House Approves Fund For Ending FEPC Activities
The Appropriation Committee approved a $509000 FEPC budget plan and funds to wind down the agency ending FEPC activities. A statutory agency path was outlined with $125000 for normal FEPC work plus a new appropriation. Groundwork for a broader OPA fight was set with a $374.5 million budget for the next fiscal year. The report notes political hurdles and timelines after July 1.
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House
Washington Rouse
Commie
FRPC
Congress
FEPC
OPA
Byrd Posts 269 Score In Big Fore Meet
Byrd achieves a 269 point score in the big meet as athletes from multiple teams compete for top marks. The event highlights standout performances and local honors with suspense over final standings and individual showings.
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Byrd
Bowling Alley Theft In Nashlighta Under Investigation
Police report a burglary at a South Oates bowling alley found about 1 a.m. by Patrolman Leo Stuken. Entry was through a broken window and a Mall sul of Ingney Cigents was left behind. Night Desk Sergeant Sam Capps said investigators have no clues yet.
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Teeves
South Oates
Ingney
Cigerets
Deak
Sam Capps
Leo Stuken
Capps
Lend Lease Program Could Be Closed After Japan Defeat
Crowley said items linked to the Far East were canceled or offered for payment and that the entire Lend Lease program could be closed within 30 days after Japan is defeated. He suggested a trickle might continue to aid soldiers in returning home.
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Far East
Crowley
Japan
Counterattack Continues Over Luzon and Mindanao Actions
Friday morning reports detail a continued Allied counterattack in Nimagan west of the Cagayan valley. The 33rd Division counted nearly 000 Japanese dead along the Balud River valley east of Bogulo in Luzon. In Mindanao, the 24th Division reports ongoing resistance around Bayan and Guaalang, with no further details from MacArthur's headquarters.
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Murniing
Nimagan
Cagayan Valley
Balud River
Bogulo
Luzon
Mindanao
Davee Gulf
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Senate Learns Argentina Didn’t Bar Nazi Influence
In a Washington report on South American actions against Nazi influence, discussions revealed Argentina did not bar Nazi penetration as expected. Notes from hearings cited eliminations of suspect firms, government actions, and concerns over Nazi loot and investment centers while forecasting continued U.S. vigilance in the hemisphere.
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Braz
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Eid
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punNaci Interenta
Haiti
Chile
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Germany
Europe
Bulk Cuban Sugar Crop Coming To U.S.
Washington reports Cuba has assured the United States that the bulk of its 1948 sugar crop will be available for U.S. herds. Incoming Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson said Cuba’s overall crop is short and asked for additional fertilizer and grain to support the republic’s supply.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Cuba
United States
Magnolia Revival Starts Tonight at Magnolia Free Will Baptist
Revival services begin tonight at eight o'clock at the Magnolia Free Will Baptist Church located one mile east of Grimes. Evangelist Cl Mixon of WH will conduct the services each night. Rev. D W Poole is the church pastor.
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Magnolia Free Will Baptist Church
Grimes
Cl Mixon
D. W. Poole
Marriage Licenses Issued in Houston County Week
The Houston County probate office issued marriage licenses this past week listing numerous couples from Alabama and nearby states. Names include Towell Lonsford Mohawk Tex Elma Gay Port St Joe Fla David Newberry Ashford Enen Meadows Ashford Hoyee Leon Riles Headband Meee Moavhay Usady Headband Mat B Pash Wothan Rebs Glen Shute Appletree St Dothan Hoy A VanDyke Detruit Mich Thelma Morris Cottonwood George Walker Harker Athens Marie Louige Page Henry Green Apts Dothan Joseph Edward Davis Gary Ind Patricia Jane Durbis Gary Ind Willan Dehgsm Marianna Arveing McDonald Dothan Toutefuny Mary Avelyo South Vathan Raite Fay 1.
