Loyalists in Alabama Line Up for Democratic Committee Fight
Alabama Democrats loyal to the national party prepare for a showdown over control of the new state Democratic executive committee. The Jan. 23 meeting will elect a chairman and possibly a national committeeman. Nine candidates are named, with Ben Ray, Roy Mayhall, and Nelson Fuller seen as front runners. A loyalist caucus aims to present a united front before district meetings thin the field.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
National Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Truman
Thurmond- Wright
Ben Ray
Birmingham
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Nelson Fuller
Centerville
Ray
Mayhall
Bridges Freed on Bail Attacks U S Far East Policy
Harry Bridges the CIO longshore union leader was freed on $25 000 bail by the ninth circuit court of appeals after a 2 1 decision. He warned that following President Truman's Korea Formosa Philippines and Indonesia actions could trigger a third world war.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S
Far East
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Indonesia
Bridges
CIO Longshore Union
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Cutor F. Joseph Donohue
William Healy
William Orr
Circuit Court
National Cio
Longshore Union
Markets Report from Decatur Grain and Livestock Prices
Farm markets in Decatur show cotton at middling 36c and strict low 34c. Prices listed for cottonseed, broilers, hens, hatching eggs, and new crop corn and wheat, oats with moisture basis details and onion free quality terms.
Wall Street Weekly Rally Ends With Small Loss
The New York market slipped for the first time since mid July as Friday trading turned negative after upbeat prior data. Despite the dip, dividends, high industrial production, and growing railroad earnings supported a generally buoyant tone with several issues closing higher and a handful lower. Pacific Petroleum Ltd led curb activity after its Monday debut, trading as high as 6.37 with 100,800 shares changing hands.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Packard Motor
United Corp
Pepsi-Cola
Nash-Kelvinator
Erie R.R
St. Regis Paper
International Nickel
Timken Detroit Axle
General Cable
Lehigh Valley R.R
U.S. Steel
Sinclair Oil
Avco Mfg
Socony-Vacuum
Radio Corp
Sunray Oil
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania R.A
General Motors
Pacific Petroleum Ltd
Producers Corp. of
Nevada
Grain futures edge higher on quiet Saturday trade
Chicago grain prices advanced slightly with wheat up 1 8 5 8 cents and corn up 1 4 58 cents. Oats rose 1 2 78 cents, rye gained 3 4 11 2, soybeans gained 1 to 1 3 4 cents. September soybeans closed at 14.57 and November at 2.5.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a glance Chicago steady on grains
Markets at a Glance reports wheat and oats steady with hedging pressure easing. Corn and soybeans show steady prices with light trading. Hogs and cattle stay nominally steady as other cereals follow the trend.
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Chicago
Nova Scotia Drugist First Used Chloroform Anesthetic
The first known production of chloroform for anesthesia in America is attributed to a Nova Scotia druggist in 1833.
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America
Nova Scotia
Allied gains in Korea signal final critical test for Allies
Allied and South Korean forces claim defensive victories in the Kumwha corridor ending a third major crisis since the Naktong line was established. American air power aided ground troops as Red forces conducted a three pronged push from Kigye toward Pohang while U.S. units secured strategic heights and battle mountain near Masan and Haman.
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Associated Press
Don Huth
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Kumwha
Naktong River
Huth
Pohang-Kigye
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
Kigye
Pohang
Chongno
Taegu
Tom Lambert
Chongpyong
U. S
First Cavalry Division
Reds
Naktong
Pusan
Battle Mountain
Stan Swinton
Haman
Masan
Sobuk
Thirty-fifth Infantry Regiment
Nine Weeks of War in Korea Toll Tops 100000
Tokyo reports a rough estimate places total Korean War casualties at well over 100000 through nine weeks of fighting. North Korean losses include 50 000 frontline killed and wounded and 20 000 guerrilla and in sea losses, with 11058 civilian deaths. Allied losses exceed 5000 American casualties with over 20000 South Korean battle deaths and large civilian tolls.
