Folsom Seeks Reapportionment Push With More Sessions
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom appears ready to call additional special sessions to push a reapportionment bill through both chambers before November. Though some lawmakers oppose more sessions and question votes, aides say Folsom believes an emergency exists and may again compel lawmakers to return for brief periods.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
House
Senate
Folsom
Norman Harris
Morgan County
Harris
Gordon Persons
Nehru Appeals For Peace Mediation In Korea Crisis
Indications Nehru urged Acheson to seek a peaceful settlement with mediation from the United Nations. Lincoln White of the State Department said a Korean truce requires North Korea to halt fighting and withdraw, with the UN forum handling negotiations.
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Ache
Lincoln White
The
Department
White
Moscow
Washene Sprees
Market Updates Focused on Decatur Farm Commodities
In Decatur markets, cotton middling 36 cents and strict low 34 cents. Cottonseed per ton 45 dollars. Broilers delivered 25 cents, hens heavy 18 cents. Hatching eggs 80 cents per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.49, shelled 1.55. No. 2 new wheat onion free 2.14. No. 2 new oats onion free 69 cents. Other grains moisture basis 13 percent.
Wall Street ends week with slim rally after sharp losses
The market closed a volatile week down about three billion dollars in total, with a late Friday uptick reducing losses to roughly one third. Analysts cite Truman era policy shifts and looming war costs as factors, while staples like U S Steel and Bethlehem showed modest gains. In Chicago grains, prices recovered late with wheat, corn, oats, rye, soybeans and lard all finishing higher than their previous closes.
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Truman
Associated Press
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chicago
Markets at a Glance Chicago
Wheat and corn rise on short covering while oats hold steady. Hogs and cattle stay nominally steady as traders digest price signals in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Oil Barge Blast Sets Dock Afire
An oil barge loading kerosene exploded at the Esso Standard docks on the Hudson River five miles south of Albany. The blast started a dock fire which firemen contained in about two hours. No injuries were reported. One crew member and some Esso officials escaped. The vessel’s starboard side was ripped open and flames spread over the water as nearby Stensselaer and nearby communities sent fire equipment. Smoke billowed over the Albany area.
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Stensselaer
Tumor Weighing 59 Pounds Removed From Woman
In Sayre Pennsylvania surgeons at Robert Packer Hospital removed a 59 pound ovarian cyst from a 60 year old woman. The operation occurred yesterday and the patient is reported doing nicely with a full recovery expected.
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Sayre
Robert Packer Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Wallace Backs U. S. In Korea
Henry A. Wallace declared support for the United States and the United Nations in the Korean conflict. He split with the Progressive Party after running for president in 1948, saying the country is at war and the UN sanctions it, while the party urged non intervention and condemned Truman's Formosa policy.
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Henry A. Wallace
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Korea
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U.S
Russia
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New York
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Truman
U. S
Formosa
Times Predicts Call Of Guard
The New York Times says the United States will call up National Guard and reserve units and mobilize part of American industry for arms production to speed rearmament in response to the Korean War. President Truman approved the plan after a National Security Council recommendation and a plan will be offered at a July 25 North Atlantic Council meeting in London.
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Dean Acheson
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Defense
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America
Six Will Face Contempt Case
The House Un American Activities Committee will seek contempt citations against former atomic scientist Clarence Hiskey and five others who refused to answer questions on communist activities. The panel, led by Chairman Wood, aims to present cases to the House as soon as prepared, bringing total contempts to 50 from recent inquiries. Hiskey is described as an associate of a known atomic spy for Russia and once worked on the wartime atomic bomb project.
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House
Congress
Wood
D-Ga
un-American Activities Committee
Clarence Hiskey
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Russia
Hiskey
Fellow Workman Saves Man Who Tumbles 87 Feet
ENID Oklahoma July 15 J J Buzzy Branham fell 87 feet down an oil well derrick but fellow worker Floyd Matlack caught him below Branham 32 hospitalized with broken ribs a broken leg and a fractured nose Branham said I counted every foot as I fell Matlack 42 sprained shoulder and returned to work later The pair were on a nearby well when a block and tackle swung around and knocked Branham from the platform Matlack lives in Ringwood and could not comment
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Okla
J. J
Buzzy) Branham
Branham
Floyd Matlack
Matlack
Ringwood
Explosion injures ten at English factory in Manchester
An explosion at the Se Corn Products factory in Manchester injures ten workers and blasts debris hundreds of feet into the air. A broken gas main fed the fire which firemen extinguished after about an hour. Cause not known. Brunswick, Germany, has about 200000 residents.
