Moscow Seen Ordering Arrest of Consul Wart
Washington reports quote high diplomatic sources suggesting Moscow may have ordered the arrest of American Consul General Argus Wart, seized by Chinese Communists in Mukden on October 24. President Truman and the State Department pursue diplomatic moves to secure Wart’s release, with Moscow seen as bearing responsibility and as a potential bargaining lever over U.S. recognition of Communist China. The White House conference and policy reviews aim to pressure Peiping while acknowledging Manchurian Soviet influence.
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James & Roper
Washington
Moscow
Argus Wart
Mukden
Thead
Trueman
State Department
Trea
Jorma
Dear Acheson
Lan Cate
White House
Ward
Feiping
Truman
China
Hig
United States
Manchuria
Russia
Michael J. McDermott
Peiping
Mao Tee‘Tang
Mao
Tern
No Emergency Seen In Coal Crisis, Truman Declares
President Truman said no national emergency exists in the coal dispute and would invoke the Taft Hartley Act only if an emergency arises. He left room for possible peace talks as miners face a November 30 deadline, while Moody and operators view no current breakthrough.
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Harold W. Ward Ashington
Truman
Truma
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers
Asso- Gation
Lexington
Kyu
Moody
Salween Lewis
Cindy
Fead
Tivinat
CIO
Philip Murray
Grech Wevey
Lewis
Restini
Cotton Council Estimates Crop Loss From Pests
The Naw Rona Cotton Council reports one sixth of the 1949 crop was destroyed by pests. A committee chair cites pest damage totaling about 2.61 million bales valued at roughly 470 thousand dollars at current market prices.
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Cotton Council
Naw Rona Cotton Council
Tounell
Baniom & Aldrich
Barkley and Mrs Hadley wed in St Louis ceremony
In a simple St. Louis Methodist Church ceremony Vice President Alben Barkley married Mrs. Jane Hadley. The service included the Lord's Prayer and was witnessed by 33 family members and press. The couple planned a private reception and a brief honeymoon with plans for a future Key West visit.
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Barkley
Hadley
St. Louis
View Press
Ivan Lee Holt
Missouri Dent
St. Johs's Methodist Church
Alben
Jane
Holt
Alte
David M. Barkley
Paducah
Harkley
William W. Rucker
West Palm Beach
Fla
T M. Layman
shangri-La
City Welcomes Cotton Queen Miss Hudgins in Dothan
Dothan welcomed Miss Hudgins the Cotton Queen escorting her from Vanderbilt to a luncheon at the Houston Hotel. H.H. Knowles and Miss Betty Racove led the welcoming committee with local officials present. She heads to Auburn this afternoon and will continue a state tour before competing for the National Maid title in Memphis next January.
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ED Deiggers
Dothan
Misa Tallies Hudgins
Alabama
Sotton
Vanderbilt University Way
Municipal
Dethah
Houston Hotel
H.H. Knowles
Houston County Farm Bureau
Betty Racove
Houston County
Jitmy Thrower
Hudgins
Hudbing
Auburn
Mem
Europe
R. L. T Hudging
VV. Mitchell, Jr
Farm Bureau Federation
Miss Hudgins
Ft. Payne
Lelie Hudgins
Cotton Queen
Welfare Board Approves New Bureau In State Department
In Montgomery AP report the State Welfare Board authorized Commissioner Broughton Lamberth to establish an Old Age Assistance Bureau within the department and name its director. The board resolution gives the director direct reporting to the Welfare Commissioner and considers mailing welfare checks directly to recipients. Governor Folsom backs the policy changes.
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James E. Folsom
Lamberth
Federal
Social Security Oficers
Johnny Ray Smith Caught in Wiregrass Manhunt
Dothan fugitive Johnny Ray Smith was captured in Geneva about 1 p.m. after a four day search across Geneva, Bay County Florida, and surrounding counties. Accomplices Richard Daie Nuon and Robert E. Jenks remained at large as police continued the hunt with FBI agents, state and local officers.
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George Whittington
Johnny Ray Smith
Dothan
Florida
Smith
Geneva
Neal Driver
Richard Daie Nuon
West Virginia
Robert E. Jenks
FBC
John L. Wik Tinens
Mobile
Osceola
PBI
FBR
Sherrif
Aenuties
Geneva County
Bay County
Covagton
jAiase
Alabama
Enterprise
Elba
Ozark
Baith
US Bombers Ready To Strike Back If Attack Occurs
Army Secretary Gordon Gray outlined a three phase U S strategic defense plan with long range bombers like the B 36 prioritized for immediate retaliation within hours of an attack He emphasized rapid reinforcement of outlying bases and relentless air bombardment while mobilizing surface forces and planning an all out land offensive in phase three The plan calls for unified actions across Army Navy and Air Force despite inter service differences and signals strong deterrence posture to deter aggression
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Chattanooga
Alllour
United Stals
Army
Gordon Gray
Gray
Joint Chiefs of Smit
Young Demortane Clubs of America
Bratt
Nev al
U. S
Navy
Smog Over New Orleans Lingers As Peat Fires Burn
Thick smog settled over New Orleans as peat fires smoked the city. Earlier smogs snarled traffic and reduced visibility to dangerous levels. No traffic fatalities were reported. Efforts to flood peat fires north of the city made limited progress, and authorities expect a two day rain to clear the haze.
