Britain Faces Showdown Over Marshall Plan Trade Rules
Britain confronts seven OEEC members in Paris as they seek to set general trade principles for Western Europe. Cripps resists multilateralism citing Britain's fragile finances while the United States and Belgium push toward freer trade under the intra-European payments scheme set to expire.
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Paris
Britain
Marshall Plan
Europe
Organization For European Economic Cooperation Oeec
France
Begium
Brussels
Stafford Cripps
W. Averill Harriman
U.S
Western Europe
United States
Belgium
Cripps
U. S
Hiss Denial Triggers Perjury Indictment Case
Coplon and two couples tied to prewar spying allegations. Alger and Mrs Hiss are central as key government secret sources. Hiss faces perjury charges after four days of his testimony. Gilbert Green and 11 Communist leaders face federal trial for conspiring to overturn the U S government. Defense spokesman warns of threats to attorney Richard F Gladstein during proceedings.
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Fas
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Gilbert Green
U. S
Richard F. Gladstein
Rainfall and hospital notices in Decatur area
Weather reports show 28 hundredths of an inch rainfall in the last day. Local hospital admissions include William Chandler Melvin Slate and Martin Stinson. Several dismissals and service awards are noted plus a 25 dollar fine for illegal firearms and a Legion Auxiliary meeting set at 5 PM.
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Decatur General Hospital
William’ T., Chandler
E. N. Chandler
Wadsworth Street
Melvin Slate
Decatur 2
Martin Stinson
Hartselle
Train Derails Near Eastman in Georgia
A Kansas City Florida special derailed near Eastman Georgia at 3 15 a m. Three passenger cars and two other cars left the tracks with a mail car also overturning. No serious injuries reported but clerks were treated at Coleman hospital. Delays expected while the main line is cleared.
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Atlanta
Eastman
Eusly
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Godwinsville
Macon
Southern
James L. Thompson
Coleman Hospital
Thompson
Federal income at five year low due to tax cut and downturn
Federal revenue for the 1949 fiscal year is projected to fall about a billion dollars below the January forecast, marking a five year low as personal income taxes drop after the 1948 tax cut and layoffs curb withholding. Excise taxes run slightly above last year while corporate taxes stay strong in peacetime rates.
Economic forecasts amid postwar downturn and price trends
The piece surveys multiple experts from Macy’s to Archer-Daniels Midland and Bankers Trust, predicting a year of price balance delays, gradual cuts in fats and oils, and a mid 1950 slump timeline with declines in industrial production and corporate profits. It cites government caution and President Truman’s statements amid near-term unemployment projections.
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Macy's
New York
Archer-Daniels- Midland Co
Minneapolis
Bankers Trust Co
University of Chicago
School of Business
Harvard Business School
International Statistical Bureau
Commerce Department
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Markets and Commodities Roundup Across U S Stocks Cotton Wheat
A slow advance lifted U S stock prices with gains for heavyweights like U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Sears Roebuck J I Case United Aircraft Curtiss Wright Magna Vox and others while several names fell. North Georgia live poultry market steady with good demand. cotton futures mixed with July near 32.73 cents a pound and wheat and corn futures showing modest changes.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Sears Roebuck
J. I Case
United Aircraft
Curtiss-Wright
Magnavox
Schenley
Kennecott Copper
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical
Johns- Manville
Owens-Ilinois
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil
Standard Oil of
California
Loew's
Consolidated Edison
Northern Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Warner Bros
Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Markets at a Glance New York June 29
Markets at a Glance reports stocks advancing slowly led by leaders, government bonds steady then sharply higher, cotton irregular with short covering in nearby July. Chicago wheat steady with cash prices up, corn mixed on good crop outlook, oats little change. Hogs slow 25 to 50 cents lower to top 21.60, cattle uneven 25 cents lower to 50 cents higher top 28.75.
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New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Lee Scott Goes On Death Trial
In Roanoke Virginia the state prosecutes 16 year old Lee Scott for first degree murder in the Dana Marie Weaver death at a church kitchen on May 8. The defense labels it manslaughter, claiming a pitiful fight sparked by Dana Marie’s insult to Scott’s hero Jimmy Webb.
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John Daffron
Roanoke
Dana Marie Weaver
Lee Scott
Commonwealth
C. FE. Cuddy
Hastings Court
Dana Marie
Scott
T. Warren Messick
Messick
Jimmy Webb
Beverly Fitzpatrick
Jefferson High School
Housing section knocked out of administration bill
Washington bulletin reports the housing section of the administration's broad housing bill was removed today and slated for a later vote. The action appears in a June 29 bulletin field update from Washington.
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Washington
Steel Industry Heading Down
New York dispatch notes steel industry activity easing as summer slowdown bites. Iron Age says output and orders fall due to seasonals, labor talks, and vacations with steel operations at 80 percent of capacity after the steepest weekly drop. Labor outlook: wage gains unlikely, pensions hotly debated, fringe benefits probed, and employer funded plans favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iron Age
Metalworking- Trade Weekly
Alabama House acts on anti masking law and tax measures
The judiciary committee backed a bill to collect gasoline tax from unbonded truckers and a 5 percent income tax on charitable trusts, with revenue to education. The anti masking act passed the house and was signed by Gov. Folsom amid ongoing congressional probes into night riding in Alabama.
