Weather Outlook and Local Notices in Decatur Region
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon tonight and Saturday with widely scattered thunder showers in the extreme northwest portion Saturday. Moderate southerly winds along the coast becoming locally fresh Saturday. Local society notes include visits and arrivals in Decatur with hospital dismissals and births. Sgt Edgar Head near Keesler Field en route to Puerto Rico. several residents admitted or discharged from Decatur General Ellis Meyer and Baugh Wiley clinics. page 2 contains diary.
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Howard Head
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Miss
Sgt
Edgar Head
Keesler Field
Sgt. Head
Puerto Rico
Reds Virtually Dare Allied Talks To Break Armistice
In Munsan Korea for the ninth day Red truce negotiators pressed the Allies and again virtually urged a formal end to armistice discussions. Admiral C Turner Joy spoke briefly, using two minutes of a thirty minute session to reject what remained of the Allied proposals.
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Munsan
Korea
Nice
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Allied air strikes silence Red guns near Pyongyang
Allied planes carried out 1 220 sorties along the 155 mile battlefront in clear weather. Fighter bombers targeted a large vehicle repair center near Pyongyang blasting communications lines and supply hubs. The Air Force reported 30 buildings destroyed in the strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
Reds Reject Exchange Proposal for 132000 Prisoners
North Korea demands formal end to armistice talks before any new offer. Gen Nam Il says sessions can continue only if armistice negotiations are terminated. Panmunjom to host another meeting as Joy rejects exchange of 132000 Reds for 12000 Allied captives. Nam Il also rejects voluntary repatriation.
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Red
Nam II
Panmunjom
Joy
Nam Il
U. N
Lively Resigns Mill Position in Decatur Transfer
Alabama Hosiery Mills Inc announces the resignation of vice president and general manager Lloyd Lively effective immediately. Fred A. Voehringer, plant superintendent since 1944, is named vice president and general manager. Lively steered the Decatur mill after Mock Judson Voehringer Co acquired it.
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Lloyd L. Lively
Alabama Hosiery Mills Inc
Fred A. Voehringer
Lively
Decatur
Mock, Judson, Voehringer Co
South
Voehringer
Trieste Seized By Tito Tightens Yugoslav Hold
Belgrade authorities move to consolidate control over the Zone B area of Trieste with military decrees nullifying travel limits for residents, as Tito cites Western decisions to aid Italy in ruling Zone A. The disputed 320 square mile territory remains claimed by both Italy and Yugoslavia after World War II.
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Belgrade
Tito
Trieste
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
Zone B
Suspect Admits Swindles In MultiSTATE Scams
Fred Corzine a 62 year old con man admitted to police he ran scams in 40 states and used aliases such as Fred Brandt and Fred Cramer He was jailed after a Lebanon Ohio arrest and a prior two year sentence for mail fraud He described a TV set delivery con and kept under $25 to dodge major charges while facing defrauding charges in Tennessee and Alabama authorities said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Corzine
J. B. Whitmire
Corzine
Recorder’s Court
Memphis
Tennessee
Whitmire
Pack Self
J. H. Collier
A. M. Smith
FBI
Fred Brandt
Fred Cramer
Fred Cole
Fred Kohl
Lebanon
Ohio
Tallahassee
Florida
Self
Bank Street
Smith
Washington
Huntsville
Hartselle
Cullman
Sams
Big Increase in TVA Tax Payments for 1952 Year
TVA plans total tax payments by TVA and distributors around 7.25 million dollars for the year ending June 30 1952. TVA will pay 3.036 million in lieu taxes to seven states and 135 counties, up 591 thousand from 1951. Municipal and cooperative TVA power distributors will add over 4.2 million in state and local taxes or in lieu payments.
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TVA
John Oliver
Oliver
Consul Chief's Car Fired Upon near Tunis summer palace
American Consul General John D Jernegan said his car was fired on by unknown assailants in the Tunis suburbs near Bey Sidi Mohammed Al Amin. Two bullets struck the vehicle but no one was injured as Jernegan traveled at about 1 a m. Nearby area showed no signs of life or lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
John D Jernegan
Tunis
Summer Palace
Bey Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin
Carthage
Jernegan
MacArthur Warns Against Political Conniving Threat to Republic
Gen. Douglas MacArthur warned Michigan lawmakers of political conniving that could lead to a military state. His motorcade toured southeastern Michigan en route to a Detroit appearance on the City Hall steps where he urged defenders of representative government amid Eisenhower’s presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Douglas MacArthur
America
MacArthur
Michigan
Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oregon Primary Signals Eisenhower Lead in Western Test
Voters across Oregon turnout to a record turnout forecast of 60 percent for the presidential primary. Eisenhower leads the Republican race with Taft not entering. Kefauver seeks Democratic delegates while Stassen MacArthur Morse compete for influence as campaign events begin tonight.
