Russia Accepts Bid To Attend Monetary Meet
Russia will send observers to the international monetary conference on Wilmington Island near Savannah. The Bretton Woods bodies aim to promote foreign trade. Russia may disclose gold holdings and trade data if ratifying the fund and bank. Denmark also received an invitation to join the observer class.
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Jobn F. Chester
Savannah
Wilmington Island
Russia
Washington
International Monetary Fund
International Bank
Bretton Woods
Denmark
United States
Britain
Moscow
House Approves Diluted Version of Housing Bill
The House passed a diluted version of the Patman housing bill by a 457 to 24 vote, sending a shelve bid down by Rep Jessie Sumner. The measure, valid through June 30 1947, would impose price ceilings on new homes allocate scarce materials give veterans preference in purchases and construction grant the administrator broad speed powers and expand mortgage insurance by 1.0 billion dollars.
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Washington
House
Jessie Sumner
R-Ml
Barking Committee
Truman
Wilson W Wyatt
Wyatt
Senate
Government Plans Food Curb Methods
Washington. The government called in representatives from 38 food trade groups to discuss restaurant waste reduction and other practical food conservation methods. Secretary Clinton P. Anderson urged proposals on saving foods, substitutions for critical items, and public promotion to boost wartime food conservation.
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Washington
Dynamite Salesman Arrested Here in City Limits
Lee D. Bedingfield was arrested by city police yesterday on a charge of possessing explosives without a permit. Acting Desk Sergeant Odell Jabby reported Bedingfield posed a $7 cash bond.
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Lee D. Bedingfield
Odell Jabby Ovid Bedingfield
Red Cross Drive Reported Moving Slowly In Houston
The annual Red Cross roll call begun in Dothan and Houston County progresses slowly with only two districts reporting completed fund solicitations in the city. District 12 and District 2 posted small totals, while Harman school community led county contributions, with over 70 toward a 60 quota. City residential campaign leaders aim to finish district reports by tomorrow to wrap up the drive this week. In Dothan business areas, three firms joined the 100 percent class First National Bank Robert Malone Motors and J C Penny and Company. The plea notes veterans and hospitalized service members still need aid and that continued Red Cross funding supports both civilian and military relief.
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Red Cross
Dothan
Houston County
Toustar
C. W. Bush
Leslie Smart
Harman
Harmon
Kinsey
Dupree
Ardilla
Wiksburg
Truckman Injured By Strike Pickets At Hicks Plant
In Lebanon Indiana a truck driver William Chandler of Plainfield was hurt when union pickets dragged him from his truck and a gasoline station near Hicks Body Company plant. The incident left a truck overturned and Paul Lee and Jack Agard of Indianapolis arrested on assault and battery charges.
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Lebanon
Ind
Hicks Body Company
William Chandler
Plainfield
Paul Lee
Jack Agard
Indianapolis
Bodies Of Lake Talquin Drowning Victims Recovered
Two brothers from Dothan who drowned in Lake Talquin near Tallahassee were found along with two items at the site of their capsized boat. Frasier Meadows and Charles Meadows located the bodies and they're identified as Jack and Elmer Enfinger. The brothers were brought to Dothan as search efforts continued. A joint funeral will be held at Johnson and Wilkerson Chapel with interment in City Cemetery.
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Dothan
Lake Talqquin
Tallahassee
Fia
Jack
Elmer Enfinger
Frasier Meadows
Charles Meadows
Charles
University of Alabama
A. D. Wilkerson
Johnson-Wilkerson Finneral
Jackson Bluff
Robert Phillips
James Watkins
Johnson and Wilkerson Chapel
A. D. Zbinden
City
Johnson and Wilkerson
Jack Enfinger
Toy Enfinger
Herring Street
Andy
Billy
A. M. Welch
E. L. Enfinger
E. L Enfinger
Dothan Silk Hosiery Company
James
Herbert Watkins
Jack Adkins
Raymond Branton
L. L. Harris
Robert Ramsey
Gilmer Williamson
Lavon Hadden
Emmett Buie
Wiley Vickers
E. L. Rackley
Bryant Herrington
The
Dothan Bus Company
A. D. Carmichael
Wil Singletary
Doughie Bailey
Guy Hardwick
Dr. P. K. McFaiter
Flowers Crawford
Sam Blumberg
Laure Cohen
Alex Whiddon
MacArthur Cleared Of Responsibility For Far East Actions
Washington reports State Department clarification that General Douglas MacArthur bears no responsibility for actions by Russian commanders in Manchuria or British forces in Indonesia. It clarifies his authority outside Japan southern Korea and certain Pacific islands while noting unresolved limits on his Far East powers.
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Washington
UFI
Douglas MacArthur
Manchuria
Indonesia
State Department
James F. Byrnes
MacArthur
Far East
Japan
Korea
Pacific Islands
Ment
Bast
Northeast Asia
Indo-onesia
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Taut
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Telephone Strike Off As Pay Increase Granted
Tehran reports Soviet forces arrest Iranian army officers accusing for passes. Iranian troops in eastern Iran move toward Meshed Semnan and Shahyad as Moscow withdraws. Demonstrations in Tehran turn violent with three dead, five injured. Ghavam leaves Moscow amid talks with Stalin Molotov promising friendly relations and negotiations continuation.
