Congress battles on aid taxes rents and loyalties
In Washington AP dispatch reports action looming on foreign aid taxes and a disputed Truman appointment. Senate leaders expect a vote on the 5.3 billion European recovery program by Saturday night as House and Senate debates continue. MCCABE nomination to the Federal Reserve Board moves ahead as Tobey touts a smooth process. Tax cuts face division with a 4.75 billion target while rent controls may extend another year. Condon loyalty dispute rages with officials trading adjectives and CIO backs an equal rights bill while opposing a constitutional route.
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Jerry Korn
Washington
Congress
Trumann
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Marshall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eaton
McCabe
Senate Banking Committee
Thomas B.mccabe
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
U. S
Tobey
RNH
Marriner Eccles
Reserve Board
Eccles
Foreign Liquidation Office
Robert P. Patterson
Wilam L. Clayton
Burglars Enter Residence Here
Mrs S I Cox residence at 106 E Adams street was burglarized last night with loss not yet determined. Rogers Beauty Shop operators found the break this morning. Entrance gained through a rear window and a broken door panel in the living quarters. Cabinets and chests were robbed and contents scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. I. Cox
E. Adams Street
Rogers Beauty Shop
Cox
Eddie D. Kelley
Kelley
Consulate Drive-In Attack In Jerusalem
A blast at a major Jerusalem consulate building, allegedly driven by an explosive laden vehicle, followed by a fire. Witnesses say foreign correspondents were shot inside while guarding photos and arms were banned near the site. Guards noted the car carried an American flag and entered with minimal checks. The stone building housed hundreds of rooms and was among the city’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersualem
County urged to widen dog control program countywide
Dr W T Burkett county health officer requested the program to combat stray dogs be expanded to a county project at a Board of Revenue meeting. He cited the Alabama Dog Control Act and proposed a $225 monthly appropriation plus truck purchase and pound construction. Locations suggested include Ashford Columbia Cottonwood and Dothan with joint city county pounds in Dothan. Three more pasteur treatments were ordered for children of Mr and Mrs Julian Peterman after a stray dog bite. About 400 dogs have been inoculated since Monday when the county health board ordered dog inoculation and 21 day confinement following a Sunday foray.
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W. T. Burkett
Albert Logue
Ashford
Columbia
Cottonwood
Dothan
Ares County
County Health Department
Julian Peterman
Main Street
Peterman
Noad
County Board of Health
Coffee Pot Fire at 605 W. South Street
A coffee pot left on an oil stove boiled over and started a minor fire at Jake Thrudley’s residence, burning a mattress and bed. Thrudley left the room briefly, returned to find the blaze, and moved the stove outside. No building damage was reported. Military Tiller was named as owner of the house.
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Jake Thrudley
South Street
Floyd Harris
Trudley
Miliary Tiller
Masaryk’s sudden death shrouded in questions after a cheerful farewell
The text recounts the death of Czech leader Masaryk following a public life of peace advocacy. It notes his last public news conference after returning from the 1947 United Nations Assembly, his withdrawal from Western reporters during the Prague coup, and official reports of illness and insomnia. Close friends doubted self harm, while post mortem results awaited clarification. The piece questions his Moscow standing, internal government disfavor, private conversations, and the lack of concrete explanations.
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United Nations Assembly
New York
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Foreign Ministry
Czernin Palace
England
America
Moscow
Washington
Paris
Masaryx
Eduard Benes
Livestock Prices Edge Down Across Multiple Markets
AP reports from several markets show cattle and hog prices slipping. Hog prices fell 0.5 to 1.5 dollars per hundredweight across weights, while cattle and calf quotes varied by category with feeders and cows generally weaker. Regional listings include Georgia Alabama and Florida markets with mixed movements, calving and slaughter data, and regional price ranges for different weight classes.
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Montgomery
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
National draft push linked to Universal Military Training
Number 22 officers to put a new draft program into effect quickly if necessity arises. Some favor combining UMT with selective service to cover grave conditions. Senator Wilson urged both UMT and selective service as possible needed measures. House leaders say defense funding may exceed Truman request as the nation prepares for a powerful air and defense force.
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Wilson
R-banva
House
Maran
Stroggest
Martin
United Matee
Be nes Approve Juke Boxes for Dothan Henry County
The Benes Board approves beer licensees and juke boxes in four Dothan locations and five Henry County sites including Royal Cafe East Main Drive-In Pete and Troys Ruby's Cafe City Cafe Crystal Cafe Alibi Club Creel Sandwich Shop Cecil's Place. Dothan ordinance bans dancing to juke boxes in beer selling venues.
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Alabama Acotwlic Beverage Castrol Board
Dothan
Henry County
Royal Cafe
Pete
Troy
City Cafe
Crystal Cafe
Abbeville
Alibi Club
Creel
Headland
Cecil's Place
Newville
Mrs. M. D. Collins Dies Near Newton
Mrs. M D Collins aged 73 died at her Newton route two home Thursday morning after a brief illness. A Methodist Church member, she had lived in the community for 50 years. Surviving are three sons Mack Collins Newton route two Bob Collins Cleveland Ohio Al Collins Hartford and Jess Collins Hartford two daughters Mrs Cecil Williams Pothan and Mrs W B Reynolds Brewton several grandchildren including Clyde Douglas Newton route two. The funeral will be at Mt Gilead Church tomorrow at 2 p m with Rev A L Zichinden officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Ward Wilson in charge.
