Wedemeyer Urges Calculated Bombing of Manchurian Rail
Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer told the Senate MacArthur inquiry a calculated risk is needed to bomb Manchurian rail lines jointly run by Russia and Red China. He supported MacArthur’s plan to hit bases and supply routes, but declined to name specific targets. He also noted Soviets could view the action as war and recalled 1944 45 China advisory reports.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
Russia
Red China
Senate
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
D-Tenn
State Department
China
U. S
John Davies
John Service
Raymond Ludden
John Emerson
Weather notes and local notices from Alabama region
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday with scattered thundershowers in the south portion. Alabama outlook shows little temperature change. Dr. Alexander Henry of Tuscaloosa will preach next Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, followed by a congregational meeting at 5 30 p m. All members urged to attend. Mrs B C Norris of Hartselle and Mrs L A Strain of Decatur visited husbands at Oak Ridge Tenn over the weekend and motored to the Smoky Mountains. Betty Jo McDaniel of Hartselle was discharged from Hamill Clinic hospital today. M Sgt Gilbert M Crutchfield stationed at Tuscaloosa with the Army and Air Force recruiting service is discharged to accept a commission as second lieutenant and will be at Fort Benning Ga. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Crutchfield of Decatur. See Mrs R M Winton was dismissed today from Hamill Clinic hospital. Mrs Nelda June Carroll of Cullman received word her husband had been killed in Korea and she expects him home soon. she is a nurses aid at Cullman Hospital. Fireman Dean Allgood, injured while fighting the Farm Industries blaze, will miss work for two more weeks due to a cracked left foot from a concrete wall collapse. He is at home in Sheridan Apartments. Mrs H L Shadrick of Somerville 2 was admitted to Baugh Wiley clinic. Mrs M R Childers of Bristol Va was dismissed from the Baugh Wiley clinic. Mr and Mrs John D Hammon of 308 7th Avenue West announce the birth of a boy last night at Sed... Diary On Page 2.
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Gilbert M. Crutchfield
Tuscaloosa
Army and
Air Force
U. S. Army
Crutchfield
Infantry
Fort Benning
Joe Crutchfield
8Th Avenue South
Decatur
Nelda June Carroll
Cullman 2
Korea
Cullman Hospital
J. W. Drake
Simcoe
Dean Allgood
Farm Industries
Allgood
Sheridan Apartments
Summer School Opens At Decatur High With 100 Enrolled
The Decatur high summer session began Monday with about 100 pupils. Junior high courses include English math U S history science geography and civics. senior high classes cover social problems American history algebra English and world history taught by three teachers. Classes run 7 A M to 1 P M five days weekly for six weeks. First term ends Friday July 20. Students may earn 1.5 new units or 2 old units.
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Decatur High School
Mary Robertson
Florence Smith
Mabel Peer
Dope UseEstimate In NYC Schools
New York city public schools superintendent William Jansen estimates one in 200 students are using narcotics, totaling about 1,500 addicts in public schools, plus an estimated 3,500 non enrolled teens. The figures emerged during two hours of hearings into teenage narcotics traffic, as students’ essays on dope life were presented.
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New York
New York City
William Jansen
Jansen
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Black Market In Beef Suspected by OPS Officials
OPS sources say investigations target alleged price- order violations by beef packers and wholesalers including tie-in sales false grading and invoicing and illegal slaughtering. Cases involve high level figures and predate the recent 10 percent cattle price rollback with more submissions to the Justice Department expected soon.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Justice Department
Michael V. DiSalle
Bomb Hurled At Home Of Negro Researcher
In Chicago the home of Dr. Percy Julian, a noted Black chemist, was struck by a bomb hurled from a car. The blast damaged a flower bed but not the residence in Oak Park. A private guard Ira O. Elyea, 50, stationed at the home, was involved after an earlier arson attempt. a maid and two Julian children were present.
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Chicago
Percy Julian
Oak Park
Ira O. Elyea
Julian
Huge 500 Million Open End Mortgage Filed in Morgan County
The Chemstrand Corporation filed the largest mortgage in Morgan County to secure a 500 million dollar open end loan with J. P. Morgan and Co. The initial bond issue is 110 million dollars with a 10 million immediate draw. The funds will back the acrylic fiber plant at Decatur and a 2 000 acre nylon plant near Pensacola Florida. The recording yields 7500 in fees plus 125 for transcription, with distributions to school systems county and state. Grady Tiller notes future payments will incur 15 cent per 100 dollars in fees.
