived at the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Gov. Green had pardoned Caruso last weekend to help clear his wartime record, though surgery is not possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Freddy Causo
Lear
Leo
Carmen Caruso
Ashtabula
Ohio
Teir
Bison
Gavright H. Green
Illinois
Caruso
Army
Peoria
Ill
Gov. Green
Tng
Three Power Push At UN End The Berlin Blockade
In Paris on October 6 195... American British and French leaders at the U N security council met to draft a resolution demanding Russia end the Berlin blockade. They debated whether to present a joint US Britain France measure or separate declarations. The anticipated form was a three power call.
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Paris
U. N. Security Council
Russia
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Cominform Meet Reported From Dessau In Soviet Zone
The American military government daily reported a Cominform meeting recently held in Dessau in the Soviet zone of Germany. German Communist leaders attended and the agenda included the group’s stance in possible open conflict. Dessau lies in Saxony Anhalt about 75 miles southwest of Berlin.
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Berlin
Communist International Information Bureau
Cominform
Dessau
Germany
Die Neue Zeitung
Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Ana Pauker
Georgi Dimitrov
Washington
Quake Kills 200 in Meshed Iran and Shatters Mosque
A Meshed dispatch reports two hundred people killed and thousands injured by a midnight quake in eastern Iran. Parts of the Gowhar Shad mosque collapsed as strong tremors were felt nationwide, with observers noting the quake was severe and distant epicenters reported.
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Tehran
Iran
Meshed
Gowharshad
Khorasan
Imam Riza
West Bromwich
Fng
Fordham University
New York
Fordham
Fukui
Japan
Stage Set For Ballot Action In Louisiana Dispute
Louisiana Supreme Court denied petitions from opposing factions over Truman appearing on the ballot under the rooster symbol. Hearings were scheduled in Baton Rouge as Truman supporters seek to restrain states rights Democrats from using the Democratic label. The court took the pleas under advisement while lower courts considered temporary restraining orders.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Mr. Truman
High Court
Louisiana
Truman
19Th Judicial District Court
Baton Rouge
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Athan Coe
Darrell Blair
Lake Charles
Democratic State Central Committee
Bolivar Kemp
Leander Perez
Plaquemines
St. Bernard Parishes
Perez
Kawakita Sentenced to Death for Treason in War Prisoner Case
Tomoya Kawakita, a California-born Nisei interpreter at Camp Oeyama, is sentenced to die in the gas chamber at San Quentin for treason. Judge William C. Mathes imposed the death sentence after a lengthy trial and appeals seen by defense counsel Morris Lavine. The case followed claims of coercion and undue influence on the jury while 35 ex-servicemen testified against Kawakita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tomoya Kawakita
Japan
Camp Oeyama
William C. Mathes
Nisei
San Quentin Prison
Morris Lavine
Lavine
Kawakita
Mathes
Pvt
Sadao Munzmori
Aisei
Tose Kawakita
Stamford Doctor Kills Wife Then Self in Auto
Dr Henry B Turner 49, a New York heart specialist, murdered his estranged wife in a car behind a Stamford hotel and then shot himself. Police said the couple, residents of Darien, had agreed on a divorce recently and a Reno trip ticket was found in Mrs Turner's pocketbook. Judge William A Kelly noted divorce arrangements were completed at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Henry B. Turner
New York
Taft accuses Truman of steering toward totalitarian government
Senator Robert A. Taft denounced President Truman as pushing the nation toward totalitarian rule via a vast federal bureaucracy. Speaking to the Dewey-Warren Club in Washington, Taft claimed the 80th Congress was hampered by Truman but urged a vote of confidence in the GOP record, warning against CIO influenced policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Republican Party
Taft
District of Columbia
Dewey-Warren Club
Senate
The
Ohioan
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
Truman summons Marshall to report on international situation
On Oct 6 aboard the Truman train, President Truman cuts a four day eastern tour short to bring Secretary of State Marshall back from Paris. Marshall will report on the international situation as Truman continues talks in Philadelphia Jersey City and Buffalo.
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Truman
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Marshall
Paris
Jersey City
N. J
Buffalo
N. Y
White House
United Nations
New York State
Pennsylvania
Albany
John Foster Dulles
U. N
Dulles
Dewey
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Moscow
Russia
Tornado Levels Homes in Florida. Toll Climbs
A Florida tornado wrecked 25 homes in Pompano and nearby areas, injuring seven and leaving foundations where dwellings stood. Sheriff Walter Clarke cautioned the toll may rise as damaged areas are surveyed, while a Miami report noted one heart attack death and six injuries in greater Miami and Cuba counting 11 dead and 300 injured.
