Senator Sparkman backs extended price and rent controls
Washington June 16 Senator Sparkman pledged full support for extending price wage and rent controls under the defense production act which expires June 30. He said the act should continue in its present form and that controls are necessary in the current emergency to speed rearmament and prevent inflation. He warned against selective easing and urged shared sacrifice as defense needs persist.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
State examiner lists charges in seven men case
Probate Judge Isaac Johnson Jr formerly chairman ex officio is blamed for the full amount. The state examiner offers seven men a chance to clear up portions of charges before certifying to Circuit Solicitor George Johnson and the eighth judicial solicitor for action in Lawrence county court. Some relief is reported for four named and others face deductions if amounts can be verified. a related August trial term is set in the Law circuit court before Judge James H. Crow Jr.
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Isaac Johnson Jr
State Examiner
Circuit
George Johnson
Athens
Lawrence
Eighth Judicial
State Attorney General's Office
Eagerton
Johnson
Bob Almon
Shirley Smith
W. R. Young
W. L. Carroll
W. J. Lee
Smith
Bebe
James H. Crow Jr
Red Cross first aid class to be held Monday night
Floyd Briscoe announced an advanced first aid class for Goodyear Decorator Mills employees to be held Monday at seven o'clock at the Red Cross offices. Ransom Crawford, a certified instructor, will teach the 12 hour course with about 15 expected to enroll.
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Floyd Briscoe
First Aid American Red Cross
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Red Cross
Ransom Crawford
Five prison escapees linked to Tuscaloosa robbery case
Alabama authorities identify five fugitives tied to a spree that began near Eutaw and led to a home invasion in Tuscaloosa. The group, including Campbell Wright Noe Chambers and Rogers, were linked to prior convictions for larceny burglary and forgery and await FBI and state clearance.
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Eutaw
Tuscaloosa
Delhi
Alabama Highway Patrol
Millbrook
Ala
Charles C. Cargile
Charles
Cindy Gober
McCalla
Birmingham
H. D. Billingsley
Ernest Garner
Garner
M. F. Horne
Rogers
Noe
Morris
Draper Prison
FBI
Alabama
Campbell
Draper
Chambers
Wright
Revivalists Protest Beer Advertising Blimp Over Sermon
In Memphis on June 16 protesters condemned a blimp advertising beer that circled Billy Graham’s evangelistic service on a goodwill flight. Mrs. Hattie W. Coopwood derided the ad, saying it was the cheapest advertising she had seen and that she would have shot it down if possible. The preacher did not acknowledge the event.
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Memphis
Tenn
Billy Graham
Hattie W. Coopwood
MacArthur Warns of State Dominance in U S
General Douglas MacArthur criticized the Truman administration for rising government costs and what he called a drift toward socialism. Speaking in Fort Worth after a Dallas stop, he urged morality in government and truthful public information, drawing large crowds and a 100000-strong ovation. He did not address foreign policy or Korea.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Dallas
Texas Press Association
Amon Carter
Texas
Bering First Westerner To Reach Diomede Islands
Vitus Bering a Danish sea captain serving Peter the Great is credited as the first Westerner to reach the Diomede Islands located between Alaska and Siberia, marking a famed Arctic exploration milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitus Bering
Russia
Peter the Great
Diomedes Islands
Alaska
Siberia
Company official apologizes for unintentional beer flight incident
Charles J. Goggio, secretary of the distributor, expressed regret that any offense occurred near the revival event. He emphasized the incident was unintentional, regrettable, and would not be repeated.
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Charles J. Goggio
Artillery finds Reds in Chor won Kumhwa triangle
Allied planes spotted Red trucks moving toward Pyonggang as two spring offensives faltered in the Chor won Kumhwa Yanggu Inje corridor. Reds retreated to Kumsong while Allied tanks and infantry closed in and bombarded hills and roads. front reports noted slackening Chinese resistance and lighter shelling north of Inje and Yanggu.
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Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang
Pyonggang
Yanggu
Inje
Kumsong
Kumhwa
Parallel 38
Kumhwa- Kumson
U. N
Korea
Kimhwa
George McArthur
Judge Goldsborough and the Lewis case legacy
Judge Goldsborough oversaw major labor cases including the Lewis trials and ordered a May 1948 railroad workers strike pause after government seizure. A Democrat and New Dealer, he expressed being a friend of labor while favoring the government in many labor disputes, appointed by President Roosevelt in 1939 at age 61.
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Goldsborough
Lewis
House of Representatives
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rocket Talk Opens VFW State Meeting In Huntsville
Delegates at the Alabama VFW and VFW Auxiliary encampment speculate on moon trips after Dr. Wernher Von Braun speaks. Von Braun, director of research and development at Redstone Arsenal, tells about space travel to other planets within the next half century.