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London
Tehran
Iran
Moscow
Red Army
Ahmed Ghvam
Tran
Stalin
V. M Molotov
Ghvam
Meshed
Semnan
Shahyad
Garimar
Toit
Weiminine
Ghavam
Molotov
Church Conference Urges Firm Yet Sympathetic Reds Policy
The Federal Council of Churches favors firm but compassionate dealings with the Soviet Union amid postwar strains. A report chaired by John Foster Dulles calls for UN Council delegation choices, international armament cuts, a world order ethic, and subordinating national interests to higher law within a 25 million member Protestant federation.
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Columbus
O ‘Ap
Soviet Union
Federal Council
Churches of Christ In America
Socal Econormic
John Foster Dulles
Counci
Commission On A
Thomas E. Dewey
United Nations Council
Tme
Great Britain
Newsman protests Soviet censorship in Budapest dispatch
AP correspondent Jack Guinn filed a protest with the Allied Control Commission against alleged Russian censorship in the Budapest port office. He says a dispatch quoting American sources was withheld for 15 days and notes Hungary suffered substantial damage estimated at 25.1 million dollars due to Russian operations.
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Budapest
Allied Control Commission Today
Jack Guinn
Associated Press
Hungary
Union Demands Truman Intervene in GM Strike
Detroit CIO United Automobile Workers urge President Truman to remove federal mediator James F. Dewey and personally intervene to end the 17 day strike. UAW officials demand White House talks and reference the fact finding board recommendations for a 19.12 cent wage rise and contract reinstatement.
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Boy J. Forrest Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Automoble Workers
Truman
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Washington
Flint
Tansing
Mich
Hage
Federico
Federica
Detroit
Labor Department
General Motor Workers
Thomas
Rewiher
George F. Addes
Board To Consider Rail Strike Factors
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Engineers warned 300,000 members to begin a progressive walkout at 8:00 am Monday, potentially crippling rail systems coast to coast. The engineers' leader Alvanite Johnston said the Brotherhood would consider government action but maintains respect for the government’s power.
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White House
Charles G Ross
Truman
Trcup
Brotherhood
Alvanite Johnston
Sugar Stamp Nine Validation Okayed
The OPA announced Sugar Stamp No. 9 becomes valid for five pounds of canning sugar starting Monday. Most consumers will see the stamp on Book 4. Stamp No. 8 stays valid until Oct 31. A future stamp for canning may be designated in June or July. The agency noted individual home canning allowances will not exceed 106 pounds per person this season.
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Birmingham
OPA
Action Comes Half An Hour Before Fixed Starting Time
Nation faced a threatened telephone shutdown until a new wage pattern was agreed just 30 minutes before the 6 am strike deadline. The settlement, announced after an all-night session, boosted long line wages by about 1.76 dollars per hour and set a national pattern for future disputes.
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Raymond Lahr
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Vo 5 Cancilatier
Edgar J. Warren
Telepho
Bern
NFTW
Joseph Birr
Fir
Companiog
Bierno 9
Sta Pittsburgh Jong Lines
Arey
Atlanta
Apparratix
Geveland
Warren
Iine
U S blunt talk policy reaches Spain and Argentina
Washington officials describe a blunt US foreign policy approach now felt in Spain and Argentina as well as the Soviet Union. The note's tone is framed as a warning to Moscow and Tokyo, with potential effects on upcoming regional meetings and alliances.
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U. S
Spain
Argentina
Wasitington
Kushia
Nat
Frank
Amiencan
Russia
Manehutt
Tran
Aan
Lepetitie
Real Army
Moscow
United States
Manchuria
Ickes Ordered to Produce Pauley Memoranda Notes
Washington hearing reveals the Truman era dispute over Edwin Pauley. Ickes faced a demand to unlock a safe deposit box to provide memoranda allegedly linking Pauley to improper fundraising methods. Witnesses urged scrutiny as committee members prepared for further testimony and possible calls for Chairman Hannes and Paul Porter to testify.
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Washington
Bensale Naval Affairs Committee
Uworgid L. Ickes
Avid
Edwin W. Pasley
Introur
Moemoranda
Pauley
Jekes
Paige
Calfae- Mia
Len Millard
Georgia Solon Hints Spy Ring Busy At A Bomb Plant
Washington dispatch reports Georgia Solon James Donovan says the American Adyiser Committee uncovered a foreign spy ring seeking Oak Ridge bomb plant information. He cites ongoing secret investigations and warns officials say foreign agents know more than allowed.
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Georgia Solon
James F. Donovan
Washington
Jonny Wond
Hs House
Adyiser
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Ix Security
Netione ' Wood
Wood
Edgar Weaver
Federal Bureau of Investigation
War Department
Justice Department
Senate
Police Open Fire On Rioters In New Delhi
Police fired on a mob of several thousand nationalists in New Delhi after rioters burned and looted public buildings in protest against a British victory celebration. About eight casualties were reported as authorities dispersed the crowd amid a monster troop parade led by Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck.
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New Delhi
New Qelhe UP
Indian Congress
Sie Claude Auchinleck
Bissish
India
Axis Lost 996 Subs During War
Washington and London release WW2 submarine losses totals from the Navy and British Admiralty. Axis subs sunk reached 986 with 781 Nazi U boats, 130 Japanese, and 8 Italian. Allied sinkings: Germany 524 by Britain, 174 by the United States. US 1103 and British 95 Japanese subs destroyed.
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Washington
London
Navy Department
British
Admiralty
United States
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Emma Wotkin
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Red Cross Drive
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Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Senate Naval Affairs
Edwin Pauley
Ickea
Tydings
Teker Pauley
Wityeck
Mernay
Robert F. Hannes Jean
Democrat Netimat
Price
Paul Porter
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