Loyalty Board Recall Of Service Stirs Senate Debate
John S. Service, the U S consul in Calcutta, is recalled from India for a loyalty review. Senator McCarthy accuses him of Communist ties, while Hickenlooper calls the development significant and startling. The State Department cites a Civil Service Review Board recommendation and promises access to files as controversy over security risks and prior investigations continues.
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Marvin L.arrowsmith
Washington
State Department
John S. Service
India
Hickentooner
R-Inwa
Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Service
Ican
Calcutta
Senate Foreign Relations and Committee
Hickenlooper
Scammites
Reportera
Iowa
Lince White
Tydings
DMM
Dar
Thy
Truman
Teunan
Mondai
Senate
Minutes Error on Sealed Bid Votes Avers Thrower
The City Commission minutes misrecord a motion by Commissioner Brennan to require sealed bids on all purchases and to open bids at the regular meeting. Commissioners Adkine and Thrower opposed, citing emergency purchases, and Clerk Roy Driggers says he misread the action. Breknap left the meeting with a concern about sealing bids and asked the minutes be corrected at the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kine Thrower
Roy Driggers
Adkins
Thrower
Breknap
King
Driggers
McNeil accuses Hill of pressuring Alabama politics
Lawrence McNeil, Birmingham insurer and Senate challenger, labeled U. S. Senator Lister Hill a political dictator seeking to dictate Alabama politics. He spoke in Montgomery outlining his anti Hill position, attacking FEPC and Truman-era patronage while urging Alabama Democrats to resist party bosses and defend voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prees
Lawrence McNeil
U. S
Lister Fit
Alabama
National Democratic Party
Hill
Montgomery
Rights Beever
Birmingham
Albert Stapp
National Democrats
Folsom
McNeil
Len
Alabama Democrats
Eral
Truman
FEPC
Burns Prove Fatal To Buy In Alabama
A three year old boy died at Birmingham hospital from burns suffered when he fell into a basin of scalding water in his home yesterday. The child Gary Drie Philips was the son of Mrs. Joh W. Philips of Powderly, near Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Dor
Brrrmingham Hospital
Gary Drie Philips
Miami
Joh W. Phillipe
Powderly
Snow and Cold Grip Northern States
Snow and cold weather disrupted mid March across the northern states from the Midwest to New England. A wintry mix fell with rain in parts, temperatures plunged below normal, and Pellston Michigan recorded subzero readings. The system brought heavy precipitation in the Gulf region and caused substantial property damage in southeast Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New England Regan
Mississippi Valley
Springfield
Ill
North Central
Mercury
Pellston
Mich
East Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Michie
Stratheery Belt
Louisiana
Publicity Boost in Boozer Talk Here
Gubernatorial candidate Albert Boozer touts publicity as a tool for Alabama’s progress during a speech beside a replica State Capitol. He outlines a liberal program including veterans housing, farm marketing, and old age aid while boasting of campaign traction after Auburn remarks. Boozer plans to extend his tour to other states with the capitol replica.
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Alabama
Albert Boozer
Boozer
State Capitol
Whal
Auburn
Boozeyshi
Tts
Siater
Klavern In Pell City Disbands Ahead of Death Case Jury
Pell City Klavern reportedly disbands as the St Clair County grand jury is convened to review the murder of Charlie Hurst. Exalted Cyclops Louis Harrison says the group has ceased to exist following arrests tied to the February 22 slaying by night riders. Four men remain jailed on murder charges, including C M Hunter and Charlie Carlisle Jr. The case involves a group of riders who attacked a home, wounding one and killing Hurst, with investigations by state authorities ongoing.
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Pell City
Ke Klux Klan
Klavern
Ndter
Sarekeeper
Louis Harrison
Cyclops
W. C
Charlie Hurst
Hurst
Witt
Here
Sol
Howard
Harrison
Claude Lik
Talladega
C. M. Hunter
Mattress Mnuufacturer
Ant Ex
Atac
St. Clay County
Grand Jury
Skipper of Missouri Faces Court Martial
General courts martial were ordered today for commanding officer Captain William D. Brown Big Mo skipper Cree John R Millett operations officer and Lt Cmdr Frank G Morris navigator of the battleship Missouri after the vessel grounded in Chesapeake Bay on January 17 The trials are set for March 27 at Norfolk Naval Base with open proceedings for public and press
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
William D. Brown
Frostproof
Fla
Big Mo
Cree
John R. Millett
Frank G. Morris
New York
Noriol Naval Base
Naval
Vraid
Wild Spender in White House Taxes Pour In
Federal government reported several billion dollars in fresh spending money as late tax returns arrived nationwide. A Detroit installment from General Motors topped payments at 114 million while a tiny two cent payment also appeared. The piece notes partisan spins as Congress debates policy and highlights the end of an era for tax fraud actions due to the seven year statute of limitations.
