Pay Raise in Brass Hats Promoted by Congress
The House Armed Services Committee opened hearings on a military pay bill to raise compensation for the uniformed services, including Army Air Forces Marines Coast Guard and Public Health Service. The bill, backed by a commission, would boost overall pay about 14 percent with precise increases by rank, from 3.3 percent for privates to 49.58 percent for top generals and admirals.
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Howard Dobson
Ashington
Detic
Forrestal
Charles R. Hook
Steel Indus
Hecox
le Commission
Seismologist Dr. Willis Dies at 91 in Palo Alto
Dr. K. Willis, Stanford geology professor famed for predicting the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, died after a brief illness in Palo Alto. He was 91 and had been seen three days earlier at his Palo Alto home chopping wood.
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Alo Alto
Calif
Santa Barbara
Ley Willis
Ford University
Willis
K. Willis
Stanford
Etitus
Palo Alto
Hos M
Opus
Oliver Twist riots in Berlin halt film showing
Demonstrators described as Polish Jews riot outside a Kurfuerstendamm theater protesting the portrayal of Fagin as a Jew. Police and British sector officers clash with stones and clubs as the J Arthur Rank film in Berlin is finally suspended amid injuries and a half full theater.
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Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
Lyford Moore
American Broadcasting Company
Poisoning spree shocks Cottonwood dog owners
Cottonwood residents flood with anger after a wholesale poisoning of valued dogs overnight. Leonard Hardy offers a $100 reward for the culprit, noting a bird worth $300 and a dozen dogs killed or dying in the streets. Veterinary tests and sheriff’s investigation are underway, with signs the poison acts within minutes.
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Cottonwood
Leonard Hardy
Hardy
Joe Beall
Joe Calhoun
Charlie Seay
Rufus McDaniel
Dothan
No. 6
Absentee Ballots Sought For City Primary
Applications for absentee ballots for the March city primary arrive briskly, with over 220 issued to date. About 40 ballots have been returned to Smith Hall, chairman of the City Democratic Executive Committee. Ballots must be postmarked no later than midnight Wednesday to count.
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Smith Deal
Blizzard Stalls Flood Peril in West's Blizzard-Bogged Areas
Cold snap halts flood danger across the West as blizzards bog streams from Nebraska to North Dakota. Refreezing slows melt, aiding downstream relief. crews report 1 031 men and 229 heavy pieces of snow moving gear in action. Nebraska floods near Falls City inundated 23 square miles. Agency, Missouri River region sees riverbank erosion. Oregon rivers also retreat.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Goes Pick
Cuth Dakota Counties
Long Geound
North Dakota
Pick
Falls City
Nemaha
Agency
e-Platte
Williamette
Oregon
Barkley Consents To Speak In Alabama Dinner
Alabama Democratic official says Vice President Barkley will attend a Jackson Day dinner. He would speak if the date suits his schedule, with Alabama leaders indicating acceptance. Dinner price noted as either 25 dollars in Birmingham or 10 dollars in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Democratic National
Birmingham
Thomas
Man Narrowly Dies On Trestle As Train Approaches
BLACKSHEAR Ga Eyewitnesses tell how Clyde Elliott Murray age 51 raced for life as a freight train bore down on a 1000 foot trestle yesterday. He reportedly turned to flee fell about 15 feet from the end and was struck by the wheels.
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Blackshear
Clyde Elliott Murray
Murray
Urder
Truman Labor Bill Seen Clear For House Action
House Democratic leaders forecast most of President Truman's labor program will pass the House. CIO President Philip Murray criticizes Taft Hartley as flawed while Taft, touring, weighs Murray's charges. The Senate committee resumes hearings and the House labor panel is in recess until March 11.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
House
Truman
Congress
CIO
Philip Murray
Taft
Ohio
Murray
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Capitol
Labor Committee
Norway backs Atlantic pact in shift from neutrality
Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvard Lange said Norway would align with the Atlantic pact and seek Western protection. The move follows Soviet warnings and a rejected neutrality bid, with parliamentary approval expected soon though Communist opposition remains. Lange noted Sweden’s defense union idea was too small to deter aggression.
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Glenn Williams
Oslo
Halvard M. Lange
Norway
Russia
Lange
Washington
Dea i
Sweden
U. S
United Nations
Denmark
United States
Canada
Sritain
France
Belgium
Hollard
Truixembourg
Labor Party
Baptists Plan $10,000 Judson College Drive
The Judson College campaign committee of Dothan's First Baptist church met to plan raising the church's $10,000 share of a $1,000,000 building program for Judson College for girls at Marion Alabama. The statewide drive begins March 6 Judson College Day.
