Soldier Held For Shooting Brother at Maxwell Field
Moses B Tate a Maxwell Field MP shot his brother Forrest four times with an Army 45 pistol. Forrest lies critically hurt after surgery. Moses refused to talk as investigators pursue details. The two men had a history of quarrels and both lived in Montgomery with ties to Maxwell.
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Atomic tests boost US lead in weapons and isotopes
President Truman cites Congress recognizing the burden on the President in national emergencies and lauds civilian and military cooperation. The fourth semi annual report to Congress notes Eniwetok tests confirm improved US position in atomic weapons, reveal nuclear explosions, and suggest industrial power from the atom may be years away with isotopes aiding medical and life science research.
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Truman
Eniwetok
United States
Five-Gaited Stakes Entries Highlight Local Show
Orr Til presides as commentator for the five gaited stake featuring Easter Clipper Tent of Tan Gay Blade Lady Shannon and Honey Botts. Rain may push the event to Friday night at 7 30 p m with Gilbert M Orr at the mic and Leon Cole on organ. Entries and tickets available at the Horse Show HQ with about six tickets remaining for quick buyers.
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Athens
Dr. E. M. Brown
L. L. Keith
Nashville
Tenn
Gay Blade
Gracelands Farm
Thompson Station
Lady Shannon
Whiteway
Honey Botts
J. H. Crow, Jr
Gilbert M. Orr
Leon Cole
Prison Breaks Spur Renewed Kilby Lockdown
Prison officials reported two escape attempts foiled after gunfire wounded Corrado DiBlasi and a companion. Corrado DiBlasi and Leonard Harris, both linked to Jefferson county robberies, were transferred to Draper last month. William James Turner remains at large after escaping from the prison garden. Earlier, Patterson and eight others fled Kilby Tuesday night. Patterson and two others are still on the loose.
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Frank Boswell
Leonard Harris
Draper
Jefferson County
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Harris
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Boswell
Tuscaloosa
Patterson
Kilby
Demilitarization of Jerusalem Seen Likely Soon
In the expanding market with shortages, Palestine reported peace as Trans- Jordan Foreign Minister Fawzi Mulki stated that Jerusalem's demilitarization is expected to be carried out soon.
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Palestine
Trans- Jordan
Fawzi Mulki
Jerusalem
Decatur News Highlights AAUW Workshop and Local Visits
Members of the Decatur AAUW branch plan a Montevallo workshop on July 30 and 31. Local residents and guests are listed, including visiting families, births at Decatur General hospital, and various travels. Weather recorded a high of 83 and low of 69, with numerous community notices and arrivals.
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AAUW
Montevallo
W. T. Jordan
Mabel Poer
J. M. Chenault
Melba Jean Langford
Elizabeth Peer
H. B. Raley
Dennis McClendon
Two Suspects In Custody In Sheriff Harper Shooting
Hazelhurst Mississippi July 24 Two negroes sought in the shooting of Sheriff Julius Harper surrendered and were moved to an undisclosed jail for safekeeping Fermar Fulg ham about 20 and his father Johnny Fulg ham about 60 surrendered near 9 pm after a night of reports that 50 to 75 armed negroes had fled into the woods near Dentville A large posse of about 200 armed whites searched the area but officials dismissed the rumor of a larger armed force and said only the three suspects were armed
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Ferman
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Harper
al Negro
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Here
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Bishop
Alabama Reds denounce arrests as frame up arrests
The Alabama communist party denounces 12 national board arrests as frame ups. Sam Hall leads a resolution pledging mass protests to oppose the charges and defend Benjamin J. Davis Jr. The group vows to rally people against the Boswell amendment requiring voters to read and understand the Constitution.
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Ala
Alabama Communist Party Today
American Commuist Party
Sam Hall
Alabama Party
Communist Party
Iit
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New York Council
U. S
Wallace and Taylor Nominated by Progressive Party for 3rd-Party Ticket
Wallace wins the presidential nomination by acclamation with Glen Taylor of Idaho as running mate in a convention that also approves a new party constitution and vows to contest Dewey Truman and the GOP and Democratic candidates. Idaho delegates display potato placards as petitions secure ballot access in Arizona.
