Man Ended Own Life After Shooting Spree in Gurdon
In Gurdon a man identified as Tolar Johnson shot his way into his rival’s home on Route One, then killed himself after a fatal exchange with the resident Lester Voar on, according to Highway Patrol Sergeant W A Norris. Johnson’s wife Peggy Johnson was present. authorities say the shooting followed a long feud over past theft and probation. The family and neighbors witnessed the dramatic event as Johnson fired through doors and walls before slumping wounded or dead in the rear room.
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Lurene
A. Luther
Vanson
Lester
Volar
Parker
Johnson
Drew
Tolarix Johnson
Caid
Barker
W. A. Norris
Tolar
Lola
Johmson
Toler
H.C. Harper
Harper
Peggy Tolar
Mre. Johnson
Leslia
Gordon
Pansey
John Dan Johnson
Eagle
States Rights Meet Set For Birmingham To Discuss Strategy
Alabama States Rights Democrats plan a Birmingham campaign meeting to determine if the State Democratic Executive Committee will be bound to Trumanism or stand for state sovereignty. Tom Abernethy, Talladega Daily Home editor and committee candidate, invites Alabamians to attend as the May 2 primary selects eight members from each of nine districts.
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Talladega
Ala
Birmingham
Democratic Executive Committee
Tom Abernethy
States’ Rights Campaign
Abernethy
Talla Hega Daily Home
Alabama
Mr. Truman
Thut- Wiend-Wright Urkel Y Abernethy
Pop Pyemck
Fargi Ing
National Democratic Party
Truman
Texas Rangers Seek Pair in Slaying at Presidio
Texas Rangers investigate a fatal shooting near Presidio after finding the body of Otis Morrow in a ditch along Highway 67 north of town. A second man is missing, and authorities pursue two suspects described in the crime.
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Presidio
Tex
Texas Rangery
Depuis Lick
Texas
Otis
Morrow
Itesidio
Chinese Planes Wallop Invaders
Nationalist bombers drive back Communist invasion forces on the mainland as Formosan cabinet prepared to function. Planes targeted Chusan Island and other gateways, with attacks over Shanghai Hangchow and Nanking. Cabinet officers to oppose invasion and stabilize Formosan economy while Li Tsung Jen remains in New York. An official report notes guerrillas entering Wachow to clash with Communist troops.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chusan Island
Nation Vist
Shanghai
Ajohg
Ningpo
Ninghai
Hangchow
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Aioe
Li Tsung-Jen
New York
Wachow
Canton
Belgians Vote To Return King Leopold Struggles Spark Debate
Belgians approved a referendum by a slim 37 percent in favor of restoring King Leopold to the throne, with final returns showing wins in 21 districts and seven provinces. Parliament must decide whether to lift the ban and whether the king would return or abdicate. The advisory vote also raised questions about liberal support from the Social Christians.
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Iap
Leopold
Exie
Switzerland
Onth
Belgium
Four Burn To Death In Midtown Montreal Fire
A midtown Montreal blaze killed four people when a one story building caught fire early today. The AP report notes the victims perished as flames gutted the structure and investigators began work at the scene.
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Montreal
Solon accuses Hanson of pro-Communist leanings in bid
Washington AP Senator McCarthy JR charged Haldore Hanson, executive director of a secretive international cooperation group, with pro Communist activities tied to the Point Four plan and American aid. He outlined Hanson’s past ties to Chinese politics and controversial journals, testifying before a Senate subcommittee amid probes of State Department loyalty.
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McCarthy JR
Tsuman
Point Four
McCarthy
Hanson
Senate
Ithe Group
State Department
Shy
Peiping
Asia
Hiller
Europe
Mas E
President Is Called Champion Spender by Alabama Candidate
NOTASULGA Ala AP Bruce Henderson Miller's Ferry libernatorial candidate labels President Truman as the champion spender of the world and says he has made a piker of Roosevelt. Henderson also criticizes Alabama spending and faults state government for inefficiency corruption and inexperience.
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Notasulga
Ala
Truman
Bruce Henderson
Miller's Ferry
Roosevel
Henderson
Alabama
Judge Roy Bean to Highlight Fat Stock Show and Sale
The Fourteenth Annual Fat Stock Show and Sale set for April 11 and 12 will feature Judge Roy Bean the Grand Champion steer from the 1949 International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Dearborn Motors of Detroit arranged the appearance after purchasing the steer for about 13 000 dollars. The event expands into a major regional affair with a six day rodeo in Georgia and Alabama, performances near the Ramsey and Sons Stockyards, and entries from the tri state area including Alabama Wiregrass and Northwest Florida.
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Opihan Chamber of Commerce
Roy Bean
Chicago
Chamber
Selden X. Bailey
Dearborn Motors
Detroit
Mich
Dearborn
Roy
Pecos
Texas
Will
Pecos County
Cherokee Hammons
Georgia
Dothan
Ramsey and Sons
Farm Club
Tri-States
Alabama
Florida
Truman plans aim to reorganize federal commerce offices
A cabinet reshaping proposal targets the five member Maritime Commission and shippers, creating a three member Federal Maritime Board in the Commerce Department to set rates. The plan envisions Commerce absorbing activities of the commission and establishing related offices to oversee construction and terminal work, with the General Counsel position at the NLRB under debate.