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Jerry Korn
Washington
API
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Reds challenged to prove desire for world peace
Berkeley Calif JAPI-Sec retary of State Acheson challenged Russia to show its desire for peace by accepting a seven point program to end aggressive diplomacy with satellites and the West. He urged a new peace framework and atomic controls, warning of Russian resistance yet stressing dialogue while building a free world. He outlined steps including defining peace terms for Germany Japan and Austria, withdrawing forces from satellites, and avoiding interference with new East Asian states.
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Berkeley
Calif
Acheson
Russa
Russia
Gracy
United States
Ogre Acheson
Pla
P Acheson
University of California
Conference On International Cooperation For World Economic Development
Germany
Japan
Austria
Movies Seek Supreme Court Ban On Local Censorship
Washington AP The film industry pressed the Supreme Court to strike down local censorship while Rep Angell Oregon urged official supervision to shield youths morals. United Artists and Mal Roach Studios appealed Memphis board bans claiming unconstitutional limits on speech and press amid national debate over Hollywood morality and off screen conduct.
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Washington
Angell
R-Ore
Congressional Record
United Artists Corp
Mal Roach Studios, Inc
High Court
Fawin C. Johnson
Coley
Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rosspillel
Cotton Council Urges Industry Fight Boll Weevil
Memphis Tennessee AP The National Cotton Council urged the industry to combat boll weevil destruction this year with early and effective poisoning. The council said losses to boll weevil could cost farmers about 4760000 dollars in cotton value, with milder winter conditions likely increasing damage.
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Cotton Council
Memphis
Tenn
Nathonal Cotton Consell
Senate Defeats Housing Measure By Small Margin
Washington report on Truman housing program defeat in the Senate by a tight margin with 43 voting against and 53 for the measure. The House now holds fate of the plan, while supporters push to refight the issue.
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Senate
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Truman
House
Sparkman
D-Fla
South
Maybank
D-Sc
House Banking Committee
Sparkrasn
Joan
Tne
Bricker
Ohio
Byrd
Chapman
Ellender
Lay
Fulbright
Ark
George Georrgia
Hil
Ala
Hoey
Hele Tne
McClellan
O'Conner
Robertson
Var
Russell
Stennis
Misa
Athen
Flanders
Ives
Langer
Lod
Mass
Margaret Cha Smith
Maine
RED Cross
Parliament To Decide On Leopold's Future
Geneva AP reports exiled Belgian king Leopold II will defer his fate to Belgium’s Parliament, pledging to bow to the body’s decision as he waits for a constitutionally compliant outcome. An advisory referendum yielded 57.7 percent support for his return, a margin viewed as insufficient by many leaders.
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Geneva
Leopold II
Belgium
Leopold
de Flutement
Jacques Pirenne
Belegium
Solons Study Armed Force Aid
Washington dispatch reports House Armed Services Committee examines about seventy million dollars in highly secret military installations deemed urgently needed. Proposals include Navy naval facilities outside the continental U S, Marine quarters at Quantico, and a Sixth Army area installation in California. Details are sparse, with later funding contingent on further approvals.
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Ruth D. Cowan
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Vinson
Dga
Marines
Quantico
Sant Sh
Menden
Navy
Continental
United States
Army
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Callf
Legion To Fight Plan For Closing Clinics In Macon
National Commander George Craig pledged full Legion backing to medical and dental clinics ordered closed in Macon Georgia. He visited and promised to work to keep clinics open. VA regional manager Vaux Owen expected the elimination to occur next April.
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Macon
The
American Legion
George Craig
Vaux Owen
Atlanta
NO MIXED SCHOOLS Plea For Segregation By Dixie States
Eleven Southern states warned that public schools would be destroyed if the Supreme Court orders Negroes admitted to white classes. They filed a friend of the court brief in Sweatt v. University of Texas, arguing separate but equal would be undermined. They urged the court to uphold segregation and warned of ensuing conflict and violence.
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Washington
South
Supreme Court
Fieman Marion Sweatt
University of Texas
Schoo i Texas
Sweatt
Schoos Pools
Unemployment Concerns Face Postwar Economy
Government economists warn on clamping unemployment for 70 million workers as postwar goals loom. Census counts 4,700,009 unemployed on Feb 11. experts warn the rate could hit 12 percent. College and high school graduates face easing into jobs, with lingering effects from recent shortages.
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Dy Marold
Ward Washington
Mick
Pane
Icblene
Truman signs oleo tax repeal in Florida visit
President Truman signs the bill wiping federal taxes on margarine while vacationing in Key West Florida. The measure, flown from Washington, ensures taxes on margarine are removed though private sector restrictions may remain.
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Bill
Truman
Florida
Key West
Frs
Mr. Truman
Washington
Charles G. Rosa
White House
Mie
Tn Truman
Bis
Ana
Chip
Key West Neveal Station
Ty Ross
Ross
Auburn Depress To Be Awarded Today
Maj. Gen. Orvill A. Anderson, commandant at Maxwell Field, will add exercises at Alabang Polytech institute this talalot. APL I agrees away within year 2 2170.
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Auburn
Orvill A. Anderson
Air Wer College
Maxwell Field
Alabang Polytech
APLI
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