Motion To End Special Session Loses In House
In Montgomery the House rejected an adjournment and blocked an immediate vote to end the special session. Senate leaders had sought a 4 percent reapportionment tweak and to adjourn. the House Rules Committee took up the motion after Senate action. House members had passed five non-controversial bills, including a Marion County lease-measure, but no final adjournment.
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Montgomery
Aps
Senate
House Rules Committee
Tomorow
House
Norman Harris
Morgan County
Morris
James B. Folsom
Marion County
Rankin
Yugoslavia Accuses Bulgaria of Border Troop Movements
Yugoslav press charges that Bulgarian motorized units massed near the frontier threaten Yugoslavia. Romania and Hungary tighten border controls amid regional alarm as Cominform tensions mount. Unofficial reports say Yugoslavs living near Hungary were ordered to move within 48 hours, affecting up to four thousand people.
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Blegrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Tueir
Marshall Tite
Tanjug
Ganie
Borba
Cominform
Bul
Matyas Rakos
Yuga
Lash Oe
State's Draft Quota Announced As 422
Montgomery AP reports Alabama's 72 draft boards will meet to induct 422 men this September. State Selective Service director Erncut Howell says about 2500 men will be called for pre-induction exams in late July and August, starting with 23-year-olds. National quota totals 20,000 requested by the defense department to meet the Korean crisis.
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Montgomery
APY
Alabama
Maintay Toray
Erncut Howell
Selective Service
Aurst
Howell
National Selective Service
Ata- Dama
Nowell
Defense Department
Harvest of Bargains Dothan Trade Days Opens
Wiregrass shoppers will reap a harvest of bargains Friday and Saturday as Dothan observes Trade Days sponsored by the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Stores display orange and black banners and offer deep discounts to attract Tri-State residents with specials on clothing, accessories, and household goods. The event aims to position Dothan as a trade hub and draw thousands of shoppers.
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Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Selden X Bainey
Bailey
Suys
Sl’ Jeaeh
Selime
Buesat
TriStates
Dendy Resigns As Draft Head
George Whitt ington reports a county draft board meeting set for Friday after Rev J Norton Dendy resigns as draft head. The board will review 1 A classifications while two members were absent. Dendy forwarded his resignation to board clerk Mrs Ralph J Hynson and to State Service Director Ernest Howell. Hynson updates records and warns 19 to 26 year olds in special statuses to report changes. Those 26 and WWII veterans can stop worrying about draft status for now as records cover only 1948 registrants with active cards.
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George Whittington
Afuuise
Baro
Clossian
J. Norton Dendy
Lonnie Shopper
Henry Witham
Dendy
Mundey
Ralph J. Hynson
State Service
Ernest Howell
Hynson
Bali
Guided Missile Test Readied In Florida
Two Navy destroyers at Banana River with radar gear prepare to record data from next Wednesday s first guided missile test from the Florida proving ground. The Bumper two stage rocket will be launched horizontally 225 miles offshore while Saratoga and Foss track and relay data. The test will also keep other ships out of the area. The first stage is a booster from a larger rocket. A German V 2 heritage inspired the Sarger derivative, while the second stage is an American WAC Corporal. ADRILE CARELIN SANE A LIFE.
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Banana River
Fila
Proving Ground
Florida
Sarat
Foss
Adrile Carelin
Port of Jacksonville Sets Customs Record
The Port of Jacksonville posted a fiscal year customs record of 2,000.13 dollars with Deputy Customs Collector C. P. Hegeboomh noting import duties on Canadian potatoes led the rise at 300.00. The prior high collections were 1,647,000 in 1989.
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Jacksonville
C. P. Hegeboomh
Canada
UN Appeals for End to Atrocities in Korea War
The UN appeals for adherence to the Geneva Conventions as reports of brutal acts rise. The secretary general urges acceptance of the Red Cross to monitor treatment of wounded and prisoners, while noting suspected prisoner abuse and civilian suffering. Britain’s mediation efforts and Soviet moves toward possible peace remain uncertain.
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Mann Lake
United Natholm Heeresayey-Gencer
Hess
Teest
Suru
Gia Diplamal
Novia
Sout
Korea
International Red Cross
Ead
Toner Namster
Tae
Red Cross
Geneva
Lie
Aled G. Kitzin
Southe Attica
Douglas MacArthur
UN Commission On
Britain
Russia
Javoh A. Malik
Dro
Two Major Unions Delay Rail Strike
Two large unions postpone a nationwide rail strike amid wartime pressures. Leaders pledge to keep 250,000 members on the job while negotiations continue for a satisfactory settlement. Talks continue as government actions loom and a mediation board arrives to open new conferences on wage reductions without pay loss.
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Chicago
IUP
Byrnes Nominated for South Carolina Governor by Democrats
South Carolina Democrats nominated F. Byrnes for governor and Olin D. Johnston for the U S Senate. Byrnes swept three opponents with 206 418 votes as primary returns from 1472 precincts came in. Johnston defeated Thurmond for the Senate while party unity sought to settle differences before the national race.
