Connor Seeks State Adoption of Birmingham Segregation Ordinance
Police Commissioner Eugene Connor plans to propose a Alabama state law modeled on Birmingham's segregation ordinance aimed at halting white and black relocation disputes. The city already enacted the measure restricting movement between white and Negro districts with penalties up to 100 dollars fine or 180 days in jail.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Connor
James W. Morgan
Connor
Smithfield
Night threats followed new town ordinance push
Two Black residents who moved into the area received anonymous threats. A resident named Connor warned that bloodshed would follow unless action was taken before the ordinance was adopted.
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Connor
Lusty Song Wins After Three Breaks At Saratoga Harness Race
Hayes Fair Acres two year old Lusty Song, son of Volemite, showed astonishing speed to win a Saratoga harness race after three breaks, defeating 11 rival two year olds.
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Saratoga
Hayes Fair Acres
Lusty Song
Volemite
U.S. weighs China policy with new Far East board
Washington forms a three member board led by Philip Jessup to advise on Far East strategy as communists gain control in China. Ambassador 73 year old J Leighton Stuart travels to share expertise, while Chiang Kai Shek regroups on Formosa with large forces.
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Far East
China
Asia
State Department
Chiang Kai-Shek
J. Leighton Stuart
Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
Everett Case
Colgate University
Raymond B. Fosdick
Rockefeller Foundation
Case
Europe
Fosdick
Andre
Jessup
Stuart
State, Treasury and National Defense Departments
Economic Cooperation Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Formosa
Special Board
Radio Station Off Air After Strike in Birmingham
WKAX halted broadcast after a technician walkout over unpaid wages. It marks the third Birmingham outlet hit by labor disputes with WTNB silent for about a month and WBRC briefly off air but later resumed as talks continued. Union official C. M. Baker Jr. said back wages prompted the walkout. checks were later issued.
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Birmingham
Ala
WKAX
WTNB
WBRC
Ralph Taner
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
C. M. Baker Jr
Gold's Weight per Cubic Foot Stated at 1200 Pounds
A single cubic foot of gold is described as weighing 1,200 pounds, indicating the metal's extreme density. This figure reflects gold's compact mass per volume and is used in discussions of bullion and material science.
Star's Quiet Wedding For James Stewart and Gloria McLean
Hollywood August 10 James Stewart wed Gloria Hatrick McLean in a small Brentwood Presbyterian ceremony attended by 50 friends and a quiet Hollywood crowd. The groom nervously spoke his vows, kissed his bride thrice for photographers, and the couple left as cheers rang out.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
James Stewart
Gloria Hatrick McLean
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Stewart
Dean Osterberg
Gloria
Jimmy
Frank Morgan
George Murphy
David Niven
John Swope
Dorothy McGuire
Ann Sothern
Gary Cooper
Spencer Tracy
van Johnson
Jack Benny
Mike Romanoff
Dave Chasen
Joe de Bona
Revival Starts August 14 at Oak Forest Church
Rev R L Baker of Memorial Drive Methodist will conduct a revival at Oak Forest Methodist Church from August 14 to 19. Opening day features two services with noon dinner. Public invitation extended to all attendees.
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R. L. Baker
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Oak Forest Methodist Church
Noted bachelor Stewart and Ned McLean kin attend festivity
Stewart, aged 41, long Hollywood's most noted bachelor, was present at the event with Ned McLean, son of the late Evelyn Walsh McLean, owner of the Hope diamond. His two young sons did not attend.
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Ried
Ned McLean
Evelyn Walsh McLean
Stewart
Hollywood
Nickel Exports Dominate Sudbury Mines Output
More than 95 percent of nickel from Sudbury mines in Northern Ontario is exported to the United States, Great Britain, and other industrial nations, reflecting a heavy overseas trade emphasis for the metal.
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Sudbury
Ontario
Canada
United States
Great Britain
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