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Huntsville
Ala
VFW
Alabama
Wernher von Braun
Redstone Arsenal Ordinance
Western talks map postwar European security and alliance shifts
The article outlines Allied decisions on German rearmament and autonomy, a Western plan for greater German independence, negotiations for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting with Russia, Greek Turkish NATO membership considerations, and a surge in Western defense planning with possible NATO council talks this summer.
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Britain
France
Germany
West Germany
United States
Russia
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Middle East
North Atlantic Council
Night Club Robbery Suspect Cassard Stabbed, Arrest Sought
Miss Ryan and roommate Rita Raye told police that Jules Cassard forced them at gunpoint to their Bourbon Street apartment after a late night dispute over money. Cassard stabbed Miss Ryan in the side, while Miss Raye escaped through a window and alerted authorities.
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Jules Cassard
Miss Ryan
Rita Raye
Bourbon Street
Helpful Wife Sues Husband For Divorce
Mobile, Alabama. Dorothy Benjamin seeks divorce from her husband labeled a convict after his embezzlement of $36,000 from Mobile City Lines. He was paroled, then pardoned, amid accusations of physical cruelty and a strained marriage.
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Mobile
Ala
Dorothy Benjamin
Legislative Committee
Folsom
Benjamin
Mobile City
Knox McRae
Finance di
Ambush Death Trial Set For July 23 In Alabama
Three suspects James Kilpatrick 16 Tom Upton and Fred Goble face murder and assault charges after a May 17 ambush near Boaz that killed Sheriff E M Boyles Boaz Chief Deputy Washington Bennett Police Chief Leonard Floyd and Aubrey Kilpatrick father of James Lang the deputy sheriff wounded. Trial ordered by Circuit Judge J S Stone for July 23 with Upton released on 17000 bail and Kilpatrick Goble held without bond.
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Albertville
Ala
J. S. Stone
Marshall County
James Kilpatrick
Tom Upton
Fred Goble
Boaz
E. M
Zeke) Boyles
Washington M. Bennett
Leonard J. Floyd
Aubrey Kilpatrick
James
James Lang
Kiltor
Goble
Upton
Death tolls in 1949 cancer deaths by gender
In 1949, 102671 men died of cancer compared with 101960 women. The figures show a higher male cancer mortality than female for that year.
Decatur Market Prices For Farm Commodities
Decatur markets report cotton mids 45.75 cents per pound and strict low at 43.70c. Cottonseed 60.00 per ton. No 2 wheat new crop 2.33. No 2 oats 0.83. No 2 Ear Yellow corn 1.62. No 2 Ear White corn 1.62. No 3 Ear White corn 1.59. No 2 Mile 2.36. No 2 Barley 1.22. Corn basis 154% moisture. Other grains basis 1342% moisture.
Oil firms pace Wall Street weekly advance
The stock market extended its weekly rise for a third straight week with oils leading gains. Standard Oil NJ topped the list trading 77,200 shares as new two tier shares began trading, while the Associated Press average rose to 93.30. Rails weakened, General Motors gained little, and several oil issues showed notable activity in the week ending June 16.
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New York
Standard Oil
Rails and Motors
General Motors
Associated Press
Radio Corp
Socony-Vacuum
Sinclair Oil
National Power & Light
National Distillers
Board of Trade Quiet With Slight Grains Gains
Chicago June 16 grains held near prior close with subdued selling pressure. Wheat varied 3 8 down to 1 4 up, July at 2.39. corn 18 38 lower at 1.71 1 2. oats 14 5 8 lower. rye unchanged to 1 2 higher at 1.97 1 4. soybeans 1 4 3 4 higher at 3.14 1 2. lard steady to 10 cents higher at 16.05 per hundred pounds for July.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Guard Opens Draft Aged Enlistment In Alabama
Montgomery Alabama June 16 4 Draft age youths may enlist in the National Guard through July 15 Adjutant Gen Walter J Hanna announced Local selective service boards have been notified About 1500 vacancies exist awaiting qualified applicants Enlistments before July 15 grant draft exemption with satisfactory attendance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Uncle Sam
National Guard
Walter J
Hanna
Selective Service Boards
End Korea War or Face World War III Says Sen George
Senator George of Georgia warned that failing to end Korea on reasonable terms risks a World War III. He favored a speedy settlement though not detailing terms and opposed any deal fixed at the 38th parallel. He noted UN and U S commitments do not require unification by force.
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Korea
Sen
George
Washington
D-Ga
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
United Nations
United States
Georgia Democrat
MacArthur
O'Mahoney
Wren, Armed Services and
Fore Relations
China
Congress
Bridges
R-Nh
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
State Department
Johnson
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