Folsom tax plan remains secret ahead of 1949 session
Montgomery AP report notes Gov. James E. Folsom’s tax program details held back from many advisers as the 1949 Legislature opens. Lt. Gov. Clarence Inzer and Speaker W. M. Beck expect no major new taxes, preferring votes or referendums. Recess talks arise to let committees catch up.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
House
John Snodgrass
Jackson County
Snodgrass
Beck
Court declines to study new case on property covenants
The Supreme Court refused to hear a test case challenging a restrictive covenant barring Negroes from purchasing homes in Beachwood Forest Anne Arundel County Maryland. White owners argued new facts show Negroes knew of the restriction before buying, but the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld the covenant and favored buyers Frans Saunders and Hiram E. Smith.
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Washington
Suprome Court
Toekish
S Leys
Detroit
District of Columbia
Maryland Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Anne Arundel County
Beachwood Forest
Maryland
Mes
Edward H. Phillips
Petes Falmer
Waurda Goetz
Charles Bull
Maryind
Frans
Saunders
Hiram E. Smith
Truman May Get Wallgren Action
President Truman may secure Wallgren nomination via a post January reorganization of the armed services committee. Baldwin's December resignation could shift the panel to eight Democrats and five Republicans, altering voting dynamics and prompting a floor bid for Wallgren. Tydings’ stance and approval are pivotal to any shift.
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Washington
Truman
Armed Services Committee
Baldwin
Rconn
Byrd
D-Va
Wailgren
National Security Resources Board
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Senate
Armed Services
Post Office
Wallgren
Sof
Armed Services Group
Democrats
Tydings
D-Md
Man Gets 25 Years For Armed Robbery
Ed ward J. Gilchrist of Asbury Park New Jersey was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Pensacola Florida for armed robbery. His companion Helen Gilchrist pleaded guilty and the court deferred action for pre sentence investigation. The couple had robbed a Pensacola filling station of 130 dollars and commandeered a car from Mr and Mrs Herman Ard of Pensacola. They were arrested at Loxley Alabama.
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Pensacola. Fla
Edward J. Gilchrist
Asbury Park
N. J
Pensacola
Gilchrist
Helen Gilchrist
Herman Ard
Loxley
Ala
Barnum Sucker Verse Turns Out Pretty Conservative
AP report notes statistician Ernest C. Blanche of the Army staff argues most gambling games are crooked and odds favor the house over time. He cites poker math showing the vast number of possible hands and the unlikelihood of a player winning consistently. He promotes his book You Cant Win on such odds.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Phineas
Barnum
Ernest C. Blanche
Blanche
Army General Staff
Republicans Move to Weaken Wood Labor Bill in House
Republican leaders plan to add at least two softening amendments to Rep Wood’s labor bill as House debates resume. President Truman opposes concessions on the Taft Hartley repeal bill with a modified Wagner act.
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MAX HALL _ WASHINGTON
Truman
Rep
Lesinski
Dmich
AFL
CIO
Labor
Tobin
Arthur Goldberg
Rayburn
D-Tex
Wood
D-Ga
House
Rep. McConnell
R-Pa
House Labor Committee
Nixon
R-Calicf
Negro Gets 6 Months For Molesting Girl in Houston County
Bofory Floyd, a Houston County Negro, received six months hard labor and a $50 fine after a teenage Gordon girl testified he tried to lure her into his truck last March. Judge Theodore Jackson imposed the sentence citing abusive language in the charge.
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Bofory Floyd
Houston County
Gordon
Theodore Jackson
Paul Rice Stowers
Internal Revenue Department
Stowers
Ase Saulting Lynch Mallory
Dothan
Mallory
Montgomery
Floyd
Quentin Anglin
Bun F. Anglin
Anglins
Word Due Tonight On Rent Increases
Washington officials prepare to announce government plans on rent ceilings for about 14 million dwellings. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods outlines criteria for a fair net income to landlords while Congress extends rent controls to July 1, 1930.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Dothan
Congress
Rayburn Reveals Plan For Passage Of Labor Action
Speaker Rayburn announced support for five amendments to the administration labor bill aimed at ensuring its passage. The changes, drafted by Southern Democrats, would grant presidential powers in strikes threatening public welfare, uphold free speech, require non Communist affidavits from leaders, make union financial reports accessible, and mandate good faith bargaining by both sides.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
Florida Fencina Fight Is Delayed
In Tallahassee the House postponed the cattle fencing showdown to 10 a.m. Tuesday for special order business after delaying rest for Mrs. Rebecca Brackin's funeral. The Senate will likely meet briefly then adjourn. The major issue remains whether all cattle must be fenced or just kept off highways.
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Tallahassee
Florida
House
Houss
Rebecca Brackin
Senate
Newman D. Brackin
John Scruggs
Leon
Warren
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Mathews
Jacksonville
Atlanta Transit Strike Strikes Atlanta Residents Hard
Atlanta residents felt the impact as a citywide street transportation strike paralyzed buses and trolleys. Thousands turned to taxis and car rides as negotiations between Georgia Power Company, the drivers union, and a federal conciliator continued with no immediate settlement. union demands include a 15 cent hourly wage rise and pension changes.
