Mob Attack Forces Alabama Mine Into Strike
In Shelby County Alabama a mob estimated at 300 or more forced Cahaba Coal Mining Co workers to join a United Mine Workers strike. Owner William N. 37 injured seriously while others including a Negro miner and a 15 year old boy were knocked about. Owners plan to reopen, while state solicitor reported no comment.
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Birmingham
John L. Jenis
United Mine Workers
William Nt
Wre
J. A. Terry
Iyi
Carr McCormack, Jr
Memors
Hing
McCrmack
Cahaba Coal Mining Co
Shelby County
Aecentral
Alabama
Southern Operators Fight Northern Coal Stabilization Plan
Southern coal interests reject a proposed stabilization czar for soft coal, calling it a cartel maneuver as talks with United Mine Workers resume. The plan, backed by Northern operators and tied to 30,000,000 tons of annual output, aims to curb over production amid price declines and wage cuts. Moody accuses Lewis of overreach under current contract and demands lifting a pending work stoppage to resume 450,000 miners’ labor. The dispute risks further disruption in a key industry labor conflict.
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Charles H. Herrold
Bluefield
W. Va
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Probers
Nan L. Lewis
United Mine Work- Mihere
Lewis
Northern Hal
Moody
Pritt
Czari
A. B. Poy Chandler
U.S. Steel Corp
Titor
Pitts“th Consolidation Coal Co
Tri County Co-Op Moves Headquarter To Clio
Ozark today was a stop over on the moving route of the Pea River Electric cooperative as rural members in Henry Dale and Barbour counties held a vote. More than 4 000 members and families attended a day of politicking and voted to relocate the headquarters to Clio. John Y Johnston was ousted as chairman and Dan Easterling of Barbour was named board member. Corrbitt Eu banks replaced Wallace Mizell. Highway Patrol detail was present amid rumors of ill feeling, but caused no incidents.
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Co-Operative Politicking
Blue Springs
Pea River Electric Co-Operative
Clio
Barbour County
Lydia Caraway
REA
Eagle
Ozark
Big Pea River
John Y. Johnston
Bakerhill
Dan Easterling
Johnston
Wallace Mizell
Corbitt Eubanks
Barbour
O. T. McDuff
Evergreen
W. A. Norris
Dothan
Three-Year-Old Boy Found After All-Night Hunt
Three-year-old Lawrence Edwards Jr. was found by National Guardsmen in a swamp near Camden, South Carolina, after wandering away from home with his sister. He survived the night with numerous mosquito bites and was treated at Camden hospital before returning home.
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Camden
S. C
Lawrence Edwards, Jr
National
G. B. Debruhl
Smith Plantation
Lawrence
Debruhl
Camden Hospital
Robert E. David
National Guard
Pvt
Charles Ellis
Brazilian diplomat refused immunity in speeding charges
Port Credit Ontario police pressed speeding charges against Cavacanti commercial counsellor of the Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa despite a minister's immunity suggestion. Cavacanti drove 60 mph through Port Credit last week. the ambassador was a passenger.
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Port Credit
Ont
Joe Nelson
Lester B. Pearson
Nelson
Ciao de Lima Cavacanti
Ottawa
Acyre Do Nascimento Paes
Cavacanti
Saying Nothing a Political Controversy Recurs in Congress
The Un American Activities Committee pressed witnesses on whether they are or were Communist. Those who answered yes faced contempt citations. those who refused to answer cited constitutional protections. John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were tried, found guilty, and jailed a year with a $1000 fine. The appellate court upheld the lower court. The men argued the First Amendment shields private beliefs from disclosure.
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Wac
James Marlowing Shington
Maumittes
Congress
Usgers
Bénet
Flywood Writers
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
W U. S. Court of Appeals
Five Killed By Floods In Dallas County Texas
Storms and flash floods claimed at least five lives in Dallas County with three others missing. Drownings occurred near Garrard and Garland as ten inches of rain fell, a Frisco train washed out, and searches used boats for rescues. Names include Mrs Donald Cooper and John Kenneth Martin among the dead, with scattered details of other victims and damages.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas County
Garrard
Duck Creek
Garland
Donald Cooper
John Kenneth Martin
Saltie Purnell
Green Light Set For 30 New Acts
The Senate Rules committee approved more than 30 measures aimed at curbing state spending by closing open-end appropriations. The panel used special orders for the first time this session to push immediate action on the bills while clearing local measures from the calendar.
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Montgomery
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Senate
Black Belters Block Reapportionment Measure in House
In Montgomery the Black Belters blocked a constitutional amendment to give every county a Senator. The measure failed with 47 votes in the House, short of the required 64 votes for passage.
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Montgomery
Election To Fix Tax For Hospital Won't Be Free
A special election in Houston County on July 19 to levy a 4 mill property tax for financing a county hospital will not be costless to the county. If officials serve free, the election costs would be $850. charging $5 per official adds $440, totaling $1,290. Probate Judge Logue notes $500 for voter lists, $100 to move voting machines, and $225-$250 for supplies. Even with officials serving gratis, opposition may nominate officials and claim pay, spreading costs. If approved, funds could be used for constructing and operating the hospital. the exact timing remains undecided pending a Supreme Court ruling.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
W. Perry Calhoun
Wilton Sturges
J. A. Logue
Logue
Supreme Court
No. 12
Alabama Senate debates reapportionment and budget bills
The Alabama Senate weighs a special order to defer action on a proposed 67 county senator reapportionment and advance a 64 senator bill, while a House measure seeks a senator for each county. Budget bills by Sen. Lowe delay further action as debate continues on appropriations and agency spending.
