Senate OK Sets Minimum Wage at 75 Cents
Senate approval advances a wage floor rise to 75 cents an hour amid House and Senate differences over coverage. About 22.6 million workers are covered. 1.5 million earn under 75 cents. The measure, opposed by some as too broad, awaits final compromise before enactment in the 1938 Wage Hour law.
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John Chadwick Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Fepper
D-Fla
Ellendar
D-La
Ellender
Fulbright
D-Ark
Immigrations Curtailment Urged By American Legion
The American Legion at its 31st national convention adopted a resolution urging the United States to curtail immigration as far as possible and to strictly adhere to existing laws and quotas. The group also backed area seminars on Russian fifth column activities and proposed citizenship oaths to bear arms if necessary, as part of the 1950 domestic program.
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Lee Linder
Philadelphia
American Legion
United States
Legion
Legionnaires
U.S
Two Amendments Top Lawmakers' Calendar
Alabama lawmakers in 1949 move two constitutional amendments to the forefront. The substitute Boswell amendment and a 67 senator proposal drive Senate action as reapportionment and voter qualification fights loom. Gov Folsom is unlikely to veto the general appropriation bill, while a bill to restore school entry age dates from prior to 1947 faces renewed attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
House
James E. Folsom
O. H. Finney
Folsom
Finney
Supreme Court
Railroads Adopt Five Day Week For Most Workers
Nearly one million railroad workers begin a five day week with six day weeks ended for non operating staff. Trains must run daily, schedules to stay. Wage parity achieved with factory workers, while operating staff remain paid by mileage. The change follows a Presidential board recommendation and union agreement.
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Norman Walker
Washington
William M. Telferson
Full Battle Seen Over Trade Policy
Washington AP report that President Truman ordered Democratic leaders to fight out the renewal of the reciprocal trade act upon returning from a one week vacation. The Senate leaves for a brief holiday with trade program action at the top of its schedule as the heated controversy continues.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Truman Support Seen For New Farm Bill
In Washington, Senators from both parties urged quick passage of a compromise farm program with President Truman reportedly backing the Anderson bill. Democratic farmers traders had just visited the White House, and Senator Aiken said the Agriculture committee was informed the President would support the measure. The plan aims to keep farmers stable for a longer term and aligns with the 1948 act in place.
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Aiken
MacArthur: Japanese Entitled to Peace Treaty After Occupation
Gen Douglas MacArthur marked four years of Allied occupation in a review stating Japan has fulfilled surrender terms and deserves a peace treaty. He warned against Communist China’s rise, urged continued economic reform, and said political freedom requires economic freedom, predicting a new broad middle class to support democracy. No pledge given on a peace conference date.
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Earnest Hobbrecht Wokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Ureme
MacArthur
China
Tife
Yugoslav Paper Charges Russia With Sell Out
Belgrade Yugoslavia official newspaper Borba accused Russia of selling out Yugoslavia to a stake in Southern Austria. Borba set an 85 million price tag on Russia’s “betrayal,” saying Moscow dropped support for Austrian claims from 100 million to 50 million.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Austria
Marshal Tito
Balkan
Borba
Tito
Britain
France
U. S
Tass
Acheson
Washington
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Scribe Raps Vaughan Defends by Truman in Senate
President Truman said no change planned in Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan’s status as military aide amid Senate five power center investigations. Vaughan defended his actions against accusations of aiding donors like Helis and Maragon, saying he offered proper assistance only.
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Warren Duffee Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
White House
William Helis
David Bennett
Johnn F. Maragon
Helis
Maragon
Joseph R. McCarthy
Tru
Dial Phones Spark Talk Traffic Tangle in Dothan
George Whittington reports a switch to a new dial telephone system in Dothan caused widespread misdirection. Subscribers faced cross connections as calls to stores and court offices tangled, with confusion at the exchange. Company officials pledged quick fixes, while workers described ongoing debugging and uncertainty about timing. Circuit Clerk Roy Hill and assistants struggled to reach staff, noting an unusually quiet morning at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Dr. E. Kirk
United Telephone and Telegraph
Roy 0. Hill
Eagle
Marie McQuagge
Hill
Small Tropical Storm Stirring In Atlantic
A small tropical storm moving toward Martinique carried winds of 65 to 70 mph. A Navy hurricane hunter found winds near hurricane strength at the center while the system stood about 120 miles west of Martinique and 1,350 miles east of the Florida coast. It is moving west northwest at 12 to 14 mph and has strong winds within 150 miles of the center. Grady Norton cautioned the storm would require ongoing warnings and monitoring.
