Goldsborough Keech Verdicts Spark Jurisprudence Debate
The Richmond B. Keech not guilty ruling on contempt linked to United Mine Workers prompts questions about how Judge Goldsborough might have ruled under similar pressure. Authorities note Keech fined miners previously for disobeying back to work orders, while Goldsborough stressed union leadership responsibility. Observers debate whether differing circumstances justify distinct outcomes and what it reveals about the American legal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond B. Keech
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
BMW
John L. Lewis
Reech
Goldsborough
Galdsborough
Keech
Lewis
Prayers and Fire mark West Virginia beer joint tale
Fanny Jones of Huntington recalls a West Virginia incident where two women prayed to rid a town of a beer joint. After years with no results, a Black resident joined, and two days of prayer ended with the tavern burning down. The tale ends with a light moral about action alongside faith.
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Fanny Jones
Huntington
West Virginia
Auttemir
Acress
Bradley needs a regional theater for Fayette County
Thomas F. Stafford argues a full fledged theater near Bradley would serve both counties. He notes past roadblocks to attendance from Raleigh and Fayette counties and cites traffic jams from a trailer accident on Neville Street. He urges coordination with storm warnings to prevent repeats.
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Bradley
Hso
Fayette County
Raleigh County
Mount Hope
George Bernard Shaw
J. B. Priestley
Fayette
Ken
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Keech decision raises questions on public respect for law
The passage argues the Keech ruling weakened executive power over unions and public workers. It questions whether judges have eroded respect for law guiding public interest and notes only time and events will reveal the outcome.
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Keech
Federal help urged to fight organized crime nationwide
Columnists and veteran reporters argue organized crime is spread from New York to Chicago and beyond. They urge federal and state cooperation, warning police tipoffs can derail investigations and calling for public action against gambling narcotics prostitution and illegal liquor to curb the racketeers.
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Westbrook Pegler
Deen Pearson
Bob Considine
Soell
New York
Miami
Detroit
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Acéi
Boyle's Column Den: Husband Builds Private Sanctuary
HAL BOYLE recalls his quest for a personal den as a postwar home evolves. He describes a string of mismatched furniture, a built in desk that never frees the typewriter, a mirror over his grandfather, a large brown couch, an air conditioner, and a plan to shelter a pup tent in the living room, all underscoring a playful clash over private space.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Frances
Rover Boy
Syou
Science Foundation Act Would Speed Research
Hollywood piece discusses Roosevelt push for a government scientific foundation to accelerate basic research and postwar funding. It outlines the 24 member board power to appoint directors, fund scholarships, and coordinate national science projects across universities and private groups.
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Science Foundation
James Marlow
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Vans Jaevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Bush
Teuman
Congress
Senate
Trduman
Nowa
Ision
Truman
House
Thought for Today Excludes Drama in Agnes Newton Keith Film
A review notes Thought for Today excludes the Agnes Newton Keith autobiographical film about life in Japanese-occupied North Borneo. It highlights scenes of internee camps, family separations, and harsh treatment of prisoners with Colbert and Knowles in unglamorous roles.
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TVE
Agnes Newton Keith
North Borneo
Keith
Miss Colbert
Patric Knowles
Claudette
Mark Kean
Ling
Whittier
Claudiette
Florence Desmond
Mote
Claudente
Segsue Hayakawa
Coloniel Suga
Knowles
Uncle Sam to Hunt Indians for $16.5 Million Payout
Oregon tribes Tillamooks Coquilles Too-To-Neys and Chetcos seek 16.5 million dollars for 1855 lands. Court of Claims valued land at 3.3 million. heirs face complex, lengthy distribution as Congress must appropriate funds first.
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Richard H. Syring
Central Press
Portland
Ore
Far West
Uncle Sam
United States Court of Claims
Washington, D. C
Tillamooks
Coquilles
Too-To-Neys
Chet
Indian Service
Clifford Stearns
United States Justice Department
James Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Stearns
Congress
Court of Claims
United States Supreme Court
Joel Palmer
Siletz
United States Senate
Terest
E. L. Crawford
Salem, Ore
50th Anniversary of the Hot Dog Origin Story
Cynthia Lowry outlines the hot dog’s origins from Frankfurter in Germany to its United States rise led by Herr Feuchtwanger and Harry Stevens. The piece notes royal and political feeds, wartime rebrand talks, and 1938 social cachet with George V and Queen Elizabeth. production climbs into millions.
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Cynthia Lowry
AP Newsfeatures
Frankfurt-am~ Main
Germany
Herr Feuchtwanger
St. Louis
Harry Stevens
Stoully
Polo Grounds
Frank
frank~Studer
T. A. Dorgan
Stevens
Mme Frankfurter
Frankfurt
George VE
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Citizens’ Committee
Chicago
Iman-On-The
Savage Igorots Killers of 2 Professors Enemies of All Men
An embassy dispatch from Manila confirms two American professors Dr. Robert Conklin and Prof. Marvin Pittman were killed by Ifugao Igorot tribesmen in the northern Luzon mountains. The report notes the region’s rugged terrain, previous head hunting lore, and the people’s rice terrace culture, with mentions of Yamashita's retreat and possible gold hoards drawing explorers.
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Albert C. Witzig
Central Press
Washington
United States
Manila
Robert &. Conklin
Springfield
Mass
Marvin Pittman
Chicago
Luzon
Baguio
Philippines
Carabreille
Benguet
Baguia
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Highway 11
Agno River
Amberclao
Igorol
Yamashita
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Weiter
Richyard Baschart
Mariuss Maxwell
Dorothy Hart
John Hoyt
Signe Hasso
Basehart
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Tommy Jones
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