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Nam
MacArthur
Taegu
Associated Press
Korea
Tokyo
United Nations
Pyongyang
Senate House Wage Price Clash Leaves Conference Deadlocked
Compromise committee members refuse to abandon selective controls and Senate conferees stand firm on their provision. Maybank heads the Senate group and seeks house accommodation, while Tobey accuses administration pressure of creating the stalemate. Ives may replace Tobey, but deadlock persists as the conference reconvenes Tuesday.
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House
Conference Committee
Senate
Maybank
D-S.c
Truman
Bricker
Ohio
Tobey
R-N.h
Concord
N. H
Washington
Ives
R-N. Y
Taylor
Idaho
Barkley
Base Hospitals to Be Reopened Across Services
Rep. Brooks announces reopening of 13 Army and eight Air Force base hospitals by September, adding 3 925 beds now and 5 850 more under expansion. Details list Camp Pickett Fort Jackson Camp Rucker Camp Stewart Camp Polk Camp Chaffee plus Air Force sites MacDill Maxwell with specified bed adds and dates. Navy plans pending. He stresses immediate need for doctors.
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Washington
Brooks
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Air Force Base
Camp Pickett
Fort Jackson
S. C
Camp Rucker
Ala
Camp Stewart
Camp Polk
Camp Chaffee
Ark
MacDill
Fla
Maxwell
Navy
United States
Reds regroup after Taegu defeat pundits say ten days
Don Whitehead reported the Reds planned to regroup after a severe mangling at Taegu. Most units had withdrawn beyond artillery range, with frontline officers estimating it would be ten days before another assault could be mounted.
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Don Whitehead
Taegu
Whitehead
Eisenhower to Speak at Crusade for Freedom Event
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower will address Labor Day ceremonies in Denver to kick off the Crusade For Freedom. He serves as Columbia University president and is vacationing in Colorado. The event is organized by the National Committee For A Free Europe with Palmer Hoyt arranging details at Denver City Auditorium.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Colorado
National Committee For A Freeurope, Inc
Palmer Hoyt
Denver Post
City Auditorium
Navy chief's Boston talk sparks State Department protest
The State Department disapproved Navy Secretary Matthews for saying the U.S. should be willing to start a war for peace. White House officials said the remark was not cleared, and the administration reaffirmed opposition to preventive war as policy. The incident contrasted with calls to resist aggression only if forced.
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Washington
State Department
Navy
Mathews
Boston
United States
Roger Tubby
Department of State
Matthews
U.S
White House
Korea
U. S
Shirley May France Refuses Return After Channel Bid
In Dighton Massachusetts on August 26 18 year old Shirley May France walked out of her family home after a homecoming crowd of nearly 10000. Her mother pleaded tearfully to bring her back but Shirley chose to stay with swimming coach Harry Boudakian and his family saying she would not return due to a personality conflict with her father. She then agreed to move to Fall River to live with friends, ending the dispute.
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Dighton
Mass
Shirley May
France
Somerset
Harry Boudakian
Boudakian
Shirley
Fall River
European Assembly Endorses Schuman Plan Vote
The European consultative assembly approved the Schuman plan by 73 to 0 with 32 abstentions mostly British Labourites. A proviso asked Britain to join. Labourites fought it but lost 66 to 19 amid sharp exchanges between Labour and Conservative members.
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Strasbourg
France
European Consultative Assembly
Britain
Parliament of Europe
Schuman
West
Europe
Irish Mail Express Crashes Near Conway Injuring Passengers
An undetermined number of passengers were injured when the Irish Mail express train collided with a light engine near Conway Wales and derailed in the early hours today.
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Conway
Wales
Here
Benevolence Hospital Ship Sinks After Collision Off San Francisco
The hospital ship Benevolence, returning from a mercy mission prep for Korea, sank after the freighter Mary Luckenbach rammed her amid fog near San Francisco. Dozens were rescued from life rafts and boards, with 11 nurses clinging to debris and Captain Lyle Havens among the dead.
