Korea War Hearings Highlight MacArthur Battle Differences
General Bradley and Secretary Marshall urged negotiations while Collins noted Chinese and Russian air involvement in Korea. The testimony, heavily censored, covered front lines and the risk of a new major war, with calls to extricate the 10th corps and fears of enemy casualties exceeding one million.
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Far Eastern
MacArthur
Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Collins
Yalu
Korea
Manchuria
U.S
High Command
Pentagon
Russell
Dga
van Fleet
Far East
Acheson
Navy
Air Force
Morse
R-Ore
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Courtney Whitney
New York
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Truman
Arkansas
JCS
Pacific
Joint Chiefs
U.N
North Korea
8Th Army
Walton Walker
10Th Corps
Edward M. Almond
Whitney
Eighth Army
North Georgia live poultry market stays steady in May reports
Markets show steady North Georgia live poultry as heavy supplies clear with strong demand. Prices FOB farm Thursday afternoon and morning: broilers and fryers 25-27 cents, mostly 25 to 26 cents, with broad delivery and active dressing plants.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Johnson Rites on Saturday
Funeral services for John Benton Johnson 77 will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev T N Kitchens Rev R L Baker and Rev E N Chandler officiating Burial will be Morris cemetery Brown directing Johnson died today at Decatur General Hospital after a four day stay He was born October 8 1874 in Lawrence County Surviving are wife Annie Johnson four daughters four sons and a brother with nephews as pallbearers.
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John Benton Johnson
Trinity Methodist Church
T. N. Kitchens
R. L. Baker
E. N. Chandler
Morris Cemetery
Brown
Johnson
Decatur General Hospital
Lawrence County
Fourth Avenue West
Annie Johnson
Myrtie Fuller
James Dillehay
Decatur
G. S. Parker
E. C. Sivley
Trinity
W. A
Austinville
B. E
Ft. Leavenworth, Kan
Wilburn
T. B. Johnson
Hartselle
Declassification planned for biology and radiology projects
The AEC announced that information from biology medicine and radiology projects will be declassified for government agencies after analysis. Tests at the Pacific proving ground measured blast and thermal effects on structures aircraft and other items to aid weapons research and civil defense. General Quesada and Dr Graves will report to Washington. the area remains closed to the public.
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Department of Defense
Federal
Civil Defense Agency
Quesada
Graves
Washington
Truman
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Pacific Proving Ground
Commission
Psychological warfare shapes Kore a and China policy, Zacharias says
Admiral Zacharias argues psychological action can split China from Moscow and hasten Mao’s fall, noting China’s entry into Korea was a propagandist move. He says U N opposition surprised Mao, China’s war threatens the USSR, and Europe remains the main target for U.S. strategy. He calls for a full internal security investigation and stronger intelligence.
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High Command
Zacharias
U. S
China
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Red China
U. N
Korea
Mao
Red
Russia
U.S.S.R
38Th Parallel
Manchuria
U.S
Europe
U.N
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Congress
President Yet Uncertain On 1952 Run Amid Party Clash
President remains unsure about his 1952 plans while Democrats at a 26 state conference claim they will press the fight against the Republicans. Secretary Brannan led a closing assault on MacArthur, urging a Taft Martin line to rival Roosevelt era rhetoric.
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Douglas MacArthur
Brannan
MacArthur
Taft
Martin
McCarthy
Cain
Martin, Barton and Fish
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin Brannan
Roosevelt
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
China
Senate subcommittee plans $38 million restoration in AEC TVA funds
A Senate appropriations subcommittee recommended restoring $38 million cut by the house from Atomic Energy Commission and Tennessee Valley Authority funds for 1952. Led by Sen Maybank the panel proposes increasing the AEC appropriation for the year starting July 1 by $29 million and TVA by $9 million.
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Bulletin
Washington
Senate
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Maybank
D-Sc
AEC
TWA
Cullman dealer improving amid parole scandal probes
Probers say the Cullman automobile dealer is not in danger and is improving. The arrests stem from a legislature inquiry into mass paroles and pardons issued by two Folsom appointees Bill Drinkard and Glen Vinson who led the pardon-parole board from Oct 1, 1949 to Jan 15. Thetford says Wood and Roy Drinkard will be tried in July. perjury carries up to 20 years.
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Cullman
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Bill Drinkard
Glen Vinson
Sylacauga
Pardon-Parole Board
Circuit
William F. Thetford
Montgomery
Wood
Roy Drinkard
Wife Of Judge Suffers Injury In North Alabama Crash
Mrs. Frances Griffith wife of Cullman county probate judge Kenneth Griffith was hospitalized with severe head cuts after a two vehicle collision on Highway 31 near Hanceville. Driver Joe Graves 30 Garden City faced no charges. A mule owned by Cullman dealer James Kinney was killed in the daytime wreck.
