Dothan plans West Eugene service stoppage today
The city announces a municipal airport stop at 2 pm for the West Eugene service plane. Urs Lee is set to speak on the chanter’s plan as the yearlong effort to serve Dothan proceeds. Concert Association board meets Monday at 10 am to pick artists for the season. selections were postponed due to incomplete workers’ reports.
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Ito Lee
Dothan
Dothan Commu- Concert Association
H. Simms
Marshall's Slow Return to Desk Cited by Broad Issues
Reporters confirm on Sunday that Marshall’s decision to return to his desk stemmed from a buildup of significant world issues needing his attentive leadership. The piece notes these include a range of major international matters and political concerns.
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Marshall
State PTA Congress Approves Universal Training Plan
The Alabama State PTA Congress backed universal military training and selective service with a 13 to 4 vote. Delegates supported a 1948 49 legislative program raising teacher salaries and funding supervisory and specialty positions, urged kindergarten expansion, and favored appointing the State Superintendent by the State Board. They also urged a three day waiting period in marriage laws to curb minor marriages.
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PTA
America
M Prat
Walker
Tusca- Ings
Jenathy
National Congress
State Board of Education
Congress
HR. Meadows
Raymond J. Hulbert
Birmingham
Alabama Education Association
Fay Kirkland
Monroeville
E. C. Langman
Montgomery
A. M. Boyd
Armiston
Congress Board of Managers
Korean Troops Quell Leftist Riots in Chewon Island
Korean constabulary with American Garand rifles surrounded Chewon Island as police raided suspected agitators, arresting 60. The action follows leftist disturbances with 46 deaths reported since April 2. A five and a half hour standdown ended without violence. 30 of the 69 arrestees were released. Sniper fire occurred during the siege but the area was quiet by daylight.
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Seoul Korea
Chewon Chejn
Chiyu
Davlicht
European recovery plan and Berlin tension noted
The report highlights the Palestine crisis and a tense Germany where Russians aim to render Berlin uninhabitable for the West. It also discusses American support for a developing Western European Union and suggests Marshall may seek an early briefing on the initial European Recovery Administration operations.
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Palestine
Germany
Berlin
Marshall
European Recovery Administration
Alabama Jaycees Set Mobile Convention Next Week
Alabama Jaycees, 28 strong, plan their annual convention in Mobile Friday and Saturday with national VP speakers George O. Baird Jr. and W. Gwinn Edmonds visiting. About 300 members will review 1947 48 programs and set civic projects, including Azalea Trail operations, the Montgomery deaf school, and Birmingham traffic safety. New chapters formed at Ozark Greenville Newton Talladega. Troy will organize after the meeting.
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Mobile
Alabama
Montgomery Jaycees
Birmingham
Ozark
Greenville
Newton
Talladega
Winston Haag
Troy
Forrestal leads Senate to back WWII aircraft conversion funds
The Senate follows the House in funding immediate conversion of mothballed WWII aircraft. Forrestal cites a 822 million dollar near term plan to reactivate about 10 groups of B 29 bombers while Gurney backs a larger 39 billion defense cost estimate and an 18 19 year old UMT draft plan. A munitions board proposal would freeze surplus plant sales and place 150 to 205 more plants under a security clause for rapid reconversion within 12 days.
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House
Johnson
Gurney
Army
Navy
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Tom
Munitions Board
Nactional Military Establishment
Alabama Democrats Struggle Over Civil Rights and Eisenhower Draft
Alabama political leaders face unity issues after Truman civil rights move. Some back a draft of Eisenhower, others oppose. Delegates split 29 for walkout, 29 against, 26 noncommittal as party leaders weigh convention decisions and the fate of a potential antiunity campaign.
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Myst Reniece
Alabama
Rushton
Eisenhower
Truman
National Party
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
State Federation of Labor
Gessner T. McCorvey
Jerusalem Seethes As Strife Rages In Holy City
In a day of mounting violence, Arab and Jewish forces clash across Jerusalem. Haganah claims seizure of arsenals in Arab quarters while evacuation orders are issued by Arab civilian leaders. Casualties rise as attempts to take Beit Iksa Biddu and Nebi Samuel fail and homes are destroyed. The city, home to about 130 000 Arabs and Jews, braces for possible truce failure and a looming war scenario.
