Community notes and local updates in Decatur area
Weather outlook reports scattered thundershowers and mild temperatures for today and Friday. Local residents enlist in the Marines for three years and will be stationed at Paris Island. Church services, World Service Day plans, hospital admissions, Elks meeting, and family notices are listed with upcoming diary reference on Page 2.
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Carl Henry Horsley
Cullman 3
Bobby Dean Chappell
Garden City
United States Marines
Paris Island
S. C
Acheson Admits U S Cannot Guarantee European Allies
Secretary of State Acheson testified the United States lacks sufficient military strength to guarantee European allies against occupation or destruction. He said hot pursuit across the Korea Manchuria border was ruled out, and noted the question of Russia stopping Korea remains hard to answer.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Senate
MacArthur
U. S
Korea
United States
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Defense Department
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Military Department
United Nations
First Of Korean Dead Is Returned To The Valley
The body of Pfc. Ernest L. Buchanon killed in Korea on August 5, 1950 will be buried Saturday afternoon at Bush Cemetery near Hobbs Island in Madison County. He is the first Valley casualty to be returned. A full military funeral with firing squad will be held at two o'clock at Redstone Arsenal. An escort accompanied the body on the long journey home.
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Pfc
Ernest L. Buchanon
Korea
Bush Cemetery
Hobbs Island
Madison County
Pfc. Buchanon
Redstone Arsenal
Escapee Is Sought Here In North Alabama
Morgan City youth Boyd Edward Irvin, 22, an escaped convict, is sought by state corrections officials. He escaped Camp Gadsden on April 18 1951 after being ordered to two years for auto theft in 1950 and received an additional 18 months for a second auto theft. He also faces a two year term for larceny in Marshall county for pistol theft and was released to state penal authorities on April 18 1950.
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North Alabama
Morgan City
Boyd Edward Irvin
State Department of Corrections
Camp Gadsden
Irvin
Marshall County
Appraisal Sum Is Cut By Jury
A third condemnation suit ended as the jury set the right of way value at 3000 dollars in the F. M. Hart case. State appeal sought 2500 to 3000, Hart side asked 6000 to 8500. A fourth suit settled for 850. Drinkard appeal awarded 900. Hart land covers about 2.2 acres with home relocation and tree loss. Appeals allowed within six months.
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F. M. Hart
Julian and
Norman Harris
Sherman Powell
Harts
Thomas D. Drinkard
S. A. Lynne
Drinkard
Hart
Ira Summerford
Homer T. Sum- Lee
Report on Atomic Bomb Tests Likely Next Week
New York June 7 AEC chairman Gordon Dean said a public report on the month’s atomic bomb tests at Eniwetok will probably be released next week. He noted future tests are planned at intervals as weapons are improved and proof-tested for production.
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New York
Eniwetok
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Board Puzzle Is Up To Edwards
The three man Board of Equalization sees authority rest with Revenue Commissioner Joe Edwards of Montgomery as Edgar Young Minor Russell and Phil Orr along with R S m meet to handle matters. Edwards will decide pay for board members and oversee sessions limited to 80 days a year. The dispute over Young’s appointment stems from a Morgan county court ruling and a 15 day appeals window tied to state supreme court rulings.
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Board of Equalization
Joe Edwards
Montgomery
Edgar Young
Minor Russell
Phil Orr
Edwards
Equalization Board
Tax Valuation Board
Young
State Supreme Court
Russell
Morgan County
Roy Blair
Edwards Russell
Young's
Showers Bring Sparse Hope to Central Tennessee Valley
Sparse showers and a promise of more rain lifted farmers in the Central Tennessee Valley. Cullman Falkville Hartselle Decatur and Athens reported brief showers shortly before 12 noon today with all areas noting some moisture in the air.
