Local Weather Notes and Hospital Admissions in Decatur
The report covers yesterday's high of 99 degrees and today's cooler readings, river stages at 7 A M, and forecast changes through Thursday. It lists hospital admissions and discharges in Decatur, plus a workshop on Alabama's new uniform accounting system for schools and pre-induction contact requests for Sammy Junior Orr and Lonnie Richard Starr.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Wilson
Florence
Carl Allgood
Nadine Shelton
Moulton
Alabama
University of Alabama
Sammy Junior Orr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lonnie Richard Starr
Decature
Exchange Club Slate Chosen at Decatur Meeting
The Decatur Exchange Club adopted a constitution, by laws, and formed committees. President Glenn Davis named R H Brigham Jr general chairman of committees with George F Mills Johnny T Wallace M Dudley Rich and James F Jackson on Membership, William S Ridgeway on House, and John B Mathers on Attendance. The club will meet weekly at 7 PM Tuesdays at the Why Not Cafe.
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Decatur Exchange Club
Glenn Davis
R. H. Brigham Jr
George F. Mills
Johnny T. Wallace
M. Dudley
Rich
James F. Jackson
William S. Ridgeway
John B. Mathers
Senate Kills Seaway Bill
The Senate rejected the bill to join Canada in building the 818 million Seaway and power project for the fourth time since 1934. It sent the measure back to the Foreign Relations Committee by a 43 to 40 vote, ending any chance of passage this session. President Truman urged passage, calling its rejection a grave economic mistake.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Truman
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Picketing Continues At Farm Industries Inc
Picketing at Farm Industries Inc entered its sixth day with no violence reported. Organizers said the company would issue a statement today or soon revealing its stance.
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Farm Industries Inc
Child Kills Mother With Civil War Musket
A 9-year-old boy accidentally killed his mother with a Civil War musket purchased the day before by her husband for an antique firearms collection. Mrs. Ellen Sandman, 40, was shot near the back steps. the boy placed a paper cap beneath the hammer before firing, causing a spark to ignite pellets left in the barrels.
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Kansas City
Ellen Sandman
Mark
Safety Group Plans New Look at Highway Accidents
Alabama officials convene the Safety Commission coordinating committee to study auto crashes and possible solutions. Earl McGowin chairs the panel created by Gov. Gordon Persons. The state military department also urges National Guard units to stress safe driving and adherence to traffic laws.
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Montgomery
Alabama Safety Commission
Earl McGowin
Gordon Persons
State Military Department
Alabama National Guard
Adj
Walter J. Hanna
Bloody Hill Quiet After Six Days of Front Battle
Bloody Hill saw reduced action as U S infantry regained control last Thursday after six days of fierce fighting with Chinese forces. Batallion sized counterattacks totaling about 750 men were repelled. last night there was no contact and light shelling around 85 rounds. Front-wide action diminished to patrol skirmishes along the 155 mile line, the Eighth Army reported.
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Seoul
Reds
Allied
U. S. Eighth Army
Steel strike drains output as mills operate at twelve percent
Pittsburgh report says the strike bound steel industry is limping along at 12 percent of its normal weekly 2,134,000 tons. Only 15 percent of mills are producing, many owned by contracted companies. About 650,000 CIO steelworkers led by Philip Murray are on strike while the government seeks a resolution.
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Pittsburgh
National Defense Program
Philip Murray
CIO
Price hike likely discussed in steel talks
Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putman said the steel industry was assured of friendly consideration of a price boost if a strike settlement is reached. He and John R. Steelman, acting defense mobilizer, discussed a $4.50 a ton increase during negotiations ending 16 days ago, but Putman noted nothing was settled and other factors were involved.
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Roger L. Putman
Putman
John R. Steelman
Defense Mobilizer
Steel plants push wartime production amid stalled strikes
The White House reports progress in talks with major steelmakers and unions to boost materials for military needs. Weirton Steel and Armco continue operations under union contracts, Kaiser Steel signs with Murray's union, while smaller firms reopen after agreeing to terms set with the big producers. The American Iron and Steel Institute notes strikes this year are monitored.
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Union
Weirton Steel Company
Armco
Kaiser Steel Company
Murray
American Iron and Steel Institute
Harriman Wins Capital's Vote From Kefauver
Taft said he would seek Ike Eisenhower's military advice if president but declined to say whether a professional soldier is qualified for the presidency. He spoke at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, touching on advisory roles and qualifications.
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Washington
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Press Club
Taft urges RNC to seated Texas delegates at convention
Sen. Robert Taft urged that the Republican National Committee decide which Texas delegates attend the GOP national convention rather than the state committee. He argued the RNC should decide amid rival claims from Gen. Dwight Eisenhower supporters who back the former army chief.
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Robert Taft
Republican National Committee
Texas
Lone Star
Dwight Fisenhower
Taft
CIO Urges Truman to Seek Reelection Reevaluation
A CIO delegation urged President Truman to reconsider not running again. Joseph A. Fisher said Truman replied no, the door is shut. William J. Pachler noted a possible outside chance if the workers’ cry is strong, while Garland Sanders quoted Truman promising to back whichever candidate aligns with his policies.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
Joseph A. Fisher
Legislative Institute of Cio
William J. Pachler
Pachler
Garland Sanders
Michigan Utility Workers
Harriman Upsets Kefauver in D C Democratic Primary
Averell Harriman scored a surprising 4 to 1 victory over Senator Estes Kefauver in the District of Columbia presidential primary. Harriman won six convention votes and pledged support for a compulsory federal civil rights program.