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T. C. Almon
Morgan
Chemstrand
R. S. Riley
Spain
Gillon, Grooms and Young
Birmingham
Decatur
John Caddell
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Chemstrand Corporation
Morgan County
Pensacola
Fla
Chemstrand Company
J. P. Morgan and Co
New York
Gillen, Grooms and Young
County General Fund
Grady Tiller
State Revenue Department
Montgomery
National Production Authority sets aside half of alloy steel
The NPA ordered 50 percent of full alloy steel output for defense and civilian CMP needs for July through September. Increased demand from jet, radar, and armament production strains supply. CMP reserves will cover most basic alloy steel, with other products receiving raised set asides.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
CMP
Final Decisions Near On Increasing Taxes
Washington June 13 The house ways and means committee moved toward final decisions on a bill to raise taxes by 7.5 billion dollars annually. Pending votes include increases in excise taxes on gasoline cars and some household goods and a broadened excess profits tax base. Chairman Doughton expressed hope the panel would finish today. The measure still must pass both houses. A ten percent gambling tax and hundreds of millions in additional excises were added to the draft.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
House
Senate
Sportsmen Seek New Controls Of Department
Alabama sportsmen urged the legislature to place the conservation department under an advisory board that would appoint the director, challenging the governor’s control. Conservation Director Earl McGowin warned such moves could undermine the governor’s office. Supporters from the Alabama Wildlife Federation argued for long range planning, while opponents stressed public accountability and stability. A separate joint hearing advanced two agricultural bills, including a $50,000 prize fund and tax exemptions for fairs during sessions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Conservation Department
Earl McGowin
Gordon Persons
McGowin
Senate
House
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Department
Albert
Mobile
Wildlife Federation
Tully
Fred Stimson
Senate Finance and Taxation
House Ways and Means
Break-ins Reported. Police Probe Skyline Cafe Incident
Chief J. B. Whitmire said one burglary and one attempted break-in occurred last night and this morning. The attempt was reported at the Skyline cafe on Moulton Street between 2:30 and 5:30 a.m. A plate glass window was broken but the building was not occupied.
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J. B. Whitmire
Skyline Cafe
Moulton St
Whitmire
No Health Crisis Exists In U S Says Cline
Dr John W Cline new President of the American Medical Association declares no health crisis or medical emergency exists in the United States He warns the real danger is war abroad and loss of freedom at home during AMA inaugural ceremonies at the 100th annual session in Atlantic City
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Atlantic City
John W. Cline
San Francisco
American Medical Association
AMA
Cline
Jury Reduces Land Verdict In Highway 31 Condemnation
A Morgan County case against Homer and Nell Summerford ends with a verdict of 1650 on 4.6 acres, below the appraiser’s 2500, in the Highway 31 condemnation. The Hart case near Hartselle saw 2.2 acres yield 3000 versus 6000 appraised value. no appeal yet.
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Morgan County
Homer Summerford
Nell Summerford
Bee Line
Iran Soldier Shot By Reds On Frontier
An Iranian frontier patrol soldier was killed after being shot by Russian forces east of the Caspian Sea. An Iranian military commission will investigate, with Russia saying the soldier was on the Soviet side. The incident adds to border clashes amid broader foreign tensions in Iran.
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Tehran
Iran
Iranian Frontier Patrol
Caspian Sea
Francis Shepherd
Shepherd
Allied Forces Unopposed In Iron Triangle
Allied armor and infantry moved across the Iron Triangle toward Pyongyang with minimal resistance as Reds fled north. Pyongyang's fate appeared uncertain amid heavy air bombardment and rapid UN advances on multiple fronts.
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Iron Triangle
Love Turns The Table For Him
A North Carolina man Dwain M. Moser, 36, is to be paroled after his sentence for non support was reduced to time served. Convicted in 1946 of non support and later violating parole, he left the state and later returned. His wife now works in Norfolk and has agreed to provide a home as part of parole conditions.
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Raleigh
N. C
Dwain M. Moser
Moser
Greensboro
Virginia
Guilford County
Paroles Commission
Norfolk
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Diane
Manchuria
South Portion
Alexander Henry
Tuscacon
Estminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
B. C. Norris
Hartselle
L. A. Strain
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Smoky Mountains
Betty Jo McDaniel
Hamil Clinic
R. M. Winton
W. Wilson Street
Hamil Clinic Hospital
H. L. Shadrick
Somerville 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
M. R. Childers
Bristol, Va
John D. Hammon
7Th. Avenue West
Francis J. Kelly
Fountain Pens and Me
U.S
Clen Clements
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Pyonggang
Parallel 38
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Korean Front
Triangle
U. N
Hwachon Reservoir
Sea of Japan
Fifth Air Force
Kansong
Imjin
U.N
United Nations
Allied
Love
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Alvin
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