Russian Court Sentences 12 Jap Officers in Bacteriological Trial
Moscow reports that a Soviet military court sentenced 12 former Japanese army officers to prison terms ranging from two to 20 years for criminal conduct in biological warfare research in Manchuria. Four generals received 25 year sentences for their roles, while prosecutors warned against aggressors pursuing new world wars.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Russia
Stbarovsk
Izvestia
Siberia
Manchuria
L. N. Smirnov
Shiro Ishii
Kitano
Wakamatsu
Tokyo
Ishii
Kwantgung
Peoces
T d
Germany
Japan
China
Otozoada
Richi Kajitsuka
Army Medical Corps
Takaatsu Takahashi
Army Veterinary Corps
Mao
Kih Kiyoshi Kawshaima
Medical Corps
Sparkman Urges FHA Farm Housing Financing Reform
Senator Sparkman criticizes current farm housing support as insufficient and describes a proposed bill to allow the Veterans Administration to guarantee loans on independent home sites rather than the entire farm. The plan could include clearing existing farm mortgages if justified by value.
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FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Sparkman
Veterans Administration
Decatur Chamber to Install New Officers at Friday Dinner
Chamber President Ewell K Gregg lauds a speaker with enthusiasm and optimism as Decatur Chamber of Commerce prepares to announce and install new officers at a Friday the Thirteenth dinner. Bill Sims Manager notes many out of town guests will attend and reservations are urged.
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Go. Chamber
Ewell K. Gregg
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sims
Sims
Holt
Kio International
Associated Industries of Georgia
Southern Industrial Council
Southern Research Institute
Mercer University Boys Estate
Governor 'S War Cabinet
Macon Chamber of Commerce
National Chamber of Commerce
Markets in Decatur and New York round up
Decatur markets show cotton middling 29.00 and cottonseed per ton 40.00. Livestock prices include hogs 14.00 to 14.50, cattle tops 15.50, corn 1.25 for white ears, wheat 2.10, oats 0.75, milk grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred. New York stock summary notes irregular trading, profit taking, firm bonds, rail activity, and cotton closing.
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New York
Holiday Toll Starts Climb
The nation reports 48 dead by Saturday afternoon as New Year revelry nears. Of these, 32 died in traffic accidents and six from other causes. National Safety Council predicts 330 traffic fatalities over the New Year weekend with state tallies listed.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
New Year Dispatches From Global Hotspots
Across the world New Year events unfold from Moscow to Yugoslavia. In Moscow Russians celebrate with gifts and a party at Spasso House hosted by the U S Ambassador, while Yugoslavia frees 7304 political prisoners. MacArthur and McCloy address Japanese and Western observers on self defense and postwar bases.
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Cocoanut Grove
Ambassador Hotel
Mocambo
Chicago
Loan City
Dallas
Rice
North Carolina
Reds
Moscow
Grandfather Frost
U. S
John J .McCloy
United States
Japan
State Department
Washington
Leeds Police Chief Resigns Over Mayor Pressure
Leeds Alabama police chief Earl Erwin quits citing pressure from Mayor Bill Dorrough. He accuses the mayor of trying to run the jail and replace the police chief. The resignation follows Dorrough releasing three prisoners without consultation.
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Leeds
Ala
Earl Erwin
Bill Dorrough
Dorrough
Charley Baker 76 Killed by Train at Northside Crossing
Charley Baker a 76 year old retired cotton mill worker was struck and killed today by a switch engine at a Northside crossing in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Charley Baker
Negro Man Dies of Burns in Birmingham Fire
A 65 year old Birmingham man Henry Morris died from burns after sparks from a trash fire ignited his clothing at a rivet plant. A Sycamore shop fire caused about 25000 in damages to a theater cafe and beauty shop. Fire on Birmingham Southside displaced ten in a four unit building and damaged grain stocks at the Birmingham Grain company plant.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sycamore
Henry Morris
Avondale Mills
Sylacauga
Hoyt Ayers
Birmingham Grain Company
Mysterious Jackson donor sent 30000 to Baptist groups
Jackson Tenn post office handled over 30000 in cash to four church bodies after Christmas. No return addresses were found on the gifts. Recipients included the Southern Baptist foreign mission board in Richmond and home mission board in Atlanta. gifts ranged from 6860 to 8020 dollars in cash.