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Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Harriman
D.C
Kefauver
Tennessee
Florida
Georgia
Richard Russell
Tru- Lee Harriman
Burned Girl Removed From Church in Missouri
A 16 year old girl Ruth Carder was carried from the Free Pentecost Mission church at Mountain Grove by officers after 24 hours without medical care. She was burned on the face chest and shoulders in an oil stove explosion at home Monday night and sent to a hospital in an ambulance as about 100 congregants prayed for her healing. Sheriff Jim Baker described the scene as a state of hysteria with loud shouting.
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Springfield
Ozark Mountain
Ruth Carder
Free Pentecost Mission Arch
Mountain Grove
Cora Carder
Jim Baker
Weather Bureau Confesses Cold Front Did Not Reach Alabama
Sweltering Alabama missed the predicted cold front as chief forecaster Charles F. Bradley said it “just didn’t get this far” and several days of heat remained. Highs statewide ranged from 93 to 102 with scattered showers bringing brief cooling in Mobile and Dothan.
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Weather Bureau
Birmingham
Alabama
Charles F. Bradley
Birmingham Weather Bureau
Tuscaloosa
Dothan
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
Selma
Anniston
Montgomery
Mobile
Motor Trouble Delays Fisherman Missing At River
Coast Guard Auxiliary reports all is well after three boats searched for R. A. Brown of 1601 Seventh Street South who was overdue on a fishing trip. Leonard Moody Euell Garrison and Gordon McDuff found Brown’s boat six miles down river near Finley Island. motor trouble prevented return. Brown uninjured.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary
Leonard Moody
R. A. Brown
Seventh Street South
Brown
Moody
Euell Garrison
Gordon McDuff
Finley Island
Korean Parley Plan Rejected by Churchill in Commons
In London, Prime Minister Churchill refused Norman Dodds’s call for an immediate United Nations conference on Korea. He cited ongoing discussions among participating governments and noted truce talks were set by the previous Labour government before the October election.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Norman Dodds
Labor Party
Dodds
United Nations
Korea
Churchill
U. N
Labor
British Court Grants Injunction Over Iran Oil Cargo
The Anglo Iranian Oil Company wins a temporary injunction to stop removal of 1000 tons of Iranian oil aboard the Rose Mary from Aden. Armed Aden police boarded the tanker, which loaded oil at Bandar Mashur, as Britain vows further legal action to prevent disposal to a third party.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Aden
AIOC
Rose Mary
Switzerland
Bandar Mashur
Persian Gulf
Foreign Office
Iran
Costello Held on Suspicion of Drunk Driving
In Van Nuys comedian Lou Costello was booked on suspicion of drunk driving after his car struck two vehicles and a parked car, then rolled on the wrong side with no headlights. He was released on $250 bail.
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van Nuys
Calif
Lou Costello
Costello
Torrid Wave Hits Broad Regions With Heat and Humidity
The June heat wave was broken across most of the Eastern U S with still hot humid conditions in the South. Temperatures were near normal elsewhere with cooler starts in places like Cut Bank Montana and Calumet Michigan. Prospects of rising heat remained in the Southeast Gulf states and parts of the Midwest.
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Midwest
Cut Bank
Mont
Calumet
Mich
Southeastern
Gulf States
Kaiser Denies Swindling Government Over War Contracts
Henry J. Kaiser published an 85 page sworn denial in the Congressional Record denying any swindle of the government through war contracts. The document entered the Record after Rep. O Kenski raised the charge. Morrison later filed it, acting for Chad Calhoun Kaiser Frazers vice president. O Kenski said Kaiser's denial refutes the swindle charges.
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Henry J. Kaiser
Congressional Record
O’kenski
R-Wis
Kaiser
House
Wisconsin
Rep. Morrison
D-La
Chad F. Calhoun
Kaiser-Frazer
O’konski
Welfare rolls shrink in Alabama as May numbers released
Welfare rolls in Alabama show 873 names dropped in May and 201 fewer aid applications than April. Relative responsibility measures affected 984 more cases, with 718 closed, while 102 403 people received checks averaging 24.14 dollars.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Bill Dorrough
Dorrough
Wage hike sought by Mobile Building Trades Council
The Mobile AFL trades council with 8,000 members served notice today of a June 30 strike unless a 2 cent hourly wage increase is granted.
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Mobile Building Trades Council
AFL
Contr
Danish Airmen Also Ordered To Shoot Back
Swedish cabinet meets after Soviet jets shoot down an unarmed Catalina rescue plane. Danish airmen ordered to fire back if attacked, amid tense exchanges. The incident follows a Russian note regarding the Swedish aircraft.
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Stockholm
Acheson Reacts to Soviet Air Downing of Swedish Craft
Secretary of State Acheson expressed deep shock at the indefensible act of Soviet fighter planes shooting down a Swedish aircraft. He also said Red aggression in Indochina has been checked and recent signs point to a tide turning in favor of the allies.
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Washington
Acheson
Indochina
Baltic clash in Baltic sea triggers diplomatic firestorm
The Soviet Union and Sweden dispute responsibility after a Baltic incident. Moscow claims Swedish aircraft opened fire over Dagö island prompting Soviet return fire. Sweden reports their Catalina flying boat was attacked during a missing transport operation. Denmark readies military orders to retaliate if fired upon. The issue prompts a government policy meeting in Copenhagen with top officials and parliament representatives.
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Foreign Policy Council
Copenhagen
Adm
E. J. C. Quistgaard
Denmark
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Baltic
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Radio Moscow
Dagoe
Baltic Sea
Catalina
POWs Moved Again at Koje Island Camps
U S troops transferred 11 600 more Red prisoners from two Koje compounds. During the operation 300 anti Communist POWs split from 5 600 in Compound 85 and were placed in separate camps. Since June 10 about 1 100 prisoners have declared anti Communist sentiments by breaking away. Total transferred in nine days reaches 62 000 of 80 000 on Koje island off South Korea.
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Koje Island
U. S
Koje
South Korea
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