Hunt Affidavit Defends Service To Clients
James V. Hunt, a key figure in the five percenter inquiry, says he never asked Maj. Gen. Vaughan for anything more than Army Notre Dame tickets. He denies saying he has "influence" to sell and testifies to a Senate subcommittee he found no improper influence. Vaughan, Tru man aide, is set to testify next. Hunt recalls meeting in 1945 and claims no favors were asked or granted beyond football tickets and matches for Pawley or the White House. Doctors say Hunt is too ill to testify for about a month.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
James V. Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Hunt
Senate
White House
Vaughan
Truman
Army
Cartermaster General
War Assets Administration
Army-Notre Dame
Ambassador Pawley
William D. Pawley
Brazil
Edwin W. Pawley
Danial
Athens College Speaker At Rotary Club
Dr Perry James president of Athens College will speak Monday at the noon Decatur Rotary meeting on Athens College In The Tennessee Valley presented by Bob Duff. Weather outlook notes considerable cloudiness and scattered showers in the Northeast with occasional rain squalls in the Southeast tonight and Sunday with moderate to fresh northerly winds along the coast.
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Perry James
Athens College
Decatur Rotary Club
James
Tennessee Valley
Bob Duff
Gas Officials Tour Tri Cities on Gas Pipeline Route
W S Easter president and B F Grizzle manager of Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Company tour the area to observe retail gas distribution, visiting Huntsville Decatur and the Tri-Cities. Pipeline work continues northeast of Corinth Mississippi and aims to reach the Tri-Cities by November with Reynolds Metals awaiting gas by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama, Tennessee Natural Gas Company
W. S. Easter
B. F Grizzle
Huntsville
Decatur
Tri- Cities
Corinth
Miss
Tri-Cities
Easter
David Allen Gibson To Give First Concert Here
Decatur’s talented musician David Allen Gibson returns home for his first local concert Tuesday night at Riverside High School. He performs with Robert W. Cousar Jr. in a program sponsored by the Decatur Junior Service League, beginning at 8 15 p.m. Gibson aims to someday found a school of music in Decatur.
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David Allen Gibson
Decatur
Young Gibson
David Gibson
Riverside High School
Robert W. Cousar Jr
Decatur Junior Service League
Parleys Fail to End Walkout at Akron Goodrich Plant
A CIO United Rubber Workers strike halted production at the B F Goodrich Co in Akron and six other cities, 16 000 workers involved. Negotiations deadlocked with a recess to Monday, major issues a 25 cent hourly raise and 100 monthly pensions, and the strike 100 percent effective across all plants.
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Akron. O
CIO
United Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Co
H. Lloyd
Dayton
Goodrich
Goodyear
Firestone
U. S. Rubber
Akron
John L. Collyer
All Is Quiet In The Valley On A Quiet Saturday
Decatur and Morgan county reported no arrests and accident free roads by highway patrol. Two people were admitted to Decatur General hospital Saturday afternoon. Lowell Maddux, one month old son of Mr and Mrs Ed Maddux Falkville, and Mar-
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Decatur
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
Decatur General Hospital
Lowell Maddux
Ed Maddux
Falkville 1
Mar
Negotiations Open in Capital on British Crisis
The United States Britain and Canada began talks in Washington to address Britain's economic crisis seen as a Cold War risk. Officials aim to halt gold and dollar reserves drain below 1 billion by January 1 with possible long term fix. Some propose a Sterling bloc risking Western unity.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
State Department
Webb
James E. Webb
Three Killed In Accidents In Alabama And Birmingham
A Fort Benning soldier Pvt Stanley W Brandon and Talladega resident Mrs C W Gravette died in a collision near Talladega. Two soldiers and two occupants of the other car were injured. Leeds man Fred Layfield died after being struck by a truck in Birmingham.
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Talladega
Ala
Ft. Benning
Here
Leeds
Birmingham
Stanley W. Brandon
Shelbyville
Talladega National Guard
167Th Infantry
Fred Layfield
Democratic Leader Fights Truman Power Over Appropriations
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas warns the plan to grant President Truman authority to slash up to 3 billion dollars in congressional appropriations is dangerous. He argues it would cede purse-string controls and asks for ruling suspensions to vote, while McClellan and allies push for shared responsibility in trimming spending.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Lucas
Truman
Illinois
Mr. Truman
Congress
Senator McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Collier to Lead March of Dimes in Morgan County
Morgan County March of Dimes board announced Saturday that Redus Collier will direct the local unit. Collier, vice president of Mutual Saving Life Insurance Co. in Decatur, was chosen by Dr. Frank L. Chenault Dr. L. R. Murphree and A. T. Hanson.
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Collier
March of Dimes
Morgan County
March of Dimes National Foundation
Redus Collier
Frank L. Chenault
Mutual Saving Life Insurance Co
Decatur
Chenault
L. R. Murphree
A. T. Hanson
March of Dimes Board
Solons Rest On Eve of Storm
Alabama lawmakers rested in a lull before the final storm of the 1949 session. The Senate passed a 61 million education appropriation bill, with House concurrence likely next Friday. Gov. Folsom warns he may veto both local and major measures, as the session winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
Montgomery
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Senate
House
Folsom
Virgil O. Clark Called Home in Falkville
Virgil O. Clark, 61, a prominent Falkville citizen and chairman of the Morgan board of education, died of a heart attack at Falkville Medical Center about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Falkville Baptist Church, with the body lying in state from 2 to 3 p.m. Final rites will be conducted by Rev. C Boozier, Rev. Woodfin Groves, Rev. Frank T. Smith, and Rev. Otto Henderson. Burial will be in Falkville City Cemetery, Peck directing. Survivors include his wife Stella. three sons Frank, Lewis, Theo, all of Falkville. and a daughter, Mrs. David Thompson of Decatur.
