Local Notices and Community Life Roundup
Weather outlook says fair and mild this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy skies Thursday. Traffic and law enforcement report one reckless driving arrest, and two non-support or alias warrant arrests over the past days. Jail population transfer notes and several hospital admissions and dismissals at Ellis eye and Decatur General hospitals. Building permits issued for a room addition at 508 Ninth Street Southeast and a coal house at 408 Twelfth Avenue East. Commencement speaker Dr Festus Cooke set for Speake High School tomorrow at 8 PM. A children and parents cast variety show slated for Austinville High School tomorrow at 7 30 PM. Diary reference directs readers to Page 2.
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Bruce Leonard
Ninth Stipe
Hattie Mae Taylor
Twelfth Avenue East
Milk Price Gets Test In Court
A Birmingham milk distributors lawsuit challenges prices set by the Milk Control Board in the Ingham area. Southern Dairies, Inc. Foremost Dairies, Inc. and Barber Pure Milk Co. seek a modification of the price order to secure a larger distributor profit share. Circuit Court Judge Walter B. Jones set the hearing for June 3 at 10 a.m. CST.
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Montgomery
Birmingham
Milk Control Board
Ingham
Circuit Court
Walter B. Jones
Southern Dairies, Inc
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Barber Pure Milk Co
Milk Board
Senate Panel Debates New Aid Reduction Measure
Witnesses from major rubber firms urged Congress to end government ownership of synthetic rubber facilities and oppose a two year extension beyond June 30. They urged privatization within six months while noting synthetic rubber now competes with natural rubber in quality and price. Memorial services for lawmakers who died last year were held in the House. The Armed Services Committee weighed a proposed 400 million dollar cut to foreign aid amid a tight vote outlook.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Armed Services
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Armed Services Committee
Lee Senate
Officer Fired On Pension Eve
New York Police Lieutenant Thomas J. Evans, a 21 year veteran, was fired hours before his planned retirement amid graft allegations linked to boss bookie Harry Gross. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan said Gross’ testimony supported the action and Evans loses a 2575 dollar yearly pension. Evans’ attorney planned an appellate court review.
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New York
Harry Gross
George P. Monaghan
Gross
Thomas J. Evans
Evans
Monaghan
Daniel Jacobson
State Supreme Court
James A. Delehanty
Sneak Thief Steals Pants and Cash at Rex Pou Home
Police pursue a thief who entered the Rex Pou residence at 618 Canal Street while Mr and Mrs Pou sat in the living room. The intruder took between 25 and 30 dollars and a pair of trousers. Chief J B Whitmire said the case is under investigation.
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Rex Pou
Canal Street
J. B. Whitmire
Red Filibuster Threat Looms in Panmunjom Talks
Communist negotiators threaten to filibuster the Allies armistice package at Panmunjom. Gen Nam Il escalates the talks by injecting the kidnapping of Brig.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Skirmishes Across Front Seoul Rivalry Spurs Firefights
Allied forces report four hour skirmishes along the Korean front near Seoul. An Eighth Army patrol killed 36 Communist troops in an early raid and held the position for 45 minutes before a Communist counterattack. In Kumhwa and nearby sectors, two Red squads and UN outposts clashed for 90 minutes, with 31 attackers killed in the encounters.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Kumhwa
United Nations
Dodd Visits Rose Island Prison Camp
Gen Francis T Dodd tours the Rose Island Prison Camp as Nam Il accuses Allied forces of inhuman prisoner treatment claiming proof by concessions and urging scrutiny. The report references statements found on page 2.
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Francis T. Dodd
Rose Island
Nam Il
NLRB Reversed In Picket Case
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer may fire a worker who refuses to cross a rival union picket line while on duty. The two to one decision overturned the NLRB order to reinstate Charles Waugh with back pay as a chauffeur routeman for Rockaway News Supply Co. The firing occurred after his refusal to cross the Nassau Daily Review Star picket line in Rockville Centre New York.
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New York
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Charles Waugh
Rockaway News Supply Co., Inc
Waugh
Nassau Daily Review Star
Rockville Centre
N. Y
WAC Celebrating 10th Anniversary
Washington marks ten years of women in service with Col Mary A Halloren praising 1,200 staff at home and abroad including Far East Pacific Europe Austria and Caribbean commands in wartime origins.
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Washington
WAC
Mary A. Halloren
Far East
Pacific
Europe
Austria
Caribbean
Ceiling On Oil Wage Hike Seen
The Wage Stabilization Board prepared to set a flexible ceiling on oil industry wage increases for about 90 000 striking workers under anti inflation rules. The strike enters its third week with no settlement in sight and aims to guide more than 20 unions in oil companies. The dispute triggers shortages as far as Great Britain and prompts federal petroleum distribution plans in 15 affected states. Secretary of the Interior Chapman outlines a defense focused framework to direct petroleum to essential uses.
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Rowland Evans Jr
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Great Britain
U. S. Third Air Force
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Chapman
Delegate Candidate Concedes For Victory
Montgomery attorney John Britton concedes the Second District delegate race to Tom Martin, a Montgomery radio executive, after finishing third in a field of five. Britton will not seek a runoff and both candidates said they would support Len.
