Bolivian Revolution Ends as Villarroel Becomes Martyr
In Bolivia the four day revolution left 2000 dead. President Gualberto Villarroel and three aides were killed and hung on lamp posts until they were taken to a morgue for Christian burial. The new civilian government jailed Villarroel supporters and secret police members while funeral services were set to begin.
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Julio Valdes
LA Paz
Bolivia
Gualperto Villarroel
Villarroel
Maria Teresa Solari
Women's Civic Union
Turn Ta Ny
Police Say Young Jewish Terrorists To Blame In Jerusalem Attack
In Jerusalem the King David Hotel bombing left 48 dead and 50 missing. Police detained about 20 Jews amid evidence suggesting young Jewish attackers, with witnesses noting Hebrew speech. Rescue teams worked through 200 tons of debris as hospitals treated many injured.
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Jerusalem
King David
Palestine
Old City
Sudden Paraguay Government Change Reported From Asuncion
Reports from Asuncion indicated President Higinio Morinigo and his cabinet were ousted with Gen Vicente Machuca taking power. Formosa reports said Morinigo and ministers resigned and Morinigo sought army permission to travel to Brazil. An eight member cabinet was proposed with three Colorados, three Febreristas and two for interior and war.
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Buenos Aires
Airchaea
Morinigo
Frontier
Asuncion
la Tribune
Colorado Party
Concentracion Febrerista Revolucionaria
Colorados
Febreristas
Military
Aerial Cavalcade Expected as 100 Planes Arrive in Dothan
The Dothan Area Club hosts more than 100 visiting planes and fliers Sunday with Asa Roundtree of the Alabama Aviation Commission as guest speaker at the early bird breakfast. Planes are due around 7:30 a.m. at the two Dothan airports. Governor-nominee James E. Folsom was invited. A WAGF radio transcription will cover the morning event.
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Dothan
Asa Roundtree
Alabama Aviation Commission
Focal Aviation Group
James E. Folsom
WAGF
Porter
Fairyland
Dothan Club
George M. Lewis
Phelon Thom , Jr
Charles Roberts
W. B. Ogletree
Palestine Hotel bombing does not derail peace plans
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Attlee called the Jerusalem bombing the worst atrocity in Palestine but said it will not derail efforts for a just solution. He noted 41 dead 52 missing and 53 seriously hurt with initial reports blaming Jewish perpetrators.
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London
Clement Aulze
House of Commons Today
King David
Palestine
Jerusalem
Samuel S. Silverman
Laborite
Attlee
Senate debates terminal leave pay for veterans
A bill to grant terminal leave pay to enlisted and officer veterans moves through the Senate after House passage. Senator Johnson predicts quick approval while the main dispute focuses on payment method. The Senate committee suggests five year interest bearing bonds for large sums to curb inflation, with an estimated fiscal impact near three million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
House
Truman
Senate Military Committee
Record Wheat and Corn Crop Forecast Sparks Price Outlook
Washington AP reports prospect of record wheat and corn crops could bring whiter bread larger loaves and possibly more beer. The bumper outlook may push government to resume grain purchases for famine relief and ease some grain use restrictions if crops materialize.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
CPA
OPA
OPA Plans June 30 Rent Ceiling Restorations
Washington AP reports an OPA official says rents would revert to June 30 ceilings if revival legislation becomes law. Details cover refunds for pre revival increases and eviction notice dates during the lapse, with plans to treat existing evictions under OPA rules.
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Washington
OPA
Capitol
Negro Recreation Budget Increased at City Commission Meeting
The City Commission voted to raise the Negro recreation center budget at Burdleshaw and Cherry streets from 165 to 290 dollars per month to fund an assistant director. Dr. D Vic Tennison and Heney Walker Dothan Negrove requested the raise, saying janitorial duties will be handled by youths. They also paid 625 dollars of an outstanding 755 dollar advance for recreational equipment. The panel set a 30 minute limit on south side parking near Oates to A and P Fond Stores and approved a re subdivision of Edgewood Park lot six. Commission President Clyde J Coe was absent. John Ayers chaired.
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City Commission
Burdleshaw
Cherry Streets
D. Vic Tennison
Heney Walker Dothan Negrove
Jemnison
Walker
W. Main Street
Oates Street
A and P Fond
Ward-Wilson
Hame
A and P
Edgewood Park
Commission
John Ayers
Taylor Area Hardest Hit By Peanut Worm
The Taylor community faces the heaviest infestation of peanut worms in Houston County with worms not yet large enough to cause major damage. Assistant County Agent Clark Rudder said poison will likely not be practical for several days.
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Houston County
Taylor Community
Clark Rudder
Taylor
Rudder
Kentucky seeks dissolution of Ku Klux Klan in state action
Kentucky Attorney General seeks to dissolve the Ku Klux Klan as a unlawful organization, arguing it incites hatred and poses a threat of racial and religious violence. The suit targets the Georgia charter and names Lexington and Covington figures as agents, with annual process agent requirements highlighted.
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Frankfort
CPI
Kentucky
Keu Klux Klan
Ing
Eldon 5
Dummit
Duounit
Georgia
U. S
A.M. McCann
Lexington
Klan
Dumonti
Walter G. Clanninger
Covington
Ku Klux
Secretary of State
Clenninger
Rebates To Doctors From Optical Firms Charged In Suits
The government filed two civil suits under the Sherman Act accusing optical wholesalers and eye doctors of fixing glasses prices via rebates. Average rebates supposedly returned about half the price paid by patients, with some doctors receiving up to 40000 annually. Fifty one doctors are named. suits seek injunctions to end rebates and prevent doctors from accepting them. Named firms include Bausch & Lomb and American Optical Co. in separate actions.
