Home Secretary Downgrades Atom Bomb Threat
London report quotes Home Secretary J Chuter Ede asserting people overrate the atom bomb as a killer. He cites Hamburg 1943 and Tokyo 1945 incendiaries as deadlier, notes civil defense can curb casualties, and urges balanced measures against future atomic warfare.
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J. Chuter Ede
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Nagasaki
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Hiroshima
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Slip of White Paper and Gay Stamp Fight TB Battle
A white slip of paper and a colorful stamp appear side by side in Morgan county this week as weapons in the tuberculosis battle during the Christmas season. Voters will mark Yes on amendment one, a $2 million bond for new Alabama hospitals and TB sanatorium beds, with federal aid boosting the total toward 2,500 beds. The 1949 Christmas seal, a dove on red green and blue, symbolizes holiday spirit in mail and packages. Indians named the Bad Lands Mako Sica in their tongue, per the National Geographic Society.
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Morgan County
Reasi Aiea i — Ee Oeed
Alabama
Washington
American sleeping car passengers use liquid soap yearly
American sleeping car passengers use about 65 000 gallons of liquid soap a year, reflecting the scale of onboard comfort services and maintenance demands in railway travel.
Archbishop labels Protestants United for Separation a Klan form
Boston December 5 The Most Rev Richard J Cushing archbishop of Boston denounces Protestants And Others United For Separation Of Church And State as a refined form of the Ku Klux Klan He warns that such anti Catholic groups do not represent most non Catholics and notes their harm in spreading prejudice The Atlanta group leader Dr Louis D Newton defends the organization saying its leaders include respected churchmen and recalling his own Klan stance years earlier
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Richard J. Cushing
Ku Klux Klan
Fa. P. A
American Protective Association
Cushing
Archdiocesan Union of Holy Name Societies
Atlanta
Louis D. Newton
Dr. Newton
Princeton University Divinity School
Klan
Druid Hills
Andorra’s Smuggling Bordered Economy Cited by NatGeo
The National Geographic Society labels smuggling and black market trading as Andorra’s primary industries. The nation lies between France and Spain and maintains a shadow economy fueling cross border activity.
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Andorra
France
Spain
National Geographic Society
President Truman Enjoys Florida Rest For Holidays
President Truman relaxed in Key West Florida taking sun and water time after a week in Florida. John Steelman may arrive to discuss the state of the union budget with suggestions written by cabinet officials. Truman plans a $5.5 billion deficit likely to rely on tax increases as the next fiscal year could reach $45 billion.
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Truman
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Florida
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Charles G. Ross
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Congress
Steelman
Washington
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Naval Submarine Base
New Navy Chapel
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Navy
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Methuen
Mass
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Donald Cree
New Bedford
Douglas Earl Bronk
Purcell Bronk
Schenectady
N. Y
New York
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David Wallace
Independence
Cotton Pests Rampage Cause Record Farm Losses
Washington December reports three major crop pests, Boll weevil European corn borer and grasshopper, caused record damage this year. Dr F C Bishopp of the Agriculture Department cited losses over 250 million dollars in six midwestern states from corn borer, 140 million bushels in Iowa, boll weevil losses around 350 million in cotton, and grasshoppers nearing the 210 million dollar peak set in 1938.
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Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Iowa
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National Cotton Council
AFL to Begin Member Drive in Southern Regional Meeting
New AFL plan calls for a nationwide membership drive aimed at adding up to one million recruits and a strengthened political education effort to elect liberals to Congress. Joseph Keenan said the drive will target every voting precinct and focus on repealing the Taft Hartley Act and advancing broader public interests, with about half of new members coming from Southern states.
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New. Orleans
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Joseph Keenan
Washington
Labor
League For Political Education
Congress
Japan group aids students seeking US education
The Japan chapter of the Military Government Association raises funds for travel and incidental expenses not covered by scholarships. Public subscriptions support the drive chaired by Miss Ethel B. Weed of Cleveland. An initial fund target of $10,000 is set.
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Tokyo
Japan
The
Military Government Association
United States
Ethel B. Weed
Cleveland
Ohio
Heavier rails dominate U.S. railroads
More than half the main line track across American railroads now uses rails weighing over 100 pounds per yard, signaling a shift toward heavier, stronger rails to support higher speeds and loads.
Navy Seaman Apprentice Billy D. James Serving at Pearl Harbor
Billy D. James, seaman apprentice, USN, of 710 West Moulton Street, Decatur, is serving at the naval submarine base at Pearl Harbor. T. H. James entered the naval service April 7 1948 and trained at San Diego before serving aboard the destroyer USS John W. Thomas prior to reporting to the submarine base. He attended Rogersville High School before joining the Navy.
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Billy D. James
USN
Moulton Street
Decatur
Naval Submarine Base
Pearl Harbor
T. H. James
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
John W. Thomas
Navy
Rogersville High School
Coal Moved by Rail Dominates U S Output
About 81 percent of the soft coal mined in the United States is transported by railroad systems, highlighting rail freight as the principal means of fuel distribution and supply chain efficiency.
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The
U. S
PMA Parley Opens in Memphis to Discuss Farm Program
The annual production and marketing administration working conference began in Memphis with a five day session to review farm policy. A special cotton acreage allotments session was called to seek corrections and improvements to Brannan’s quotas of 21 million acres. Brannan is to speak, with Knox Hutchinson and Ralph Trigg among presenters as the meeting opens.
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Memphis
Tenn
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Ralph S. Trigg
Trigg
Agriculture
Brannan
Gerald L. Dearing
Knox T. Hutchinson
Raccoon Bill Sherman Returns Home in Pasadena
Pasadena report notes Bill Sherman and his raccoon companion Bill returning home after a curious episode. The piece highlights local curiosity and community reaction to the urban raccoon visit and the family’s relief at reunion.
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Pasadena
Calif
Bill
Bill Sherman
Raccoon Attacks Leave Pet Bill Bloody at Shermans Cabin
A pet raccoon escaped its pen at the Sherman mountain cabin and reappeared three weeks later in a bloody, torn state. The Shermans believe Bill tangled with wild raccoon kin who resented his domesticated appearance.
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Coon
Bill
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