Westbrook Pegler on hearings and union influence
Westbrook Pegler reports on subcommittee hearings led by a union lawyer who he says protected union interests. He cites Mrs. Helen Kulesha as a witness who forced refunds from Dubinsky allied groups after a small claims court victory. He labels the hearings fraudulent and notes Democratic member Leonard Irving of Missouri and Hodcarriers local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ed Marciniak
WORK
Catholic Labor Alliance of Chicago
House Committee On Labor
Carpenters’ Union
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
Mr. Jacobs
Indianapolis
Helen Kulesha
Union
Emil Schlesinger
Small Claims Court
Jacobs
Leonard Irving
Independence
Harry Truman
Kansas City
Hodcarriers’ Union
Bullet Fells Society Figure In Houston Mystery
Allen Thomas Sturges a 26 year old New York society figure was found with a bullet wound to the head in a hotel room in Houston. Police say the wound appears self inflicted or personal safety related after he reportedly broke into the room while airline employee Marion Yturria was away. He carried notes addressed to Miss Yturria expressing dearest regrets. Sturges had two felony warrants from Brownsville Texas and was discovered slumped as detectives viewed the scene. A surgeon described the bullet path as entering the right temple and glancing to the opposite skull. The shooting occurred around 5 PM CST and police say the incident occurred sometime earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Allen Thomas Sturges
New York
Case Society
Marion Yturria
Yturria
Sturges
Miss Yturria
Brownsville
Tex
J. D. Irvin
Frank L. Murray
Thompson Dislikes Lighter Sentence for Red Leaders
New York State Communist Chairman Robert G. Thompson, a Distinguished Service Cross recipient, condemned his three year sentence as lighter than ten fellow convicted leaders who received five years and $10,000 fines. He accused Judge Medina of demeaning his war record. Thompson, at federal detention with the others, said defense lawyers will seek bail pending appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York State
Robert G. Thompson
Thompson
Harold R. Medina
Judge Medina
Wall Street
Communist National Committee
Federal House of Detention
Red
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Hope for Steel Coal Peace Did
Thickening gloom engulfed the nation as strikes in coal and steel continued with no sign of progress toward settlement. Unemployment rose, railroads planned to cut service, and layoffs spread through steel dependent industries while President Truman’s direct intervention remained uncertain though administration hoped for concessions without White House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Truman
White House
Mrs Madsen Held for Trial in German Air Force Slaying
In Frankfurt, Mrs Yvette Madsen, 22, is held for trial for killing her U S air force husband Lt Andrew E Madsen of Oakland California. A neighbor said Madsen admitted the shooting after a late party saying she loaded the pistol herself and had been insulted at the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Andrew E. Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Marie A. Hinman
Madsen
Defense row in uneasy truce
Washington Oct 24 An uneasy truce settled over the Pentagon amid congressional airing of bitter policy differences among the armed services. A top defense official hinted the axe was out for Admiral Louis E Denfeld chief of naval operations as navy complaints that sea and air power were being scuttled to national security's detriment circulated. Some congressmen warned against a Pentagon purge while noting non conformists on the unification team would need replacement to fit Secretary Johnson’s plan. Representatives Short and Lasser urged caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Armed Services
Potomac
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Establishment
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of
Defense Johnson
Representatives Short
R.-Mo
Lasseer
Defense Department
Short
Merchants to Meet Tuesday on City Christmas Decorations
Monroe merchants will meet at 2 30 p m Tuesday to decide on new decorations for the city during the holidays. Herbert J Fink urged full attendance and said one decorative strand will be shown at the Crystal Ballroom Virginia Hotel. The proposed permanent materials will last four years with strands across DeSiard street and possible use on storefronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Herbert J. Fink
Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Crystal
Virginia Hotel
Santa Claus
DeSiard Street
Fink
New Orleans Eight-Man City Government Upheld
Louisiana Supreme Court upholds 1948 act creating an eight-man city government for New Orleans. The ruling allows mayor at large and district seven commissioners, reversing a lower court ruling that declared Act 234 unconstitutional. The decision clears the way for the January Democratic primary and Mayor Morrison’s re‑election bid, with further coverage on Eighth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Supreme Court Today
Louis P. Niklaus
Louis H. Yarrut
High Court
Board of Election Supervisors
Orleans Parish
Niklaus
Supreme Court
DeLesseps S. Morrison
Earl K. Long
City Commission
Morrison
Crescent City Democratic Association
Missouri Pacific Trains Are Running Again Today
Missouri Pacific locomotives and operating staff began returning to work at 11 a.m. today after a 45 day strike that involved engineers firemen trainmen and conductors. Non operating workers will return once trains roll and rolling stock inspections determine the first train makeup. The strike was settled yesterday and the cost to the company workers and others remains to be disclosed.
