Local Musings on Running for the United States Senate
A reader contemplates running for the U S Senate in New York, wondering about nomination, petitions, and ballot listing. He cites the Wagner Act and Magna Charter as contentious issues, warns against fear of fascist forces, and muses on labor rights and political pressure without committing to any stance beyond labor policy.
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United Bes Senate
Jinean
Senate
Apeby
Bob Wagner
New York
Editorial Contempt Questions After Jury Verdict
An editorial discussion in Ashington questions whether a newspaper can be held in contempt for editorials published after a jury verdict. The Los Angeles Times and editor face issues about whether post verdict editorials influence pending motions for new trials or probation and how to define danger to the court or litigants while preserving judicial independence.
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Ashington
the Times
Wuld
D. Hotchkiss
Clemency Spree Clears Multiple Louisiana Prisoners
Governor Sam Jones commuted several long sentences including Jesse Lawrence for murder in New Orleans from 1940. Other pardons and commutations affected Robert Taylor in Avoyelles Perron in Calcasieu Willie Guidry in Iberia Harry Lange in Jefferson Davis Charles Legendre in Orleans Ennis in Orleans Lonnie King in Ouachita and other cases across the state, reducing terms and altering penalties.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Jesse Lawrence
Degro
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Jones
Avoyelles Parish
Robert Taylor
Calcasieu
Dale Grafton
Perron
Iberia
Willie Guidry
Jefferson Davis
Harry Lange
Orleans
Charles Legendre
Alt Ennis
Ouachita
Lonnie King
Peer
Washington Ue.wean
Witness Fumes Plan Ten Revise Neutrality Act
Washington Oct 14 John E Finerty NY attorney testifying against arming merchant ships denounced the idea as inviting war He said sunk ships Robin Moor Steel Seafarer Sesa were carrying contraband and warned a policy of arming ships would doom seamen to destruction The committee heard telegrams from observers opposing the bill and urging fuller discussion
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Washington
John E. Finerty
New York
Finerty
Eamon de Valera
Eire
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Robin Moor
Steel Seafarer
Representative Mundt
South Dakota
John Cudahy
Belgium
Bloom
John T. Flynn
Mundt
Flynn
Felix Morley
Haverford College
Vorys
Republican
Ohio
Morley
Georgia U Dropped From Southern Conference
The University of Georgia was expelled from the Southern Conference over alleged political interference in Dean Walter D Cocking dismissal. Athens students demonstrated against Governor Eugene Talmadge, who defended the regents. The conference, spanning Maryland to Texas, ruled Cocking’s removal lacked proper notice and just cause, amid charges of racial co education.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Georgia
Southern University Conference
Georgias
Walter D Cocking
Athens
Eugene Talmadge
Cocking
Alpha Fowler
Talmadge
Mate Toneeen
Maryland
Texas
Georgia
Dean Cocking
Assert 3 000 000 Russians Prisoners
Berlin announced the war in the east has produced over 3,000,000 Russian prisoners and the loss of about 300 divisions. Each division was around 20,000 men, suggesting six million Russians out of action. Vyazma Bryansk encirclements accounted for over 500,000 prisoners.
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Berlin
Vyazma
Bryansk
Think Bergdoll Soon Will Get Prison Release
The article reports attorney general actions to drop 23 year old indictments against Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, WWII draft dodger, tied to his Fort Leavenworth parole prospects. It notes prior desertion and draft evasion sentences, his 1920 escape to Germany, return in 1939, and the pending charges involving his mother and others. The fate of the charges hinges on a parole decision and War Department timing.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Biddle
Justice Department
Gerald A. Gleeson
United States
Philadelphia
War Department
Bergdorf
Army
Bergdoll
Germany
England
Emma C. Bergdoll
Charlies Braun
James E. Romig
Eugene Stecker
Edwin R. Bergdoll
Romig
Stecker
Berghorf
Stimson
Ace airman injured in 10 foot fall
Flight Lieutenant Paddy Finucane, 21, Irish RAF fighter ace with 22 and 23rd victories, fell ten feet while celebrating with friends near Croydon. He suffered a foot injury but was not seriously hurt and hospitalized.
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London
Paddy Finucane
Himelf
Croydon
Finucane
English Channel
Arias Refuses to Sign Paper of Resignation
Ousted Panamanian president Arnulfo Arias arrived at Cristobal from Cuba aboard the Cefalu and refused to sign a documented resignation. Authorities and Panama officials debated his detention as he stayed in his cabin and his wife and sister met him briefly.
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Cristobal
Canal Zone
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Cuba
Arias
Galileo Solis
M. C. Stayers
United States
Rogelio Febrega
National Pole
World War II Moscow Battles Report From Berlin
The World Today reports German forces claim gains of 110 and 60 miles in 13 days near Moscow. Berlin says siege guns ready to shell Moscow’s outer defense belt while van guards fight 65 miles west of the capital. Churchill blocks debate on aid to Russia as RAF strikes Germany to disrupt supplies. Portugal loses the Corte Real to a German submarine with rescued crew and passengers aboard.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Berlin
London
Vyazma
Red Air Force
Churchill
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Portugal
Atlantic
Red Army
Mozhaisk
Fair Trade Act of Louisiana Declared Void in Liquor Case
New Orleans October 14 Civil Judge Harold Moise ruled the Fair Trade Act of Louisiana unconstitutional in a liquor distributors case. He refused to issue an injunction to stop dealers from selling whiskey below listed prices. The Brown Forman Distilleries Company sought to restrain four defendants from undercutting prices with contracts. The act was challenged under the Louisiana Constitution article on restraints of trade.
