Kilian accused of making Lichfield prison system harsher
In a German trial scene Maj. Joseph S. Robinson quoted Kilian and others to claim a policy of roughness at Lichfield prison. Kilian denied knowledge of beatings, but Robinson linked his testimony to harsher measures for recalcitrant soldiers and desertion charges. A guard fined for striking prisoners affirmed orders of tougher treatment.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
James A.an
Lichfield
Eng
Joseph S. Robinson
Kilian
Sgt
Judgson H. Smith
Smith
Judge Advocate
Robinson
William B. Norris
Mulga
Ala
Granville Cubrage
Oklahoma City
DTC
Norris
Rent controls spread as officials curb housing costs
Retail spokesmen said used car dealers saw prices fall. New York department stores and manufacturers keep prices at OPA levels as governors freeze rents in several states. Iowa asks compliance with existing rules and eviction writs moratoriums. Los Angeles enacts criminal misdemeanor for rent hikes. Denver and Dallas show sharp increases despite appeals and warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Southwest Used Car Dealers Associati
Texas
Oklahoma
Ansas
New Mexico
Louisiana
New York
New Jersey
Alabama
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Los Angeles
Washington
Boyd Barnard
National Association of Real Estate Boards
San Diego
Milwaukee
Denver
Denver Board of Realtors
Dallas
Whiskey Seizure Reported by ATU Investigators
ATU Investigator W. S. Lamon reported two and a quarter gallons of whiskey seized near Priceville. John Toney is jailed on prohibition charges, with Burgess Dunlap and Willoughby assisting deputies. Julius Collier, indicted for second degree murder, was arrested and held. he failed to appear for a June circuit court hearing. Sheriff W. Stinson and others faced disturbance charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Toney
ATU
W. S. Lamon
Toney
Priceville
Lamon
T. C. Burgess
J. P. Dunlap
Loren Willoughby
Julius Collier
Dunlap
Willoughby
Collier
Life Saving Course Offered At Crystal Plunge
Red Cross lifesaving lessons are available at Crystal Plunge with registration closing Wednesday. Instructor George Porter leads the daily sessions from 10 o clock, and Mrs. Frank Kirby notes the course opens amid rain affected attendance. The program runs until July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Crystal Plunge
Frank Kirby
George Porter
Sup Se
Markets Wildly Mixed Amid Cautious Trading In July Session
In New York and Chicago early July markets showed mixed results as leaders rose and fell in a slow session. Trading dwelled around 800000 shares with uncertainty over OPA status and potential price controls weighing on sentiment. Bonds moved little while cotton and commodities showed declines and gains, hogs and cattle shifting on receipts and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
OPA
Commission House
Chicago
Cotton Futures Slip on Profit Taking Amid Price Control Talk
New York July 2 The cotton futures market eased under persistent profit taking and hedging. Offerings met scaledown demand as traders eyed possible price control restoration by Congress. Late afternoon values dropped $1.05 to $1.65 a bale with July 31.18, Oct 31.25, and Dec 31.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
Congress
Butter Prices and Receipts Hover in Chicago Market
Butter in Chicago shows uncertainty with prices not quoted yet. Receipts total 466 233 in a recent period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Doyle son of Arthur Conan Doyle denounces spiritualist uses of his name
Adrian M Conan Doyle says he is in regular contact with his father in his inner circle and condemns the misuse of the detective writer’s identity by mediums. He also criticizes anti Christian elements in spiritualism and proposes churches ordain mediums and host seances after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adrian M. Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan’ Doyle
Doyle
Air and atomic tests at Bikini reveal mixed naval damage
Reports describe heavy damage to the carrier Independence and ships including the battleship Arkansas the Nagato Pensacola and the submarine Skate plus numerous others after the blast. General Ramey says the exercise proved air and atomic power timing and coordination and that Bikini demonstrated our capability to enter the fight with precision air and atomic forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Lamson
Independence
Arkansas
Nagato
Pensacola
Skate
Ramey
Bikini
Eniwetok
Nevada
Sakawa
Associated Press
Bottling Firm Opens in Decatur
Spur Bottling company at 12 Church Street opened its doors Tuesday morning as Decatur's newest industry. The factory, directed by Shackelford, showcased Fevereen and the modern bottling plant to invited inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spur Bottling Company
Church Street
Decatur
Fevereen Beach
Shackelford
Bomb trust not shaken by Bikini test results
Washington lawmakers viewed the Bikini test as only modestly disappointing. Senators McMahon Johnson George Huffman said the A bombs remain powerful and that full effects must await gamma ray results and potential long term damage to personnel and ships.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
McMahon
Conn
Senate
Special Atomic Committee
Nevada
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Huffman
Ohio
Pacific
OPA Prices Sparks Debate Over Rent Controls and Extensions
Officials warn inflation risk as OPA price ceilings persist for most goods though meat remains scarce. Rent hikes prompt Bowles to urge governors to freeze rents while Senate and House fashion new extension plans with Barkley aiming for a unified bill and Taft open to changes.