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Glen Taylor
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Charlotta Bass
Los Angeles
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
United States
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Progressive Party
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Truman
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Hampton
Stover
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Macon
Marshall
Arizona
Free Speech Plank OK'd by Wallace Progressive Party
The 7000 word platform outlines rights for communists and calls for peace with Russia, repeal of the draft, destruction of atom bombs, and federal world government via the United Nations. The communist plank appears in the final version after Henry Wallace reviewed the committee’s work.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Russia
America
United Nations
Wallace
Platform contrasts in 1940 third party proposals outlined
The document traces the Wallace Liebermann platform items opposing communism and calling for strong UN action while critiquing New Deal thrusts. It notes revisions after Wallace's edits, including dropping a recall of the Vatican representative. Rexford Tugwell led the draft linking the party to historic liberal figures.
Taylor Plans To Defy Law
Senator Glen Taylor pledges to defy the law and attack the Marshall Plan while campaigning at a Philadelphia rally. He denounces the plan as a fraud and claims it props up world markets by spending taxpayer money. He vows to push for nonsegregated meetings and taunts Birmingham authorities over Jim Crow policing.
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Wallace Targets Berlin and Bi partisan Policy in 1948 Rally
Henry A. Wallace accepting the Progressive Party nomination urges non confrontational foreign policy and warns against a get tough stance. He argues for peaceful coexistence with Russia, criticizes wartime betrayal, and says Berlin will drive global crises until the Soviet Union is aligned. Berlin needs not have happened.
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United States
Russia
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Soviet Union
Hitler
VA Ruling On Pay For Trainees Announced
Montgomery Alabama July 24 The Veterans Administration regional manager Harley A Smith announced that no enrollments for veterans on the job training will be processed until they meet standards set by the State Department of Education for trainee and journeyman wage. The rules require the starting trainee wage at 35 percent of the journey man wage and an average of at least 50 percent during training. The final trainee wage must not be materially greater than other wages during the period.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of Education
Harley A.smith
Alabama
Veterans Administration
Smith
Hotel death mystery at Sparkill unresolved crimes
SPARKILL, N Y July 24 A hotel owner died in his vacant hotel fueling two mysteries Was he poisoned as feared Who was cremated nine years ago Police traced a note in the wallet to Henry W Hoffman claiming kin of Bertha Emily Hoffman and others The case ties to an automobile death in 1939 and an insurance dispute while Hoffmans’ body was moved to New York for cremation and the killer remains unknown.
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Brooklyn
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Woodhaven
Long Island
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South Carolina
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Wallace Faces Berlin Crisis and Presidential Plans
Wallace argues Berlin was caused by failures of U.S. policy and urges peace talks with the Soviet Union and allies. He blasts Dulles and Dewey, condemns the cold war rhetoric, and claims America can prevent disease and poverty by redirecting science to peace. He calls his new party a continuation of Jefferson and Lincoln ideals, warning against “utopian” ideas and glorifying practical progress.
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Truman
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Puerto Rico
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Thomas E. Dewey
Mars
Vanport
Cardinals Rally Past Braves In 10th For 4 3 Win
Terry Moore's decisive double plated Enos Slaughter from first and Sent the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4 3 extra inning victory over the Boston Braves before 24 000 at Sportsman’s Park. Slaughter homered in the eighth to tie the game before Moore's 10th inning hit.
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Enos Slaughter
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Woman Admits Killing Rival in Alabama Case
A 29 year old mother of three admitted striking Miss Juanita Praytor age 20 with a tree limb at a mountain picnic area near Kellerman 25 miles northeast of Tuscaloosa. She said she followed her husband to the spot and struck Praytor in his presence.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Monroe Ward
Ruby
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Juanita Praytor
Kellerman
Thurmond backs states rights bid across South in July rally
Gov. Strom Thurmond outlined a states rights Democratic movement aiming to win Southern support for his presidential bid. He announced Birmingham convention actions and potential anti Truman electors across Missouri Kentucky and Texas while planning fundraising events in Sumter South Carolina and Houston.
