Lewis Puts Coal Peace In 3 Laps
John L. Lewis said three industrialists hold the key to coal peace and warned there could be a strike after signaling a wage conference. He named Benjamin Fairless George Humphrey and J B Francis as the trio. He noted no future wage talks are scheduled and a union board meeting is planned.
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Charles H. Hererold
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
George Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Co
J. B. Francis
Island Creek Coal Co
Vacationists Urged To Report Vacant Premises To Police
Citizens of Dothan urged to inform the police about planned absences for summer vacations to allow extra security. Police Chief Eddie Kelley said reports will provide patrols with a list of unoccupied homes, with details on address and duration away, to boost protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Eddie Kelley
Police Department
Kelsey
Pace Department
Short Route Chosen for Drainage Ditch Over Protests
The Houston County Board of Revenue selected a short drainage ditch route connecting Jordan and Merritt Ponds to Bryant's Creek near the J. B. Herring farm, overruling objections from landowners. Army engineers cite lower cost and faster completion, with maintenance savings. a public meeting at Willoughby’s store preceded the vote and emphasized federal help for the project.
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Crosby
Houston County
E. A. Drago
Mobile District Engineers
Willoughby's
Board of Revenue
Eagle
Houston County Board of Revenue
Army
Jordan
Merritt Ponds
Bryant's Creek
J. B. Herring
Irwin Mill Creek
Florida Pond
Willoughby
Col
Warren S. Everett
Army Engineers Corps
Albert Tague
Mobile District Engineers’ Office
Oliver Jordan
J. B.bud'' Herring
Ollie Bell
Judge Logue
Jeff Thompson
Sally Willoughby
Herring
Bryant
John Jordan
Debates Over Religion in Schools Stir Baptists in Memphis
Walter Pope Binns of William Jewell College told the Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis that some religious groups will pressure the government to fund church schools. He cited Supreme Court rulings against public funds for sectarian institutions and urged support for a new group pushing church-state separation and the withdrawal of the papal ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
America
Walter Pope Binns
William Jewell College
Liberty
Binns
Toule D. Newton
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Truman Speaks at Girard College Centennial
President Truman arrives in Philadelphia to mark Girard College 100th anniversary with a non political address to a voteless audience of fatherless boys. Gov. James Dutt Mayor Bernard Samuel Dr Merle Odgers and Judge James P. McGrannery greet the presidential train. Girard College founded in 1848 for poor fatherless boys aged six to 18.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Girard College
James Dutt
Bernard Samuel
Merle Odgers
Girard
James P. McGrannery
Stephen Girard
Senate Debates Bill to Admit 100000 Europeans to U S
The Senate opened a heated four day debate on a bill to admit 100000 Europeans over two years. It requires half from eastern Poland and Baltic areas, mandatory screening by U S officials, and housing plus jobs guarantees. The plan lets the refugee organization select applicants and imposes quotas and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poland
Baltic
U S
International Refugee Organization
Aranha Urges Rotary Peace Mission at Convention
In Rio de Janeiro Oswaldo Aranha, former Brazilian foreign minister and ex UN Assembly president, urged Rotary International to pursue a peace mission. He warned that 1948 offers a second chance for peace and called Rotarians to uphold ideals of humanity and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Oswaldo Aranha
International
Rotary
Aranha
United Nations Assembly
Rotary International
Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill gains House approval
Senate leaders promise discussion with hearings planned but no rapid action. The Mundt Nixon measure, approved 319 to 58 in the House, targets the Communist movement and envisions penalties for efforts to establish a foreign controlled dictatorship. Senators Taft and Ferguson weighed the bill's need for study and possible underground implications.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wiley
Wis
Judiciary Committee
Rens
Moscow
Communist Party
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Enid
Hill Names Leader for Alabama Delegation to National Conclave
The Associated Press reports Joe Money proposed Sen. Lister Hall as Alabama delegation chairman for the Democratic National Convention. Former Gov. Chauncey Sparks would be named to the national platform committee. Hill and Sparks led the May 4 at large vote. walkout stance shapes the delegation.
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Associated Press
Lister Hall
Alabama
Joe J. Money
Moncey
Birmingham
Chauncey Sparks
Hill
Sparks
Deerepate
Handy Ellis
Eugenc Bully Connor
Money
James EF. Felsom
A. A. Carmichael
Gessner T. McCorvey
J. M. Bonner
D. Harry Riddle
Albert Stapp
Truman
Cattlemen Elect Breen as Alabama Association President
W. P. Breen of Eutaw is named president of the Alabama cattlemen's association at the closing session of the state convention. Elected officers include Will Howard Smith Prattville first vice president O L Henney Tuscaloosa second vice president Mack Maples Ellijay treasurer and J E More ro Montgomery secretary. New board members include state Senator Bruce Herderson Madere Fersy Sera Preston Clastom Clayton M C Stallworth Vermere Bend Mortimer H Jordar Birrrore Sam R J Leae Mun'sville and Mermen Comp Munford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. P. Breen
Eutaw
Alabama Cattlemen's Association
Will Howard Smith
Prattville
O. L. Henney
Tuscaloosa
Mack Maples
Ellifront
J. E. Morero
Board of Directure
Bruce Herderson
Madere¢ Fersy
Sera
Preston Clastom
Clayton
M. C Stallworth
Vmeree Bend
Mortimer H Jordar
Sam
R J. Leae
Mun‘sville
Mermen
Munford
Peace talks stall as Soviet Union digs in on two power rule
Washington dispatch reports Moscow insisting negotiations cover a two power frame from atomic energy to human rights while Marshall advocates UN and international bodies. Officials fault Soviet chances of practical compromises and note Norway and Denmark request Western arms as security aid amid pressure from Moscow.