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Aed Ape
Seaboard
Marchant Feet
Sawyer
Truman Eee Fue & Leer
Exim
National Labor Relations Board
Birt H. Destate
White House
Anne
House of
Congress
Truman
Floover
Ea Abd Toh
Ecopcenteal
Commerce Department
Maritime Gem‘mission
Federal Maritime Board
Woul
Sted Id Taera
Solons Watching Race In Florida
Washington reports Senators gauge Pepper Smathers Florida primary signals as Pepper backs Truman fair deal while Smathers attacks civil rights laws. Hill in Alabama faces lighter opposition. party alignment could shape re election prospects. Pepper and Smathers fight for Democratic Senate seat in May 2 primary.
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Jack Bell Washington
Florida
Claude Pepper
Pepper
George Smathers
Truman
Smathers
Tru- Man
Hill
Dale
Alabama
Democratic Party
National
Sen
Two State Fires Cause Large Damages in Alabama
Roaring fires over the weekend caused extensive damage in Mobile and Foley Alabama. A large commercial building near Mobile’s waterfront district burned, with losses reported between 250 000 and 300 000 dollars. A earlier blast at Foley’s potato processing warehouses caused more than 100 000 dollars in damage. Firemen were overcome battling the blazes as Mobile units aided Foley crews.
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Mobile
Foley
Ala
T Hat
Key South Alabama
Baby Dies After Thrown Roadside Help Attempt
In Cochran Georgia a farmer John C Hawkes and his wife sought aid after their stalled car failed. Over fifty passing vehicles ignored them before a Black passerby offered a ride to a county deputy and Macon Hospital. Baby Faye Hawkes died en route from pneumonia.
Inquiry Opens Into Tudor Airliner Crash Killing 80
Aviation experts in Roderick Cardiff move to determine cause after a crowded Tudor charter plane from Dublin crashed near London Airport. The disaster killed 80, with 18 passengers and five crew aboard, three survivors. Rugby joy from Wales four hours earlier in Dublin preceded the tragedy as the four engined airliner plummeted from a landing approach in clear weather.
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Cardiff
Wales
Trish
Dublin
AP Vitaphote Vle Radia
London
Roderick Cardiff
Britain
Lord Pakenham
Bie
Bia
Liapdon
Here
House tackles bill cutting taxes by millions
Washington AP reports the 25 member House Ways and Means Committee opened closed door talks on a bill to trim excise taxes by hundreds of millions without government cost. Republicans push for a $1 billion immediate excise cut while President Truman vows to veto any tax cut without offsetting revenue. Leaders note July 1 earliest effective date, and past similar GOP efforts failed in committee.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Ways and Means Committee
51 Vets Re Enlist Mass Recruiting Push At West Georgia
Marietta Ga AP A mass enrollment drive by Air Force reserve officers targets veterans from West Georgia College as 51 ex students re enlist, possibly setting a new enlistment record.
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Marietta, Ga
Air Force Reserve
West Georgia College
Temperatures In US Stray Below Normal Conditions
The Associated Press reports nationwide temperatures running below normal with subzero readings across the Dakotas Montana Minnesota and Wisconsin. Northern Texas Amarillo records 16 degrees while light snow appears from western New York to northern Indiana and rain from east Texas to southern Ohio. Fort Wayne Indiana reports six inches of heavy snow amid a generally mild Middle Atlantic and Southwestern region.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Monstana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Great Plains
Texas
Amarillo
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Middle Atlantic
Fort Wayne
Ind
ALL THIS AND MONEY TOO Solon Thinks President Best Paid Man In World
Republican congressman Roy Woodruff of Michigan argues President Truman is the best paid man in the world. He cites a $110000 annual after tax salary and an array of assets including 25 cars, two planes, a private car, a yacht, a destroyer escort, and vacation escapes costing millions with costs covered by 885 staff. He says private citizens would need $23.5 million annually for the same lifestyle.
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Truman
Roy
Woodruff, JR
Mich
Woodruff
Ases
Woodrul
Williamsburg
Navy
White Supremacists Accused of Burning Cross at Residence
Federal Judge J Watles Waring stated the cross burning outside his Charleston home was not junior work but a savage display by Southern white supremacists. The judge, in New York, said prankster activity by KKK adherents was likely behind the incident, and urged government action to curb such hate.
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J. Watles Waring
Charleston
D. C
Waring
South
Watings
Crong
Wave
Niga
South Carolina
James B. Hare
D-Scr
Congress
Abel Wis
Senate
Champagne Ban Sparks Coca Cola Spat at Nightclub
New York report says Billy Rove refused to serve French champagne at Diamond Harshor night club to retaliate against France over a dispute with Coca Cola. The stunt targets a market clash with French champagne makers and Coca Cola's business relations.
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Billy Rove
Diamond Harshor
France
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