Allied Shells Pour Into Ruins Of Old Capital
American forces pushed to the Han River banks near Seoul as Allied shells hit the burned capital. Task Force Myers reported activity on the Han with Ridgeway visiting the front. Allied units closed to within two miles of Seoul as Red resistance faded and losses mounted, with 61,000 killed or captured overall.
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Tokyo
Ky Han
Seoul
Korea
A. W. Myers
Lander
Wyo
U. S. Third Division
Myers
Han
Eighth Army
Inchon
Yellow Sea
Capitol
U. S. 25Th Division
Colvin
Yongdongpo
Matthew B. Ridgeway
U. S. Eighth Army
Ridgway
Allied
Weather and community notes from a North Alabama town
Cloudy periods with possible rain across north and central areas this afternoon and tonight. Warmer in the south this afternoon, then a colder north tonight with lows of 22 to 32. Saturday brings more clouds and occasional rain in the extreme southeast, with a colder south and light to moderate southerly winds along the coast shifting to northerly tonight. Nearby events include Dr. Alexander Henry’s sermon at Westminster Presbyterian next Sunday, Pvt. Herbert C. Sharp Jr serving in the Marine Corps seeking letter correspondence, and funeral services for Mrs. Clara Thompson in Birmingham. Community meetings at St. Paul’s Lutheran follow Sunday services, with court records noting 14 January marriages and 14 January divorces. Midweek Lenten services at St. Paul’s feature Rev. Robert Wittenburg on Jesus Barabbas. Marine Pfc Buell A. Paschal to join a regular Marine unit after leave. he enlisted December 1950. Local arrests include one for public drunkenness and others charged with insanity. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Buell A. Paschal
Joseph M. Paschal
Cullman
Arris Island
Paschal
Marines
Georgia House Edits Segregation Provisions in School Bill
The Georgia House watered down Gov. Herman Talmadge’s bid to preserve segregation in public schools. A proposed automatic funding cutoff if a court orders desegregation was removed, but a retention clause allowing the state board of education to practice segregation remained. Rep. McCracken urged reconsideration amid a brief debate on the $200,425,303 appropriation bill.
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Atlanta
Georgia House
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
McCracken
Jefferson County
Talmadge
House
State Board Ofedu
Labor Regime Retains Power in British House Vote
In London on February 9 the labor government survived a conservative bid to oust Attlee’s cabinet by an 8 vote margin 306 to 298. The clash centered on meat supply with critics accusing bulk buying and calling for resignations ahead of a possible general election. R A Butler warned of upcoming defense debates as opposition vows continued pressure.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
Winston Churchill
R. A. Butler
House
Death by own action verdict in Negro's death
Coroner Joel Morrison ruled death of Charlie Vaughn 56 L N employee as death by own action. Vaughn's body was found at his home 614 West Lafayette Street with wrists cut by a straight razor and three chest bullet wounds. Ether at the bedside and on a towel around his neck indicated an attempted self lethal act. The coroner noted the wounds could be hard to believe but were consistent with suicide per his location.
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Joe Morrison
Charlie Vaughn
Vaughn
West
Lafayette Street
Clara
Morrison
Six Injured In Two Thursday Night Traffic Accidents
Six people sustained non life threatening injuries in two city traffic accidents on Thursday night. Wallace Hughes 14 of Wilder Place suffered facial and nose bruises after a collision involving a 1950 Oldsmobile driven by H H Doaglake of Merrill Wisconsin and a 1939 Ford driven by Will Charles Porter. Mrs Clara Doaglake of Merrill Wisconsin was treated at Chenault Clinic for a knee injury after the second crash at Martin Street. Other slightly injured were C P Vinzant R A Borden James W Corndell and Maggie Merriman. The first crash occurred about 4 09 P M on Highway 31. The second occurred at 6 17 P M at Martin Street.
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Wallace Hughes
Wilder Place
Decatur General Hospital
Clara Doaglake
Merrill
Wis
Chenault Clinic
Hughes Boy
C. P. Vinzant
R. A. Borden
James W. Corndell
Maggie Merriman
Fifth Avenue
Highway 31
H. H. Doaglake
Cottage Street
Will Charles Porter
West
LaFayette Street
Martin
DiSalle Plans No Suggestion To End Parity
Washington reports OPS imposes strict slaughter quotas to curb black meat markets. DiSalle indicates no immediate moves to end parity protections as discussions with the mobilization committee progress. Subcommittee negotiates UMST terms including service length and draft age.
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DiSalle
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
Eric Johnson
Senate-House
Senate Preparedness
Defense Marshall
Marshall
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
UMIT
National Guard
Winter's Grip is Widespread
The report notes bitter cold from the Dakotas to Maine with little relief. Temperatures plunged, with Wisconsin reporting 35 below zero and snow in parts of Tennessee while the Southeast endured freezing conditions. See WINTER'S on Page 2.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Maine
Florida
Tennessee
Midwest
Wisconsin
State Building Of Michigan Is Raked By Fire
A vast blaze struck Lansing's eight story State Office Building injuring four firemen and a policeman. Damage estimates reach four million dollars as crews from five cities battled the fire in below zero weather and an immediate probe was ordered by Gov. Williams. The building, erected in 1923 at three million cost, remained roofless with state agencies disrupted and the capitol nearby deemed safe. State fire authorities anticipate the cause will be investigated as air hammers and even dynamite were considered to breach reinforced floors.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Arnold Renner
Train Hits Bus Kill Eight In Sudbury Ontario Crash
A Canadian Pacific passenger train struck a loaded bus seven miles east of Sudbury Ontario killing eight men and injuring 22. Weather was minus 47 with dense fog reducing visibility. The bus carried workers en route to the International Nickel plant in Consiton. driver Edouard Carriere was unhurt.
