Bevin Signals Cautious Move on Berlin Crisis
The column notes Ernest Bevin’s cautious British stance in the Commons as U.S. and Allied plans to address Berlin and German governance unfold. It cites Bedell Smith’s Moscow visit and Molotov’s possible responses, with Churchill pledging Conservative support and talks of a three-zone German government while warning of Soviet rigidity and a likely ongoing do-or-die world revolution.
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House of Commons
Ernest Bera
England
Bevia
U.S
Bedell Smith
Moscow
Molotov
Bevin
Britain
Russia
West
John Bull
Winston Churchill
Foom
Berlin
Soviet Union
Europe
One Item Still Sells For Average Price
Chicago AP reports summer brides can buy veils today for an average $25. Miss Margaret Conlan, a longtime veil authority at two Chicago State Street stores, notes that at the turn of the century veils sold for $50 to $150.
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Chicago
Margaret Conlan
Chicago State Street
One African snail can eat a whole lettuce at one meal
An African snail consumes a full head of lettuce in a single feeding session, highlighting its voracious appetite and efficient herbivory behavior.
Reporter Gives ABC On Argument Over Poll Taxes
James Marlow reports from Washington on the poll tax dispute. The piece outlines Southern states defenses citing states rights and constitutional limits, while supporters argue Congress can end the tax for federal elections. It notes seven Southern states impose the tax and describes filibuster by Southern Senators to block anti poll tax legislation.
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Senate
Washington
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Burnet R. Maybank
Lister Hill
Alabama
ABC
James Marlow Washington
Fan Abc
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
New England
New Hampshire
House
Congress
Russell
Georgia
Deral
South
Southerm
99 Year Term In Assault Murder Given
DECATUR AP A 38 year old sharecropper received a 19 year prison sentence after a Circuit Court jury convicted him of first degree murder in the assault slaying of neighbor Christine Haynie on Lacon Mountain on April 6. Lang allegedly strangled Mrs Haynie with her scarf as she walked home. The jurors deliberated about three hours before sentencing. The State sought the death penalty. Lang, who claimed innocence, did not testify and no witnesses were called for the defense. Lacon Mountain lies near Morgan Cullman County about 20 miles south of the city.
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Decatur
James Lester Lang
Christine Haynie
Lacon Mountain
Hayne
Lang
Haynie
George Co Jwinson
Morgan - Cullman
Here
New Jurors Called In Trial Of Judge Rollins
Fifty more jurors to be called as former Winter Haven City Judge DeWitt F. Rollins stands trial for first degree murder in the May 16 shooting death of his wife Thelma Rollins on a highway between Polk City and Lake Alfred.
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Bartow
Fla
Winter Haven City
DeWitt F. Rollins
Rollins
Weather Studied As Military Weapon
Washington AP reports the United States is researching weather as a military weapon with secrecy resembling atomic and germ warfare programs. Officials refuse to discuss the project or progress, while a London paper notes U S advances in meteorological warfare. The aim would be to disrupt enemy food supplies by weather control.
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Washington
United States
Armed Forces
National Defence Organization
London
International Committee For Study of
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