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Chicago
Frais
Tom Cl Clark
Washington
Clark
Oneline
Bausch & Lomb
Rochester
Southeastern Optical Co. Inc
Richmond
American Optical Co
Southbridge
Mass
Amercian Optics Co
FBI probes theft of car in Mississippi and Florida link
The FBI investigated a car theft reported here on Friday. Shirley, of Jonathan, reported the car recovered in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, abandoned by police. Officers identified the vehicle from papers bearing Shirley’s name in the glove compartment. the car was undamaged but the ignition key was missing.
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Federal Boren
Shirley
Jaothan
Eddie Kelley
Ocean Springs
Miss
Mississippi
Dothan Guardsmen Return After Summer Training Ends
Thirty six Dothan men and 649 other South Alabamians of the Third Regiment Alabama State Guard concluded a week long bivouac at Fort Gaines Dauphin Island Mobile Bay. Colonel John P. Shealy praised 1st Lt Harry B Belmar promoted in the field to Captain for outstanding service as sanitation officer.
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Dothan
Alabama State Guard
Fort Gaines
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
John P. Shealy
Harry B. Belmar
Dothanmoe
Oak Ridge staff oppose military on atomic control
Senior Oak Ridge Association of Engineers and Scientists protests delay in pasting the McMahon energy contract bill. Telegram to Speaker Kay accuses the plan of duplicating project elements and threatens fallout if controls are not kept civilian. The note warns of penalties for dissent and calls for immediate action, with references to ongoing project segments.
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Oak Ridge
United States
Oak Three Association of
Magineers
Sim Kay Hae
Penathick
Paresent
Pure Promaeat
McMahon Atunis Energy
Hees
Eau
Probers Press May Testimony On War Dept Travel Rulings
Senate War Investigating Committee demanded discipline for high ranking Army officers tied to the Garsson munitions case. Records show six officers traveled on official orders to attend Naville Garsson’s wedding, with government pay and allowances. Jean Bates testified she refused to perjure herself regarding meetings with Henry Garsson and Joseph Freeman in Washington.
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Jonn W. Henderson Washington
Crairmvan Mead
Senate War Investigating Committee
War Department
Garsson
Dle
Mead
New York
Navilie Garsson
Garsson Brothers
Henry and
Murray
Jean Bates
Munitions Makers
Washington Af
Lee Oon
Henry Garsson
Joseph Freeman
Washington
Cie Garscons
Army
Paul X
Lungfish
Carnibal Warfare Service
Anvision
Alden TH
Misitt
New
Baten
Henry Garssons
Freeman
Breemiares Oailue
Tellig the
Oaid
Albert Jacobson
Yent War Department
Combine
Samuel Dicksters
New York Supreme Court
Ferguson
Favorable Weather Forecast For Test Aboard the USS MT MC
Weather was forecast for Thursday for the atomic test aboard the USS MT MC. Forecasters expected rain to hinder aerial photography but a clear sky and winds from the east were needed to carry away contaminated spray. Four sailors were exposed to radioactivity beyond safety limits but are recovering.
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MT MC
Steynie
Sakawa
Building Permits Total Near Twenty Thousand Citywide
Building permits totaling about $20,000 were approved by the Dry fire Department. A permit for a $34,000 auto repair project at 204 S. Yates was granted to Nathan Greenberg. A permit valued at $5,500 was issued for a residence on Appletree Street.
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S. Yates
Nathan’ Greenberg
James FE. Jones
Appletree
All-Night Sacred Harp Singing Convention Planned
The fourth annual all-night Sacred Harp Singing Convention will be held at the courthouse in Do than Saturday night. It starts at 7 p.m. and runs to 4 a.m. Sunday with Dr. W. T. Burkett delivering the welcome. Lisenby and Roney lead the event, organized by Lisenby and Poyner, claimed to be the state’s only all-night Sacred Harp gathering.
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Dothan
W. C. Lisenby
P.m
W. T. Burkett
Lisenby
F. M. Roney
Mr. Lisenby
B P. Poyner, Sr
Truman Signature Seen As Certain When Conference Bill Is Passed
Washington AP report notes House approval of a compromise OPA bill sent to the Senate for action with aims to reach the White House by nightfall if final approval occurs. Opponents pressed to halt price controls revival and limit authority to renix while scrapping other controls.
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Truman
Washington
Heuse
Actea
Senate House
Senate
White House
OPA
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Renix
Teader
Rep. Wolcott
Mich
Senates House
Brown
House
Ches Bowles
T.eon Henderson
Phillip Murray
CIO
Turts
Marshall's Peace Efforts Reported Bordering Failure
Reports from SHIANGHAT indicate Gen. George C. Marshall's mediation between Nationalists and Communists in China nears collapse. Chiang Kai Shek's withdrawal to Kuling and demands by reactionaries threaten a full scale offensive. Observers say a final peace offer may be issued but with terms likely rejected by the Communists.
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Shianghat
Georg C. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Ke Shekhan
Chiang
Kuling
Marsh
United States
Child Fatally Hurt By Falling Timber
Dorothy Jean Butler five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Butler of Ashford route one died last night from internal injuries after a heavy timber fell while her father operated a tractor trailer. She died at a local hospital. Survived by parents two sisters and several relatives. Funeral set for 4 p m at FP Church with burial in church cemetery Johns Wilkerson in charge.
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Dorothy Jean Butler
Virgil Butler
Ashford
EF Fay
Shirley Ann
Edward Earl
Floyd
Charles
James
Tom Butler
Dothan
F. C.hand
Church
Johns Wilkerson
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