Greenwich case pits pro American donors against pro Communist claimants
In a high profile Connecticut case, Paul Draper and Larry Adler sue Greenwich resident Mrs. John T. McCullough for $200,000 over payments for entertaining the Greenwich Community Concerts Association. McCullough defends, citing charges against the plaintiffs as pro Communist. The dispute has drawn support from across the country with small contributions aiding her defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Draper
Elf
Larry Adler
John T. McCullough
Greenwich
Conn
Greenwich Community Concerts Association
Draper
Adler
McCulloughs
Parsonage Road
Connecticut
Hue
MacDonald Dewitt
Dam
DeWitt
United States
United States Attorneys General
National Council of American- Soviet Friendship
American Youth For Democracy
Abraham Lincoln School
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
Progressive Citizens of America
Theatre Artists’ Committee
Artists’ Front To
Committee For the First Amendment
Hollywood Democratic Committee
the Writers’ Congress
Hollywood
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts
Ete
American League For Peace and Democracy
Reichstag
People's Songs, Inc
Voice of Freedom Committee
Hester McCullough
Hurricane nears Bermuda with 120 mph winds
A powerful Atlantic hurricane, winds up to 120 mph, moves toward Bermuda about 400 miles south southwest of the island. The storm drifts northeast at six mph, with hurricane winds extending 10 miles east and 50 miles west of the center. Bermuda authorities issue precautions. planes evacuated at Hamilton, bases recalled, as forecasters watch for course changes. Bermuda lies 690 miles off South Carolina and 677 miles southeast of New York. The island chain is famed as a honeymoon resort with coral islets and tranquil tropical scenery.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Honeymoon Isles
Weather Bureau
Hamilton
Grady Norton
South Carolina
New York
Robeson seeks Truman aid over concert violence
Paul Robeson supporters urged President Truman to restore law and order after a riot following his concert near Peekskill. Westchester DA George Fanelli praised police for their handling, while Robeson and allies demanded Dewey’s impeachment for not preventing clashes that injured over 100 and damaged vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
President Truman
New York State
Westchester County
George M. Fanelli
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Robeson
Dewey
Ten Thousand Enjoy Northeast Louisiana Rodeo Thrills
An estimated ten thousand fans filled Gentry Arena for a thrill packed first night of the Northeast Louisiana rodeo. Julius Griggs West Monroe provided standout moments while W H Smitty Smith earned fourth in calf roping. Griggs battled a fall in bull riding leaving him with a torn shirt and bruised side. L E Weeks Abilene led bulldogging with .5 second throw. Governor Earl K Long and other dignitaries slated to attend tonight's show.
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Northeast Louisiana
Gentry Arena
Julius Griggs
West Monroe
W. H. “Smitty” Smith
Griggs
Smith
Felix Kovar
Cameron
Tex
Buckaroo
la Vera Perry
Alexandria
Tony Scott
San Angelo
L. E. Weeks
Abilene
Roy Martin
Tulsa
Okla
Billy Fedderson
el Reno
Bud Smith
Earl K. Long
United States
Russell Long
William Dodd
William Feazel
Flying's Richest Race Endangered By Odom Death Tragedy
The Thompson Trophy race suffered a fatal crash when Bill Odom died on the second lap after his F-51 Mustang struck a Berea home. Two residents, Jeanne Laird and her infant son, were killed as crowds protested the high speed events. Cook Cleland won with a record 397 mph as records surged across multiple aviation events.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Bill Odom
Odom
Jeanne Laird
Craig
Aviatrix
Jacequeline Cochran
Cook Cleland
Navy
Cleland
Berea
Berea Progressive Citizens League
Ben Franklin
Air Races
Two Americans to Be Released
Two American boys seized in the Russian occupation zone of Germany late in July will be released today. Warren Oelsner, 20, of Oyster Bay New York, and Pater H. Sellers, 18, of Philadelphia, were on a bicycle tour when reported seized for taking pictures. Russians to hand them to American officers at Helmstedt on the frontier west of Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Warren Oelsner
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Pater H. Sellers
Philadelphia
United States
Oelsner
Edward G. Oelsner, Sr
U. S. Navigation Company
Sellers
Lester H. Sellers
Helmstedt
Berlin
Yugoslav Official Attacks Russia Over Exploitation Claim
Belgrade Sept 6 Yugoslav politburo secretary Milovan Djilas accused Russia of exploiting the weak by taking large profits from jointly owned industries with its satellites. He said this contradicted orthodox Communist dogma and cited postwar mixed companies as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Singleton
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Milovan Dulas
Borba
Communist Party
Djilas
Soviet Union
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Shirley May France Quits Channel Swim
Shirley May France quits channel swim as Labor Day fatalities reach record highs. The Associated Press notes more than 500 Americans died in accidents during the three day weekend, with auto deaths leading at 394 and drownings at 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Bill Odom
Cleve
Pleasure boat Char lene Lane destroyed by Ouachita fire
Monroe firemen extinguished a late Monday blaze on the Ouachita River destroying the pleasure boat Char lene Lane at Howard Griffin's dock 712 South Grand. The fire started in the engine compartment possibly from engine backfire. Value and owner unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Lane
Howard Griffin
South Grand Street
Ouachita River
Monroe
Forced To Give Up When Less Than Six Miles From Goal
Shirley May France, a 17 year old from Somerset Mass, failed in her brave English Channel attempt. After 10 1/2 hours and over 30 miles swum in icy currents, she was pulled from the water within less than six miles of Dover. Coach Harry Boudakian and her father J. Walter France urged her to continue as observers noted the White Cliffs near, but the tide and exhaustion ended the bid at 4 05 p. m.