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Miami
Fla
Martinique
Florida
Grady Nortons
Trial Of 3 Negroes Starts In Florida
In Tavares Florida the trial of three Negro men accused of raping a white woman began after a judge denied a defense motion to move the case out of Lake County. The case followed three days of violence with white mobs terrorizing the Negro population and burning three homes near Groveland. The defense argued for impartial jurors and sought a venue change to another county on security grounds.
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Tavares
Fla
Groveland
Lake County
Alex
Akerman
Elba Peanut Warehouse Destroyed in Big Fire
A large peanut warehouse owned by Morrow Gin Co. in Elba burned yesterday, with estimated damages of 25000. Fire units from Enterprise and Opp aided the rescue, and an adjoining shelling plant also suffered damage. Cause undetermined but wiring may have sparked the blaze. the warehouse will be rebuilt and Sessions Peanut Co. will relocate storage to other facilities.
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Elba (Special
Enterprise
Opp
Morrow Gin Company
Sessions Peanut Company
D. B. Nelson
Sessions Company
Nelson
Truman Sees Slack in War Of Nerves
President Truman said the war of nerves between communist and democratic governments is slackening. He hopes for a surrender similar to the end of the shooting war and for a peace mood once World War II anniversary remarks were made. He also predicted his domestic program will pass by the next Congress ends, praising the Senate for defeating a budget rider.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Truman
United Nations
Senate
Congress
West German papers mark WWII outbreak with calls for peace
On the tenth anniversary of the 1939 invasion of Poland Western German newspapers urged peace and recalled the war’s costs. Abendpost criticized the government for starting the war while Neue Presse warned Europe would vanish if the slogan no more war is forgotten.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Berlin
Abendpost
Frankfurt Neue Presse
Europe
Neue Presse
Nuemberger Nachrichten
State Liquor Stores Extend Hours Across Alabama
The Alabama ABC board voted to keep state liquor stores open an extra hour daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. wherever conditions allow. Existing hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The move, proposed by Jap Bryant of Bessemer, allows staggered eight hour shifts for employees. A previous attempt by an earlier board was abandoned.
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Montgomery
Alabama Abc Board
Jap Bryant
Bessemer
Steering Unit Seen For Pact Countries
Washington AP report says the 12 Atlantic Pact nations likely will place defense planning under a steering committee with equal rank and unanimous decisions. A final choice awaits Sept 17 talks as foreign ministers prepare joint defense strategy. Congress considers Truman arms aid with a reduced plan around 1 billion dollars.
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John Scali Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Holiday week end price drop in cold meats and fruit
Prices for Labor Day weekend push cheaper cold meats and fruit items while pork chops rise slightly and eggs gain modestly. Vegetables show sap beans cheaper while lettuce and Lima beans creep higher as new season artichokes and Brussels sprouts arrive from California amid Florida hurricane effects.
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Associated Press
California
Florida
Pearson Claims Vaughan Sought Tax Case Intervention
Washington columnist Drew Pearson testified under oath that Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan asked the Justice Department to intervene in oilman W. T. Burton’s income tax case. Pearson said Vaughan acted as a go between for Democratic campaign funds and discussed possible prosecutions, while denying bribery allegations and noting Army regulation against officers soliciting political contributions.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Harry H. Vaughan
Justice Department
W. T. Burton
Louisiana
Pearson
Senate
Vaughan
James P. McGranery
U. S
Philadelphia
Burton
McGranery
Vaughas
FBI
Clyde R. Hoey
N. C
Hoey
Karl R. Mundt
S.D
William Helis
New Orleans
Helis
Typhoon Devastation Kills 68 in Tokyo Area
AP reports Tokyo typhoon floods kill 68, injure 223, and leave 50 missing in central Honshu. About 100000 workers rush sandbags as floodwaters threaten further damage amid 66,000 homeless. Levee breaks along Wateosi River and Tone River torrents sweep through villages northwest of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Tokyo Bay
Aicoi
Kanto Plain
Polio Cases Rise in Montgomery County
AP report notes three new polio cases in Montgomery County bringing the yearly total to 43. Health Officer A H Graham says two are older cases not yet diagnosed as polio. Victims include two 13 year old girls, a white girl, and a two year old boy.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
A. H. Graham
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