Price boost in steel industry lines up with talks
President Truman indicated a potential steel price increase linked to ongoing discussions, but he did not confirm figures or rule out a major steel strike. He urged adherence to a fact finding process with a 30 day cooling off period and dismissed a compromise removing the cooling-off period.
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Truman
Congress
Saiis
2Eicth
CIO
O-United Electrica
Neval Electric
General Motors
Westinghouse
OPA
China and Communist group near final truce terms
A two line report notes that after a three hour and forty minute meeting, China’s ice committee and representatives issued a communique saying major problems are settled with remaining details to be discussed. Both sides expect orders to cease firing tomorrow as talks continue at the interparty conference.
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China
Final Cement
Marshal
Truman
Ess
Conferce
Political Insuiltative Council
New City well project to augment Dothan water supply
Construction bets focus on a new well to ease next summer shortages. J Goodwin, city water plant chief, said materials arrived in the past two weeks and a contract was let last month after he warned the council of possible shortages.
Western Union strike hits New York area according to CIO
Western Union workers in New York and New Jersey walk out at 7 10 a m in protest of a NWLB wage directive lowering a regional award by 12 cents an hour. Some overseas and news circuits suspend service while local offices report minor impact and transmissions face delays. Mayor Dwyer failed to halt the walkout after arbitration talks collapsed.
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Ation
Associated Press
Western Union
New York City
CIO American Communications Association
National War Labor Board
New Jersey
D Dwyer
NWLB
Lawrence Kammer
CIO
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
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Unions Call Kaiser-Frazer Wage Pact A Model Contract
The UAW-CIO and Kaiser-Frazer announced a unique wage contract to be a model for the industry. It bases wages on Ford Rouge levels, matches GM increases, and sets a $5 per unit pool from Willow Run output totaling about $1.5 million annually. A workers’ strike ban and veterans clause accompany a union shop and checkoff of dues. R. Thomas praised the deal as a bright moment in labor management relations.
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Kaiser - Frazer Corp
Henry K. Kaiser
Joseph W. Frazer
Ford Motor Co
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Kaiser-Frazer
Uaw-Cio International Executive Board
R. 3. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
Washington
British Skeptical Of Red Atom Bomb
London AP reports British officials doubted a claim that Russia developed a new atom bomb making Western weapons obsolete. Dr Raphael Armattoe of Lomeshie research center in Londonderry alleged staff ties to Russian scientific societies but did not disclose sources. British sources said they had not seen the statement and doubted it.
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Russia
Raphael E. G. Armattee
Lomeshie
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Armattoe
Dr. Armattac
Itx
Ben Lane Injured After Bainbridge Wreck
Ben Lane of Dothan was in Riverside hospital Bainbridge Ga in very serious condition after an automobile crash near Bainbridge yesterday afternoon. Traffic Officer R E Watson said Lane’s car struck a tree after attempting to pass a truck, the driver alone, about 4 30 p m on the Albany road. Hospital officials confirmed the very serious condition.
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Riverside
Bainbridge
R. E. Watson
Watson
Albany
Lane
Runaway Bryant Nabbed with Moonshine in Houston
Deputy Casey chased Gines Bryant, a Dothan Negro, who fled when asked for directions. He was caught near a house in Houston Calgary and found with two bottles of illicit moonshine. Bryant faces a charge under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law.
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Houston
Calgary
J. T. Casey
Bryant
Casey
City Police Docket Records 18 Minor Cases
City police reported 18 minor cases on a recent docket, noting arrests last night were higher than an average Monday. Officers could not determine why the sudden uptick in law violations occurred.
Chicago Kidnap Slayer Suspect Tied to Girl's Death
Coroner A L Brodie stated that six year old Susie Degoan was likely raped and strangled by a kidnapper who dismembered her body with butcher like skill. Medical exam of the remains found most of the body except the arms, taken from a severed barn near the girl’s North Side home, indicating a brutal, calculated crime.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
Susesre Degoan
Brodie
Rewards Total 6000 in Chicago Kidnap Case
Rewards totaling 6000 were offered today in connection with the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper of six year old Susanne Degnas. The Chicago Herald American offered 5000 for exclusive information leading to arrest and conviction. Two citizens offered 54 each for apprehension and conviction. The offers were made to the Chicago Tribune by Charles J. Whales and J. C. Desgan.
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Chicago
Susanne Degnas
Chicago Herald - American
Chicago Tribune
Charles J. Whales
Sacred Heart Academy
Suston Wat
J. C. Desgan
Gruesome on the Spur of the Moment Dismemberment Suspected
Police found charred bone fragments in an ash heap near a basement at 588 Kenmore Avenue. Supervising Capt. Joseph Goldberg said the bones may be human and sent to the University of Chicago lab for analysis. A detective described the act as an expert carver’s work, hinting at on the spot dismemberment rather than premeditation.
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Joseph Goldberg
University of Chicago
Bulding
Kenmore Avenue
Net
State Toxicologist Probes Oliver Case In Dothan
State toxicologist G Rebling arrived in Dothan to examine William Glenn Oliver's body amid questions whether death came from a railroad engine or foul play. The 27 year old was last seen about 30 minutes before death near Central of Georgia railway yards after a switch engine passed over him. Houston County sheriff said Rebling was called in yesterday morning and that evidence includes sightings by a Dothan Negro and a witness testifying regarding suspect Houston Sykes who is jailed on a murder charge.
