Wherry and Lucas clash over FEPC first in Senate
In Washington two northern senators clashed over which civil rights measure to advance first when Congress reconvenes. Wherry of Nebraska urged delaying the fair employment practice bill in favor of a broader showdown, while Lucas of Illinois backed moving FEPC first. The dispute signals a heated start to the new session as Southern lawmakers threaten filibuster and potential probes.
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Washington
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
Lucas
Miinois
Senate
Coloy
Sparkman D-Alad
Po Ocher Jr
FEPC
Dixie Inchmakers
Republican Leaders Seek Greater Voice In Policy Planning
Washington AP reports Republicans push for expanded input in shaping foreign policy. Senate GOP leaders urge regular public debate and nonsecret decisions, arguing bipartisan outlines limit Congress and risk U S prestige abroad. Senator Vandemerg insists every policy be debated openly with loyal opposition contributing.
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Washington
Provident
Wherry
Vandemerg
Michigan
Boliey
Wherty Euld
Congress
Corprnit
Sen
State okays three sites for Dothan public hospital
Houston County officials report the State Health Department has tentatively approved construction on one of three sites Ashford Highway Cottonwood Road or Hartford Highway for the proposed public hospital Board Chairman Albert West said final site choice will be decided at the board's next meeting The Ashford Highway site owned by W H Alexander has backing from Will Ed Helland of Gordon Warrick offers five acres on Cottonwood Road with more at 400 per acre The Hartford Highway site offered by Rimsan draws some support for location away from dense population The Birnson site would connect to Dothan sewerage but others prefer alternatives pending board consensus. next meeting date not set.
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Houston County Gan
State Health Department
Albert West
Inginrer
Hospital Planning Division
Late
Health Department
Ashfore Highway
Cottonwood Road
Hasbord Highway
West
Ashfordruighway
W. H. Alexander
Will Ed Helland
Gordon
Alexanders
Warrick
Rimsan
Hartford
Holsake
Holland
Birnson
City of Dothan
Page
Photo Ed Needs Christmas Pics, Mail 'Em Early
The photo editor appeals for Christmas pictures from readers. A reader asks when the holidays will be over, while the editor laments low submission mood and urges the public to send cheerful images for the Christmas page.
Ozark Meeting Set to Discuss Cotton Quota
Ozark hosts the first of four regional meetings where Alabama cotton farmers will outline proposed changes to the current marketing quota. The session aims to produce recommendations to Washington. Invited counties include Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Pike, Barbour, Bullock, and Tallapoosa.
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Ozark
Nevedan
Water L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federaton
Monroeville
Tan
Hlimigghim
Jan
Bolth
Bina Experiment Station
An & Farmers
South Alabama
Randolph
Washington
Representa
Dan
Alabama
Randalph
Two Bankers and Nine Others Face Fraud Charges
Birmingham AP reporting indictments allege misapplied bank funds totaling 946 492.88 at First National Bank of Jacksonville Alabama. Eleven individuals including two directors face charges for cashing checks with insufficient deposits from 1947 to 1942. several cases involve false entries and conspiracy to commit fraud.
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Birmingham
First National Bank of
Jacksonville
Als
Gm Pineathe
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
Nva
Dean Edwards
A.D. Edwards
John D. Hill
FBI
Ta Cave
National Bank
Sixth
Federal Reserve District
Athvery
Dorothy M. Miller
Inez Wood Traylor
Willam
J. E. Holley
Seaman
Leo ‘Trainor
Ralph C. Warren
Ooictmant
Marianna Assured New TB Sanatorium at Air Base Site
MAR IANNA FLORIDA The US Public Health Service approved purchase of about eighty five acres at Marianna Army Air Base for a permanent tuberculosis sanatorium. The Florida State TB Board plans a land transfer via the Farm Credit Administration with public benefit terms. Senator Claude Pepper promoted the project, and a telegram from Acting Surgeon General Wile Davis to J M Sims Chamber president confirmed the decision.
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Martanna
United States Public Health Service
Mariannna Air Force Base
Ford
Madanna Jackson County
Public Health Service
Washington
Pepper
General Services Administrator
Florida State TB Board
Matianna Army Air Base
Farm Credit Administration
Parm Credit Administration
Marianna
Claude J Popper
Flavita Tuberculosie Benitavhim
Ope
Palvr
Electrical Storm Ravages Argentina Killing and Injuries
A violent electrical storm swept Central and North Argentina, killing eight people in Buenos Aires Province and injuring many others. Telegraph and telephone lines failed across a wide area, with cyclonic winds knocking over cars and trapping workers taking shelter. Three inches of rain fell in Buenos Aires City in under an hour as low-lying areas flooded and residents were rescued.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Aremnen
New Liner Planned By Coward Line Bigger Queen Elizabeth
Maritime circles report the Coward Line plans a liner larger than the Queen Elizabeth. If keel is laid down early 1990, she could be ready for the Southampton New York run in 1940s.
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London
Coward Line
New York
New Year Holiday Closings By Downtown Merchants
Downtown stores will close Monday to observe the start of 1950, with a half holiday for employees on Thursday. Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Committee led by George H. Malone conducted a poll, noting the first day of the year falls on Sunday and many merchants endorsed the early closure.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Retail Merchants Committee
George H. Malone
US to Recognize Indonesia Amid Cold War Ties
The United States expected to formalize diplomatic ties with Indonesia as a sister republic in the struggle against communism. President Truman likely to name H Merle Cochran as the first American ambassador, with talks touching on loans to boost Indonesian trade and exports once order is restored.
