Dothan Seeks Vet Housing at Napier Field
City officials moved to ease Dothan’s veteran housing shortage by accepting applications next week for Napier Field apartments. The plan seeks 100 units by converting existing barracks into livable homes, with 63 federal barracks already set aside for emergency veteran housing. If approved, funds from a new housing bill would finance the conversion as the city emphasizes keeping facilities at the field.
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Jack Parsons
Dothan
Napier Field
City Commission
Clyde Coe
Coa
Napier
U. S
Congress
Coe
Officials Report Little Cooperation In Scooter Safety
Police Chief J E Craughon said he is disappointed by the weak response to a proposed education and safety campaign for Dothan teenagers and motor scooters. He plans to involve parents and youth, seeks specialists from the State Police and FBI, and urges public cooperation to save lives.
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J. E. Craughon
Dothan
Craughon
State Highway Patrol
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Reuther Vows UAW Independence From Outside Influence
Atlantic City AP Walter P. Reuther, newly elected UAW CIO head, declares no outside group whether Communist Trotskyite or Socialist will dictate or interfere with the union. He pledges to keep UAW-CIO free from political or non political interference as he works to unify the organization and discusses CIO AFL relations and the idea of a third party.
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Felix B. Wold
Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Uaw-Cio
Asseria
Reuther
America
Cio-Afl
Two Attempts Made On Chiang's Life
CHUNGKING AP The Chinese Army newspaper Ho Ping Pao publicly for the first time said Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was twice targeted by an assassin in 1934 and 1935. The alleged terrorist Yu Lech, a Chinese newspaperman, was named and said to have been convicted in Kewichow province. Yu was arrested in Nanking in 1935 after wounding Wang Ching-wei, who later led a Japanese puppet regime in China.
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Chungking
Ho Ping Pao
Chang Kai-shek
China
Yu Lech
Kwemang
Kewichow
Here
Nanking
Wang Ching-wei
Japan
More Names Added To Poll Tax List Under Investigation
Houston County investigators report more than double the names on file for poll tax and registration irregularities. State Investigator J T Donaldson says the probe is proceeding normally and aims to clear voters of violations. The effort follows a request from Circuit Solicitor Keener Bailey to the State Department of Public Safety. A grand jury session was set for April 15 to allow time to assemble evidence.
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Houston County
J. T. Donaldson
Donaldson
Dothano
Keener Bailey
State Department of Public Safety
D.C Halstead
AFL Calls Return to Collective Bargaining Urged
Washington reported that the American Federation of Labor urged a rapid return to collective bargaining to stabilize wage policy and reduce reliance on government formulas. The bulletin, summarizing 1945 AFL activities, notes total receipts of 2,407,738.86, expenses of 2,370,493.35, and a May 31 balance of 2,?57,021 with membership at 6,931,221. John L Lewis's United Mine Workers rejoined, boosting the total by about 400,000.
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AFL
William Gree
Executive Council
George Meany
Meany
Federaton
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
GOP Forecasts Congress Control
Washington Republicans foresee 1944 victory sentiment and 1946 gains. Herbert Brownell, retiring GOP chairman, predicts GOP control of Congress and removal of the Missouri gang from White House influence amid alleged Truman missteps including the Edwin Pauley nomination controversy. He warns of Republican prospects in Senate and House races as party leaders prepare to name his successor.
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Dean W. Dittmar Washington
Herbert Brownell
GOP
Congress
White House
Brownell
Republican National Committee
Senate
Republican News
President Truman
Edwin W Pauley
Truman
MacArthur pressure on Japan elections sparks UN concern
Washington AP reports General Douglas MacArthur faced opposition from New Zealand delegate Carl Berenidsen and Soviet Nikolai Vo Noikay over early elections in Japan. The State Department said no action was needed while critics questioned assurances that any undesirable government would trigger a new vote.
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Washington
Geb
Douglas MancArthuran
Joaster
Raison
New Zealand
Russia
Apu
State Department
Meret Ing
Onis
Carl Berenidsen
Nikolai Vo Noikayau
MacArthur
Supreme Commander of
Japan
Bank Committee eyes OPA powers amid price control debate
Washington dispatch reports the House Banking Committee plans extended hearings on the OPA as members weigh curbs on price controls beyond June. Chester Bowles warns that weakening powers could slow production and spark inflation jitters while many lawmakers back a yearlong extension but seek to limit agency authority.
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Washington
House
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Ney
Byrnes To Report On Iran Question
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes returned to Washington to confer with President Truman on the next United Nations move regarding Iran. Russia’s possible refusal to comply with the council and Iran’s Hussein Alaannow speaking for Tehran are noted. Moscow’s response and timing ahead of the Wednesday meeting are described, with exchanges through Berlin and Tehran on the issue.
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Byrnes
Iran
Truman
U. S
Charles M. McCann
New York
James F. Byrnes
Washington
United Nations
Russia
Security Council
la Geardia Shport Moln
Arahmond Hassan Pasha
Egypt
Moscow
Andrey A Gromyko
Mies Wan
Huaman
Ronneil
Hussein Alaannow Seid
Tehran
Coal Strike Set To Begin Tonight Across Nation
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach abandoned hope of stopping a nationwide soft coal strike, appointing a special mediator after talks with John L Lewis and operators. The contract expires at midnight Sunday, production to halt and miners to stay home. maintenance crews to run mines while a fair contract is negotiated.
