House backs stabilizing foreign aid bill with export controls
The House foreign affairs committee endorses an amendment to a 6.205 billion dollar aid bill to give the foreign administrator veto power over exports of strategic goods to Russia and satellites. The amendment faces House approval with a vote likely tomorrow. overall support is expected to exceed three to one.
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Russia
Mundt
Congress
House
Europe
Asia
Albert J. Engel
R-Mich
United States
Turkey
China
Engel
America
Objections Filed Over City Paving Plan in Dothan
City of Dothan hearing on a proposed paving project affecting 26 streets with an estimated 900000 cost. One third funded by the city, two thirds by property owners. Several protests centered on cost per foot and drainage work. Dusy Street protests by owners with majority footage. One street may be dropped. commissioners to rule tomorrow.
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Dothans
City of
Eme¢y H. M. Ramseur
Dusy Street
Fast North Street
Headland Ave
No. 22
American consul John Bankhead fired upon in Ontario
John Bankhead U S consul in Windsor Ontario reported two gunshots struck the rear door of his car as he drove to Riverside Drive. He said this was the third attempt on his life in recent weeks and noted poisoned liquor and candy sent to his home amid his border policy stance.
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Windsor
Ont
Ontario
John Bankhead
Bankhead
Riverside Drive
United States
Detroit
Bankhead family links tagged in Windsor consul’s kinship
Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen reveals John Bankhead, American consul at Windsor Ontario, is part of the Alabama Bankhead political clan. She notes he is the son of Henry M. Bankhead, brother to the late Senator John Bankhead and Speaker William B. Bankhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
John Bankhead
Windsor
Ont
Bankhead
Alabama
Marie Bankhead Owen
Wiliam B. Bankhead
Henry M. Bankhead
Red Cross Campaign To End Wednesday
Houston County 1948 Red Cross drive will close Wednesday as Charles Chapman reports over 70 percent of the county quota raised. Workers faced rain delays and reports must be submitted to the chapter office in Dothan. unsolicited contributions are urged by mail to the same address.
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Houston County
Red Cross
Charles Chapman
Dothan
Chapman
Pope Pius XII warns Italians to resist communism
In a brief St Peter's Square address Pope Pius XII urged Italian Catholics to choose correctly at the nation's crossroads. He warned against serving two masters and called for conscience to guide the vote ahead of the April 18 elections. He was repeatedly applauded by about 200,000 in Rome.
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Rome
Pius XII
Christian Socratic Party
Peter's Square
St. Peter's
Italy
Dothan Churches Report Near Ten Thousand Easter Attendance
Easter Sunday attendance in Dothan nears 9,888 total across churches during the Go to Church Crusade. First Baptist again tops crowds, with Lafayette Street and Foster Street Methodist and Southside Baptist among leaders in Sunday School and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Church
Dothan Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Foster Street Methodist Church
Southside Baptist Church
First Baptist
Lafayette Street Methodist
Foster Street Methodist
Southside Baptist
Headland Avenue Baptist
Presbyterian
Grandview Baptist
Christian
Assembly of God
Church of the Nazarine
Curtis Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Church of Christ
Salvation Army
Nazarine
Temple Emanu-El
Assembly of God Church
Church of the Neazarine
Car Stolen Then Found Across Street With Suspects
Carl Long reported his car stolen after leaving a drive in at the Ashford and Columbia roads intersection. He found the vehicle across the street with three youths inside. The driver, Elbert Earl Presley, 19, was arrested for reckless driving and driving without a license. Presley faced grand larceny charges. Presley is held in county jail on a 500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Long
Webb Route One
Dothan
Long
Eddie D. Kelley
Elbert Earl Presley
Presley
Kelley
Ashford
Columbia
Four Prisoners Flee Jackson County Jail
Four inmates escaped the Jackson County Jail in Marianna on a Sunday morning after a ruse. Sheriff Barkley Gause said two others were stopped by the jail dogs as they fled, while the fugitives at large were James Page Fountain a Joe Diamond Pensacola a Tt A Garner Georgia and Charles B Kingry Jr Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
Fila
Jackson County
Barkley Gause
James Page
Fountain
Joe Diamond
Pensacola
Tt. A. Garner
Georgia
Charles B. Kingry, Jr
W. R. Davis
Bombs Hit Jaffa Port Area in Jerusalem
A British announcement reported three bombs dropped in the Jaffa Port area possibly by the new Jewish air force. The blasts struck several buildings near Feres School and the Greek Orthodox School, marking the third consecutive day of aerial violence in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Feres
Mely Lend
Striking Miner Kills Self Over Money Worries
In Birmingham an unemployed coal miner during a three week strike killed himself after being distressed by finances and health concerns. Steve Solosky of the Wylam No 8 Mine was found dead with a slash wound, coroner says the strike worsened his financial pressures.