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Foward T. Bomar Washington
United States of Indonesia
United States of America
Truman
H. Merle Cochran
United States
Indonesia
Netherlands
State Department
White House
Southeast Asia
Export Vieport Bank
Cochran
Jacarta
Batavia
Apitel
Republic
U. S
United Nations Good Offices Commission
Crawfordsville
Ind
Detroit Seeks Red Sympathizer in Bomb Plot Suspect
Detroit police say Paul Kassay, a suspected Communist sympathizer linked to a 1930s blimp sabotage, is sought in connections to the Reuther shootings and UAW dynamite incident. State police report Kassay, 56, vanished after a prior arrest. officials note background and alleged ties, while authorities confirm no nationwide alert until verified.
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Dethoity
Paul F. Kassay
Reuther
CLO United Auto Workers
Donald
Leonard
Kaseay
Tan
Wassay
Ohio
Kansay
Oho Supreme Court
Kassay
Guoiyear
Michigan
Kascay
Walter Reuther
UAW
Victor
Release of U S relief official ends Hungary detainment
Israel Jacobson, American tele official for the American Joint Distribution Committee, was released by Soviet guards at Nickelsdorf after being detained at the Austrian border. He arrived in Vienna with a Soviet officer, after being accused of espionage by Hungarian authorities who also arrested Robert Vorceler of ITT. The U S protested the detentions as news of Jacobson’s release surfaced in Budapest.
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Austria
Israel Jacobson
Tele
Hungary
Jacobson
Nicklesdorf
Rassign
Jaaabeon
Budapest
Nicklesdert
ET Mever
Mungerians
United States
Pote
Hamgary
Flint Country
Jacobsen
Israel Jacobsen
Nickelsdorf
U.S
GOP Lawmakers Blame Deficit On Fair Deal Policy
GOP lawmakers blame the deficit on the Fair Deal as Congress opens. Senator Taft warns of bigger troubles if Brannan plan subsidies pass, predicting up to 8.0 billion yearly cost. Democrats defend red ink spending while Lucas touts deficit financing for peace, criticizing Marshall Plan aid cuts.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Conegress
Iruman
Treasury
Taft of Ohin
Senate
GOP
Brannan
Treauah Cos
Congress
Ohid
Jplaves Pula
Duras
Miknois
Lucas
Sii
Two Americans Reported Alive in Red China
Two U S services members missing in Communist China since October 1948 have been found alive and well. Chinese officials say they are held at a military base near a port city, with the State Department noting no formal charges. The men are Navy chief petty officer William S Smith of Long Beach California and Marine Master Sergeant Elmer C Betcher of Chicago.
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Washington
China
Jesingtae
Mlitary
State Department
T Snows
Navy
Pectrician
William S Smith
Cali
Jet
Elmer C. Betcher
Blizzard Hits Pacific Northwest Fatal, Missing Spark Alarm
A severe blizzard battered the Pacific Northwest with at least one death and three missing in the mountains. The storm shifted from British Columbia into Washington, threatening Oregon with heavy gusts, blocked highways through the Cascades, and forced transport disruptions. Snow buried regions across the storm path while New England felt a warm spell causing unusual early spring signs.
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Seattle
Wash. Cup
Pacific Northwest
Washington
British Columbia
Oregon
Gay
Oregon Coast
Estero States
New England
Montana
Nebraska
South Grove
Princeton
B. C
Stevens Pass
Cascades
Ticlets
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Vermont
Middlebury
New Hampshire
Schedie
Stowa
Nan Oy Page
Roosevelt Tops Poll as Greatest American of the Century
A United Press poll of editors names Franklin D. Roosevelt as the century’s greatest American, with Adolf Hitler a close second. Other top figures include Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, Lenin, the Wright brothers, Albert Einstein, Joseph Stalin, and Louis Pasteur. The piece notes Roosevelt’s New Deal and wartime leadership as key reasons. Hitler’s near miss and supporters’ rationales are also listed.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Thomas Edison
Winston Churchill
Henry Ford
Apoota Lenny
Wright Brothers
Albert Einstein
Joseph Stalin
Louis Pasteur
Pasteur
Lise Mettner
Mary Baker Eddy
Mme. Curie
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Disan
Chuyebin
Ford
Dewey Considers Short Retirement From NY Governor Post
The Mi York Times reports Thomas E. Dewey plans a temporary retirement at term end as New York governor. Political writer Warren Moscow notes hints he may skip 1950 gubernatorial race and 1953 presidential bid, possibly returning by 195 parts. Two developments cited: a lecture tour at Stanford and word that Dewey will move counsel Phavres D. Brietel to the first judicial district Supreme Court.
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York
Mi Yark Times
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Warren Moscow
the Times
Dewey
Moscow
Pone
Stan Inceton University
The
Times
Phavres D. Brietel
Supreme Court of the
First Judicial District
Sober Citizens See Snakes Hanging On Trees in Gadsden
A large crowd in Gadsden reported hundreds of snakes visible on two thorn trees during the holidays. The scene drew many locals, but organizers deny any link to Christmas festivities. No further explanation or credible source offered.
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Gadsden
Moaly Ai
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