NO Approves Bomb Control and Creation
The United Nations General Assembly approved creating a special atomic energy commission urged by U S Secretary of State James F Byrnes to prevent an atomic arms race. The vote 47 to 0 with four abstentions. The commission would include 11 Security Council nations Canada and be responsible to the Council for its work and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World County Council
Igon
Greece
Indonesia
Byrnes
UNO Ting
Crewn
Atomic Commission
United States
Lety Council
Canada
Council
Yes
Ashly
Assembly
Trial and Security Committee
Ackworth Barker
UNO Publications
Coumeil
Dothan Fund Ball Tickets On Sale At Local Stores
Tickets for the annual birthday fund ball at the Dothan County Club go on sale at Dothan Cash and Carry Drug stores. Admission is 1.50 with only 500 tickets printed. Music by local ensembles and a floor show are donated. Contributions total 123.35 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Couny Club
Dothan
Cash and Cutt Drug
Lee Her
Houston
March of Dimes Drive
Herlong
Ermaires
Lion's Club
Rotary
Kiwanis
Ash
Orrow
Jumbia
Ashford
Colum and Webb
T. Heard
Ly City
Damaged Hitting Post
A truck and trailer were heavily wedged after striking two telephone poles on a Dothan Florida highway south of Dothan early this morning. Highwayman Earl Smith said the truck, driven by Madison Taylor of Pansey, lost control, left the roadway, and caused damage estimated at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan-Florida
Dothan
Earl Smith
Smith
Madison Taylor
Pansey
Tax Revenue Sets New Record for Quarter in 1944
Montgomery reports a new record tax revenue for the first quarter of the current fiscal year totaling 44,512,306. October to December 1944 receipts rose to 12, a record high for the period. Gains came from sales and gasoline taxes, expanding overall revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Perent
Atomic test targets 97 ships in crossroad fleet
The Navy plans a May nuclear test against a 97-ship armada at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads. Vice Admiral Blandy announced the unmanned fleet will include carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, subs and transports. The test aims to study blast effects with a second surface burst planned for July.
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Navy
United States
Pacific
William & Kinney Washington
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Japan
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Ldn
U. S
U.S. Navy
Blandy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saratoga
Six More Candidates File For Legislature in Democratic Primary
Six more candidates for the State legislature and two for Circuit Judge in Alabama's May 7 Democratic primary qualified with the Secretary of State. Nueva set includes A L Henks of Talladega for the Eighth Senate District, A B Carter Jr of Brewton, Ear L Tucker of Thomasville, Ear L Tucker, and others in House races. Carter and Ward also qualified with party chairman Gessner T McCorvey at Mobile. previous day added 15 candidates across courts and legislatures with incumbents and new hopefuls in multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Place
Bradford
Senate
D. W. Ward
Opelika
Lee Place
B. L. Cole
Phenix City
Russell Place
Leslie C. Ongshore
Anniston
Calhoun
Cre Dura
Talladega
F. W. Hare
Monroeville
21St Cirree
Emmett Perry
Birmingham
Tom Blake Howle
Oxford
State House
E. L. Roberts
Etowah Place
Edward B. Miller
Etowah
Walter C. Givhan
Safford
Dallas
B. Cox
Clanton
Chilton
Lewis A. Montgomery
Irondale
Jefferson
Claude A. Grayson
David H. Edington
Cecil F. Bates
W. A. Wallase
Columbiana
Menton B. Powell
Decatur
Bth
Man Who Wounded Woman Jailed Here
Mrs Jewell Steele Johnson of Dothan is described as improving after a pistol shot to the chest Tuesday night. Leid Fails, 30, a near Dothan resident, is jailed on an assault to murder charge. The shooting occurred inside the Fails residence on the old Kinsey Road two miles east of Dothan. Fails also suffered a scalp wound likely from a pistol shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Steele Johnson
