House Committee Backs Mild Bill To Increase Sales Tax
Alabama House Ways and Means favors a milder interim committee proposal over the administration plan to raise sales tax. The panel kept the administration bill alive to ensure revenue if needed, and would remove exemptions for tobacco, liquor, used autos, and store withdrawals. A separate judiciary committee advanced Rep. R. B. Doughty’s horse racing bill, creating a three member racing commission with statewide referenda required for county-wide enactment.
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Liontgomery
Louse Ways and Means
John Snodgrass
Jackson County
Snodgrass
Alabama
Ways and Means
Montgomery
House
Judiciary Committee
R. B. Doughty
Pickens County
Ealec
Threeman Racing Commission
J. A. Kahalley
Ray Minette
Judiciary Group
Des Moines River Levee Breach Floods City Blocks
Des Moines, AP reports a mile long levee protecting 423 block area failed as Des Moines River tore a hole. Flood waters surged through while a twin crest from two rivers neared confluence, prompting evacuations and a curfew. Nearby rivers rose, with extensive levee damage across Missouri and Illinois borders, and widespread flooding expected downstream.
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Des Moines
Ox Moines
Weather Bureau
Scott Street
Red Rock
Eddyville
Rule
Nebraska
St. Louis
Glasgow
Desines
Xaccoun
Bedsole To Return To Prison For New Trial
County officers prepare to escort John Legg Bedsole of Houston County from the local jail to federal prison in Atlanta. He will be released today to return to Atlanta’s federal penitentiary to face an assault charge stemming from a July 1945 indictment by the Houston Circuit Court grand jury. Bond set at $750.
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Allanta
John Legg Bedsole
Houston County
Federal
Aulanta
Smith Hall
Tes Rm
Hall
House
Circuit Court
J. T. Het
Molotov Arrives For Paris Parley
Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov arrived in Paris by plane from Moscow and met with French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault at the airport to prepare for a three power conference on European reconstruction. Bevin will fly in from London after a final talk with W J Clayton as the talks are expected to shape whether Europe unites or remains economically divided.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
William J
Clayton
Bevin
Molotov
Bidault
Europe
London
Britain
Whitehall
Russia
American Congress
Five Workers Die In Mobile Explosion At Shipyard
In Mobile, an explosion released carbon dioxide fumes during work at the Waterman Steamship Corp yard aboard the former Navy transport Waukesha. Five workers, all Black men, were found dead two hours later while nine others, including one white man, were overcome and rescued with gas masks. Assistant Fire Chief Dan Sirmon said the gas came from extinguisher lines.
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Mobile (Ap
Waukesha
Waterman Steamship Corp
Tommy Phillips
Sam Manuel
Sam Fox
Dupree Bryant
Emer Ruffin
Mobile
Dan Sirmon
Coat recovered after boy's plea Ads in Falls City Journal
Lar ry Smith of Falls City posted a plea in the Falls City Daily Journal offering no punishment if the finder returned his coat from the Oil City theater. The coat was returned and he was spared.
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Falls City, Neb
Larry Smith
Falls City
Headland Study Club Gives Legion 1000 For Club House
Headland special report notes a $1000 cash gift from the Headland Study Club to Henry County Post No. 92 of the American Legion for the legion club house. Denry Ellis commander and Grover Kay building chair announced receipt of the check. Mrs. Dan W. Hollis presides over the club.
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Headland
Army Advisory Group Holds First Meeting with Col Singer
The Army Advisory Committee of Duchan held its first meeting at the Chamber of Commerce offices. Col Paul S Stuper, commander of the Alabama Military District, outlined aims to inform the public about Army policies and facilitate public Army relations. Col Singer spoke on universal training and a projected yearly 1 million 18 year olds entering service, noting costs of about 1.5 billion dollars for the first year.
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Army Advisory Committee of
Duchan
Chamber of Commerce
Paul S. Stuper
Alabama Military District
Birmingham
Jim Spann
Col
Singer
Wgtver
Army
al Inulea
UMIT
Fort Knox
Three Elberta Crate Plant Buildings Destroyed in Bainbridge
Fire at the Elberta Crate Company plant in Bainbridge, Georgia, razed three main buildings and damaged a fourth warehouse. The largest fruit crate maker in the nation employed about 500 people under J. M. Simmons. One worker, Allison B. Miller, was overcome by heat. Fire crews from Bainbridge and Cairo struggled to reach water supply, pumping from the Flint River.
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Bainbridge, Ga
Elberta Crate Company
J. M. Simmons
Bainbridge
Allison B. Miller
Cairo
Flint River
Truman reassures UN support on Charter Day
President Truman, speaking from Lake Success on the UNs second anniversary, pledged U S backing for the United Nations despite setbacks. He urged patience as major conflicts among great powers remain unresolved and emphasized peace requires continued effort by all member nations. Soviet Premier Stalin did not participate in the broadcast.