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Jackson
Tenn
Roy Gilbert
Richmond
Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist State Board of Missions
Louisville
Cooperative Program
Home Mission Board
Atlanta
L. C. Kelly
Clear Creek Mountain
Truman era policies loom as Congress reconvenes
A top adviser says President Truman will urge Congress in a special message to cut some excise taxes then levy new taxes to shrink the deficit. The plan faces opposition in a campaign year, while spending cuts are proposed as an alternative. The session opens with a reconfigured House chamber as Truman delivers the state of the union, signaling a showdown over the Fair Deal amid civil rights, investigations, and party splits.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Lucas
American Labor Party
Type Union Is Accused Again In Taft-Hartley Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board finds the International Typographical Union and seven locals guilty of Taft-Hartley act violations by seeking closed shop agreements in commercial print shops across six cities. The ITU challenges move to federal court for enforcement.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board Today
Afl-International Typographical Union
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Newark
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Unidén
Chicago Newsayer
Altimore
NLRB
ITU
Doctor says 10 would not kill a person
County Prosecutor William H. Craig, who swore out the murder warrant, said the act was not merciful and cannot be justified. Sheriff Thomas O'Brien quoted Sander claiming moral correctness and denial of crime, while the New Hampshire Medical Society refused to comment at this stage.
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Wiliam H. Craig
New Hampshire Medical Society
Thomas O’brien
Sander
Moulton Singing Scheduled at Lawrence County Courthouse
An all day singing event is planned for Sunday at the Lawrence county courthouse in Moulton. Organizers invited all singers to attend and participate.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Motorbike crash kills Birmingham man at rail underpass
Oscar Robinson, 40, a Birmingham Black man, died in a collision with an automobile at a Tarrant railroad underpass. Police said the car struck him and was found abandoned near the scene.
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Birmingham
Ala
Oscar Robinson
County Singers Convene in Ebernezer January 8
The Morgan County Singing Convention will hold its quarterly meeting January 8 at Ebernezer, east of La con. President Tennis Sparkman announced the event featuring singers from Vaughn Speer and O. A. Parris of Jasper. The program starts at ten in the morning and runs through the day with noon dinner.
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Morgan County
Ebernezer
Lacon
Sparkman
Vaughn
the Speer
O. A. Parris
Jasper
Three Negroes Lynched in '49
Tuskegee Institute reports three lynchings in 1949, with two victims from Georgia and one from Mississippi. The year’s totals include 4,722 mob killings since 1882, with 3,429 Black victims and 1,293 White. Other incidents and context follow, noting police prevented 17 attempted lynchings.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Georgia
Mississippi
U. S
Tuskegee Institute
Negro College
Howard Unruh
Camden
N. J
New York
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Louisana
New Jersey
South Carolina
Tennessee
Caleb Hill Jr
Irwinton
Hill
Dennis Lamar Purvis
Malcolm Vivian Pierce
Malcolm Wright
Houston
Miss
Wright
Hollis Riles
Bainbridge
Riles
Army enlistments cut to match def econ order
The Army will limit January enlistments to soldiers with duty to expire soon or whose enlistment expired within 90 days. No new recruits without prior military experience or war veterans will be accepted during January.
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Washington
Army
Defense Economy
London Crime Decline Reported by Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard reports 1949 saw murder total of 23 in London, down from 39 in 1948. Monthly crime rate averaged 10,500, still above the 8,000 figure from 1938 but below 1948 levels.
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London
Scotland Yard
Grant Company Posts Peak December Sales Record
W. T. Grant Co reports December sales through the 24th topping all prior records in the chain's 43 year history. President R. H. Fogler notes the 1939 39 381 000 milestone is likely to be surpassed by year end as the firm operates 481 stores, with shoppers returning to pre war patterns and late season buying.
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W. T. Grant
R. H. Fogler
Grants
Mr. Fogler
David Lakin Martin Called Home
Funeral services for David Lakin Martin 62 will be held today at 3 p m at his Courtland home Rev D W Hollingsworth pastor of First Presbyterian Church Tuscumbia will conduct the rites Interment in Courtland city cemetery Brown directing Martin died Friday night in a Decatur hospital Surviving are his widow Mrs Lelia Sykes Martin two sons D L Jr and Lawson Sykes Martin Courtland and several relatives He was a prominent farmer on his model farm and served on the Russellville Production Credit Association board He was a deacon of Courtland Presbyterian Church Pallbearers listed.