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Navy
Military Sea Transport Service
San Francisco Bay
Korea
T. R. Wirth
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Seal Rocks
Mary Luckenbach
Lyle J. Havens
Pacific Ocean
Fisherman's Wharf
Austin Tobin
Tobin
Henry N. Woodren
Donald Poulson
Havens
Huk raids rise as violence spreads across provinces near Manila
Eleven send warning of more hit and run raids as Huk activity increases in outlying districts with scarce troops and weak police. A raid near Clark Field 50 miles NW of Manila left casualties and looting then a jail breakout. The strongest assault hit Camp Filipinas where 10 troopers died in beds and 20 more were killed in fighting. Santa Cruz in Laguna province briefly fell under Huk control for four hours.
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Arayat
Clark Field
Manila
Camp Philippines Constabulary
Sadeneeters
Santa Cruz
Laguna
Memorial Drive Church of Christ to hear Thornton Crews
Thornton Crews former pastor will be heard at Memorial Drive Church of Christ Sunday. The public was extended an invitation to hear him. Also notes on local visits births and hospital discharges across Decatur and nearby towns.
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Thornton Crews
Memorial Drive Church of Christ
Sky Raiders Launch Dawn Air Sweep From Japanese Bases
Large numbers of jet and Mustang fighters took off at dawn from bases in Southern Japan for a new round of attacks behind communist lines in Korea. B 26 bombers returned from patrols over central Korea and the East coast with reported hits on railroad yards and a tunnel and shops.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Air Force
Shooting Star
Maj
Fred Bronson
Walker Ave
Memphis
Tenn
Paeksan
Samchok
U. S
Pusan
Bronson
39Th
49Th Parallel
Taegu
Waewan
Red
Kumchon
Ex-Policeman Wins 4 Speedboat Races at Regatta
Ben Jankowski former Glen Head New York policeman won four speedboat races at the Maryland Yacht Club Star Spangled Banner regatta. He took both heats in class C hydroplanes and both heats in class F, recording a top 52.023 mph in the first class C heat as big names including Guy Lombardo arrived for tomorrow’s events.
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Baltimore
Ben Jankowski
Glen Head
N. Y
Maryland Yacht Club
Jankowski
Guy Lombardo
Paul Cox Named Acting Sports Editor at Anniston Star
Paul Cox 21 of Guntersville was appointed acting sports editor of The Anniston Star succeeding Harry Sherman. Cox has worked in the paper’s advertising department for 13 months and previously wrote sports for The Guntersville Gleam and Advertiser. Sherman will enter the Army on Sept 7 and Cox will assume duties Monday.
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Aniston
Ala
Paul Cox
Anniston Star
Harry Sherman
Cox
Guntersville
Star
Anniston
Sherman
Army
Decatur Police Report Eight Saturday Arrests
Decatur police logged eight arrests from Saturday through Saturday night including two drunken driving charges three intoxication counts one prohibition law violation and two conduct cases.
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Decatur
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Jimmy Orton
Florence
George E. Bishop
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Evelyn Edwards
Neel
Frank Philpot
State Department of Education
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Union Hill
Wade West
Falkville
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Grady Long
Hartselle
Ertan
John B. Hayes
Athens 7
Jack Morgan
Eva
Lola Cudlop
Ernie Gurley
Florette
Melvin Thornton
Fifth Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Ray Hendrix
Sixth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic
Lucy B. Orr
Eleventh Avenue West
Johnnies A. Fuller
Seventh Avenue East
Prentess Norton
Courtland
Hoyt Springer
Jackson Street
Athens
Stephens College
Columbia
Ann Boone Hendricks
P. W. Hendricks
Bowles Place
Wheeler Dam
Daily
J. F. Armstrong
Town Creek
Tom Bowles Place
Arthur Smith
TVA
Eer
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
James L. Rankin
State Chamber
J. D. Verner
Wheeler Lake
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
J. C. Kimes
Greenwood
Miss
Kimes
Sky Raiders
NEW Sports Editor
Bob Ferguson
Trinity
Wayne Cross
Courtland 1
Howard Mitchell
Moulton Road
Milton Rhoades
Decatur Hospital
Howe
9Th
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