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OPA
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
House
Spence
DNY
Banking Committee
Senate
Radcliffe
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Truman
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Wagner
D-Ny
Wherry
Nebraska
D-Va
Sparkman Seeks Senate Seat in Alabama Runoff Campaign
Sparkman, joined by five rivals including Boykin Simpson and opponents from Union Springs and Mobile, campaigns for the Senate seat after John Bankhead's death. A July 30 special primary with a possible August 27 runoff precedes a November referendum. Sparkman touts TVA support and federal aid for education, housing, and labor welfare, framing his record across veterans, farming, and rural development.
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Senate
John H. Bankhead
Boykin
Simpson
Sparkman
Ted Allen
Union
House
TVA
Muscle
Shoals Crs
Negro Rescues Boy From Drowning in Flooded Ditch
In Bessemer Alabama on July 2 an unidentified Black man saved Marvin Vaughn Jr. from drowning after the boy and his sister were playing near a flooded ditch. The passerby jumped in, pulled the boy from the water, and Bessemer firemen later helped restore breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
John
Marvin Vaughn Jr
Miner Killed in Sayreton Coal Mine Accident
July 2 A Mike Loebbier aged 73 was killed today at the Sayreton coal mine of Republic Steel Corp. He served as a pump man when struck by a string of mine cars being lowered to bring out workers on the early shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mike Loebbier
Sayreton
Republic. Steel Corp
Loebier
Earth would glow eighty times brighter from the Moon
Astronomers estimate that if Earth were viewed from the Moon it would shine about eighty times as bright as the Moon appears from Earth, reflecting sunlight with intense luminosity.
Ice cream seized for vitamin content excess claims
A pint of ice cream was found to contain more than a milligram of vitamin G and almost half a milligram of pro vitamin A. The report notes elevated vitamin levels prompting scrutiny by health authorities.
Rankin Assaults AP Photographer at Mississippi primary
Mississippi Representative John Rankin was accused of attacking an Associated Press photographer at the Tupelo courthouse as the photographer attempted to take his picture. Eyewitness Walter Long described Rankin jumping the photographer, scratching him, and threatening to kill him.
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John Rankin
Mississippi
Associated Press
Rankin
Allen W. Snipes
Memphis
Walter Long
Tupelo Baker
Long
Snipes
Tupelo
Mrs. Rankin
Sally Rand Court Victory Ends Indecent Exposure Charges
San Francisco reports Sally Rand won judicial approval after two arrests for a nightclub dance. Municipal Judge Shoemaker found her innocent of indecent exposure, ruling the act artistic and not lewd. The case highlighted debates on what remains when costumes and feathered gowns vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Sally
Miss Rand
Six Men Charge to Draft U N Atomic Charter
Six men of a special U N atomic energy commission sub committee moved forward on the atomic control charter. They met at 2 30 p m EDT for a second secret session in as many days, in a frank and understanding atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Jewish Agency Leader Reports Alleged Atrocity Claims
Bert Lecker, a world executive member of the Jewish Agency, spoke at a press conference claiming reports of torture and abuse at Athlit camp and that former Buchenwald inmates were beaten at a separate Palestine camp. He did not provide specifics of dates or nombres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bert Lecker
The
Jewish Agency
Buchenwald
Germany
Palestine
Local Health and Civilian Aid Notes From Decatur Area
Moves of patients between Decatur General hospital Hamil clinic and area infirmaries by Mutual Service and Howell ambulances. Sugar book applications urged with complete return addresses. Local births announced at Hamil clinic and Decatur General hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Partain
Decatur General Hospital
Danville
Mutual Service Ambulance
Ray Cooper
Michael Ray
Hamil Clinic
Fourth Avenue East
OPA
German Youth Amnesty Approved in American Zone
General amnesty for German youths born after January 1 1919 except Nazi fanatics and war criminals has been approved by Gen Joseph T McNarney American military governor. The pardon covers hundreds of thousands who were 14 or younger when Hitler rose to power and awaits council of states approval and formal recommendation. Lt Gen Lucius D Clay announced the move to the German council of states saying McNarney fully approved granting full opportunity for rehabilitation.
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Stuttgart
Joseph T. McNarney
Hitler
German Council of States
Council of States
Lucius D. Clay
McNarney
Unusual height party planned in Danville
A Danville event invites residents to bring a chicken or pay a penny per inch of height at an 8 pm Friday gathering at Farris Picken's home. Proceeds fund completion of the principal's home on the new school grounds with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Farris Picken
Treasury chief warns of potential tax rise to curb inflation
Secretary Snyder said prices could force higher tax rates next year as a brake on inflation, but no new tax bill will be proposed for 1946. He warned taxes will probably follow prices if inflation runs ahead.
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Washington
Secreta of
The
Treasury
Snyder
Agreement Alleged Tokyo Gentlemen's Pact on Manchuria
Aged Admiral Keisuke Okada told the international war crimes tribunal there was a gentlemen's agreement between the United States and Japan to permit Nippon's ore expansion into Manchuria for living space. He referenced the pact during today's testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Keisuke Okada
International War Crimes Tribunal
United States
Japan
Nippon
Manchuria
Police link Heirens to ransom note misspellings and bonds theft
Police report that in Heirens case the ransom note misspellings matched two errors found in test writings. A paper pad like the ransom note was found in a washroom at Gates Hall, University of Chicago. A bag with 7310 dollars in war bonds was recovered at a Street elevated North Shore line station, linked to three burglaries. Ballistics tied a gun from Heirens dorm room to the December shooting of Mrs. Marian Caldwell. she later filed an assault with intent to kill charge. Tuohy faces a separate assault with intent to kill case for an attack on Miss Evelyn Peterson in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to be presented to the grand jury.
