Georgia Liquor Rule Tightened in Unofficial Ruling
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook ruled that any non tax paid whisky found in Georgia is contraband and subject to seizure. The informal decision, sent to Columbus Ledger editor James O Bellows, limits exceptions to transporting non tax paid whisky through Georgia in interstate commerce.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Georgia
James O. Bellows
Columbus Ledger
Columbus
Alabama
Bellows
Campus Blast Wrecks UVA Veterans Housing Area
An explosion at the University of Virginia veterans trailer housing area damaged 15 trailers and cars and destroyed a laundry and adjacent trailer. Two people Robert K. Parrott and his wife were injured by the fire. President Colgate W. Darden Jr said a safety valve failure caused the blast.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Veterans
Robert K. Parrott
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Man buys life for seeing eye dogs dies penniless
IPSWICH England March 21 Rev Henry Mayne-Young 79 died penniless after spending his savings to buy 200 days of life for two seeing eye dogs Bruce and Monty a Dalmatian and a Alsatian for his 76 year old widow who is nearly blind A court had condemned the dogs to death for killing chickens and robbing a mailman later the pastor bought a day to day reprieve at one pound per day with court costs over 400 pounds wiping out his funds the widow says the dogs may have to be destroyed
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Ipswich
Eng
Henry Mayne-Young
Bruce
Monty
Snow line in the South lowers Himalayan peaks due to more southern snow
The Himalayan snow line sits lower in the sunny South as the southern aspects receive greater snowfall. This increased accumulation on the southern face leads to a noticeably lower snow line compared with northern exposures.
New Policemen To Be Named In Evarts Kentucky
Evarts Kentucky March 21 Temporary appointment of a two man police force will fill vacancies caused by the conviction of Chief Isachar Combs and Patrolman Lewis Deaton for voluntary manslaughter. The mayor said the $200 a month jobs will be filled within a day or so while full time successors will wait until April 4. State police have taken over policing in the 2100 resident mining town. A new trial will be sought and possible appeal. Middleton, a 48 year old restaurant operator, was slain on December 17.
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Evarts
E. H. Bailey
Isachar Combs
Lewis Deaton
Harlan County
Combs
Deaton
Court of Appeals
Bryan Middleton
Middleton
Seaboard Silver Comet Delayed After Collision Near Raleigh
The Seaboard Air Line Silver Comet struck an automobile 18 miles south of Raleigh. 250 to 300 passengers aboard were awakened before dawn. No injuries or derailment occurred. Authorities say the car driver drove onto the tracks and left to seek aid. the car was demolished and portions removed from the locomotive. Northbound Orange Blossom Special also delayed. Separately, a gun battle in Middleton interrupted police serving a whisky search warrant near a restaurant.
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Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Here
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Seaboard
Middleton
Byrd Supports Johnson for Defense Chief
Senator Byrd of Virginia says he will back President Truman's nomination of Louis A. Johnson to be Secretary of Defense succeeding James Forrestal. Byrd previously aided Democratic support amid Republican moves against Mon C. Wallgren for the National Security Resources Board.
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Truman
Louis A. Johnson
Defense
Washington
Key West
Fla
Tom Clark
Johnson
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Byrd
D-Va
James Forrestal
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mon C. Wallgren
Nomina National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
Senate
Defense Department
MacLachlan Clan Names First Woman Chief’s Newborn Son
In Glasgow Scotland on March 21 1948 the MacLachlan clan announces the birth of a son to the first woman chief in the clan’s 600 year history. Euan is named as the heir and jubilation spreads among clansmen. George S Rome, 28, married the chief in February 1948 and adopted her name to allow succession by their son.
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Glasgow
Scotland
MacLachlan
MacLachlan of
George S. Rome
Euan
Willan re Conqueror, Duke and Viking Rival Leader
Willan re Conqueror is described as ruler of England and Duke of Normandy. The text links him to two Gerencart Viking rival chieftains.
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Willan Re Conqueror
England
Normandy
Cupid Embraces Gypsy Couple in Shreveport Marriage
In Shreveport Louisiana a 19 year old bride Kathrine Adams daughter of Gus Adams and Pete Johnson 21 from Boston were married after gypsy rituals amid delays and searches. The couple had met hours earlier and their families are longtime friends but the couple had not previously met. The ceremony followed traditions with dancing a banquet and a lengthy phone call to the bridegroom's grandfather. The marriage proceeded after three interruptions as Johnson briefly vanished before the ceremony began at 3 p.m.
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Shreveport
United States
Katherine Adams
Gus Adams
George Adams
Los Angeles
Pete Johnson
Boston
Mass
Johnson
Bloc Seeks To Upset Truman Minimum Wage Bill
A group of Southern Democrats urged House votes for a substitute to boost the minimum wage from 10 to 25 cents above the present level while leaving the rest of the wage hour law intact. The plan aims to challenge the administration measure backed by the party platform. The push emerged at a Friday meeting with two Labor Committee members. The administration would raise to 75 cents and extend coverage to about 900,000 workers. the bill faces Rules Committee action Tuesday.
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Washington
House
House Labor Committee
Rules Committee
CIO Cracks At TH Labor Law
The CIO increased pressure on the Taft Hartley law with nine vice presidents slated for closing hearings on the administration's labor bill to replace it. Rep. Kelley notes a vote will take at least a week after hearings as the Senate committee has approved the proposal, which would repeal the Taft Hartley act and enact a Wagner act based measure favored by labor.
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Washington
CIO
Rep. Kelley
D-Pa
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Rep
Lesinski
Mich
Senate
House Labor Committees
Court OKs county subdivision and school bond plan
Atlanta reports that Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook issued an unofficial opinion finding the 1949 act allowing local school districts to issue bonds constitutional. The ruling upholds the division of counties into political sub districts for bond purposes. IC4A outdoor track championships set for Randall's Island New York City on May 28.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Cook
Randall's Island
New York City
Altadena teen wins top science prize for mollusk study
Dwight W. Taylor, 17, of Altadena California, wins the eighth annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search scholarship worth 2800 dollars for his mollusk survey on Nantucket Island. He collected 120 species there, expanding from 46 previously identified, and says the work may illuminate climate changes over centuries. He plans to study zoology at the University of Michigan after graduation.
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Washington
Dwight W. Taylor
Altadena
Calif
Baloa Fowes
Westinghouse
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Taylor
Nantucket
California
Helen
Dwight
Claremont
Great Basin
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Toynvee
Huxley
University of Michigan
Georgians May Ignore Reciprocal Trade Pact
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook says the state cannot enter binding reciprocal trade agreements that would violate highway laws. Walter R. McDonald of the Public Service Commission led a regional meeting with 10 Southern states to discuss uniform truck shipment rules and potential interstate weight length and license standards.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
McDonald
Tennessee
Rome
Cook
Reciprocal Commission
Dust Explosion At Hercules Powder Plant Injures Three
A dust explosion in the milling department at Hercules Powder in Brunswick Georgia injured three men. James E Shuman suffered critical burns while David Lee and G Sellers were burned lightly. Fire was put out by sprinklers and operations slowed at Nave naval stores plant. It was Hercules first incident in two years, ending a two million man hour safety run by the National Safety Council.
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Brunswick
Hercules Powder Company
Nave Naval Stores
James E. Shuman
David Lee
G. Sellers
National Safety Council
Geology and Paleontology Study Overview
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