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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1946

Page

3

Speed marks sig air show at Birmingham carnival

The Birmingham 12th air carnival drew an estimated 150000 spectators as Army and Navy jets dazzled crowds. An A P 80 Shooting Star and the Navy Fireball showcased jet power while other planes performed dramatic maneuvers including B 29s with Thunderbolts and Mustangs and a Coast Guard helicopter rescue drill.

Birmingham Ala Army Navy Coast Guard

Military air show highlights large planes and drones

Outstanding among the score of military aircraft and stunts were the Army's giant C-97 Stratocruiser transport a C-47 lifting a glider on the ground and radio controlled anti aircraft target drones with a 12 foot wing span.

Army

Alexander Dumas the Elder Traced to Part Negro Blood

The article notes that Alexander Dumas the elder, famed author of The Count of Monte Cristo and other works, was of part Negro blood.

Alexander Dumas the Elder Count of Monte Cristo

Case bill limits unions with secondary boycott ban

Washington lawyers say the Case bill may reach further than intended by forbidding secondary boycotts and picketing around struck plants. President Truman has not signed it. a veto is possible. If law, federal courts might interpret picketing as illegal.

James Marlow Washington Congress Truman Una

Two German Girls Die in Separate Incidents Near Frankfurt

U S Army authorities disclosed the deaths of two German girls linked to American soldiers. One girl was found shot in Lt. Hawk's quarters at Litzingen on May 30 after reportedly shooting herself. another case in Nuernberg involved Pfc. Arthur Cannell, 21, of Ponyville Mississippi, who said a pistol discharged accidentally as he reached for his jacket. Cannell is in custody for further investigation.

Frankfurt U. S. Army Litzingen Robert Hawk Hawk United States Nuernberg Pfc Arthur Lee Cannell Ponyville Miss Cannell

Senator Bankhead In Stroke Update At Naval Hospital

United States naval hospital reported Senator Bankhead of Alabama who suffered a stroke ten days ago has lost ground during the night and his condition is not as good as it has been.

Washington United States Naval Hospital Bankhead D-Ala

Question on legality of picket line delivery and secondary boycotts

The text questions whether non striking union truckers who refuse delivery to strike ships due to picket lines amount to a secondary boycott. It asks if supporting another union’s strike by sympathy constitutes a secondary boycott under the bill and if picket lines themselves count as such.

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