Ex-Convict Robert Todd Arrested in Alabama on Florida Larceny Charge
Ex convict Robert Edward Todd, 32, formerly of Birmingham, is in custody in Brewton awaiting Florida officials. He faces larceny of a motor vehicle in Dade county plus breaking and entering and grand larceny charges. Todd was arrested May 13 after being found in a stolen car near Brewton. He claimed the car was purchased from a New York couple with a bill of sale. Parole records show a 1942 Birmingham sentence for second degree forgery. he allegedly escaped Kilby prison, served in the Army with the 82nd Airborne earning a Silver Star, and later served in the Navy before being returned to Kilby.
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Miami
Alabama
Florida
J. Luther Mills
Robert Edward Todd
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Dade County
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Mills
Todd
New York
Parole Board
Jefferson County
Kilby
82Nd Airborne Division
Senate Passage Expected Today On Compromise UNIT Bill
Senate likely to vote today on a compromise universal military training bill. Senator Case objected to a rushed vote until printed copies were available. Senator Russell supported quick action and explained deferment controls by local draft boards.
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Washington
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R-Sd
Russell
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House
Selective Service
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Plans Pushed For Merit Badge Show In Decatur
Decatur Boy Scout troops and Cub packs prepare for the 1951 Merit Badge show at Gordon Bibb school on June 7 and 8. Prof. W. R. Riley says it will be the biggest show yet and urges public attendance. Admission is free. souvenir programs at ten cents support show expenses. Committee members include Bill Stone Ned Frazier Paul Stroud Ainslie Wyle Ed Price James Bloodworth and J D Gannaway.
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Decatur
Gordon- Bibb School
W. R. Riley
Prof. Riley
Boy Scouts
Mr. Riley
Bill Stone
Ned Frazier
Southern Research Institute reports record research volume
In its annual report Thomas W. Martin announced the institute handled its greatest number of research projects in history. Director William M. Murray Jr. said work spanned cancer research machine design wood waste to ethyl alcohol and photosynthesis.
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Birmingham
Southern Research Institute
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama Power Co
William M. Murray Jr
Agreement Reached on Universal Military Training Plan
The Senate and House agree on a permanent universal military training program with a five member national security training commission to set policies while detailed plans stay with Defense Departments. The commission must present proposals to Congress within 45 days and start is tied to active duty service changes for those under 19.
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National Security Training Commission
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Navy
Air Force
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Congress
Two Police Officers Convicted in Civil Rights Case
Two officers from Oneonta Alabama were convicted by a federal jury of depriving a Blount county farmer Timothy McKay King of his civil rights by beating him during an April 8 1950 arrest. The jury acquitted them of a conspiracy charge and sentencing is set for next Wednesday.
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Oneonta
Ala
Blount County
Jesse W. Martin
Clifford Witt
Timothy McKay King
U.S
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Mobile
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Martin
Ira Patton
Gas Truck Crashes Into Omaha Office Building
A tanker carrying 5000 gallons of gasoline crashed into a two story office building near Kellogg Cereal in Omaha. The driver Robert Woodworth, 27, died after staying at the wheel as brakes failed and gears were shifted. Flames consumed the building and nearby vehicles.
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Omaha
Kellogg Cereal Co
Robert Woodworth
Woodworth
Concert and Singing Set This Weekend at West Point
The Crane Hill quartet and the Decatur Stamps quartet will perform in concert at West Point High School auditorium Saturday night. On Sunday the annual singing will be held at West Point with the two quartets again featured, as announced by the chairman who invited the public to attend.
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Crane Hill
Decatur Stamps
West Point High School
West Point
Ae Ees
Differences in Wage Controls Mark Economic Mobilization
Washington report outlines sharp disagreements over relaxing four month old wage controls amid wage boost demands and a major strike threat. Eric Johnston and the Wage Stabilization Board clash on cases pending and a future policy formula while banks outside the Federal Reserve system face proposed extended controls.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Strike threat looms as Westinghouse faces CIO AFL unions
The CIO and AFL threaten to strike Westinghouse Electric as wage rise conditions spark dispute. IBEW has 20 000 members and CIO 51 000, with both unions opposing nine cent an hour increases tied to price hikes and WSB approval. Conference board vote in Pittsburgh authorizes a strike on or after June 11.
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CIO
AFL
WSB
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Afl
Westinghouse
Conference Board of
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Pittsburgh
Government plans broad steel use cut and auto orders
The government poised to issue a steel use reduction of 30 percent across major household appliances from a year ago, effective July 1. A passenger car production cut of one third or more is under study by NPA administrator Manly Fleischmann, with a June production order anticipated today to ease the prior 25 percent June cut for some firms. A separate auto order aims to produce 1,200,000 cars in the July to September quarter, down from 1,895,000 in the prior year, while shifting toward lighter vehicles and altered manufacture limits.
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Manly Fleischmann
National Production Authority
NPA
Four Agency Report Seeks Emergency Fed Reserve Powers
A White House released report urges the Federal Reserve Board to be granted emergency powers to boost bank reserves, aiming to stabilize liquidity amid financial stress. The proposed move would authorize rapid increases in reserve requirements to shore up the banking system.
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Federal Reserve Board
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