Carrier Craft To Spearhead Postwar Navy Striking Force
Navy Secretary Forrestal outlined a peacetime fleet built around 13 large aircraft carriers and 13 escort carriers with only four battleships. He said the carrier spearheads the modern fleet and projected 3,627 planes across the carrier force. Tests of the atomic bomb on surface ships are planned for May and July in the Marshall Islands, with an underwater test next year.
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Donald 3
Gonzales
Washington
Navy
James Forrests
Truman
Forrestal
Army Air Forces
Marshall Islands
Forresta
U. S. Pacific
Atlantic
City Cuts Residential Electric Rates on Free Current Plan
City commission approved a revision to the electric rate schedule affecting about 1300 to 1800 residential users. The change cuts base bills up to 100 kWh by 10 percent and eliminates free current for those using more than 100 kWh, with further reductions for water heater users. Estimated annual city revenue loss around $12,000. February usage will reflect the new rate on March 1.
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Alabama
Death of Guy H. Gregory from pistol wound
Guy H. Gregory, fifty four, formerly of Dothan, died early today in Andalusia from a pistol wound believed to be self inflicted. He had lived in Crestview, Florida, since leaving Dothan in November. Survived by W. W. Gregory, his half brother. other survivors and funeral plans to be announced.
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Guy H. Gregory
Dothan
Andalusia
Covington County
Herring
Gregory
Crestview
Fla
W. W. Gregory
Vinson Confirmed for IMF Post Nomination by U S
The Santa us confirmed the nomination of Treasury Secretary Fred M. Vinson to be the U S Governor of the International Bank and Monetary Fund for the post.
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Washington
LLP
Santa Us
Treasury
Fred M. Vinson B
U. S
Internaonal Bank and Monetary Fund
Tax Board Approves Study for County Property Inventory
The Houston County Tax Equalization Board agreed to confer with the county Board of Revenue Board of Education and City Commission to discuss an inventory of taxable property. The proposal follows a Southeast Alabama seven county meeting where State Revenue Commissioner Dowling urged a complete inventory of all ad valorem property.
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Houston County Tax Equalization Board
County Board of Revenue
Board of Education
City Commission
Houston County
Alabama
State Revenue
H. G. Dowling
Houston
Henry
Dale
Geneva
Barbour
Coffee
Covington
Russell County
Boards of Equalization
Commissioner Dowling
Tom Carlton
State Ad Valorem Tax Department
Peacetime Draft On Action List
Washington AP reports the House Military Affairs Committee placed universal peacetime military training first on its legislative list with hearings set for February 18 to 21 and a to vote up or down. Some members foresee no full year’s training passing, expecting possible compromise. The Army says it cannot discharge all 700,000 soldier fathers by July 1. It estimates 170,000 will remain and 400,000 replacements are needed to free 580,000 fathers by then.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Andrew J. May
Dky
Truman
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Robert P. Patterson
Bary Ensemble to Give Friday Night Concert in Dothan
The Bary Ensemble of noted musicians will perform Friday night at eight at the Dothan High School auditorium. The program features Gestrude Bary, Lorna Wren, Mary Becker, and Virginia Peterson Bello in solo, duo, and trio pieces alongside standard chamber music.
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Bary
Dothan
Dothan High School
Gretrude Bary
Lorna Wren
Mary Becker
Virginia Peterson
Bello
Twenty Two Missing From Wrecked Yukon Liner
Ketchikan Alaska AP Thirty two people were counted as missing after rescue ships brought the last survivors from the Yukon to Seward. Coast Guard crews continued checking lists from Alaska Steamship Company and the Army as the grounded liner lay off Johnston Bay. One cutter reported all survivors saved and the Yukon abandoned after more than 48 hours at sea amid storm and wind.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Winac
Seward
Yukon
Coast Guard
Alaska Steamship Company
Army
Johnstone Bay
Onondaga
Witness says no one told to destroy Winds message
A Navy captain testified he never heard of orders to destroy personal memoranda before the December 7 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Captain Safford asserted such orders were verbally relayed through the Navy Department by Admiral Stark, with fears they could fuel a whisper campaign against Admiral Kimmel. Both men were on duty in the Naval communications section at Pearl Harbor era.
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Washington
A. D. Keamer
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
Japan
L. F. Safford
Harald R. Stark
Naval Operations
Safford
Kramer
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Hawaii
Naval Communications
Kimmel
MacArthur Upholds Yamashita Death Sentence Secretly Ordered
General MacArthur confirmed the death sentence for Yamashita, upheld by a Manila military commission, and ordered a secret execution to be carried out by Lt. Gen. Wilhelm D. Styer after stripping the general of military honors. The decision follows the Philippines case review by Allied Supreme Command.
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Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Tomoyuki Yamashuta
Mac
Arthur
Manila
MacArthur
Yamashita
Wilhelm D. Styer
MarcArtur
Philippines Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Philippines
Fliers Who Atomized Two Jap Cities Test A Bomb At Sea
Army Air Force experts who led the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are set for a sea test. Col Paul Tibbetts of Miami along with Maj Thomas Ferebee and Capt Kermit Behan have met with planners for the May naval atomic test.
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Washington
Army
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Army Air Force
Paul W. Tibbetts
Miami
Fla
Navy
Tibbetts
Thomas W. Ferebee
Mocksville
N. C
Kermit Beshan
Dallas
Tex
Ferebeve
Beahan
Truman Urges Food Sharing With Europe
President Truman called on Americans to share bread to avert mass starvation abroad while noting a temporary rise in animal products at home. The plan includes converting wheat to flour for bread, banning whisky and beer from wheat, and reducing livestock feeding to ease shortages, with overall diet improving for now though weather could alter futures.