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Robert Manning Lake
N.Y
United States
United Nations
Josef Stalin
Russia
Lake Tholocco Opens For Fishing July 2
Lake Tholocco on the Camp Rucker Reservation will open to fishermen on July 2. After opening, fishing will be allowed on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and all day Saturdays. Fishermen must stay within the Lake Tholocco area and obtain permits from the commanding officer’s office, available 10 a.m. to noon. no permits will be issued on Saturdays or Sundays.
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Lake Thuelacey
Camp Rucker
Baal M. Ellis
Lake Tholocco
Fllis
CIO Pushes Congress to Halt Rising Prices and Idle Shipyards
The CIO urged immediate federal action to prevent economic collapse, demanding price controls and a public probe into profiteering. It claimed Congress has failed to curb living costs and pressed for a price stabilization plan amid rising foreign demand and crop failures. Brannt Rieve outlined the program to the joint congressional committee on Truman’s economic report.
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CIO
Brannt Rieve
Truman
Suage
Six Die In Twin Locomotive Derailment At Shiloh
AP report from Shelby Ohio says six or seven people died when twin New York Central locomotives derailed from the St. Louis Special near Shiloh. Both engineers and firemen were killed, a third railroad camp worker feared buried, and about 48 passengers aboard the all coach train were only slightly injured.
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Shelby
Mayor Curley Loses Appeal Must Serve Prison Time
Boston mayor James M Curley lost an appeal and must begin a six month prison sentence for mail fraud. After court, Curley faced no clemency signs and prepared to surrender the mayor’s office to serve the term. He departed with his wife and daughter, awaiting designation to a federal prison.
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Curley
Maso James M. Curley
Boston
Svedae Apa
U. S
Begin
Teria Wreeth
Con Mieseman
Massachusetts
James M. Proctor
Mail
Carlee
Proctor
Curles
Nuart Bia
Juste Department
Tne
Curtis
Liegard
Truman
Teaxe Curley
White
Bowton
Navy Restores 90 Percent Of Amputees To Civil Life
Hal Boyle reports on Navy amputee centers aiding 2000 veterans. About 90 percent trained in artificial limbs secure civilian employment, five percent require further hospital care, and the rest are deemed failures with high lifetime costs. Centers aim to rehabilitate veterans for productive civilian life.
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Navy
Thomas J. Canty
Milwaukee
Wis
Canty
Chie Tianny Eve Hin
Wile
California
Texas
Atpitce
Truman vetoes wool price bill amid trade concerns
President Truman vetoed the wool price support bill, arguing it would hurt international relations and domestic prices, and hinder United Nations trade aims. The vote split Congress as the House upheld the veto while the Senate rejected the measure, leaving policy unsettled amid global economic tensions.
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Washington
APD
Trumman
Truman To Enforce Taft Hartley Law
President Truman urges patience and moderation as Taft Hartley Act changes are implemented to stabilize the economy and avoid world peace threats. He calls labor and business to cooperate with government to enforce provisions and maintain national stability.
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Truman
Trarsan
Mine Walkout Halts Steel and Rail Ops Across Coast
Stoppages in coal fields and rail services cut production as more than half of soft coal miners join protests against Hartley Taft labor law. Over 40,000 repair and construction workers strike at Bethlehem Steel yard affiliates, halting more than vessels. CIO union seeks higher wage, holidays, and vacation terms.
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Naboo
East Coast
Sam Qaatlands
Norkers
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethleher Varda
Athante Baaintrou
Bruoktoe
At & It
Dea
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and
Labor Bill Split Over Handling Of Lewis And Strikes
Washington reports a sharp split in congress over how to address John Lewis and the soft coal strike issue. Rep Landis argues for concessions to break the contract deadlock, including welfare fund royalties and an eight hour day with portal to portal time, while other lawmakers push for government seizure as a last resort.
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Tattarley
House
John I. Lewis
Nlertey
Devos
Landis
House Labor Committee
Noid
Lewin
Tien
Taewin
Ins
Congress
Stotian
North West Group
USDW
John Obeaiy Bal
Pepurte
Baruch Sees Russia War Drift and Urges Preparedness
Bernard Baruch, adviser to US presidents, accused Russia of waging a cold war to unsettle the United States but said armed conflict is not an immediate threat. He outlined a 16 point program for industrial and military readiness, centered on universal military training and a minimum wartime statute, to guard peace and maintain national strength.
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Bilder
Bernard M. Baruch
Russia
United States
Tne
Baruch
Collene O
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
America
Woman Found Dead in Parked Truck in Atlanta
AP report describes the discovery of a young woman with hands bound behind her and head battered, inside the back of a parked pickup with Indiana plates near a downtown area. Witnesses identified the truck’s proximity to a Standard Coffee Co. location and a grocer noted a man exited the vehicle and walked toward town, as police investigate the 30-year-old victim.
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Atlanta
Indiana
W. R. Dodson
Standard Coffee Company
A. W. Owens
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