Fair Enough Airwaves Debate on Public Property Rights
A New York editorial argues airspace over the United States belongs to citizens not NBC or networks. It accuses radio firms of abusing licenses and airing false or abusive content, citing actions around Drew Pearson and the Blue Network and calling for accountability and possible license revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Republic of the United States
National Broadcasting Company
Mutual, Columbia
American
Federal Communications Commission
Drew Pearson
Blue Network
Robert Kintner
Ed Noble
Pearson
Mutiny at West Virginia Prison Ends With Gunfire
Juvenile mutineers at the Moundsville state penitentiary attempted to seize the power plant and commissary during a nocturnal uprising. Guards fired to suppress the revolt as inmates, hungry and cold, protested dirty conditions and demanded better clothing. No casualties reported. officials said none were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia State Prison
Monroe Traffic System Discussed by City Officials
P A Richardson Jr of Louisiana DPS reviewed with city officials and police a National Safety Council report on the police and traffic departments. Recommendations include overhaul of ordinances, hiring a city traffic engineer, expanding one way streets, and a sizable rise in enforcement personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Richardson, Jr
Louisiana Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Monroe
Richardson
Jack Davis
M'Arthur Urges Greater Military Power in Korea
General Douglas MacArthur told the American Legion in Miami that profits come only from resisting Communists with adequate force. He criticized Truman policies, warned against softening blows, and refused to endorse Taft while calling for stronger allied defense and potential all out war in the Far East if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Douglas MacArthur
American Legion Convention
Kaesong
Far East
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Truman
Formosa
Red China
United Nations
U. S
Taft declares 1952 bid amid mixed reaction
Senator Robert A. Taft announced his 1952 Republican presidential campaign nine months before the nominating convention, drawing some backers’ concern that Ike must announce soon. Taft attacked Truman health programs and defense spending, proposing a military civilian commission to gauge economic capacity for defense while criticizing socialized medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Creagh
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Chicago
Ohio
Truman
American Dental Association
George Breece Manor opens Monroe government housing project
Monroe officials opened George Breece Manor the first government housing project completed in the city. Forty families are slated to move in this weekend with Mrs Lennard Earl Gewin receiving the first key for the unit. Gewin is the widow of Lt Lennard Earl Gewin killed in Korea. Her daughter Lollie and Gewin's mother Mrs Iva Gewin attended the ceremony and were present for the key handoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Breece Manor
Monroe
Lennard Earl Gewin
Gewin
Iva Gewin
Pakistan buries murdered prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistan mourns Liaquat Ali Khan as thousands line a guarded route to his burial in Karachi. Officials identify the Afghan national as assassin and Nazimuddin becomes interim prime minister amid fears of unrest. Normal services suspend and censorship appears to curb disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistan
India
Rawalpindi
Harold Milks
Karachi
Liaquat Ali Kahn
Liaquat
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Punjab
Afghanistan
Khwaja Nazimuddin
New Delhi
Sirdar Abdur Rab Nishtar
Ghulam Mohammed
Nazimuddin
Dacca
East Pakistan
Jinnah
Bengal
Sam Rubin named national vice commander of 40 and 8
Sam Rubin of Monroe Louisiana was elected national vice commander of 40 and 8 the Legion's funl organization at a national meeting in Miami. He was elected along with John Newberry of Jefferson City Missouri and James Munger Nazareth George B Boland of Omaha was unanimously chosen national president. Rubin owns R and A jewelry in Monroe and is active in many clubs and Legion circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Sam Rubin
Monroe
Legion
Funl
John Newberry
Jefferson City
James Munger
Nazareth
George B. Boland
Omaha
Neb
R. and A
American Legion
Delta Air Lines Reports 31 Percent Q3 Gain
Delta Air Lines shows third quarter revenue of 5,945,000 dollars up 31 percent from 4,544,000 year earlier. Directors approve 25 cent per share dividend and a cost of living wage boost for most employees. Salaried staff receive ten dollar monthly increases retroactive to October 1. Hourly workers gain five or six cents per hour by job class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Air Lines
C. E. Woolman
Delta
Pearce to Head Local Chamber of Commerce
C G Pearce Sr president elect of the Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce with Jack Masur of the Palace as vice president and G L Morgan of Southern Equipment and Tractor Co named treasurer. The trio were elected yesterday by Ivy C Jordan, chamber president, and will take office in January after current service as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Masur
G. L. Morgan
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
Ivy C. Jordan
Chamber
C. G. Pearce, Sr
Pearce Paint and Paper Company
Southern Equipment and Tractor Company