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Sudbury
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Here
Montreal
Nickel Belt Coach Lines
International Nickel
Consiton
Edouard Carriere
Peace Information Center Indicted for Foreign Agent Registration
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted the Peace Information Center in New York City on failing to register as a foreign agent. The center, linked to the Stockholm Peace Petition, faces charges against its officers William E. Du Bois Elizabeth Moos Kyrie Elkin Abbott Simon and Sylvia Soloff.
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Peace Information Center
New York City
Washington
Broadway
Stockholm
William E. du Bois
American Labor Party
U.S
New York State
Elizabeth Moos
Kyrie Elkin
Abbott Simon
Sylvia Soloff
Morgan Officials Hear State Views On County Road Program
Morgan county commissioners heard Highway Director W. G. Pruett outline state plans for road work. The Woodall bridge near Hartselle is funded at 40 000 dollars, with construction timing depending on steel availability. paving on Decatur Arab road to follow grading and drainage.
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Morgan
Morgan County
W. G. Pruett
Highway Department
Sim L. Howell
Alabama Association of County Commissioners and
Montgomery
Howell
Pruett
Woodall
Hartselle
Hurricane Creek
U.S. 31
Lacon
Cullman
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Teachers Plan Talks To Seek Higher Pay In Alabama
In Montgomery on February 9 teachers and education leaders meet to discuss salary increases. About 350 delegates including teachers principals and superintendents attend the Alabama Education Association assembly. Dr Eric Rodgers University of Alabama head of physics speaks along with AEA president elect Howe Hadley Tuscaloosa city superintendent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama—Education Association
Eric Rodgers
University of Alabama
AEA
Tuscaloosa City
Howe Hadley
Custody Sought in Habeas Suit Over 3-Year-Old
In Morgan County equity court a second habeas corpus hearing about a three-year-old girl is set for February 14. Petitioner Faye Barnett of Hartselle accuses Mildred and Willard Harvel of illegally detaining and withholding the child, Bernice Adline Wilhite. Barnett, divorced from Floyd Barnett, left the child with the Harvels in summer 1950 while she went to Florida. she plans remarriage after the 60 day no marriage period.
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Equity Division
Morgan County Court
Faye Barnett
Hartselle
Mildred
Willard Harvel
Bernice Adline Wilhite
Harvel
R. W. Lee
Fire damages Blake Building in Sheffield
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the lower part of the Blake building in Sheffield causing about 20000 in losses. The blaze started in a basement under offices of the Federal Savings and Loan Association and affected the loan office and four doctors. Firefighters from Sheffield Florence and Tuscumbia fought the 2 12 hour blaze in 17 degree cold as ice formed on hoses and clothing. The basement and first floor suffered heavy damage with shattered plate glass and a destroyed back staircase. The building was reportedly insured.
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Sheffield
Ala
Blake
Federal Savings & Loan Association
The
Loan Association
Florence
Tuscumbia
Jion
United Nations General Assembly Set for Wednesday Session
UNITED NATIONS N Y Feb 9 The United Nations general assembly will meet in plenary session Wednesday. Russia has made charges and the debate is expected to focus on the issue amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
Textile Union opposes wage freeze for cotton rayon workers
A CIO Textile Workers Union policy committee representing 200 000 workers condemned a wage freeze as blocking living standards. It demanded 12 percent general increases, a uniform scale, company pensions of at least 100 dollars monthly, cost of living protection, and a 7 percent annual improvement factor. Contracts in the South begin this month with various expiry dates and wage reopeners.
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New York
eFb
CIO
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
Wage Stabilization Board
Trucker Fined For Using Untaxed Fuel In Alabama
A Baldwin county justice of the peace fined Panama City driver William Odom $250 for operating a vehicle on an Alabama highway with fuel on which no state tax had been paid. H. E. Mills of Spanish Fort stated Odom pleaded.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Panama City
Fla
Alabama
H. E. Mills
Spanish Fort
Mobile Bay
Mobile
William Odom
Mail Embargo Off as Rail Strike Winds Down
The long costly rail strike nears end as mail service is restored nationwide. The Post Office directs offices to resume normal mail, with the Army's threat to fire strikers helping end the 10 day sickout. Most areas return to work, notably Chicago, with a 4 PM Saturday deadline looming for remaining workers.
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Postoffice Department
Army
Chicago
Postoffice lifts all mail service restrictions
The Postoffice Department announces an embargo lift effective immediately directing all post offices to resume normal mail service. Earlier disruptions due to a northeast rail walkout caused delays as lines return to full schedules. East Coast press agency notes shipment embargoes ended with potential minor delays while service normalizes.
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New York
Oastway 1
Thousands return to work after deadline urged by Army
Thousands ignore the deadline and return to work as Army orders to switch men back to their posts to preserve seniority take effect. Prolific switchmen and other workers flock back, following President Truman’s directive to ensure compliance with the mobilization effort.
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Army
Truman
Dimes Drive Delayed Again in Decatur
Decatur's March of Dimes campaign faces a second postponement as weather disrupts initial plans. Drive chairman Bill Chenault postponed house to house canvassing after heavy rains and sleet, with a new date set then delayed again by unexpected snow. The effort aims to raise funds for polio infantile paralysis research and relief.
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Decatur
Drive
Bill Chenault
Chenault
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