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Washington
Truman
Fovest
Johnson Discusses City Park Proposal
Arthur Johnson secretary of the Daiban Chamber of Commerce spoke on parks play grounds and the zoning ordinance at the Exchange Club meeting. The inter club committee reported on these subjects. Scout Canty discussed Boy Scout Week in February. Guests included Brooks Ralph Martin Rip Hewes Dubin Alton Merrill Andalusia and Judge Booger. Fred Dykes presided as president with 32 members present.
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Arthur Johnson
Daiban Chamber of Commerce
Exchange Club
Scout Ceri! Canty
Guesis
Mr Brooks
Ralph Martin
W. J
Rip
Hewes
Dubin
Alton Merrill
Andalusia
Booger
Government Fights Freight Rate Readjustment Enforcement
Justice Department will send attorneys to New York City to contest a restraint on enforcing freight rate readjustments affecting the South. Edward Miller will lead, with David Matthews assisting, for a February 18 hearing in Utica before the Northern District Court. Nine Northern States seek a permanent injunction nullifying the Interstate Commerce Commission May 15 1945 order raising class rates in the Northeast while lowering them in the South and West. Western railroads joined later, arguing rate reductions cut revenues by millions.
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Washington
Clark
Justice Department
New York City
South
Edward Miller
Department
Federal District Court
New York
Utica
Miller
David ©. Matthews
Anti-Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New England
Western Railroads
Tennessee
Texas
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Lousiana
Oklahoma
Filibuster End Agreement Near In Senate Fepc Battle
Senate leaders closed in on a deal to end the 22 day feud over a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission bill with a likely death of the FEPC measure. In today’s showdown, Russell Barkley Taft pressed for limits on debate to break the southern Democratic filibuster. Russell prepared to allow a vote on a proposal to curb debate.
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James E. Roper Washington
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Richard B. Russell
Dgu
Sess
Alben W. Barkley
D-Kys
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Russell
PRPC
Solar ray attack disrupts wire and radio communications nationwide
A strange solar event caused widespread interference with telegraph and telephone lines across the United States and Canada. Western Union and AT&T reported major circuit degradation, with traffic rerouted and reception on the Far East and Atlantic Seaboard affected from dawn. Canadian lines and maritime provinces also reported disturbances, while west coast radio listening ports noted buzzing signals.
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New York
Ups
United States
Canada
Worterrn ‘Union Telegraph Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Atlante Seaboard
Cconsin
Mann
Canadian National Telegraph Co Communal
Maritime Provinces
Torenin
Peril Telephone Cas
Ehar
Channele Fe
Si Spas
Sun Spot Disturbance Hits Teletype Lines
Arec witnesses report sun spot barrage disrupting teletype service across Alabama. Western Union says newspaper offices from Dothan northward experienced frequent interruptions as transmissions garbled and text disordered during erratic solar activity.
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Alabama
Western Union
Dothan
Bevin Denies British Troop Actions in Indonesia
UK Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin rejected Ukrainian charges before the UN Security Council that British troops attacked Indonesians in Java. Bevin said an Allied decision sent troops to Indonesia to rescue Allied internees, and he urged parties to reach a peace agreement, noting the Dutch are the sovereign power and a UN commission was not needed. He claimed Manuilski’s accusations were false and called for clarification.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Dmitri Mamuilski
UNO Security Council
Java
Mamuiski
Indonesia
UNO
Security Council
Netherlands East Indies
Manuilski
Ukraine
Bevin
Kevin
Douglas MacArthur
Pagilie
United States
Patrol Relates Accident Details
The Do Uhan Montgomery highway accident left two Ozark men seriously injured Sgt Jesse Miller and Lewie Gales. The Gayles vehicle, parked without lights, was rear ended by a Napier Field U S Army sedan driven by Jerome Kiery. Miller released. Gales remains hospitalized. Kiery treated for minor cuts and bruises. A charge of failure to display signals was filed against Gales.
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Ozark
Jesse 2. Miller
Lewie Gales
Highway Patrol
Gayles
U.S. Army
Jerome Kiery
Napier Field
Kniery
Napier Infirmary
Houston County
Navy clarifies bright light off Florida coast is not a bomb
The Navy in Miami reported a bright offshore light is not an atomic explosion but a search for Bahamas Islands. Officials said some islands are misplaced on maps and the Hydrographer Office will locate the exact position by triangulating data from nighttime observations.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Bahamas
Navy Hydrographe
Tug Stoppage Puts New York In Dire Straits
A coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats pushed through a tough strike control bill in the House by 1237 to 155. The measure would curb labor strikes in industries affecting national welfare, ban foremen’s unions and picket line violence, and impose a 60 day cooling off period. It now goes to the Senate where delays are expected. The bill is a House substitute for the Labor Committee version. President Truman indicated a quick wage price formula may be ready to address major strikes including steel.
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James F. Donovan Washington
House
Congress
Francis Case
R-Sd
Joseph Clerk Baldwin
R-Ny
Senate
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
Truman
Fio
Mr. Timan
Washington
FWA Accepts City Offer To Purchase Recreation Center
The City of Dothan becomes owner of the Dothan Recreation Center on N Foster Street as Major General Fleming of the FWA signed a sale contract. The price was 9640.65, about a quarter of the building value, with title delivery awaiting official notice. City commissioners Ayres and Coe will decide future use after title papers arrive, noting ongoing discussions and multiple groups seeking use of the facility.
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FWA
Dothan
Dothan Recreation Center
N. Foster Street
George Andrews
Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Administration
John Ayres
Clyde Coe
Ayres
Coe
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