Truman Budget Mentions Atomic Energy Not Hydrogen Bomb
Franklin D. Roosevelt era hydrogen bomb rumors swirl as debate centers on Truman's 1951 budget. The budget allocates 816.8 million to the AEC, with experts noting rising costs and a focus on peaceful and defense uses. Unofficial reports whispering about a hydrogen device prompt questions about timing, secrecy, and potential February decision before Lilienthal’s term ends.
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AEC
United States
David Lilienthal
Court Upsets Challenge to Segregation Ruling
The Alabama appeals court upheld a church arranged racial seating plan and white and black entrances, ruling Taylor’s attempt to force entry without following the church’s segregated design could provoke a breach of the peace. The court found no sufficient error in trial handling or demurrer rulings.
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Oliver Hall
George Lewis Bailes
Taylor
Court of Appeals
Idaho
Bricken
Birmingham
Early Vote on Oleo Taxes Faces Senate Move
Washington January 10 The senate may vote this week or next on repealing wartime excise taxes on Oleomargarine as part of a broader tax debate. Senator Butler Nebraska offered an amendment to cut levies by about 628 million annually and restore taxes on jewelry furs luggage and more to 1942 levels. Dairy state senators back Butler arguing oleo taxes should be paired with ending wartime excises.
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Washington
Senate
Butler
R-Neb
Miners End Three Day Week Amid NLRB Tension
National Labor Relations Board actions loom as coal miners push back on work weeks. UMW President Lewis orders a three day week while some groups move toward one day. More than 50,000 miners in seven states went on strike yesterday, with steel company and Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company mines limiting output across seven states. President Truman maintains no coal emergency justifying emergency injunctions. Denham weighs unfair labor practice complaints against Lewis and may decide on court action by Wednesday or later.
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National Labor Relations Board
UMW
Lewis
Steel Company
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
West” Virginia
Alabama
Virginia
Utah
Truman
Denham
Little Chance to Extend Draft Seen in Hearing
House Armed Services Committee promised an early hearing on President Truman's bid to extend the peacetime draft. Chairman Vinson signaled scant support as members oppose renewing selective service beyond June 30. Defense Secretary Johnson expected to send extension bill to Congress this week.
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Washington
Truman
House Armed. Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Defense Johnson
Capitol Hill
Defense Department
Congress
Citywide Governance Backed by Five Man Board
Voters approve a five member aldermanic system with the mayor retaining executive duties. Election tallies show results across years including 1938 1325 to 644 and 1945 766 to 41 1947 766 to 751, signaling broad support for the municipal structure.
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Alderines
Agua Nlacit
Court recounts police conduct in tense district incident
Judge Bricken noted an officer acted courteously as Taylor resisted entry in a racial tense encounter. The scene involved claims of reserved access for Negroes and no force used until a senator reportedly collided with the officer. Taylor threatened seeking higher court review if needed.
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Bricken
Taylor
Supreme ‘Court
Local Neighbors and Visitors Mentioned in Decatur Notices
Fragments note Ming Hulse and families visiting Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Westport for several days. Mrs Harvey of Pride and son Harvey Jr recover from mumps. Mayor Gilchrist and aldermen attended Governor Folsom cabinet meeting in Moulton. Newborns and hospital admissions listed with Decatur General Hospital updates. Temperature readings show 56 degrees at 4 PM Monday.
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James Gilchrist
Stanley—Krocke
Price Terry
Courtland
Governor _Folsom
Newman
W. P. Newman Jr
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
H. A. _Richeson
Eighth Avenue West
John .T.sheats
Danvile Road
Massacre terror hunt after shooting in Mississippi
The story details a violent incident involving a white posse pursuit of a suspect named Whitt and a shooting injuring Berlina Harris as deputies identify victims in confusion. A large posse tracked the trio for over a day while authorities labeled the act as mistaken vengeance amid shifting identifications and ongoing grand jury sessions.
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Harris
Bailey
Mississippi
Whitt
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set for Decatur Youth
John William Looney 19 of Decatur faces a Battle Creek grand larceny warrant. A habeas corpus hearing is set before Circuit Judge Newton B Rowell at 10 AM January 11. Looney is jailed in Morgan County awaiting the hearing. Michigan authorities have not pursued extradition. He is charged with forcing entry into a Battle Creek cafeteria overnight. arrested January 8 by Decatur police. Represented by Russell W. Lynne.
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John William Looney
Decatur
Battle Creek
Mich
Newton B. Rowell
Looney
Morgan County
C. B. Humphrey
Michigan
Russell W. Lynne
Flying Arrow Attacked Near Shanghai Amid Mine Warning
The Flying Arrow endured shelling and fires near Shanghai as Chinese nationalists mined approaches and warned off the U S flagged freight carrier. Crew reported multiple hits, cargo damage, and persisting risk with two Isbrandtsen line freighters bound for Shanghai awaiting orders.
