Shipping Fight Looms Over Marshall Plan Cargoes
Washington December 8 a major policy clash formed over halting America’s 50 50 share of Marshall plan bulk cargoes The move ordered by ECA head Paul G Hoffman takes effect January 1 Maritime Commissioner Grenville Mellen condemned it as a sellout of the American merchant marine and questioned shipping price competitiveness versus European rail rates.
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Washington
Grenville Mellen
Paul G. Hoffman
Mellen
Hoffman
ECA
POW Hell Ships Sentences For War Crimes
An Eighth Army court in Yokohama sentenced six former Japanese lieutenant generals and a colonel to prison terms ranging from one to 24 years for packing 17 000 Allied prisoners into hell ships. The defendants were Bunro Saheki 24 years Rempei Kato 18 Tadakazu Wakamatsu 2 Hiroshi Nakata 6 Choho Mononobe 1 Goro Isowa 1 and Col Okikatsu Arao 6 years.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Bunro Saheki
Shipping Transport Command
Rempei Kato
Tadakazu Wakamatsu
Hiroshi Nakata
Choho Mononobe
Goro Isowa
Col
Okikatsu Arao
New Congressmen Given Office Space in Old Building
Alabama's two representatives elect Carl Elliott of Jasper and Edward DeGraffenreid of Tuscaloosa have been assigned offices in the old house office building. Elliott will occupy 140 and DeGraffenreid 127 on the street floor. Rains will move from 1017 to 1307 in the new building.
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Washington
Alabama
Carl Elliott
Jasper
Edward DeGraffenreid
Tuscaloosa
House
Elliott
DeGraffenreid
Alabama _ representatives
Rains
Price policy clash reaches White House over grain exports
Porter questions US price alignment with Europe as a looming policy clash signals possible presidential involvement. It follows President Truman reversing a Hoffman policy decision on grain exports last month.
Sheffield Pastor To Head Baptist Executive Board
Rev W Albert Smith of Sheffield was re-elected chairman of the Alabama Baptist state executive board at the annual meeting in Montgomery. H Grady Ketchum was named vice chairman and Rev Robert C Edge re-elected recording secretary. W L Wyatt was named campaign director for a 600000 fund drive for Judson College to repair Jewett Hall after a 1947 fire.
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Montgomery
Alabama Baptist State Executive Board
W. Albert Smith
Sheffield
H. Grady Ketchum
Jackson
Robert C. Edge
W. L. Wyatt
Glendale
Judson College
Jewett Hall
Birmingham First Baptist Church
American Bible Society
The
Baptists’ Alabama Temperance Alliance
Crenshaw County to Stay Legally Wet
Crenshaw County votes to legalize liquor and beer for the third time since 1937. Early returns from 25 of 30 boxes show 1,274 in favor and 1,012 against, continuing a wet status after past dry periods in 1943 and 1946.
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Lavern
Ala
Crenshaw County
Crenshaw
Alabama
Alabama Appeals Court Announces State Varying Decisions
The Alabama court of appeals released multiple rulings yesterday from Tuscaloosa Jefferson and other circuits. Many cases were affirmed or dismissed on motion of the state with details on defendants and circuit courts.
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Montogmery
Ala
Alabama Court of Appeals
Frank M. Carter
State
Coffee Circuit Court
Bricken
Elbert Allen
Bullock Circuit Court
James Anderson
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Tuscaloosa
J. W. Shirley
William Marvin Sandlin
Raymond Cooley
Frank Vick
Sam Cook
Willie Harris
Wallace Piper
Gregland Webb
Abraham Sullivan
James Edward Sanders
James Harris
Crandall Griffin
Otis Franklin
Robert Skinner
Claudie Humphries
Howard Frost
William Claude Choate
Jefferson Circuit
Harwood
Herbert Osby
Ollie Smith
Hirl Lee Walker
Amos Lay Bailey
San Sanders
Hubert Karrer
Walker Circuit Court
James Martin
Abraham Abrams
Ollie Howton
Former Japanese Premier Ashida jailed on bribery charges
Tokyo reports former Japanese prime minister Hitoshi Ashida jailed on bribery accusations. The Tokyo prosecutor charges him with accepting undisclosed sums while premier from March 9, 1948, to Oct. 6. Ashida admits money received but calls it legitimate political contributions. He resigned as Democratic Liberal Party president on Nov. 9 and vows to run for re election.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Ashida
Democratic Liberal Party
Shigeru Yoshida
Art Shires Held in Death Murder Charge in Dallas
Art Shires, former major league first baseman and boxer, is charged with murder with malice aforethought in the death of W. H. Erwin. Erwin, 56, died after a reported Oct 3 fight, with official cause listed as hypostatic pneumonia and cirrhosis with contributing blows. Shires, 42, appeared pending further proceedings in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Art (the Great) Shires
W. H
Hi) Erwin
Shires
Court of Justice of the Peace
W.’L. Sterrett
Robert A. Hall
Erwin
P. A. Rogers
Docks Workers May Get Retroactive Pay Increase
Alabama docks workers may receive retroactive pay under their contract as Albert Carmichael said such payments do not violate a state constitutional ban on extra pay for prior services. Dock director Henry Sweet noted workers, members of railroad brotherhoods, sought a 30 percent raise and would stay if paid the difference versus any railroad negotiated increase.
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Montgomery
Vec
P— Terminal Railway
Alabama
Albert Carmichael
Carmichael
Henry Sweet
Sweet
Displaced Persons Bill Amendment Reported by Walter
Representative Walter of Pennsylvania announced completion of a new displaced persons bill aimed at removing features opposed by President Truman. He said he will introduce the measure when Congress convenes January 3, detailing the amendment plan to guarantee provisions aligned with his committee’s stance.
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Washington
Walter
D-Pa
Truman
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Boxer's dishonesty charges dropped in Daly bout
The Illinois Boxing Commission cleared the boxer of charges of dishonesty in his December 9 fight against Daly. Daly, who filed the charges, was suspended for life. Shires ended his baseball career with Fort Worth of the Texas League in 1934.
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Erwin
Shires
Washington Senators
Waco
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Lena Blackburn
Dan’ Daly
Chicago
Michigan State Boxing Commission
Michigan Brngs
Michigan
Illinois Boxing Commission
Daly
Fort Worth
Immigration bill doubles refugees and extends admission time
The measure would raise the quota of Homeless Europeans eligible to enter the United States to double the previous figure and grant four years rather than two to apply for admission. Under current law 205,000 European refugees are slated for entry over the next two years. President Truman denounced the bill as unfair to Jews and Catholics during the campaign.
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United States
Congress
Truman
European Syphilis Epidemic Late 15th Century Noted
Syphilis broke off in epidemic form in Europe at the end of the 15th century though it was only rarely recognized as a venereal disease.
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Europe
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