Navy reports Bikini test sinks transport ships
Vice Admiral Blandy announced the Bikini Atoll test sank the Carlisle and Gilliam transports and capsized the Lamson. The destroyer Anderson and cruiser Sakanaz suffered severe damage with fires burning aboard the Independence. Several ships remained burning as the fleet assessed damage.
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Blandy
Atack
Carlisle
E Gilliam
Lamson
Anderson
Sakanaz
Indepenence
Sparks Urges State Landlords to Hold Line on Inflation
In Montgomery, Governor Sparks appeals to merchants and landlords to keep rents reasonable amid inflation. Some owners raised rates up to 95 percent after price controls lapsed, while many landlords plan to hold rents steady until Congress acts on reviving OPA. The attorney general’s opinion on Emergency War Powers looms, with possible state action if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
William N. McQueen
Congress
Clarance Hinds
Vets Warned Home Loans Are Binding in Wiregrass
Discharged veterans in the Wiregrass area are warned by VA official James W. Thornton that VA guaranteed loan commitments are binding obligations. Veterans are urged not to treat monthly payments as rent and to avoid relying on VA to cover losses if a property forecloses. Thornton stresses the program aids credit when used with low rates and prudent payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Thornton
Dothan
Veterans Administration
Thornton
British Hold 3 000 Jews In Campaign In Palestine
In a Palestine sweep against Jewish activity, British forces seized about 3000 Jews, using two divisions in armored cars and trucks along the corridor from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and Haifa. They confiscated Lewis guns pistols and ammunition while Jewish theaters closed and cafes sent musicians home. Settlers offered passive resistance but clashes were not reported.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Haviv
Haifa
Tepe
Army mobilizes eight months of Arctic maneuvers in Aleutians
The Army plans eight months of Arctic exercises extending to Adak in the Aleutian chain to test troops and equipment in northern conditions. The War Department will use a large share of a 10 million dollar maneuvers fund. Secretary Patterson and Gen. Devers outlined plans to a Senate appropriations subcommittee.
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John L. Steele
United Press
Washington
Army
Aleutian
Adak
Russia
Siberia
Alaskan
War Department
Senate
Robert P. Patterson
Jacob L. Devers
Trieste Talks Renew Over French Plan At Big Four Meeting
Paris AP reports Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov showed a willingness to discuss Trieste on a French proposal for a decade of administration by the four powers with Yugoslav and Italian input and UN Security Council backing. Bevin discussed it with Attlee as Britain and the United States weighed compromises to move toward a 21 nation peace conference by late July.
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Paris
Trieste
V. M. Molotoev
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
George Bidault
France
Bidault
United Nations Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Ernest Bevin
Clement Attlee
United States
Italy
Yugoslavia
Senatorial Campaign Opens In Earnest At Scottsboro
Washington reports expire of price control laws ends most government food subsidies including meat flour and dairy aid. Subsidy program worth 1 billion dollars would have extended to March 31 if passed. Officials say cancellation raises butter 20 cents a pound and cheese nine cents a pound. meat up five cents. sugar prices to stay stable with rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
OPA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Henderson reported in fair condition after wreck
Foléx Henderson assistant manager of United Telephone Co. was injured when his car overturned several times on the Dothan Slocomb highway near Malvern He was brought to a hospital here from Hartford after the wreck left the road struck a telephone pole and overturned He was unconscious on arrival and semi conscious on admission to Hartford hospital
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Foléx
Henderson
United Telephone Co
Dothan-Slocomb’s
Malvern
Hartford
County Court Opens One Day Light Docket Session
The Houston County court term opened with a light docket schedule for a one day session before Judge Poymer. The light docket faced by the court was noted as a pruning of cases and minor hearings.
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P. “Poymer
Uy Houston County Court
Sparkman Absent as Crowd Listens to Campaign
SCOTTSBORO Ala Rep John Sparkman was recalled to Washington before his campaign kickoff at a trade day event. Campaign manager Bill Davis said Richard T Rives of Montgomery would speak in Sparkmans stead. Frank Boykin and James Simpson spoke to the crowd while Ted Allen opened in Union Springs. A statewide 730 pm radio broadcast from Washington would proceed.