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U. S. Naval
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen
C. KL. Stuart
Chico
Calif
Jones
Flying Arrow
State Department
Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Russell S. Berky
U. S .Seventh Task Force
Washington
Brooklyn Heights
Hong Kong
U. S. State Department
Black Swan
Yangtze River
Gross
Carl E. Shivers
Newport, News
Taipai
Formosa
Kwei Yung-Ching
Nashville and Atlanta Livestock Markets Report
Nashville and Atlanta markets show steady to mixed movement. Cattle bids run 15.0 to 24.5 with calves 18.0 to 31.0, hogs 12.0 to 16.5, sheep unsettled. North Georgia poultry market steady with broilers and fryers 17 to 29 cents per lb, mostly 18 to 19.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Plans drawn for new bridge near Stevenson Alabama
Py Trotter Ernest Engineering Co of Mobile reports plans for a 2 million dollar bridge over the Tennessee River at Stevenson Jackson County Alabama. The state Highway Department likely will take bids in July. The bridge will connect North Alabama to Chattanooga Tennessee and serve an area eyed for a large federal steam power development, financed by state and federal funds.
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Mobile
Ala
Py - Trotter-Ernest Engineering Co
Tennessee River
Stevenson
State Highway Department
Jackson County
Alabama
Chattahooga
Tenn
Reds March 12 election slate includes communists and non party bolsheviks
The note cites a March 12 election and recalls the Feb 9 1946 poll. A single slate of communist and non party bolshevik local candidates is stated. Japan's Communist Party expelled Ko Nakanishi, a top leader, after a Cominform blast accusing him of an open attack on the party.
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Japan
Communist Party Today
Ko Nakanishi
Nakanishi
Mining threat foreshadows shipping clashes at Shanghai
The text notes nationalist blocks around Shanghai and a British fear of miners entering mined areas to prove mining effectiveness. It mentions U S diplomatic questions over why the Ilsbrandtsen line risks ships to Shanghai and a Hong Kong agent denying excessive profits. It adds Greenland is the world's largest island outside Australia.
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Shanghai
Britain
London
China
Washington
Vorys R
Ohio
State Department
Ilsbrandtsen
Vets Urged to File Complaint in Alabama Voting Fight
Alabama veterans were urged to report voting access problems to the state Veterans Affairs Department or local vets groups. A special Governor Folsom committee will hear complaints and set up local bodies to advise veterans, with county officers instructed to forward grievances. Meetings in Birmingham and Mobile invite in person complaints as the panel investigates voting registration barriers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Folsom
Veterans Affairs Department
Lucious Smiley
Birmingham
Mobile
Jefferson County
Nat Welch
Bill Partlow
Tuscaloosa
Budget Fight Looms Over Higher Postal and Senate Deficit Bills
The House committee approves a 131 million postal rate rise and the Senate committee backs an 113 million bill, while critics warn of trouble passing either. The deficit mix equals spending 42.439 billion against revenue 37.306 billion for the coming year, with defense and international affairs taking about 18 billion. The administration faces pressure to trim, health insurance lingered, while log rolling and a one-bill appropriation plan stir debate among parties and committees.
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House
Senate
Congress
Truman
America
Russia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D-Mo
House Committee
Rayburn
Wave Trap Aims to Block Unwanted Radio Signals
In radio a wave trap is a device to prevent unwanted waves or signals from reaching the receiver.
Legion Plans Clubroom Improvements and Honors
Legion members voted to improve the clubroom at the American Legion Home with funds approved. LeRoy McEntire announced plans and the board of trustees will finalize specifics later. A report praised Mrs. W. L. Loosier for Christmas baskets to veteran families and Jimmy Williams and Claude McMurtry were named to the Americanism Committee.
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American Legion
LeRoy McEntire
McEntire
Legion —Com
W. L. Loosier
Jimmy Williams
Claude McMurtry
Americanism Committee
Decature
Accidental Ville Woman Funeral Details
Funeral services for Mrs. Hargett will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at her parents home with Rev. Hunter of the First Methodist church officiating. Burial follows in the K and P cemetery. Pelham business associates serve as pallbearers.
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Brown
Chilean President to Sign Chile United States Air Treaty
President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla will sign a friendship trade and air traffic treaty between Chile and the United States during an April visit to Washington. Negotiations are in their final stages and the president plans to travel to Washington on April 11 at President Truman's invitation.
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Santiago
Chile
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
United States
Washington
Gonzalés Videla
Truman
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Jackson
Miss
Oleo
Sweden
Ming
Frank Hulse
F. D
Peebles
Barrett C. Shelton
S. Harris Jr
W E. Pestalozzie
West Port
Connecticut
John .A. Caddell
Harvey, Pride
Harvey Jr
Sherman Street
Little Judy, Brown
Clifton G. Brown
Jimmy Gilbert
Beeline Highway North
Thomas Ransom
Somerville
G. L. Lawrence
TVA
Mary McAtee
Berlina Harris
Rodgers
WABB
Mobile County —Grand Jury
Tisdale J. Touart
Monay
the Daily
East Market Street
Warren F. Begbie
Wharton
N. J
T. H. Johnson
Philadelphia
Penn
Lawrence C. Klosowski
New York
Frank A. Gross
Sayville
Long Island
Martin L. Gross Clearfield
S. Vergie Holliday
Columbus
Eddie Holliday
Holliday
Estelle Moore
Australia
Greenland
Morris Alpert
Mobile Central Trades Council
AFL
Mobile County Board of Registrars
Alpert
Schnell
County Board of Registrars
Arch Farrell
Phenix City
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Roy J. Grimmett
J. Paul Pitts
Fred
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