Farm couple tragedy as husband shoots wife then kills self
County farmer E Miller, age 36, fatally wounds his wife Victoria, 39, at their home seven miles south of Dothan near Lake Burdick, then shoots himself. Sheriff B G Farmer reports Miller, held for mental treatment at Bryce Hospital recently, acted after leaving home with a relative and returning to open fire. Mrs Miller dies at noon after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. the husband dies at the scene. The couple’s 14 year old son James was at home, sent to a neighbor for safety.
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Miller
Hose
Victoria
Dothan
Burdick
Muller
Yeself
Gener
B. G. Farmer
Miler
Slater
Bryce Hospital
Tusmioosa
Weriff
Howe
Farmer
War Bond drive in Houston County nears quota goal
Houston County pushes toward its Seventh War Loan target with 652,343 raised, 11 of 693,000. four days remain as county leaders call for broad public support from men, women and children to meet the deadline. Alabama reports 82 percent of its 40.6 million quota with 8.4 million still needed statewide. The drive emphasizes patriotic duty and aims to keep Alabama atop national standings in the Seventh War Loan program.
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Houston County
County War Finance Committee
Alabama
Ed Leigh McMillan
McMillian
Pacific
Naion
House Approves 383 Billion Army Supply Bill
The House passed a 28.5 billion dollar Army supply bill for fiscal 1946 after rejecting an amendment on discharge of fathers with four or more children. The measure, sent to the Senate, covers Navy and Army appropriations, existing fund continuations, and contract cancellation recoveries. Passage was by voice vote with no changes to requested funding.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fifty Nations Begin Signing World Security League Pact
Delegates from 50 United Nations began signing a World Charter to preserve peace and security. The final charter was approved at the conference last night as Truman prepared to close with a 30 minute speech. Signings were expected to take eight hours with Argentina moved in the order to ahead of France and the United States witnessing as host in 50th spot.
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John M
Truman
WAGF
Dothan
Argentina
France
United States
Farmer's Gas Tax Exemption Hit In Alabama House
Alabama House debated a bill to exempt farmers from a nickel of the six cent gasoline tax on fuel for tractors and farm machinery. The Rules Committee rejected placing the Senate-backed exemption on the special order calendar, a 30 to 1 vote blocked immediate consideration, while supporters vowed further efforts. The session also covered state building commission appointments, a tax equalization bill, and beer tax debates with passage of a tax-hiding bill on vehicle licenses.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Earler
Walter G Vhat
Dallas
Senate
State Building Commission
M. W. Espy
Henry
Charles S. Bentley
Coosa
Orland B. Hil
Lauderdale
Charles
E. Shaver
Madison
J. Con
Cherokee
Fins E. St John
Cullman
Mobile
House
Price Control Debates Center on Ripper Clauses
Washington AP administrators faced fierce objections as conference committee eyed two drastic price control amendments. Wherry proposed universal OPA coverage for farm products while Dirksen backed appeals to federal courts, seen as fatal to price controls. Seven Senators and seven Representatives met under a looming deadline as year end expires Saturday night.
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SY Francis J. Kelly Washington
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
OPA
Rep
I Dirksen
R-Tll
House
Court of Appeals
Ellender
D-La
Louisiana
London Poles Protest Plan Of Rule Set Up At Moscow
The Polish Government in Exile rejects the Warsaw based provisional government formed in Moscow as illegal and vows to recognize only regimes chosen in free elections by Poles. London cites possible loss of Allied recognition and warns of consequences for the exile authority amid Moscow talks and Tarn Tarn No. 1 report.
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London
Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Arep
Warsaw
Approval Of Mass Trial Of Reich War Guilty Seen
London conference opens as Britain United States Russia and France move toward a four power plan for a collective war crimes trial of major Nazi leaders. A communique reports agreement to proceed with a mass indictment process and possible use of a bill of indictments.
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London
United States
Germany
Britain
Russia
France
Sqnn
Alea
Dharussine
David Maxwell Eyre
Franarty
Cat
Sewastane
Anther Remntree
Ipoltatyen
B 29s Smash Japs With Heaviest Blow Of War
A US Air Force and Filipino ground assault drive on Japanese lines in the Philippines drives casualties and wreckage across the Balud River valley and surrounding districts. Veterans of the 33rd Army and 330th Infantry spearhead the push as dives bombers and artillery devastate enemy positions near Canaries and other towns. Meanwhile advances in Luzon and New Guinea drive renewed losses for Japanese forces as Allied columns close on key junctions and retreat routes.
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Spencer San
Manila Gap
Teast
Cayeta7
Mustan
Thunderbolts
Death Valley
Balud Rive
Bagus
Baoand
Ambuka
MacArthur
Uater Bay
Manuel Quezon
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
United
Minadoras
Morehin
Michels
Pacific
Australiam
New Guinea
Bougainville
New Britain
Truman Home Town Plans No Official Greeting Ceremony
Independence Missouri plans indicate no official delegation will greet President Truman on his return. A fifteen car caravan will meet him at 2 p.m. and he will ride in the summer White House, followed by a reception at a church auditorium and a brief talk in Kansas City.
