Laborites Win Victory In Test By Tiny Margin
In London AP dispatch, Britain's Labour government clears a crucial parliamentary test by a 14 vote margin, 310 to 298, defeating a Conservative motion against nationalization of iron and steel. The result tightens the House of Commons majority to six and signals potential trouble over housing policy and party unity ahead of Parliament’s opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Oatie London
Britain
Laboester
Manulay
Attlee
House of Commons
Menese
King George
Lve
Labor
Florence Hors Drugh
Rowland
W. Canazolx
Mors Side i
Manchester
Bal
Federal Jury Indicts Henry County Pair In Assault On Officer
A federal grand jury in Montgomery indicted James Irvin Bodiford and Mrs Eqa Ham Mims of Headland on charges of assaulting a federal liquor investigator during a search for liquor. The same jury indicted two Houston County men, Andrew Jefferson Hasty of Ashford and Amos Hanes of Gordon, on charges of intimidating witnesses set to testify in a liquor case. The women linked to the alleged intimidation were Ketnick Low Hughes and Ton Mae Avery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James Irvin Bodiford
Eqa Ham Mims
Headland
Houston County
Andrew Jefferson Hasty
Ashford
Amos Hanes
Gordon
Mims
le White
White
Bediford
Ahe
Bedsford
Hasty
Jefefferson
Lsted
Kntick Low Hughes
Ton Mae Avery
Hugnes
Florida Sanitarian Bryant Found Dead In Car
Virg M. Bryant a state board of health sanitarian was found dead in his parked car with two .25 caliber bullet wounds in head and chest Deputy Sheriff Barmett Hareley said an autopsy would determine cause of death Funeral arrangements will be announced by authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Virg M. Bryant
State Board of Health
Sanitarian
Barmett Hareley
Bryant
William A. Hal Jones
Freed in Mercy Death Dr. Sander Cleared of Murder
In Manchester New Hampshire Dr John Sander was acquitted of murder in the death of a cancer patient. He faces a hearing before the State Board of Registration in Medicine with possible penalties to be decided. The House of Delegates of the New Hampshire Medical Society plans to meet in Concord to discuss the case. The jury delivered a verdict after a little over an hour of deliberation. Dr Sander and his wife left court amid a crowd, returning home as the case proceeds before medical regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rupplecandia
N. A
APY Pe
Hermann N. Sander
Mureder
State Board of Registration In Medicine
John 5. Wheeler
Jorther and
Secrethe Board
Best Pight
Sander
House of Delegates
New Hampshire Medical Society
Concord
Wheeler
Dr. Santer
Newsee
Bander
Herm
Manchester
Driefse
Sawyers
Loui E. Wyman
Dr. Sander
Towching
Reginald Borrite
Abbie Borroto
Trial Of Maund Opens In Coffee County Shooting Case
In Enterprise the trial of 47 year old farmer John Maund began with the jury impaneled after two witnesses testified. The state says Maund killed neighbor W A Whigsham with three gunshots during a dispute over land lease on the Enterprise Geneva Highway. Whigsham’s wife witnessed the shooting as authorities say two bullets struck the chest. Circuit Solicitor Eris F Paul notes the confrontation centered on land leased from Maund’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprisé
John Maund
Coffee County
W. A. Whigsham
Whiggham
Whigham
Maund
H. D. Tillman
Enterprise- Geneva
Circuit
Eris F. Paul
Mother Helps Police Arrest Escaped Son
In Philadelphia a mother's tip led to the capture of her 13 year old son Charles Brooks Philips and 17 year old George Oswald, who escaped from Rome Georgia state prison days earlier. Detectives traced Philips to a telegraph office where he planned to collect a money order. he surrendered without a struggle. Oswald was arrested at a rooming house after the capture of Philips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rome
Charles Brooks Philips
Savannsh
George Oswald
North Philadelphia
Georgia
Leet
Philips
Oswald
Acheson Calls For Total Diplomacy In Cold War Battlecry
Secretary Acheson urged a single minded voluntary campaign across Congress, government, and people to curb Soviet expansion. He emphasized fighting the Kremlin wherever found and building economic, political, and societal strength for democracy, signaling a broader U S strategy beyond troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scat Washington
Siat Acheson
Lis
Atheson
Narion — Congress
Business
Agriculture
Price
Acheson
United States
White House
