The New Dealers and A D A in a political web
A Westbrook Pegler column warns about Americans for Democratic Action as a powerful, secretive influence in New York. It highlights David Dubinsky leading the Garment Workers Union, funding via the union treasury, and the Liberal party as a tool to block unfavorable candidates.
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New York
Sherry-Netherland
United Nations
David Dubinsky
Garment Workers’ Union
Liberal Party
Dubinsky
Senate trims salary raises for top government officials
Washington dispatch reports Senate trimmed cabinet and upper-bracket pay boosts after a late session. House action already boosted civil service workers to 95 million yearly, with added military and postal raises. Democrats forecast further amendments would fail, even as a balanced-budget directive looms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Parade to close Confederate veterans reunion in Little Rock
The 59th annual Confederate veterans reunion ends in Little Rock as veterans ride along the parade route once used by President Truman. A decision on the 1950 site favors Biloxi Mississippi after bids from Charleston South Carolina and Biloxi. Gen James W Moore approves continued reunions while veterans live. Belmont Dennis is named commander in chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Roscoe Rackley named press general of the Confederate Memorial Association.
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Little Rock
Ark
Trunan
Charleston
S. C
Biloxi
Miss
Veterans
James W. Moore
Belmont Dennis
Wington
Sons of Conrate
Roscoe Gerard Rackley
Weston
Confederate Thorn Memorial Association
W. Scottcock
James W Ore
Rans
Chaip
Commerce
Charles S. C
Talks Renewed With Southern Operators
Talks between John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers and southern coal operators resumed in Bluefield West Virginia as gunfire between pickets and non union miners added tension. The 11 day old stoppage affecting 480000 UMW members showed no sign of breaking despite conferences. One southern producer remained involved while others faced mounting pressure over the strike.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Operators
Bluefield
W. Va
Nurse and husband held on narcotic forgery charges
Sheriff Bailey Grant said charges of forgery of a narcotic prescription were filed against 32 year old registered nurse Cleo Juanita Williams and her 43 year old husband J. W. Williams arrested by state police for drunk driving and disturbing the peace. They are jailed in Ouachita Parish with no bond set as investigators continue.
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Bailey Grant
J. W. Williams
Baucomville
Ouachita Parish
Cleo Juanita Williams
State police patrol shore city to curb waterfront banditry
In The Dalles Oregon Governor McKay ordered state patrols to the waterfront to curb what he called banditry by I S W U long shoremen amid a four month Hawaiian strike dispute. A clash with non-union dock workers and two AF of L drivers left two hospitalized as unloading of a barge of Hawaiian pineapple halted after mobs gathered. A Wasco county circuit court froze picketing and waterfront interference. I S W U Business Agent Toby Christenson warned workers may refrain, citing illegal Taft Hartley action, while noting a contract to work exists.
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Dalles
Ore
Columbia River
A. F. of L
Oregon
Douglas McKay
Harry Bridges
Wasco County
McKay
Toby Christenson
Vote Of Confidence Seen For Britain's Government
In London Sept 29 the house of commons votes on Winston Churchill's bid to oust the Labor government amid Britain's economic crisis. Labor holds 393 of 640 seats and is expected to prevail as the three day devaluation debate closes with Aneurin Bevan, Oliver Lyttelton, Anthony Eden and Prime Minister Attlee set to speak. The house of lords, mostly Conservative, already voiced disapproval.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Britain
Laborites
Churchill
Labor
Attlee
House
Aneurin Bevan
Oliver Lyttelton
Bevan
Anthony Eden
House of Lords
Tito Breaks With Yugoslavia Over Imperialist Link
Soviet Union ends friendship treaty with Yugoslavia accusing Marshal Tito’s regime of allying with foreign imperialist circles. Moscow radio aired a Soviet note to Yugoslavia detailing Rajk’s Budapest treason trial and claims of Yugoslav and American plots to topple Hungary’s Moscow backed government.
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London
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Budapest
Laszlo Rajk
Soviet Union
Rajk
Woman and son found guilty in Delaware lonely hearts case
A Dover jury found Mary Brennan and her 16 year old son Robert Brennan guilty of first degree murder in the Wade Wooldridge slaying. A mercy recommendation was issued for Robert but not for his mother. Sentencing could still be life or death depending on judges. Trial began September 12 with English style procedures and ornate guards.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Robert Brennan
Wade N. Wooldridge
Stone Mountain
Inez Brennan
Mercy
Robert
Brennan
Benjamin R. Donolow
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Dolly Dean
Sheen urges focus on individual over atomic bomb worry
In New Orleans, Rt. Rev. Fulton J Sheen warned against fearing the atomic bomb and urged attention to individual problems. His Sept 29 talk drew a crowd of over 4,000 as the Loyola of the South forum series opened, calling for leaders who see the dignity of the person and aim to read the world back to godliness.
