Draft at Year End Forecast to Seek Universal Service
Washington AP reports House leaders plan hearings on a universal military training bill. The measure would require most able-bodied males to serve one year of training after age 18, with college sponsorship options and possible exemptions. Supporters say it could pass. opponents doubt immediate passage.
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Washington
House
Truman
Cormmi
West Point
Annals
Acker
Mronth
May
D-Ky
American Legion
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Veterans
War Chest Drive Leader Sets Oct 31 Quota Finish
Walter Morris and Dothan United Charities Chest announce a renewed drive to hit a 30 150 quota by October 31 closing. Solicitors will renew efforts as E Price chairs Dothan Negroes meeting. The campaign hovers near 20 000 with Special Gifts near 19 500 and workers near completion.
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Walter Morris
Dothan United Charities
E. Price
Special Gifts Committee
Hoy ©. Hill
Devices Hit 1400 MPH in Flight, Curtiss-Wright Says
Curtiss-Wright announces development of flying devices achieving speeds over 1400 miles per hour, about twice the speed of sound. Dr. C. C. Furnas states military requirements prevent details, noting the devices are not rockets or artillery shells and are not piloted by airmen at present.
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Buffalo
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
C .C. Furnas
Curtiss Wright Research Laboratory
Fumas
City Privilege License Sales Lag Behind Record
City clerk says sales of City Privilege licenses are lagging with only several working days left before the October 31 deadline. More than 400 licenses must be sold to match last year’s record. through yesterday 450 licenses were sold, about half of 1943.44. After next Wednesday a penalty will be imposed on delinquent purchases of the licenses.
Truman to Outline Wage and Price Policy Tuesday
President Truman will use a Tuesday night radio broadcast to outline a wage and price policy aimed at preventing further strikes. He announced the plan at a news conference, denying reports of a resignation by price adviser John W. Snyder and naming Dr. John R. Steelman as a presidential special assistant to aid labor talks. The labor management peace conference agenda includes seven topics on reducing disputes, with signatures from AFL President Green CIO President Murray and leaders from major business groups. Secretary Schwellenbach and Wallace will serve as non voting delegates and will help seek agreement ahead of next week visits to the President.
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Truman
John W. Snyder
John R. Steelman
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Wilson
White House
Steelman
Federal Conciliation Service
Washington
Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Tra | Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Commerce Wallace
Jesfer
Negroes Sentenced On Murder Charges
In Houston, during a criminal session, three defendants pled guilty and received penitentiary terms. J B Peg Games pleaded guilty to assault in a related knife wounding and drew five years. Tommie Clemmons Jr received two-year terms on two forgery counts. Percy Lewis was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years. Rosa Neal and Arthur Lee Neal had first degree murder charges continued.
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Houston
Perse Goodson
J. B
Peg Games
Douglas Horne
Violence Flares as Labor Unions Eye Action at Studios
The CIO United Steelworkers wage committee voted to empower executives to take necessary action including strike votes for a $1 per day raise. A nationwide strike by about 75,000 CIO Retail Wholesale and Department Store Employees was authorized, with timing to be set by president Samuel Wolchok. Other disputes include Hollywood movie workers and the UAW strike.
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Steelmen Act
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Associated Press
Omery Ward and Co
CIO United Retail
New York
Samuel Wolchok
All-Synthetic Rubber Tires May Be Used Soon On All Cars
Inside story of the tire industry says motorists may soon ride on 100 percent synthetic rubber produced for ten to thirty cents a pound. By 1946 1947 output could reach 50 to 85 percent synthetic with the rest natural as demand drives production. Union issues loom over a 30 hour week and wage demands while vast Japanese war scrap rubber is found in the Far East.
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Akron
Far East
Indo
China
E. B. Babock
Firestone
WPB
Fleming and Co Workers Win 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Stockholm announces Sir Alexander Fleming of London University and two Oxford colleagues Dr. Ernest Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey to share the 1945 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. The award, about 3010, recognizes penicillin and its infection healing effects. Chain, a German refugee, is noted as the least known of the trio and is in New York City.
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Stockholm
Alexander Fleming
London University
Ernest Boris Chain
William Dunn
Oxford
Howard Walter Florey
Oxford Pathology
Alexander
Alfred Nobel
Karolinska Institute of
Sir Alexander
U. S
Ayreshire
Scotland
Kilmarnock Academy
St. Mary's Hospital
Paddington
England
Chain
Britain
New York City
Right Face Washington Emblem Shows Peace Embrace
The AP reports the American eagle on the Presidential flag has turned to display the olive branches in its right talon, shifting from the left talon with arrows. President Truman unveiled the new flag seal and coat of arms at yesterday's news conference, signaling a move toward peace.
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Washington
Truman
U S and Russia Edging Toward Mutual Understanding
Washington reports suggest relations between the United States and Soviet Union are warming amid tense dialogue. A four power council may govern Japan with U8, Russia, Britain, and China sharing authority, while Russia signals potential participation in the Allied Far Eastern Advisory Commission.
