Relief facts not pleasant in China relief crisis
An Associated Press analysis detailed this week the flawed Chinese relief effort under the Communist government and UNRRA, noting corruption, political withholding, and how relief politics affect Beijing and the communists. It discusses UNRRA aid halts and the potential impact on national unity and civil conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James PD
Associated Press
China
CNRRA
UNRRA
Ager
Debate Over Amended Loan Draws Britain Unity and Race Clash
The article records congressional debate on a postwar loan, with opponents calling it British imperialism and isolationist gimmickry. Mundt denounces the plan as Jim Crow finance, while Tonio of New York American labor backs it for world peace. Powell ties the loan to imperialism before the vote. Speaker Rayburn makes a final appeal for administration supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Frep. Marcantonio
New York
Powell
Clarification on UN Charter and Atomic Energy Roles
Continued discussion notes propose using UN charter guarantees to shield domestic matters while treating atomic energy as predominantly international. Baruch argues no atomic matter is essentially domestic and urges treaty language to cover all phases of development under international scope.
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U. N
Baruch
Five More Polio Cases Reported in Lauderdale County
Florence Alabama July 13 five persons contracted poliomyelitis this week raising Lauderdale county outbreak total to 72. The epidemic affects the 47 000 population area in Northwest Alabama with all cases since May 21. Dr C J Fisher county health officer noted a three year old Blountsville boy treated at a local polio clinic and marked as Blount county's first case of the year.
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Florence
Ala
Lauderdale County
Alabama
C. J. Fisher
Blountsville
Sparkman Endorsed in Alabama CIO Race Campaign
Carey E Haigler of Birmingham says the endorsement of Senator Sparkman by the CIO PAC is unanimous pending national approval. Campaigning includes 58 engagements for Sparkman and a broad stump schedule across multiple counties, with Boykin and Simpson also active in Jefferson and adjacent areas.
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Cal’ Action Committee
Carey E. Haigler
Birmingham
Clo
National Cio-Pac
Sparkman
AFL
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Frank Boykin
Mobile
James A. Simpson
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Fuscaloosa
Simpson backs two incumbents in Alabama Senate race
State Sen. James A. Simpson of Birmingham told a SIMPSON SPEAKS rally in Pen City that Reps. Frank Boykin of Mobile and John Sparkman of Huntsville are fine congressmen and should be retained in the U S House. He urged voters to allow them to stay in Washington even if they lose the Senate race.
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Simpson
Pen City
Ala
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Frank Boykin
Mobile
John Sparkman
Huntsville
U. S. House
John H. Bankhead
Congress
Washington
Senate
Alabama
Ashford Farmers Market Dedicates to Gov Sparks
A new Ashford Alabama farmers market will be dedicated August 1 in recognition of Gov Chauncey Sparks contribution to agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole announced. Gov Sparks will attend the dedication federal officials reported.
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Montgomery
Ala
fPr
Ashford
Chauncey Sparks
Joe N. Poole
Milk prices increased by two cents a quart
Advertisements in the Daily today from local dairies announce milk will rise two cents per quart starting Monday due to higher feed costs and the termination of the government subsidy to dairymen.
Milk producers seek price hikes as board opens hearings
Alabama milk producers boy the state milk control board began appeals hearings for price increases. Walter Gewin said a two cent rise in Alabama cities failed to offset lost federal subsidies while costs rose 20 to 40 percent. Board members heard 75 producers and announced hearings in Mobile Montgomery Talladega Anniston Gadsden Tuscaloosa Selma and other cities through July 23.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Milk Control Board
Alabama
Walter Gewin
Greensboro
Gewin
James F. Stoner
Charles Miller
Sam Summers
Sam Catlett
F. A. McCartney
Mobile
Montgomery
Talladega
Anniston
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Florence
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Nuclear depth charge drill details stated by task force
Dr Ralph Sawyer and fellow experts from UC Berkeley Los Alamos and Navy report safety steps for firing the underwater fission device. The weapon will be armed remotely, with padlocks on radio gear and keys guarded by the operator. If the trigger fails for long, a 24 hour reset is possible.