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Dothan
William Glenn Oliver
Houston County Sherff BG
Rehing
Houston Sykes
Houston County
Sykes
Oliver
Central of Georgia
Clayton Adams
Adams
Four Southern States Facing Flood Threat Storms Kill 38
Flood warnings extended from Rome Georgia to Gadsden Alabama as heavy rain pushed the Coosa River valley toward a 31 foot crest. Meteorologist F C Pate warned Rome may hit the mark tomorrow while Gadsden's high water level also rose. Elsewhere Alabama faced grim prospects with Montgomery Selma and Miller's Ferry forecast to rise. Welumpka River at 44 feet expected to slow. Damaging winds were reported near Northport Tuscaloosa with tornadic activity dismissed and scattered showers predicted statewide.
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Rome
Gadsden
Ala
Weather Bureau
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F. C. Pate
Etowah
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Coosa
Pate
Alabama
Jess Dreary
Tate
Selma
Miller's Ferry
Wilcox County
Welumpka
Northport
Tuscalonsa
Two Saw Way Out Of Kilby Prison
Authorities search for two convict patients missing from Kilby prison after sawing their way from the tuberculosis ward on the second floor of the trusty barracks. The escapees Robert Owen Narrarmore of Mable County and Omire Hodge of Lauderdale were serving robbery sentences. A third prisoner left the ward but returned for readmittance after failing to scale the surrounding fence.
Truman Says Moscow Pact Is Completely Satisfactory
President Truman voiced full satisfaction with the Moscow truce and atomic energy accords among the United States Soviet Union and Britain. He said recognition of Romanian Bulgarian and Yugoslav governments was conditional and that no evidence of an atomic weapon exists in Russia.
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Washington
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United States
Russia
Great Britain
Raphael E. G. Armattee
Lomeshie
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
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Harriman
Bythen
Army
London
United Nations Organization
Major Streams On Rampage After Heavy Downpours
Flood threats hit four Southern states after weekend storms killed at least 38 people, with 41 marooned and more than 700 homes damaged or destroyed. Dayon and nearby areas faced heavy flooding. Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi reported high water backing up highways and mills. The Weather Bureau warned of continuing rain and possible flood stages across the region.
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Strickey
Dayton
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Tennessee River
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Texas
Weather Bureau
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New York
New England
Taratie
Marines Cut Discharge Quota For 28,000 More Eligible
Washington AP says the Marine Corps today made 28 000 more Marines eligible for discharge after February 1 lowering the secure from 50 to 45 and excluding women Marines Critics note the women's quota was reduced to 18 at New Year The service reports it has released about 192 000 personnel since D Day roughly 52 percent of the wartime cuts toward the planned postwar size
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Marine Corps
Corps
Typhus Control Costs Presented To City Commission
Dr. W T Burkett the Houston County health officer told the Dothan City Commission the typhus control program from Nov 1 1944 to Dec 31 1945 cost the city $1196 23 for residential rat eradication while business houses paid $1120 for eradication and $8309 16 for rat proofing The report shows city borne costs for residential eradication and private payments for business rat proofing The program covered 448 business establishments 327 ratproofed 120 trapped 120 baited in residences 2732 dwellings inspected 3440 baited and 104 treated with NDT He noted the program will cost the city about 1500 to complete in two months and urged continued support including hiring a sanitary inspector and assistant, with state funded personnel Turn to No 2 for continuation details
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W. T. Burkett
Houston County
City Commission
Burkett
Bussmens
Health Department
Dolhon
Eradicat den
Delthan
Poteon
Stele
Burkett Saih
de Burke
Extra Time Given Yamashita Arguments
The Supreme Court set aside an extra hour daily to hear final government arguments in support of War crimes trial procedures. Jepsocae General Yamn laxhive Wa death, Sehevaro Geoeral J Howard McGrath and Harold Judgson seek to influence the high court. Army attorneys appointed Medeed him when he was given minutes to argue. the trial of the Japanese leader is contested.
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Supreme Court
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Sehevaro Geoeral
Howard McGrath
Harold Judgson
Shawld
Yamuxhila
UB. Army
Medeed
Truman Says Troops Needed Overseas Duty Amid Slow Demobilization
President Truman linked the slower Army demobilization to the nation’s postwar duties abroad and the need to curb war-making power. He cited the massive task, noting 4.5 million have left service and over 1.25 million from the Navy, 183,000 from the Marine Corps, and 74,000 from the Coast Guard, with Congress calling for a full inquiry.
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Truman
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United States
Paare
Hosiia
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Pacific
Europe
Andrews Field
Goering Seen More Dangerous Than Hitler At Nuremberg
AP reports American prosecutor Ralph Albrecht argues Hermann Goering is more dangerous in some respects than Adolf Hitler as the Nuremberg trials begin a new phase. Documents from Goering and aides outline his central role in Nazi aggression and war planning.
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Adolf Wither
Reichsmarshal
Ralph H Albrecht
New York
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Albrecht
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Rudolf Heas
Wyglen
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Hitler
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U. S
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Spain
Bodenachatz
England
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Sheriff's Office Adds New Auto Vehicle in Wartime Fleet
Houston County sheriff's office introduces a new patrol car to replace an aging wartime unit. Sheriff B. G. Farmer notes the previous vehicle has effectively reached the end of its service life, marking a rare modernization for the force.
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Houston County Sheriff’s Office
B. G Farmer
Alabama appeal for clothing gifts to aid overseas
AP report notes Chauncey Sparks urged every Alabama resident to participate in a nationwide notary clothing collection for overseas aid, urging support and involvement across communities to supply apparel for those abroad.
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Chauncey Sparks
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