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Graram Hovey
Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Discu
Af Power Council
Russa
Britain
China
Japan
Council
U.S. Passinn
United Nations
World Security Organization
Washington O
Mololay
Armament race debate signals new global tensions
Washington reports reveal a fractured world after World War II as the atomic bomb debate and universal military training spark a rapid, unsparing arms race. Anglo American trust frays with Russia, secrets stay divided, and puppet regimes rise in Eastern Europe while the Pacific strategists seek bases.
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Washington
Ann
United States
Britain
Anglo - America
Russia
London
Europe
Pacific
Dothan Chamber Officer Predicts City Building Boom
Arthur Johnson secretary of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce told the American Legion that Dothan will see the largest building boom in its history as industries such as textile feed lumber and farm tools move in. He cited labor housing shortages and high land costs as major barriers while noting prewar population near 17 000 and current estimates around 23 000, with rapid housing needs on the rise.
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Dothan
Arthur Johnson
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Doman Post
American Legion
Regitar
Legion Hall
South Foster Street
Tethan
Chamber of Commerce
Inhasan
Iow
Dathan
Commerce Secretary
Hausen
Ciy
Japs Irked At Forced Diplomatic Isolation
Accused Nazi war criminal Robert Ley killed himself in a Denver prison cell on the eve of the trial of 22 other Nazi defendants. An official report details a noose made from a towel and rags, with Ley found on the toilet seat. The death removes key documents from evidence and may alter trial preparations for the remaining defendants.
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Lex
Ley
Col. C. B. Andrus
Denver
Conn
Lay
Paul WW Graven
Madison, Wis
Fuher Marlin Bormann
Labor Bund
Hare
Cetl
Mihrre Eniity
Eagle's Missing Mitzi Rescued Swiftly After Story
The dog Mitzi was found within hours after The Eagle published its appeal. Napier Fitth street residents watched a neighbor report the dog’s appearance links to a Ming station. Mrs Lanter expressed joy and thanked The Eagle as neighbors praised the prompt outcome.
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Lille
Lanter
Napier Fitth
St. Andrews
Otlvin Welch
Welchwald
Welch
Bevin Warns Hunger, Privation To Bring Crisis In Europe
Foreign Secretary Bevin warned in a House of Commons debate that hunger and privation in war ravaged Europe could produce a crisis possibly more devastating than guns or the atomic bomb. He blamed Nazi policy for Europe’s ruin and said Britain could only do so much to feed occupied zones while balancing shortages at home. Bevin urged more wheat supplies to avert a disaster this year and noted grain shortages tied to oil and politics.
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London
Bevin
House of Commons
Europe
Tan
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Argentina
Gales Off British Coast Claim Fourteen Lives
A fierce British coastal gale today claimed fourteen lives as the liner Queen Mary with about 1000 passengers aboard foundered off the Isle of Wight. Ships wrecked include several smaller craft, with mines reported in fishing areas and the sea running high along the approaches to Southampton. The US hospital ship Meany, carrying German prisoners and French repatriates, battled the Dover strait and rode out the storm to anchor safely.
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London Faps
Op Anehtr
Isle of
Wisht
Srrthampton
England
Admiralty
Nak
John Meany
Straits of Dover
Ahnaordant
United States
Europe
Truman Would Keep Present Staff Chief
President Truman states General George C. Marshall should remain Army Chief of Staff. Marshall, aged beyond retirement, wants to step down but may still be considered for the post as the administration weighs a universal military training program.
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Washington
Truman
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Stat
Reluctance To Carry Out MacArthur Order
Tokyo officials show hesitation to follow General MacArthur’s unprecedented directive to transfer all diplomatic and consular properties to Allied powers and to sever relations with foreign governments. The Foreign Office will consult Anned authorities to ensure conformity with Potsdam while awaiting Washington orders.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Comet Agency
Foreign Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Switzerland
Sweden
Portugal
Eire
Afganistan
Holy See
Scluy
Minister Asserts Nazi Menace Still Exists In Argentina
U S Charge d Affaires John Cabot warns in Buenos Aires that the Nazi menace persists in Argentina and is an international concern. He stresses U S treaty commitments prohibit intervention but notes anti democratic sentiment amid military rule and Peronist influence.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
John Cabot
U. S
Mexico City
Cabot
Cit Fx
United States
U. S. Senate
Spraine Braden
Atfache
Juan Peron
Socialist Party
Uiens
Peron
Car Theft Suspect Released On Bond
George Washington Stoops of Dothan, a member of the United States Army, was released on a 750 dollar bond after arrest by the FBI for stealing an automobile in Richmond Virginia. Commissioner J W Daughtry said Stoops pleaded guilty at arraignment and enlistment cancellation was notified by Army officials.
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George Washington Stoops
Dothan
United States Amy
Richmond
J. W. Daughtry
United States
Stoops
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