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Virgil O. Clark
Falkville
Falkville Medical Center
Falkville Baptist Church
C Boozier
Woodfin Groves
Frank T. Smith
Otto Henderson
Falkville City
Peck
Clark
Morgan Board of Education
Stella Clark
Frank
Lewis
Theo Clark
David Thompson
Decatur
Virgil
Retired Policeman to Head Georgia's Klan Association
Samuel W. Roper a 54 year old police officer for 28 years was elected imperial wizard of the Georgia Klans to succeed the late Dr Samuel Green He pledges to carry on the fight against un American influences and to promote further growth of the organization listed as subversive by former Attorney General Tom Clark Roper noted a 29 year career in law enforcement and said he plans to enforce law with the Georgia Klan not linking to the new group on the page 3 continuation.
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Atlanta
Samuel W. Roper
Association of Georgia Klans
Per
Dr. Green
Georgia Klan
Tom Clark
Eugene Telmadge
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Samuel Green Jr
Young Green
Roper
Bolivian revolt erupts in four mining cities
An armed rebellion broke out before dawn in Cochabamba Oruro Potosi and Santa Cruz with casualties reported. Airborne troops rushed to Cochabamba as the government says the uprising was crushed elsewhere. The MNR party is blamed.
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Associated Press
Bolivia
Cochabamba
Oruro
Potosi
Santa Cruz
Cochambamba
National Revolutio Movement
MNR
Gualberto Villarroel
Consultative Assembly of the
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
Council
Arbi
No One Hurt In Two Accidents Friday Night
Police report no injuries in two accidents on way 31 within five minutes Friday night. Officers Sanders and Hyde noted damage to all vehicles in a three way collision at 10 15 P M involving a 1947 Packard driven by Willie J Reeder a 1940 Chevrolet driven by James O Smith and a 1941 Plymouth driven by Maple Maden all of whom are listed as negro. A 1949 Chevrolet owned by Decatur Transit and driven by C D Terry and a 1940 Chrysler driven by D C Bow were also reported with minor damage in the 10 10 P M accident.
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Sanders and Hyde
Packard
Willie J. Reeder
Sheffield
James O. Smith
Decatur
Maple Maden
Huntsville
Chevrolet
Decatur Transit
C. D. Terry
Chrysler
D. C
One Escaped Convict Nabbed by Local Police
Freeman Parker, 28, escaped from J. E. Sims, Leon Camp, Decatur, was taken by local police. The report notes Parker is identified as a Black man and was apprehended after the escape incident. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Freeman Parker
J. E. Sims
Leon Camp Decatur
Heavier Taxes Seen Likely to Help Education
The $61,000,000 education bill passed amid warnings of proration and higher taxes. Montgomery observers predict a possible special session within a year to raise more revenue for schools. The measure now goes to Governor Folsom for signature as the Alabama educational trust fund gains earmarked tax income, prompting talk of future tax hikes.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Advertiser
G. C. Long, Jr
Senate
James E. Folsom
James B. Allen
Etowah County
Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund
James V. Jordan
Rioting at Robeson concert shocks Peekskill crowd
Rioting broke out as Paul Robeson concert drew thousands in Peekskill New York with reports of stabbings and beatings. State police noted disorder with several thousand clashes on a dirt road near the grove and a Peekskill hospital treating many injured. Veterans groups had planned disruption using brass bands.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Peekskill Hospital
Robeson
Florida Losses In Heavy Blow Are Staggering
Tampa Florida Aug 7 P The weeklong winds of a hurricane battered the gulf and Suwanee river region in North central Florida. One dead nearly three score injured and millions in damage reported as the storm crossed the peninsula and set warnings along the West coast from Carabelle to Cedar Keys and storm signals from Fort Myers to Panama City.
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Tampa
Tia
Gulf
Suwanee
Florida
Gainesville
Pine Flats
South Georgia
Weather Bureau
Carabelle
Cedar Keys
Fort Myers
Panama City
Threats Eased as Hurricane Lands Near Florida Keys
Mobile weather bureau announced the hurricane swung inland southeast of Cedar Keys Florida and threats to Alabama and Mississippi coasts were past. Weatherman William L Tilson and his crew closed the office at 3 15 P M. and went home. Tilson said a plane flew through the storm eye near Cedar Keys before 2 P M and headed toward Georgia at reduced speed. Northerly winds around 15 mph were recorded and expected to diminish tonight.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Weather Bureau
Cedar Keys
Fla
Alabama
Mississippi
William L. Tilson
Tilson
Georgia
Florida Hurricane Ravages Atlantic Coast Areas
The storm sweeps 250 miles of beaches along the Atlantic coast with winds estimated from 125 to 155 mph. Radio towers topple roofs are torn off and debris scatters wide. Damage tally tops $10 million and may reach double that as Florida endures widespread destruction. Citrus around Lakeland sustains heavy damage and Lakeland City is strewn with fallen poles and uprooted trees.
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Atlantic
Lakeland
Floreda
Manual study urged for Morgan and Limestone license applicants
Highway Patrolman H. R. Hester urged Morgan and Limestone drivers to study the manuals available at patrol stations and license examiners. Forty-two passed while 46 failed on driving rules in the two counties. In Morgan County, 24 passed all exams. 28 failed road rules, six failed driving tests, and four failed eye tests. Six applicants were...
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Morgan and
Limestone
H. R. Hester
Alabama
Morgan County
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