Ku Klux Klan Seeks Foothold In Dothan
A Dothan report says organizer Bowden of W Cottonwood Road has contacted prospects since before Christmas. Only about 18 people total showed interest, with a planned follow up meeting next Monday. The group cites ties to the national Klan led by Dr Samuel Green of Georgia. motives remain unclear amid mixed reception and public caution.
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Ku Klux Klan
Dothan
Bowden
W. Cottonwood Road
Georgia
Bewden
Samuel Green
Youth Tiled By Murder On Watts Bar Lake Fishing Trip
Kingston man John Currier Jr., 17, is held on murder charges in the slaying of Oak Ridge supervisor Ronnie Midkiff, 35, during a Watts Bar Lake fishing trip. Currier allegedly shot Midkiff, took his watch and wallet, dumped the body, and discarded the car before fleeing. preliminary hearing not yet set.
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Kingston, Tenn
Sher- Marvin Stinecipher
Oak Ridge
John Currier, Jr
Kingston
Ronnie B. Midkiff
Watts Bar Lake
TVA
Midkiff
Ben
Currier
Stinecipher
Harold Stillson
Sillson
Absentee ballots issued for upcoming primary
About 325 absentee ballots were issued for the March primary. Smith Dealchen handled applications and said ballots to be counted were returned to Smith Hall postmark not later than midnight last night. Hall reported 192 ballots returned with late arrivals expected to bring total near 200.
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Smith Dealche
Smith Hall
Hall
Burglary Hits Columbia School for About $200
Sheriff deputies report two schools targeted in the same night. At Columbia School the office filing cabinet was pried open and about $200 taken, with a smaller sum left behind. At Ashford School an undisclosed amount was found in a pried filing cabinet but the burglars fled as officials returned.
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Columbia
Ashford School
Dothan Fire Dept Lends Iron Lung for Marianna Baby
Ray Funderburk of Marianna borrowed an iron lung from Dothan Fire Department to transport Amala Jane Harting, three and a half, from Marianna to a Jacksonville hospital for polio treatment. The device, owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars post, was used due to the baby’s deteriorating breathing.
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Ray Funderburk
Marianna
Dothan
Ma- Tama
Jacksonville
Amala Jane Harting
Fenderpurk
Jron Ling
Marienna Iitiee
Wnderbursight
Playdsis
Rights Issue Surfaces in Labor Bill Fight
In Washington the Senate labor bill debate pivots to Negro workers rights. Senators from both parties weigh a provision requiring unions to treat white and Negro workers equally as Taft-Hartley repeal and Wagner act ideas clash. Adjournment ends hearings as Truman allies push reform with policy clashes ahead.
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Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Taft
Ohio
Morse
R-Ore
Truman
William Leiserson
Labor Management
National Labor Relations Board
Baker Lot Ruled Out As Site Of Recreation Project
The Inter-Clus Civic Council rejects Baker Lot as unsuitable for a playground and swimming pool. Chairman Jimmy Dees says the committee will choose a site convenient for most residents if financing is approved. Dothan voters face a Monday vote on a 5 cent monthly light bill increase to fund the project, with construction slated only after land becomes city owned.
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Baker Lot
Jimmy Dees
Inter-Clus Civic Council
Dees
Dothan
Jasper Mayor Quits Over Gas Plant Fight
Jasper Mayor J. T. Jackson resigns in protest as the city Commission votes 2-1 to proceed with a natural gas distribution plant project costing about 500000. Associate commissioners Dick Burrow and FP A Brotherton oppose. In Washington, Senate banking committee advances a broad multi billion housing bill by 9 to 3 to be introduced tomorrow.
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Jasper
J. T. Jackson
Jackson
Commission
Dick Burrow
Brotherton
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Armistice With Egypt Marks Peace Effort In Mid East
Israel and Egypt signed a historic armistice after a 22 minute ceremony signaling a path to broader Middle East peace. The pact grants Israel Beersheba and 25 Negev settlements while Egypt gains a 100 square mile southern Palestine strip Gaza to the border. The accord creates a seven member armistice commission at El Auja with three negotiators from each side led by Brig. Gen. Willim E. Riley.
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Sam Sourt Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Beersheba
Negev
Palestine
Gaza
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Folke
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Gaza Rafa
Faluja
el Auja
Willim E. Riley
U. N
Bethlehem - Hebron
Bir Assuj Ant el Auja
Falling Limb Kills Negro Near Rehobeth
A Clio man named James Stephens about 47 was killed near Rehobeth when a large limb toppled from a gum tree after a logging crew cut a bent trunk. Coroner A. A. Parker ruled the death accidental. witnesses said Stephens was warned, looked up and struck the tree, triggering the fatal limb.
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Clio
Rehoveth
Cornorer A. A. Parker
James Stephens
Parker
Stephens
A. C. Cobb
North Alice Street
Dothan
Boy 12 Found Dead After School Detention
In Hialeah Florida a 12 year old boy named Hunter Lyon Perner was found dead at home with a .22 caliber rifle by his side. Deputies said despondency over school work may have caused the death after he was kept after class for playing with a yoyo. A scrawled note read I’ve decided to end it.