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Alabama
Senate
R. J. Lowe
Madison County
House
Rankin Fite
Marion County
E. L. Bucknes
Cullman
J. J. Benford
Marshall
Bob Lowe
Madison
Tey
Girl hero saves playmate by comic book aid
In Corinth Mississippi a 13 year old girl, Annette Lassiter, reportedly saved her playmate from drowning after an argument about comic books. She administered aid to the boy at a nearby pond, illustrating the claimed protective value of comics in a classroom-like scene.
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Corinth
Annette Lassiter
Young FDR Sworn In As Representative In Washington Today
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. is sworn into the House of Representatives in Washington as a Democrat. He arrives from New York at 10 11 am EDT with his mother and friends, plans to meet President Truman and begin his own political chapter following his New York victory.
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Rex Chaney
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New York
Fdr, Jr
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Truman
Tammany Hall
House
John W. McCormack
Board approves Alabama Polytechnic reorganization
Auburn AP text says the Board of Trustees approved a new admin structure at Alabama Polytechnic Institute adding an executive vice president and a dean of the faculty while abolishing the Director of Instruction post. Dr. Ralph Draughon presented the plan after a year of study. the executive VP will oversee all divisions and the dean will coordinate the 10 colleges.
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Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
David W.W. Mullins
Ralph Draughon
Draughon
Alabama Polytechnic
Eisenhower foils Truman school aid plan in letter
General Eisenhower urged limits on federal aid to education in a letter to Rep Gwinn criticizing universal grants. He favors aid only to states unable to fund high education, under strict formulas to prevent federal interference and abuse. The stance clashes with Truman Taft and ADA supporters and could influence House action on the bill.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Columbia University
Military Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Rep. Gwinn
Senate
House
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Taft
Ohio
House Labor Committee
Heat Wave Causes 12 Deaths in New England Region
AP reports 12 deaths counted in New England attributed indirectly to the heat over the last two days. No relief in sight as humidity sharpens discomfort in the Eastern hot belt. Showers offered temporary relief in the Middle West. Burlington Vermont reached 94 degrees.
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Chicago
New England
Middle West
Darlington
Lie Sees No War While UN Meets
NEW YORK AP Trygve Lie secretary general of the United Nations predicted that no war of importance will be started while the United Nations General Assembly is in session. He spoke to Rotarians highlighting the Assembly’s role for smaller nations and warned of veto power and mechanical majorities. He listed UN failures yet said the body has kept the peace without a gun and has helped restore order in Palestine India and Indonesia.
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New York
Trygve Lie
United Nations
U. N
General Assembly
Rotary Intereator
Lie
Rotarians
Europe
Asia
Africa
Palestine
India
Indonesia
Saxon Announces Face Lifting Job For Postoffice
The Dothan Federal Building will receive its first face-lift in nearly a decade with bids due by 2 p.m. tomorrow to the Public Works Administration in Atlanta. Work includes painting exterior, interior refinishing, wood floors, and window screen repairs or replacements. Postmaster Heard Saxon said the cost and start dates are not yet known.
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Dothan Federal Building
Public Works Administration Division
Federal Works Agency
Atlanta
Saxon
Interim Loans For Early Cotton Harvest Ended
The Agriculture Department announced that it will not offer interim price support loans on early-harvested cotton from the 1949 crop. The move reduces administrative work as banks handle the business, with private lenders able to convert loans to regular government loans on August 1 and banks sharing the three percent interest. The 1949 support rate is set at 90 percent of the August 1 parity price.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Brownsville
Tex
Hearing Sought For Dr Condon By Nixon
Rep Richard M Nixon demanded an immediate House un American Activities committee hearing for Dr Edward A Condon director of the National Bureau of Standards. Nixon said the case should be settled once and for all and cited an FBI report about Condon's wife Emily referenced in the Judith Coplon spy trial as renewed pressure for an official appearance.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
R-Cal
House On American Activities Committee
Edward A. Condon
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
un-American Activities Subcommittee
Nixon
Dr. Condon
Emily
Une
FBI
Judith Coplon
FBI i
Trieste Voters Back West in 40-20 Seat Election
Final returns from 277 precincts show six Italian parties backing the western proposal won 40 council seats while pro Cominform and pro Tito blocs secured 20. Christian Democrats led with 25 seats and 65,827 votes, while Cominform rivals had 13 seats and 35,454 votes.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Iron Curtain
Partes
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Alcide de Gasperi
Moscow
Tito
Christian Democrats
Independent telephone decline shocks Alabama farmers
Montgomery dispatch reports Alabama Public Service Commission head Gordon Persons warns that rural telephone service has collapsed since 1920. He cites a drop from 12 million farms with phones nationwide to 12 million today, with Alabama losing 45.73 percent of lines by 1939 and only 7 percent of rural N. Alabama municipalities served. He blames high short term loans and rising costs, urging long term, low interest loans and noting a Congress bill by Sen. Lister Hill to aid rural lines.
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Dox
Alabama
Southern B
Bergin R
Indepen
Congress
Sen
Lister Hil
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