Figures Back Hint of Widespread GI Training Abuses
The VA plans a 400 page report to the Senate labor committee by Feb 1 to address President Truman’s warning of widespread GI education program abuses. Key points: private profit schools grew from 3,200 in June 1944 to 8,800 in Oct 1949. accrediting bodies lack control. VA lacks funds and authority to probe motives of veterans in such schools.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
Veterans Administration
Truman
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Bureau of the Budget
Coal Strike Pressure Mounts as Miners Return Orders Issued
President Truman faces White House use of the Taft Hartley powers as miners in seven states are ordered back to work after lengthy idle periods. NLRB counsel Denham weighs seeking a court injunction while Congress debates invoking the Taft Hartley law to restore five day production. Republican leaders push resolutions in both chambers.
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White House
Lewis
Illinois
Congress
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Rep
Church
House
Alabama Democratic pledge linked to 1948 primaries
McCorvey notes every voter in the 1948 Alabama primaries pledged to abide by the outcome and support all nominees. He adds that anyone failing to back the nominees will be barred from the 1950 Democratic primaries. The Democratic Party of Alabama outlines party discipline.
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Alabama
Bacer
Alecon McCorvey
Democratic Party of
Bambi the fawn raids the icebox in Reno home
A tiny fawn named Bambi, rescued after a highway hit, recovers with help and becomes a curious pantry raider at a Reno home. She sits at table with napkin, loves home canned pears, and plans to be released back to the forest soon as her keepsake jars run low.
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ED Olsen
Reno
Nevada
Ester
Bambi
Ban On Liquor Ads Is Urged In Senate Hearing
A large crowd attended a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Senator Langer’s bill to ban liquor advertising in newspapers magazines direct mail and over the airwaves. Proponents led by Bishop Heard Wilbur Hammaker and Hugh A Brimm urged passage saying broad public opposition to liquor ads exists nationwide. They argued the move would curb the liquor trade and its perils while acknowledging wide support for prohibition reforms.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Capitol
Langer
RND
Wilbur E. Hammaker
Methodist Board of Temperance
Congress
Hugh A. Brimm
Louisville
Social Service Commission
Southern Baptist Convention
America
Woman crushed after jumping from burning truck near here
A 28 year old woman, Mrs Grace Meeks, leapt from a burning truck as flames engulfed the cab and was crushed beneath the wheels. The driver Alton Devine is believed seriously hurt and her husband Herbert, another passenger, was injured. All are Robertsdale residents.
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Grace- Meeks
Alton Devine
Herbert
Robertsdale
Church and ministry notices from Decatur area
A roundup of church announcements lists dismissals and sermons across Decatur area churches. Jack Gunter of Cullman was dismissed from Decatur General Hospital. Westminster Presbyterian and Memorial Drive Methodist plan meetings this week with sermons by Revs Troxler Hitt Dawe Chapman Chandler and others. A fellowship banquet for Sixteenth Avenue Baptist is scheduled next Thursday.
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Jack Gunter
Cullman
Decatur General Hospital
Brotherhood of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
F. H. Wells
C. C. Whitman
Alabama man killed in Texas highway crash
Pi Newman Grady Mitchell of Graham Alabama, 53, was killed on Highway 82 near Gainesville Texas. His son Millard, 29, his wife and two grandchildren were returning home to Alabama from Hereford when a following car struck them after Millard slowed to let a truck pass.
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Gainsville
Texas
Pi—Newman
Grady Mitchell
Graham
Ala
Here
Mitchell
Millard
Alabama
Hereford
Missing Boys Rescued By Air Force Helicopter
Montgomery Alabama January 12 two small black brothers Hal Bray four and Wendell Bray three were found after more than 24 hours in rough swampy country near Snowdoun nine miles south of Montgomery. Air Force helicopter pilots Hester and Parker spotted them and a ground search party brought them in weak but alive after two nights outdoors amid heavy rain.
