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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
1
A Washington commentary argues Communists faded in Washington and across the country after Roosevelt era influence waned. The piece recalls Dies and Thomas committee figures, Glenning past claims, and wartime political myths as it notes public sentiment and political shifts.
Frank R. Creedon resigned as national housing expeditor to lead a large construction program linked to atomic energy. The White House named Tighe E. Woods acting housing expeditor. Creedon had managed Oak Ridge project and praised broader public service in expanding atomic energy efforts.
John J. Anderle, 22, reportedly a former husband, shot and killed taxi driver Max Wilson, 45, in Cincinnati and then killed himself. Anderle’s estranged wife Viola Enderle, 20, and Mary Jung, 24, witnessed the events after a night of drinking in Newport, Kentucky. Police say there was no argument prior to the shooting and Anderle had been brooding since his October divorce.
A Ouachita parish civil jury refused to grant Tennessee Gas Transmission an extra 50-foot right-of-way for a loop line, after four days of testimony from the company and property owners Harvey Caldwell Ed Caldwell and Bertha Mae Wallace. The cross-country pipeline already runs 50 feet across the Caldwell property since 1943.
An eight month dispute over reparations from Japan surfaced as the Philippines filed a 4.199 billion dollar bill for losses from the invaders. The Far Eastern Commission debates shares with China seeking 49 percent and the United States 29 percent, aiming to scale to a 100 percent pool.
A typhoon crossing the central Philippines caused six deaths and heavy damage then veered south of Manila toward the China Sea. Signal No 10 remained in Manila as 65 mile winds were forecast for Manila Bay and relief teams prepared to move south.
Democratic nominee hopeful Jimmie Morrison attacked rivals Sam Jones and Earl Long in a New Orleans radio address. He accused Jones of betraying promises and credited himself with challenging 1939 spoilage. Robert Kennon urged cutting state government costs to curb taxes and inflation.
Washington reports the House committee on un American activities paused its Reds in Hollywood inquiry without a definite link to Soviet atom bomb espionage. Chairman Thomas pledged future hearings and staff will continue work during the recess. Louis J. Russell testified about efforts to obtain bomb information, naming George Eltenton and Peter Ivanov as figures in the 1942 attempt, with further details promised next page.
Paris reports say Socialist Premier Ramadier faces a forthcoming cabinet shakeup within a month despite a 300 to 280 confidence vote. Observers link moves to exclude de Gaulle allies and possibly bring in Leon Blum or Paul Reynaud, as behind the scenes debates intensify.
New York brokers report no sharp rise in the immediate sugar price after price controls end at midnight but differ on 1948 trends. Some foresee a world surplus with Cuba, the Philippines, and central Europe recovering, while others expect demand to rise aided by Europe’s Marshall Plan and calorie value comparisons to wheat.
A 61 year old farmer, Junia Vandervoort, was scheduled to reenact the 1941 midnight slaying of his wife Lois Vandervoort 41 near Colorado Springs. He allegedly confessed after two days of questioning and dictated a signed statement detailing the attack and disposal of the body.
Washington report says four of the nation's largest labor unions will miss the deadline to file financial reports and officer affidavits under the Taft Hartley act and NLRB rules. John L Lewis led United Mine Workers, Philip Murray headed United Steelworkers, along with United Auto Workers and United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers.
Acting Governor Oscar Wolfe urged white Mississippians to oppose a presidential committee recommendation to abolish racial segregation. He asserted the South will continue segregation despite the committee's judgment and warned against miscegenation, calling it a crime against nature.
A nationwide weather review notes continued rainfall across eastern seaboard New England Midwest and Pacific Northwest with temperatures largely near normal and several areas setting or approaching records. Kansas City and Des Moines logged the heaviest rains while Missouri Iowa and parts of Nebraska benefited winter wheat crops.
District Attorney George Lester dropped aggravated battery charges against W Coleman and M F Burton, ex Trailways workers, who were accused of assaulting a driver and trainee during the bus strike. Witnesses failed to identify Burton and Coleman as attackers, and prosecutors noted alibi witnesses. Other docket items include Ed Miller pleading not guilty to drunken driving with trial set for November 14 and several defendants entering pleas or receiving fines for traffic and property offenses.
Wreckage of the Pan American World Airways clipper with 18 aboard was sighted on Tamgas mountain near Annette Island Alaska. Pilot Alf M Monsen son Wesley said all aboard appeared killed instantly as two search parties moved toward the scene amid general unfavorable weather and a massive coordinated search.
Oregon postponed normal business after the death of Governor Earl Snell Secretary of State Robert Farrell Jr and Senate President Marshall Cornett in a hunting trip plane crash. Services planned in Salem with a state wide day of mourning while offices closed and many licenses halted.
Pan American World Airways reports sighting wreckage of its missing DC-4 near Tamgas mountain on Annette Island Alaska. The airliner with 18 aboard vanished Sunday. a Pan American search plane saw the badly smashed wreckage near the 3,600 foot summit and a ground party hurries to the site.
Attorney General Clark said the justice department will conclude its inquiry into speculation on commodity exchanges within a few days. The probe focuses on operations at the Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis grain markets. If law violations are found, evidence will go to a grand jury. otherwise a public report to the president or Congress may follow.
Police in New York said they sent the remains of Isaac Novak a 57 year old former Baton Rouge dry goods operator and his sister Eva Rothman 55 to a toxicologist for examination of cause of death. They were found in their three room Brooklyn apartment with Novak wrists slashed and gas escaping from two kitchen jets. An autopsy gave no clue and a sealed note found in the flat led to the organ examination.
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