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Scottsboro
Ala
John Sparkman
U. S. Senate
Washington
Huntsville
Bill Davis
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Sparkman
Senate
Rep
Frank Boykin
Mobile
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Davis
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Thomas L. Holley
Simpson
No Rush But 25 Enlist On Weekend
Approximately 115 men from Dothan and nearby communities applied for enlistment in the U S Army during the week ending June 29 officials of the Dothan recruiting station said. Recruiters reported there was not a last minute rush to enlist before benefits were discontinued at midnight Sunday. Applications were received at stations in Dothan Eufaula Troy Greenville Andalusia and Geneva and recruits were sent to Maxwell Field Ft Benning and Ft McClellan for exams.
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Dothan
U. S. Army
Andalusia
Geneva
Maxwell Field
Ft. Benging
Ft. McClellan
Trieste Strikes Over Weekend Rioting In Adriatic Port
About 200000 workers walked out in Trieste protesting street violence that killed one and injured about 30 including five American soldiers. Rioters attacked Slavic homes as British and American troops moved to quell clashes amid political tensions over Trieste’s status.
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Trieste
Communist Party
Adriatic
Iallan General Labor Confederation
United Syndicates
Yugoslavia
Italy
Paris
6Th Division
End Of OPA Sparks Wait And See Rental Transitions
On the first OPA free day tenants and landlords in Dothan reacted with uncertainty and questions. W S Wilson says several tenants reported rent notices with increases ranging up to a percent while merchants and landlords awaited congressional action on extending price controls. The OPA defense rental office logged its busiest day for inquiries as tenants and landlords sought guidance.
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OPA
Wilson
Dothan
Congress
OPA Defense Rental Office
Truce In China Extended as Civil Strife Averts War
Indefinite extension of the truce between Nationalist and Communist forces in China given Gen. George C. Marshall another chance to avert full scale civil war. Chiang Kai-shek’s government says negotiations may continue if Communists halt hostile moves and disrupt communications. Communists urged to agree on army reorganization within a definite time while Kuomintang vows to resist continued fighting.
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Nanking
China
George C. Marshall
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Peng Hauehpei
Peng
Gen. Marshall
Chinese Communist Party
Kuomintang
Chianz
Wethsien
Tawenkow
Tatung Region
Turbulent FEPC Dies No Funds
Washington. The Fair Employment Practices Commission expired at midnight after Congress refused further funding. In its final report to President Truman, the five-member board urged permanent anti discrimination legislation and warned that gains for minority workers have eroded since victory. Chairman Malcolm Ross and associates submitted resignations and Truman praised their efficiency.
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Washington
Fair Practices Commission
Truman
FEPC
Congress
Malcolm Ross
Treman
United States
Ross
Mr. Truman
End Of Price Control Law Blamed On President And Congress
Washington AP President Truman vetoed a stronger OPA bill and Congress left it die over the weekend. The piece argues the end of OPA could bring inflationary risk and influence the 1948 election. Truman singles out Republicans Taft Wherry and Crawford as dangerous sponsors. Republicans respond as the dispute continues.
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Congress
James Marlow Washington
Cock Robin
OPA
Hares
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Rep
Crawford
Michian
Senator Taft
Landlord Says No Rent Hike Planned This Month
MORGAN, Ala. Morris M. Wolff, owner of six large apartments in Montgomery, told his 125 tenants he is not going to raise rents now despite Congress action on OPA. He plans to wait at least two months before deciding, citing higher labor and material costs. If price ceilings are not reinstated, he would raise rents 4 to 6 percent in line with rising prices.
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Montgomery
Ala
Morris M. Wolff
Alabama
OPA
Wolff
Washington
House
Rep
Sabath
DWI
Senate
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Wagner'e
D-Ny
Barkley
D- Ky
Rayburn
Truman
Wherry
R-Neb
OFA
Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Minneapolis
Rayburn and
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
House Democratic
McCormack
Mass
Registrations Slow At Special Session In Houston County
Registration books opened for a five day special session in Houston County led by Olive Armstrong chairing the Board of Registrars. Few veterans qualified to vote without paying the poll tax. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except July 4. exemption needed to vote now.
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Houston County
Olive Armstrong
Board of Registrars
Tex
John Bankhead
Rayburn Seeks Action as Senate Holds Back on OPA
Gov. Chauncey Sparks frees rents in Alabama from OPA controls while the House moves to revive price regulation for 20 days. The Senate remains wary as debate focuses on extending or replacing OPA rules amid rising markets and political clashes.
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Appalachian
Bikini
Adm
W. Blandy
Bikini Lagoon
Dame
Sparks
William Heirens
University of Chicago
Bridwell
Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Big Four
Herbert L. Miller
White House
Capitol
Uife
Chauncey Sparks
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