Spelvin Attacks Draft Duty and Privilege in Washington
George Spelvin testifies before a Washington committee opposing universal military service used to clear brush and build roads for a billionaire estate. He claims over 300 American youths were taken from homes to perform slave labor on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s private property.
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New York
George Spelvin
Washington
Congressman Sutch
Spelvin
Mr. Spelvin
Congressman Blabgab
Georgia
U‘ch
Franklin D
Navy Day Observance Planned in Monroe
Plans for Navy Day on October 27 in Monroe include a full observance with civic programs in service clubs and schools. Richard R. Foster announced Wilson Ewing as general chairman with C. Elliott Thompson as vice chairman coordinating speakers and church sermons the day prior. Merchants will display Navy Day materials and ships models while factories display the Army and Navy E pennant and national colors.
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Tonroe
Richard R. Foster
Navy League of the United States
Wilson Ewing
News-Star
Morning World
Monroe
Ewing
C. Elliott Thompson
Army
Navy
Twin Cities
Navy League of the United
Long and Jones Campaign Broadcasts Highlight Roads and Pensions
In New Orleans Earl Long and Sam Jones both aired campaign radio broadcasts. Long pledged better roads and a $50 old age pension while Jones touted keeping the state's forward momentum. Long framed the race as a choice between moving forward and backward amid past scandals.
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New Orleans
Earl Long
Sam Jones
Jones
Long
Ship of State
Macchine
U N votes on Greek case toward watchdog commission
The United Nations assembly moved toward a final vote on the Greek case with a likely U S backed result. Delegates held a session to expedite debate and ballotting was expected late this afternoon. The American resolution for a watchdog commission had cleared the political committee 36 to 6.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
United States
United Nations
Balkans
Russia
Ukraine
Australia
Britain
Cuba
Greece
France
Assembly
George C. Marshall
Washington
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Conerly Dismissal Case Heard By Civil Service Board
Baton Rouge Louisiana October 21 The state civil service commission dismissed Raiford E Conerly s appeal from his discharge as an inspector for the Louisiana milk commission The panel also heard merit arguments showing Conerly was convicted of striking Assistant Attorney General Robert Reid at a milk commission session last February Other dismissed workers Leonard Spinks and C L Russell also sought relief as the commission reviewed whether secretary Ledford had authority to discharge them.
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Baton Rouge
State Civil Service Commission
Raiford E. Conerly
Louisiana Milk Commission
Conerly
Milk Commission
Civil Service Commission
Robert Reid
The
Leonard Spinks
C. L. Russell
State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
W. F. Ledford
Test Tube Baby Dispute Faces Court Over Visitation
New York mother Julie Strand seeks to amend a separation decree to bar her estranged husband Antoine from visiting their four year old Antoinette, claiming the child is a test tube baby from artificial insemination. The husband’s counsel says paternity cannot be disproven and notes lack of testimony from the physician. A rehearing motion was denied on technical grounds.
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New York
Julie Strand
Antoinette
State Supreme Court
Antoine
Antoine, A Chauffeur, the Right To Visit the Child On Sundays. Mrs. Straad
Jerome Horowitz
Philip Wolfson
Wolfson
New Poultry Plan Offered to Save Grain
Washington officials report a second plan from poultry and feed industries to end poultryless Thursdays. National Poultry Producer Federation and commercial feed firms propose conserving grain at the source and replacing chicken meals, with Charles Luckman set to review the proposal at a cabinet food committee meeting. Luckman urged an explicit substitute to maintain Thursday menus if grain conservation is assured.
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Washington
Citizens Food Committee
Europe
National Poultry Producer Federation
Charles Luckman
Food Committee
Luckman
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
Poultry and
Four new wells test in Ora field Union parish
Four producers were tested in the Ora oil field in Union parish on Monday. Sellars-Ewing added two wells, Price No. 5 and Price No. 2 in 4-21-1 West, with outputs of about 132 and 239 barrels per day respectively. Farrar No. 4 of Lion Oil in 34-22-1 West flowed about 214 barrels daily, and S. L. Smith No. 2 of Marine Oil in 27-22-11 West flowed from the Nacatosh sand at 30 gravity.
