Cameron's Files Show 117 Pistol Permits Issued
Cameron's records indicate 117 pistol permits issued since January 16 in Houston County. The Eagle obtained the list after a formal request, revealing holders from varied backgrounds. City officials and Sheriff Cameron defended the process, denying blanket discrimination and noting each applicant must show sufficient reason and references before approval.
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Cameron
Bheritt
J. Walt Cameron
Houston
Eagle
Malone
Howard Roberts
Robertson
Bottery
Malone Ald
Roberts
Ohtce
Col Fretor
Honald
Wee Fearong
Tenth Traffic Death Of Month In Dothan District
Highway patrolmen report the eighth year old Thelms Framer of Malvern died after being struck by a car near Hartford highway. The death marks the tenth traffic fatality in the Dothan Patrol district for December, with seven in Houston County. Driver William F. Helens of Hartford swerved but could not avoid the child. The patrol car carrying the injured child collided with a cow en route to a Dothan hospital. no injuries were recorded in the patrol car. Local witnesses described the incident near a grocery store and the ambulance delay while awaiting a coroner.
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Malvern
Rusk
Thelms Framer
Dothan
Houston County
W. A. Norris
Geneva County
Fred Draughon
W. H. Mayey
Atore
William F. Helens
Hartford
Draughey
Hayes
Pon Ivas
Ozark Ce Dothan
Norris
M. F. Nobtin
Geneva
I. W. Hinson
Taylor
Moscow Honors Stalin Birthday With Massive Celebration
Moscow marked Joseph Stalin's 70th birthday with lavish decor and celebrations as Pravda stressed peaceful coexistence of opposing systems. Premier Molotov wrote in Pravda that peace remains possible, while the Presidium announced an international Stalin Peace Prize to be awarded annually starting next December. Deputy premier Malenkov, close to Stalin, attended the event amid foreign delegations including Foreign Minister Vishinsky who hosted a reception.
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Bddy Gulmore Mosco
Joseph Stalin
Shin
George Malenkov
Stalin
Fh Pravda
Communiat Party
Supreme Soviet
Pravda
Alon
Vyacherslav IM. Molotov
Ddirlev
United States
Britain
Andrew. Vishinsty
United Nations
New York
Communist Party
Molotov
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tite
Ture
Bitter plan battle pits Brannan against farm groups
Washington AP report details a bitter fight among top government officials and major farm organizations over the Brannan Plan and future farm legislation. Brannan faces opposition from the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange, with the National Farmers Union backing him. The dispute centers on government price supports and consumer prices for perishables, with broader implications for Congress and farm policy.
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Braenan
Atrese
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
National Farmera Union
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Congress
Sid
Usten
Brannan
Brarman
Soybean Growing Advice Draws Wiregrass Farmers
Wiregrass farmers crowded the Dothan Recreation Center seeking guidance from Baldwin County farmer J. Irwin on profitable soybean cultivation. He praised soybeans as a fully mechanized crop with strong local demand, citing past yields of 35 bushels per 200 acres and a favorable market. Do Than Oil Mill President J. M. Bryson stressed using land efficiently as farming shifts to mechanization.
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Dothan
Soybean Growara
Baldwin County
Alabama
Li Irwin
Foley
J. M. Bryson
Dothan Oil Mill Company
Dnd
Irwin
Bryson
1950 Pork Supplies May Set New Record
Washington AP report from the Agriculture Department notes farm surveys indicating that 1980 pork supplies could set a peace time record. The 1949 fat pig crop reached 37,282,000 head, up 10 percent from 1948, with a 1900 spring crop forecast at 62,500,000, aided by cheap feeds and favorable hog prices encouraging more hog production.
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Washington
Agrculture
Surprise Elopement Sparks Clark Gable Marriage
Hollywood headlines report Clark Gable wed Lady Sylvia Stanley in a surprise ceremony north of Santa Barbara. The couple, rumored lovers, left for unspecified destinations and planned a two month four week voyage to Honolulu aboard a luxury liner. Stanley, widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr, arrives amid public scrutiny of Gable’s romances.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Sylvia Stanley
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Tyne
Tomor
Honolulu
Lowe
Sylvia Jong
Gable
Lord Stamey
Alderly
Sue
Ana Aries
Wifo
Josephine Dillon
Ian Ae
Jail Favors Severe Penalties For Water Wasters In New York
New York AP reports magistrate Morris Rothenberg ordered fines from 25 to 100 dollars for water waste as the city struggles with dwindling supplies. Officials warn that water reserves are at 34.7 percent of capacity, down from 40 percent a year ago, and the city faces only about two days of supply at normal consumption if conservation fails.
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New York
Morris Rothenberg
Dynamiters Fail To Blow Up UAW Bomb
Detroit police linked an overnight blast attempt at the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters to a violent era against the Reuther brothers. A stack of 39 sticks of dynamite wrapped in Christmas paper was found on a side stairwell with fuses burned to within an inch. No injuries reported aside from two factory workers nearby and possible risk to the General Motors building. Investigators pursue leads while top detectives guard the case amid unsolved shootings of Walter and Victor Reuther.
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Detroit
Dynamitera
CIO Unitee Auto Workers
Union
General Moore
Tig
UAW
Reuther
Walter Reuther
Harm
Victor Reuther
Reuthers
Joseph A. Krug
Police Special Investigation Squad
Unser
Special Investigation Squad
Krug
Alabama lawmakers announce bids for lieutenant governor
Gadsden AP reports state Senator Jamies B Allen says he will run in the May primary for lieutenant governor. Allen, elected to the State Senate from Etowah and Cherokee counties in 1948, was lauded as outstanding member of the 1949 session. Phenix City AP notes Senator A L Paterson of Phenix City also declared for lieutenant governor, age 58, a former cotton mill worker and teacher who now chairs the education committee in the Senate and plans an intensive campaign.
