Immigrant ships near Haifa intensify Palestine tension
Two more Jewish refugee ships anchored outside Haifa harbor raising the total aboard or en route to about 3,900. British plans reportedly include a sea blockade and possible deportation to Cyprus, with fears of bloodshed if landings are blocked.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Palestine
Watbor
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Tevwisn
London
Britain
Europe
Meeting to Seek Cow Coliseum in Wiregrass Delayed
Civic groups city officials and Chamber of Commerce directors in the Wiregrass planned a meeting to urge a Cow Coliseum site in Alabama. The hearing by the State selecting committee was postponed to August 26, delaying decisions on the largest ring site. The committee will meet in Montgomery then Birmingham to hear arguments.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
State Selecting Committee
Chamber
Montgomery
Birmingham
Athens Rioting to be Probed by Grand Jury
Athens officials move to indict participants in a Saturday race riot in Limestone County as a grand jury convenes. County Judge Rosenau estimated 2000 white mobs drove Negro residents from the streets while nine ringleaders aged 13 to 41 were arrested for unlawful assembly. The solicitor aims immediate hearings to deter a repeat of the disturbance.
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Athens
Aix
Limestone County
George C. Johnston
Werand
Jannison
Joanston
James H. Crow
Decatur
Sand Mountain residents seize road equipment in protest
Road Commissioner Dewey Bryant said a Sand Mountain group took three motor graders two tractors and two crawler tractors from the county shop in Scottsboro to work impassable roads. He noted the matter has been resolved with no expected trouble after a morning meeting.
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Scottsboro
Dewey Bryant
Sand Mountain
Here
Bryant
Paere
Voting in South Carolina Wisconsin and Vermont Tomorrow
The Dothan U S Employment Service office announced expanded counselling and placement help for physically handicapped job seekers in the area. Manager L 4 Kirk and Miss Grace Lane completed a Montgomery based two week course on handicapped employment guidance. They stressed veterans get favored training and placement options through the VA while non veterans receive tailored training to fit suitable roles.
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Dothan
U. S. Employment Service
Kirk
Grace Lane
Montgomery
Veterans’ Administration
LaFollette Entry Into GOP Primary Holds Spotlight
Wisconsin voters head to renomination battles as Robert M. La Follette seeks a fourth term in the GOP. He faces Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy who won the endorsement by 2 328 votes. Governor Walter S. Goodland seeks a third term. Vermont conservatives choose between Sterry Waterman and Ralph E. Flanders for the Senate seat vacated by Warren Austin. Delaware Democrats and Republicans set dates for state contests.
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South Carolina
Wisconsin
Vermont
Robert M. LaFollette
GOP
LaFollette
Joseph R. McCarthy
Walter S. Goodland
Sterry R. Waterman
Ralph E. Flanders
Senate
Warren R. Austin
Austin
United States
United Nations Security Council
Delaware
Spanish Peanut Harvest Begun in Houston County
Harvesting of Spanish type peanuts was underway across Houston County as farmers raced to limit losses from rain delayed harvest. County Agent C H W Ling said many peanuts were ready ten days ago and some damage has already occurred from leaving crops in the ground late. Sprouting was reported in many instances due to prolonged rainfall over the past six weeks.
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Houston County
C. H W. Ling
Rehobeth Burglary Turns Out to Be Child Curiosity
Officials, worried after Dothan's string of burglaries, reported a Rehobeth school burglary but deputies found no theft. A group of school boys entered through an open door to see an empty classroom, causing no damage or loss.
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Rehobeth
Dothan
B. G. Farmer
Houston County
J. T. Casey
Joseph T. Burton
Department of Public Safety
Casey
Swedes Probe Mysterious Rockets After Crashes Across Sweden
Swedish Army investigators moved to central Sweden to locate the origin of rockets seen in great numbers last night. Witnesses reported multiple bright streaks while authorities kept details restricted and considered a protest against missile firing.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
Peenemuende
Pomerania
Terminal Pay Forms Expected In 45 Days
Application forms for accrued furlough pay will be ready in about 45 days at the Dothan Army recruiting station. The War Department provides instructions with each form, and eligible veterans should mail completed forms to the paying officer. Discharged servicemen must attach a certified discharge copy. Bonds pay two and a half percent interest, mature in five years, with checks for amounts under fifty dollars. All claims must be filed before September 1, 1947.
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Dothan Army
U.e
War Deartment
Dothan
War Department
Veterans Administration
Treasury Check
Italian Peace Talks Heated By Soviet Protest At Conference
Soviet delegate A Y Vishinsky denounced Secretary Byrnes ruling on who may speak at the peace conference as an insult to the Soviet Union. He demanded full debate on Italy's plea for a softened peace, while Byrnes reversed his ruling and ordered a stenographic report of Saturday's session. The conference adjourned until tomorrow.