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John Hightower
Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Marshall
United Nations
Council of Foreign Ministers
State Department
Kremin
Molotov
Norway
Denmark
Scots Protest Paris Visit by Princess Elizabeth
The Free Church of Scotland assembly expressed grief and concern over Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting a Paris race track theater and nightclub on the Lord's Day. The committee argued the royal visit violated sacred British traditions and Christian convictions, urging respect for religious observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland
Elizabeth
Paris
Duke of Edinburgh
Christa Nator
World War II Vets Get Extended Mustering Pay Deadline
Washington AP reports President Truman signed a law extending the mustering-out pay deadline to February 3, 1950 for World War II veterans. Eligible amounts range from 100 to 300 dollars based on service length and overseas status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United States
Guard Takes Over Bath Packing Plant After Fatal Shooting
In Waterloo Iowa early today about 50 guardsmen moved into the Bath Packing Plant area to enforce a court injunction after the fatal shooting of CIO United Packing House Workers Union picket William J. Farrell. The guard, at Sheriff Wagner's request, blocked roads and limited movement to prevent further unrest as the plant remained closed at least through Thursday.
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Waterloo
Navona
Bath
Cio-United Packinghouse Workers
Frank Williams
Cal. Williams
N. O. Wagner
William J. Farrell
Farrel
Rath
Farrell
Blair Wood
Drownings Reported at Lipscomb Lake Under Construction
AP dispatch describes a drowning at a lake under construction at a boys camp near Lipscomb Alabama. A youth named Bobby Joe Smith 146 is reported among the victims. Details are obscured by poor OCR but indicate a wet area and a submerged body recovery effort.
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Lipscomb
Ala
Bobby Joe Smith
Yesterdy
Scial Lake
Lip
Arabs Push Jerusalem Assault Amid Wider Middle East Drive
Arab forces renew a third day of action in Jerusalem aiming to liquidate Jewish military power there and crown Arab control of the holy city. Trans Jordan Legion plans to join Egyptian units, while Jewish resistance fights street battles in densely built districts. official counts list 8,000 Jewish soldiers in the fighting.
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Jerusalem
Zion Square
Palestine
Old City of
Abdullah
Desert Legion
Trans-Jordan
Daniel Deluce
Transjordan Legion
Lab
Esdraelon
Desert Frontier
Nouth
Perimumeter
Tel Aviv
Haganah
Barkley to Keynote Demo Convention
Philadelphia AP report says Democratic leaders pick Sen Alben W Barkley of Kentucky as July 12 national convention keynote and Rep Sam Rayburn to be permanent chairman. McGrath notes selections seek liberal support for Roosevelt and Truman programs, not appeasing the Southern bloc.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Mayburn
Texas
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Roosevelt
Egyptian Troops Take Beersheba in Southern Palestine
Egyptian army units in southern Palestine reported capturing Deir Suneid and Beit Haunun as part of a broader offensive toward Tel Aviv. In Jerusalem the Arab forces pressed the Jewish quarters while Jewish raiders claimed a cross border strike into Syria’s Lake Hula region.
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Max Boyd Cario
Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Hadassah
Army of Israel
Abdullah
Trans
Iagypt
Palestine
Beershebs
Holy Land
Defense Ministry
Dier Suneid
Tel Aviv
Deir Suneid
Arab Gaza
Egyptaina
Cairo Ministry
Beit Haunun
Gaza
Jordan River
Lake Hula
Syria
Southerners May Stall Civil Rights Action
Senator Ball warns a Southern strategy could block passage of anti-lynching and anti-poll tax legislation this session. Taft predicts a Senate push to pass an anti-lynch bill despite longer sessions, while Ball argues civil rights issues on other bills threaten progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Sap
Ball R-Minny
Senate
Charman Taft
Ohio
GOP
Ball
Longest Payload Flight Reported by B-36 Simulated Mission
The Air Force said a B-36 bomber flew about 1,000 miles on a simulated mission, possibly the longest payload flight in history. Built by Consolidated Vultee at Fort Worth, it weighed around 240,000 pounds and used engines buried in the wing. The test, between Carswell Air Force Base and California, carried dummy bombs and averaged 220 mph, with a timed leg and a later shorter flight compared to earlier record attempts.
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B-36
Washington
Air Force
Consolidated Vustee Aircraft Corporation
Fort Worth
Tex
Fevdas
Carswell
California
Midway
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