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Frances Griffith
Cullman County
Cullman Hospital
W. E. Richey
Cullman
Joe Graves
Garden City
Griffith
Hanceville
Highway
Highway 31
Richey
Arthur L. Ayres Jr
Birmingham
Alabama Senate tackles taxes and lobbying in heated sessions
Lawmakers debated sales tax exemptions and lobbyist influence as Madison county leaders push mass meetings to gauge public sentiment on school funding. Senators rejected abolishing the state auditor post while approving veteran poll tax exemptions and local advertising cost rules.
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Fite
Huntsville
Madison County
Marion County
Senate
George Quarles
Dallas
House
Amos Jones
Lauderdale
Elvin McCary
Calhoun
Alabama
Vaughan Hill Robison
Montgomery
John Pinson
Sumter
Calumet and Hecla Declares 20 Cent Dividend
The board of directors of Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company declares a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share payable June 20 1951 to stockholders of record June 5 1951. A 1950 total dividends were 80 cents per share with 10c on June 19 20c on September 21 and 50c on December 1.
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Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company
Local notices and health updates from Decatur area
Mrs. T. G. Hall is bedbound with virus pneumonia at her mother Mrs. M. C. Lyle's home on Sixth Avenue West. Traction removed from Maynard Layman’s ankles after a fall. he may return home in about ten days. The Marine enlistment of William Earl Graves from Florence is reported. he goes to Parris Island after high school graduation. Noontime fires at Johnston Street and 10 Sixth Street caused no loss. Two Decatur residents, John Hartselle and J. R. Vaughn, face speeding charges in Morris, Alabama with $100 bonds. Everett C. Wells, DVM, will graduate June 2 and practice in Paducah, Kentucky after Omega Tau Sigma and AJVMA involvement.
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T. G. Hall
M. C. Lyle
Sixth Avenue West
Maynard Layman
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Layman
The
Daily
Limestone County
William Earl Graves
Florence 3
Graves
Coffee High School
Parris Island
S. C
John Hartselle
J. R. Vaughn
Decatur
Morris
Ala
Warrior
Hartselle
Vaughn
Morrison
Everett C. Wells
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Paducah
Wells
Omega Tau Sigma
American Veterinary Medical Association
Iran Fights To End For Oil Nationalization
Prime Minister Mohammed Mossa degh tearfully vowed Iran will fight to the end to nationalize oil, saying only control of its chief resource can save the country. He warned the West may have to write off the Middle East if the takeover stalls. Britain meanwhile sends a 4 000 strong parachute brigade toward the Mediterranean region.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Middle East
Britain
Mediterranean
Cyrus
Sergeant Little Returns to Limited Duty on Office Front
Sgt. W. B. Little of the Highway Patrol returns to limited duty after a broken leg from a September 9 accident. Still in a cast, he works around the office and handles the radio until he resumes road duty.
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W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Allied rescue after Chinese ambush in Korean war scene
Maj. Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh’s 7th Division faced a four hour machinegun trap as Allies recovered in a city. Two Americans were killed. He vowed continued pursuit and exploitation as UN forces advanced past the 38th parallel amid Chinese withdrawals and scattered rear guards. Nine teen American POWs were identified including 18 Marines and one soldier.
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Claude B. Ferenbaugh
U. S
Eighth Army
United Nations
U. N
Chunch
Draft 4 Sophomages in upper class or score 70
The note specifies that sophomores must rank in the upper two thirds of their class or achieve a score of 70. It also mentions juniors should be in the upper three fourths of their class or another criterion. The fragment ends abruptly without a complete second condition.
Rabies Found In Two Heads At Decatur Lab
Two rabid animal heads were brought to the Decatur branch laboratory for examination. A HartselIe dog head tested positive, and an Athens dog head tested positive. One Hartselle bite led to anti rabies treatment. Other treatments were issued in Decatur Hackleburg and Huntsville.
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Decatur
C. C. Johnson
HartseHe
Athens
Hartselle
Sheffield
Town Creek
Danville
Hackleburg
Huntsville
Big Ten Approves Rose Bowl Contract
CHICAGO May 25 The Big Ten today approved extension of the Rose Bowl pact with the Pacific Coast Conference on the basis of one appearance every two years by the same team. The action virtually assures the Pasadena classic will resume after the Big Ten won five straight games through last New Year’s Day.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Pacific Coast Conference
Real Estate Courses Offered Across 126 Colleges
The National Association of Real Estate Boards reports 126 universities and colleges now offering real estate courses. The expansion signals broader access to professional training in property sales and appraisal across multiple higher education institutions.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Lost $20 bill near bank with reward offered
A lost twenty dollar bill near State National Bank is being sought with a five dollar reward offered by J. C. Knighten. Call 3147-J or visit 1015 Olive Street to claim.
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State National Bank
J. C. Knighten
Olive St
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Recorder’s Court
S. J. Morrow
Somerville Road
E. H. Bowling
Union Grove 1
Baugh Wiley ‘Clinic
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Decatur Fire Department
Johnston Street
Sixth Street
Sergeant Little
1St Ave
2Nd St. E
Decatur Daily
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