Dissenters and unions in Bridges deportation case
New York Sept 8 dissenting opinions of the courts analyzed with focus on Justice Holmes Frank Murphy and the CIO position in the Harry Bridges deportation. The piece details how Murray and the CIO backed Bridges then ousted him for political support and the bail revocation by Judge George B. Harris. It notes the ninth circuit reversal and the portrayal of Bridges as a danger to national security amid the Korean situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Holmes
Henry L. Mencken
Holmes
Frank Murphy
Washington
Justice Murphy
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Harry Bridges
Bridges
United States
Philip Murray
The
C. I. O. Murray
Labor
Murray
Henry Wallace
Truman
George B. Harris
Harris
Ninth Circuit
Healy
Orr
U S Regiment Heroic Battle In Korea Fight
A U S Army second division regiment fights a bitter action along the Naktong river bulge near Changnyong in the second battle of the Naktong. The unit cannot be named due to a ban on identifying subdivisions. The enemy, about one reinforced regiment, crossed the river and attacked the main road through American lines late August 31. Major Frank Mezar is noted as linking the action to a personal detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huth
U. S
Korea
Naktong River Bulge
Naktong
Changnyong
Changayon
Frank Mezar
Chicago
Ind
Confession Links Two Men to 1940 Ruidoso Murder
In Carrizozo New Mexico a prison inmate confessed to a 10 year old murder for hire leading to charges against Leon Todd of Mineral Wells Texas and the inmate Glen Thornton. They are accused of killing William Hewitt a 30 year old Ruidoso storekeeper in August 1940. Todd waived extradition.
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Carrizozo
N. M
Texas
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Glen Thornton
Lon Walters
Arizona State Prison
Leon Todd
Mineral Wells
Tex
Thornton
8. M. Ortiz
Lincoln County
William Henry Hewitt
Todd
Oritz
Buildup For New Red Attack Seen On Korean Front
Allied troops gained small advances at both ends of the 120 mile Korean warfront amid rain as Red forces rebuild. US officials say a North Korean buildup during the lull signals a possible new offensive. An 8th Army spokesman cited the Taegu drive by 50,000 men as having petered out due to supply and manpower constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Taegu
Tokyo
U. S. 8Th Army
U. S. First Cavalry Division
MacArthur
Pusan
Korea
Masan
Battle Mountain
U. S. 25Th Infantry
A.P
Bill Ross
U. S
First
Red
Pyongyang
Yongchon
Wheat on ground strains Pacific Northwest stores
Washington and Oregon farmers dump more than 6.1 million bushels due to lack of storage and shipping. The 107 million bushels harvest across the three states strains warehouses and rail movement, with only about 35 million usable for the next year. The CCC plans to move 10 million. coastal terminals are full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Peter Stallcop
Association
Pacific Northwest
Commodity Credit Corporation
Stallcop
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Whitman County
Union County
Ore
Chicago Board of Trade
Portland
Longview
Vancouver
Tacoma
Seattle
Bloodhounds Used to Track Angry Oklahoma Farmer
Hugo Oklahoma September 8 officers using bloodhounds hunted a farmer after he shot Choctaw deputy Bill Page who tried to persuade him to hospitalize his wife. Page was wounded three times and Houston, 25, fled into Red river bottom lands. The wife was hospitalized with an undiagnosed illness. Mrs Rosson reported the threat to stay away or be killed.
Dewey Plans Vigorous Campaign Across New York
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared he will campaign on every street corner to win re election in New York as Democrats label him a Wall Street candidate. He cited mismanagement from Washington over Korea and blasted eight years in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Wall Street
Dewey
Fair Deal
Walter A. Lynch
Joe R. Hanley
U. S. Senate
Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic National Administration
Saratoga Springs
Washington
Korea
Lynch
Rochester
Democratic Standard-Bearer
Truman Meeting Bosses Of Labor
Washington labor leaders hold a private round table dinner with President Truman at a downtown hotel. About 50 leaders from the AFL Labor's League for Political Education and the CIO's Political Action Committee attend as strategy for the congressional campaign tops the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President Truman
Charles G. Ross
Labor
League For Political Education
Political Action Committee
Great Storm Movement Near Bermuda Across North Atlantic
Miami reporters describe a mighty hurricane 800 miles off the Georgia coast drifting westward from its stalled position. Forecasters note possible weakening as winds reach 100 to 140 mph around the central eye while Bermuda remains on alert 200 miles away. A hurricane hunter plane faced engine trouble and was sent back.
