Rail Strike Breaks Across Regions And Mail Embargo Ordered
The Post Office Department ordered a national embargo on certain classes of mail amid scattered returns to work in the rail strike. Executives in Newark Sioux City Seattle and Jacksonville held a secret meeting while officials announced efforts to restore normal service on the 60 strike plagued rail lines serving about 100 large cities. A Public Service Commission hearing in Montgomery addressed opposition to a proposed rate increase for United Telephone and Westinghouse, with multiple city attorneys and witnesses present.
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Public Service Commission
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Walted Telephone
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Attorney General's Office
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Embargo Ordered At We Dothan Post Office By Strike
Rail strike hits postal service with embargo on all mall except first class. About 37 million second class mail, 10 newspapers, third class circulars and fourth class parcel post affected. Scallip of Pacific Railway notes workers returning, negotiations possible. Federal prosecutors file contempt charges in Chicago as walkout persists. 12 000 Brotherhood members idle nationwide. Turn to No. 13.
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Novince Pacific Railway
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Jacksonville
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Brotherhood of Railroad
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Office of Price Stabilivation
QPS
Typhus Fever Decides Many Battles in Korea War
Washington public health expert Hens Simeser asserts typhus and related diseases have altered numerous major campaigns in history. He notes Napoleon failed to seize Moscow in 1552 winter due to illness, arguing disease often overwhelmed great leaders like Caesar and Hannibal despite their brilliance.
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Korea
Hens Simeser
UG. 8
Public Health Authority
Vnssey
Napoleon Bonaparte
Moscow
Zinssey
Napoleon
Caesar
Wannibal
U S Propaganda Labeled Failure Debate Sparks State Dept Row
U S Senator Benton accuses the State Department of failing to elevate Voice of America. Secretary of State Acheson defends the program saying removal could hurt momentum in the worldwide battle against communism. Eisenhower endorses expansion after his defense review.
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James E. Roper
Washington
Sen
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D-Conn
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Departmenti
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Benton
Frograin
Congress
Voice of America
Foreign
State Department
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D. Eisenhower
Fugonesa
Italy Receives U.S. Arms Aid Amid Postwar Programs
The United States steps up weapons shipments to Italy arriving at about two shiploads weekly, doubling that year’s average. The aid includes new postwar weapons such as the bazooka, an infantry mortar, and a recoilless field gun, part of the 3851.18 program.
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United States
Italy
Iron and steel prices cut as defense orders tighten
The government rolled back iron and steel scrap prices by up to 60 a ton and curbed aluminum and natural rubber affecting consumer goods from ash trays to tires. The policy, part of wartime defense production, shifts aim to ensure materials go to essential industry while signaling broader economic tightening under the Production Authority.
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Robert F. Loftus
Washington
Iron and Tee
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Bath
Natural Production Authority #s
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
White House
Pottsburgh
UN advances on Seoul as Reds suffer heavy losses
Allied troops push toward Seoul in western Korea as reports say Chinese and North Korean Reds suffer about 3,190 casualties in a Friday tally, part of a campaign that has killed, wounded, or captured nearly 15,000 since Ridgway’s forces moved toward the capital. Air strikes followed by ground advance tightened pressure on the city. observers noted bombers and fighter aircraft targeting near Seoul.
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Tokyo
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Seoul
South Korea
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Eighth Army
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth
Avive
Bec
Suwon
Tralee
Tuwon
Tachon
Anyang
Associated Press
William J. Waugh
Hoensing
Reda
Wonju
Hoensong
Raymond M. Lamm
Won
Washington
Hoengsong
WUC
Gottars
Arama
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Pyongebang
Sen
Barry F. Byrd
Trois
Verbert
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Roth
Byrd
O'Conor
Meat Price Violators Face Stiff Penalties
Washington AP says Price Director Michael V. DiSalle warned that any department member caught marketing price abuses will be made a national example. A new tough price order targets enforcement of ceiling prices with tighter controls on slaughterhouses.
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Max Hall
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Stat
Shaughteraus
Solons Eye 4-Fs For Active Duty
Washington. Senate committee seeks able bodied 4-Fs for desk or frontline service as part of defense cuts. Johnson touts a permanent subcommittee to monitor the Defense Department and identify 18-year-olds for service or support roles. Eisenhower endorses the bill while House opposes it amid debates on draft age and exemptions.
