New Justice Dept Shake-Up Said Imminent
Reported planned resignations in the Justice Department aim to overhaul leadership from McGrath era onward. Ross L. Malone of Roswell New Mexico slated as deputy attorney general replacing A Devitt Vanech who leaves to seek the Democratic nomination for the late Senator Brien McMahon's unexpired term.
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Washington
Justice Department
U. S
Ross L. Malone
Roswell
N. M
A. Devitt Vanech
Vanech
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Atty
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
Tom Clark
McGrath
Truman
Newbold Morris
House
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
Kenneth Keating
Cheff
Stephen A. Mitchell
Chicago
Malone
McGranery
Mitchell
The
American Bar Association
Southwest
Bar Association
Chelf
Church Sermons and Revivals Across Alabama Areas
Rev W J Johnson will preach at both Sunday services at Southside Baptist. Dr J Weyland McGlathery of Pittsburgh will preach next Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church on What is a Christian. Revival at 16th Avenue Baptist begins Aug 21 with Dr W L Wyatt as speaker. Mt Nebo Baptist revival near Massey continues with Rev J W Meyers leading singing and Rev George Ricker as evangelist with daily services. Mrs Price Waddell ill at home in Fairview and Peggy Faye Kennedy ill at home in Decatur. William T Grisham at home on emergency furlough after grandfather’s death. Sheriff’s deputies arrested three for transporting, assault and battery, and public drunkenness. Mrs Hannah Shaneyfelt ill at home in Decatur. Margaret Hagwell back in Birmingham after hospital visit for grandfather W T Simpson. Simpson improving at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs J E Holtzclaw and Karen of Chattanooga returned from visit to Mrs T E Compton in Hillsboro. companions Mrs H P McCaig and Sharon. See Diary on Page 2.
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J. Weyland McGlathery
First United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Penn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
16th,Avenue Baptist Church
W.L. Wyatt
Montgomery
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
Massey
J. W. Meyers
George Ricker
Austinville Baptist Church
Margaret Hagwell
Birmingham
W. T. Simpson
Sixth Avenue
S. E
Howell
Decatur
Mr. Simpson
Decatur General Hospital
J. E. Holtzclaw
Karen
Chattanooga
T. E. Compton
Hillsboro
H. P. McCaig
Sharon
Wheeler Highway
UN Asks Info On POW Camps In Panmunjom Talks
UN warplanes pound North Korea as Maj. Gen. Harrison asks the communists for more information on how POW camps are marked. He notes recon planes have found no camps marked as claimed and rejects a Red charge about a Panmunjom zone flight. Peiping radio denounces the UN and negotiators.
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Munsan
United Nations
U. N. Command
Reds
U. N
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Panmunjom
Peiping
Gives Shirt Off His Back And More INDIANAPOLIS
The Rev. Robert Rutland saved a man from drowning in the Indianapolis Water Co canal and jumped in after him. Police say Henry Jones ages 30 unknown address stripped to his shorts and leaped into the canal. Rutland and another man pulled Jones out and police revived him. The minister then gave up his clothes and returned home in his shorts.
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Indianapolis
Robert Rutland
Henry Jones
Congress Call Idea Disliked
Leading Democrats rejected President Truman's suggestion of a special session to pass inflation controls. Sen. O Mahoney and Sen. Monroney said such action would be futile or unlikely, while Republicans viewed the move as political pressure. Stevenson may join Truman at a Cabinet meeting. See CONGRESS on Page 2.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyoming
Senate
House Economic Committee
A. S. Monroney
Oklahoma
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
White House
Adlai
Post Office saves 84 million in transportation costs
Assistant Postmaster General John M. Redding told delegates at the National Star Routes Carriers Convention that the Post Office Department cut transportation costs by 84 million dollars in the past year due to efficiency, railroad competition and airmail. Star Route contractors will receive a 13 percent wage increase to match rising living costs. The convention ends with officer elections.
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Montgomery
Post Office Department
John M. Redding
Star Routes Carriers
Post Office
Bureau of Transportation
Redding
Gore Leads Gore McKellar in Tennessee Senate Primary
Albert Gore Jr. pulled ahead of 83 year old Senator Kenneth McKellar in the Tennessee Senate primary with Gore reporting a strong statewide margin and 160,000 votes more than McKellar as results from most precincts came in McKellar refused to concede while staying in Memphis. Frank Clement defeated Gordon Browning ending Browning's bid for a third term as governor.
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A. P. Bryan
Nashville
Tenn
Albert Gore
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Gore
McKellar
Shelby County
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Crump
Frank G. Clement
Gordon Browning
Browning
Mepsphis
Senate
Sen
Upper House Job Shake-Up Is Assured
The Tennessee defeat of Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar clears the way for a Senate leadership shift next January. If Democrats keep the chamber, Carl Hayden would become Appropriations chairman. if Republicans take control, Styles Bridges would assume the post. Hayden has served since 1927. Bridges has served since 1937.
