Truman Urges Expanded Aid for the Physically Handicapped
President Truman called for broader programs to aid the disabled and urged wide public and private participation. He announced the committee’s first annual Physician’s Award to Dr. Henry H. Kessler of Newark for major contributions to welfare and employment of the handicapped. Nils S. Josefson of Franklin Park won the President’s Trophy for outstanding handicapped performance.
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Washington
Truman
President Committee On
Henry H. Kessler
Newark
N. J
Kessler
International Society For the Welfare of Cripples
National Rehabilitation Association
Nils S. Josefson
Franklin Park
Ill
Arrival of first African slaves in Jamestown 1619
The earliest record notes that the first group of enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown Virginia in 1619 marking a pivotal moment in American colonial history and the transatlantic slave trade.
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Jamestown, Va
Car Crash Kills Passenger Roy McIntosh in Laverne Alabama
Highway Patrol reports an automobile turned over 15 times north of Laverne injuring and killing Roy McIntosh 37 of Elba who was thrown free and pinned beneath the wreckage. Driver Foy Whitehead 24 of Elba is identified. An unrelated statistic about African descent is noted.
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Laverne, Ala
Highway Patrol
Here
Roy McIntosh
Rt. 4
Elba
T. F. Mathis
F. R. Knighton
McIntosh
Foy V. Whitehead
County Officer Group To Meet In Mobile Alabama Convention
Top officials of the Alabama Association of County Commissioners arrive in Mobile for the 24th annual convention. More than 500 county officials are expected through Saturday, with elections for new officers Friday after noon and a fish fry hosted by the Mobile County Board of Revenue after registration.
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Mobile
Alabama Association of County Commissioners
Board of Managers
Com
C. H. Jackson
Mobile County
A. B. Robertson
Barbour County Board of Revenue
Clayton
Winston Stewart
Rockford
Hunter Phillips
Choctaw County
Butler
M. Gresham Hale
Colbert County Board of Revenue
Tuscumbia
John G. White
Montgomery
Mobile County Board of Revenue
John H. Garrett
Cherokee County Board of Revenue
Centre
P. C. Davis
Auburn
Armistead Selden
Greensboro
Alabama
Ralph Eagerton
Cars Damaged In Morning Collision at Sherman and 12th
A 1940 Ford two door driven by L R Harris and a 1946 Plymouth four door driven by William C Brackeen collided at 6 25 this morning at the Sherman Street and 12th Avenue corner. Police said the Plymouth struck the Ford on the left door and fender.
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Sherman
12Th Avenue
L. R. Harris
Seventh Street
William C. Brackeen
Decatur 2
J. D. Edgeman
Euel Thompson Jr
New Officers Installed for Gleaners Class at Central Baptist
Central Baptist Church Gleaners class installed new officers at Tuesday night meeting hosted by Mrs. Rachael Walker. Presiding officer Mrs. D. Thomas and teacher Mrs. T. A. Patterson led prayers before the ceremony executed by Mrs. Roland Compton. New officers include President Mrs. Grady Harger and others with several group captains and a social chairman.
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Gleaners
Central Baptist Church
Rachael Walker
D. Thomas
T. A. Patterson
Roland Compton
Grady Harger
Otto Jones
Burl McLemore
J. A. Jones
Abel Ryan
Lillie Mae Ryan
Bessie Baker
Everett Petty
Pauline Sandy
James Gilbert
Bill Flynn
Roy Wymbs
Oil Pact Defeat is Goal Of Reds
The United States reports a Soviet propaganda push aimed at defeating the Truman Churchill oil settlement for Iran. A clandestine Azerbaijan Democratic radio, likely on Russian territory, broadcasts fierce opposition to the plan and to Mossadegh, urging Iranian demonstrations against the proposal and United States British actions.
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Washington 4
Iran
Azerbaijan Democratic
State Department
United States
Britain
Mossadeh
Truman
Churchill
Mossadegh
Stevenson Top Favorite in British Betting Handbook
A British handbook lists Adlai Stevenson as the 1 to 2 favorite to win the U S presidential race over Dwight D Eisenhower. Douglas Stuart Ltd reports most bets on Stevenson with significant American and British betting. The odds were shaved from 4 to 7 two days earlier.
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London
Britain
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Douglas Stuart
Stuart
Stevenson
Oil dispute settlement proposals outlined by Truman and Churchill
The leaders urged a World Court ruling on compensation for British property in Iran nationalized by Tehran and proposedBritain's Anglo Iranian Oil Company sell Iranian oil in world markets while taking steps to ease Iran's financial distress.
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Truman
Churchill
World Court
Iran
Tehran
Britain
Truman Praised by GOP Senator at AFL-CIO Meeting
New York Republican Senator William Langer lauded President Truman as a great statesman who could not be bribed or bullied. Speaking at the AFL National Association of Letter Carriers biannual convention, Langer praised Truman for leading for the common people and challenged any Republican to question his integrity.
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New York
William Langer
North Dakota
Truman
AFL National Association of Letter Carriers
Langer
Senate
Harry Truman
United States
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