Trial recessed as Mrs Wyatt II illness halts proceedings
Mrs Delenee Wyatt of Thorsby, charged with mishandling county funds, remains in Birmingham hospital awaiting surgical indication. Judge W J Haralson delays trial to assess if she can appear, while defense seeks physician certification. Circuit Solicitor cites risk to other cases and trial reliability.
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Clanton
Delenee+ Wyatt
Thorsby
Birmingham
W. J. Haralson
J. B. Atkinson
Wyatt
Bolleiter
Retson
Ahe
Ture
ALIFE
Entomologist Reports Crop Insect Damage
Washington API reports three major crop pests causing record losses this year. Boll weevil, European corn borer, and grasshopper have rampaged across fields. boll weevily losses reach about 350000.00 in cotton, grasshoppers inflict damage potentially rivaling the worst years, with total losses near 210000000 in 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
F.C. Bishopp
Eueremy
National Cotton Council
Weekend highway toll climbs as Day and Hughes die
The Wiregrass weekend highway death toll rose to 10 with James Day 30 of Dothan dying in a crash on Webb road near Dothan and Lemuel Bor Hughes Jr. 21 of Dothan dying after a motorcycle collision on Cottonwood road. Hughes radio announcer for a Dothan station died yesterday around noon. Day’s funeral is set for tomorrow at 11 am. Herbert Matthews of Elba remained in serious condition after legible injuries reported by Enterprise hospital staff.Police listed involved vehicles as a truck and motorcycle in both crashes. Investigations continue with potential manslaughter charges considered for Troy B. Douglas, driver of the Day collision, though no charges were filed. Ward-Wilson Funeral Home handled Hughes services at his residence with burial in City Cemetery. Hughes, a native of Albany, had moved to Dothan after graduating from Doo than High School in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Day
Dothan
Lemuel Bor Hughes, Jr
Werd-Wilson Funeral Home
Marilyn Wilson
Chattanooga
Youn
Buria
Elb
Enterprise Police
Matthews
Troy B. Douglas
Lsted
Douglas
Keener Baxley
Wilmer Helms
Hughes
Albany
Henry A. Parker
City
Ward-Wilson
Doothan High School
Ida
Jenks And Nunn Set For Testimony In Harboring Charge
Two-year inmates serving 1b year federal terms for kidnapping are to testify at a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner J W Daughtry tomorrow in Panama City. Tessia Wooten of Westville faces harboring three jailbreakers and is linked to aiding escapes with gun and ammo. Nunn of Alpaca West Va and Jenks of Minneapolis, slated witnesses, were moved from Atlanta to Houston County jail. Smith’s testimony not required. More federal and local cases appear in a session led by Judge C B Kennamer.
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U. S
J. W. Daughtry
Tessia Wooten
Westville
Route One
Wooten
Richard Dale Nunn
Alpaca
W. ‘Va
Robert #. Jenks
Minneapolis
Johnny
Atlanta
Houston County
Smith
Panama City
James Neal Driver
Geneva
Oscar
Buck) Smith
Sarni
Florida Supreme Court
Nunn
Jenks
Geneva Hotel
C. B. Kennamer
Harold Farmer
John Michael Earle
Andrew Jefferson Hasty
Amce Hughes
Internal Revenue Law
James F. Mardy
US Radar Network Start Is Ordered
The Air Force moved to begin construction on the first phase of the aircraft warning network to protect the United States and Alaska. A total of 50 million dollars, redirected from other projects, funds the effort with 31.2 million for Alaska and the remainder for continental U S facilities. Sites have mostly been selected, entry rights secured, and construction plans finalized for most installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
United States
Alaska
Russians linked to atom bomb shipments not Hopkins tied
Washington AP report on 1943 atom bomb material shipments to Russia discussed by House Un American Activities Committee. Louis J Russell said no evidence linked Harry Hopkins to the shipments. G Racey Jordan claimed Hopkins directed 1944 titanium powder transfers. McDowell claimed two administration officials involved. hearings did not proceed.
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Washington
Louis J. Russell
Russia
Harry L. Hopkins
Russell
Air Force
G. Racey Jordan
Hopkins
John McDowell
House
Frank Tavender
Harry Hopkins
McDowell
Jordan
Sadio
Roosevelt
House Committee
Wood
D-Ga
Walter
D-Pa
Moulder
Dmo
Harrison
D-Va
Pennsylvania
Great Falls
Mont
McDowall
Jorden
Great Fallz
U, 8
Tmne le Says
George Racey Jordan Jabove
Army
State Department
White House
Austia
CNEA
Lilienthal Criticizes Black Magic Label On Atom Power
Lilienthal says labeling atomic energy as a dangerous black magic hinders peaceful progress in medicine and power. He argues against overemphasis on the atomic bomb and urges openness balanced with security. He cites flaws in public perception shaped by critics and political stock in trade.