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New Orleans
Fulton J Sheen
Loyola of the South University
Monsignor Sheen
Arms Aid Bill Clears Congress for Overseas Equipment
Washington report says Congress approved a 1.314 billion foreign arms bill to supply allies against communism. It allocates 125 million cash from the RFC to begin processing and shipping 450 million dollars of surplus U S arms, with House and Senate swift passage amid debate.
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Washington
America
Congress
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
United States
Russia
House
Friends of
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Murray Shows No Signs Of Relenting In Pension Fight
Pittsburgh September 29 Ford Motor Company agreed to finance pensions for aged CIO United Auto Workers increasing pressure on steel negotiators for a settlement. Neither United States Steel Corporation nor CIO United Steelworkers would comment as bargaining teams meet for talks against a Friday midnight strike deadline. Ford's stance to pay for a 10 cent hourly pension and insurance.
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Murray
Pittsburgh
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
United States Steel Corporation
C. I. O. United Steelworkers
Ford
Judges disagree in Hawaii strike over dock seizure
In Honolulu, a split U S district court upheld and invalidated Hawaii territorial dock seizure law in separate rulings. Judge McLaughlin backed the act as emergency police power, while Judge Metzger called it unconstitutional for violating collective bargaining and federal rights. The ILWU said it would appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
U. S. District Court
C. I. O. International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
J. Frank McLaughlin
Delbert E. Metzger
U. S. Ninth Circuit
San Francisco
Tear gas used to break up Bell Aircraft strike crowd
In Buffalo New York tear gas bombs dispersed about 200 striking union men at the Bell Aircraft Corp plant after non-strikers tried to cross a women led picket line. Deputies had halted the crowd along the highway as violence rose in an 11 week strike between C I O United Auto Workers members and workers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corp
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Ford and UAW Agree on 100 Dollar Pension Plan
DETROIT Sept 29 AP Ford Motor Co and the C I O United Auto Workers reached a historic pension pact financed by the company. It pays 100 monthly including social security to Ford workers over 65. The two and a half year contract avoids a strike by 115000 workers. The deal marks the first major auto pension plan with the company bearing full costs and the wage rate remaining at 1.65 per hour. Length of contract is 30 months, a record in the industry.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
U.A.W
Walter P. Reuther
John S. Bugas
Reuther
Truman Leads Missouri Democratic Keynote Campaign
President Truman arrives in Missouri to keynote the 1950 congressional drive. He attends a secret Masonic ceremony, then sails to Kansas City for a testimonial dinner honoring new Democratic national chair William Boyle. The event draws 3,000 paid attendees and 7,000 more lined up in Municipal Auditorium.
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ST. Louis
Truman
Missouri
Missouri Grand Lodge
Kansas City
William M
Bill) Boyle
Washington
Boyle
Lambert Field
Missouri Lodge
James Bradford
Mr. Truman
van Buren
Plainfield
Ind
Martin van Buren
Indiana
Fairfax Airport
Municipal Auditorium
China Accuses Russia asUN Debate Opens
In Lake Success New York on September 29 China pressed to place aggression charges against Russia before the United Nations main body amid Russian opposition and a steering committee vote that favored China. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky lost a key battle as Poland backed China and Romulo stayed neutral. The effort aims to elevate the charges to the general debate and present evidence of Russian involvement behind the Chinese campaign to topple Beijing.
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Lake Success
N. Y
China
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
Poland
Vishinsky
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Fletcher Backed by Long Regulars in New Orleans Mayoral Race
The New Orleans States says William C. Fletcher, Orleans parish school board member and cracker factory owner, will be backed by Gov Earl K. Longs Old Regular faction for New Orleans mayor. Mayor deLesseps Morrison seeks re election in January primaries. The Long faction split in recent weeks over candidates.
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New Orleans
Fletcher
Long City
Long Organization
William Zetzmann
Lester Lautenschlager
Paul H. Maloney
Robert S. Maestri
Morrison
Maestri
Clem Sehrt
Day Gets Maximum Ten Year Sentence in Escape Case
Bert Day, 23, received a ten year maximum term in fourth district court for aggravated escape from Ouachita parish jail on September 11. He attacked a jailer with a homemade blackjack, fractured the guard’s skull, and escaped via the jail elevator before being recaptured near Winnsboro. All four inmates pleaded guilty.
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Bert Day
Fourth District Criminal Court
Ouachita Parish
Day
E. L. Gladney
Pete Fernandez
Monroe
Fernandez
James Taylor
Alexander Coleman
Monroe Dixon
Quachita Parish
Winnsboro
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Bill
Simpson
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Marquess of
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Romaine Dahlgren Pierce Simpson
George VI
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Duke of Windsor
England
Edward, VIII
Edward
Associated Press
Tito
Moscow Radio
Tokyo
Rose
Herbert R. Cole
Michael J. Roche
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Pacific
Europe
Barkley
Donnell
R.-Mo
Long
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