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Harold W. Ward Washington
Schuellenbach
Jetistat
Tews
Paxer
Paul Fuller
Akron
Fuller
Eastern Standardshire
Fudler
Sehwellehbaull
Generals Called In Brutality Probe
London reports three senior American generals including General John C Hare are to testify in London over allegations of brutal maltreatment of US Army prisoners at a Lichfield England depot last year. The request comes amid a wider inquiry tied to harsh conditions and potential court martial actions for officers and enlisted men.
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London
John C Hare
Lichfield
England
Tet Favat Moros
Mi Gee
Ala Delonte Cones
Greavine Cobapge
Okla- Joti City
Okla
Man’s Ear Bitten In Street Row Near Dothan
Hoscar Floyd of near Dothan was jailed in Houston County on a charge of mayhem after an incident on South Oates street near the Main street intersection. City Patrolman James Herring arrested Floyd following a fight with Jor Pippin.
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Hoscar Floyd
Dothan
Houston County
Bevin Seeks Peace as Nations Avoid Force Use
British Foreign Secretary Bevin urged nations at the United Nations Security Council to reject force in disputes and pursue negotiated settlements. He contrasted recent hard lines with a call for tolerance, patience, and international cooperation, aiming to persuade Moscow that understanding among nations is possible.
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Homer Jenesh
London
Formen
Bopeast Bevin
Wight
Sowmet Runsgia
Bevin
Russia
Hamme
United Nations Security Courc
Andy Coruna
Hossa
Netinna Security Council
New York
Greeks Face First Parliamentary Vote In A Decade
Disorder marks pre Greek elections as 354 seat Parliament shows likely Populists winning a majority amid royalist accusations of plans for a king restoration. Britain and French observers present as clashes and tensions flare across Athens and Constitution Square during the lead up to the vote.
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KYL
Charalis
Athens
Haps & Ooo
Biloh
Greece
Wang Cumpain
Voleta
Din
Aineneistenete
TAS
Conserve Ve Populat
Geouge MW
Constitution Square
Heth
Wren Fater
Citeve
Airadi
Quique
Hsann Bustos
Feds
Thas
Winhia
Turo
Clipper Shotters Set Tokyo to U S Air Record Flight
A four engined Clipper piloted by Capt. G F Maxwell flew Tokyo to Seattle in 23 hours 2 minutes with a stop at Adak Alaska. The 44 passenger aircraft carried U N officials and supplies to Shanghai on the planned weekly round trip using the Arctic Great Circle route.
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Han Francchog
van American Airway
Tokyo
United Khalen
Fandlin
Mills Field
Great Circle
G. F. Maxwell
Tokyee
Seale
Adak
Alaska
Stallir
Maswell
Fitalit
Shanghai
Paclin
Powerful new rockets lift veil on future warfare
Washington reveals details of advanced missiles including a ten foot rocket and a heavy Gruber device. Reports describe weapons capable of deep strikes with deadly accuracy and rapid reloading. Test sections discuss jungle fighting and firepower that could reshape combat, with several tests noted and a page two tease.
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KY Chiles Coleman Washington CO
Tiny Tim
Kong
Scattered Gun Fighting in Reich Areas Reported
Reports from Frankfurt say gun battles broke out in western Germany as Naz fanatics clashed with American and British troops. A vast dragnet reportedly swept across Germany and Austria targeting alleged ringleaders of a Nazification plot, with 200 Elite Nazism members among those seized. Counterintelligence officers said most inner circle leaders were captured or killed, yet violence was limited in many areas as authorities pursued suspects.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Sunda
Naz
Painta
Areo
Austr
US Army
Nazia
Anner
Xeme
Hitle Gupend Fronti
Mita
Ge Minng
Compromise Emerges in Atomic Control Debate
In Washington a split over civilian versus military control of the atomic program moved toward a compromise. A Senate backed plan would place War and Navy Department reps on a commission to oversee policy while a separate push sought limits on tests of bomb power against warships and targets. Key senators signaled support for the compromise as debates continue on who should steer postwar nuclear policy and how tightly secrets should be guarded.
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John L. Sterle
Washington
Hart
Senate Atome Energy Co
Navy
Senate
Truman
Jaimed W. Huffman
Scott W. Laces
Severs! Senalore
Charman Brien McHahon
Atorme Ecy Committee
Edw Dohnsen
Dcolus
Y Mclinhon
Johnsen Yeelerhay
Dihagre
B 29 Sets 5000 Mile Flight Record From Hawaii
Manila Sunday report on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress completing a 5000 mile nonpropeller flight from Hawaii to the Philippines. The aircraft landed at Nichols Field after a route via Barbers Point and Guam, covering the distance in about 21 hours with an average speed near 230 mph despite headwinds.
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Manila
Hawai
Nichols
Hono P Murda
Barbers Poln
Honolulupu
Pats Norl Typhoon
Guam
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Hatley
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Bret
Schwetlenbach
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