Battle Over Flood Cost Bill in Senate Fight
The Senate faces a record 640.253 million program for flood control and navigation projects with a looming floor battle. A trio of Republicans urge a 200 million cut, directing Army engineers to allocate remaining funds by urgency and long term importance.
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Army Engineers
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
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Wallace backers rally in Alabama aim for electors slate
In Montgomery on May 3 Wallace supporters plan a rally to select an 11 member slate of Wallace for President electors for Alabama and to adopt a party constitution and emblem. Independent candidates may seek 300 signatures each. ballots in Alabama list electors, not presidential candidates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Wallace
Alabama
Vivian Thomas
Andalusia
Thomas
Wallace
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Panama Canal Funding and Alaska Communications Boost Stated
The report cites Rico allocating 20 million plus for the Panama Canal project and 1.8 million for the Alaska Signal Cops communications system while 2.435 million goes to the U S soldiers home in the District of Columbia.
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Panama Canal
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U. S
District of Columbia
Britain to surrender Palestine mandate May 15
As Britain sets May 15 to relinquish control in Palestine the United Nations faces a race to craft a plan to avert a wider Arab Jewish war. Troops tanks and guns rush to Palestine while 25 000 troops already guard the frontiers and fighting intensifies around Jerusalem and Katamon.
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Holy Land
United Nations
Middle East
Palestine
U. N
England
Malta
Cyprus
Trans- Jordan
Jerusalem
Futhermore
Katamon
Henry Gurney
Segregation clash fuels call to Supreme Court test case
Taylor denounces arrest as unconstitutional as he defends a local segregation ban. Wallace criticizes federal spending while freedoms at home are curtailed. Police say Taylor sought notoriety and arrest details note Phillip Foster of Bessemer and others linked to the congress and a conference. Bond set at 100 dollars for several detainees.
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Taylor
Idaho
Congress
Phillip Foster
Bessemer
Ala
Foster
James Dombrowski
New Orleans
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Southern Conference Education Fund
Doris Lenk
New York
Eddie Forray
Mobile
H. Douglas Oliver
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