Convictions of Writers Upheld by Court of Appeals
The U S court of appeals upheld contempt of Congress convictions of Screen Writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo for refusing to answer if they were or had been members of the Communist Party or the Screen Writers Guild. Each sentenced to one year in prison and a $1000 fine. they remain free on bond awaiting further action likely to reach the Supreme Court. the ruling endorses Congress power to inquire into communist affiliations.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals Today
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumb
Lawson
Trumbo
Communist Party
Screen Writers Guild
Supreme Court
Congress
Cheery Money Trips Highlight Brighter Asep?
Fragmentary text mentions May day and money, suggesting upbeat travel or commerce notes. No clear people, places, or events can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Office Cat Monday Blues And The Living Dead Comic Cruelty
A Decatur page features a humor column with poems and jokes about gossip, comics, horsemanship phobias, and a dramatic final line from Thomas Edison. The piece blends quips about youth reading comics, a punny barber chair gag, and a closing public message urging bravery amid economic depressions.
Educational leaders back teaching about communism in schools
A group of twenty American educators including Dwight Eisenhower and James Conant advocate teaching about communism in schools without advocacy. They urge objective, factual coverage using official documents, while banning communist advocacy in classrooms. President Truman supports objective presentation but cautions against endorsing overthrow. The issue hinges on how to balance knowledge and neutrality as the nation faces political tensions. The and enduring question remains how to implement a measured, methodical program without rushing into ideological instruction.
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America
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
James B. Conant
Harvard
National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
Truman
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Rotary Meet is Quiet Affair in New York
New York hosts the 40th annual Rotary International convention with more than 20,000 delegates and families staying in 90 hotels at Madison Square Garden. The five day gathering emphasizes international peace and understanding with informal chats, no parades, and officers elected in committee. A German former pilot, Rolf Woernle, discusses his wartime service and praises American hospitality while noting Germans focus on what he stood for being dead.
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Rotary International
Madison Square. Garden
Air Force
Decatur
Ind
Rolf Woernle
Stutttgart
Luftwaffe
France
Russia
Greece
U. S
Hitler
Woernle
Alabama advertises bids for $400,000 engineering building
The University of Alabama plans a three story engineering building near the main campus northeast section. The project, valued at 400000 dollars, will occupy nearly a city block and house classrooms offices and laboratories for the college of engineering.
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BAMA
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
College of Engineering
Plant Expands Kraft Paper mill in Tuscaloosa
Gulf States Paper Corporation near completion of an expansion that doubles kraft paper output from 200 to over 350 tons daily. The upgrade targets higher demand for bags, counter rolls and wrapping paper.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Gulf States Paper Corporation
No Teacher Should Explain A Subject Without Mastery
A defender of precise instruction warns that no teacher who lacks thorough familiarity with a subject should attempt explanation. He argues ignorance is the greatest danger in education and urges strong foundational understanding.
Debate Over Public Release Of FBI Files Sparks Dilemma
The Nation discusses how open FBI files can harm innocent people and complicate trials. It cites the Coplon case where secret materials were released, exposing undercover agents and risking lives, while arguing for careful handling of sensitive information.
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Judith Copion On
Russia
Miss Copson
Bolind
Coplon
Wuld
Farmer Landers Found Dead in Alabama Home
L G Landers a 50 year old farmer was found dead yesterday with a shotgun nearby Coroner J M Hughes said the coroner ruled the death a gunshot wound Landers was found on the floor as his wife and two sons returned from a relative s funeral He is survived by a widow two sons and two daughters
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Katchie
Ala
L. G. Landers
J. M. Hughes
Landers
Hughes
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