Truce Sought In Coal Strike As Government Talks Continue
Government efforts to avert a coal strike by John L. Lewis faced a deadline with 400,000 AFL UMW miners at risk of walking out next Wednesday. Secretary Krug pressed Lewis to meet owners and extend negotiations for a private contract, amid warnings of a 60 day work stoppage.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
J. A. Krug
Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Krug
UMW
Hollywood
AFL
Beverly Boulevard
New York City
CIO Transport Workers Union
Ght
New Lunch Schedule Saves Many Lives In School Explosion
In Baroda Michigan a new lunch schedule emptied a first floor classroom 10 minutes before a boiler blast at a consolidated school. One pupil died, 18 injured including Alice Johns who was critically hurt. Walter Ruppel, 13, died hours later.
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Derbis
Baroda
Mich
Walter Ruppel
Alice Johns
Boswell Amendment Ratified by Alabama Voters
The Boswell Amendment tightening voter qualifications was approved by Alabama voters by 89 163 to 76 843 across 41 counties with 12 320 more ballots in favor. The canvassing board also certified eight other amendments, the Senate seat for John Sparkman, and Laurie C Battle to Congress from the Ninth District. Battle replaces Luther Patrick. Governor and other constitutional officer results to be decided by the Legislature in January.
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Secretary of State
John Sparkman
Senate
Laurie C. Battle
Congress
Alabama
Battle
Luther Patrick
Alabama Planter Seeks 6 Cent Cotton Cost On Farm
Arkansas planter Arlee McLemore of Waugh Montgomery County says mechanized methods including a flame cultivator can produce cotton at about 6 to 11 cents per pound on his Oaks estate. He reports 55 bales from 83 acres with wilt-damaged soil and aims to prove cost reduction next year despite challenging terrain.
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Alabama
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Arlee McLemore
Waugh
Lemore
Montgomery County
McLemore
Death toll rises as western storms subside
Storms that stranded hundreds across Colorado and Southern California eased, with five deaths reported in two weeks. Rescue flights dropped food to cattle and snowbound ranchers as Red Cross set up emergency HQ at Rush, Colorado, while Nevada Utah and Arizona also felt snow and rain.
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Colorado
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Wyoming
The
Red Cross
Rush
Cole
Camp Carson
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Cal
Snowcrest
San Bernardino Mountains
Death Valley
Deadline Friday for 1947 auto tag sales in Dothan
Friday marks the deadline to buy 1947 auto tags without penalty in Dothan. C W Johnson, probate office chief clerk, notes a 15 percent late fee plus a $1.50 citation if detected by inspectors. County tag sales lag behind last year with 5 354 total through Wednesday.
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C. W.W. Johnson
Dothan
Biggest Black Market Center In Europe Broken Up by Army
U S Army raiding squads hit the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp in Germany seizing eight men and thousands of dollars in illicit goods. police and Army investigators had tracked a major Central European black market hub linked to Frankfurt and Hamburg. The raid recovered saccharine worth about 50 000, German marks, military scrip and dozens of cars. Arrested leaders included Moses Motek Feldenstein as investigators pursued a wide network with potential ties to counterfeiting and large scale operations.
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Richard Clark
Zeilsheim
Germany
Europe
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Redmond J. Connolly
Brooklyn
N. Y
Aaiciers
Army Criminal Investigation
Army
Ing
UNRRA
Moses
Motek" Feldenstein
Feldenstein
Munich
GOP Chief Calls For Thumbnail Lawmaking
Washington Republicans push a compact agenda as Senate and House steering committees meet to shape a brief legislative program for the new Congress. Leaders like White Ball and Taft push for major issues including labor reform fiscal policy and social security expansion amid looming leadership questions and 1948 politics.
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Washington
Senate
House Gop
Congress
House
Wallace White
Maine
White
Ball R-Minn
Ball
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate House Committee
Taft
Ohio
Truman to vacation a week at Key West
President Truman will travel by Sacred Cow to Key West Florida for a week long rest trip to the naval base. The party will include Clark Clifford Gen Wallace Graham and other aides and return to Washington on November 23 for dinner.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Key West
Fla
Charles G. Ross
Boca Chica
Key West Naval Base
Ross
Naval Base
Clark Clifford
Wallace Graham
Failure To Obtain Licenses Tops Patrol Arrests
Montgomery AP reports that during the 1945-46 fiscal year the Highway Patrol made 14,307 arrests. Driving without a license accounted for 3,785 arrests, with 3,118 for reckless driving and 2,921 for drunken driving. The patrol aided 47,789 motorists.