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House Judiciary Committee
Alabama
State House of Representatives
James E. Folsom
House
Albert A Carmichael
Ku Klux Klan
Virginia Senator Charges Civil Rights Propaganda Agency
Senator Robertson of Virginia criticized a Humprey civil rights bill before a judiciary subcommittee. He warned the measure would create a federal civil rights commission and full time staff, effectively furnishing the President with a propaganda agency chosen by the White House and subject to Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Robertson
D-Va
Humphrey
D-Minn
Virginia
Judiciary
Senate
Lubbock Designated Bona Fide Spot Market
The Agriculture Department said Lubbock Texas will be designated a bona fide spot market under cotton marketing laws. The change takes effect around July 1 but Lubbock will not be used among the 10 markets reporting daily and weekly price averages or as a basis for futures settlements. Current reporting markets include Memphis New Orleans Dallas Houston Galveston Charleston Augusta Savannah and Montgomery with Little Rock also used for price averages.
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Washington
Lubbock
Tex
Agriculture Department
Memphis
New Orleans
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Charleston
S. C
Augusta, Ga
Savannah
Montgomery
Ala
Little Rock
Ark
Senate Moves On Housing and Race Debate Amid Veto Risk
Amid heated debate lawmakers edging toward final housing bill with two admin opposed amendments adopted and a white and black tenants provision killed 168 to 130. Administration backers expect final passage despite Democratic doubts as Halleck push limits on public housing costs.
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Senate
Congress
House
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Atomic
Atomic Energy
tS6iOn
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Wherry
R-Neb
AEC
Herbert Hoover
House Armed Services Committee
Congressional
Alabama
Rep. Battle
Ala
Cairman Celler
Korea
Hearing on Civil Rights Legislation Prompts Alabama Testimony
The House judiciary sub committee on civil rights heard Alabama newspapermen including Clarke Stallworth Clarence Lake and Frank Trafwick discuss violence and enforcement as leaders like Byrne Battle and Celler weighed political optics versus legal aims. Witnesses noted flogging cases and local sentiment while Byrne signaled a limited inquiry focused on proposed civil rights laws.
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Byrne
Hobbs
Battle of Alabama
D-N. Y
House’ Judiciary
Alabama
Judiciary Committee
Rep. Battle
D-Ala
Celler
Congress
U. S
Battle
Truman
Clarke Stallworth
Birmingham Post
Stallworth
Clarence Lake
The
Birmingham News
Frank Trawick
Jasper Union News
Vacation Bible School at Oak Ridge Methodist Church
Oak Ridge Methodist Church will hold a vacation Bible school starting Tuesday July 5 at 9 oclock. Morning sessions run for two weeks with a trained staff of teachers and instructors. All children and young people are invited to attend each meeting.
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Oak Ridge Methodist Church
United States Refuses to Recognize Chinese Blockade Order
Washington notes that the United States cannot admit the legality of barriers against shipping to communist ports unless the Chinese government declares and maintains an effective blockade. The State Department sent a formal note to Canton explaining the stance.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Canton
Center Point H D Club Hosts Busy June Meeting
Mrs Ira Dobbs entertained the Center Point Home Demonstration Club on June 16. Eighteen members attended as Mrs C L Wiggington presided and Mrs Willis Morrow gave the devotional. A July rural youth entertainment was planned with Mrs Willis Morrow and Mrs Will Pence in charge.
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Ira Dobbs
Center Point H. D. Club
C. L. Wiggington
Willis Morrow
I. V. Dobbs
D. P. Hendrix
Deck Evans
Norton
M. Dees
Edna Millican
Frank Russell
Morrow
Miss Dees
Wayne Maxwell
Somerville
Earline Evans
Lynda Pence
Latain Johnson
Laura Jean Fuller
Sandra Gail Fuller
Celia Sullivan
Patsy Ann Evans
Sara Ann Whitten
Glinda Maxwell
Anna Margret Johnson
Lynda Gayle Pence
Erline Evans
Laraine Johnson
Lorrie Johnson
Mary Ann Allen
Jean Wigginton
Taft as Senate strategist guides strikes bill vote
Senator Taft led a bipartisan bloc to approve a government power measure 50 to 40 to curb strikes by injunction and seizure. He secured 32 of 41 Republicans and 17 Democrats behind his plan, while Lucas faced weaker party support with 35 of 54 voting no and five Republicans joining the administration.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Lucas
Illinois
Death by Own Action Declared in Dearmanville case
An Aniston coroner ruled the death of Mrs. David Jones, 51, at her Dearmanville home a death by own action. He cited failing health as a factor and reported the gunshot wound as the cause.
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Anniston
Ala
David Jones
Dearmanville
Bowie Jones
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Logan
W. J. Tucker
Birmingham
John Hardwick
Mr. Logan
Margaret Peterson
Panama Canal Zone
Hamil Clinic
D. F. Wiggins
Bowles Street
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Mary Higdon
Hartseller
Tennis Waldern
T. C. Walden
Fifth Avenue West
Earl Riggs
Seventh Avenue East
Amos Voyles
Union Grove 1
Happy Five
Enon Baptist Church
Ralph Rich
Tarrant
Talmadge Mosely
Recorder's Court
J. B. Whitemire
Joe H. Calvin
American Legion Auxiliary
Garland Roberts
American Legion Home
Charles Molony
Charles Sawyer
Consolidated Groceries
General Electric
Wall Street
Picious
Fitzpatrick
Steel Industry
E. P. Pruitt
Federated Ku Klux Klan
Clark
Klan
DNY
Laurie Battle
James Allen
Etowah
W. A. Gurledge
Chilton County
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Wilcox
Noble Russell
Morgan County
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Mobile
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City
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Moe
Emmett Wood
Virginian
Fred Hogland
Center Point Club
Dillehay
Grant
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Decatur
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