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Miami
Fla
Georgia
Bermuda
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Norton
U. S. Air Force Base
Kindley Field
Westover Air Force Base
Massachu
No Auto Halt Not Expected in Car Production
Senator Lucas says President Truman may limit steel for autos due to the Korean crisis but will not shut down car manufacturing. He notes U.S. steel capacity has risen, enabling millions of cars yearly alongside tanks and trucks for the armed forces. He expects defense mobilization cutbacks to be less drastic than feared and cites an excess profits tax to curb war-time earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucas
D.-Sil
Truman
Illinois
Beauty winners named in Miss America prelims
Atlantic City reports Miss South Dakota Irene OConnor and Miss Alabama Yolande Berbeze join the Miss America prelims as top scorers. Fifteen of the 54 contestants advance to the Saturday finals after three nights of bathing suit, evening gown, and talent judging. Renee Roy of Hartford won Wednesday’s talent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
South Dakota
Alabama
Irene O'Connor
Burbank
University of South Dakota
Joan of Lorraine
Yolande Berbeze
Mobile
Ala
Renee Roy
Hartford
Mediation of GE Strike Renewed Amid Talks
Washington reports federal mediators renewed efforts to settle General Electric's clash with the CIO International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers after initial talks yielded no progress. GE VP Lemuel Boulware warned negotiations could extend 12 or 13 days as he reviews the company story. Union chair James B. Carey floated a White House fact finding board, but presidency and GE opposed the idea. Cyril S. Ching of the mediation service oversees the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Company
C. I. O. International Electrical Workers Union
Lemuel Boulware
G.E
James B. Carey
Truman
Carey
White House
General Electric
Cyril S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Alexandria To Get Jet Fighter Group
Alexandria La Sept 8 Rep A Leonard Allen announced a jet fighter group will report Oct 11 21 to the Alexandria air base for training The group includes fighter squadrons from Oklahoma Kansas and Georgia This marks the first announced reactivation of an air field in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
A. Leonard Allen
Alexandria Air Base
Oklahoma
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Ship Survivors Sue for 140000 Damages in Fog Collision
Thirteen Benevolence survivors sue the U S government and Luckenback Steamship Co for 140000, alleging negligence after the freighter Mary Luckenbach rammed and sank the hospital ship in fog off the Golden Gate. Coast guard and navy inquiries seek responsibility. eighteen passengers died, five missing, with 492 total survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U. S
Luckenback Steamship Co
Mary Luckenbach
Golden Gate
Coast Guard and Navy Boards of Inquiry
Benev
128 Miners Trapped in Clogged Hole at Scottish Mine
Rescue teams fought to open an escape tunnel for 128 miners trapped 700 feet down at Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery near New Cumnock Scotland. A rock and mud mass collapsed after a rain soaked area sank, blocking air and exits. Eight miners escaped and one survivor, John Stevenson 56, reported his son was among the trapped. The entombed men remained in contact by telephone and worked to dam the mud flow with coal and timber as rescuers cleared gas and a 30 foot coal wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumnock
Scotland
Knockshinnoch Castle
Glasgow
John Stevenson
McCarran Warns Truman Veto Could Aid GOP Victory
Sen McCarran Nev says Truman would be making a grave mistake if he vetoes the McCarran anti Communist bill, claiming a veto could boost Republican chances next November. He notes public support for enactment and predicts possible GOP control in January if veto occurs. The Senate begins votes on the bill at noon EST, with Truman criticizing its breadth and the risk to civil liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. DeWolf
Washington
McCarran
D.-Nevy
Truman
Nevada
White House
Senate
Ruman
House
Cotton crop forecast at 9 882 000 bales for 1950
Washington reports the agriculture department forecast this year's cotton crop at 9,882,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, down from last year's 16,128,000 and 426,000 bales below last month’s forecast. The drop follows government controls to prevent surplus accumulation and export restrictions, with reserves ensuring ample supply until 1951. Ginning for 1950 reached 863,633 bales by Sept 1, below prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Bossier City Tot Killed by Auto
A two year old boy from Bossier City was killed when he ran into a car late yesterday in Shreveport Louisiana. The inquest found Sgt Harold F E Dooley of Barksdale Field was completely exonerated of blame.
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Shreveport
Jack L. Smith
Bossier City
J.B. Hall
Bossier Parish
Harold FE. Dooley
Barksdale Fied
Two Louisianians on casualty list
Washington reports the department of defense list names two Louisianians killed in action and several wounded or missing from the Korean War. Listed are Sgt. 1st Class Donnie L. Bias Baton Rouge and Pvt. Joseph D. Ebard Zwolle as killed in action alongside wounded and missing service members from Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Army
Donnie L. Bias
Josephine B. Bias
Highland Road
Baton Rouge
Joseph D. Ebard
Paul Ebard
Zwolle
Keith T. Delashmutt
Ann Delashmutt
Lillie Rutledge
McCool
Pfc
Amos R. Hutchins
Roy L. Hutchins
Pontotec
Miss. Corp
Murray J. Berthelot
Margaret Berthelot
Morganza
Pfe
Harold Ratliff
Willie L. Ratliff
Jayess
Rene P. Chasez
Bessie L. Chasez
Annunciation Street
New Orleans
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Enoug
Westbrook
Pegler
Russell Brines
Pacific Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Gloria Cherie Fenderson
Petersburg
Virginia
Annie Laurie Robers
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Ellen Louise Thomas
Fitzgerald
Carolyn Bryson Fowler
Lyman
South Carolina
Janet Ruth Crocker
St. Petersburg
Florida
June Elizabeth Stephens
New Jersey
Congress
M‘carran
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