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Geongee. Reedy, JR
Washington
Senate
Holt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Defense Department
Johson
Anéa
Theaugn
Wiltun
Dafesse
Johnson
Bwieht D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower
Dulles Proposes Collective Defense for Japan in Tokyo
Japanese leaders welcomed John Foster Dulles as he outlined U S plans for Japan. The proposal centers on Japan joining the United States in collective protection against aggression, signaling a major shift in postwar relations and security policy.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
America
Japan
Dulles
United States
Record-Smashing Cold Grips Wiregrass Area Weather
Record low temperatures gripped the Wiregrass since Thursday with 12 degrees setting a new low. The freeze caused widespread damage to crops, pine plantings, and farm infrastructure across Houston County. Officials warn will take time to assess crop losses as thaws begin and temperatures rise.
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Tomorrrow
Houston County
Y Palm
C. M. Ling
Ashford]s
Ling
Tax Writers Reject Truman Plan for Tax Increases
Congressional tax writers rejected President Truman's request for a $16 billion two package tax rise. House and Senate chairs Coughton and George urged a single bill lumping the program. Critics from both parties voiced concerns as hearings opened on the proposed tax measures.
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Rex Chaney Washington
LLP
Congressional
Truman
House
Senate
Robert, L. Coughton
Walter ¥. George
D. Ga
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Secretary of the Treasury
Johns IV
Bnyder
Doughton
Snyder
Poll Tax Payments Show Slight Decline in Houston County
Houston County Tax Collector Carl Sellers reports 2324 poll tax payments totaling $4,639.10 by the midnight deadline. He estimates 2,600 to 2,600 poll tax payers compared with 1,830 last year, noting about three-fourths of qualified voters are exempt due to veterans age over 45 and disability. The office had $416,085.82 collected of $484,814.80 charged, with $78,798.98 delinquent after Dec 1, leaving a hospital tax balance of $97,200.95.
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Houston County
Carl Sellers Yoscerdey Wald
Jestera
Sellers
Firefighters Use Burning House To Thaw By Nozzle
Firemen answered a call to extinguish a burning farm house six miles west of Na Iban yesterday. Water froze in the hose due to extreme cold, delaying efforts briefly, but they warmed the line and saved the house with only one room damaged. R. P. Etheridge was listed as resident of the home.
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Weill
NaIban
Neveral
R. P. Etheridge
Feta
Britain Still Sees Path to Peace in Korea Talks
London Reuters dispatch reports Britain hopes for a negotiated peace in Korea, urging UN Good Offices to act quickly for a cease fire. Officials caution on interpreting Chou En Lai’s broadcast, favor cool heads and a measured UN approach while awaiting full Chinese text.
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London
Great Britain
Red China
Chou Enlai
Rorsien
Snid Britsin
United Nations Good Offices Commission
Britain
Ching
Cheu En-lai
Chen
General Assembly
China
Korea
Foreign Office
UN. H
Ruling Scheduled On Bank Appeal
The State Supreme Court is expected to act next month on an appeal from a Montgomery circuit court decision blocking the Commercial Bank of Dothan from doing business under a charter issued last summer by D. Z. Marley, then state banking superintendent. The bank's incorporators await the court's action before further steps, amid injunctions that prevent recording the charter and issuing a business permit while the case proceeds.
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State Banking Board
Peli Yon
Injunce Dan
Serateh
Fle Pew
Albert Logue
King
Carter
Marley
Banking Board
Supreme Court
Morley
First National Bank of Dothan
Reynolds Plans Massive Aluminum Plant in Corpus Christi
Reynolds Metals will build a 40 million pound annual aluminum reduction plant in Corpus Christi Texas. The project aims to employ about 690 people and include a 175000 kilowatt electric power plant fueled by natural gas. Construction could begin within weeks with operation by year end.
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Reynolds
Six Persons Missing As Army Tug Sinks In San Francisco Bay
An army tug carrying patrolling air force personnel capsized five to six miles west of the Golden Gate, dumping 17 passengers and three crew into rough seas. Fourteen were rescued by private yachts and boats. six remain missing. Rescued included Major William A. Harms and several officers from Hamilton Field. The incident occurred near the Benevolence, the sunken hospital ship from a prior disaster.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Fort Point
Air Force
Pat
Willism KA Hems
Te $117 Special
Air Mission
Hamilton Field
Air Bast
Cantene
R. de Foe
Os Edein
Buchanan
Jams Iidwell
Cullen
Chiang Blasts Reds On Fa sera Day Address
Gen Chiang Kai shek criticized Communist forces during a Formosa broadcast, calling red troops fodder for Moscow and denouncing their pressure on farmers. He spoke to commemorate Fa sera Day, narrowing his remarks to a broad critique without elaboration.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai
Thinesa Red Army
Korea
Indo-China
Pada
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