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David Lakin Martin
Courtland
D. W. Hollingsworth
First Presbyterian Church
Tuscumbia
Courtland City Cemetery
Brown
Martin
Decatur
Russellville
W P Bowman Called Home
Funeral services for William Parker Bowman 64 of Austinville will be Monday at 2 PM at Smyrna church Rev Dee Montgomery to conduct rites Interment in adjoining cemetery Mutual Service directing He died Saturday at 12 15 PM after a long illness Surviving are widow Loretta Bowman six sons Leborn Percy A Z Ernest Randall and Grady De catur five daughters Mrs Emma Lou Bradshaw Mrs Travis Waits Mrs Guy Riggs Mrs Russell Pettegrew and Mrs R J Rouse one brother and six sisters Nephews will serve as pallbearers
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William Parker Bowman
Austinville
Dee Montgomery
Smyrna Church
Cemtery
Loretta Bowman
Leborn
Colorado
Percy
Mississippi
A. Z
Ernest
Randal
Grady
Decatur
Emma Lou
Bradshaw
Texas
Travis Waits
Birmingham
Guy Riggs
Russell Pettegrew
R. J. Rouse
Barrett Appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Edward Ware Barrett of New York, editorial director of Newsweek for four years, was named by President Truman as assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Barrett will oversee Voice Of America and previously directed overseas operations for the Office of War Information. He succeeds George V. Allen, who resigned to become ambassador to Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Edward Ware Barrett
New York
Newsweek Magazine
Truman
Barrett
Birmingham
Ala
George V. Allen
Yugoslavia
Voice of America
Office of War Information
Allied Headquarters
Edward W. Barrett
Birmingham Age-Herald
News-Age Herald
Ashland Man Killed in Highway Crash
Noah Otis Caldwell 29 of Ashland was killed when his car plunged off the highway five miles west of Ashland. The vehicle skidded 250 feet along a ditch, struck a culvert and overturned three times before Caldwell was thrown from the car.
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Ashland
Ala
Noah Otis Caldwell
Here
Highway Patrol
Caldwell
New Detentions and Births Highlight Local Happenings
Seven Morgan county arrests at weekend roundup include four vagrancy cases and one each for public drunkenness reckless driving and prohibitions violation. Mrs Martha Buck admitted to Decatur General hospital with unspecified condition. Tommy and "Talu cah" Ala announce birth of a son at Hamilton Clinic Decatur General. W E Crawford's condition reported serious. Two jailed in Moulton for public drunkenness. Sheriff Hyatt reports two arrests for manufacturing in Cullman. Limestone county reports quiet.
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Morgan County
Tommy King
Talucah, Ala
Seatirta
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Decatur General” Hospital
W. E. Crawford
Moulton
Earl
Shelley Hyatt
Cullman
Limestone County
Weather Update Mixed Holiday Storms Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a wet holiday with snow and rain in many states. Cold flurries hover in the Minnesota Dakota area, with warmer conditions in the East and Southeast and light coastal precipitation along portions of Oregon.
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Rockies
Montana-Dakotas
Chicago
Minnesota Dakotas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
New England
Oregington
Havre?Mont
N. D
Foreign policy challenges loom over Truman era planning
A fragmented briefing discusses postwar priorities with Europe China and Russia. It notes debates on recognizing communist China and maintaining unity with Western allies amid partisan pressures and possible shifts in U S foreign policy this year.
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Truman
Russia
China
America
Britain
Congress
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Tito
United States
Slavia
Trumans
Mr. Truman
P-51 Fighter Crashes During Takeoff at Birmingham Base
A National Guard P-51 fighter failed to take off at Birmingham air base. The aircraft nosed over, wing tips and tires were damaged, and pilot R. M. Brewis of Birmingham escaped injury. Air National Guard fliers at the municipal airport reported the incident.
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Birmingham
Ala
National Guard
Mingham Air Base
R. M. Brewis
Birmin
Air National Fliers
Municipal Airpo
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William Britt
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Morgan Circuit
Corodie
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L. L. Bates
W. L. Chenault
Decature Lodge
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American Legion
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W. L. Wallace
Hartseller
T. S. Sparkman
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S. A. Wallace
Third Avenue East
Nelle Edwards
Gregg Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet Business Management Council
Huntsville
P. P. Scalise
Chevrolet Motor Division
Scalise
Marlin Hogan
Danville 1
Conrad Strickland
Constance
Hot Springs
Robert P. Dean
Athens 2
Joe Calvin
Ned Frazier
New Orleans
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Recorder’s Court
Frank Kirby
East Lafayette Street
William H. Steele
Anniston
American Red Cross
Richard Taubert
New York City
Robert Street
Sixth Avenue East
James Weaver
Buddy McElrath
Fourth Avenue West
Henry Hury
Memphis
Renn
Frances. Vinson
Ninth Street East
Bear Creek
Ed Garrett Jr
Mooresville
Ha+mil Clinic hospital
Harvey Pride
Sherman Street
A. N. King
Kenneth C. Grady
Paul Grady
Lacey
Hamil Clinic
Nancy P. Steel
T. G. Steele
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
A. F. Turney
Somerville
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
B. S. Morson
Porter Vinson
Fifth Avenue East
Vernice Blankenship
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Dan, E. Lenox
Tafucah, Ala
L. Turner
Fourth Avenue East
Baugh- Wiley* Clinic
Walter Mobes
Decatur 3
John A. White
Fifteenth Avenue East
R. J. Blankenship
Grant Company
David L. Martin
W. P. Boman
Willow Street
Sixth Avenue
Hap Halbrooks
Martha Buck
Presider
Catain
United
Unio
Uni
Austria
World
United Tain
Sto 248
East Moulton H. L. Maloni
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