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Heirens
Gates Hall
University of Chicago
War Bonds Street
North Shore Line
Heirens Tuohy
University
Marian Caldwell
Tuohy
Evelyn Peterson
Fort Dodge
Sparks Outlines Seven Point Highway Safety Plan
Governor Chauncey Sparks proposed a seven point program to prevent traffic accidents at a statewide highway safety conference in Montgomery. The plan calls for public safety emphasis, school instruction, uniform laws, universal signals, speed zoning study, caution campaigns, and a central highway safety committee with delegates urged to implement community programs. Lt Col Franklin M Kreml of Northwestern University was slated to give the principal address.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Franklin M.“Kreml
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
National Association’ of Chiefs of Police
Trieste frontier talks shift toward internationalization plan
At the conference, Molotov accepted a Yugoslav Italian boundary line from Tarvisio to Capodistria while endorsing an Adriatic port internationalization for at least ten years under Italian Yugoslav and Allied control. Byrnes and Bevin urged more time to study a companion internationalization proposal.
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Georges Bidault
Yugoslavia
James F Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Trieste
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Tarvisio
Corizia
Capodistria
Tarvia
Austria
Monfalcone
Russia
Adriatic
Italy
Bevin
Byrnes
United Nations
Council
275 Cases On June Docket In City Police Court
A June report by Chief J B Whitmire shows 275 charges handled in city police court including drunks false pretense and disorderly conduct. The department logged 175 investigations 14 grand jury cases and 21 wrecks with several arrests for speeding driving while intoxicated and larceny plus two drownings and a fatal shooting incident.
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J. B. Whitmire
Decatur
Tennessee
Pia
Morgan County Grand Jury
Whitmire
NAACP Wins Change of Venue for 25 Negroes Trial
Circuit Judge Joe M. Ingram granted the NAACP motion for a venue change in the February racial disorder case in Columbia Tennessee. The 25 defendants face charges including assault with intent to murder and accessory before the fact. Attorneys expect a new site to be selected after a conference with the prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia ,Tenn
Joe M. Ingram
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Maury County
Columbia
Ingram
NAACP
Paul F. Bumpus
Bible School Ends With Picnic at Moulton Heights
End of the Bible school at Moulton Heights Baptist was marked by a church picnic this afternoon. Certificates will be awarded to attending children, with 72 enrolled and an average daily attendance of 60. Mrs. Charles Williams served as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Charles Williams
Convict Loftin Caught After Kilby Prison Escape
James Loftin, 38, one of eleven Kilby prisoners who escaped in May, was arrested near here after an all night search. Highway Patrol Inspector C. T. Barrett said Loftin was found asleep under a tree.
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Mobile
James Loftin
Kilby
Here
Highway Patrol
C. T. Barrett
Loftin
Rites Held Today for Mrs Goode in Rogersville
Final rites for Mrs. Adam B. Goode 47 died Sunday evening at home Rogersville 3 scheduled for 3 p.m. at residence with Rev J O Newman officiating Interment in Miller cemetery Spry directing. She is survived by one son H G Goode US Navy five daughters plus three sisters one brother fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Adamb. Goode
Rogersville
J. O. Newman
Miller Cemetery
Spry
H.G. Goode
U. S. Navy
Jack Nash
Tom Lentz
J. K
Trieste Quiet After Weekend Riots Enduring Strife
Trieste reports a quieter scene after riots left one dead and 45 injured over the weekend. A wounded Russian or Slavic worker and a civil policeman were among the injured in clashes between right and left partisans, with communications to Rome briefly disrupted before being restored.
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Trieste
Venzia Giuliapoethen
Rome
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Lad
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San Francisco
Sally Rand
Bilbo
Theodore G. Bilbo
Collins
Miss
Eee
U. S. Senate
Tecatur
Sprine
Mary Lee Collins
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Howell's
Ora Cathcart
Sherman Street
Howell
Mary Allen
Bill Weston
Faye King
Lamar Millwood
Cullman
Rainey Beauty Academy
Robert McRight
Scout
James Lehner
Seventh Avenue East
Marie Smith
Madison 3
Kyle Johnson
Hope Laneese
Hartselle
Peck Ambulance
D. A. Scott
Athens
Baugh
Earline Morgan
Athens 2
Stanley Vaughan
Courtland
Decatur General—hospital
Louise Hunt
Somerville
H. L. Kirby
Nineteenth Avenue East
Robert R. Messenger
Leon MecCutcheon
Huntsville
Iia
Thomas E. Watkins
L. C. Hayes
Degnan
Sparks
Mrs. Goode
James LL. ‘Rankin Sera Ton Oetatur Sane
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