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Columbia
5. C
Tames
F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
U. S. Senate
Ala Byrnes
Supreme Court
Johnston
Syies
Thurmonds
Jnhnston
National Democraticaity
Tourmond
Democratic Party
Truman
Pany
Thuirmond
Johnston-Thurmond County
Chance For Action On FEPC During Present Term Killed
Washington AP The Senate blocked all action on the Fair Employment Practice Committee bill. A 54 to 64 vote failed to cloture debate on the measure, ending any chance to consider FEPC this session. The move came after brief debate on a 34 billion government operations bill and amid military spending talk. President Truman pressed for approval while Republicans blocked the FEPC measure as part of postwar foreign and domestic policy debates.
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Movon
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Gore
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Lica
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Sens
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Truman
U. S
Houré
UHIVE
Parleys On UN War Aid Stir Korean Conflict Talks
Washington AP report outlines Secretary of State Acheson saying Allies may provide troops under UN command if invited. He noted UN Defense Department would discuss assistance and that token forces were the likely offers so far. Acheson criticized a Soviet peace petition as propaganda while briefing on Anglo Soviet talks and possible Russian moves.
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Agheron
Aiite Deparimgal
United Nations
Natone Ureinberr
Acheson
Fron Nationalig Cbina
Tydivgs
Iiters
Geo
Omar Bradley
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Orm
Russia
Unio
Rusean
Yugerlavia
Apareshan
Two More Tembiors Felt In Colombia
Two light earthquakes rocked Northeastern Colombia amid ongoing aftershocks from a deadly quake sequence. Early reports said temblors caused no new deaths and little damage, while salvage workers continued clearing rubble from earlier collapses.
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Tembiors
Colombia
Bogota
Calombia
Ghrd
Esther Iremurs
Ozark Listed by PHA for $20,000 Housing Loan
Ozark was named among Alabama towns to receive 128 low rent housing units set aside by the U S Public Housing Authority with a preliminary loan of 20000 dollars for planning. Boston was listed for 8 units and a loan of 5600 poundsBoaz listed 30 units and 520000.
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PHA
Orark
Alabama
U.S. Public Housing Authority
Ozark
Mf Links
Boston
Boaz
Unification Seen as Socialistic Move by Navy Admiral
Rear Adm. John G. Crommelin, a retired officer and independent candidate against Senator Lister Hill, warned at a Bolton Kiwanis meeting that unification of armed services concentrates military power and risks dictatorship. He claimed postwar links unite military, press, and government, citing Pentagon propaganda and press blackout around Adm. Forrest Sherman’s Washington visit.
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Lister Hill
Nero
Bolton
Adm
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Navy
Tye
Washington
Kansas City
Tyommmelin
Pentagon
Callal
Army
Joseph Goebbel
Wetumpka
Draftees to Receive 14 Weeks Training First Duty in U S
The Army outlined a plan where draftees will undergo fourteen weeks of basic training at Fort Dix Fort Knox and then be assigned to posts within the United States. Some may go overseas later, but not in large numbers soon. The Army aims to meet a ceiling of 630,000 with possible adjustments.
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Washington
United States
Selective Service
Army
Ft. Dix
N. Ju PR Knox
Fr Jes Kan
Ft. Ord Calif
Ise
Unionized Mobile policemen ordered to quit union or be fired
Mobile police, about 100 of 125, joined the AFL American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Union last month. The city commission issued an ordinance banning municipal officer unions, demanding withdrawal or dismissal. Union leaders plan to fight the order with help from Alabama labor officials.
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Tne Sity Commission
Joing & Union
AFL American Federation
Hugh Frine
Bremen
Prine
Sam Dougisa
Birmingham
Alabama Federation of Labor
Atty
Thomas S. Lawson
North Koreans Push Americans South Of River
North Korean forces advance south of the Kure River in South Korea, with tank-led units driving against American positions. American headquarters report air strikes isolating enemy bases, while the Reds claim heavy American losses and captures. Reports note fierce frontline fighting and evolving supply disruption, with cautious verification of casualty figures.
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North
Kores Someshort
Avs Radiophoto
Koena
Tharsday
Americam
Kure River
Chohiron
Tokyo
Chinchhown
Red Radio
Volunteering fears deepen in Washington over Korea war
In Washington the possibility of large Russian or Chinese volunteer support for North Korea heightens gloom in the Pentagon. Officials warn the conflict could widen into a prolonged major war even if the fighting stays mainly in the Far East. Military advisers say the next three weeks may bring more setbacks before a buildup gains momentum.
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Pengon
China
High Command
Russia
Nome
Stalingrad
Raigning
Okinawa
U.S
Matt
Mwo-Mae
Japan
Bares
United States
Prat
Otgins
Pentagon
North
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