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S. C
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S.C
States Rights Steering Committee
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Mississippi
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Emmerich
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Houston
Gibson
Texas State Democratic Committee
Wright
Alabama
Strom Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Frank M. Dixon
Horace Wilkinson
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Olin Horton
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W. W. Wright
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Miss
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Missouri
Truman
Kentucky
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Texas
Market rebound after Monday stock plunge and Berlin jitters
The New York markets pared most of Monday's losses amid slow trade and a small weekly total. By Friday the Associated Press average stood at 69.7, down from 70.1 a week earlier, as nerves over Berlin eased and investors eyed a possible peaceful resolution to the blockade without violence.
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Berlin
Grain market weakness trips July contract hopes in Chicago
Traders expecting firmness after July contract closes saw broad weakness across grains. Wheat fell 1 2 3 8 to 2.30 3 8 1 4, corn down 2 cents to 1 8 higher, oats sank to seasonal lows, rye rose 1 8 to December 1 87 5 8, soybeans steady to down 1 cent to 2.98 for November.
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Gasoline Tank Crash Causes Fire and Rescue Efforts
Basewall Gasoline tanks ruptured as two vehicles collided, starting a blaze. Firefighters and drivers pulled at least 10 men from the wreckage, coroner Ingerson noting the remains of the trapped men were severely burned. Greelich, the truck diver, was rescued with a companion reportedly unharmed. The truck carried dry ice and the Duluth baseball team finished a series in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Greelich
Duluth
Eau Claire
Wis
Son Replaces Dad As Winner In South Atlantic Regatta
Jimmy Cochran son of veteran snipe skipper Don Cochran of Clearwater Fla won the feature event at the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association Championship Regatta in Charleston. Don Cochran was disqualified for foul play while seeking the championship. Johnny Montaneri of Miami placed second, Jack Wirt of Miami third. Other winners across classes included Marcheta Louis Andrews Siren and Spook Thomas L McSwiney. multiple sailors listed.
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S.C
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Don Cochran
Clearwater
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Johnny Montaneri
Miami
Jack Wirt
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Charlie Poulnot
Sea Island
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Louis Andrews
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Donald Fisher
Wilmington
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Ralph Jenkins
Jack Lesemahn
Ted ‘Kamensky
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Dick Roth
Stevenson Holds Lead in Texas Senate Nomination
Former Gov Coke Stevenson led in early returns from the Texas Democratic primary for the U S Senate as Rep Lyndon Johnson moved to second place over Houston attorney George Peddy. The Texas election bureau showed Stevenson with 16 127 votes, Johnson 12 346, Peddy 12 078 at 9 P M CST prompting a possible runoff. Governor Beauford Jester led renomination race with 25 037 votes against Roger Evans 9 282 and Case Mach 235.
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Coke Stevenson
U. S
Texas Election Bureau
Lyndon Johnson
George Peddy
Houston
Harris County
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Johnson
Peddy
Beauford Jester
Roger Q. Evans
Denison
Case Mach
Waco
Saturday Night Results in Southern Conference Showdowns
Atlanta beat Memphis 8 to 2 in a late game with Leeper and Mathis among top scorers. Mobile defeated Nashville 12 to 7 with Olson and Calderone contributing key plays. New Orleans edged Chattanooga 10 to 5 behind Stare Breeding and St. Claire while Toones Curtis and Johnson added strong efforts.
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Breeding
St. Claire
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Fleitas
Chief Justice Sydney Smith Dies in Mississippi
Chief Justice Sydney Smith of Mississippi died at 9 07 P M in Jackson at age 79 after a week in hospital for hemorrhages He served on the state high court for 39 years the longest tenure in the court's history
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Miss
Sydney Smith
Mississippi
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