Advertising Council
Francis Russell
State Department
Soviet Union
Greece
Turkey
Hamm Sets Address At Courthouse Here
Alabama gubernatorial candidate Philip Hamm is to speak at 2 30 pm tomorrow at the courthouse in Dothan with his band Fire Hog Scrapers. He will follow talks at Cottonwood in Ashford during a two day visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Dothan
Philip Hamm
Cottonwood
Ashford
Mississippi House Rejects Hill Address Over Fepc Clash
The Mississippi House of Representatives refused to invite Senator Hill to address a joint session amid a feud over States' Rights and FEPC. Representative Phil Mullen urged inviting Hill to hear his stance against Truman and Alabama voters returning to the national party, but the chamber voted 110 to 2 against the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
House of Representatives
Truman
Sister Sul
Phil Mullen
Lateyrette County
Hill
Alabama
National Party
Howse
Mississippi
McCarthy Seeks to End Five Hour Spy Probe Case Run
Senator McCarthy presses the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on alleged Communist influence in the State Department. He says he can finish outlining cases in about five hours, barring interruptions, as hearings continue with interruptions and heated exchanges. The panel plans public replies from Dorothy Kenyon and Phillip Jessup as McCarthy targets named individuals and groups in a widening inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy Lala
Dorothy Kenyon
Wisconsin
Miss Kenyon
United States
United Nations Commission
Sommunistoront
Kenyon
New York City
Bez
U. S
Phillip
Jessup
Jens 8P
W Heaving
Tydings
D-Md
Subcommittee
Red Crow
Three Men Indicted in Death of Three Negro Children
An Attala County Grand Jury indicted Leon Turner Malcolm Whitt and Windel Whitt on three counts each for the slayings of three Negro children at Newport last January. The defendants pleaded not guilty and set pretrial engagements. juror selection may seek a special venire. Trials are scheduled over three weeks, Whitt brothers first, then Turner, then Malcolm Whitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko
Miss
Attala County
Newport
J. PB. Galeman
Leon Turner
Malcolm Whitt
Windel Whitt
Coleman
Whitt Brothers
Winget Whitt
Turner
Winder Whitt
Rabies Epidemic Expands Across 27 Texas Counties
Tyler dispatch reports a tables epidemic in 27 Texas counties in the Northeast and East Central regions with over 100 people receiving preventive treatment. State Health Department veterinarian Dr. Kepneth Yourz warns the disease could spread to more than 30 counties by year’s end despite consols being in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Tex
Texas
Kepneth
Yourz
State Health Department
Pink Flamingo Escape Triggers $25 Reward in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach Florida police report a pink flamingo escaped from Delcon Springs Seer Resort. Resort manager Don Russell offered a 25 reward for the bird one of six parrots imported from Cab. The bird, believed roaming the Daytona Beach area, was described as easy to catch with bait and a rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
Delcon Springs
Don Russell
Russell
Men Convicted In Assault Case In Georgia
A Georgia jury convicted Sheriff John W. Lynch and Deputy William Hartline of depriving seven Negroes of civil rights by handing them to Ku Klux Klan members for flogging in Hooker. Eight other white defendants were freed while Lynch and Hartline faced a possible one year prison term and a $1000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Georgia
Dade County
John W. Lynch
William, Hartline
Mamie Clay
Clay
Hooker
Lynch
Hartline
Frank Hooper
U. & District Court
Hoopes
Broken Key In Lock Trapped 14 In Fire
An investigating board reports a Sandia atomic installation fire trapped fourteen prisoners after a guard’s key broke in a wooden cellblock lock. Pvt Wilbur Henry rushed to help and could not return. fire and smoke overwhelmed the block. Thirteen died immediately, one died two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Sandia
Wilbur Henry
Zanesville
Hibvisti
Scientist Shortage Is H-Bomb Problem
Washington AP reports that securing enough scientists, including foreigners, for the hydrogen bomb program raises major concerns in the Senate-House Atomic Committee and Atomic Energy Commission. The issues include safeguards against spies, deciding project scale, draining universities, potential Britain deals, and scientist opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Britain