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Orleans
Here
Coplon Ordered To Stand Trial
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled Judith Coplon may stand trial with Russian engineer Valentin Gubitchev on spy conspiracy charges. He denied double jeopardy claims and kept four-count indictment intact. Gubitchev, 41, suspended UN engineer, spoke in Russian through an interpreter and agreed to legal representation. Coplon had prior Washington conviction for passing official secrets to the Soviet Union.
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New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubstesev
Ryan
Exgovernment 2Ist
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
Washington
Russians. ‘the Judge Directed That She Gubitchey
Gubitehey
Gubitchey
Miss Capion
Gubitchev
United Nations Post
Sunshine Has Promise Parade Entries Slow In Cold Weather
The weather man dampened Kiddie Parade entries with gloom yet a clear sky offered hope. The committee urged timely submissions for a $300 prize fund across three divisions toys pets and costumes. First prize is 100 dollars, then 50 25 and 15 with five 10s and nineteen 5s totaling seventeen awards. The contest welcomes all Wiregrass youths with an entry form inside the Eagle and no fee.
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Staribox
Thora
Wiregrass
Echo
Orark
Webb
Dothan
Eagle
Eagle Kiddie Parade Committee
Debate Postponed as Young Democrats Split on Civil Rights
Young Democrats in Chattanooga remain divided over civil rights as a key debate is postponed amid a split leadership. Delegates planned to hear Army Secretary Gordon Gray and governors discuss rights policy while a faction urged Truman era civil rights endorsement. The convention faces procedural hurdles before any resolution can reach the floor.
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Tom Ret
Chattanooga
Tenn
South Carolina
Army
Gordon Gray
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Talmadge
Georgia
Morrien Willams
Michigan
Willian Z. Kenneny
Brotherhood of Railway
Truman
Soar Wote
Twes
Jea
Resolutions Committee
Tern
Neil de Page
Priest Says Truman Health Plan Hasn't Got Chance
Rep. Priest of Tennessee said President Truman’s compulsory health insurance plan hasn’t got a chance in the next Congress session. He cited opposition in the Commerce Committee and expected urgent action on other bills already advanced, with a vote likely before 1951.
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Priest
Truman
Douglas B Cornely
Washington
Rep
D-Tenn
Congress
Friest
Democratic High Command
House
Commerce
Dells
Backeta
Cone Mrass
Government Opens Prosecution Of Alger Hiss Trial
The government opened the second trial of Alger Hiss charging him with lying to a federal grand jury about giving confidential information to Whittaker Chambers. Assistant U. S. Attorney Thomas F. Murphy told an eight woman, four man jury that 47 typewritten documents and four handwritten materials would prove the case beyond doubt. Judge Henry W. Goddard presides as the jury selection began with Mrs Ada Cendelly as foreman.
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Crarlrs
Mercer New York
Alger Hiss
Seckel
Wolttaler Camper Jy
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Hiss
Tolé
Verick
Muss
Snd Debonair
Priscila
Whittaker Chambers
Bussia
Henry W. Goddard
Baredy
Ada Cendelly
Gravitt Involved In New Auto Crash Near Atlanta
Hugh D Gravitt awaiting involuntary manslaughter trial for Miss Mitchells death in August was in a second wreck last night near Atlanta His wife and a passenger were slightly hurt and Gravitt avoided charges Police said the crash was not his fault and his license was under review after the earlier fatality sentence plans.
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Atlanta
Hugh D. Gravitt
Wil
Margaret Mitchell
Siuck
Gravitt
al- Hanta
DeKalb County
Gravtt
B29s Search After Bermuda Ocean Crash Saga Continues
A trio of US bombers involved in multiple crashes drifted into a complex Atlantic search. One B29 returning to MacDill Air Force Base after engine trouble crashed in Tampa Bay mudflats. five crewmen were reported killed. Other B29s collided above Stockton, California, leaving only three of 21 survivors. Searches stretched from Salem to San Juan as weather hampered rescue efforts.
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Crath
Tampa
Fla
MacDill Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
California
Stockton
Galil
Atlantic
Salem
Mass
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Alantic
Magnificent
MarDill Air Force Base
Everglades
South Gets Blast for Freeze Weather
The Associated Press reports a cold front sweeping the South with temperatures dipping below freezing across Dixie. Readings reached 34 in Tallahassee and single digits in parts of Arkansas and Georgia, with lows 23 in Aniston and 24 in Fayetteville. High plains and New York area also saw freezing marks.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Dixie
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Florida
Tallahassee
Fayetteville
Anniston
Anna, Ga
Tuseslousa
Mercury
Memphis
Vicksburg
Miss
Greensboro
N.C
Atlanta
Charleston
S.C. Dothan
Middle West
Nebraska
Iowa
Perts
South Dakota
Atlantic
New York State
New England
Three New Polio Cases Reported in Alabama
MONTGOMERY AP Three new cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Alabama this week, bringing the 1949 total to 240, state health department officials announced.
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Alabama
Montgomery
State Health Department
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Acheson Cenfer
Cameron Hadley
Wedding View
Aiken Barkley
Veep
State Welfare Board
New Orleans
Coplon
Weather Man
Leroy Parker
James D. Lawing
Walhalla
Michael Rice
Eritt Eddie Weathore
South
Ane
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