Alabama Legislature Recesses To Oct 10 For Reapportionment Study
Alabama legislators recessed until October 10 as a 12 member committee headed by Rep. Earl McGowin examines reapportionment options. The move, backed by Gov. Folsom, follows a compromise over the nine week recess amid last minute wrangling. Senate and House appointments split, with six members from each chamber. The court ruled that any 1950 based reapportionment must use 1940 census data. A plan to cut Supreme Court justices’ pay and retirement benefits was introduced but awaits the October session.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
James E. Folsom
Earl McGowin
Butler County
J. C. Inzer
House
W. M. Beck
DeKalb
Inzer
George Quarles
Dallas
Preston Clayton
Barbour
James S. Coleman
Greene
Guy Hardwick
Houston
Noble Russell
Morgan
James B. Allen
Etowah
Beck
James Adams
Jefferson
Pelham Merrill
Cleburne
J. J. Benford
Marshall
E. L. Roberts
W. W. Garrett
Monroe
McGowin
Quarles
Clayton
Supreme Court
Fuller Kimbrell
Fayette
Taegu Stands as Red Forces Mass West of Naktong
Red armies concentrate about 60,000 troops on the Naktong river west bank near Taegu. North Korean probes fail to crack Allied line. Kim Il Sung warns of 16 day push to eject U.S. and ROK forces or face tougher odds. Chinese mission visits Pyongyang amid unclear implications. Rhee defies world to resist aggression. Truman pledges support.
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Taegu
Wangwan
Naktong
Changnyong
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Kim Il Sung
Red
U. S
Korea
Red China
Li Li-San
Kuo Mo- Jo
Pyongyang
Peiping
Red Korea
Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Russia
Rhee
Washington
Truman
Kim
Unions Press for Shorter Week and Wage Parity
White urged a shorter work week but with less pay than unions want. Unions seek wage adjustments for non-yard workers to match pay for firemen and engineers, arguing locomotive crews deserve equal rates. Kennedy and Hughes sought a White House meeting with Truman to press for railroad seizure to settle the dispute, but were redirected by Steelman to return with renewed plea.
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Page
Kennedy
Hughes
White House
Truman
Steelman
Markets cover Decatur grain and livestock prices
Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling 36c and 34c strict low, cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton, broilers 25 cents delivered, hens heavy 18 cents, hatching eggs 80 cents per dot. New crop yellow corn ear 1.39, shelled 1.45. white corn ear 1.94, shelled 2.00. No. 2 new wheat onion free 2.21, No. 2 new oats onion free 0.69, other grains at 13% moisture.
Stocks firm TV's advance in cautious market
Stocks firm as television shares advance while bonds show mixed results. Some railroad issues are in demand. Cotton declines as hedging against CCC cotton purchases increases.
Grain and Livestock Markets End Mixed On Close
Wheat steady and corn and oats steady with oats moving with corn. Hogs advance up to 25 cents, top price reached at 24.15 dollars. Cattle show uneven moves, falling 50 cents and rising 25 cents on the session.
Royal birth cheers flood London crowds at Clarence House
Princess toasted the newborn in champagne with family and staff while a long distance call linked to King George at Balmoral castle in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth arrived with her daughter five minutes before the birth. crowds swelled outside Clarence House as a public notice of the birth drew cheers from hundreds and then over a thousand despite grey skies.
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King George
Balmoral ‘Castle
Scotland
Elizabeth
Clarence House
London
Mass Miracle Draws Vast Crowd to Necedah Farm
Thousands gathered in Necedah Wisconsin for the noon vision claim of Mary Anna Van Hoof her seventh appearance in an ash tree grove. Police estimated crowds over 20,000 with others traveling from across the United States for the Catholic feast of the Assumption and the lifted ban on services by Bishop John Treacy.
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Necedah
Wis
Mary Anna van Hoof
Preseton McEvoy
Wisconsin
United States
John Treacy
la Crosse
Blackface used by North Korean guerrillas in Korean War action
North Korean guerrillas in Korea used blackface to infiltrate American 24th Infantry Regiment positions. Maj. Horace Konaho reported seeing six North Koreans in American uniforms with faces and hands darkened slip through unchallenged at a gap in the lines. The incident followed earlier reports of blackened North Korean dead and later guerrilla attacks near the village. Negro artillerymen later captured two North Korean guerrillas hiding near American gun positions.