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William B. King
Paris
A. Y. Vishinsky
State Byrnes
Soviet Union
Byrnes
Ace Vishinsky
Yugoslavia
Italy
Edvard Kardelj
Vishinsky
Taty
Ito
Haly
Paving Equipment Purchase Discussed at Board Meeting
Houston County Board of Revenue debated buying about 16000 dollars worth of road paving gear to start a county paving program without state or federal aid. Engineer Milton Lurie said key items would include an asphalt distributor and heater booster with a broom and roller, totaling around 10000 dollars. The plan could enable paving light traffic rural roads at lower cost than matching state standards, with further work possible after the current season ends.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Federal
Perry Calhoun
Milton Lurie
Calhoun
Lanie
Press Messages Banned By Strike
New York AP report says ACA approved a strike to halt press messages at 2 pm. Western Union RCA and others reported no dispatches since then. About 2 000 ACA members joined the sympathy action affecting foreign press traffic. officials noted only telephone delivery remains for overseas reporters.
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New York
Lovegrente Kelly
International View
ACA
Weekend Arrests Exceed Usual, City Records Show
City police and sheriff reports list 61 arrests over the weekend with 7 involving White persons and 24 involving Negro individuals. The majority stemmed from drunkenness and disorderly conduct, while several were for gambling and reckless driving.
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Sheriffs Office
Army Agents Smash World Wide Black Market Operations
U S Army agents in Berlin Paris and New York dismantled a multinational black market ring run by the Warner family. Two members were arrested in Berlin and Paris. others remained at large in New York and Shanghai. Investigators seized letters and documents detailing the operation and listed items traded from diamonds to watches.
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Berlin
Artoy
New York
Paris
Coititual
Divisiin Men O
Shanghai
CHO
Clo Oaffretat
Lewis Warner
Air Force
Datevnetlctt
Tmieteor
Armerican Overseas Airlines
Bertin Robert Warner
Navy
UNRRA
Oscar Sele Warner
al Warner
David Warner
Whee
Warners
Houston's First '46 Cotton Bale Ginned
The first Houston County bale of cotton from the 1948 crop was ginned at Clyde Segrest Gin on W South Street this morning. Grower Tabe Cook of Dothan Route One owned the bale which graded mid dill ing and sold for 40 cents a pound totaling 160.20. The gin bought the bale. On Saturday the first bale in northwest Florida was ginned at Graceville.
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Houston County
Clyde
W. South Street
Tabe Cook
Dothan
Florida
Graceville
Hearings Begin Over Price Ceilings War Assets Probe
Washington witness Promoter Benja Fields testified that the War Assets Administration rejected his $800 per refrigerator offer and said units could be had for $205 each. He described potential losses to the government and noted audits awaiting delivery as the House surplus property committee opened its inquiry.
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Washington
APL
Benjamin F. Fields
War Assets Administration
Fields
Senate
Special
House Committee
Inicke
WAA
Philadelphia
Wyfering
P4l Gayling
Mitchel D Washe
Tee World
Garsson Munitions
Witnesses slated to argue against OPA return on price controls
Washington CAP reports farm leaders and industry spokesmen testified on price controls for meat grain and other farm products as the OPA decontrol board plans to resume ceilings on August 2 unless ordered otherwise. Hearings listed 99 witnesses, with later sessions to cover livestock dairy soybeans and cottonseed.
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Washington
CAP
Edward O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
New Periee Decentral Board
Congress
OPA
Saied Neal
Roy Ly Thomson
Farmeca
O'Nealan
Cone
Thirteen Americans Held In Occupation Jail Uncharged
Thirteen Americans detained in a U S Army stockade in Frankfurt for up to sixty three days are held without charges or access to legal counsel. Capt Bars Carroll confirmed the detention and noted prisoners report tapping and beatings by soldiers. Some letters between detainees and relatives were intercepted and read by officials.
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Frankfurt
Bars Carroll
Proceulor
Daniel PL Walczuk
Detreat
Mich
Thev
Aent
Array Chainel Investigation Division
United States
Harold HL Chase
Georgian Says KKK Operates Through Front Groups
New York report says the Ku Klux Klan is active through multiple front organizations. Daniel Duke, assistant attorney general, cites photos and literature linking Klan members to the German American Bund. He says disbandment claims are to dodge taxes while five men retain central control. Duke notes stronger Klan progress in Tennessee than Georgia and cites a Jewish woman run out of a Tennessee town.
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New York Cap
Toe Ku Klux Klan
Macy State
Mutha
Daniel Duke
Damek Hoo Sheiden
League
Sacully Reaver
Boston College
Duke
New York
Bund
Buehets
Klarsmen
Georgia
Gaurtia Klan
Klan
Tennessee
Automobiles See 7.3% Price Rise Under OPA Action
The OPA raised new automobile price ceilings by an average of 7.3 percent effective immediately. Four door sedans show increases from 83 to 294 dollars with models like the Chevrolet Fleetmaster and Cadillac cited. An expected total rise over 1942 ceilings could exceed 15 percent, as OPA seeks to restore dealers’ pre war handling charges.
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Washington
API
OPA
Atta
ODA
Cadillac
Deslers
Congress
Bolt Strikes City Plant Disrupts Service
A bolt of lightning struck the City light and water plant at Five Points yesterday afternoon, interrupting city services for a few minutes. No damage to the plant or equipment was reported.
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Five Points
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Dorothy Caiiis
New Orleans
Chick Bondurant
Houston
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