Baruch Demands Wallace Correct Publicly Over Errors
Bernard Baruch, U.S. delegate to the Atomic Energy Commission, asserted Henry Wallace must publicly correct what Baruch called Wallace's errors regarding the U.S. atomic control plan. Baruch said Wallace admitted error in a private conference and did not sign a prepared statement. he released documents in response and warned the errors threaten delicate negotiations.
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Francis W. Carpenter
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Henry A. Wallace
Baruch
Wallace
Truman
Macon County Registrars Quit Over Racial Tensions
All three Macon County Board of Registrars resigned amid tension after a voter registration lawsuit involving race. G A Smith stated locals dislike the job while a pending Supreme Court case against two former members concerns alleged registration denial. Four members had been appointed since 1945 following William P. Mitchell’s federal suit.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Macon County Board of Registrars
G. A. Smith
U. S. Supreme Court
Smith
J. J. Jolley
Chesson
S. W. Tally
Auburn
Montgomery
Macon County
Wiliam P. Mitchell
Army Training Plan Faces Battle in Congress
Washington reports that key lawmakers predict a fierce fight over the Army’s revised universal training plan. Secretary Patterson outlined a mixed program at the American Legion convention, proposing one year of training for fit youths age 18 to 20 with six months in camps and seven civilian continuations. The Legion backs four months in camps plus civilian training, while lawmakers weigh compulsory service and civilian status amid peacetime sacrifices.
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Washington
Congress
Patterson
American Legion
San Francisco
Legion
Rep
Brooks
D-La
House Military Committee
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Lucas
Ill
House
Senate
National Cotton Picking Contest Draws Contestants From 11 States
Blytheville Arkansas hosts the seventh National Cotton Picking Contest with 220 plus contestants from 11 states and Mexico. Pickers begin at 10 a.m. for two hours and will be judged on amount cleanliness and row condition. $2,500 in prizes to be awarded at 4:30 p.m. Bill Adams of Leachville seeks to defend his title from last year.
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Blytheville
Ark
Oreign
Mississippi Delta
Old Mexico
California
Michigan
Texas
Hinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missippi
Bill Adams
Leachville, Ark
Byrnes Echoes Stalin On War Fears In Paris
Secretary of State James Byrnes told an American Club luncheon in Paris that there is no immediate danger of war, echoing Stalin's view. He warned against underplaying or exaggerating allied disagreements as the path to peace, and urged careful foreign policy toward all nations. He hoped Stalin's stance would curb unwarranted charges and avoid arms force tensions.
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Paris
James F. Byrnes
Stalin
Byrnes
American Club
Soviet Union
United States
Truman predicts federal budget in black by June 30
President Truman said the federal budget will be in surplus by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30 for the first time in 16 years. He announced cutting expenditures by 2.1 billion dollars and backed Steelman’s push for production and price stabilization. He warned against wage declines and noted ongoing meat shortage concerns.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Steelman
OPA Ponders Cryptic Bible Verse Postcard
Atlanta AP notes OPA officials ponder a postcard message asking readers to study Proverbs 11 26. The verse cited warns against withholding corn and implies curses on those who sell it with distress.
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OPA
Atlanta
Aviation's Greatest Tragedy Recorded
A four engine DC-4 plane with 39 aboard crashed and burned near Stephenville Newfoundland. Coast Guard reports all aboard dead, including six children and twelve women. The NYC to Berlin flight lost contact ten minutes after takeoff from Stephenville.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Dothan
Stephenville
Army
Europe
Berlin
Wilds
Gander
Germany
Cordell Hull In Critical Condition
Washington reports former Secretary of State Cordell Hull in most critical condition after a stroke. The 75 year old elder statesman is at Bethesda Naval Hospital and faced a deteriorating night following a Monday stroke, with Navy bulletins noting his life remains precarious.
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Cordell Hull
Washington
Navy
The
Hull
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
United Nations
Legion Convention Debates On-the-Job Training Policy
SAN FRANCISCO AP The American Legion Convention shifted to the on the job training issue as delegates revisited General Omar N Bradley’s attack on national commander John Stelle. Bradley, head of the Veterans Administration, accused Stelle of breaking faith with veterans by backing a $200 training ceiling and criticized a law protecting a privileged minority from GI training benefits. Bradley pledged the VA will defend all veterans against minority interests.
