Byrd Budget Plan Faces Troubles
Washington report outlines trouble for Senator Byrd as his 98 billion budget proposal collides with President Truman’s forthcoming budget. Administration and Congress lack full control over actual spending, while Byrd seeks large veterans readjustment cuts and possible legal changes to restrict future outlays.
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Raymond Lahr
Washington
Sen
Harry
Congress
Truman
Byrd
Consgress
Esrd
Doctrine Criticized in Greenville Speech
Emil Rleve, general president of the Workers Union of America, criticized the States' Rights doctrine as represented by James F. Byrnes and urged its overthrow to clear labor's path toward a welfare state. The remarks came as workers gathered yesterday in Greenville.
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Greenville
James F. Byrnes
Emil Rleve
Workers Union of America
Dale Countians Open New Public Office Building
Dale County opened its new 175000 public office building beside the health center. Judge Frank O Deese said the people paid no extra taxes for it and praised the facility as best for its purpose. The report notes plans for a future 400000 public hospital and references a 1921 bond issue for roads and bridges.
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Dale
Dale County
Frank 9. Deese
Board of County Commissioners
Eagle
Frank O. Deese
Adabama
Judes Beese
Deese
Alabam
Court of County Commission
Tevy
Sixth Traffic Death In Ten Day Period
A deadly stretch of highway accidents claimed a sixth life in ten days as traffic rose in the Wiregrass region. Five fatalities occurred in Houston County, with Charley Bray 23 of Dothan killed on U S Highway 231 near Old Taylor Road after losing control. The other passenger, Robert King Jr. of Tyndall Fletch, aided at a Dothan hospital after providing first aid. A separate crash near Rehobeth injured Sam Roberts of Dothan and George Clark of Panama City, both listed in good condition. State troopers urged cautious driving amid rising holiday traffic and warned that six people hospitalized accompanied the toll.
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Hotston County
Tyndall Fela
Dothan
Rehobeth
Charley Bray
Old Taylor Road
State
Robert King
Negro
Ales
Tyndall Fietch
Bray
King
Sam Roberts
George Clark
Panama City
A. F. Mason
Clark
Roberts
New York Plans Water Vacation Experiment
New York City will test a voluntary Water Vacation next week for several hours. About 9,000,000 residents will be asked to bathe sparingly wash no dishes avoid laundry and minimize water use for cooking. City Water Department chief Edward J. Clark said the aim is to show how many gallons can be saved during a critical shortage while not affecting commercial or industrial users.
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New York
Edward J. Clark
Water Department
Clark
Christmas Won't Wait Postal Early Mailing Plea
Postal officials urged early Christmas mailing to ensure delivery before the holiday. One and a half cent postage applies to unstamped cards, two cents for unsealed cards, and three cents for sealed envelopes. Extra trucks and staff will handle the anticipated volume. Christmas deliveries will be voluntary on December 25 and 26 with no regular routes.
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Jon Bell
Bell
Beil
Mough Christy
Two Atlantans Die in Marianna Wreck
A private bus charter carrying fishermen from Atlanta to Panama City overturned on a curve near Marianna. Two passengers Fro g Conger 37 and Ernest H Phillips 6th of Atlanta died. Phillips a special police officer died later. Three other men Aldine Duke Harbert Gray Floyd Warner of Atlanta were treated for cuts and bruises.
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Marianna
Panama City
Hove
Atlanta
Frog
Conger
Ernest H. Phillips
Phillips
Aldine Duke
Harbert Gray
Floyd Warner
Atlants
Farm loan funds eyed for price support program
Washington AP three senators warned that next year the government may need far more money to sustain promised price supports for farmers. They suggested up to 1.9 billion dollars extra beyond about 5 billion already available, as declining crop prices and surpluses press action in Congress.
