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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
5
Hart of the Pacifi secures a close 4 point edge over New Okla in a tense game. Fleer and imine Fleer are noted in the obscure OCR text, but the readable result shows a high effort by both sides with a late push by Hart of the Pacifi.
Leading tennis professionals gathered in Augustine Florida for the national clay court championships. Sixteen first round matches were scheduled with top seed Frank Kovacs of Oaklane set for a night match versus Sam Shore of New York. Second seed Welby Van Horn of Atlanta faced Jim Mitchell of Richmond, Virginia. The event carries about 1500 dollars in prize money and the Frederick G. Francis trophy, awarded to players who win three times to gain permanent possession.
NO SCHOOL TODAY MOBILE AP Eddie Stankys free baseball school will open mid February delaying its original start tomorrow night due to the Boston Braves second baseman being out of town until early February.
The U S Army counter intelligence corps in Germany is easing from strict uniformed status to civilian dress and private housing as relations with the Soviet bloc worsen. Once again the CIC operates with local houses and civilian clothes, though some agents remain in barracks or are reassigned.
Chicago AP report notes a three day meeting opens with a secret huddle as AAC and NFL discuss peace tactics. Officials avoid confirming progress though both sides seek a halt to a war that has cost about 8 million dollars over three years.
AP report outlines U S civilian medical response to a large A bomb strike with 100 000 casualties. OCD estimates 40 000 dead, 60 000 wounded requiring staged care. plans envision medical squads, first aid teams, stretcher bearers, casualty collection points, and neuropsychiatric centers ready within 24 hours.
A 25.2 carat twelve ra yed star ruby unearthed in Ceylon last spring has been placed on display at the American Museum of Natural History. The ruby is believed to be unique. The DuPont Company announced $10,000 in unrestricted research grants to ten universities for basic chemical research including California Institute of Technology, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Theresa Scott Davis, national Girl Scout advisor, will visit Dothan January 24 to 26 for conferences with the Dothan Girl Scout Council. A veteran of local scouting in multiple states, she formerly worked at Columbia University and the University of Mississippi.
The U S Customs Service will auction 77 bottles of high priced perfume as part of about 40 lots seized for tariff violations. Trade marks must be removed before disposal in accordance with trademark laws.
A columnist muses on police tactics and compares them to the Stalin Molotov dynamic. He recalls New Orleans officers using tough and soft approaches to coax confessions, and suggests the same blend may shape high level diplomacy between Stalin and Molotov. The piece frames a critique of tough negotiating vs. subtle persuasion.
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