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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1947

Page

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Weather and Community Notices From Decatur Area

Partly cloudy with mild temperatures and scattered showers in the Northwest. Decatur cotton market noon quote shows middling at 35.75 and strict low at 34.75. Cpl. Joseph R. Knouff attends a gala at Tullin Air Base marking the ninth anniversary of AACS. VFW Auxiliary meets at 7:30 PM. Beta Sigma Phi practice for Damesdate at 7:30. Church services and school sports schedules listed. several local residents noted with hospital and travel updates.

Decatur Cpl Joseph R. Knouff Airways and Air Communications Service AACS Tullin Air Base C. Knouff 5Th Europe Beta Sigma Phi

Non-Shooting War On U S Laid To Reds

A House debate on a $590 million emergency aid package for Austria France Italy and China faces hours of discussion as lawmakers push for safeguards against communist takeover and swift passage before a conference with the Senate. Rep Cox argues aid is a national security investment while Rep Allen warns aid could backfire if Europe remains vulnerable to communism. The Senate supports $597 million with different country scope. House plans add China and consider broader deadlines.

William F. Arbogast Washington Russia Cox D.-Ga House Austria France Italy China Leo Allen R.-Ill Europe Senate Appropriations Committee Allen Lovett Senate Robert A. Lovett Martin R.-Mass President Truman Truman Senate-House House Foreign Affairs Committee

Another Arab Victim in Riot in Palestine Turmoil

In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Jaffa region during a 72 hour Arab strike over partition, an Arab was killed and multiple Jews and Arabs wounded. A Jewish worker in Tel Aviv was reportedly killed by police gunfire near Jaffa, and other violence included a Jew shot in Jerusalem, a British soldier injured, a truck driver fatally wounded, and a dead Jew found in riot damaged areas. An Arab mob assaulted a Norwegian car driver at Jaffa harbor, four Jews arrested for firing on Arab policemen, and seizures included a sten gun and grenades. Fires burned in Haifa and Hagana mobilized in Zion Square as curfews and no-man’s land lines tightened.

Jerusalem Tel Aviv Jaffa Palestine Old City Lydda Norwegian Airlines Haifa Hagana Zion Square

Taft-Hartley sparks praise and new union conflicts

Washington reports a wave of responses to the Taft Hartley act with Senator Ball declaring the law is working well while CIO President Murray denounces it as harmful. AFL plans unify labor action via a new political league and union leaders prepare for meetings. The CIO Maritime Union sues over non oath and union financial disclosure provisions. A three judge panel will hear the constitutional question.

Rex Hall Washington Ball Minn Congressional “Watch Dog CIO Philip Murray Labor Murray AFL William Green Cio-Afl National Labor Relations Board Green National Maritime Union Federal District Court Bolitha

Ten Germans Found Guilty in Nurnberg War Crimes Trial

Ten former state secretaries prosecutors and judges from Hitler s ministry of justice were convicted by a U S military tribunal on war crimes charges in Nurnberg Germany. Four others were acquitted. The court condemned them for aiding Nazi aims and undermining German justice while resisting orders.

Edwin Shanke Ernst Lautz People’s Court of Berlin Hitler Germany Wolfgang Mettgenberg James T. Brand Salem Ore Mallory B. Blair Austin Tex Justin W. Harding Franklin Ohio Ruth

Panic Buying Rumors Roil Moscow Reports

Washington reports from Edward E. Bomar detail panic buying in Moscow and other Soviet cities amid rumors of currency changes and price increases. Banks restrict withdrawals to 200 rubles daily as stores close and officials gauge potential inflationary impact on savings and the economy.

Edward E. Bomar Washington Soviet Russia Voices of America State Department Moscow Kremlin

Meat ration plan urged by Senator Flanders

Senator Flanders calls for a real voluntary meat rationing program and brands noncompliance as a social menace. He opposes price controls and standby power for them, preferring rationing only as a last resort and seeks a fair trial for voluntary measures.

Marvin L. Arrowsmith Washington Senator Flanders R.-Vt Vermont Anderson Flanders Truman Senate-House

Commission Beaten by 15 Vote Margin in Decatur Election

An official canvass at a council meeting shows Decatur will keep current mayor and council with an 18 vote margin. The count 751 for a commission form and 766 against, matching the Daily's unofficial tally. Tuesday’s vote marked the third try to switch to a three man commission with ballots allowed every two years.

Kemmetzger Vrne Decatur Rountree

Decatur Stadium Drive Secures Major Local Support

The Decatur stadium project nears contract let after 820 of 1,000 reserved seats sold for 82 050 dollars. Cash and pledges cover half the total. 180 seats remain purchasable as listing names dozens of businesses and individuals backing the construction.

Decatur High School Decatur

Western trio is confused by Molotov move at London talks

The Big Four foreign ministers conference entered its second round with Western diplomats perplexed by Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov's proposal that the four powers submit to a council two months hence fresh fundamentals of the German peace treaty. French, British, and American officials reacted cautiously, while Molotov withdrew the idea amid criticism. The motive remained unclear, fueling theories of delay or a push toward a Western German government.

John M. Hightower London Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference V. M. Molotov United States France Britain Foreign Ministers Council Germany Georges Bidault U. S George C. Marshall Ernest Bevin Molotov Bidault

Negro Held for Slaying in Limestone County

Walter Ellison about 19, a Decatur Negro, is in Limestone county jail charged with second degree murder. Bond set at 1750. Ellison rearrested Wednesday night after Elbert Malone, a Negro, died from a stomach wound suffered at a Negro cafe on Thanksgiving night. Malone died Wednesday morning in Powers hospital. The Decatur youth was arrested on a previous charge of intent to murder and released on 500 bond before being moved to jail.

Walter Ellison Decatur Negro Limestone County Ellison Elbert Malone John G Sandlin Malone Powers Hospital Decatura Bill Moore

Post office seizure in Cannes signals intensified anti strife

In wartime France a mob seized the Cannes post office as government forces used a new anti strike law to curb communist led protests. Nice saw another mob clash. Rail and port traffic slowly recovered while new labor measures aimed to redefine sabotage and penalize strike activity.

Robert Eunson Paris Riviera Cannes Nice Central Labor Committee Atlantic Mediterranean Lyon Robert Schuman Council of Ministers France General Confederation of Labor National Assembly Schuman Lille Metal Workers Armed Forces Ministry Interior Ministry Assembly

Atlanta taxi driver acquitted in tourist's slaying

Glenn Robinson a 29 year old Atlanta taxi driver was found not guilty of murdering Janette Reyman a tourist camp operator in Atlanta last June. The acquittal followed his third trial after two hung juries and came within hours of the birth of his fourth child in an Athens hospital. The jury deadline and unsworn statement marked the verdict.

Atlanta Glenn Robinson Janette Reyman Robinson Athens Georgia

Uncle Bud Skipperville beauty parlor miscue

A fragmented local item notes Mrs Bud Skipperville, described as the fattest woman, visited a beauty parlor today and a mishap occurred when they reached her third chin.

Bud Skipperville

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