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English Channel
Shirley May
France
Dover
Somerset Mass
Harry Boudakian
J. Walter France
Chanel
America's Fighting Strength Revealed in Mock War Exercise
In Nuernberg on September 6, the United States staged the largest postwar display of military power against a mythical eastern foe. More than 110,000 U S soldiers sailors and airmen participated under unified command in exercise harvest designed to mimic wartime conditions. Maj I D White led the aggressor army as it attacked from the east with 18 000 men bent on breaking through the First division to the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuernberg
Germany
America
U. S
Rhine
U. S. Constabulary
I. D. White
Czechoslovakia
Britain seeks freedom to spend Marshall Plan funds
Washington reports Britain plans to relax Marshall Plan controls and spend dollars anywhere to ease a worsening financial crisis. Bevin and Cripps arrive for three power talks at the State Department amid hopes for stopgap measures while long term fixes remain uncertain. Morgenthau argues American efficiency deepened Western Europe's deficit. Britain’s socialist policies cited as not increasing consumption. Abbott and Pearson join talks with Canadian officials to discuss relief options.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Bevin
Sir Stafford Cripps
New York
Mauretania
State Department
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Western
Europe
Washington Post
Morgenthau
Douglas Abbott
Lester B. Pearson
Four Injured As Trucks Crash Near Minden Detail
A head on collision two miles east of Minden Monday near 4 p m left J D Wassan 62 critically injured with a broken pelvis. His wife and daughter in law also hurt along with the other driver who had minor injuries. Wassan is a Brown paper mill employee treated at Minden hospital.
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West Monroe
Minden
J. D. Wassan
Wassan
Mary Wassan
Minden Hospital
Camden mass shooting shocks city on busy street
Army veteran Harold Unruh, 28, gunned down 12 people and wounded five on a Camden street, firing from multiple shops then barricading in his room. Police battle ended with tear gas as a police line held. crowd urged lynching as Unruh, a WWII veteran, was escorted away.
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Camden
N. J
Camden Street
Marshall Thompson
Harold Unruh
River Road
Unruh
Thompson
Austria
Temple
More Students Attend School in Ouachita Parish
Figures released by Superintendent Mack Avants show rising enrollment across Ouachita parish and Monroe city schools as the 1949-50 term opens. New appointments include Miss May Coker at Barkdull Faulk and G. E. Boggs at Central Grammar with a new Neville High assistant principal, George Riser. Large attendance is noted, with 1,000 projected at Monroe Colored High School and plans for temporary buildings to handle growth. St Matthew’s Parochial School begins registration ahead of classes next Monday.
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Ouachita Parish
City of Monroe
Miss May Coker
Barkdull Faulk School
G. E. Boggs
Prinicip
Central Grammar School
Neville High School
George Riser
Mack Avants
Henry Carroll
Monroe Colored High School
Selman Field
Newtown School
Newtown
Walter Brown
Carroll
St. Matthew's Parochial School
Truman Plans To Spearhead 1950 Democratic Campaign
President Truman will lead the 1950 Democratic campaign with personal stops in key states. Advisers say he will use a rear platform stamping tour after Labor Day speeches signaling a possible 1952 re election deliberations. He attacks organized special interests and backs Brannan plan while praising the current Democratic Congress for repairing past damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Independence
Truman
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Sabath Leads Push for Deportable Aliens Jailing
Washington September 6 lawmakers debated a bill to jail deportable aliens as a concentration camp measure. Sabath opposes camps while Hobbs predicts early floor vote after September 21. Eisler’s escape fuels momentum. Cellar and Sabath resist, House judiciary committee backs the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Sabath
House Rules Committee
Hobbs
D.-Ala
House
Gerhart Eisler
Germany
Eisler
House Judiciary Committee
Cellar
East Carroll Farm Bureau to entertain Long and Passman
The East Carroll Farm Bureau in Lake Providence La will host U S Senator Russell Long and Fifth District Congressman Otto Passman at a barbecue on Wednesday at 4 p m at the East Carroll parish farm seven miles southeast of Lake Providence If rain moves in the event moves to Lake Providence High School auditorium A reception at 8 p m in the municipal auditorium will honor the dignitaries James H Gilfoil and George Tl Hitler will chair introductions and ceremonies
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Lake Providence
East Carroll Farm Bureau
U. S
Russell Long
Otto Passman
East Carroll Parish
Malcolm Daugherty
State Farm Bureau
Lake Providence High School
Municipal Auditorium
James H. Gilfoil
Ill
Parish Farm Bureau
George Tl. Hitler
Delta Council
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U. S. Army
Provoo
Japan
Channel Swim
Ouachita
By Hal Cooper
J. D. Wasson
Brown Paper Mill
Mitchell
Claiborne
Millsaps
A. L. Smith
Calhoun
Fairbanks
Brannan
81St
Congress
Missouri
American Veterans of World War II
Amvets
Mary Jane Tru
Long
Passman
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