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Baptists
Judson College
Dothan
First Baptist Church
Baptist College For Girls
Marion
Ala
Erskine R Am
Judson
Jewett Hall
Malone
First Baptist Committee
Henry A. Parker
Gene Spearman
P. S. Homkins
A. B. Blount
Joe Saliba
Morgan McClelland
John Cannon
Pay Hayes
Fay Mizele
Earl Pittman
J. J. Astleford
Fred Garner
Max Morris
Feal Allen
Clyde Smith
J. L. Mullins
Joe Martin Stallings
Leon Harvard
Market Shy Pig Escapes Again in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina a six week old pig wandered from a delivery truck and prompted a police and student posse to chase through a city garage awaiting its owner. The animal, nicknamed El Perez by local high school students, has escaped three times, keeping authorities busy.
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Asheville
N. C
Cup
Perker
el. Peerce
City Candidate Injured Foot Amid City Commission Race
Charlie O Jennet, one of five candidates for Dothan city commission, says he has a painful foot injury but denies it came from breaking up a dispute between E H Snooks Jones and his wife. Jones was arrested Saturday on an assault warrant by Mrs Jones, later released on bond. A second warrant for breach of peace followed, filed by Mrs Jones, who claimed Jones dragged her on the sidewalk. Jennet says he was injured when he slipped on a wet curb after leaving a car, and the incident occurred before the Jones family altercation.
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Charlie.o. Jennet
Dothan
E. H
Snooks) Jones
Jones
Jennet
Cameron
Race Rioting Flares Anew In South Africa
In Durban a new wave of mob violence targeted Indians as Zulu rioters attacked a bus, killing the driver after he was beaten. Police struggled to contain the night’s clashes and many natives fled into nearby brush as bloodshed renewed amid tensions over a prior incident in the city.
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South Africa
Durban
Grink
Farm Bureau reports record Alabama membership
Montgomery Alabama AP report states the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation reached a record high membership of 70 504. President Walter L Randolph said the state has exceeded its quota of 67 620 set in the American Farm Bureau Federation drive to 1 200 000 members by 150.
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Montgomery
Alabama Farm Bureau
Federation
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama
Farm Bureau Federaton
Hoover Commission urges overhaul of State Department
The Hoover Commission recommends a top to bottom overhaul of the State Department to concentrate foreign relations oversight in the president. The 12 member bipartisan panel cites postwar overload and low esteem among lawmakers, press, public, and officials as key issues and urges reforms including congressional input.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
State Department
Truman
Congress
Commission
Commission On Government
Herbert Hoover
State Acheson
Philadelphia Transit Strike Ends After 19 Days
Philadelphia crowds return to work as the 19 day transit strike ends with CIO union approval of the park out. The city braces for memories of the strike of 49 as millions scramble by bus, trolley, and walking routes before service resumes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Rank and File Cio Unionistas
Tallahassee Judge Acquits One Man In Klan Parade Arrest
In Tallahassee a judge acquitted Ever ett W Irvine of driving with an improper tag during a Ku Klux Klan parade. The trial of James L Parramore, a former Valdosta police officer, was recessed for lunch after a defense motion for a directed verdict was denied. The case involved disputed vehicle ownership and tag timing, with evidence presented of a money order as a tag substitute.
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Tallahassee
Everett W. Irvine
Idas
Jas
Orian C.irker
Irvine Wan
James L . Pargamore
Valdosta, Ga
James C. Gwynn
Irvine
Parramore
Valdosta
Tory K. DuBose
Valdosta Automoble Salesmman
DuBose
Maeyv
Atlanta
Trey
Georgia
Florida
Dothan Ministers Back Recreation Plan Weighing Electric Fee
The Dothan Ministerial Association voted unanimously to support the Inter-Club Council plan for financing a city recreation program. The proposal, to be decided by Dothan voters on March 1, would add 25 cents per month to electric bills. Ministers will present the plan to churches and urge a favorable vote.
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Dothan Ministerial Association
Inter-Club Council
Dothan
Eight Cars Of Train Derailed In Georgia
Eight cars of the southbound Louisville and Nashville Flamingo derailed five miles south of here but no one was injured. The rear unit of the locomotive and several cars left the track after a defective rail, briefly derailing thirteen cars. Passengers were moved to other coaches and hotels as crews cleared the line and resumed travel toward Atlanta.
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Chrisworth. Ga
Wal West
L & N Agen
Kuch
Atlante
Republican Unity Strains Over Financing Drive for 1950 Election
Internal row over campaign funding surfaces as Republican leaders seek $200,000 to back a vigorous bid to regain the House. National Chairman and party figures debate funds after a tentative $45,800 allotment, with senators also pressing for more money to defend incumbents and expand gains.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Martin
Massachusetts
Bugs B. Scott
House
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