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Manchester
England
Se Corn
Two Correspondents Barred From Korea Eased Back
Tokyo July 16 The Army barred two U S correspondents Tom Lambert Associated Press and Peter Kalischer United Press from the South Korean front citing harmful to morale but General MacArthur lifted the ban later. He said they could return to the war area and expressed confidence in their judgment for future coverage.
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MacArthur
Tom Lambert
Associated Press
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United Press
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Gere
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Japan
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Army
Washington
Unitedress
Echols
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Kalischer
New York
Merchant To Get Vacation
R. D. Maxwell, longtime operator of a country store near Talladega Alabama, will receive a paid vacation to Florida from a committee of customers. While he is away two neighbors will keep the store open. Maxwell has not taken a vacation in 14 years due to inventory, tax returns, and helping customers.
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Allied naval landing reported in Korea front
The report notes a naval party landing on South Korea's East coast about 90 miles north of Pusan, causing a landslide with demolitions. Western front fighting pressed hardest, while South Korean forces yielded ground on the East flank but defended the Kum river. American artillery supported, and another crossing attempt was believed crushed.
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Taejon Battle Report Indicates Stout Fight With Reds
Aerial strafing and bombing disrupted North Korean efforts to reinforce near Taejon as American planes and artillery held the river line northwest of the city. South Korean forces fought hard north of Taejon preventing a Red flanking move toward the Kum and the southeast highway.
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Seoul-Pusan
Rhway
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Negro named among Arkansas medical school freshmen
One negro is among 90 students accepted for entrance into the University of Arkansas medical school this fall. The student is a Talladega College graduate from Talladega Alabama. Mary Alice McClellan, daughter of Senator John L McClellan, is mentioned in the same item.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas Medical School
Talladega College
Talladega
Ala
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John L. McClellan
Local notices cite permits repairs traffic and crimes in Decatur
The city clerk issued two building permits for garages at 12 Ninth Avenue West for 250 dollars and 425 Sherman Street for 500 dollars. Five cases from record er's court include violations of prohibition, unlicensed plumbing, and intoxication on a public street. A traffic collision on Church Street and Sixth Avenue North damaged a 1942 Chevrolet after a 1949 Ford stopped at a light. Several hospital discharges and a large convoy passage through Decatur are noted alongside local social and church events.
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B. E. Johnston
Sherman Street
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Inkyapie
Church Street
Sixth Avenue
Leroy Donald Peterson
Largo Pinellas
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Belle Mina
Joe Weatherly
Seldon Hill
Trapped by Train Claims Alpine Man
County Coroner Clinton Perkins reports 21 year old N. W. Foney of Alpine killed by a train near Talladega. The death is under investigation.
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Ala
Clinton Perkins
N. W. Foney
Alpine
Quiet Birthday Dinner Marks 54th Tomorrow
The note says 54 is tomorrow and friends planned a quiet birthday dinner as his celebration.
Greek Song Wins Arlington Classic in Thrilling Finish
Greek Song, chestnut colt owned by Donald T. Ross of Wilmington Delaware, surged from last to win the Arlington Classic by a nose over Red O Roses in a dramatic stretch drive. Jockey Ovie Scurlock steered the victors to a mile and a quarter in 2 1 4, with a $58,950 purse and crowd of 26 052 watching.
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Wilmington
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Ovie Scurlock
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Your Host
Clifford Mooers
Halvey
Oil Capitol
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Royal Mistrel
Mayday SOS as oil leak threatens vessel and air rescue moves
A two stage distress alert reports an oil leak on a large carrier. The first message notes engine trouble but no emergency and no escort. Twenty minutes later a Mayday cites Caroline Mars bound for San Francisco with a feathered number one engine and escort requested. Rescue crews race to respond at San Francisco airport Coast Guard station and Hamilton Field.
HADACOL Aids Mrs Goff In Recovering Energy
Mrs. Pyllis Goff of Indianapolis reports relief after taking HADACOL containing Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and Iron. She describes increased energy better sleep and weight gain while endorsing the product for stomach distress nervousness insomnia and aches.
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Park Ave
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hadao
Hadacol
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