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Hialeah
Frs
Claude C. High
Paul M. Hennan
Hunter Lyon Perner
Hamnan
Shhoo
Faye
Hialesh
Pele
Napier Field Incorporation Contention Sparks Twin Meetings
The Napier Field incorporation fight heats up with both sides scheduling 7:30 p.m. gatherings at the Veterans Club tonight. The Napier Community Organization backs incorporation and invites all citizens, while opponents plan a parallel session. An election on the issue is set for next Tuesday in Dale County pending petitions and legal action.
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Napier Field Incorporation
J. R. A. Dowling, Jr
Napier Community Organization
Veterans Club
Arthur Johnson
J. R. Phipps
Johnson
Dowling
Frank Deese
Dale County
Napier Field
Deese
No. 14
Business Women Back Dothan Recreation Levy
The Dothan Business and Professional Women's Club backs a 25 cent monthly levy on electricity bills to fund a $1,000 recreation layout for white and Negro children. Mrs. W. W. Avery announced the stance, with Miss Lisla Story and Mrs. Jewell Thrasher presenting on behalf of the Inter-civic Club Council. Voters face the measure in Tuesday's city primary to nominate a city commissioner.
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Dothan Business and Professional Women's Club
W. W. Avery
Lisla Story
Jewell Thrasher
Inter-civic Club Council
Dothan
23 Persons Killed In Hong Kong Crash
A Cathay Pacific Airways plane from Manila crashed into a rocky ravine at Braemer Reservoir on Hong Kong island, killing 23 people including 19 passengers and four crew members. The wreckage burned for hours, with many victims burned to death.
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Hong
Atlantic Alliance Close To Defense Pact Agreement
Seven nations negotiating an Atlantic security treaty near finalizing a defense clause. An armed attack on any member triggers collective response. each country retains self defense rights and decides its actions. Continued consultation and coordinated planning expected once the pact is in force.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Alliance
Deported by Russia Mrs Strong arrives in New York
Anna Louise Strong, deported from Russia on espionage charges, arrives at La Guardia and is subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury probing communism. The Nebraska born journalist says she is not guilty, calling the charges war hysteria fueled by American press. She defends her journalism while denying espionage.
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New York
Anna Louise Strong
Russia
FBI
la Guardia Field
Miss Strong
Hundreds Urge Life Of Georgian Spared
Citizens sign petitions urging commutation of death for John Wallace a wealthy Ceweta County dairy farmer. About 75 Wallace neighbors attend as Gus Huddleston presents a volume of petitions and an affidavit from Crawford County Sheriff L R O'Neal detailing Turner’s alleged whisky connections and family trouble. Wallace testified he killed Turner accidentally after Turner accused him of cow theft.
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Atlanta
John Wallace
Ceweta County
State Pardon and Parole Board
Wallace
Gus Huddleston
Harris
Troup
Meriwether
L R O'Neal
Crawford County
William ‘Turner
Hom
Turner
Vatican Accused As War Monger by Bulgarian Foreign Minister
Bulgarian Parliament heard Vassil Kolarov accuse the Vatican of backing dark forces to spark a new world war as a religion law bill seeks to tighten state control over church links. Fifteen Protestant clergymen face treason and spying charges as Bulgaria moves toward restricting religion.
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SOPIA
Vassil Kolarov
Vatican
Bulgaria
United States
Great Britain
Kolarov
Mary Lou Ullrich ruse shocks UC sororities
Berkeley AP report reveals Walter Robert Ullrich, 20, posing as Mary Lou Ullrich during sorority rush at the University of California. Disguised as a female student, he gathered invitations, tea cups, sandwiches, and contact numbers from 27 coeds and one house mother while testing how the social ritual operated.
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Ulrich
No Man's Land
Southerners May Back Republican Debate In Senate
A Southern Senator said some Dixie colleagues may back a Republican effort to keep civil rights debate alive to block priority administration bills. The move could affect rules to curb filibusters set for Monday. Bricker proposed housing discrimination limits and witnesses urged unions to treat black and white workers equally. Russell questioned Southern unity and strategy to oppose a gag rule by two thirds.
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Washington
Dixie
Senate
Russell
Negro Attacks and Robs Woman in Brooklyn
An unidentified African American man assaulted and robbed a 44 year old South Carolina woman and her companion in Brooklyn early today. The attacker forced the car’s driver, her companion Charles Sperl, into the back seat, then assaulted Mrs Perritt and searched for cash and a necklace before fleeing as police swept the area.
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New York
Aps
Dora I. Perritt
Greeville
Karse County Hospital
Brooklisn
Charles Sper
Brooklyn
Sperl
Mix Perrie
Fast River
Urtucressfi iv
Srega
Mother and four children perish in frame dwelling fire
In suburban Atlanta a stove explosion sparked a fast spreading fire that killed 32 year old Mrs. Harvey R. Wallace and her four children Vera 10 Shirley 5 Leon 5 Patsy 2. Two others escaped as the father had gone to work. Patrolman F Hays noted the home burned in minutes with firemen recovering the last charred body from the ruins.
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Atlanta
Riversice
Harvey R. Wallace
Fulton County
Wallace
Vera
Shirley & Leon
Patsy
Mires
J. L. Boone
Terry
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Rehobeth
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