Bone Dry Amendment Stirs Alabama Senate Committee
In Montgomery APY the Alabama Senate reopened the wet dry fight, sending the proposed bone dry constitutional amendment to the Constitution and constitutional revision committee after a ruling clash and appeals over the presiding officer. The chamber also referenced Governor and legislature named members for a proposed administration Building Commission, while the House advanced bills on small loan regulation and local elections for city manager forms in Dothan, Decatur, Florence and Phenix City.
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Montgomery
APY
Albema Senate
Handy Ellis
Senate
Vernon L. $T John
Lawrence
Lawrence K. Andrews
Bullock
Ellis
Andrews
Elis
Committee On Constitution and Consitutional
Nas
Senate Finance Committee
Administration Building Commission
Norman Harris
Morgan
Harris
Lew Sanderson
Alto Lee
Houston
Dothan
Decatur
Florence
Phenix City
World War II Air War Rages Around Tokyo Area
AP report describes a massive fire raid on KYO-Yokohama area by more than 450 Superfortresses, ongoing six day campaign with naval and air actions around Osaka and Tokyo. Japanese defense dwells on Luzon and Borneo, with mixed success and heavy losses on both sides. Filipino and Chinese fronts push in several valleys and pockets.
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Associated Press
KYO
Yokohama
Tokyo
Army Mustang
Isumigaura
Okinawa
U.S
Etda
Tine
Swords
Naha
Yonabaru
Philippines
Santa Fe
Min
Cagayan Valley
Wawadam
Manila
Bindanao
Borneo
Freda Hill
Tarakan Island
China
Liuchow
Nanning
Oath
Yellows River
Run Toei
Milsider
Makahitwa
Tas
Toungoo
Senate Debates Expense Allowances Amid Tax Questions
Washington AP notes Senate mood leaves House with its $51 million pay bill funding expenses while lawmakers face tax-free stipends. Senate votes 28 to 27 to permit House expenses, rejects multiple salary or allowance increases, including a $1,500 to $2,500 options and a tax deduction proposal.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senaitor Bridges
Harkey
D-Ky
Senate Appropriations Committee
2 900 000 To Lose Jobs During Next Three Months
War demands will release 4.6 million workers in six months but unemployment will rise by about 1.1 million in the next three months. J A Krug predicts 2.9 million will be cut from war production June to August, with 760,000 finding civilian work. By six months, 4.8 million released, 1.3 million unemployed, and munitions budget cut to 55 billion.
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Karl B. Bauman
Washington
WPE
J. A. Krug
Krug
Rotary Hears School Report By Tompkins
Oscar L. Tompkins told the Dothan Rotary Club that public schools are a large family with trials and errors. He cautioned officials to address concerns through proper channels and noted rumors can mislead the public about school safety and conditions.
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Rotary
Tompkins
Oscar L. Tompkins
Dothan City
Board of Education
Rose HH
Howell
Eleven Men Forward For Induction From Houston County
Eleven registrants including one transfer from Houston County Selective Service Board One left today for Army induction at Fort McClellan. Names listed include Thomas James Lovett Coleman Garrett Victor Sellers Henry Evans Herbert Henderson John Ayres Jessie Adking Roland Whidden Robert Hoffman and Charles Creel, transferred from a board at Andalusia.
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Houston County Selective Service Board
Army
Ft. McClelan
Thomas ‘James Lovett
Coleman Franklin Garrett
Victor Osborne Sellers
Henry Calvin Walker
David Franklin Evans
Herbert Ray Henderson
John D. Ayres, Jr
Jessie Gene Adking
Roland Oliver Whiddon
Robert Joseph Hoffman
Charles Vickers Creel
Andalusia
Relief bill urged to aid burned volunteer hospital bill
Houston County representative Alito V. Lee is urged by the City Commission to draft a relief bill enabling the city of Dothan to pay 750 for a hospital bill of A. D. Wilkerson. Wilkerson was burned in an explosion at the Southern Liquid Gas Company plant on Range Street last November.
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Houston County
Alito V. Lee
City of Dothan
A. D. Wilkerson
Southern Liquid Gas Company
Range Street
Rawlins McKinney
Stettinius Bids For Closer Ties With Russians
Secretary of State Stettinius urged closer ties with the Soviet Union as part of a broader American aim to mediate among the great powers. He defended the UN Security Council veto and warned that without unity among the Big Five another world war could follow. He spoke by radio as clashes erupted in Syria and Middle East tensions grew.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Bursig
United States
Ursteo Nations
United Nations
World Security Council
Russia
Britain
France
World Organization
Americana
Syria
London
Ninth Army
Middle East
Chile
Germany
Japan
Speare
America
Soviet Union
China
Captain Knox Missing Over Kyushu Island
Captain Morton M. Knox of Dothan is reported missing in action over Kyushu, southern Japan, since April 26. He flew a P-51 Mustang from Iwo Jima and earlier served in Hawaii, the Marshalls, Gilbert Islands, and Saipan. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. he is nephew to G. I. Stephen of Dothan.
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Morton M. Knox
Dothan
War Department
Kyushu
Nome Islands
Gloria Harrison
J. A
Knox
Iwo Jima
Yokohama Ablaze After 450 B-29s Strike
U S reports from Okinawa describe heavy raids as Nimitz notes Japanese air attacks. Marine forces under Maj Gen Lemuel C Shepherd Jr seize large areas of Naha and approach the city’s airfield on Okinawa as ships suffer several damage incidents.
