Mine Fire Rescue Crews Find Four Bodies
Firefighters in Pineville Kentucky recovered four more bodies from the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Mine after a major explosion. The latest deaths bring the number found to four in a new push as crews battled flames and fumes, with more than 21 miners still unaccounted for. Rescue operations paused at times due to dangerous conditions, while survivors remained in hospital. Albert Bennett, 64, was among the dead.
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Pineville
Kentucky Straight Creek
A.D. Sisk
Iunnel
Albert Bennett
Pineyike Mariner
Tursle
Four Per Cent Cut In Used Car Prices
The OPA announced a four percent reduction in used passenger car ceiling prices to reflect depreciation. Examples show 1940 Ford V-8 deluxe sedan region A $600 after Jan 1 $634 before. region B $678 after $706 before. other models across regions A B C with varied prices. Region A covers Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and nearby states.
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Washington
OPA
Ford
Alabama
Flora Georgia
North Carolina
Miaspi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Wey Cleared For GI Wives Return To U S
London AP report says plans to transport wives of American soldiers to the United States are complete to the last detail and ready to travel on very short notice. The U.S. embassy said about 8 thousand wives were expected to be processed, with a shipment due by late January.
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London
America
United
Early Creation Of World Peace Keeping Force Seen
London reports forecast a five power military meeting in January to discuss an international peace preservation force. Plans for the meeting arise from British initiative with diplomacy channels already active. A Foreign Office spokesman would not confirm but noted UN Charter provisions for a military staff committee with the Security Council. General Eisenhower's potential London trip is mentioned.
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John A Parris
Security Council
Eisenhower
London
Washington
One Lynching Reported In 1945 Draws Debate
ATLANTA AP The year 1945 saw only one lynching recorded by Tuskegee Institute with Florida's governor questioning if it qualified as a lynching. The incident involved a Black man taken from an unguarded jail in Madison Florida and shot after being indicted for attempted rape of a five year old white girl. No witnesses were found and the grand jury could not fix responsibility. Governor Caldwell said the slaying did not fit a recognized definition of lynching, drawing reaction from Dr. Guy Johnson of the Southern Regional Council who defended labeling it a lynching despite praise for the governor's response.
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Atlanta
America
Tuskegee Institute
Florida
Madison
Fla
Tallahassee
Millard Caldwell
Britannica
Guy Johnson
Southern Regional Council
Tuskegee
Annual Report Shows County Assets Greater Than Liabilities
State examiner's report on Houston County Board of Revenue for year ending Sept 30 1945 shows assets exceed liabilities by 182 775 81 dollars. County under constitutional debt limit by 383 948 62 with total indebtedness 126 498 35, courthouse and jail bonds 60 000 refunding bonds 64 000 and unpaid claims 2 498 25. Examiners note sinking fund via $4 440 in U S war bonds maturing 1955 to cover debt, no temporary loans, no outstanding notes.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Houston County
Saxon Foyner
Accidents Take 63 Lives In 24 Hours
Accidents across the nation caused at least 3 deaths in a 24 hour span, with 31 traffic fatalities and 30 from other causes. The National Safety Council projected 373 to 400 traffic deaths from Saturday through New Year's Day as cafe owners prepared for New Year celebrations. State tallies include California 30, New York 23, Pennsylvania 72, Michigan 14, Texas 35, Indiana 20, and New Jersey 20, among others.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Hinds
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
U S to swell forces in China under renewal aid
Lt Gen Wedemeyer announced the United States will help deploy Chinese National troops into Manchuria and may boost American forces in China by 3000 to 4000, with total Army strength rising to 12000 to 15000. Marines in north China remain about 50000, as coordination with Central government continues.
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China
Wedemeyer
Manchuria
Associated Press
Spencer Davis
Peiping
Mukden
Chiang Kai-shek
Davis
Chinhsien
Jehol
Liaoning
Chengteh
Tehol
Chungking
Moscow
Byrnes Flies To Brief Truman On Moscow Talks
Secretary of State Byrnes flew to Quantico then to the presidential yacht Williamsburg to report to President Truman on the Moscow Foreign Ministers conference. He will address the nation at 10 p.m. EST via the National Broadcasting System. The next Big Three meeting was tentatively planned for Washington.
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HY Douglas RE. Cornell
Washington
Byrnes
Moscow
Truman
Nation Broadcasting System
Potomac
Williamsburg
Quantico
White House
State Department
Michael McDermott
Yalta
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Coast Guard Returns to Treasury Role on Jan 1
President Truman announced Saturday that the Navy will hand the Coast Guard back to the Treasury on January 1. The service will revert to a near peacetime footing after wartime duties such as piloting landing craft, guarding convoys, trapping saboteurs, and guiding ships. It will focus on coastal patrols, assisting vessels, iceberg detection, and maintaining navigation aids.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Coast Guard
Treasury
Dealers opinions differ on tire stock at ration end
In Dothan three large tire dealers split on whether supplies will meet post rationing demand. One backs manufacturer replenishment. another urges continuation until adequate stock is on the market. One expects a rush in days after rationing ends, then shortages due to labor delays and backorders.
