Freedom Of Speech Limits In Reds Ruling
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of 11 top Communist Party leaders for conspiring to overthrow the government by force. The decision weighs the balance between First Amendment rights and national security, recalling Holmes 1910 standards on imminent danger.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
ABC
Congress
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Aid
Communist Party
Democrats
United States
Hearing Awaited in Woolf Slaying Case in Alabama
Clayton Alabama AP reports 31 year old Holman Albany Georgia salesman awaits habeas corpus hearing for bond in the kidnapping slaying case of Eufaula businessman Jack Wolfe. Circuit solicitor Borders says no bond due to capital crime. hearing date not set. The piece also recounts Smith Act ruling context from a 1940s Supreme Court debate on free speech and conspiracy laws.
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Clayton, Ala
Young Res Holman, Jr
Holman
Albany, Gu
Eufaula
Ale
Jack Wolfe
A. S. Borders
Alabama
Bordereani
Six Hour Jail Term Levied In Contempt Charge
Ralph Holland, 46, of North College Street, drew a six hour jail sentence for contempt at Recorder's Court after repeatedly interrupting proceedings. He had pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 12 dollars. Other actions included A C Farmer's DUI conviction with 102 dollar fine and license suspension, Alderman Cole fined 17 dollars for illegal taxi operation, Pitts charged with petty larceny awaiting owner witness, and about 190 dollars in fines plus 365 dollars in bonds forfeited for nonappearance.
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Recorder's Court
Ralph Holland
North College Street
Dusige J. Norton Mullins, Jr
Joud Telk
Malting
Holland
Vaughn
Robert M. Guillet
Roy Driggers
Mullins
A. C. Farmer
Farmer
Ald. Cole
Ihetha
Berry Pitts
Dothan
Petit Tarceny
Irial
State Pushes Trial Of Flogging Cases
State prosecutors push for three defendants to stand trial on charges of flogging while masked in a May 1949 incident. Jury previously convicted Carradine in related cases and he appeals a six month jail term and a $5000 fine. Witnesses described hearing a voice suspected to be Bret Brasfield among the hooded attackers.
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Birmingham
Jack Alexander
Praco
Brett Brasfield
Brasfield
A. B. Carradine
Moody Nations
Carradine
4-H Club Girl Wins Grand Champion Calf in Sumter Show
Gladys Martin, a 4-H Club girl from Livingston route 1, exhibited the grand champion calf in the Sumter County Cattle Show. The 898.5 pound Angus steer sold for 487 dollars to McMillan and Company of Livingston. Reserve champions went to Buck Dial and Bobby Bragg, with Martha Watson and another winner named in the results. show sponsored by the Sumter County Cattlemen's Association and the Livingston Commercial Club.
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Livingston
Ala
Gladys Martin
Sumter County
McMillan and Company
Miss Martin
G. N. Martin
Route 1
Buck Dial
Son of Gen Clark Wounded While Helping Soldiers
TOKYO. Captain William D. Clark son of General Mark Clark was hit in the leg last week while remaining at the front to evacuate wounded GIs after a patrol withdrew. The 26 year old commander of Company G Ninth Infantry said he stayed to help, bullets flying as Reds pressed the retreat. He recovered in a Tokyo hospital and praised the unit for evacuating the wounded. Fellow soldiers lauded his courage comparing him to his father.
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Tokyo
Wiliam D. Clark
Mark Clark
Clark
Ninth Infantry Regiment
Matthew Oglesby, Jr
Brownington
Joseph Beard
Rayne
la Aio
Beard
Public relations head Kennedy to retire from State Game and Fresh Water Fish
Dr. J. N. Kennedy of Fustis will retire July 1 as administrator of public relations for the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Kennedy, age about 70, served 22 years with the commission and was a former director. He also served as Lake County state representative and was once mayor of Eustis.
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Tallahassee
J. N. Kennedy
Fustis
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Kennedy
Commission
Lake County
Eustis
High Court Upholds Ban on Peddlers
The Supreme Court ruled municipalities may bar door to door sales without occupant permission, upholding an Alexandria Louisiana ordinance aimed at stopping doorbell solicitations. Dothan and over 400 cities have similar bans, with fines enforced by city records.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Dothan
Associated Press
Alexandria
High Court
Dothan Polite
Florida Educators Face Pay Problem
Florida teachers protest stalled pay raises as Gov. Fuller Warren refuses to call a special session. FEA directors meet at Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville to discuss pressuring for a $200 yearly cost of living increase and a possible special legislative session before Warren leaves office.
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Jacksonville
Fla
ULP
Fuller Warren
Florids Education Association
Warren
Legis
PIFEA
Roosevelt Hotel
U S Jaycee Parley Under Way At Miami
The United States Jaycee Parley opens in Miami with delegates from 80 states and industries. A 4 piece unit from Gladewater Texas High School attends as exhibits fill Bayfront Park Auditorium amid the 76th annual event.
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U.S
Miami
Gladewater
Tex
Bayvont Park Auditorium
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