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Portland
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas A. MacArthur
Wayne Morse
Morse
Mrs. Pierce Named New Head Of League
Mrs Don ald Pierce of Wetumpka is the new president of the Alabama League of Women Voters. She succeeds Mrs Mel Forrest Barker of Anniston and Mrs Owen Meridith Jr of Montgomery as president and Emory of Wetumpka as secretary.
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Montgomery
Donald Pierce
Wetumpka
Alabama League of Women Voters
Mel Forrest Barker
Anniston
Cali
Anc
Owen Meridith Jr
Ion
Amd Ux
Iene Emory
Oil Strike Showing Signs of Easing as Talks Begin
Washington reports the oil strike cooling with 15 bargaining sessions arranged nationwide between unions and oil firms. O A Knight says the strike is being called off and most workers will return soon after local accords are signed. Wage limits cap increases at 15 cents an hour under the WSB formula, with larger firms already offering that amount.
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Washington
O. A. Knight
WSB
Murray Ready To Renew Talks With Steel Industry
Union chief Philip Murray said he is willing to renew peace talks but will not retreat from a 26 cent an hour package and union shop backed by the Wage Stabilization Board. He stated the industry must initiate negotiations and warned no compromise on the issue.
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Norman Walker
Philadelphia
Steelworkers Union
Philip Murray
Murray
Non Jury Session To Resume Tuesday In Morgan County Court
The Morgan County Circuit Court non jury session will resume Tuesday May 20 with one case on calendar. Judge S A Lynne presides and yesterday’s session heard General Finance Company versus Carlton J Mooney on a promissory note as summonses were quashed and alias summons and complaints ordered.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
S. A. Lynne
General Finance Company
Carlton J. Mooney
Pantie raids trigger dormitory chaos on campuses
A wave of male student raids spreads to Columbia University and Miami campus dorms. Police and guards battled over 1,000 students at Barnard College as co eds hurled underwear from windows and water bags at attackers. Other campuses including Florida and Nebraska report similar incidents.
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New York
Columbia University of Miami
Columbia
Barnard College
University
Universities of
Florida
Nebraska
Iowa
Purdue
Denver
Otterbein College
Ohio
University of Miami
Dickinson
Adenauer Wins Court Victory Over Socialist Opposition
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer secured a Karlsruhe court ruling allowing his signing of the peace and European army treaties. The decision clears the path to ratification by the federal parliament as Allies prepare to finalize terms and await high level meetings next week. Socialists aimed to block ratification, while broader moves touched banking, oil lands, immigration reform, and Marine Corps expansion.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
West
Adenauer
Federal Constitutional Court
Karlsruhe
Probation Denied in Two Separate Hearings
Two probation requests were denied before Judge Newton B. Powell. Vero Anders, a Hartzelle man convicted of first degree manslaughter, received no probation and remains with a ten year prison term. Audrey Taylor, who pled guilty to stealing a truck from Decatur Ice and Coal, also received no probation and was sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
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Newton B. Powell
Vero Anders
Hartzelle
Powell
Anders
Russell Lynne
Audrey Taylor
Decatur Ice and Coal Company
Cooking School To Attract Ladies From Far And Near
Decatur hosts a free two night electric cooking school at Decatur high school auditorium. Mrs Adine demonstrates using the electric range refrigerator and home freezer for easier economical meals. Free recipe booklets are handed out as she cooks live for homemakers expected to attend tonight and tomorrow.
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Decatur
Big Electric Cooking School
Decatur High School
Adine
Senate Passes Measure Today By Voice Vote
A Wage Stabilization Board member testifies before the House labor committee that critics seek to crash labor unions. Elmer E. Walker of the AFL Machinists argues public perception is skewed by a one sided steel case narrative.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Walker
Senate Banking Committee
WSB
House Banking Committee
Senate
Truman
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
House Labor Committee
Elmer E. Walker
AFL International Association of Machinists
Alabama Delegation Backs Tide Lands Compromise Bill
The Washington action sees five Alabama congressmen voting for a compromise bill defining control of submerged coastal lands. The for group included Andrews Battle De Graffenried Grant Rains, with Elliott Jones opposing and Boykin Roberts not voting.
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Washington
Alabama
House
Andrews
Battle
Graffenried
Grant
Rains
Newsprint Price Hike Seen From Canada
Price stabilizer Ellis Arnall reported Canada plans a $10 per ton increase in newsprint, effective June 15, raising delivered New York prices to $126 per ton. The move would be the second $10 rise by Canadian manufacturers in a year, with about 90 percent of U S used newsprint imported from Canada. Arnall has urged denial of the request.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Canada
New York
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Buell Hembree
East Church Street
T. E. Campbell
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George Dawson
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Floyd Johnson
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
A. M. Morgen
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Ruby Bridges
Slick Nichols
Athens
H. G. Ingraham
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Hicks
Frank Kirby
Birmingham
Hubert Betterton
Price Bryant
M. H. Broom
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Roger Chapman
Garth Kimbrell
R. G. McNelly
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