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Ork
Haganah
Asad
Beit Iksa
Biddu
Nebi Samuel
Jerusalem
Deit Iksa
Arab Jaffa
Tel Aviv
United States
Withholding changes favor married earners over singles
The article explains adjustments in the withholding system to better cover yearly taxes for married men, with effective thresholds rising to 5720 for childless marriages and 5500 previously. It notes the retroactive lower rates cause overpayment early this year, while singles over 2850 will see too little withheld later, and describes humidity related air absorption at extreme temperatures as a non sequitur.
May Day in Americas Faces Tight Security Across Nations
Dispatch outlines measures in Colombia to Chile as May Day unfolds under martial law or heavy police presence. Colombia deploys helmeted troops in Bogota. Chile and Brazil impose bans, arrests, and massing of forces. Paraguay and Uruguay stage anti-Communist actions. Argentina and Mexico prepare for protests with strikes and demonstrations amid worker solidarity and demands for wage raises.
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Bogota
Chile
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Congress
Commuunist Party
Paraguay
Republican Workers’ Organization
Higinio Morinigo
Montevideo
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Light and Power Co
Senator Action Spurs Dam Funding Hopes
Number 22 bia expressed elation at a Senate committee decision, saying it raises hopes for an earlier dam. Funds hinge on the appropriation committee vote in the Senate, with Jim Woodruff urging Mayor Wakefield and Johnson to marshal support. He expected a Senate floor vote around April 3.
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Senate Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Wakefield
Johnson
Jim Woodruff
Weredeuflis Aident
Chattachoochee
Waller Chamber
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Grsusg
Ces
Sparkman and Pitts address Alabama election scene
Senator Sparkman details foreign policy opposition to civil rights bills and defense buildup, praising the Marshall Plan and farm price support. He defends his independent voting record and argues for strong U.S. stance against Russia while warning of market impacts on cotton. Pitts, an Auburn math instructor, campaigns on Jeffersonian Democracy urging more federal aid and education funding.
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Eeen
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Daylight Saving Time Adopted Across New England States
Daylight saving becomes official at 2 a m affecting communities in Maine through Nevada with Maine through Nevada observing standard times. Partial observance planned in several states including Tennessee West Virginia Michigan Missouri Ohio Indiana Virginia and possibly Florida Residents of Miami are to vote next month on switching. Radio networks switch to a double transmission schedule to air programs at usual hours and railroads airlines align to standard time.
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Palestine Truce Commission Formed by Three Nations
The Security Council approved a three nation Palestine truce commission consisting of the United States France and Belgium to begin discussions Monday with Jewish and Arab representatives to urge observance of the council’s decisions and support a French initiative to safeguard Jerusalem’s holy places.
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Palestine Truce Commission
Jerusalem
Truce Commission
United States
France
Belgium
Speeches tout waterways speed and TVA role in atomic plans
The speaker urged speedier and intensified development of rivers and claimed the TVA made possible building the atomic bomb by supplying necessary electricity. He supported government simplification, warned law complexity would burden a future presidency, and joked about burning law books and starting over. Pitts opposes Rep. George Andrews.
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TVA
Pitts
George Andrews
Funeral services for Haleburg and Davis family members
Funeral services were held at Union church with Rev. J. B. Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery under Heseland Mortuary supervision. The report notes that matches and cigarettes in cars caused an estimated 14,000 fires in 1946.
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Union Church
J. B. Johnson
Abbeville
Heséland Mortuary
French plan urged for Jerusalem security aid
A cease-fire order dated April 17 notes the political committee ready to back the French proposal. The plan would have the U N trusteeship council recommend an emergency security scheme to shield Jerusalem.
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U. N. Trusteeship Council
Jerusalem
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