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Pompano
Fla
Broward County
Walter Clarke
Pompano Beach
Leland Webster
R. A
Cecil Osteen
Miami
Florida
Gold Coast
Cuba
Dewey Stresses American Unity on Russia Policy
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans continued emphasis on a united America to restrain Soviet Russia. He and adviser John Foster Dulles discussed the world situation including Berlin and UN matters, with Dulles warning of a critical U.S.-Soviet standing and the need to sustain prosperity to meet Europe’s commitments.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
United America
Russia
Europe
Friends of
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Soviet Union
Dulles
U. S
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Berlin
Anti-Long Judges Picked in Louisiana Runoff
In New Orleans runoff elections four anti-Long backed judges won district level races and a fifth race favored an allied candidate. Louis Yarrut Leo Blessing and Edwin Babylon led their contests while Blasi Levy and Early trailed. In Caddo Parish Governor Long’s appointee trailed as results stood with 96 of 97 precincts reported.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Robert F. Kennon
Russell Long
U. S
Kennon Organization
de Lesseps Morrison
John Grosch
Louis Yarrut
Joseph F. Blasi, Jr
Leo B. Blessing
Anna Judge Veters Levy
Edwin A. Babylon
John Michael Early
Blasi
Levy
Early
Long
Caddo Parish
Shreveport
Caddo District Court Bench
William F
Thurmond calls for debates on civil rights with Truman and Dewey
Thurmond announces he wants to debate civil rights proposals with President Truman and Gov. Dewey of New York. He will ignore Henry Wallace of the Progressive party. He also says if Truman won’t debate, he has no courage. He spoke in Chapel Hill and High Point, drawing boos from a group of Negro participants at an earlier appearance.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
J. Strom Thurmond
Truman
Tom Dewey
New York
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
South Carolina
Dewey
Wallace
Thurmond
University of North Carolina
High Point
Sain Bests Feller In Pitching Duel
Johnny Sain pitched a 1-0 shutout over Bob Feller as the Boston Braves beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1948 World Series at Braves Field. The tight contest drew about 39,000 fans amid lineups featuring Bou dreau and Southworth, with Keltner and Doby contributing hits.
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Sain
Feller
Jack Hand
Braves
Boston
Johnny Sain
Lday
Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Boston Braves
Joe Reichler
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Bob Feller
Billy Southworth
Holmes
Mitchell
Dark
Doby
Torgeson
Boudreau
Elliott
Gordon
Rickert
If. Keltner
Salkeld
Judnich
M. McCormick
Robinson
Stanky
Hegan
C. Sain
P. Feller
Barr
N. L
Summers
A. L
Stewart
Grieve
Paparella
Pinelli
Mike McCormick
Keltner
Hogan
Sam
Two Sentenced In U S Court
Five persons were arraigned and two sentenced by Judge Ben Dawkins in a federal court session. Townsend of Lake Providence pleaded guilty to receiving 187.50 under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act and faced jail unless repaid with 10 percent earnings on release. Grippo of Philadelphia pleaded guilty to auto theft charges and pre sentence investigation was ordered.
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Ben Dawkins
Murphy Townsend
Lake Providence
Dawkins
Townsend
James Hines, Jr
Ed Miller
Doc Johnson
Vito Louis Grippo
Philadelphia
Penn
Ruston
Grippo
Albert McCraw
Wyatt
I. S. McCaa
Rayville
John R. Gray
Jonesboro
Tom Sawyer
Oak Grove
L. N. Pipes
J. M. Willis
Chatham
Willis Keys
Waterproof
John McClusky
Swartz
Buddie Moore
Harry B. Womble
Gilbert
J. Stuart Pittsman
F. F. Krigler, Jr
Ferriday
Eugene Moore
Winnsboro
Archie F. Fisher
Columbia
Clarence Raisley
Charlie Lewis
New price tags cut meat costs across major chains
Chicago reports widespread price reductions in meat after wholesale hog prices fell. Chains in New York Chicago and Cleveland announce cuts from two to 20 cents per pound on hundreds of items. Kroger and Safeway lead with multiple items lowered as top beef pork and lamb prices slip from the Union Stockyards high.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Kroger
W. C. Bell
New York Area
A. and P
Safeway
Bohack
Kroger Company
Chicago Union
Warren Escapes Fire En Route to Chicago
Flames swept the rear of Gov. Earl Warren’s private car early today along the Chesapeake and Ohio line, forcing the governor and his family from bed and halting the presidential special. The blaze started in a journal box and damaged the axle. the car Aleutian was left 10 miles east of Maysville for repairs in Cincinnati. Mrs. Warren saved only enough clothing for their Chicago trip tonight.
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Warren
Chicago
Earl Warren
Chesapeake and Ohio
Maysville
Cincinnati
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Pegler
Red
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Air Force
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Daniels, Md
Eglin Field
Henry Hunt
Clarke
Tommy Holmes
Mass
Gov. Warren
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