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San Francisco
American Legion
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Terion
John Stelle
Stelle
Congress
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 12 in Alabama Cases
Ten to twelve indictments were returned by the federal grand jury in Montgomery for the Southern Division of the Middle District of Alabama. Named in bonds are James A. McKinnie John McKinnie and Fred Jackson. Charges include Internal Revenue Code violations along with National Motor Vehicle Theft Act and Selective Service Act violations. Defendants to be tried in Dothan federal court with next term set for December.
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Montgomery
Middle District
Alabama
James A. McKinnie
John McKinnie
Fred Jackson
J. W. Daughtry
Daughtry
Dothan
Acquitted Nazis to flee to British zone under AMG escort
German civil authorities and the American Military Government arrange safe passage for Franz von Pieper, Walther Schacht, and Hans Fritz to the British zone after acquittals. Nuernberg police surrounded the Palace of Justice. the escorts and safe entry were unsettled, with the men remaining in the courthouse.
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AMG
Nuernberg
Amercan
Carree
Frang von Pie
Wjalmar Sehaeht
Hans Fritz
Che
Palace of Justice
Comen
Schacht
Aou
Airmail Stamp Sales Jump at Local Post Office
Postmaster J Heard Saxon reports airmail stamp sales doubled after the five cent rate cut effective Oct 1. The office offers one day service to St Louis Chicago and New York with letters mailed by midnight reaching those cities the next morning. Mailings before 9 50 a m reach New York by 8 40 p m. Northbound planes depart at 1 20 a m and 1 %% am while southbound departures are 3 20 p m and 12 30 a m.
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J. Heard Saxon
St. Loui
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Saxon
Steelman Warns Boom Bust If Economy Stabilized Not
Reconversion Chief John R Steelman warns the nation risks boom and bust if the economy is not stabilized He urges business to cut prices labor to restrain wage demands and the public to resist higher prices He says price controls are key and calls for cooperation across government workers and farmers Turn to No 17 on Page 2.
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Steelman
Sandor
Klein Washington
John R. Steelman
Toder
Tie
Peace Conference Tosses Trieste Issue to Foreign Ministers
The Big Four Foreign Ministers faced the Trieste question after a lengthy eight hour session in Luxembourg. Delegates debated a French plan to return the issue to the four powers with guiding principles and a draft statute, amid sharp motions and a lengthy roll call vote.
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Trieste
Saen Hithiight
Edo Oby
Orotary
Sen
Tess
Drehan
Gopor
Andre Yovichinsky
Masnia
Chateman
Luxembourg Palace
Kretas Cornell
Canassien
Connally
Skeleton for sale in Alabama surplus sale
The War Assets Administration in Birmingham reports a perfectly good female skeleton from the former Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa is declared surplus and offered for sale at 345 dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ups
War Assets Admiinistration
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
WAA
Government Moves on Ship and Power Strikes Amid Turmoil
Government pushes partial settlements to ease nationwide shipping tie up and a 10 day power strike near Pittsburgh. Chicago bus service halted as Columbus and Hollywood labor actions continue. West Coast shipowners resist wage demands while talks target East Gulf coast settlements.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Columbus
Fieop
Hollywood
Srike
Fort
Gulf
East
CIO Marine Engineers
AFI
Helicopter Rescues Two Floridians From Everglades
Coast Guard helicopter hoisted Cyril Baldwin and Dr. James Armstrong from the Everglades after their swamp buggy broke down Monday. Ensign John R. Mackey coordinated the rescue from St. Petersburg with Mosquitoes and water two feet deep complicating efforts. Thomas and Thames helped locate and aid the stranded duo before the helicopter extraction.
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Clewiston
Fla
Coast Guard
Baldwin
C. T. Thomas
Malcolm Thames
Lake Harbor
Everglades
Thomas
Thames
Miami
St. Petersburg
Armstrong
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