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Gadsdew
Jamies B. Allen
Goveror
State Senate
Evowah
Phenix City
A. L. Paterson
Alabama
Senate
Mobile offers free mistletoe through Street Department
A garbled AP report notes Mobile City Street Department provides free mistletoe to residents. Details are unclear due to the damaged text, but the program appears to offer mistletoe as a seasonal amenity or service to the public.
Budget Bureau Draft For President Truman Budget Plan
The Budget Bureau prepared a new 1951 budget draft for President Truman, expected to total near 43.5 billion dollars. Officials aim to submit the revised version to Congress after Congress reconvenes, with likely defense and ECA cuts. The plan seeks to maintain current Army Navy Air Force strengths and outlines postwar equipment purchases, including tanks and artillery.
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Raymond H. Wilson
Et Bureau
Truman
Missouri
Congress
Owen Brewster, JR
Concess
Fen
Frank Pace
Charles Murphy
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Defense Department
Economic Cooperation Administration
Defense
Louis Johnson
ECA
Air Force
Navy
Army
Ake Er
Senator Sparkman Sees Civil Rights Fight Not Splitting Party
Senator Sparkman of Alabama said Southern Democrats will not sabotage the Democratic program over Truman Civil Rights. He stressed civil rights will test the party but won’t break it, and Southern critics may oppose but join in as Democrats. He warned a split could harm the program and guard against a coalitions with Republicans.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Alu
Truman
Congress
Democratic Party
Diplomacy Stalls as Soviets Quit Japan Repatriation Session
Soviet delegation walked out of the Allied Four Power Council in Tokyo over reproachment disputes, denying discussion of Japan prisoner repatriation. MacArthur criticized Soviet stance as officials note over 1.5 million Japanese prisoners repatriated, with 200k more awaiting return and 94k sent home by Allied forces.
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Tom Lambert
Tokyo
Russis
Council For
Japan
MacArthur
Russia
Geo. Kuzma Derevyanko
Britain
China
William J. Sebaid
White
Derevyanko
Vandenberg Opposes China Recognition Policy
Senator Vandenberg said the Chinese Communist government does not meet the criteria for recognition. He argued recognition requires real control and adherence to international law, adding the regime fails both tests. He warned foreign aid and policy should focus on self help and preventing war, citing past Soviet recognition as a cautionary parallel.
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Washington
San
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
China
Republican
Vandenberg Slag
Foreigh
Vandenberg
Soviet Union
Russia
Senate
Roosevelt
Poliy
Maxim Livinott
Litvinott
Winter storm hits wide swath of US
A fast moving storm brings cold, snow, sleet, and fog across much of the United States ahead of winter onset. Temperatures plunge, with locations from the Dakotas to Minnesota and Wisconsin reporting subfreezing readings while ice and snow spread from the Great Plains to the Mississippi Valley and New England. Forecasters warn of ice accumulation and dangerous travel as the system advances northeastward.
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Chicago
California
Great Plains
Midwest
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Juline Badner
Wiscnsin
Michigan
Plains
Radner
North
South
Dakota
Minnesota
Arizona
Pembina
W. D
Duluth
Gulf States
New England
Massissigni
Indonesian Pact Approved By Dutch Senate
The Netherlands Senate approved by one vote a Dutch Indonesian agreement establishing the Independent United States of Indonesia next Tuesday. The vote, 2 to 15, exceeds the required two thirds. the lower chamber approved the agreement two weeks earlier and Queen Juliana is expected to sign later.
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Netherlands
Senate
Unutma
Indonesia
Parliasment
Julana Stobabily
Savage lion Sultan may be destroyed for deadly attack
In Gaul Sultan the lion killed trainer Mrs May Rover Schafer 42 in a brutal attack witnessed by her three children. Coroner Ted Mayr said Schafer’s husband Fred Schafer may decide to destroy the beast on his return from Fort Worth Texas.
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Gaul
Sultan
May Rover Schafer
Ted Mayr
Ft. Worth
Blane
Mire Schafer
Louis Goehe
Diggee
Subara
Schafer
Tex @R
Ay UD
Lawmakers Push for Less U.S. Aid in Europe Amid Cold War Tensions
WHITEMEAD Washington A major push by lawmakers seeks to curb dollars spent in Europe as part of Cold War strategy. The plan calls for reduced military aid, broader European diplomacy, and a three year extension of peacetime conscription. Senator Tobatauver will lead a Senate effort for an Atlantic Union conference while Secretary Achesen states Spain will not gain U.S. recognition until Franco advances freedoms.
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Whitemead Washington
IAB
Armedea
Beate
Ieee
Tis Algis
Rusia
Pelea Peng
Spain
Iwopana
U. S
China
Britein
Xotauver
D-Tean
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarran O-Wey
Senate Catholi
Achesen
Franco
Europe
America
Tecay
ECA
Jimmian Connally
Thes
Senate Foreten Relations Committee
Admiral Points To Soviet Fleet Growth
Admiral Forrest B. Sherman told the Boston Chamber of Commerce that evidence shows a Soviet maritime revival. He said the USSR has more cruisers than the United States, double 1940 shipbuilding capacity, and a fleet including three old battleships, 14 cruisers, 10 destroyers, and about 270 submarines. The United States has 13 active cruisers and 60 in reserve, with 32 laid up light cruisers. Drive carefully.
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Boston
Forrest B. Sherman
U. S
Sherman
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