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Independence
Harry Truman
Roger Serraon
Carport
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Menicaipel
Kansas City
Saluta Mine Sweeper Lost in Bornen Area
The Navy announced the loss of mine sweeper Saluta in the Bornen area after action by enemy forces. Casualties were reported among officers and men, with rough counts around ten killed or missing as the vessel was towed to safety.
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Washington
Bornen
Chinese Forces Capture Position Near Liuchow
Chinese reports say forces captured a position three miles northwest of Liuchow as other units pressured near Tapucheng and Liecheng. Fighting continued along the Linchi River area with Chinese troops crossing on the east bank and pressing toward Wenchi and the Hongkong corridor.
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Chungking
Anchow
Cil
Mth Air Force
Tapucheng
Liuchow
Liecheng
Gel River
Linchow
China
Wenchow
Linhat
Hongkorut
Canton
Hongkong
City Plans Action Against Stray Dogs
City officials in Dothan move to curb stray dogs with a future drive to impound or sterilize all strays. The commission aims to identify dogs and enforce a strict program, authorizing impoundment and fines to reduce street roaming.
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Dothan
Campanan
Ehalosurea
Oleh
Jed
Cory
Comenission
Hur
Natuen
Ayreg
Invasion Report From Tokyo Broadcast Near Okinawa
London based AP summary says a Tokyo radio heard in India claimed Allied forces were attempting an invasion on an island midway between Okinawa and the Japanese main islands. The island was not named, but Amami Gunto and nearby isles were cited as possible locations.
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London
Okinawa
India
Amami Gunto
Amami Oshima
Togara Gunto
Yaku Shima
CBS
Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Amami Ishima
Togare Gunto
Yuku Shima
Tenth Army Seeks Okinawa Garrison Remnants
Tenth Army and Japanese prisoner volunteers comb Okinawan caves and brush covered hills for remnants of the garrison. Interpreters aided the search as 784 more enemy prisoners were taken, bringing total to 8 806. Patrol efforts continue despite no American bodies found. Japanese air force harassed US forces with minor damage attacks offshore in a Sunday assault.
Churchill Continues Election Campaign
Churchill presses a 100 mile election tour through Coventry county amid cheers and boos, insisting on friendly relations with Russia as he pitches Conservative Party policy amid police escorts and a heated public reception.
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Coventry
Churchill
Koglieh Counteysole
Equay
Filibuster Threat Dims Over FEPC Fund Fight
Washington report notes fading Senate filibuster risk as efforts press to fund the Fair Employment Practice Committee at 446 200 for the next fiscal year. Debate centers on appropriations in the 771,536 765 war era bill with support from Bilbo of Mississippi and concern over statutory authority remaining in question across committees.
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Norman Walker Washington
Sothern
Tades
Bilbo
Hauge
Senate
Tong
FEPC
Ware Producton Board
War Shipping
United States Bombers Hit Honshu and Nagoya Arsenals
A large force of B 29s and Superfortresses bombed Honshu targets near Nagoya and Osaka today, destroying aircraft plants and ammunition works. The raid, second in five days, struck 10 to 14 sites with heavy explosives as crews reported visual and instrument hits under cloud cover. Fleet Air Wing One claims substantial shipping and aircraft losses for Japan in ongoing operations.
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Washington
Honaha
Bas
2D Air Force
21St Bomber Command
Yokkaichal
Natoys
Honshu
Maname
Mageya
Kagaraigahara
Gifu
Nagoya
Dory
Yth
Osaka
Akashi
Kobe
Kinwa
Kyushu
Triand
Geo HH Arvole
Bormbe
Japan
Paane Adm
Chesley Wo Nim
Fleet Air Wing One
Darmaged
Wade Named Judge At Selma Court of Common Pleas
Governor Chauncey Sparks announced the appointment of Thedore L. Wade as judge of the Court of Common Pleas at Selmer. Wade, a Selma native and University of Alabama graduate, succeeds Tate William Rountree Jr., elected November 1943, term through January 1947.
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Montgomery
Aja Fap
Chauncey Sparks Olay
Theddore Ll. Wade
Cours of Corman Pleas
Selmer
Tate William
Rountree, Jr
Feree
World War II era combat reports from Asia Pacific
Fragmented dispatches describe Japan facing Allied resistance in the Philippines and broader Southeast Asia. Reports claim Japanese attrition, Allied counter offensives, and Chinese forces probing northwest of Canton with claims of heavy casualties and tactical movements near Kweilin and Taingnan.
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China
Kwefin
Kwangsi
S$ Aithase Chine
Tainngnan
Canton
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Sith
U. 5
Mongolia
Honkow
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Sakishima
Formosa Kong
Pan
Kweilen
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Siom
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Sarakan
Ae “Bomber Command
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Indian Ocean
Doren
Australia
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Mananas
Philippines
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Formosa
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T. L. Wade
Selma
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Sarawal
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