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Birmingham
Joe L. Hilderbrand
Steve Solosky
Wylam No. 8
Solosky
Billy Rose Is Back Pitching Horseshoes Column Returns
Billy Rose resumes his Pitching Horseshoes humor in The Dothan Eagle page 3 today. The column promises his distinctive wit and lighthearted takes in a familiar newspaper feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Rose
Dothan Eagle
Baruch Urges Universal Military Training for World Peace
Bernard M Baruch testified before the Senate armed services committee urging prompt enactment of universal military training and selective service along with an economic mobilization plan. He warned that delaying resources now could require mobilization for war later and called for monitoring the economy amid partial mobilization. He argued preventing war requires preparedness before crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
America
Senate Armed Services Committee
Baruch
Gurney
Marshall Arrives in Bogota to Lead Pan American Talks
Secretary of State George C. Marshall arrives in Bogota to head a 90 man U S delegation at the Pan American Conference. He will join Commerce Secretary etc and Treasury Chief Snyder as high level officials push Western Hemisphere unity against Russia. Bramuglia supports Chilean plans but opposes Falklands discussion.
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Bogota
Colombia
U. S
George C. Marshall
Russia
Marshall
Commerce
Www
Averall Harriman
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Mariano Spina Perez
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Argentina
Chile
Antarctic
Falkland Island Dependencies
Falklands
Malvinas
Lewis Ignores Subpoena for Coal Strike Hearing
Washington AP report says John L. Lewis refused a UMW walkout testimony subpoena to appear at a three man presidential board hearing. The board proceeds without him and may seek a federal court order to compel his appearance. Lewis citedYaw and perceived prejudice, labeling the Taft Hartley law an infamous act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Oval Roedetter
Salon
Ue Oept
Federal District Court
United States
United Mine Workers
UMW
Truman
Mark Ethridge
Louisville, Ky
Times and Courier-Journal
George W. Taylor
Old War Labor Board
Cyrus W.W. Ching
United States Rubber
Ching
Jawin
John Lewis
Palestine Strife Leaves 10 Dead
Palestine violence over Easter weekend killed about 100 and wounded 200 across the region. In Jerusalem the city was quiet. reports list around 68 slain and 200 Arabs captured during convoy battles. The death toll in the Holy Land had risen to over two thousand since UN partition.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy City
Haganah
Holy Land
United Nations
British Royal Artillery
Bethlehem
Nabi Daniel
Phophet Daniel
Solomon's Pools
No. 18
Stock and curb market workers strike for wage increase
The Financial Employes Union AFL led picket lines around New York's stock and curb exchanges as members walked out for higher pay. Despite the walkout, exchange members kept trading moving with emergency measures and floor quotations, while outside lines reported by 850 members at the Stock Exchange and 220 at the Curb Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock and Curb Exchange
Financial Employes Union
AFL
Stock Exchange
The
Curb
No. 18
White House denies big three meeting plans
The White House rejected reports of a Big Three gathering, stating no such meeting is in prospect and Truman has no plans to leave the United States. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross reiterated the denial at a news conference and said he could add nothing beyond Truman’s past statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
United States
Charles G. Ross
London
Russia and U S Clash Over Palestine Policy at UN
United Nations Security Council prepares for a quake in Palestine policy as Russia and the United States head toward a clash. Gromyko hints at backing partition while the U S plan for a General Assembly session to consider trusteeship faces introduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
U. N
Security Council
U.S
Gromyko
Russia
U. S
MacArthur Bans General Strike to Stop Walkouts
General MacArthur invoked a general strike ban in Tokyo to halt widespread walkouts by Japanese government workers. He ordered officials to prevent a threatened strike by about 400000 communications employees amid a near million-strong public-sector walkout, under provisions of his January 33 1947 order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
W. F. Marquat
Poisoned Candy Mailer Sought in South Carolina
Richland County Sheriff T. Alex Hesse hunted a sender who signed as Brer Rabbit HFD after two gift boxes mailed from Columbia with March 25 post marks contained strychnine poisoned candy. Relatives Mrs. Pattens and Mrs. Hartley fell ill, with Pattens hospitalized.
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Columbia
S. C
H.F.D
Richland
T. Alex Hesse
Hesse
Adolph J. Pattens
Mount Pleasant
P. D. Hartley
Summerville
Pattens
Hartley
Soviets Digging Trenches Along Korea 38th Parallel
American patrols report Soviet soldiers and North Korean villagers digging trenches foxholes and gun emplacements along the 38th parallel separating Soviet and American zones in Korea. Observers note 4 foot trenches and 10 foot diameter holes with turret openings. works concentrate in five valleys, with more than 32 trenches observed.
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Parallel
Korea
38Th Parallel
North
North Korea
U. S
Mai
South Korea
Onjin Peninsula
Jura
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Charleston
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S.C
Roy Roberts
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Seoul
Fridsz
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