Central Savings Bank Opens Louisville Avenue Branch
The Louisville Avenue Branch of Central Savings Bank and Trust opened at 9 a.m. with its first customer depositing 41410.09. Henry Kane of New Orleans, a longtime cotton buyer, was the first depositor. The new full service bank includes a drive in window and a large vault, with more than 100 registrants by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Avenue
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Louisville
Louisville Avenue Bank
Jackson and
DeSiard Streets
Henry Kane
New Orleans
Kane
Monroe
Hiller-Wilbur, Inc
Dewey Faults U S Information Policy in Asia Speech
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey told a Connecticut Bar Association banquet that U S information services had played into Soviet hands in Asia. He urged shifting propaganda to Asia for the Asians not the Russians and warned Americans may lack the most honest and competent government. He spoke after a 40 000 mile Far Eastern tour and noted cities like Washington as a doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Thomas E. Dewey
United States Information Services
Asia
America
New York
Connecticut Bar Association
American Broadcasting Company
Dewey
Connecticut
Washington
Allies Within Rifle Range Of Front City
Allied infantrymen drove to within rifle range of Kumsong as Chinese defenders retreated slowly before the U S 24th division and the south Korean sixth division. The drive gained 1500 to 2000 yards on the fifth day toward the central Korean bastion with Reds described as slowly withdrawing. A pocket of Chinese was trapped on the highest peak guarding the southern approach to Kumsong, about 800 Reds estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kumsong
Miss Frederick Decries Fear in Monroe Address
The Ouachita Parish High School auditorium filled as Pauline Frederick, the only woman network broadcaster, spoke on The Dictatorship of Fear. She warned against equating war with the Soviet Union and criticized aid-with-strings and U S policy toward Russia and democracy under duress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish High School
Monroe
Pilot Club
Pauline Frederick
A. Dent Tisdale
Frederick
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Truman
United Nations
Oil Mill Expands Capacity With Rotocel Plant
The Union Oil Mill in West Monroe plans a major expansion to process 250 tons of cotton seed daily. Construction starts February 1, 1952, with Blaw-Knox Co. of Pittsburgh handling the project. The rotocel extractor will boost oil output and replace hydraulic presses, increasing daily yield by four tons. The new solvent plant will sit on the mill grounds at 520 Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil Mill, Inc
West Monroe
Charles Wallace
Wallace
Blaw-Knox Company of
Pittsburgh
Blaw-Knox
Trenton
Nations Take Firm Stand Over Suez Crisis
Cairo reports Britain and Egypt rushing reinforcements to the Suez Zone as the British commander vows to hold fast. London confirms new troops along the canal while casualties reach eleven to seventeen killed and many injured from rioting and looting by Egyptians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Fred Zuly
Cairo
Hottorn Suez Canal
London
Foreign Office
George Erskine
Allies Say Communists Delay Korean Truce Talks
In Munsan Korea on Oct 17 allies report the Communists delaying renewal of truce talks. Gen Matthew Ridgway's headquarters in Tokyo says the Reds aim to stall negotiations while UN and Communist liaison officers report considerable progress toward new armistice talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Ridgway
United Nations
24th Division Advances to Seal Red Trap Gap
Troops report a broke by night attack as the 24th division pushes 1,000 yards forward to close the last gap around the Reds. The advance signals intent to enter and wipe out remaining forces in the encirclement.
Forty nine seek police jury in parish race
With one day left to qualify for the January 15 primary two new candidates joined the police jury races bringing total entrants to 49. Herman Wink of ward 5 and Archie L. White of ward 6 qualified Wednesday morning. The parish offices deadline is 5 pm Thursday. Wink is the 13th entrant for ward 5 and White is the second candidate from ward 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wink
Archie L. White
Wink
Mr. White
Monroe To Sicard Road Bids Reported
Bids were received today for the Monroe to DeSiard Street to Sicard overpass widening project in Louisiana. The three mile section on Highway 80 will be resurfaced with hot mix using state funds after prior widening by a maintenance crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Highway Ment
Department
DeSiard Street
Sicard Overpass
American Legion Memorial Stadium Built in Monroe
Legion Corner L. B. Faulk Post No. 13 conceived and built the American Legion Memorial Stadium at Bernstein Park in Monroe with local citizen help. Professional baseball returned to Monroe, benefiting the community. veterans are invited to join the American Legion for $5 annual dues by contacting a Legionnaire or calling 3-2741.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Faulk
American Legion
American Legion Memorial
Bernstein Park
Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ali Kahn
Westbrook
Pegler
West Virginia
M’arthur
Firat
States
Sarasota
Russia
N. Y
Front City
Associated Press
U.S
Oil Mill
Monroe - To - Sicard
Legion Corner
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!