Dothan
Near Dothan
B. G. Farmer
Fails
Kinsey Road
Clemency Plea Litigates Mental State of Doomed Youths
Attorneys urged Gov. Sparks to spare two 19 and 17 year old condemned Black youths from the electric chair for a plantation owner’s murder. Richard Brown, 19, and Emmett Johnson, 17, claim mental incapacity and lack of environment to distinguish right from wrong. Brown previously resided at Mount Meus Reformatory and is said to have the mental age of a three year old. The governor planned a late decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Chauncey Sparks
Emmett Johnson
Jack T. Walton
Richard Brown
Gov. Sparks
A. T. Reeves
Selma
Brown
Alabama
Johnson
A. Randolph Simih
Supt
J. R Wainfield
Mount Mews Negro Reformatory
Short Raps War Department For Radar Installation Delay
Major General Walter C. Short told a Senate inquiry that the War Department delayed radar in Hawaii while installations were completed in New York City Seattle and San Francisco He cited a Waterloo Iowa telegram from Maj George D Leask claiming radar towers lay on an open pier in San Francisco and that Washington soon ordered Honolulu radar work halted He said Hawaii had no permanent radar stations active at Pearl Harbor prior to the 1941 attack and noted a movable practice station detected a distress signal but its data were not properly interpreted Short defended Lt Col Tyler's early dismissal of a radar warning report due to inexperience and contrasted Hawaii with the Philippines where MacArthur had greater warning intelligence and reconnaissance after a Washington warning in late November 1941
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter C. Short
War Department
Hawaii
New York City
Seattle
San Francisco
Short
Pearl Harbor
Waterloo
Iowa
George D. Leask
Army Signal Corps
Leask
San Francico
Honolulu
Army
Radio Corporation of America
Oahu
Tyler
Rep. Murphy
D-Pa
Murphy
Alabama Supreme Court Sustains Tax Collector Tenure Law
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a 1943 law lengthening county tax collectors terms from four to six years. It also found valid a four year term limit for Walker County and confirmed a $4,000 annual salary. The ruling allows Barnett to serve until Oct 1, 1949 and sets a four year term with an election in 1948 for the next office holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Walker County
Y. A. Barnett
Barnett
Supreme Court
Democrats Vote on City Committee Election System This Afternoon
The City Democratic Executive Committee meets on special call to decide whether five members will be elected from the city at large or by wards in the March 5 Primary. Ward lines were abolished. candidates must qualify by Feb. 8 with a $1 fee. Clyde L. Che has qualified as a Commissioner candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Smith Hall
Clyde L. Che
Civil Court Term Opens Here Feb 18
Civil court term opens with a docket for February 18 to 21 listing cases such as W H Bailey v James Averett detinue and City at Pothan v H C Cherry public drunkenness on first day, with subsequent gavel for Wednesday and Thursday cases including assumpsit ejectment and damages involving GFA Peanut Association, railroad companies, and individual plaintiffs and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Bailey
James Averett
Detinue
Willie Adams
J. L. Dean
City At Pothan
H. C. Cherry
FE Damon
John Bell
Escummpail
FL York
No Mayter
Atlanta and
St Adrews
St Adrews “Bay Railway Co
Clyde Whitenead Va
Florence Tarebert
Admix
A. CL, Railroad Co
Rona Brackin
A ©L Railroad Co
Clara Mae McLendon
C.J
Snow Falls Over Georgia Alabama and Tennessee
Snow fell in north Georgia and northeast Alabama with light accumulation and brief coverage in eastern Tennessee. The wintry weather did not extend far south of Atlanta and was expected to end soon.
