Three U S Judges Strike Down Boswell Amendment
A three judge Federal court in Mobile ruled Alabama’s Boswell Amendment to the 15th Amendment unconstitutional in voter registration. The ruling permanently barred the Mobile County Board of Registrars from enforcing the measure, finding it barred by the 15th Amendment and inconsistent with federal law. The decision cited discriminatory impact on Negro registrants and noted most rejections under the amendment occurred after February 1949. Judges Leonard, Mullins, and McDuffie joined in the ruling.
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Mobile
Alabama
South
Mobile County
Wit
Mgt
J. Milton Schnell
C. Randle
FE. J. Gon
C. Garrett Imt
Judgte Leonard
Fifth Circuit Court Appeals
Once Mullins
Birmingham
John McDuffie
E. C
Bud) Boswell
Geneva
Evacuations Rise as Mississippi Delta Flood Deepens
In Columbus Mississippi the Red Cross counts about 3000 people displaced from homes as the Tombigbee and Yazoo basins flood. U S Corps engineers note backwater from smaller creeks and rivers, with evacuations continuing in the Abben-Columbus stretch while rain eases and river levels stabilize.
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Columbus
Miss
Missippi
Tombigoee
Red Cross
Abfen - Columbus
Ambigbee Valley
U. S. Corps of Dineery
Vicksburg
Yazoo
Per
Tallakatchie
Yazon
Fire Hazards Here Show Decrease For 1948
Fire Inspector George Baker reports that inspections of business and industrial buildings rose to 5,197 in 1948 from 2,748 in 1947 while most hazards dropped. Accumulated rubbish remained the top danger. defective wiring fell sharply from 258 to 115 cases. Stoves and heaters too close to woodwork rose to 18 cases from 14. grease on stoves appeared in 17 buildings.
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George Baker
Baker
Soviets Halt Parcels Sent U.S. Soldiers
Stockholm AP reports hundreds of thousands of American gift parcels addressed to Berlin and east Germany pile up in Sweden as Russians refuse to accept them. They turned back 31,170 bags of U.S. packages arriving at Malone Sweden on Christmas Eve and sent to Sassnitz.
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Stockholm
Berlin
East Germany
Sweden
U.S
Malone
Sassnitz
Germany
Baltic
Trelleborg
Dothan Area Business Activity Shows Gains in November
A Bureau of Research report from Alabama notes continued rise in business activity in the Dothan area for November 1948. Debits to bank deposit accounts totaled 14,771,000, down 4.9 percent from October but up 25.2 percent from November 1947, with postal savings improving yet still below 1947 levels. unemployment placements lag applications while job seekers face an unfavorable ratio. The end-November bank savings balance stood at 2,350,503. Turn To No. 13 On Page 2.
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Dothan
Bureau of Os Research
Univer
Alabama
Bureau
Truman Sees Bright U S Economy Despite Risks
President Truman voiced confidence in a path to maximum employment and production while warning that prosperity rests on deliberate policy. He hailed price stabilization as a sign of stable prosperity and presented an eight point plan including a $4 billion tax increase targeting corporate earnings to curb inflation and sustain growth.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Congress
Tenman
Democratic Congress
House
State of the Union
No. 23
Fire alarms drain Dothan station with two blazes
Do than fire crews rushed to two separate alarms today. At 804 East Burdeshaw Street a cafe dwelling caught fire, likely from a second floor fireplace or faulty chimney, causing significant back building damage. At 821 North Alice Street a Negro home suffered fire from an upholstered chair and window shade, with only that chair and shade damaged.
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Dothan
East Burdeshaw Street
Monroe Page
Floyd Harris
Page
North Alice Street
Big Seagraves
Adell Britt
Women Organizing Klan In Georgia
Bibb County forms first women's Klan unit in Macon Georgia with leader Herman Lavender of No 314 and Dr Samuel Green grand dragon noting women have linked with the Klan since 1926. The report cites ongoing organizational activity in Bibb County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon, Ga
Bibb County
Herman Lavender
Cyclops
Association of Georgia Klans
Samuel Green
Kian
New Peace Move By Chiang Hinted In Nanking Talk
In Nanking the Nanking Evening News reports a second peace statement may follow Chiang Kai-shek New Year message to end the stalemate with the Communists. Shen Chang-huan and other sources cite possible steps toward UN or Big Four involvement, while Red forces edge toward retreat near Suchow.