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U.S. 24Th Infantry Regiment
Korea
Horace Konaho
Los Angeles
24Th Regiment
Italy
Excess Profits Tax Discussion Signals Possible 1951 Levy
Excess Senator Hoey said committee action signals that an excess profits tax on corporations may be enacted next year with effective January 1, 1951. The finance committee and Ways and Means will meet in November and December to work on a second installment tax measure, regardless of session. George cited preserving middle and fixed income earners and hinted at possible individual levies, possibly as a super tax on postwar income gains, while stressing no commitment to broader levies. The move follows approval of a $5 billion quick tax boost, including about $3 billion in individual income taxes and $1.5 billion for corporations.
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Hoey
D-Nc
Senate
George
Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Politicians Take With Grain Of Salt Predictions
Washington august 15 the economists bean forecast republicans gain seats but not control of congress. taft and lucas predicted to lose seats in senate while other democrats and republicans dispute the magazine item body. party leaders react with guarded optimism or skepticism about specific races in connecticut missouri nevada and oklahoma with safe seats debated.
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Taft
Lucas
Senate
Washington
Louis H. Bean
Ohio
Bean
Department of Agriculture
Look Magazine
Congress
Raddac Taft
Trmmac Rann
McMahon
Benton
Connecticut
Myers
Pennsylvania
McCarram
Nevada
Taylor
Idaho
Donnell
Missouri
Millikin
Colorado
Joseph Ferguson
Ohioan
Economist
Thomas Hennings Jr
Brewster
Maine
McCarran
Maryland
Oklahoma
Utah
Kansas
South Dakota
Oregon
GOP
U S troops push back Reds in Changnyong fight near Masan
Allied forces pressed the Changnyong ridge center as 12,000 Reds battled to break out from a bridgehead near the Taegu line. U S battalions fell back at times but remained steadier, while Kim Il Sung ordered his forces to end the war swiftly by August. Near Taegu fighting continued with coastal gains at Imam and Yuktong as Waegwan action stalled. 150000 Reds massed along the 140 mile front.
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Masan
Pusan
U.S
U. S.S
Chinju
Yuktong
Pohang
Sea of Japan
South Korea
Imam
Changnyong
Taegu-Pusan
Jack MacBeth
U. S
MacBeth
North Korea
Kim Il Sung
Kim
Pyongyang
Taegu
Maegwan
Taksong
No Salary Attached to British Prime Minister Before 1937
The office of British Prime Minister carried no separate salary until 1937. The holder typically held another appointment with its own pay, combining duties and emoluments rather than a distinct wage for the prime minister role.
Kilby Escape Plot Foiled by Guards at Kilby Prison
Prison officials halted an elaborate escape Friday night at Kilby Prison. A Birmingham man Curtis W Whitley was arrested outside the prison and charged with aiding the attempt, linked to parolee Nick George Montos who once served time for receiving stolen property. A rope and crude pulley device, plus keys to fifth floor cells, were found as guards and High Way Patrol closed in after Night Warden Ruel Dennison fired at a cell window to halt the plan.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Frank Boswell
Birmingham
Curtis W. Whitley
Boswell
Nick George Montos
Jefferson County
Montos
Kirby
Whitley
Montes
Highway Patrol
Ruel Dennison
Four Barksdale airmen killed in crash near landing
Witnesses reported landing gear trouble as the craft went out of control during a landing attempt. The plane carried no bombs. The dead include Capt Bernard J. McKenna Staten Island NY navigator and four other officers from Massachusetts New York Pa and Ohio. Injured were eleven crew members led by Capt Robert A. Dibbell of Allentown Pa commander pilot and Capt Richard W. Swanson from Cleveland Ohio observer plus several lieutenants and sergeants.