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M. D. Collins
Newton
Collins
Methodist Church
Folo
Mack Collins
Bob Collins
Cleveland
Ohio
Jess Collins
Hartford
Cecil Williams
Pothan
W. B. Reynolds
Brewton
Clyde Douglas
Blaze Hits Hollowed Hospital Shell In Cold Night
A fire gutted a stone shell described as hollow with blackened steel before firefighters contained it. The blaze began around midnight on a chilly night with temperatures 12 to 15 above freezing. Nurses and hospital staff aided rescued patients as others slept, and patients walked out or were carried to safety while Norburn Hospital nurses joined staff from Asheville to care for the injured.
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Bennett
Norburn Hospital
Asheville
Highland
Senate panel slashes presidential emergency fund request
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted behind closed doors to cut the emergency fund from 700000 dollars in the House bill to 209000 dollars. Senator Russell of Georgia blamed President Truman for abusing powers by using money for civil rights and higher education studies. Senator Reed of Kansas defended the cut, saying no other president asked for an emergency fund in peacetime and the panel found no justification. Final action awaits approval by the full committee, the Senate, and the House. Truman to host a White House lunch for Democratic executive committee members tomorrow.
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George
Georgia
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Truman
Senate Appropriations
Russell
D-Ga
Reed
R-Kan
Full
Appropriations Committee
Democratic Executive Committee
White House
Lennard Thomas
Montgomery
Ala
Cotton futures rise on trade buying in New Orleans
In New Orleans the cotton market climbed as traders covered shorts and bought. By 12:20 a.m. futures were up 20 to 65 cents per bale, reflecting steady demand and short covering in early trading.
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New Orleans
Typhus Control Program Delayed by Rainy Weather
Rekse Hemper Typhus Centre reports continuous rains hinder county efforts. Dr W T Bukkett, county health officer, says DDT dust and gas cannot be used in rain and operations are about 11 days behind schedule for 1948. Some work remains possible, but dusting and gassing are paused.
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W. T. Bukett
Geneva Teachers To Meet Tonight
Geneva County teachers Association holds a meeting in Geneva High School auditorium tonight led by President Mrs Spurgeon Brown to plan a May barbecue. After business, attendees split into three groups led by Dr James Caldwell for visual aids, Dr Emmett Kilpatrick for social studies, and Miss Mary Vic Mauk for music.
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Geneva
Geneva County Teachers Association
Spurgeon Brown
James Caldwell
University of Alabama
Emmett Kilpatrick
Troy State Teachers College
Mary Vic Mauk
Troy State
Benefit Supper Set By Napier School
Napier Field school house hosts a community benefit supper tonight at 7. Admission is free. attendees pay only for what they eat. Free entertainment features the Southland Singers, the Rocky River Show Boys, and Napier Field talents, announced by R. A. Dowling Jr., head of the Napier organization.
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Napier Field School
Southland
Rocky River Show Boys
Napier Field
R. A. Dowling, Jr
Napier Community Organization
Fatal Delta Air Lines crash near Chicago kills many
A DC-4 carrying 44 aboard crashed near 55th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago after takeoff at 10 55 p m. The wreckage was engulfed in flames as rescuers pulled survivors and victims from the fire. Prominent victims included Harold L Levy and Ralph Levy. Delta officials opened an investigation and an inquest was scheduled for Friday. Weather was reported as light snow with good visibility.
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Miss Young
Marvin G. Hairston
Avondale Estates
Delta Airlines
55Th Street
Cicero Avenue
Brodie
Burglaries and murder cases in Circuit Court action
Tad Hegre and one other, both Negroes, pleaded guilty to second degree burglary in a grocery store theft. Alfonzo Griffin and Andrew Potter received two year sentences. Grover Faulk pled guilty to unlawful use of an automobile with a $25 fine and six months suspended sentence. Wayman Jackson faces trial for first degree murder in the Jimmie Butts slaying. Other larceny cases also scheduled. James Morris Tharp trial delayed due to a witness illness.
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Alfonzo Griffin
Andrew Potter
Potter
Grover Eldridge Faulk
Faulk
Wayman Jackson
Jimmie Butts
Preston Turvin
Ern Key
Fred Brown
James Morris Tharp
Mrs J L Ward Dies At 93 In Dothan Home
Mrs J L Ward aged 93 died yesterday at her daughter's home in Dothan after a short illness. Funeral Friday 10 am at Wiggins Baptist Church with Rev Henry Parker and Rev A D Zbinden officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include six daughters, two sons, three brothers, 22 plus grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Burial by Holman Funeral Home of Ozark.
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J. L. Ward
A. B. Coleman
West Powell Street
Dothan
Wiggins Baptist Church
Henry Parker
A. D. Zbinden
Holman Funeral Home
Ozark
Columbus, Ga
Jim Starling
Wetumpka
Houston Ward
Eugene Driscoll
Andrew Hicks
Rayton Coleman
Eric Peterson
Eugene White
E. G. Burson
Public Welfare Official Attends Training Course
Miss Jane Bailey a child welfare worker with the Houston County public welfare department is attending a service training course at the State Department of Public Welfare today and tomorrow the department director Mrs C L Collins reported.
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Jane Bailey
Houston County Public Welfare Department
State Department of Public Welfare
C. L. Collins
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