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New Orleans
Harold A. Moise
Brown Forman Distilleries Company
Twe
American Drug Stores, Inc
Broad Inn
Walgreen
Royal Family Liquor
Moise
Supreme Court
Hess Gets Same Food As Guards
London Oct 14 Rudolf Hess the former deputy to Hitler is under guard by British officers and other ranks and is receiving the same rations as the guards a reliable source said today. He declined to say whether Hess is living in a sore villa or big house but claimed Hess is certainly getting no pay during his detention since his capture in Scotland after bailing out of a Messerschmitt on May 10. Further inquiries on his whereabouts and habits were sidestepped.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Hess
Sore Villa
Big House
Scotland
Messerschmitt
Germany
Civic Chest Appeal Proves Successful in Monroe Campaign
Unusually generous responses greet the Twin City Community Chest drive directed by Walter W. Kellogg as it targets a $27,500 budget for 1941 1942 to fund nine civic agencies in Monroe and West Monroe. Donors range from large contributors such as W J Riley and J C Penney Co to numerous professionals and wage earners, with small gifts emphasized as essential to reach the goal. The chest acts as a clearing house distributing funds to the nine agencies, replacing nine separate drives.
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Twin City
Monroe
West Monroe
Norris Says U S May Enter Quick War With Japan
Senator Norris Nebraska warned a Japan war could come swiftly if Germany defeats Soviet Russia and said U S could sink Japan fleet within two weeks. He cited a navy view that bombers could ignite Japanese cities in one night, stressing a sea and air war without a ground invasion. He spoke as hearings opened on a $5.985 billion lease lend appropriation partly for Russia aid and noted U S promises of October munitions delivery to the USSR.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Pacific
Germany
Russia
Japan
United States
Navy
Senate
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Officers Lose Posts in Army Shakeup After War Games
Washington reports a lengthy purge of field officers from second lieutenants to major generals since the Louisiana war games. The reshuffle shifts top commanders quietly, aiming to avoid political fallout while focusing on capable leaders. General Marshall and Major General McNair lead the overhaul with guidance from four field army commanders.
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Washington
War Department
France
George C. Marshall
Stimson
National Guard
Marshall
Field Army
Lesley J. McNair
Army General Headquarters
Germans Execute 77th French Victim in Paris
Paris reports the 77th French victim executed by German firing squads as authorities intensify repression of Communists and other opposition. A Paris special court yesterday sentenced three more Communists to up to 20 years hard labor. In Brittany Rennes a special court sentenced a railroad worker and an escaped Communist.
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Paris
France
Rennes
Britanny
Federal grand jurors begin session in Louisiana district
After empaneling the October term of the Fifth U S district court Judge Ben C Dawkins recessed the court until Wednesday He charged the jury empowering it for the western district of Louisiana No information on indictments would be made public until indicted persons were arrested Hardage Downsville was named jury foreman Others include Claude Lee Waterproof and Stanley Hodges
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United States District Court
Ben C. Dawkins
Dawkins
Louisiana
R HH
Hardage Downsville
Claude Lee
Waterproof
Stanley Hodges
Green Pledges A F L Aid To Britain In War Effort
Seattle October report shows William Green pledging A F L members will support Britain's cause to the bitter end even if called from work. He promised unity to meet any call, defending liberty and freedom of the seas as delegates discuss aid to Britain and Russia. International speakers urged arms and equipment aid while the convention considers anti racketeering resolutions.
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Seattle
Britain
Russia
Green
Edward Hough
George W. Thomson
British Trades Union Congress
Ingveld Haugen
Norwegian Seamen's Association
Norway
Important Resolutions Committee
Compatee
Governor Jones to attend Beauregard fair in DeRidder
Louisiana Governor Sam Jones plans a trip to his hometown DeRidder to attend the Beauregard parish fair. He previously visited last fall and will then depart for Fort Worth Texas to join the Inter-State Oil Compact Commission meeting as Louisiana renews its membership after a trial period.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
DeRidder
Beauregard Parish
Fort Worth
Tex
Inter-State Oil Compact Commission
Louisiana
Britain and Soviet Agree to Withdraw Troops from Teheran
The British legation said Britain and Soviet Russia would honor Iran's request and withdraw their troops from Teheran. The departure is expected within ten days, signaling a cooperative move amid regional tensions.
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Teheran
Iran
Great Britain
Soviet
Russia
Garugggs
Russians Resist as Nazis Report Gains Near Moscow
Soviet defense stiffens as German forces push toward Moscow in a widening battle. Reports claim 10,000 Nazis killed in three actions while Moscow masses rush to fortify the capital. Berlin cites 3.9 million Soviet prisoners and 6 million out of action, with Mozhaisk near the front.
Husky Climber Dies In Storm On Mt Jefferson
Jefferson New Hampshire October 14 rugged White mountains claim life of L Carl Haberland 26 Boston salesman after a blinding snowstorm at about 4000 feet on Mt Jefferson. Eight other climbers rescued including two women as three men fought through the storm to summon aid. Haberland had reached Mt Jefferson's 1723 foot peak before conditions worsened and his companions wrapped him in a sleeping bag and placed him in the lee of a cliff.
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Jefferson
N. H
White Mountains
Pameela Hollingworth
Mt Jefferson
L. Carl Haberland
Boston
Mt. Jefferson
Presidential Range
Haberland
Mt. Chocorua
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