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Nanking
Suchow
Tu Li-ming
Chen Yi
Red
Chen
Red Ringed
Chiang
United Nations
U. N
Yenan
Kuomintang
Cerain
Formosa
Georgia Legislator to Seek Prohibition
Carrollton Georgia Rep A W Alexander said he will renew attempts to pass a bone dry prohibition bill early in the Georgia legislature session He noted his 1945 measure was buried in committee and he will pursue it independently without organized backing If the prohibition bill fails he would back a state operated liquor store bill reportedly being drafted for the Legislature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
A. W. Alexander
Georgia
Alexander
Oak Ridge Plant To Be Enlarged Reveals Lilienthal
Oak Ridge Tennessee will launch a 370 million expansion at the atomic energy plant soon. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman David E Lilienthal says the program will boost uranium production and other weapon and energy uses. A new uranium production plant will start in about six months and finish in two years. Oak Ridge is described as the world capital in peacetime uses of atomic energy.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Plant
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Wunderscores
Oak Ridge
Lilienthal
Cotton Crop Control Under Consideration By House Committee
Washington AP The House subcommittee will hold hearings today on 1950 cotton crop controls with two Agriculture Department officials testifying C D Walker and E D White Pace Ga Democrat chairs the panel and will decide if acreage planted this year should count toward next year’s allotment The panel says acreage limitations require quick forecast of 1950 prospects before the 1949 crop is planted and notes a full rewrite of the cotton marketing quota laws is needed Turn To No 7 On Page 2
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
C. D. Walker
E. D. White
Economic Co - Operation Administration
Rep. Pace
D-Ga
Pace
Labor Law Changes Left Up To Congress
President Truman said labor law changes, including raising the minimum wage from 40 to 70 cents, should be decided by Congress. He avoided committing to a single omnibus bill and said the method to enact the reforms is for Congress to determine. The dispute centers on whether to repeal Taft-Hartley and restore Wagner with modifications in one package or separate measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Israel declares cease fire in Negev amid armistice push
Israel announces Operation A ends as Egyptian forces withdraw from Israeli soil and patrols retreat from deep into Egypt. General staff orders cease fire at 2 p.m. and positions held while talks begin for an armistice ending the southern Palestine war. Egyptian and Israeli fronts had seen ongoing battles since Oct. 14 under U.N. truce.
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James M. Long
Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev Desert
Egypt
Palestine
Dothan
Gaza
Rafa
Faluja
U. N
Security Council
Iraq
Muzahim Amin al Pachachi
Baghdad
Nuri Pasha el Said
Portable Radio Aids In Averting Big Fire
West Jefferson Ohio used a truck mounted radio to relay fire information after a downtown blaze. Mayor Homer Braithwaite said Richard Meriman spotted the fire around 1 20 am and communications with Columbus helped summon aid from Columbus and from London and Rome, Ohio. The fire destroyed a residence a grocery store a filing station and a bowling alley with an estimated $100 000 in damage. No deaths occurred and fireman Dallas Watkins was overcome by smoke.
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West Jefferson, C
Homer Braithwaite
Richard Meriman
Braithwaite
Columbus and Southern Ohia Electric Co
Columbus
Columbus Fire Department
London
Rome
Ellis Chambers
Dean Fisher
Legion Plans To Seek Veterans Bonus At Congress
American Legion to request a veterans bonus from the Nlbst Congress. National Commander Perrys Brown told a club group in Miami that the Legion will push for a cost of living rise for disabled veterans widows and children and support a housing program in addition to the bonus.
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Los Angeles
American Legion
Bist Congress
Perrys Brown
Legion
Miami
Brown
Lovett Steps Down Webb Gets His Post
President Truman accepted the resignation of Secretary of State George C. Marshall due to illness and named Dean Acheson as his successor. Marshall will quit January 20 as Acheson pledges continued firm policy toward Russia and UN. James Webb becomes undersecretary with Pace and Lawton advancing in the budget agency.
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Lovett
Webb
Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
Truman
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
Marshall
Merle
Acheson
Russia
United Nations Organization
Trumen
State Department
Robert A. Lovett
James E. Webb
White House
Budget Bureau
Frank Pace, Jr
Frederick J. Lawton
Bureau
Soldier-Statesman
George Marshall
Peanuts Exported Through Mobile State Docks in December
Peanuts were a key Alabama export moving through Mobile State Docks in December under the recovery program. Large shipments came from Opp with 1,350 tons, Red Level sent two carloads, and Laverne contributed seven. Wiregrass area exports included lumber with Elbs and Enterprise each shipping carloads. Alabama towns supplied 228 of 1,188 overseas dock freight.
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Alabama
Mobile
Henry W. Sweet
Europe
Opp
Red Level
Laverne
Enterprise
Sweet
U Education Bill May Pass Senate But Get Stalled In House
President Truman urges federal aid for education as the Senate moves a bill to provide about 300 million dollars annually to equalize opportunities. The House, led by Rep. Lesinski, appears likely to face a tougher path despite a favorable Senate vote last year and renewed momentum.
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U. Education
Senate
House
Washington
Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Taft
Ohio
Case
House Labor and Education
Rep
Lesinski
Michigan
House Labor and Education Committee
Lesinski Anid
Barden
Civil Rights Showdown Unlikely For A While
Southern Democrats predict President Truman will avoid a civil rights Senate clash for two to three months or longer. Dixie foes plan to keep their powder dry. Truman’s State of the Union backing civil rights includes a federal poll tax ban and lynching crime, plus a broad program of other pledges. Senator Sparkman says civil rights is only one plank in a large platform, delaying action.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Air Employees Commission
Br. Trumen
Sparkman D-Aial
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Hunter da
Julius B. Cook
Yothan
Klan
Harold K. Miles
Maid OF Cotton
Suzanne Howell
University of California
Mobile State
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