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Weather outlook for the state notes partly cloudy days with isolated storms in the north Wednesday. Local admissions and births occur at Baugh Wiley and Ellis Meyer hospitals. The Assembly of God plans a Wednesday meeting with Huntsville Florence and Sheffield churches. A resignations and a summer camp posting are noted for Miss Mildred Clonts. Pre school clinic set at Riverside school Wednesday. Omitted graduate names corrected for Priceville school. Sheriff reports a drunkenness arrest and six recorder’s court cases listed. Charles Chapman visits Decatur for business with Fairchild engraving. Page 2 reference.
Senate Defeats Another Billion Foreign Aid Cut
The Senate rejected a move to cut an additional one billion dollars from President Truman's foreign aid bill, 35 to 27. Earlier, committees and the House trimmed aid. Sen. Carlson indicated he would vote to cut half a billion more.
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Ellis Arnall
Congress
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Israel
Rural Carriers to Convene May 30 at Hatfield Lake
Letter carriers and auxiliary members in the eighth district will meet in an annual session at Hatfield Lake on Friday May 30. All carriers regular substitute temporary and retired are urged to attend with their families, per Ellis Garrett president.
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Eighth Congressional District
Hatfield Lake
Ellis Garrett
Court Upholds Picket Limit at Alabama Construction Site
Circuit Judge Joe M. Pelham Jr. affirmed a temporary injunction restricting picketing at the Geigy Chemical Co. site in McIntosh linked to Brown & Root Construction. The ruling sides with the claim that demonstrations exceeded peaceful bounds despite union free speech concerns. About 400 pickets gathered May 2 near the Houston based contractor, with reports of abuse toward workers and property damage.
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Geigy Chemical Co
Brown & Root Construction Co
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Medical School Rioting Breaks Out At Harvard Hall
Boston report says Harvard Medical School students began rioting in Vanderbilt Hall near the children’s medical center tossing water bombs and beer cans at Harvard University police. About 325 students reside in the hall as nurses from nearby Children’s Hospital respond to the disturbance.
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District GOP Meet Sets Eighth District Delegate Vote
The Eighth District Republican convention opens tomorrow at the Lyons Hotel to choose a delegate for the July 7 Chicago national convention. Declared candidates include H. G. Williams Decatur Arthur South Florence Leon Caleb Huntsville and Jack Dobson Tuscumbia with Dobson dropping out and party delegates backing a pledged to president candidate Lee.
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Decatur
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Tuscumbia
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Bible Schools Begin Monday at three churches
Vacation Bible schools announced by Mrs. Terry Moore start at First Presbyterian Monday with a one week session, then two weeks each at Kirby Memorial chapel on June 9 and Pryor chapel on July 7. Programs run for four year olds through fourteen year old juniors with listed instructors at each location.
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F . Hunt Jr
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Eugene Morrow
Ray Childs
Edward Blackburn
Elbert Chandler
Guerrilla Raid Kills Five Yanks in Korea Stand
About 30 guerrillas overran a U S Army camp near Tongnae eight miles north of Pusan killing five American soldiers and a Korean houseboy. Two Americans survived and reported the raid aimed to seize weapons. The attackers took two .30 caliber machineguns seven rifles and 2000 rounds of ammo.
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Rhee Proclaims Martial Law in Pusan and Southern Provinces
Gen James A Van Fleet arrived from Seoul to confer with President Syngman Rhee on the declaration of martial law in Pusan the temporary capital and 21 counties in the three southern provinces. Embassy officials observed as Rhee explained the move saying it was necessary.
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Korea
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Decatur Executives Club Plans Six Dinner Meetings 1952 53
The Decatur Executives club schedules six of seven dinners for 1952 53 from October 2 1952 to April 25 1953 with February pending. Dates include October 2 November 3 December 8 January 12 March 14 and April 25. First speaker Tom Kelley will lecture The Soul And The Soil and illustrate soil water forest and wildlife conservation. Sydney R Montague RCMP will speak November 3 on High Spots In A Life Of Adventure.
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Tom Kelley
Executives Club
Sydney R Montague
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Montague
Eisenhower Wins All Connecticut GOP Delegates At C nvention
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower captures all 22 Connecticut Republican convention votes in Hartford. Taft supporters lose a last minute bid to elect two favorable delegates. The AP delegate tally shows Eisenhower at 381 to Taft 399 with 1001 of 1206 delegates chosen. Texas splits its delegation in Mineral Wells and San Antonio as state conventions proceed.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Sen
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Eisenhower
Taft
Associated Press
Texas
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Ohio
Berlin Faces Communications Cut by Communists
Communists severed telephone links between East and West Berlin and 17 West Berlin to West Germany lines, plus eight telegraph lines, signaling reprisals after West Germany signed a peace pact. Radio phones remain active and teletype lines still operate. Border guards barred Allied patrols on the Autobahn to Helmstedt.
