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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1949
Page
5
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A 14 year old Florida Industrial School student confessed to killing 19 year old Zddie Albert Jack whose body was found in a drainage culvert at the school. Superintendent Arthur G. Dozier said Ernst Barnes led to the confession and Frank Murphy Jr. took him into custody. A coroner's jury was formed for a preliminary investigation. The slain boy was missing 26 to 30 hours, found face down with a head wound. The confessed killer said he choked the victim and struck him with a knife after an alleged smoking rule violation. The body lay about four feet from the school laundry area. The case prompted an investigation into discipline and safety at the school.
A detective report notes a death by self-inflicted action found in a room. The incident involves a police captain identified as George I Lyona, aged 14, with unclear surrounding details. Hulderbrand area door and window conditions are mentioned as part of the scene.
Pegler, the outspoken columnist, resumes his regular editorial page feature in Weatbrook after a month away. The column, often featuring sharp commentary on politics and society, promises continued entertainment and reform in its return.
On location in England crew built a set with gut reflectors and gear to simulate a bombing run. Director or actor names appear amid chaotic notes as cameras capture a tense firefight and a quiet back plane adds authenticity to the World War II era scene.
Folsom wins preliminary round as lawmakers scrutinize his spending while county hospital plans are killed by a court decree. A Supreme Court ruling bars revenue bonds on a local tax levy for construction, prompting officials to consider postponing any hospital tax election until bonds can be issued.
Mississippi health leaders testified before a Senate subcommittee praising the federally funded hospital program. Dr D V Galloway and J Q Slaughter detailed the plan's impact, noting Mississippi leads in approved projects with 46 hospitals and 24 centers under construction or planning. The bill seeks to expand federal matching funds to accelerate hospital system development.
DEMOPOLIS AL A P banker Howard Morris told about 50 Alabama bankers that banks should offer the same courteous treatment as a corner grocery. He chairs the public relations committee of the Alabama Bankers Association which met in Montgomery May 1914. He warned bankers are as responsible for public relations as any business when trading with the public.
Leaders of three major political groups in the House agreed the Truman Administration has negative influence but not positive control over major legislation. They cited three acts this year on veterans pensions central plans and labor management relations to support their view. The latest test came when administration backed labor reform was recommitted by a three vote margin.
Governor Tames E Folsoms proposed 40 million mailbox road program would distribute about 35 million to counties over four years, roughly 820000 per county, finance official Ward McFarland said. The measure, to be introduced in the Legislature, would use revenue bonds repaid from a one cent gas tax.
Washington AP President Truman's top economic adviser Dr Edwin G Nourse forecast further easing in the cost of living. He said the United States remains in a period of disinflation and noted the Council of Economic Advisers prepared a report for President Truman, though not made public.
Former vice president Henry A Wallace urged the Senate to delay the North Atlantic Pact pending new Big Four efforts to settle the German controversy. He called the 12 nation treaty a plan fraud costing billions and urged pursuing peaceful talks with the Soviet Union instead of the pact.
In New York four babies arrived to Mr and Mrs Ethel Collins weighing 17 pounds 14 ounces total. The quartet includes two boys and two girls born within five minutes at Leba hospital. Names listed Andrew Haymond Edward Charles Lindsay Carter and Barbara Ellen. Father served in Coast Guard during the war and the family had one older child.
Washington sees a heated labor legislation struggle with camps on both sides and no clear bill in sight. Democrats push a compromise while Hartley repeal efforts stall, signaling a lengthy Senate debate and renewed push by labor advocates.
In Chattanooga Tennessee several Olne Street Church members resigned after the reelection of Rev Hobson Linkous, an acknowledged Ku Klux Klan member, as pastor. A congregational meeting followed amid disputes, with about six attendees and multiple resignations, as tensions rose over leadership and church direction.
Sylvanta Ge UPsphone callers were an emergency test to set up new dial phones. They were passed just a week ago after a tighter accident in the core carrier burned out the relays. Tenay telephone officials rushed orders to get the service back into operation.
Montgomery AP report describes legislative clash over Governor Jones Folsom spending and a bill to cap the temporary clerk hire fund. House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees debated a $59 million annual tax plan. no action taken. Aimed to force reconsideration of the fund while opponents accuse admin of stalling. A preceding veto history is noted with past attempts to cap spending.
Western observers in Berlin assess a pivotal struggle as the Allied bloc seeks to influence postwar German policy. They expect Western cohesion to pressure Russia and push for economic and political concessions. The aim is to strengthen Western control while limiting Soviet influence in central Europe.
In Detroit 65,000 Ford Motor Co workers strike amid stalled wage and speed of production talks. At Rouge plants 62,000 join across gates while other facilities see mass walkouts. CIO and union leaders press for settlement before deadlines, impacting automotive output and regional economy.
FACEMONT W Ve reports two young bandits from Youngstown were sentenced to 20 years each by Federal Judge Harry F Watkins for the March 3 train robbery near Baltimore and Oslo. They admitted halting the train, aiding robbery of about 109 passengers and $1400 before being captured the next day in Washington.
In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee session on the North Atlantic Treaty a central issue is whether a president may use armed force without a congressional declaration of war. Senators cite Jefferson and Hamilton on how treaty language could influence the use of force and prompt requests for congressional action to authorize war.
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