Pampers Pipes In Prep or 30 Day FEPC Filibuster
AP reports the Southern filibuster against the fair employment practice bill became official. Senator Biloo of Mississippi defected, saying he will speak for about 30 days or more. He claims 25 senators are ready to join, with a plan to operate on shifts if needed. Chavez and Morse favor the anti-discrimination bill and want to keep the Senate in session.
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Francis Kelly Washington
Biloo
Dmiss
Balbo
Chavez
DNM
Morse R-Ore
Senate
Camp Rucker to Enter Temporary Inactive Status
Camp Rucker will be placed on temporary inactive status about the end of February with future reentry subject to 320 days notice. Rep George Andrews said the War Department states that all property remain intact on a landby basis and the installation be classified as a caretaker establishment. Officials added the action is not a decision to abandon Camp Rucker, which remains highly rated for future military use. About 800 employees were told the camp would deactivate February 28 and discharge many, with some 1000 remaining for care and guard duties as the garrison reassigns to other posts by early next year.
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Camp Rucker Rucker
Rmy
War Department
Andrews
Iwilian
Rucker
Martin Callenberger
Truman May Take Florida Vacation
The White House said President Truman may take a short vacation in Florida next month. Plans are tentative and no meeting with Winston Churchill is confirmed. If he goes, it would precede his Fulton speech on March 5 at Westminster College.
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Churchill
Miami
Forrunner
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
San Marino
Mrs. Churchill
Florida
Miami Paly News
Washington
Truman
Miami Beach
Charles G. Ross
Moss
Ross
Fulton
Westminister
Cole
FL Leaders Map for Bill Fight
MIAMI FL A P The American Federation of Labor executive group met in an eleventh hour session to determine action against the ad hoc labor action slated for congressional action tomorrow. In Washington the House Labor Committee faces pressure from paring and widespread strikes and is urged to offer Norton Ellend Dill to establish fact finding boards to settle disputes.
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Miami
Fla
Amerian Federation of Labor Executive Oil
Washington
House Labor Mittee
Norton-Ellend- Dill
March of Dimes Cards Distributed in County Pupils
Houston County Chairman Lee Herlong reported about 45 dollars raised from a March of Dimes wishing well fundraiser. He visited county schools to distribute dime cards, with prior plans delayed for exams. Card collections were already made in city schools, and boxes exist at drugstores, offices, banks, and cafes for additional contributions.
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Houston
Lee Herlong
Herlong
First National Bank
Main Street
E. ‘Adams St
Southern Solons Fight Cotton Ceiling Grows
In Washington a group of 19 Representatives led by Rep Whittington of Mississippi pressed to shape rules for a 1946 raw cotton price ceiling. They met with Secretary Anderson and OPA officials but did not reach a formal conclusion. Bowles said 24.08 cents a pound is the lowest base price under review and ceilings may be higher.
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Washington
Rep
Whittington
D-Miss
OPA
Anderson
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Secretary
Ths
UNO Committee Approves Atom Control Group
The UN political and security committee approved a commission to devise controls for atomic energy. It can only make recommendations and has no power to compel countries to reveal or surrender atom secrets. The vote was 46 to 0 with one abstention from the Philippines.
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UNO
London
United Nations Assembly
Tom Connally D-Tex
Dmitr Mannulsky
Ukraine
Philippines
Tomas Cabih
Andrei Gromyka
Ernest Bevin
Connally
Bevin
Truman Urges Statehood and Self-Government Actions
President Truman urged immediate Congressional action to admit Hawaii as a state and Alaska as soon as peoples consent. He called for greater self-government for the Virgin Islands and faster economic rehabilitation for the Philippines while reaffirming a democratic, self-determined status for dependent territories.
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Washington
Mawaii
Truman
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Congress
Puerto Rico
United States
Hawaii
Union
Communists Seek Successor To Gen De Gaulle In France
Paris AP The Communist party moved to name a replacement for Gen Charles de Gaulle after he resigned the provisional presidency following a cabinet dispute. De Gaulle indicated he had completed the task of leading France toward liberation sovereignty and victory. He left Paris amid reports he would retreat from public life as the Constituent Assembly weighs his resignation.
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James M. Long
Paris
Communist Party
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Constituent Assembly
Bad-Check Passer Suspect Nabbed in Dothan Area
Police Captain Eddie Kelly said Slocomb bank officials held a man suspected of forging two checks on Friday. The two checks totaling 150 dollars bore the signature C. M. Gary and the Malvern route one address. Both were cashed after purchases at two jewelry stores in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Kelly
Slocomb Bank
Dothan
Kelly
Aheatter
Slocomb
C. M. Gary
Malvern
Social Democrats Win Local German Elections in Hesse
Final returns show 83 percent turnout in the first free German elections since Hitler. Social Democrats led with 146,508 votes of 376,984 across 1,200 communities in Greater Hesse, with Christian Democrats second. Communists and Liberal Democrats trailed, independent candidates totaling 2,383 votes. Military government noted contests often hinged on personalities rather than party, mirroring U.S. local elections.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Social Democrats
Hesse
Sumdar
United States
Steelworkers strike on Truman wage plan continues
Pittsburgh AP report says CIO United Steelworkers chief Philip Murray announced the steel strike will run until the industry accepts the President's decision. He cited Truman's 18 1/2 cent wage rise proposal rejected by U S Steel, with about 1,300 plants in 30 states idled. Murray said he would accept the President's plan unless charged by the wage policy committee. The strike, starting in some plants Friday, spread nationwide as furnaces cooled and production halted.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
United States
Tru Man
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Tin
United Steelworkers of America
Strke
MacArthur Seizes Japanese War Plants and Reparation Move
General MacArthur ordered seizure and guard of 34 Japanese war plants including 285 aircraft facilities and arsenals. The Allied Reparations Commission prioritized removal of materiel to other nations while Japan’s government was told to stop further removals and protect facilities. Maxwell of the commission said Japan has surplus industrial capacity and can pay more than expected. A Yomiuri Wachi report on abolishing the peerage system drew official denial.