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Berlin
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Paris
NATO
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U. S
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
United
United States
France
Save With Defense Bonds Through Payroll Savings Plan
Be advised to start saving through the Payroll Savings Plan by buying U S Defense Bonds. Bonds are safe as America and earn good interest, enabling systematic, painless saving before pay is drawn. Join many smart people in saving regularly through this program.
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U. S
America
Fragmentary OCR Tale Aids No Clear Story
The readable text is fragmented and unclear, offering no definitive people places or events to summarize into a proper news item. Proceeding with a cautious card would misrepresent the source.
McGranery vows prosecution wherever wrongdoers are found
James P. McGranery sworn in as attorney general says crime will be prosecuted wherever located and outlines a clean up plan. He orders reports from all DOJ divisions and convenes district attorneys to Washington to map policy and handling of cases while protecting civil rights.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
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Department of Justice
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Philadelphia
Picture Printed And Engraved In Just 22 Minutes
The Daily published a photo of visiting Goodyear officials departing by plane after inspecting the local Goodyear plant. Photographer Billy Smith and Reporter Al Funderburke developed the negative and prepared the image for Monday's edition in 22 minutes.
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Delegates Open Huddle Today in Birmingham
Almost all Alabama delegates to the Democratic national convention arrived in Birmingham to organize the group. Major interest centers on how the delegation will split its 22 votes between Senators Richard Russell of Georgia and Estes Kefauver of Tennessee.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Concede Loss for Alabama Eisenhower Delegates
Backers of General Dwight Eisenhower concede the loss of a Republican national convention delegate from Alabama's Second Congressional District. A spokesman said no further contest will occur over six Montgomery County old guard delegates to the GOP state and district conventions. Rival slates claimed seating rights as John S. Huffman a Taft supporter was chosen as a national convention delegate. Taft backers won by a 128 vote margin.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Alabama
Old Guard Party
Montgomery County
Eisenhower
John S. Huffman
Taft
Ohio
Robert Taft
Kefauver Leads As Delegates Pledge Support In Alabama
Seven Alabama pledges for Kefauver and six for Russell with nine uncommitted. Mayor Cooper Green predicts about 14 votes for Russell from the delegation while Kefauver backers expect a closer split as delegates may reveal intentions at the caucus. Ray to keynote state Democratic gathering.
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Russell
Cooper Green
Birmingham
Georgia
Alabama
Ray
Ben F. Ray
Accused Nurse Bound Over in Child Poisoning Case
Mrs Earle Dennison a nurse from Tutwiler State Prison waived preliminary hearing in the Court of Common Pleas and was bound over to the grand jury without bond. Sheriff Holley said Dennison admitted giving arsenic to Shir ley Diana Weldon but denied intent to poison Polly Ann Weldon who died years ago. State Toxicologist Rehling found arsenic traces in both children.
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Court of Common Pleas
Earle Dennison
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Lester Holley
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Shirley Diana Weldon
Polly Ann
C. J. Rehling
Feeder Line Plea Heard By CAB Examiner
A Civil Aeronautics Board examiner opened a long hearing on Southern Airways renewal of its CAB certificate to serve feeder lines across the South. Ferdinand Moran presides in Birmingham with the session expected to run about 10 days, resume June 23 in Washington, and a nine month ruling is anticipated.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Southern Airways
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Ferdinand Moran
Washington
Boony Carden Sees Barons Win After Dream Trip
An 18 year old spastic baseball fan from 315 East Church Street Birmingham got a dream night. A Mutual Service ambulance ferried him to Rickwood Field to watch the Birmingham Barons play the Little Rock Travelers. Guests included Red Mathis Tommy O'Brien Al Vincent and local officials and scouts.
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East Church Street
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Joe Morrison
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Six Nations Sign Pact to Form Unified European Army
Six nations France West Germany Italy Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg sign a treaty to merge their armed forces into a single army of about one million. The move is tied to a broader Western alliance and a declaration that an attack on Berlin or free Europe threatens Western security.
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West Germany
Free Europe
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Luxembourg
Crew Safe In Crash Landing At Tinker AFB
Twelve B 29 crewmen escaped unharmed after a dramatic forced landing at Tinker Air Force Base following a gear malfunction. Pilot Maj F W Haines from San Francisco steered the plane to rest after discovering the right landing gear locked. the crew voted to stay aboard and bail out. The bomber slid about 500 yards before the right gear failed fully and the wing dragged, sending it onto grass where it halted. Fire crews promptly sprayed the smoking engines as the crew exited.
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Tinker Air Force Base
F. W. Haines
San Francisco
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
State Building Plans Postponed to September
The eight story state office building construction is delayed until mid September. State Finance Director D. W. Hode said old plans are being revised to include air conditioning and other modern facilities. Bonds to finance the building will go on sale around September 10.
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D. W. Hode
Hodo
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