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Montgomery
Highway Patrol
Clyde C. Sellers
Garage Fire Damages Home and Garage on Herring Street
Fire Chief F H Ryan reported a 2500 dollar loss from a garage fire behind J A Peacock at 204 Herring Street. Firemen arrived at 2 35 a m and found the blaze well underway destroying refrigerator equipment and damaging Peacock s garage space. The adjacent garage of A J Harvard also suffered fire damage before containment. Cause was undetermined. The same day a cigarette lighter explosion at 701 Third Ave caused minor injuries to three boys.
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F. H. Ryan
J. Ad. Peacock
Herring St
Ryan
Peacock
A. J. Harvard
J. EB. Wood
Third Ave
Two Building Permits Issued in City
The fire department issued two building permits. Robert B. McCarty received a permit to build a residence at 1110 West Powell St for 68000 dollars. Nathan Greenberg received a permit to repair a residence at 1295 Catalpa St for 300 dollars.
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Robert B. McCarty
West
Powell St
Nathan Greenberg
Catalpa St
Trieste Dispute Tests Big Four Powers in World News
The Trieste dispute sharpens as Molotov seeks to shift power to a locally elected assembly and a UN accountable governor. Western powers resist and argue for a Security Council led plan with a flexible governing framework. Byrnes Bevin and Couve de Murville weigh Molotov amendments amid a stalled four power session.
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Molotov
Paris
Byrnes
Bevin
Couve de Murville
Trieste
Agrees
Security Council
Hevn
Australia Attacks Veto Power at United Nations
Australia denounced Soviet Union veto use as stultifying United Nations Security Council work. Delegate Paul Hasluck urged review of the veto system, arguing permanent members can block substantive resolutions and undermine charter obligations. He called for broader consultation among permanent members to restore council effectiveness.
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Lake Success
N. Y
APJ
Australia
Todaey
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
General Assembly
Sination
Paul Hasluck
Russia
Great Britain
United States
France
China
Hastnel
Hasluek
Hussars
Security Council
Council
Hussuck
Hatluck
Counel
Moderstuen
150 New Industries Established In State In Past Year
Birmingham AP reports more than 150 new industries started across Alabama in the last year marking a smooth war to peacetime reconversion with low unemployment. President J B Converse of the State Chamber of Commerce notes 51 towns, 43 counties, 75 products and 20 garment, 36 wood or furniture, 23 metal plants. Conversions include Coosa River Ordnance at Talladega, Becheel McCone at Birmingham, and a newsprint mill planned at Childersburg. Napier Field assets in Dothan now host facilities and B F Goodrich Rubber Co acquired the Tusca tire plant.
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Birmingham
Alabama
J. B. Converse
xState Chamber of Commerce
Converse
Coosa River
Talladega
Ala
Alabama Ordnance Works
Childersburg
Dothan
Napier Field
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Tusca
Dothan High Band Heads to Tallahassee Game
The 83 member Dothan High School band will travel to Tallahassee for the Dothan Tallahassee football game Friday night. Band leader Howell Hampton says about a dozen junior high students will join the trip. They will ride three buses under Lions Club sponsorship and take part in a downtown parade at 3 pm before performing at the game.
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Dothan
Tallahassee
Howell Hampton
Hampton
Dorian Aggregation
Lions Club
Will of J. W. Chappell Creates Scholarship For Poor Boys
The wealthy Houston County farmer J W Chappell who died November 2 leaves an estate valued about 49 000 to 56 000 and provides a scholarship fund at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn for poor boys pursuing education and agricultural research. Executor is Keithoo Bank and Trust Co with provisions for sale of real estate and cash conversion within three years. The will also directs a Christian burial in Dothan City Cemetery and lists other specific bequests and debts.
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J. W. Chappell
Houston County
Will
Alabama Polytechnicc Institute
Auburn
J W. Chappell
Jasnie
Chappel
Cagala
Sian
America Hearden
Kearden
Kethoo Bank and Trust Co
Asuther Provecon
Chappell
Foster Street Methodist Church
Dothan
Dothan City
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New York
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Key West, Fla
John M. Tnghtower
Foreign Ministers’ Council
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