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Self Erickson
Guam
Oplimste Partie
Okinawa
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Associated Press
A! Cocking
Churchill reveals British empire war casualties in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the British Empire suffered 1,128,915 war casualties with 307,201 killed, plus civilian losses of about 60,565 dead and 88,175 seriously injured. He compared World War I deaths at 996,230 and noted ongoing civilian bombardment tolls.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Britain
Labor
House of Commons
Herbert Morrison
City Manager Bill Passes House With 68 to 0 Vote
A proposed general law would make a City manager form of government available to Do. passed the House at noon without dissent. Rep Alta Vo Gee of Houston County announced the vote after a noon call from Montgomery. Rep Lee said the bill passed 68 to 9 and moves to the Senate for committee.
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House
Ray
Alta Vo Gee
Houston County Representatior
Montgomery
Lee
Senate
Sight Of Homecoming Gl
Helen Camp of the Associated Press writes about the emotional moment as wounded and returning service members arrive in New York. She notes crying at the sight of ships and crowds and the recurring yet fresh homecoming scene. The piece captures the mix of relief, awe, and sorrow in the harbor vigil.
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Helen Camp
Associated Press
New York
China Presses Indo China Drive Toward Yungning Hub
Chinese forces push southwest toward Indo China, reaching near Shula over 60 miles from Yungning. The advance widens the main highway breach to about 120 miles as fierce fighting rages near Pinyang, 60 miles northeast of Yungning, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. Observers speculate on potential Japanese withdrawal routes toward Liuchow or toward Canton and Hong Kong.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Indo- China
Shula
Yungning
Nanning
High Command
Pinyang
Liuchow
Canton
Hong Kong
Hunan
Tanton
Tara
Flare Up In Arab World May Curb War Against Japs
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House that France should withdraw reinforcements to the Levant to avoid a flare up that could hinder the Pacific war. He warned that new French troops in Syria and Lebanon could provoke actions, urging caution while noting the United States is concerned. The Beyrouth developments coincided with a French proposal for a final settlement with the Levant States.
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Eden
House
London
Anthony Eden
Levant
Syria
Lebanon
France
Commons
Japan
United States
Beyrouth
Soviets Call Up Youths Of 15-16 in War Coverage
Allied dispatches report imminent capture of the Wawa Dam as American forces storm toward Santa Fe and the Cagayan Valley corridor. MacArthur confirms progress with the 25th and 32nd divisions moving along Villa Verde and into the Marikina gorge while Japanese withdrawals appear underway. Mindanao operations by the 24th and 10th divisions continue with air support against pockets near Davao.
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Wawa
38Th Infantry
Santa Fe
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Villa Verde Trail
Ag Theath
Marikina
Wawa Dam
Associated Pres
James Hutcheson
Mindanao
Davao
List
Mindanan
Peacetime Training Program Largest In USSR History
Moscow reports that all Soviet youths in eighth and ninth grades will be drafted for peacetime army training starting June 1. Lt Gen Pronin says the plan is the largest peacetime schedule in Russia and aims to instill decisiveness endurance and initiative through base veteran instruction. Officers and teachers will aid in the muster and training effort.
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Moscow
M. Pronin
Peoples’ Commissariat For Defense
Russia
Pronin
Fronin
Young Communist League
Charge Of Murder Faces Negro Here
Dothan Negro Persel Goodson was charged with first degree murder after a shooting during a money dispute. Elisha Mason died from a gunshot wound at a local hospital. Goodson said he paid Mason to deliver money to his wife, but the payment was not delivered. He then confronted Mason at a East Adams Street establishment and returned home to fetch a gun.
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Persel Goodson
Dothan
Elisha Mason
Clayton Adams
Mason
Goodson
Adams
East Adams Street
Policeman Nabs Pair As Burglars
Night patrolman Buster Cutts arrested two Dothan men, Fred Sergeant and Vincent Sweeting, at the rear of the Dothan News Stand as they attempted to enter the building. Officers said both were armed. Sweeting carried a blackjack and one suspect wore gloves. They were released to the sheriff on second degree burglary charges.
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Dothan
Buster Cutts
Fred Sergeant
Vincent Sweeting
Eddie Kelley
Cutts
Sweeting
Kelley
Sheriffs Office
Fires Ravage Yokohama Industrial Core In Mass Tokyo Raid
Tokyo port city Yokohama suffers major fire damage as 450 to 500 B-29s strike the industrial and port districts. Fire sweeps automotive, shipbuilding, and rubber plants while smoke fills the sky. Japanese claims note losses and interceptions, with allied raids involving Iwo Jima based fighters.
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Hamilton W. Farow
Guam
Japan
Yakhama
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Yokohams
Nippon
Kawasaki
Iwo Jima
Superfort
Caida
Kusumigaura
Yokohama
Nevyhilota
Tokyo Bay
Shinagawa
Ginxa
Marunouchi
Houston At Halfway Mark OnE Bonds
Houston County nears halfway in the Seventh War Loan drive as War Bond sales rise in week three. E bonds total $352,084 and overall bonds reach $1,087,032 through banks and post office. Officials say E bonds lag behind target $693,000 and success hinges on full E quota.
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Houston County
County War Finance Committee
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U. S
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New York Bay
Indo-China
Ussr
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