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Baker Day
Bradbury
Real Office Cat Arrives at The Decatur Daily
A real moody feline with fleas and a gaunt frame appears in The Decatur Daily office. Editors note the cat is an orphan with green eyes and a somber look, quickly winning favor with the female staff as the team laughs at the novelty.
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Decatur Daily
Daily
Memorial project gets new impetus at Stone Mountain
Decatur Georgia July 13. The 30 year old Confederate memorial project at Stone Mountain gains momentum as DeKalb County Commissioner Scott Candler offers to exercise an option to buy the property from the Venable heirs and spend 1 500 000 to carve the memorial. He cites approval by Governor Arnall and the state highway department to relocate the Atlanta Monroe road, enabling viewing revenue from the site. DeKalb holds option on 2 000 adjacent acres and a plan to issue revenue certificates to fund the project.
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Decatur
Stone Mountain
Scott Candler
DeKalb County
W. H
S. H. Venable
Candler
Ellis Arnall
State Highway Department
DeKalb
Polio death reported in Florence Alabama
Alabama records a second poliomyelitis fatality of the year as a three year old Blountsville boy dies at a local clinic in Florence.
Senate Hints at New OPA Price Controls Bill
Administration aims to pass a House compatible bill by next week to restore price controls on meat dairy grains and more while keeping rent controls where absent. The Senate measure revives OPA and sets ceilings from June 30, retains a farm secretary lift role, and creates a three member independent board for ceilings.
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Jone
Senate
House
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman
Taft
Ohio
CPA
OPA Officials Brace for Possible Price Control Repeal
Washington July 13 The Office of Price Administration faces pressure from Congress as decontrol amendments ride along the extender bill. Deputy Administrator James G. Rogers Jr says staff will likely be cut if controls lapse on meats dairy grains and other items. Senate action, funding cuts, and potential presidential vetoes loom as OPA weighs how to keep 34 000 workers on payroll.
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OPA
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Budget Bureau
James G. Rogers Jr
Rogers
Barkley
Crescent strike ends as 600 carry on routes resume
In Anniston Alabama on July 13 buses of the Crescent lines returned to service after a 12 day strike by about 600 employees. General manager Presley Adams announced an agreement had been reached but did not disclose settlement terms.
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Anniston
Ala
Allied Crescent Lines
Presley Adams
Crescent Company
Admiral Mitscher to Speak at U.S. Fleet Commemoration
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, famed carrier task force commander of the Pacific war, will be principal speaker at a ceremony honoring the U.S. fleet tomorrow in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Marc A. Mitscher
com— + me ag aol
Ie Pan
U. S.S
Junior C of C Meeting Set in Decatur
Men aged 21 to 36 urged to join the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Rowzee Motor Company building for the third meeting at 7 30 Tuesday. About 100 charter members expected. Pettey elected president with a full board and committees to be named at the session.
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Decatur -Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rowzee Motor Company
Calvin Pettey
Harold Watkins
Pettey
Tom White
Frank Troup
Alvis Briscoe
E. J. Chenault
John H. Giles
W. D. Jackson
H. B. Rowzee
Frank Whisenant
Byrnes Paris mission amid slow progress on peace aims
Byrnes and Senators Vandenberg and Connally return to Washington after a Paris mission that yielded only partial success on major aims. Russia blocked key moves on Austria and Germany, leaving Germany divided and occupation troops in Austria. the July 29 summer conference will be limited to Italy Finland and the Balkans with no enforceable outcomes.
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Potomac River
Byrnes
Vandenberg
Reich
Connally
D-Tex
Washington
Paris
Russia
Italy
Austria
Germany
America
Britain
France
Finland
Balkan
United States
Local Notes and Birth Announcements in Decatur
Births, illnesses, vacations, and visits fill community notices in Decatur. Families named include Losh of Birmingham welcoming Carlin born July 7 and several local residents Elisa Dobbs Wiley Puckett and Wernet family travel and medical updates reported with hospital moves and operations.