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Central Tennessee
Cullman
Falkville
Hartselle
Decatur
Athens
Missing British Foreign Service duo fuel Russia speculation
Two British foreign service officials D D MacLean and G F De M Burgess have been missing since May 25 and were suspended from duty. Police and intelligence teams search in Britain and France amid rumors they sought passage to Moscow or Soviet East Europe. The Foreign Office asked for inquiries while denying possession of official papers and offering no location details.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Paris
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Russia
Foreign Service
D. D. MacLean
G. F. de M. Burgess
Washington
France
Europe
the Express
Montmartre
Slow Start On State Car Curb Is Made Today
Alabama lawmakers tackle a restricted use of state cars as the Senate Judiciary subcommittee stalled by the absence of Finance Director D W Hode. Welfare Director Bill Dorrough testifies as the panel adjusts car limits. House committees advance silicosis coverage and state workers compensation. Page 2 notes women jury duty hearing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Judiciary
D. W. Hode
Wilcox County
J. M. Bonner
Bonner
Bill Dorrough
Capitol
House Business and Labor Committee
George Hawkins
Etowah
Hawkins
Labor and Management
House
Ways and Means
Noble Russell
Morgan
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Charles Pylant Pleads Guilty in Burglary Case
Charles Pylant pleaded guilty before Judge Newton Powell on a second degree burglary charge. He was sentenced to 18 months in the state penitentiary for burglarizing Nungester's drug store in Decatur.
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Charles Pylant
Newton Powell
Oes
Pylant
Nungester
Decatur
Train Crash and Fire Fatalities Near Rio De Janeiro
A jammed commuter train collided with a stalled gasoline truck near Rio de Janeiro causing a fire that killed 80 to 100 people. Fifty others were injured in the disaster.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Auto Industry Gets Wage Hike
Wage Stabilization Board approves a four cent hourly production wage increase for 350,000 General Motors workers. The panel says the move applies to auto employers like GM without raising prices and intends no immediate general wage policy. A general formula for pay increases was promised after more talks.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Washington
House Group Okays Hike On Income Levy
Washington June 7 the House Ways and Means Committee approved a 12 1 2 percent increase in individual income taxes and a five point rise in corporate rates as part of a 7 1 0 0 0 0 000 000 tax bill. The panel also endorsed a 90 percent ceiling on personal tax take and a 70 percent cap on corporate earnings with final action pending. Additional excises of 1 000 000 000 were also proposed on liquor cigarettes autos gasoline and certain appliances.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Flow Of Beef Is Cut Sharply
Cattle raisers kept most cattle on farms and in feedlots as a beef shortage loomed. Only 14 000 head arrived at 12 major markets, versus 28 600 a week earlier, with 110 700 receipts for the week to date versus 135 500 last week. Small packers took the bulk of limited offerings as heavy shipments moved east. Big packers cut slaughter and laid off workers. prices held steady in Chicago with high choice and prime steers at 37 38 dollars, ceiling at 37 for prime meat.
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Chicago
Michael Howlett
Office of Price Stabilization
Howlett
Congress
Pittsburgh
OPA
James H. Wallace Jr
American Meat Institute
Armed Forces May Need Even More Than Current Requests
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Lovett told a Senate appropriations subcommittee the armed forces may need authority to exceed the 60.65 billion dollar request for the coming fiscal year. He noted original requests totaled about 104 billion, whittled to 60.65 billion after departmental and Budget Bureau adjustments. He warned additional funding could be sought if world events require expanded procurement or forces.
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Washington
Defense
Robert Lovett
Lovett
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations
Truman
Department
Budget Bureau
Allied Troops Straddle Key Mountains in Korea
Allied troops push along the Chorwon Kumhwa line dominating Mount Kodae and the Kwangdok peak as they shell the area and press toward the iron triangle. The fighting drives toward Chorwon with counterattacks and heavy casualties reported by UN forces.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
North Korea
Sweatig
United Nations
Kodae
38Th Parallel
Kwangdok Mountain
Iron Triangle
U.N
U. N
Chorwon-Kumhwa- Yonggang
Seoul-Chorwon
Pyonggang Valley
U. S. Eighth Army
Louisville and Nashville trains collide near Clarksville
Two L N passenger trains, Pan American No. 198 and Clarksville local No. 103, wrecked at Palmyra near Clarksville Tennessee. An undetermined number of people were killed and many injured as ambulances rushed to the scene.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Palmyra
Here
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