Senate-Houge Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Edward Teller
Rome
Enrico Fermi
University of Chicago
Audi
Charles L. Citchfield
University of Minnesota
J. &. Wheeler
Princeton
Americcan
Teller
Fermi
Coplon's Attorneys Seek Bond After Conviction
In New York AP report, Judith Coplon and Soviet engineer Valentin Gubichev face appeals after being found guilty of spying. Attorneys seek bond while the Circuit Court reviews the verdict, with government expected to challenge but higher court ready to grant bail if desired. Gubichev weighing return to Russia. Moscow may decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judith Coplon
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Copton
Valentin A. Gubicchev
United States
Gubichev
Russia
Sylvester J. Ryan
Circuit Court
Ryan
Gubitchev
Moscow
Sweet Accuses Folsom Of Waste In Alabama Race
Associated Press reports Henry Sweet accuses Gov James E Folsom of wasting public funds on politics after being fired for not backing Hamm. Sweet calls for an injunction to stop alleged politicizing while campaigning in Montgomery en route to Mobile from Savannah. Other candidates including Chauncey Sparks Lawrence McNeil and W W M Beck push campaigns as Alabama politics intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
State Docks
Henry Sweet
Folsom
Sweet
James E. Folsom
Copernatorial
Phillip J. Hamm
Montgomery
Mobile
Savannah
Intergat
Chauncey Sparks
U. S. Senate
Birmingham
Lawrence McNeil
Bill Lyerly
Biel
Icy Grip Of Winter Holds Fast in East
The eastern half of the country endures an icy spell with no immediate warmup. Strong winds, gusts to 45 mph, sweep New York City as temperatures plummet below freezing. Traffic disruptions and building damage reported, with several deaths blamed on the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Uhr
Canada
New York City
Carolinas
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississpi
Florida
Miami
New York
Genaains
Flying Saucers Reported Seen In South Carolina
United Press reports residents of Orangeburg, South Carolina saw a disk-like object 15 minutes, bright as a new moon, hovering then vanishing leaving a vapor trail. Six Times Democrat staffers and others confirmed sightings with descriptions of the disk’s motion and size. Nearby Van Nuys, California residents also reported a bright disk about 400 feet high. Ordnance officials offered no matching aircraft.
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South Carolina
United Press
Orangeburg
S. C
Orangeburg Times
Democrats
Donelé Law
J. L. Sims
Weith
Harry Player
van Nuys
Calif
Eddie Coffman
Reed Hadley
Cotman
USSR Leaders Pledge Readiness to Prevent War
In Moscow and Tiflis three top Soviet figures campaign for the national elections and declare the Soviet Union ready to participate in any sincere effort to prevent a new war. Malenkov speaks to cheering crowds in Moscow while Beria comments from Tiflis criticizing the United States and Britain and urging mutual respect for interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Olmore
Moscow
Weaders
Soviet
Beria
Tiflis
United States
U. S
Soviet Union
Andreyev
Expert Identifies Automatic Used In Slaying Of Officer
FRANKFURT Germany UP A firearms expert identified the 23 caliber service automatic today with which Mrs Yvette Madsen is accused of hitting her Air Force lieutenant husband The trial paused as prosecutors sought a missing witness and defense argued for tighter courtroom controls The note found near the suspect’s husband was alleged to be written by Mrs Madsen while waiting for him to return from a party and stated she would shoot him The defense claimed a key handwriting analyst was disqualified and the case proceeded with protection measures for the defendant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Air Force
George A. Gordon
U. & District ‘Court
Bethere Madsen
Kimo Gower
Sone
Gower
Brooklyn
Madsen
Ge Medsen
Paris Subway Workers Accept Wage Increase
Paris workers in transit embrace a five percent raise amid a month of strikes that hit rail service. More than 15,000 of about 31,000 subway and bus employees returned to work as government efforts to end the walkout gain momentum.
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Paris
Ste
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Tree
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Terrell Wheeler
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