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Barksdale Field
Bernard J. McKenna
Staten Island
N.Y
Michael J. Joyce
Arlington
Mass
Armand S. Trepanier
Holyoke
William Nicholson
Barnesboro
Robert A. Dibbell
Allentown
Richard W. Swanson
Cleveland
Ohio
LeRoy L. Ehrenbeck
Milwaukee
Legion Post Plans Major Remodeling Behind New Building
Plaque group sponsors Boys and Girls State and other programs while the Legion post buys the neighboring building. Last night the post voted to spend 12000 to 15000 on remodels including a modern kitchen for the Auxiliary, full air conditioning, new furnishings, glass brick front, second story stucco facade, and steel window supports.
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Loosier
Legion Post
Legion Home
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
Local births and hospital updates in Decatur area
Mr and Mrs George Puckett announce the birth of a son at Hamil Clinic. Mrs Leonard Cagle admitted to Decatur General, and several others discharged or admitted at Hamil Clinic and Decatur General. An adjourned City Council meeting set for 2 PM at City Hall. Officer activity includes a seized 200 gallon still near Cave Springs. Noon temperature 88, rainfall 0.38 inches. Miss Josephine Wilson returns from Miami Beach visited by Carl Patterson party.
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George Puckett
North Avenue
Fairview
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Josephine Wilson
Carl Patterson
Miami Beach
Fla
Patterson
Confessed killer tied to murders near Clayton
Witnesses said Shedd admitted slaying the father and two girls after hours of questioning. He led officers to the bodies of Johnnie May Boyter, 14, and Jo Ann Boyter, 8, found near the jail at Walhalla. A motive for the killings was not announced. He claimed sexual abuse of the older girl and said he killed the younger after she witnessed the crimes. He was handed to the Solicitor General for trial as crowds gathered and state troopers and National Guard dispersed the mob.
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Wilson
Shedd
Boyter
Johnnie May
Jo Ann
State Troopers
National Guard
Senate debate over meat price controls and profit margin amendment
The Senate approved by voice vote an amendment guaranteeing meat packers a reasonable profit margin if price ceilings emerge under Truman controls. Senator Maybank said the measure aims to prevent shortages and black markets, noting similar provisions in 1995 law. GOP factions split over the scope of wage and price controls as Taft and Ives lead groups. Capehart proposes stripping all control authority from the bill.
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Tion
Sene
Truman
Maybank
D-S. C
Congress
GOP
Ives
Taft
Ohio
Capehart
Rind
Mayor O'Dwyer Named Ambassador to Mexico
President Truman will nominate William O'Dwyer as ambassador to Mexico. The New York City mayor will resign about Sept 1, prompting a mayoral election in New York this fall. Ambassador Walter Thurston to be reappointed to a top post. Thurston 56. O'Dwyer, 60, has led New York since 1945, born in Mayo Ireland.
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Washington
White House
Truman
William O’dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Ross
O’dwyer
New York
Mexico City
Walter Thurston
Thurston
O'Dwyer
Fiorello H. la Guardia
County Mayo
Ireland
United States
Honor Guards At Hartselle Picnic For National Guard
The people of Hartselle will honor the National Guard unit with a 6:30 p.m. Friday picnic supper at Morgan County High School Park. Chamber of Commerce officials led by Floyd Anderson announce plans and urge residents to bring fried chicken box suppers for their family and a Guardsman and his family. A band concert and games will provide entertainment, rain plans move to the auditorium.
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Hartselle
National Guard
Morgan County High School
Floyd Anderson
The
Chamber of Commerce
T. V. Hatchett
Monte Black
Tim Hardin
Phil Wasson
J. B. Womack
Dinner Honors Guardsman Ollie Hardin at Home
A dinner and ice cream making were hosted for Ollie Hardin of the National Guard by Mr and Mrs Clyde Young at their Lacon Mountain home. Attending were multiple Hardin family members from Birmingham Falkville and Hartselle plus J C Armstrong and families and Mr James Hardin.
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Ollie Hardin
Clyde Young
Lacon Mountain
Hardin
National Guard
Henry Hardin
Birmingham
J. C. Armstrong
James Hardin
John B. Speakman
Cullman
Will Hardin
Falkville
John Hardin
Hartselle
Woman Deliveries Lead To Gainesville Jail Safekeeping
A woman was found with unknown items and was taken to the Gainesville jail for safekeeping after being called to custody. The report notes no further details on charges or identity at this time.
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Sheddenmane
Gainesville
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