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C. F. Losh
Birmingham
Carlin
Losh
Frances Leopard
M. A. Leopard
J. D. Puckett
Fourth Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Plan squeezes through Washington merging agencies
The Senate approved a plan to combine the grazing service and the general land office into a single bureau of land management in the interior department. The vote was 37 to 30 after Democratic Leader Alvin Barkley urged trimming the government.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Alvin Barkley
Ship of State
Grazing Service
General Land Office
Bureau of Land Management
Interior Department
Annis ton Youth Sentenced for Mail Fraud
James Edward Broff of Anniston was sentenced to 15 months in prison for using the mails to defraud a young Anniston woman of 1410. Federal Judge Seybourn H. Lynne imposed the sentence after Broff pleaded guilty to writing letters from Florence Alabama claiming funds were needed for a fictitious research project.
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Birmingham
Ala
James Edward Broff
Anniston
Seybourn H. Lynne
Broff
Florence
May faces impasse over appearance before Senate committee
The exchange shows May demanding counsel and cross examination rights to confront witnesses and subpoena records. The Senate committee rejects those conditions, ruling he must appear to admit the facts as true. It emphasizes public accountability and the duty of public servants to be transparent.
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May
Senate
Congress
Illinois
House Military Committee
Senate Committee
Dimes Board Aiding Foreign Relief Drive
Dimes for foreign emergency relief gathered Saturday on the dime board run by the PTA city council with Mrs Breck Reeves in charge. The collection center was in front of Penney's Store on Second Avenue and Capt Oscar Fuller led the drive with Mrs L P Troup and others on duty.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Breck Reeves
PTA
Penney’s
Second Avenue
Oscar Fuller
L. P. Troup
Bertha Timberlake
Ruby Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Capt. Fuller
Foreign Relief Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Mystery at Decatur High Lights Out During Sacred Music
The Homeland Harmony Boys of Atlanta presented a sacred music program at Decatur senior high school auditorium. As the final number began, the lights failed and patrons left in darkness. The main switch was found thrown. the boiler room door was opened but no further damage seen. Performers included Big Jim Waits, Jimmy McCoy, Otis McCoy, Connor Hall and Hovie Lister.
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Homeland Harmony Boys of
Atlanta
Decatur
Eastern Star Organization
Big Jim Waits
Jimmy McCoy
Otis McCoy
Connor Hall
Hovie Lister
Aleman Maintains Big Lead In Mexican Presidency Returns
In Mexico City on July 13 Miguel Aleman, administration party candidate, held a lead over Ezequiel Padilla of the democratic party for the presidency. With 56 of 148 congressional districts reported, Aleman led by more than three to one. The election was held Sunday.
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Mexico City
Migual Aleman
Administration
Ezequiel Padilla
Democratic Party
May Defends Illinois Combine Aid Against Personal Gain Claims
Acknowledges assisting the Illinois combine and Batavia Metal Products, and friends Henry and Murray Garsson, while denying personal profit. Committee notes witness Louis Savelas failed to report and remains missing as a second subpoena is issued. Meader reports Savelas, Erie Basin manager, did not appear at executive session.
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May
Illinois Combine
Eric Bason
Batavia Metal Products
Combine
Henry and
Murray Garsson
Washington
George Meader
Louis Savelas
Erie Basin
Batavia
Sarelas
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Harry L. Likens
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Danville
Mutual Service Ambulance
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Eulan
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Howell's Ambulance
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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Myrtle Grooms
Ruth Sisk
Pulaski, Tenn
Roy McCorkle
Leslie Doss
Leslie Jr
Canada
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Lake Wells, Fla
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W. F. Eliis
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Montevallo
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Interlochen, Mich
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Little Rock
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API
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LeRoy Jr
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Robert Shaneyfelt
Texas
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Sonny
FE. W. Strother Jr
Orange Beach
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David Gibson
Monteagle
Tenn
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St. Louis, Mo
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The
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T. M. Jones
University of Alabama
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Cullman
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Belk-Hudson
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