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Dothan
Hitler marries Eva Braun and last will found
AP report says Hitler marriage contract with Eva Braun and his private will declaring they choose death to escape disgrace were found by U S Third Army Headquarters dated April 20 1945 The political testament named a new cabinet to continue the war and Doenitz as president Goebbels as chancellor British intelligence cites the arrest of Friederich Wilhelm Paustin linked to Hitler aide Martin Bormann.
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Norgaard Mernberg
Hitler
Eva Braun
Asalf
U.S. Third Army
Red Army
Flaming
Berlin
Friederich Wilhelm Paustin
Martin Borrham
Eve
Fuehrer
Grand Adm
Karl Doenitz
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Eva
Reichschancellery
March of Dimes Campaign Underway in Dothan
The March of Dimes drive began in Dothan yesterday led by Lee Herlong with box distribution across downtown stores. The effort runs through January 30, Roosevelt’s birthday ball at Dothan Country Club marks the culmination. Half funds go to Warm Springs Georgia, remainder to aid local infantile paralysis victims in Dothan.
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Dothan
Lee Heriong
Roosevelt
Dothan Country Club
Herlong
Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia
British Loan Faces Rough Path To Congress Approval
Federal officials say the Na pier Field lease bid by Dothan and Houston County faces a long negotiation period and may be canceled with little detail on timing. City officials await word on whether the bid is favored in Washington. Aviation leaders said efforts will continue to secure Na pier Field as a public airport without monetary constraint if the landing strip remains publicly operated.
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Dothan
Houston County
Napier Field
Clyde L. Coe
Washington
J. H. Brennan
Supporters Fear Early Vote Would Kill Off Proposal
Washington bankers and lawmakers warn an early vote on a proposed 4.4 billion dollar British loan could doom the measure. House Banking Committee Chairman Spence says the loan faces a long study and full hearings before any decision, with many members fearing an early tally would be fatal. The Treasury Department will present its case to sway wavering votes amid ongoing Bretton Woods considerations.
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Congres
Britain
Moscow
Bretton Woods
Spence (Ky
House Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Treasury Department
Spence
State Income Rise Forecast For 1946
Alabama Revenue Department in its annual report to Gov Chauncey Sparks projects a higher 16 revenue for 1946 despite possible economic slowdowns. New procedures in safes and use tax division may lift collections. gasoline tobacco license franchise utility electric and other taxes likely rise. Income tax severance gross receipts and other minor levies are expected to fall.
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Montgomery
Revenue Department
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Wallace Urges Full Job Bill at Howard Convention
Secretary of Commerce Wallace declared Americans who met wartime challenges will accept constructive peacetime asks. He told the Omega Psi Phi convention at Howard University that they are ready to get the job done on the St. Lawrence Waterway, the Missouri Valley Authority, and a real full employment bill.
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Washington (Ap
Wallace
Omexa Psi Phi Fraternity
Howard University
St. Lawrence Waterway
Marxouri Valley Authority
Navy Surplus Huts and Materials Aid Housing Shortage
Washington AP reports the Navy declared 56 million dollars of surplus building materials and 5,000 Quonset huts at four depots to ease the national housing shortage. Huts could shelter 70,000 people if converted, while 55 million board feet of lumber also becomes surplus. Port Hueneme, Tacoma, Davisville, and Gulfport house the surplus, with RFC disposal teams coordinating sales and a national program to follow. Government agencies and the Veterans Administration will have priority for the huts, and production constraints threaten 1946 privately built homes without govt encouragement.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Port Hueneme
Calif
Tacoma
Wagh
Davisville
Gulfport
Mise
pReconstruation Finance Corporation
United Staet# st
RFC
Naval
Army
RFC. C
Veterana Administration
Producers’ Council, Inc
Promise Winter Of Labor Strife If Pay Not Upped
AP report from Washington details a UAW demand for a 30 percent wage increase at General Motors. GM counters that pay raises must reflect the industry's financial ability and warns against threats of a winter of industrial war. The stalemate follows a fact finding board hearing and statements from Walter Reuther and GM officials.
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CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motora
General Motors Corporation
Truman
Ag Nest
Tasmania
Walter P. Reuther
VAW
Reuther
Wall Street
Detroit
Alfred P. Sinan
C. E. Wilson
Primary Voting By Qualified Negroes Contested in Alabama
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee urged to amend rules to allow qualified Black voters in Democratic primaries. McCorvey opposed returning to oil convention style nomination. meeting set for Montgomery January 12 with next primary May 4 and runoff June 4. He warned against undermining Supreme Court rulings while proposing literacy and property requirements for registration and a constitutional amendment to restrict voting rights.
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Als
Alabama
Democratic Extentive Committee
Geasner T. McCorvey
Montgomery
McCorvey
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
South
BieCorvey
Nep
BE. Boswell
Geneva
Boswell
Constitution of the United
Artle McCorvey
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