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Washington
David
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S. News 4 World Reports
Brest
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R.ta
Secrec
Edovet
Probe Of Lobbying Aimed At Six Groups By House Committee
Six big groups may be the initial targets of a House committee inquiry into lobbying headed by Rep. Buchanan. The six likely focuses include the tariff lobby, natural resources lobby, real estate, airlines, agriculture, and dairy versus oleomargarine interests, with broader business, education, health, labor, and military concerns also noted. In early 1948 lobbying expenditures topped 3.56 million dollars, signaling substantial activity ahead of any hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Rep
Buchanan
D- Pa
Library of Congress
W. Brooke Graves
Legislative Reference Service
Natural Resources
Airlines
Agricultire
Turing
Inflation Warnings Fade as Economists See Prosperity Ahead
Washington AP reports economists discount immediate inflation danger amid government spending and wage boosts. Most expect 1960 to mirror a high income, strong production year, with only modest price rises and no major inflation spike in the next 12 months. Officials weigh potential controls as Truman girds for economic message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Douglas
D-Il
Congress
White Hall
Hoover Plans New Reorganization Drive in DC Speech
In Washington Hoover returns to push a government reorganization plan aimed at cutting waste and trimming taxes. He will address the National Reorganization Conference with a pro economy message, echoing GOP calls for greater efficiency and taxpayer relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Willpeak
Republic
New York
Taft
Ohio
Guy G. Gabrielson
GOP
O'Mahoney
D-Wyor
Wyoming
Legislators urged to take stand on old age pensions
Alabama lawmakers face potential political defeat over pension funding as J L Carter of Mobile circulates a yes or no questionnaire from the Alabama Old Age Pension Association. The letter warns of political consequences for those who oppose immediate pension increases and hints at a special session if backed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alapame
J. L. Carter
Mobile
Alabama Old Age Pension Association
Carter
Bowles Names Benton To Senate Vacancy
Hartford Connecticut United Press reports Governor Chester Bowles appointed William Benton an independent with Truman era foreign policy alignment to fill the U S Senate seat. He will replace Raymond Baldwin who becomes a State Supreme Court Justice with a term of about one year left. The Southport businessman Benton had been forecast and is expected to align with the administration.
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Hartford
Conn
Bor Amer
William Benton
U. S. Senate
Chester Bowles
Reymond B. Balswin
Supreme Court
Baldwin
Southport
Truman
Soviets Plan Film About Paul Robeson
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union plans a motion picture about Paul Robeson with Anatole Surov writing the scenarios. The film will be titled Paul Robeson and no other details were released.
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Paul Robeson
Moscow
Soviet Union
Pat Robes
Anatole Surov
Santines Presi
Former Rep May Starts Prison Term In Kentucky Facility
Former Representative Andrew J. May reported to the federal correctional institution at Bear Here as an inmate to serve an eight to 24 month term. The wartime contractor conviction stems from deals with Howard Harris and Murray Garson, brothers of Midwest munitions operators. Marshal John M. Moore accompanied May, whose lengthy appeal process concluded in his admittance. Prison officials described May as unlikely to disrupt routine.
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Ashland
Andrew J. May
Federal Correctional Institution
Bear
House
John M. Moore
Fasten Kentucky
May
Hanty
Murray Garson
J. M. Wigginton
Wigginton
Andy May
FHA Says Owner Can Pick Tenant
The FHA says the new anti discrimination policy on government backing of homes will not bar a property owner from selecting a tenant or a buyer. It will ban federal mortgage guarantees where racially restrictive covenants are recorded after the effective date, aiming to align policy with Supreme Court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FHA
Ricky
Philip. Perlman
Truman
Frankin D. Richards
Richards
Supreme Court
Wise
Five Germans killed in heavy wind storm
Authorities in Germany report five deaths as a severe storm with winds up to 75 miles per hour battered the country. Police say three died and six were injured in the western sector when bomb weakened buildings collapsed amid the high winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Miners Return to Pits Under Short Week Amid Strike Skirmish
Pittsburgh dispatch reports miners restarted production with a three day week after the brief walkouts. About 480,000 United Mine Workers, hearing of back pay and Christmas earnings, returned to 12 01 a.m. shifts in western Pennsylvania. Kentucky small operators discuss a five day week with a 25 cent pay boost and royalty rise, while leaders urge restraint and contract talks continue. Union chief John L. Lewis presses for a broader agreement, with no immediate contract talks expected. In Alabama diggers hail the return as a Christmas boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workyers
Thel Union Ehief
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Kentucky
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Laurence T. Tierney, Jr
Eastern Coaltion
Bluefield
W. Va
Ad Acest
SCPA
Maddy
Direct
Watheington
Aslew
Alabama
PARTY UNANNOUNCED Eisenhower Could Crack Solid South
Washington observers debate whether General Dwight D Eisenhower could win the Solid South as the 1952 Republican nominee. The region last voted Democratic in 1928, with States Rights nominee Strom Thurmond carrying five of the Southern states in 1948.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenshower
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Font
J. Strom Thrumond
Ines
Truman
Eee
GOP
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