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Nouston County
Dames Towell
Lonsford
Mohawk
Tex
Value Two
Elma Gay
Port St. Joe
Fla
Dames David
Newberry
Ashford
Wind Enen
Meadows
Hoyee Leon Riles
Meee Moavhay Usady
Mat B. Pash
Wothan
Rebs Glen Shute
Hoh
Appletree St
Dothan
Hoy A
VanDyke Detruit
Mich
Thelma Morris
Cottonwood
CWO
George Walker Harker
Athens
Ala
Marie Louige Page
Henry Green
Apts
Joseph Edward Davis
Gary
Ind
Patricia Jane Durbis
Willan
Dehgsm
Marianna
Clyde Wakle
Arveing M. McDonald
Dothan Toutefuny
Mary Avelyo South
Vathan Raite Fay
Grandson of Local Couple Becomes Naval Gunner
The article profiles Gunner's mate First Class Wheeler Yiver, a local man’s grandson who served aboard a battleship during major Pacific battles. His actions included aiding the ship’s crew in the Coral Sea and Midway defenses, surviving a torpedo strike, and participating in Leyte, Mindoro, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Surigao Strait operations.
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Porter Steve Tars
Giase
Gianepa
Loriae Gree
Newndt
Yorkie
Salameca
New Guinea
Gilbert
Mar-shail Islands
Coral Sea
Wheeler
Leaington
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Yorktown
Pearl Harbor
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Wer
Leyte
Lord Haw Haw Denies Treason Charge in London Hearing
William Joyce defense pleads innocent to British high treason charges in Bow Street. Prosecution says he claimed British subject by birth when applying for a 1933 passport and at renewals before the war. Hearing adjourned to Thursday as Joyce faces committal to Old Bailey for July session. Joyce reportedly born in Brooklyn, New York.
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London
William Joyce
Germany
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Trig
Jim Old Bailey
Bow Street
Doyce
Brooklyn
Noy
Fate of Prisoners Taken By Okinawa Japs Is Mystery
The fate of American prisoners taken on Okinawa remained unknown after a search found no evidence of the missing men or their bodies. Col. Micklest Finn of the 2nd Regiment reported examining many bodies in caves but found nothing linking to the captured soldiers. Authorities estimate hundreds were captured in the action near Hill 89, with exact numbers unclear.
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Okinawa
J API
Winse Frissiee
Loot Recovered in Cullman Bank Heist Case
Disjointed notes describe a bank loot seizure in Cullman with names such as Brecken, Hayes, and Blewett tied to the case. FBI involvement cited with references to Aal and Pasher Bank. Fragmentary text implies charges or testimony, but readability is low and specifics unclear.
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Abbaneche Jr
DBA
Bere
Jadey Peatro McMee
Jeet
Pasher
Blewett
FBI
Gordon Brecken
Leroy Hayes
Belgians Protest King Cabinet Plan
Belgians threaten a general strike over a new government formed at Leopold II’s request. Van Der Meersch, named premier, aims to deploy police and troops to guard against anti Leopold forces. A Communist paper calls him a reactionary agent. Demonstrations in Mons urge Leopold’s abdication.
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Gansnot van der Meera
War
der Meersch
Leopold TH
Salzburg
Leopold
le Disprau Rouge
van der Meersch
Committee of Resistance
Mons
16 Day Nine State Bus Strike Ends
Jackson Mississippi reports a 16 day strike that tied Tri-State Transit operations in nine states. Union officials say Jackson locals voted to return to work unanimously and agree to abide by the decision. Drivers to report tomorrow and mechanics to return today. Negotiations on grievances and a new wage contract to begin after 24 hours of normal operations.
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Jackson, Miss
Tri-State Transit Company
Shreveport
Jackson
Tenn
Otto de Bate
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
Weekend Arrests Rise in City and County
City police made 46 arrests over the weekend, including 29 for disorderly conduct and 9 for assault and battery, with other charges spanning gambling liquor law violations and minor offenses. The sheriff’s office logged 24 arrests, led by 13 for public drunkenness and 7 for vagrancy, plus two for affray and one for manufacturing whiskey.