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Ora
Union Parish
Sellars-Ewing
West
Nacatesh
Conservation’s Office
Sellars- Ewing
Farrar No. 4
Lion Oil Company
S. L. Smith No. 2
Marine Oil Company
Montana Snow and Unseasonable Heat Across the Region
Snow fell at Cutbank Montana as temperatures cooled to freezing while clear skies promised near midsummer warmth for much of the country. The Midwest and Plains saw 80s and 90s with records tied or surpassed in Phoenix and Yuma, while South Dakota and Montana faced mixed conditions.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Montana
Cutbank
Mont
Canadian
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota
Tyndall
Phoenix
Ariz
Yuma
Midwest
Omaha
Nebr
Cleveland
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Sioux City
Rapid City
Wichita
Kan
Des Moines
Two Die in Texas United States Truck Crash North of Delhi
Funeral services set for Henry Dale Allen 20 of West Monroe at Cypress Church after a crash on Highway 16 left him dead at Delhi Clinic. Willis Dallas Barber 58 of Grand Saline Texas died when his car overturned multiple times and he was thrown from the vehicle. A witness described the collision sequence as a northbound truck struck the southbound lead car, causing a second auto to crash and the truck to hit a cement stanchion. Allen survived long enough for treatment but died, Barber died near the scene.
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Cypress Church
Henry Dale Allen
Route 3
West Monroe
Delhi Clinic
Highway 16
Delhi
Allen
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company
Willis Dallas Barber
Grand Saline
Texas
Barber
Rev. L. A. Materne
Cypress Cemetery
W. B. Allen
James M
Richard W
Chercie
Huey P
U. S. Army
Japan
Martel Hart
Josie
Katie Lou
Mary
Patsy
Charlotte
John McKaskle
W. A. Squires
Nathan Lynch
O. E. Bamburg
Leon Hendricks
Emmett Parish
2 Children Wait 20 Hours At Car
Earl Carter of Hominy Oklahoma left his car in Oklahoma City suburb and told his 11 year old daughter Caroline Sue and 7 year old son Jesse Don to wait while he searched for a garage. After 20 hours the police reunited them beside the abandoned car. The children said they waited as instructed.
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Oklahoma City
Earl Carter
Hominy
Okla
Caroline Sue
Jesse Don
Daddy
King George VI Opens Session in London Speech
King George VI opened a new Parliament session in London delivering a 15 minute address. He endorsed public ownership of the gas industry and curbing the House of Lords while prioritizing economic recovery. Princess Elizabeth attended her first state opening.
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London
George VI
House of Lords
Elizabeth
Federal jury weighs strange honeymoon case against ex sergeant
A federal petit jury deliberates in a white slave charges case against Robert James Newell 25 ex army sergeant accused of pandering to fund his wife Dorothy Newell s honeymoon last June and July. Judge Porterie warns that spousal prostitution worsens the offense and rejects alleged illness as extenuation. U S Attorney Lea Thompson argues aiding in transportation ties to illicit relationships. Earlier medical experts testified Newell could distinguish right from wrong.
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Robert James Newell
Dorothy E. Newell
Gaston Porterie
Porterie
Newell
United States
Lea Thompson
Thompson
Cholera Toll Rises as Egypt Sees 366 More Deaths
Egypt reports 366 additional deaths from cholera in the 24 hours ending yesterday, lifting the total to 2,494 for 27 days since the epidemic began, according to the public health ministry.
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Cairo
Egypt
Menjou Points to Communists in Hollywood Hearings
Adolphe Menjou told the House un American Activities Committee he has heard John Howard Lawson is a Communist head in Hollywood and believes Herbert Sorrell is a Communist. He said Hollywood is a center of Communist activity and criticized figures including Eric Johnston and Charlie Chaplin, while noting orders to include propaganda elements in films. Ayn Rand and John C. Moffitt were to testify next.