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Atlanta
APY
Georgia Power Company
Jesse L. Walton
C. B. McManus
Date For Lifting Blockade May Be Fixed This Week
New York AP reports a date for lifting the Russian blockade of Berlin may be set this week during a climactic session in stalled negotiations. Talks aim to end the blockade and arrange a meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers on the German question.
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New York
Berlin
Tass
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
Jakob Malik
London Daily Herald
Britain
Labor Party
Malik
Jessup
London
Informa
Negro in Woman's Dress Captured After Family Slayings
ADEL Georgia, a Black man named Robert Lee McKinney was captured by a posse near Adel after killing his wife and her father, injuring the mother-in-law and two young children. He wore his dead wife's dress when seized. the victims were hospitalized, and bloodhounds failed to locate him earlier.
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Adel
Robert Lee McKinney
Here
Hahira Hospital
C. A. Wittum
Cook County
McKinney
Will Cornelius
Cornelius
Mitchell
Titt
Dunkirk Millionaire Offers To Lend Truman April Salary
David S. Wright, president of Lake Shore Seed Co., offered to advance the President the amount of his monthly salary until his April paycheck arrives. Wright telegrammed Truman promising prompt action on a salary loan after reading that Congress appropriated funds for April.
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Truman
David S. Wright
Lake Shore Seed Co
Nine Persons Dead In Tornado Series
A two day series of tornadoes lashed the South and Southwest killing nine and injuring nearly 100. Mississippi Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas sustained damage with 16 tornadoes in Oklahoma alone causing five deaths and about 75 injuries near Norman. In Texas four deaths were reported and damages around 50 thousand dollars. Nine killed in Louisiana near Homer nine injured in the oil field and plantations area. Names and ages of several victims listed. widespread structural damage and power outages noted across multiple states. On page 2 further national news continues.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Caus
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Homer
Water River
Miss
Houska
Okolona
Houston
Jessie Harvey
Spencerville
Calvin West
Antlers
Newtruitt
Utica
Hettie Fain
McCloud
Anita True
Tulsa
Meeker
Bryant
Bonham Daily Favorite
Five Saved As Boat Overturns On Lake Jordan
Wetumpka AP report details Wilson Golden a state highway patrolman and Walter H Roberson Sr Montgomery auto dealer rescuing five persons from a capsized boat on Lake Jordan. Names not released six people involved three men and two women were pulled from the water one man and woman revived without artificial respiration.
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Wetumpka
Lake Jordan
Wilson Golden
Golden
Walter H. Roberson
Montgomery
Toer
Miami Teens Nabbed in Scooter Theft Ring
Forty five teen aged youths confessed to stealing and stripping motorcycles and motor scooters over two years in Miami. Thirty five machines were recovered and repaired for owners while many more were dumped along the Waterway. The youths, some from wealthy families, operated in two organized gangs and used waterproofing with stolen oil to hide loot. They were jailed for juvenile court hearings in June as detectives traced tools stolen from auto supply stores and the Miami airport.
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Miami
Cor
Auto Eupe
Miami Air Cepot
Feid
Omer
Shanghai Under Fire Near Shanghai Last Exit
Nationalist headquarters report a heavy battle about 30 miles west of Shanghai while a multi pronged push toward Hangchow pressed toward the rail line. Nationalists repulsed attacks near Kunshan and Chingyangkang as Communist advances threatened Hangchow and Taicheng. Government troops fortified the Bund to deter fifth column activity and defend Pootung, with Sitings of heavy artillery on both sides and reports of Communist wagons retreating.
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Shanghai
Frank Bartholomew
Hangchow
Chinghangsiang
Kunshan
Chigyangkang
Kunshar
Chenyi
Runshan
Natona
Pootung
Sonachow
Kurshan
Taicherg
Continnat
Communists Can Take Shanghai At Will Says Refugees
SAN FRANCISCO CP The Communists can take Shanghai at any time two Americans who fled the threatened city said today Mr and Mrs Ralph Stang Bluemont Va said the only visible defense was an eight foot stockade erected by nationalist troops from confiscated UNRRA lumber. An athletic man could vault it and a jeep could drive through it like paper The Stangs the first refugee to reach the United States arrived here by air yesterday.
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San Francisco
Shanghai
Ralph Stang
Bluemont
UNRRA
Stang
United States
House Committee Targets PX Bargains for Service Members
In Washington the House armed services committee debates PX and post exchange pricing claiming service members could buy items like handbags and radios tax free at near wholesale costs. Witnesses noted substantial PX related sales and complaints from retailers near bases citing tax unequal treatment vs regular stores.
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House
Frank Eleazer
Washington
Armed Services
Esamena
Jana
Treasury Department
Carl Vrton
D-Ga
House Armed ‘Services Committee
Vinson
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