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Sheriff's Office
Charter signing day and Clark gains Austria command
A San Francisco schedule notes two main events the charter signing and a closing session as Gen Mark W Clark is tapped to command U S occupation forces in Austria. Also referenced is arrival of Mr Tullman and preparations for a march across the Golden Gate Bridge and Nob Hill. A separate item reports a motorcyclist injured near Marietta Georgia after a collision with a car.
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Rome
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Vienna
Textile Interests Face Postwar Rivalry in Fabric Trade
W P Bell president of the Aspyrus toa at Cotto Texte Memiants in New York told Wilmington industrial buyers that postwar competition will come from expanded imports of bullap from India or woven cotton and other goods, and from paper and metal products, shaping a broader textile market while domestic mills must adapt to a wider array of fibers and products.
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Del
W. Pay Bell
Cotto Texte
New York
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Raven
Tut
Groep
Bell
Bell Zeid
Ind
Chinese Forces Reach Hwangyen Near Liuchow Fight For Liuchow
Chinese troops pushing against Japanese forces along China's east coast report advances toward Hwangyen 175 miles south of Shanghai and near Liuchow 860 miles southwest, with heavy fighting continuing at Liuchow the former U S air base site abandoned seven months ago. Guerrilla action disrupts a Japanese munitions train near Iwu, while Chinese spearheads attack retreating Japanese along Tai Chow Bay and Chekiang-Kiangsi rail line.
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Iwu
Liuchow
U. S
South Trail
China
Farm policy clash over OPA appeals and pricing plans
The discussion centers on limiting appeals to the Emergency Court of Appeals for OPA orders and a contested Wherry amendment for a price system. Farm leaders oppose moving to a cost plus scheme, favoring parity pricing, while the House backs a Patman rent amendment enabling broad slaughter and relaxed inspection rules under USDA certification.
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Senate
Prudent Truman
Rep
Andresen
R-Minni
Secretary of Agriculture
Patman
House
Agriculture Department
Gandhi Absent At Indian Conference In Simla
In Simla India the conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell to craft a new government plan opened with Mohandas Gandhi notably absent. Abul Kalam Azad attended as Congress president and Mohamed Ali Jinnah attended as head of the Muslim League, the rival political group.
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Simla
India
Lord Wavell
Mohandas Kk
Gandhi
Congress Party
Haulana Abul Kalam Azid
Fowever
Mohamed Ali Jinnah
Cemetery Working at Gunn's Church Friday
A cemetery working will be held at Gunn's church on Friday. The notice was announced today.
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Gunn's Church
Mindanao Filipinos Share Food and Hospitality With U S Troops
Lieutenant Warren S. Reese reports Filipino civilians on Mindanao freely shared food despite shortages and hardship. They offered chickens, vegetables, fruit, and rice to American troops, and hosted meals and small gatherings in damaged homes. Filipinos shown initiative and willingness to learn, with many educated at the University of Manila.
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Loew Ut
Warren S. Reese
Tf Montgomery
Philippines
Wirutenanaig
Montgomery
Lucut Reese
Reese
Muhammedans
University of Manila
University
Navy Death List Includes Sam Davis Brinks
Radioman first class Sam Davis Brinks USN, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Franklin Brinks of Dothan, is named on a Navy Department list of Navy dead released today.
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NAVY
Sam Davis Brinks
USN
Walter Franklin Brinks
Dothan
Navy Department
Navy lists dead name William Forrester from Dothan
Private William Cecil Forrester USMCR, son of Mrs. Berta L. Elmore of Dothan, is named among Navy dead in a Navy Department release issued today.
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NAVY
William Cecil Forrester
USMCR
Berta L. Elmore
Dothan
Navy Department
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