County seeks road paving with slag rock mix plan
County officials outlined 1947 paving aims including four mile extension of Hedgesville road into Dothan and a five mile stretch on the Columbia highway from Ashdeed to Greta Frent. Lurie cited portable soils laboratory work and state standards while noting equipment shortages and high costs but commitment to speed up paving.
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Ate
Cedar Creek
Gordon
Hedgesville
Dothan
Columbia Highway
Ashdeed
Greta Frent
Lurie Anid
Houston
Board of Revinue
State Highway Department
Tor
Lurie
Mervica
Draft Extension Signed By Truman
President Truman approved a wartime draft extension to March and set policies for fathers and veterans. The Army announced discharge rules for those with certain service lengths and statuses, adjusting manpower caps to 1.5 million by July 1 and 1.078 million by July 1.
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Warnington
Truman
Mda
Navy
Dca
Army
U S Sailors In Trieste Rioting Clash
Trieste reports say pro Yugoslav and pro Italian mobs clashed with American sailors from the cruiser USS Fargo. Police used tear gas bombs as crowds fought through the night. At least ten arrested and more than twenty injured. Additional detentions feared as fighting continued.
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Trieste
Trinete
Uss Fargo
U.S
Sylveste
Atomic bombs warning urges defensive safeguards and restraint
A 1945 survey warns of greater congestion and potential danger from atomic weapons. It urges preventive measures and international guarantees to prevent future use, urging avoidance of war. Reports describe horrific destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki with massive casualties and complete communications loss.
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Ameriven
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hiroshina
Tokyu
Negasaki
President Truman vetoes price control extension measure
President Truman defended his veto of a Congress price control extension, arguing it would boost manufacturers' prices and harm wartime wage stabilization. He urged an alternative workable plan and warned against anti inflation by short-sighted partisans. The House vote to sustain the veto was 142 to 179, short of a two-thirds override.
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Alor Taft
House
Truman
Howse
Senate
Barkley
AFL
Ard
Aimerican Velerene Committee
Conress
Bowles
Washington
Barxley
Congressional
Beck
Prewar Year Payroll Cuts Considered by County Board
Protata Junge Saxon P. Poynett notes 15 dismissals proposed by Lutrie to trim the department payroll by 1500 dollars monthly. He says excess staff has persisted, a smaller force could maintain work levels, while Andga Poyner as ex officio chair explains gradual increases over years and the county aims to steady the department with permanent, adequate staffing.
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Protata Junge
Saxon P. Poynett
Lutrie
Hiie
Contliined From Page Ons Number 13
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss rising prices and increased bank activity in merchandising. Merchants' purchases and government payments drive more money into circulation, with bankers warning the temporary nature of such boosts and officials noting employment effects.
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Monay Thin
Bern Accuautn
Mays
J. L. Malting
Asxi
Ant Castor
Ha Pirae National Bank
Routse
Price inflation clash drives White House veto bid
President Truman blasted the bill as unworkable and urged Congress to extend price and rent controls while seeking a workable plan. He warned that inflation could devastate the economy and threaten global stability, asking for quick action before current controls lapse. Congress debated continuation and potential veto consequences.
Postwar wage trends and union response amid price pressures
The piece notes wage stabilization patterns after the war, with typical increases around four to four and a quarter cents per hour, while warns labor leaders that rising prices and inflation could trigger renewed wage demands. It cites AFL CIO leaders urging continuation of OPA powers and Congress action, highlighting the broader labor unrest and political debate influencing reconversion and policy.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Ncl
Wiliam Green
CIO
Pattiy Murray
Southern Citien
Congress
Apokcaman
Murray
Fleet Workers’ Union
Asheville
North Carolina
CLO
Green
Truman
AFL
Charlestos York
South Carolina
Federation of Labor Imeeting
Names of Nazis Sold to Chinese Officials in Postwar Deals
The article reports that about 1300 Nazi names were drafted and traded after World War II. Nazis were paid off by Chinese officials, with German agents substituting others, for sums from 20 to 100 gold marks or 25,000 to 625,000 dollars, amid delicate US-Chinese relations and intelligence maneuvers.
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Ehrhardt
Pernot Rugo Soeones
Cojang
China
George C. Miasion
Neld
Maric
Plan to internationalize Trieste may end treaty deadlock
Paris AP says a new French compromise for Trieste proposes an autonomous region under international guidance for 40 years, with a plebiscite to decide control between Italy and Yugoslavia later. Molotov reportedly views the plan as acceptable given conflicting ideas, while American demands for immediate decisions are postponed to Monday.
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Josefw Dynan
PARIS
Mindatere
Trieste
Miniter V. M. Molotov
Triesteux
Italy
Yugoslavia
Endgame in China as peace talks hinge on fragile ceasefire
Reports say Communist leaders proposed concessions including troop reduction in Manchuria and evacuation steps while Nationalists and Communists scrambled to seal a paper agreement before midnight. Chiang Kai-shek delayed, Marshall pressed for a lasting accord amid fears of renewed civil war and hardline groups preparing for potential conflict.
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Chou En - Tai
Marshall
Yending
Manchuria
Hardin
Kugsu
Shantung
Hopet
Chiang Kai-shek
Maranell
Chiang
Food controls and rationing expand under wartime act
The Agriculture Department emphasizes wartime power to ration sugar and grain and to requisition 26,000,000 bushels of wheat for Europe. The act also imposes price and allocation measures on food packers, reserving portions for armed forces and export.
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Agriculture Department
Europe
Alabama candidates outline for November Senate race
Alabama political scene shifts toward the November special and general elections. Figures like James A. Rumpece, John Sparkman, Frank Boykin, and Big Jim Folsom influence platforms ranging from farm parity and federal aid to TVA and foreign policy. A statewide talking tour begins with Allen visiting 18 cities, aiming to energize voters as Meadows and others consider superintendent runs and legislative seats in a crowded field.
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Ary
Megusen
Senate
Steaua
Tuscaloosa
Union Springs
James A. Rumpece
Birminghecy
Congress
John Sparkman
Hlunteville
Washington
TVA
Sparkman
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Isaacs
FEPC
Rela Uene
Russia
Boykin
Ted Allen
James E
Big Jim
Bienville Square
Bay Minette
Atmore
Beechon
Evergreen
Greenville
Laverne
Allen
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloona County
Kia
Maxwell
Birmingham
Uber
Simpson
Scottsboro
Allen Han
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