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Washington
Adolphe Menjou
House
John Howard Lawson
Hollywood
House Committee On un-American Activities
Herbert Sorrell
Conference of
Studio Unions
Sorrell
Screen Actors Guild
Menjou
Los Angeles
America
Moscow
Robert E. Stripling
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Producers Association
Charles Chaplin
North Star
Screen Actors’ Guild
John C. Moffitt
Ayn Rand
Miss Rand
Jack War
Banister resigns highway department post in Louisiana
Acting State Director R E Richardson said D Ross Banister of Monroe candidate for state auditor has submitted his resignation as an attorney for the highway department. The governor had earlier ordered another opponent Lee L Laycock to quit his post as secretary to avoid conflicts of interest. Banister’s resignation date is open pending completion of ongoing department work.
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Baton Rouge
R. E. Richardson
D. Ross Banister
Monroe
Highway Department
Banister
Lee L. Laycock
Jimmie Davis
Richardson
Department
Brazil Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Soviet Russia
Brazil severed diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia amid Moscow press attacks on President Dutra and the Brazilian armed forces. The move follows years of strained ties and signals possible broader Latin American reactions before the January inter American conference on arms standardization.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Hemisphere
Russia
Chile
Yugoslavia
Rio
Moscow
Mario Pimentel Brandao
Stockholm
Jacob Suritz
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Dutra
United States
Foreign Office
U. S
Soviet Union
French Count on De Gaulle Top Politician Again
Paris reports Gen Charles de Gaulle as the leading political figure after the Rally of the French People won 40 percent of the vote in provinces and Paris. The bus and subway strikes ended last night with services back on schedule.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Rally of
R. P
de Gaulle
Posi
Firms' Heads Urged to Act on Twin Cities Chest Drive
J S Cage, president, urges Twin Cities employers to decide on pledges and return cards to boost the Community Chest. With $49,000 goal about 30 percent raised, end of the week closes solicitation. List of acknowledge contributions includes Downing's Studio $10, Mary Johnson $1, Monroe Wholesale Drug $200, Marys Flower Shop $125, Alan Sugar $37.50, and many others.
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Twin Cities
Twin City
J. S. Cage
Downing
Butler Bros. Shoe Store
Mary Johnson
Holloway
Dale Hendrix
J. W. Clowers
Helen Turner
John Laws
S. E. Aulds
R. D. Potter
Wariie Anding
Alyne Newsom
Prominent Sugar Industrialist W L Caldwell Sr Dies
W L Caldwell Sr 73 prominent contractor and sugar industrialist died at his Abbeville home at 2 15 am He headed the Erath and Vermilion Sugar Refineries and was active in scouting and Masonic circles Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 survivors include wife four sons Charles Eugene W L Jr Roland and Olga C Golden of Abbeville
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Lafayette
W. L. Caldwell
Abbeville
Caldwell
Louisiana
Erath
Vermilion
Charles Caldwell
Eugene Caldwell
W. L. Caldwell, Jr
Roland Caldwell
Thibodaux
Olga C. Golden
Clearing House to Meet Here in Louisiana
The First Regional Clearing House Association of Louisiana will meet at Hotel Frances on Friday at 4 30 p m. Officers will be elected at the afternoon session. O R Wurster presides with Floyd L Martin as secretary treasurer. Lectures include Allen Dezauche James C Atkins Frank Patenotte and Robert A Gaines with remarks by Wilfred J Regnaud and others.
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Clearing House Association of Louisiana
Hotel Frances
O. R. Wurster
James C. Atkins
Louisiana Bankers Association
Frank Patenotte
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
Robert A. Gaines
Veterans’ Administration
Shreveport
Wilfred J. Regnaud
Baton Rouge
President Truman Calls Conference on Europe Aid Plan
President Truman summoned congressional leaders to the White House for a Thursday 2 30 p m meeting to discuss emergency foreign aid for Europe. The session aims to assess stop gap aid prospects and a European recovery plan alongside a possible special session of Congress.
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Truman
White House
Europe
Charles G. Ross
Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees
Teft
R-Obio
Senate
Marshall
Congress
Ross
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J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
House un-American Activities Committee
H. D. Allen
King George VI
Hollywood Reds
Nereu. Ramos
Pravda
Community Chest
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