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Edwin B. Raakineon
Washington
Young
Secretary of Agricultury
Brannan
Congress
Mareis
Aiken R-Vij
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Anderson
D-Nm
Fundy
Commodity Oil Corporation
CCC
Agriculture Department
The
Treasury
Jury Faces Tough Verdict In Klan Trial
In Birmingham Alabama prosecutors argued the case of A B Carradine a 40 year old mechanic and membership investigator for the Stone Wall Jackson Klavern at Adamaville. The jury deliberated over three hours before delivering a verdict after over 50 witnesses testified. The trial centered on accusations of flogging a victim during a masked Klansman confrontation last spring.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
Jash
Dipper
Mehon
A. B. Carradine
Stonewall Jackson Klavern
Adamaville
Cooley Warns Cotton Quota Fight Could Hit Economy
Nashville NC Congressman Harold D Cooley warned that defeat of cotton quotas in the December 15 election could drive the motion into economic depression More people depend on cotton than on any other commodity He noted the government will hold about 1 000 600 bales of cotton from the 1948 crop in storage when housed per Seeley
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Nashville
N.C
Harold D. Cooley
Cooley
Seeley
Truman And Pace Work Out Budget With Fast Walk
Key West AP report describes President Truman strolling with Budget Director Frank Pace for 30 minutes as they review the deficit red ink in the federal outlook. They discuss next year’s budget, tax increases, and plans to present a tight proposal under 45 billion dollars with Pace flying back to Washington to prepare the final touches.
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Truman
Pace
Key West
Fla
Frank Pace
Arkansas
Missouri
White House
Pace i5
Washington
Sape
Dina
Cabe
Congress
Congressionst
Esch
John R. Steelman
CWS Records Sought In Atomic Probe
The House Immigrations committee investigates how the Chemical Warfare Service handled atomic materials during World War II. Investigator Louis J. Russell says records are being sought to determine if ships delivered supplies to the Soviet Union in 1948 and whether Russians had contact with U.S. armed forces over uranium compounds or heavy water.
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Wasrington
Chemical Warfare Service
Louis J. Russell
Aio
House and American Activities Committee
Chemical Service
Soviet Union
Hitler
Russell
Uranitrn Siipaiies
Alabama Voters Face Nine Constitutional Amendments
Alabama voters go to the polls Tuesday to vote on nine constitutional amendments largely focused on hospital funding, state aid for hospital construction, and related revenue. Observers predict a high turnout with about 4,000 of 10,000 registered voters casting ballots, as amendments one and three anchor county and state hospital building plans.
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Housin Countlany Jalviser Alabamians
Noxpital
Bex Thomas
Montgomery
Alabama
Vetera
Alabama Bar Group To Fight Negroes' License Petition
The Alabama State Bar Association will oppose a State Supreme Court suit by four African American applicants seeking licensure without bar examinations. Board of Bar Commissioners, meeting in Birmingham, said it will fight the petition set for hearing around December 20. The applicants claim discrimination after attending Howard University and Lincoln University, citing Alabama law restricting non UA graduates from licensure.
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Birmingham
Alabama State Bar Association
State Supreme Court
State Bar
Francis Hare
Board of Bar Commissioners
Alabama
Supreme Sour
University of Alaabama Law School
St Jeensen
Maney ¥. Banks
Clarence EB
Mose
Henry C. Moss
Henry J. Pearson
Howard ‘University
Washington, D D. C
Lincoln University
St. Louis
University of Alabama
Ward Staff To Board US Freighter Today
U S Consul General Angus Ward and 19 Mukden consulate staff end a year of confinement as they board the Lakeland Victory off Taku Bar to sail home for Christmas. Robert Puck reports the group climbed the rope ladder to the deck as the ship anchored 35 miles down the Hai River from Tientsin, all well and ready to embark.
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Lakeland Victory
Taku Bar
U. S
Angus Ward
Mukden
Robert Puck
Tientsin
Pacific Far Ean Lines
Hai River
North China
Malik Charges US And Britain With Black Plot
At the United Nations fourth General Assembly closing session, Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob A Malik accused the United States and Britain of hatching a "black plot" to unsettle world peace. Sir Alexander Cadogan rebuked the charge as the session paused amid protests. President Romulo urged exploring paths to end the deadlock as the assembly adjourned.
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Francis. W. Carpenter
NEW York
United States
Britain
U. N
Somersay
Mark
Australian Voters Oust Labor Party And Welfare State
Australia’s eight year Labor Government was swept from power by a liberal country party coalition pledging to outlaw communism and return to free enterprise. Early results show Conservatives likely to form a majority in the House of Representatives, with Liberal Leader Robert Menzies poised to be the new prime minister and the nation voting for a major shift from socialist welfare policies.
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Sydney
Australa
Australia
Powac
New Zealand
Leveafcld
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Liberal and
Country Party
House of Representatives
Darwie
Canberra
Robert G. Menzies
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