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Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Tennessee
Truman Says Meat Workers Might Return To Old Wages
President Truman indicated meat packers would return to their old wages if the government seizes the industry. Officials noted uncertainty over whether the 263,000 strikers would work for the government, and unions pressed for clarification on back-to-work orders amid a nationwide meat packing strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Truman
Edgar L Warren
Federal Conciliation Service
Washington
T. J. Lloyd
AFL Meat Cutters
Amalgamated
Lewis J. Clark
Ci0 United Packinghouse Workers Union
Clark
Chicago
Anderson
CPA
CIO
Cincinnaty
St Loui
Shikehound
New York Village Balloting Today On Union Return
Town Line New York votes today on whether to rejoin the union. Red white and blue bunting decorates the main street of the 30 house village as booths operate in an old blacksmith shop. If voters choose to rejoin, the Confederate flag will be replaced with the U S and a ceremony will mark the change. Historical records note a 1861 secession vote and later calls to rejoin the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Line
Jeff Davin
Getten
Dade County
Vicknburg
Minn
United States
Steel chief urges national wage policy adoption
U S Steel president Fairless called for a national wage policy during a radio address, saying wages are a national problem. He urged President Truman to convene industry leaders for advice on wage increases and potential solutions to the steel strike. The USW wage committee asked for government owned plants to be run by private operators amid the dispute. No White House comment yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Welsh
Pittsburgh
BF Farinas
U. S. Steel Corporation
Clo- United
Truman
White House
Congress Group Would Penalize Industry Heads
Washington AP report says Congress and Senate members push a shift toward protecting management over workers amid widespread strikes. Backed by some White House supporters, plans call for repealing or relaxing tax rebates to corporations whose profits fall from prewar levels. Rep Biermiller argued U S Steel could have profited by adopting the wage agreement, boosting income by 200 million yearly with a 18.5 cent per hour rise costing 180 million in wages. Turn to No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Johnson Washington
White House
Jane
House
Rep. Biermiler
D-Wis
U. S. Steel
Truman
Biemiiler
Oliver Case Still Puzzling Authorities
William Wesley Oliver remains in Houston County jail on a first degree murder charge connected to the death of his son William Glear Oliver. Sheriff Farmer said investigators had not yet returned from Montgomery after a weekend trip as state officials pursue the case. The younger Oliver, a returned serviceman, was found dead beside a Central of Georgia railway yard after a switch engine passed over him. State investigators say Oliver’s throat had been cut before he was placed on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wesley Oliver
Houston County
William Glear Oliver
Kitchens
Dothan Monkay
Montgomery
Tattory
Aoid
Young Oliver
Central of Georgia
Miecas Agift
Olvery
Truman Rejects Congressmen on Fact Finding Boards
President Truman said he does not believe it practical for Congress members to sit on fact finding boards. He wrote Rep Landis acknowledging his appreciation for Landis suggestion that a small congressional committee attend hearings to report labor management facts to other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassington
Truman
Rep. Landig
Ind
Congress
Landis
Gag Rule Impost Seen In FEPC Filibuster Effort
Washington AP report notes administration aides show the Senate likely won t end the FEPC filibuster via the gag rule but Senator Mead says a cloture petition may be offered. Poll counts indicate about 36 senators opposed to ending debate, with several others uncertain and some absent. The issue centers on motions to correct the Journal and the procedural path for ending the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly Washington
Senate
FEPC
Mead
D-Ny
Toa
Elgture
Ilséth
Oof
Pracertinger
Demobilization Speeded In Pacific
Demobilization is accelerated in the Pacific as Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson announces a streamlined program. Eligible personnel including enlistedmen with 45 points, officers with 67 points, and service thresholds will be routed home by February 28, with WAC officers and other cadres following as of specified service dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Richardson
WAC
Enlisted Banks Forgiven Income Tax On Service Pay
A Fourth Service Command notice states enlisted personnel and warrant officers are relieved of income tax on service pay and no returns are due. Refunds apply if tax was paid, with refunds for past years and new rates affecting post December 4 1945 income. Veterans newly employed civilian workers should file returns. Dothan Internal Revenue help available at the post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarbay I
Joseph
Pickett
Fourth Service Command
Vno
Navy
Ietter
Department of Internal Revenue
Dothan
Post Office
PSC Orders Separate Railway Facilities For Whites, Negroes
The Public Service Commission ordered Alabama railroads to provide separate accommodations and facilities for white and Negro passengers as provided by law. Amendments extend separation to washrooms and dining services, with meals possibly served in occupy spaces on Pullman or coach cars. The order, contested as infringing human rights, becomes effective Feb. 1 and leaves compliance methods to the railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Negri
Alaama
W Railroad
Comminanion
Pullmann
Auto Breaks Len of Five-Year Old Theo McNeil
Five year old Theo McNeil of Dothan was struck by a car on the Dothan Enterprise highway and suffered a broken left leg and body bruises. Charles Anglin of Dothan drove the auto. witnesses said Theo ran across the highway and the collision was unavoidable. He was treated at a hospital and later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo McNeil
T. M. McNiel
Dothan
Dothaon,Enterprise
Bari Smith
Smith
Charles Anglin
Treetmon
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Olio Fund
AIR Force
Sparks
AFL
Loreal Meat Workers' Union
Lester Tew
Zplan
Cailcaga
Faulkner Packing Co
Mingan
New York Village
Benjamin F. Fairless
Steel Corporation
Congress Group
Oliver Case
Mr. Truman
Landis’ Mote
PSC
Len
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