Dorothy Flanagan Remains Critical After Scooter Crash
Fifteen year old Dorothy E Flanagan of Alexandria remains in serious condition at St Francis Sanitarium after a motorscooter accident at Gordon and Hampton streets. She suffered a fractured skull and fractures of the left arm and leg when the scooter skidded about 60 feet. The scooter belonged to Charles Caraway. She was visiting Betty Hodges when the crash occurred after 2 PM. She was treated at Conway Memorial Hospital before transfer. Her parents Mr and Mrs Leland Flanagan were at her bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy E. Flanagan
Alexandria
St. Francis
Gordon
Hampton Streets
Charles Caraway
Oak Street
Miss
Long Hawaii Strike Ends in Five Ports Return to Work
Hawaii's C I O stevedores will resume work in five of the six ports tomorrow and Wednesday after a settlement signed in Honolulu. The 176 day strike began May 1, with losses pegged at $100 million. The pact, signed by most stevedoring firms and ILU, covers fringe issues delaying docks outside Honolulu. The agreement includes wage boosts and conditions for non-stevedoring workers and foresees a return to work across most ports, Mahukona excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mahukona
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Hefty cop wins tug of war with circus elephant
In Baton Rouge a 255 pound patrolman H E Lambert stopped a wandering circus elephant in a residential block after a housewife alerted police. Lambert grabbed a dangling neck chain and reversed to halt the animal until an elephant keeper arrived to take control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Jack Adams
H. E. Lambert
Lambert
First To Go Back Here Are Men Manning Ma chine Shops
About 400 Monroe district workers returned to duty at 10 am after a 45 day idle period as four union leaders and management settled differences in St. Louis Missouri. Mississippi Street machine shops led the restart on engines with one expected to roll by 2:30 pm. Two trains were to be assembled for late today or tonight, including a line of empties for Commercial Solvents at Sterlington and a second train headed for an unspecified destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Mississippi Street
J. W. Treadwell
Sterlington
Truman Calls Nations To Agree On Atomic Plan
President Truman urged all nations to agree on a workable international plan to outlaw atomic weapons and promote peaceful use. He spoke during the UN headquarters cornerstone ceremony, signaling a push for U N inspections and Soviet cooperation amid tensions over Russia’s stance and human rights concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
New York
Truman
Russia
United States
United Nations
U. N
General Assembly
Soviet
Fire Destroys Frame Church in Winnsboro
A $5,000 frame St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Winnsboro Louisiana was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin last night after evening services. Firefighters saved nearby homes but two houses suffered damage. Pastor Rev Richard Swift escaped unharmed as the altar area burned. About 120 Catholics were in the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Allen Robinson
Mulhearn
Mattie Caraway
Jim Case
Father Swift
Swift
One of Angola fugitives recaptured near Clinton
Louisiana state penitentiary guards caught Wilbert Williams 28 of New Orleans, one of three convicts who escaped yesterday from a Clinton work camp. A bloodhound aided searchers pursuing a hot trail for the remaining two, Sherman Beckman 18 of Washington parish and Rufus Brown 18 of Opelousas, all sentenced for simple burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
R. E. Lawrence
Wilbert Williams
New Orleans
Lawrence
Sherman Beckman
Washington Parish
Rufus Brown
Opelousas
Clinton
Attlee unveils budget cuts to curb Britain's crisis
Prime Minister Attlee announced a plan to cut defense costs and end free medical prescriptions in Britain. The package aims to save about £280 million in the 1949 1950 budget, with savings also coming from government admin and capital expenses. The plan includes a 1 shilling prescription fee and a small weekly social security tax allocated to medicine, while food costs for rationed Britons will rise. Debate in the House of Commons is set for midweek as inflation risks prompt restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
House
Mill Officers Assemble Here in 1949 Convention
The American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents Association southern division meets Sunday to Wednesday. Registration at Hotel Frances, opening in Cherokee Terrace. Mayor Breece welcomes delegates. Sessions cover accident control, refractory practices, lime processing, pressure control, chipper drives and design with speakers from Southern Advance Bag and Paper, Harbison Walker, Allis Chalmers, Emerson, General Electric and Carthage Machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents’ Association
Hotel Frances Lobby
Cherokee Terrace
George Breece
Dallas Henry
Southern Advance Bag and Paper Company
Kraft Mills
M. C. Breshares
Harbison- Walker
Virginia
Crystal Ballroom
W. H. Tock
Allis-Chalmers Mfg
Jordan
Bruno E. Prevost
Emerson Mfg. Company
H. B. Barrow
General Electric Company
C. B. Wardwell
Carthage Machine Company
Frenchy Boucher Cleared In Death
J C Frenchy Boucher returned to work as iron workers foreman after a district court jury found him not guilty of manslaughter in the slaying of Edward R Collins, business agent for the Lake Charles ironworkers union. The six day trial debated admissibility of Collins character and threats evidence, with the jury deliberating under judge Preston Savoy warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
J. C
Frenchy) Boucher
Edward R. Collins
Boucher
Preston Savoy
Collins
Joe Tritico
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Westbrook
Pegler
Bullet Fells Society
Self
U.S. Army Air Force
Marvin Dubos
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Dorothy Flanagan
U. S
St. Mary’s
Robert F. Mulhearn
American Pulp and Paper Superintendents
Frenchy Boucher
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