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Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Allied Heparations Commission
Lin
Agame
H. D Maxwell
Tacoma
American Reparations Commission
Hamilton Field
Calif
Maxwell
Sald
Yomiuri Wachi
Government Seizure Of Meat Industry Talked In Capital
In Washington discussions on seizing major meat plants loom as a wage dispute drains supply. A fact finding board prepares hearings while President Truman weighs the option amid a walkout of CIO AF of L workers and intensifying labor tensions.
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Chicago
Truman
Washington
G H Jordan Joins Race for Houston County Representative
G H Jordan of Cottonwood filed papers to seek Houston County representative seat, per AP. Other qualifiers noted include Jose Adams of Ozark for Dale County, and a list of candidates for state senate and state house across multiple districts.
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Houston
Montgomers
Associated Prose
G H. Jordan
Cottonwood
Rehobeth Consolidated School
Jose 8
Adams
Ozark
Dale County
State Senate
Preston Clayton
Clayton
Barbour County
Rutledge
Thomas
Serculur
fLaweence Margant
Woop Breen
Biaiy
Creer
House of Representatives
Noreian Harris
Decutae
Morgan Plate
Wwalter Bo Jones
Eugene Carter
Montgomery County
Cucu
Joe M Pelham
Jr Chatom
Choctaw Clarke
Waostingtonh
Creait
Ftolaeitter Chath & Moon
Litayette
Tc Hasrches Lee
Macon Fendolph
Pallepongul
George C Johns
Abed Faghth
Cullum
Lawrence
Lamestone
Morgans
A Ho Flatt Brewton
2St
Baldwin
Conerah
Escambia
Elmores
Weeland Rangall
Pell City
Blount
Etuwah
St. Clairt
Carl M. Reoth
Mobile
Party Committee Meets Tomorrow at Houston County Courthouse
The Houston County Democratic Committee plans a meeting tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the courthouse to set procedures for the May 7 and June primaries and to establish filing fees for county offices. Several candidates are expected to post their qualification fees at the conclusion of the meeting.
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Tomorra Eos
Houston County
Thane Candidelos
Serking
Induction Boards Register Five Men for Army Calls
Four men were named by Selective Service Board No 2 and five by Board No 1 as registered for induction. Thomast Henry F. Roney, Jamon Hugh Brennan Jr. and James Edward Williams were registered with Board Number One. Board No 2 listed Billy Joe Clark, Emus Karl Floyd, Joseph Daniel Brankens Jr. and James Espy Sualey for possible Army service.
Chamber Directors Talk Zoning Plan Review
Dothan Chamber of Commerce directors will meet Wednesday at 10 AM to hear a report from the City planning board on a zoning plan for Dothan. Planning board chairman J H Bryson and two engineers from the State Planning Board will present findings after tonight’s session.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
City Planning Board
Dothan
Arthur Johnson
Planning Board
J. H. Bryson
State Planning Board
Johnson
Truman urges unity in new economic program push
President Truman asks Congress to back a sweeping plan to boost output and reduce costs while warning against disunity. He unveils a 25,000 word budget and policy message totaling 35.86 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, with debt guidance and no new tax at this time. He stresses labor management cooperation and wage price policies as essential to reconversion and expansion.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Cate
Local Draft Board Members to Receive Service Merits
Twelve Houston County selective service board members attend a Montgomer y ceremony where Gov. Chauncey Sparks awards the Congregational Certificate of Merit and the Selective Service Medal to uncompensated board members with two or more years of service. Twenty eight honorees will be represented or receive the awards in absentia. named board members from Boards One Two and Three are listed along with several deceased or absent recipients.
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Houston County
Selective Service Boards
City
Montgoomery
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Charles H. Adams
Charles W. Clearman
Thomas J. Gantt
Dr. J. Hilson
Norton M. Srlers
Eugene West
BR. M. Fellows
F. G. Granger
John €. Ingram
L. W. Jernigan
Sam J. Parish
Alex D. Wood
H. B. McBryde
H. B. Burdeshaw
W. D. Cannon
Charles M. Cooper
Robert Ramsey
Mason C. Rowe
W. H. Turner
Selective Service Board One
James A. Campbehh
J. Edd Crockett
Alvin Davis
D. M. Hicks
Claude H. Bell
W. Perry Calhoun
N. B Cannady
B. C. Chalker
D T. Hurkey
Board Three
Marines May Remain Long While In China
AP dispatch from Mentsin reports Rep Bates says Marines likely to stay in north China as a stabilizing force after repatriation of Japanese. He notes the Marines may be kept longer while US efforts reconcile the two Chinese forces into a peaceful settlement.
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Mentsin
Amegou
North China
Rep
Bates
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