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Washington
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
McKellar
Appropriations
Senate House
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Hayden
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Agreement Reaches Debt Settlement for West Germany
A 27 nation conference approves an agreement to pay off most private prewar German debts and end West Germany as a bankrupt nation. The plan moves to a US British French debt commission to draft an inter government deal. Interest rates will fall and maturities adjusted though principal remains largely unchanged.
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London
Germany
West Germany
Britain to Test Atomic Weapon Off Northwest Australia
Britain warns ships and aircraft to avoid about 30 000 square miles of Indian Ocean waters off northwest Australia as it prepares to test its first atomic weapon. The Admiralty declared the area dangerous until further notice though it gave no date or duration.
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London
Britain
Australia
Admiralty
Indian Ocean
Delivery Begun On Letters That Postman Stashed Away
Detroit authorities report thousands of old letters and packages recovered from the home of Roman Kortes a 50 year old veteran mailman after his arrest and guilty plea to embezzlement. The stash dated back as far as ten years and filled a basement with more than 10000 tons of items returned to the post office for sorting. Kortes faces up to ten years in prison and a 4000 dollar fine.
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Detroit
East Side
Roman Kortes
Kortes
Theodore Levin
Earl Wheeler
Woman Stricken After Fire Destroys Trinity Home
Mrs. O M McDougald of Trinity 1 near Caddo in Lawrence county lost all clothing and furnishings when her rented home burned last Sunday. The elderly resident is staying with the Herman Campbell family while assistance is sought. The house belonged to B Denbo of Decatur and was rented by Mrs. McDougald.
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O. M. McDougald
Trinity 1
Caddo
Lawrence County
McDougald
Herman Campbell
B. Denbo
Decatur
Ike Adlai Campaigns Signal Election Strategy
Ike Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson plan campaign stops after the party conventions. A White House style foreign policy focus emerges as Nixon and Dulles join in strategy talks. Supporters Len B Jardon and George Hansey pledge full backing as Taft supporters report bright GOP prospects. See IKE on Page 2.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Truman
Korea
Turman
Far East
Robert A. Taft
Len B. Jardon
Idaho
George T. Hansey
Utah
Detroit
Springfield
Ill
Ike
Bids Opened on Largest State Highway Contract
Bids were opened for 22 projects at the State Highway Department in Montgomery. The package valued at about 4.34 million dollars includes Morgan County work from Hartselle to McKendry with grading drainage and bituminous treatments. About 3.4 million comes from the $25 million bond issue. Low bids expected Monday.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
Morgan
Hartselle
McKen
Costly Drouth Appears Broken
The drouth in New England and the South showed signs of relief as weather improved. Federal agencies moved to aid farmers with livestock feed and fall planting plans while outlining loans and hay-transport options. Massachusetts market specialist Louis A. Webster predicted promising fall crops, even as consumers felt the effects.
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Associated Press
New England
South
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Farmers Home Administration
Drouth
Louis A. Webster
Massachusetts
Boston
Keep Reds Away Greek Army Told
Premier Sophocles Venizelos told a packed press conference Greek forces were ordered to keep Bulgarian troops off the Evros River island Gamma. He said troops would stay alert until the United Nations backs Greece’s sovereignty over Gamma. A Greek general staff statement said no Greek troops had landed on the island.
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Athens
Grece
Sophocles Venizelos
Evros
Gamma
Venizelos
Greece
United Nations
New York
Governor Appeals for Federal Drought Relief
Governor Gordon Persons sent a telegram to Raymond M. Foley requesting emergency relief under Public Law 875 to aid Alabama as a disaster area hit by drought and heat. The governor stated state and local funds will be expended and that Alabama lacks sufficient funds, urging federal assistance to supplement efforts. The Decatur Daily had urged action based on Tennessee Valley drought damage.
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Alabama
Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley
Emergency funds sought by Alabama governor for drought relief
Governor Gordon Persons asked the federal government for disaster aid to drought stricken Alabama. He telegraphed Administrator Raymond Foley after Truman designated Kentucky and Tennessee for relief. Alabama plans to spend its own funds under the Disaster Relief Law and seeks federal help for crop and livestock losses estimated above 150 million dollars.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Gordon Persons
Panama City Beach
Fla
Raymond Foley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Truman
Kentucky
Tennessee
Persons
Foley
Drouth
Congress
Navy Patrol Bomber Crash Claims Ten Lives on Shikoku
U S Navy reports ten crewmen killed when a patrol bomber crashes on Shikoku island near Nagahama. A helicopter was dispatched to recover the bodies and the names of the dead were withheld.
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Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Shikoku
Nagahama
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Arnall
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Russell
Georgia
Wilson Wyatt
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Mutual Security Administration
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W. J. Johnson
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Peggy Faye Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Decatur 2
William T. Grisham
G. H. Grisham
Hannah Shaneyfelt
Decatur 1
Montebello
Calif
Lloyd Morgan
Lloyd
Sen. McKellar
Gov
Rep. Gore
Dean
Hartselle-To- McKendry
Daily
Raymond M. Foley
Home and Housing Finance Agency
Washington, D.C
Vernon Merrit
Navy
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