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Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Hal Bray
Wendell Bray
Phillip R. Hester
Indianapolis
Ind
R. B. Parker
Jonesboro
Tenn
Hester
Snowdoun
Parker
Maxwell Air Force Base
Civil Air Patrol
Sally Bray
Market Prices Reported for Cotton to Milk
Middling cotton at 31.00 and strict low 28.00. Cottonseed per ton 4000 dollars. Broilers 20 four cents delivered. Hens heavy 2l. Hatching eggs 80 cents per dot. Corn ear white 1.25 and ear yellow 1.20. Wheat 2.10, oats 0.75, milo 2.05. Grade A milk delivered 5.50 per hundred.
North Georgia live poultry market steady on week
North Georgia live poultry market was steady with good demand and adequate supplies. Prices for broilers and fryers ranged mainly 18 to 19 cents per pound with some over 20 cents paid by dressing plants to their own growers this week.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Trends at Nashville Market
Nashville livestock report notes cattle steady on limited supply with steers 20.00 24.50 and cows 12.00 19.65 while calves bring 50 and hogs show slow to weak demand with barrows and gilts 16.00 16.25 and sows around 12.00. Sheep price range includes lambs 21.50 and culls down to 12.00.
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Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
New York Cotton Prices Slide on Hedge Liquidation
New York cotton futures fell sharply in early trading as hedge selling intensified. Commission houses and New Orleans traders pushed liquidation, while scale down mill buying and short covering absorbed offerings. Textile market remains firm with late afternoon quotes 35 to 90 cents lower per bale. March 30.87, May 30.85, July 30.45.
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New York
Pawilure
New Orleans
Death of Mrs Ann Lewis Mother of John L Lewis
Mrs Ann Louisa Watkins Lewis mother of labor leader John L Lewis died at age 91 after a long illness at her Springfield home. Funeral arrangements were not available.
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Springfield
Hil
Ann Louisa Watkins Lewis
John L. Lewis
Critics in Senate Press China Policy and Formosa Role
Senate critics pressed the administration on China policy urging more direct bearing on Formosa. They called for top military input and questioned aid adequacy, while also debating housing, overseas travel probes for lawmakers, and other wartime era measures.
Mrs Chaney Called Home In Hartselre
Dora Lee Chaney 82 of Hartselle 2 died at home after 9 45 P M Wednesday She leaves 101 direct descendants and is survived by two daughters five sons a sister two brothers and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Services set for Friday 2 PM at Johnson Chapel with Rev Sam Stapler officiating Interment in adjoining cemetery Peck directing
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Dora Lee Chaney
Hartselle
Danville
George
Luke Hill
Seldon Kelsoe
Floyd Chaney
William Chaney
Bertice Smith Lloyd Chaney
Roman_Chaney
Supreme Court Sends Case Back for Action in Junction
City Commissioner Eugene Connor warned ABC board in November that stores were outside the liquor zone and ordered action. When ignored, he dispatched a police prowler to arrest managers and close stores. One North Birmingham liquor outlet dated to before zoning law but forgotten in the ordinance draft. Trial of two store managers stayed pending state board action. Connor unavailable for comment.
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Supreme Court
Creel
Eugene Connor
ABC Board
Board
Birmingham
State Board
Set out water for birds in clay or wooden bowls
Use clay or wooden bowls to keep water unfrozen for birds. Place an old pocket mirror to reflect warming light if needed. Ensure bowls are accessible and cleaned regularly to attract birds and provide safe hydration.
Beloved Woman Mrs Buck Called Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Buck 91 will be held Friday at 3 PM at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church conducted by Rev. E N Chandler. Burial in city cemetery Mutual Service directs. She died today at 2 AM after illness. She was charter member of the church with four sons one daughter a brother in Philadelphia 19 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Mary Buck
Sixteenth Avenue Baptis Church
E. N. Chandler
City Cemetery
Mutual
Mao seeks help as Moscow talks extend in Cold WarHug
Hong Kong observers note Mao Zedong has stayed long in Moscow amid signals from Britain and the United States favoring opening trade with China. The Red flotilla on the coast faces nationalist shelling near Shanghai and a tense naval standoff as foreign powers press for influence.
