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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
1
Weather outlook for today and tonight notes partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers in the southeast. Tonight and Wednesday cooler with northwest to north coastal winds.
New York May 10 Magistrate Samuel Orr dismissed the felony complaint against Fred Boysen, tied to a purse snatching and assault at the Polo Grounds. The accuser, Mary Ryan, a 19 year old nurse, had identified Boysen from photos but the charge was deemed a figment of publicity.
Marian Kaczmarek, 40, charged in Manchester with eight counts of violating the official secrets act. Prosecutor says he worked for a spy ring led by a Polish embassy official and sought details on U S aircraft and possible underground airfields in Scotland. Arrested April 20, evidence found in his shoes. Held for trial at Manchester assizes likely in July.
Roanoke police offered a 500 dollar reward as they hunted the parish house slayer of 16 year old Dana Marie Weaver found bludgeoned and strangled in Christ Episcopal church parish house. The student was last seen alive outside the church by three Virginia Tech students.
Capt Harold A Latta-Lawrence cites a Los Angeles doctor and a Hollywood home gift as alleged attempts to frame him in his wife’s $300 monthly maintenance suit. He says the accusations against Rep Edith Nourse Rogers are unfounded while denying any improper ties.
In Rome May 10 a private audience is scheduled between Princess Margaret Rose and Pope Pius XII at 5 30 p m Rome time in the pope's library. Afterward she will tour the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo's Last Judgment.
Mrs Lou Gehrig urges Congress to create a foundation to study multiple sclerosis. She describes her husband’s decline from the disease and appeals for scientific action as a Senate subcommittee considers the bill.
Downtown Decatur parking will extend the paid hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. The ordinance, introduced a month ago, awaits final passage after meter notices are posted. The city plans to install about 107 additional meters and limit taxi stand spaces at Second Avenue and Grant Street to two.
The Dade county grand jury begins a probe into the flogging of seven Chattanooga Negroes by men identified as Ku Klux Klansmen. Sheriff J W Lynch says eight were arrested in an April raid. 25 subpoenas issued. FBI agents have investigated but cannot testify in state grand jury proceedings.
Cullman circuit court to convene June 3 in a special session to retry Robert Woodard and Horace V. Pope for the slaying of Wallace Clyde Dean on July 25, 1946. Judge James H. Crow Jr announced non jury and equity dockets start the week of June. Woodard and Pope were convicted in 1947, appeals granted, witness Faye Kelsoe testified she lied about prior statements.
A congressional group led by Representative Jack Rutledge opened a study on FEPC bills and set a new target for approving the pact by July 1. The panel discussed routes to swift debate, potential amendments, and the political timeline affecting civil rights policy.
Senate leaders target July 1 approval of the North Atlantic pact and Europe arm program. The foreign relations committee moved to shorten hearings to seven days, aiming to conclude testimony by next Tuesday. A FEPC study also opened as a major civil rights issue in Truman's agenda.
May 10 in Washington strong Southern opposition emerges at early hearings on a federal fair employment practices act. Rep Battle of Alabama argues the South will resist anti discrimination measures on principle and tells the subcommittee to forget the whole thing. Rep Powell of New York presides as several lawmakers testify for and against the proposal.
Nine bills to ban employment discrimination by race religion color national origin or ancestry will be discussed before the house labor subcommittee on FEPC. The hearings run three weeks and face strong Southern opposition within the President's party.
On May 10 Britain saw the Labour Party lose ground to the Conservatives on the opening day of a week long local elections. In urban and rural councils across England and Wales the Conservatives reported a net gain of 64 seats while Labour posted a net decline as officials watch for a national reckoning ahead of next year’s national election.
The general public is invited to the inauguration of Dr. Ralph Brown Draughon as president of Auburn Polytechnic Institute on Thursday at 3 15 PM in the stadium. Dr Draughon will speak and a public reception at the pre home will follow. Diner activities include dedication of a new cemetery, military review on Field.
A public hearing is set for 1 a.m. May 18 in Montgomery on a bill to abolish all liquor advertising in Alabama. House health committee chair Rep. J. G. Ganey presides, with Rep. Emmett Wood as sponsor. The bill bans liquor ads in newspapers radio TV billboards and street car cards with penalties up to hard labor for repeat offenses.
DETROIT May 10 The Ford strike idling 65 000 workers and threatening thousands more was brought to the peace table as management and CIO United Auto Workers opened talks set for 2 p m EST Young Henry Ford agreed to negotiate after a sudden shift in stance from Walter Reuther The talks aim to end a major auto industry labor battle now in its sixth day with 40 000 more Ford workers facing idleness within a week and Ford warning of plant shutdowns if no settlement is reached by Friday
Gen Szydor Modelski testified before a senate judiciary subcommittee that a Polish United Nations representative, Ignacy Zlotowski, was sent to the United States to carry on espionage in the atomic bomb field. He described the Polish embassy as the center of a spying network and said communist activity was linked to immigration defense hearings led by Senator McCarran.
The Associated Press reports Chinese nationalists claim a victory as their garrison says troops gained an advantage at Liuhn village 30 miles northwest of Shanghai. Observers call it a small action while Nationalists counterattacked west of Kunshan and claimed 200 Reds killed North of Kunshan and 200 casualties at Taichang.
London report notes a May 3 Big Four conference between the United States Britain and Soviet Union with French and other officials to address Germany. Vavilov of Radio Moscow cites wartime coalition as proof that different economic systems can collaborate in peacetime for stable peace. No direct Big Four reference was made.
Soviet commander Chuikov and Western leaders order transport trade and communications services between zones to resume at one minute past midnight German time. Britain moves toward nationalizing iron and steel industry as Lords consider the bill after Commons passage. Israel’s UN admission looks likely with a crucial Lake Success vote tomorrow. Arab riots clash with Trans-Jordan forces in the Nablus triangle reported from Damascus.
The Alabama House approved a bill 72 to 27 to limit Gov. James E. Folsom's temporary clerk hire fund to the amount in the general appropriation bill. About $94,000 has already been spent and the fund is currently $3,500 per year. The measure also spurred a statewide referendum on a new tax program. Opponents warned of hasty action and benefits from fund use. A separate Senate bill would curb overall state spending.
Prosecution witnesses place Airman Herman Dennis Jr. near the jade shop where Ruth Farnsworth worked. Witnesses describe Dennis driving a jeep with $4,500, and nearby witnesses place him a mile from the jade shop after lights went out. An earlier witness testified Dennis opposes segregation overseas, expressing views to Blackledge, a Navy civilian.
Fulton county grand jury summons Georgia Power Company president C B McManus and transit workers union head Jesse Walton to appear and explain why the Atlanta transit strike cannot be settled within 45 minutes. The strike began May 11 over wages and a pension plan, with no progress from negotiations.
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