Taft Hartley repeal split looms in Congress
Labor leaders debate repeal as Senate and House factions clash. A split anti Taft Hartley camp risks no repeal this session. Some prefer compromise shaping a measure AFL CIO support may back with veto risk. John L. Lewis and Pepper figure prominently in the no compromise push.
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Max Hall
Associated Press
Washington
I.p
Senate
House
AFL
CIO
Pepper
D-Fla
Rep
Marcantonio
American Labor-Ny
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. F. Whitney
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Gonzales Climbs From 17th To National Tennis Champion
National tennis figure Pancho Gonzales rose from 17th ranking in 1947 to the top spot last year. He achieved rapid ascent reflecting his exceptional skill and competitive drive within the sport.
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Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Impeachment of Sheriff Sought in Supreme Court
Impeachment proceedings against Sheriff Grover B. Baggett were set to begin in the Alabama Supreme Court. A Walker county jury had charged him with wilful neglect of duty incompetency and corruption in office. The 86 specifications detail bootlegging permits and illegal liquor disposal by officials including Chief Deputy John Fitzpatrick with several named individuals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grover B. Baggett
State Supreme Court
Baggett
Walker County
Albert Carmichael
John Fitzpatri
Oscar Cox
Lester Smith
John Henry Wade
Garve Ivey
Ben Gilbert
Luther Frost
Raymond Humphries
Clarence Handley
Ben Franklin
Roy Scott
Dividends Due in January for National Service Life Policies
Veterans Administration authorized a $2.8 billion dividend to about 16 million World War II veterans. Checks may begin January 1950 and finish in the first half of year. Eligible are those with active national service life insurance at least three months. Beneficiaries receive funds if policyholders died. Application blanks to be mailed later. avoid early inquiries to prevent delays.
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Washington
Carl R. Gray
J Jr
National Service
Gray
Veterans’ Service Organizations
Political corruption claims without arrest charges arise
The report alleges that Smith paid either the chief deputy or Garve Ivey large sums of money for protection against arrest. Baggett has denied all charges involved.
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Smith
Garve Ivey
Baggett
Former Private Takes Over as Army's Top Man
Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem North Carolina formerly an infantry private seven years ago assumed the role of Secretary of the Army. He was sworn in by Defense Secretary Johnson in a ceremony attended by cabinet supreme court Congress and senior officers. Gray had been Undersecretary since May 25 and earlier assistant secretary since 1947. Royall attended to witness his successor’s formal handover.
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Washington
Gordon’ Gray
Army
North Carolina
Gray
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Mid-South Synod Set For Meeting In Maryville
The Mid-South Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the U S meets in Maryville Tenn this week to address foreign and domestic church problems. Rev Clifford E Barbour D D moderator of the general assembly from Knoxville presides. Representatives from Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Georgia attend the opening session at Maryville College June 21 with the retiring moderator Rev Frank M Cross of Birmingham. Synodical Society and Westminister Fellowship also hold meetings this week.
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Atlanta
Maryville
Tenn
mid-South Synod of the Presbyterian Church In
U.S. A
Clifford E
Barbour
General Assembly
Second Presbyterian Church
Knoxville
Employment in Shipyards Up in Mobile
Mobile Alabama employment officials report May 1949 shows wage and salary payrolls at 65 230 with shipyard workers rising from 4000 in April to 5300 in May. Unemployment expected to rise in summer as schools close and seasonal layoffs occur. Bayou La Batre seafood plants and Mobile textile mill closures affect totals.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Employment Service
William P. Stainback
Bayou la Batre
Stainback
Civitans Head To 1949 International Convention
Wilson Morgan Floyd Sherrod and Alvis Briscoe depart for Washington DC as representatives to the 1949 Civitan international convention June 21 25. Morgan and Sherrod attend as Decatur club reps while Briscoe serves as district governor for North Alabama. The Alabama delegation will host a reception June 22 for state senators representatives and other federal officials with Alabama press guests in attendance.
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Wilson Morgan
Floyd Sherrod
Alvis Briscoe
Washington, D. C
Civitan International
Morgan
Sherrod
Decatur Club
Briscoe
North Alabama
North
Alabama
Capitol
Attorney Dies in Guntersville at 79
W C Rayburn 79 former city attorney died suddenly last night in Guntersville Alabama after a long career in civic and political affairs He is survived by his widow Idell and two daughters Mrs Lon Hipp Guntersville and Mrs Sterling Martin Corpus Christi Texas and two sons I Q Raymond and Judge Milton Rayburn Gadsden
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Guntersville
Als
W.C. Rayburn
Idell Rayburn
Lon Hipp
Sterling Martin
Corpus Christi
Texas
I. Q. Raymond
Milton Rayburn
Gadsden
Reverend Turner Announces Committee Here Today
Rev Herman L Turner chairman of the committee and pastor of the Covenant Presbyterian church of Atlanta announced here today the formation of a new group. He outlined aims to support local religious and community projects and urged public involvement.
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Herman L. Turner
Covenant Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Youth Heroic Death While Saving Family Friends
In Alabama over the weekend three people drowned. A youth, Frank Littlefield, nineteen, died after helping his father Buford and uncle L N Littlefield stay afloat during a Father’s Day picnic at Horseshoe Bend near Alexander City. He saved them but sank. George W Potts, thirty four, of Birmingham, drowned after falling from a boat on Lake Purdy. J D Hallmark, fourteen, of Clay County, drowned at Taylor’s Lake near Anniston while swimming with his brothers. Artificial respiration failed to revive him.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Frank Littlefield
Roanoxe
Horseshoe Bend
Alexander City
Buford Littlefield
L. N. Littlefield
Frank
George W. Potts
Lake Purdy
J. D. HaHmark
Clay County
Taylor's Lake
Anniston
Sunday Drinking In Public Now is Against the Law
Alabama law now bans Sunday drinking in public places in wet counties while dry areas already prohibited such conduct. Governor James E. Folsom allowed the bill to become law without signing or vetoing. Senators T. F. Burnside and Bruce Henderson sponsored the measure after an attorney general ruling that Sunday drinking could be legal if liquor was purchased beforehand.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Folsom
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb County
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Burnside
Henderson
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Suzanne Perrin
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