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Sanzo Nozaka
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India
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Lake Success
Soviet Union
United. Nations Security Council
T. F. Tsiang
Flying Arrow Escorts U S Freighter Toward Tsingtao
A U S destroyer Baussel escorted the American freighter Flying Arrow toward the Chinese port of Tsingtao on Shantung peninsula after a five hour patrol. The ship, shot at by nationalist gunboats, remained under escort and steamed a 350 mile cruise to the former U S Far Eastern fleet base.
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David Jones
Red Shanghai
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New York
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Hong Kong
Taipei
Formosa
Shih Chao Ying
Shih
Robert Strong
U. S
George Yeh
Strong
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U.S
Jones
Yangtze Estuary
Wayne Richardson
Baussel
Shantung Peninsula
United States Far Eastern Fleet
Alabama Senator Voices Wet-Dry Voting Plea and Education Support
The Alabama senator urged the people to vote on the wet-dry question and said he would sign a bill submitting it if the legislature passes. He also expressed support for further aid to education public health and highways while criticizing national party factions tied to Trumanism.
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FEPC
Truman
Senate to Question Navy Chief Over Defense Policy Row
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to question Secretary of the Navy Matthews about the defense policy dispute before moving forward on Admiral Forrest P. Sherman’s nomination as chief of naval operations. The 5 to 5 split broke along party lines with Tydings calling for a later vote while Knowland pressed to reopen the Denfeld firing controversy.
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Dmd
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Sherman
Senate
Truman
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
D-Md
Knowland
R-N.h
Gurney
R-S.d
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Morse
R-Ore
California
Kings
House
Louis E. Denfeld
Unclear patient case at Moran office raises questions
Investigators awaited the woman's arrival at Moran office and planned to ask her to return voluntarily to Iowa. Moran cautioned about placing full faith in her story. Dr Werner M Hollander, Davenport psychiatrist who attended her, described the woman as a schizophrenic.
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Moran
Iowa
Werner M. Hollander
Davenport
Davenport Woman Charged in Mercy Hospital Fire
A murder charge was filed against 23 year old Mrs. Elnora Epperly of Rock Island after she reportedly admitted starting a fire in her room at St. Elizabeth's ward Mercy hospital in Davenport. Scott County attorney Clark O Filseth said the murder occurred during arson. Rock Island state's attorney Bernard Moran confirmed Epperly's admission.
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Davenport
Scott County
Clark O. Filseth
Elnora Epperly
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Bernard Moran
Rock Island County
Epperly
St. Elizabeth's Mental Ward
Mercy Hospital
Woman Confesses Fire Set By Curtains In Room
State's attorney described Dr Holllander as the type to feel responsible for world troubles. Moran said the woman told him in a telephone conversation that she started the fire by igniting her room curtains. The initial information came from her husband John by phone, then Mrs Epperly spoke to Moran in his office.
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Hollander
Report on Marshall Plan impact and integration goals
The report outlines a single market aim with free movement of goods and eventual elimination of tariffs. It notes the Marshall Plan poured about 7.086 billion into Western Europe in 18 months, boosting industrial output to 112 percent of prewar levels despite drought. It cites two weaknesses: agricultural output below goals and disappointing American business response to ECA investment opportunities.
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United States
Europe
Autopsy Planned in Samas Death Case
Police report Samas died before Christmas after his wife and he separated. The Normans reportedly occupied the Samas home and Mrs Glenda Norman said her son and his wife moved there so the younger Mrs Norman could care for the Samas children.
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Samas
Glenda Norman
Norman
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