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Montgomery
John Britton
Tom Martin
WAPX
Britton
Martin
Len
Acheson Warns West Germany To Get Backing
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will maintain Western powers in Berlin and aid the people of Berlin and the Western zones. The remark appeared aimed at deterring Soviet pressure and signaling commitment to West Germany.
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Acheson
West Germany
Washington
United States
Berlin
Germany
Germany to request U S aid for rearmament plan
Bonn Germany expects to ask the United States for at least one billion dollars in aid to begin arming German soldiers for Western defense after the peace contract and the European army treaty are approved. Sources say the amount is likely for the first year of rearmament.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
United States
Western powers press toward all German unity talks
Britain and France maintain policy on German unity with the Western world. Acheson said a peace contract between the Western powers and Germany is reasonably certain and Bonn may host the signing this month. The note to Russia reaffirms resolve to pursue unity as the path to peace and opens talks with the Soviet Union on unification after agreeing on basic issues including free elections.
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Britain
France
Seon Acheson
Germany
Bonn
Acheson
Europe
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Supreme Court mulls Truman steel seizure ruling
Justices weighed the legality of President Truman's steel industry seizure as a decision may take weeks. Justice Jackson urged delaying the court's formal opinion, while John W. Davis argued the act extended executive power beyond Congress. The administration defended the action against the industry claim of irreparable injury.
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Davis
John W. Davis
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Truman
High Court
Court of Last Resort
David A. Pine
Justice Jackson
Jackson
Philip B. Perlman
Yale Students Riot Quelled After Ice Cream Stand Clash
About 1,000 Yale students sparked a three hour disturbance in New Haven when two ice cream truck drivers clashed for a favored spot. Fire hoses dispersed the crowd. Four students were arrested along with the drivers. two students and six others were treated for injuries at the infirmary.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Legislation Would Exempt Blue-Gray Game From Taxation
A bill by Rep Grant proposes suspending federal tax on the Blue and Gray North-South game in Montgomery Alabama for five years. Money saved would fund statues of Generals Robert E Lee and Ulysses Grant at the stadium entrance to symbolize a united country.
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Washington
Montgomery
Ala
Rep
Grant
D-Ala
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses Grant
Lancaster Remains in Jail After Adultery Assault Trial
Lancaster, jailed in Moulton, Lawrence County, faces undecided options after conviction on adultery and assault and battery. He was fined $100 and given until Monday to choose an appeal or probation. His subdued demeanor and limited remarks mark the ongoing case as his supporters watch closely.
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Sherman Lancaster
Lawrence County
Moulton
Lancaster
Newbold Morris Pursues AFL Union Merger of Theatre Artists
Newbold Morris plans to unite the nation's 50 000 actors singers and musicians under a single AFL union merger, a goal pursued for 15 years with four prior attempts failing.
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Newbold Morris
New York
AFL
Escapees Recaptured After Night Flight And Hostage Release
Two of four escaped convicts were recaptured before dawn after releasing three hostages, including a mother and daughter, who reported no mistreatment. The captured men were John R. Welch and Russell H. Pulliam, both serving long sentences, as the fugitives fled with Robert Arthur Chick and George Theodorou after escaping from Ramsey State Prison Farm.
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Angleton
Tex
John R. Welch
Russell H. Pulliam
M. Y. Crain
Lelia Sproles
Clara Joe
A. C. Searcy
Welch
Pulliam
Ramsey
Robert Arthur Chick
George Theodorou
Crain
Liverpool
Five Survivors Tell Of Crash Above Pacific
Five B‑29 crewmen described a collision with a Marine Corsair nearly three miles above the Pacific. The bomber from March Air Force Base and the fighter from El Toro sank after the impact. seven crewmen were missing and six parachuted to safety. one Marine pilot was killed.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Marine Corsair
March Air Force Base
Calif
el Toro
Marine Air Base
Air Force
Secretary Foresees Steel Strike If WSB Demands Not Met
The CIO United Steelworkers threaten a nationwide steel mill walkout after endorsing a wage increase backed by the Wage Stabilization Board. Maurice Tobin says profits justify the 1742 cent hourly rise plus fringe benefits over 18 months. industry could cover costs with already strong profits.
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Philadelphia
Cio-Steelworkers
Maurice Tobin
Tobin
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Wife Sentenced In Poison Case
In Birmingham a 50 year old practical nurse, Mrs. Lessie Willis, was sentenced to 20 years after a jury found her guilty of attempting to poison her husband Robert E. Willis. Circuit Judge Alta L. King imposed the maximum term, noting her guilt and prior confession. Deputy B M Dinken testified she admitted the act.
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Birmingham
Lessie Willis
Alta L. King
King
B. M. Dinken
Willis
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W. T. Kretz
Somerville Road
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North Avenue
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Fifth Avenue
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Decatur
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Sara Stockton
Seventh Avenue
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Cornelian Court
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Decatur A
Jesse Russell
Lakin Garnett
Fourth Avenue
James H. Smith
Moulton Street
Austinville High School
R. T. Agnew
Colbert County Hospital
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High Tribunal
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Woman’s College At
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