Meat Rationing Question Nears Showdown Stage
MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH FASHINGTON AP The issue of meat rationing moves toward a decision as officials weigh timing for ending meat rationing by October first or later. Bowles advocates quick action while Hutson’s AID warns pace depends on livestock marketings. Households rush to buy cheese without stamps as cheese leaves the ration list freeing points for meat.
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Navy Lt Commander Home After Three Year War Prison
Mrs Verna Hart Johnson awaited news as Lt Cmdr Johnson, a Yorktown crewman, was released after more than three years in Japanese captivity. He was promoted to lieutenant commander while imprisoned on Shikoku. The couple's families in Washington and Dothan finalized a reunion plan after years apart.
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Marine Corps Cuts Discharge Points For Marines
The Marine Corps today cut its critical point score for releasing male personnel from five to seventy points and authorized release of Marines over thirty five. Commandant A. A. Vandegrift announced the immediate changes, marking the first reduction in the corps score since the system was set on August fifteenth.
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Alaga Bus Drivers Strike Over Union Election Dispute
Twenty two Alaga Coach Lines drivers staged a walkout over a contention with company officials about union election and contract. About 30 percent of normal service ran. Non union drivers reported for work. skeleton schedules in effect. The dispute centered on election supervision by government bodies, with NLRB involvement discussed. Five nonunion drivers named refused to join. tensions over union dues and contract recognition noted.
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Patterson Answers Discharge Questions
Under secretary of War Patterson testified before the Senate Military Committee that the Army aims to discharge 6 million men by next July 1 and reduce strength to 2.5 million by mid-1946. He defended the point system, rejected a special demobilization police agency, noted women with over 45 points are sent to Pacific occupation forces, and cited Marshall’s directive for swift demobilization and economy. Some senators pressed Marshall as the key figure in relief from the pressure.
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FSA Office to Close Saturday in New 40-Hour Week
The Houston County Farm Security Administration office will be closed all day Saturday as it shifts to a 40 hour work week from Monday through Friday. Supervisor W. Y. Cank announced the change.
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Carroll Tells How 120000 Was Raised For Internees
In 1944 at Santo Tomas in Manila Earl Carroll describes how $120,000 was raised quickly to stave off starvation among internees. The instalment recounts Japanese orders halving food, the removal of camp leaders passes, and desperate scenes of hunger including a begging mother and starving children as internal networks secretly move funds and aid.
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Diphtheria Near Epidemic Stage Here Advised Precautions
Diphtheria nears epidemic proportions in Houston County with eight new cases since last Saturday. Dr W T Burkett, County health officer, says danger is real and preventive actions are essential. A total of 29 cases on record marks the largest county total. immunization is offered free on Mondays and Saturdays, and a Senick test may verify lasting protection for previously vaccinated children.
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Train Derailment Injures Fourteen
AP report details a Pennsylvania Railroad Washington to Detroit Red Arrow derailment after a stalled automobile at a crossing was struck by the locomotive and seven cars. Fourteen people injured. a second section hit the car but the owner was absent and uninjured. A rail puncture scorched the locomotive boiler but did not explode as initially reported.
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House Votes Return To Standard Time
WASHINGTON AP The House passed a resolution to return the nation to Standard Time on September 30 abolishing daylight saving instituted during wartime The measure would shift clocks back one hour at 2 00 a m on Sept 10 The action now goes to the Senate with White House approval anticipated and clerks prepared for the change as Congress created wartime daylight saving to conserve fuel and extend evening daylight
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Franco Attacks Masonry In Unscheduled Madrid Speech
General Franco launched a violent attack on what he called a Masonic superstate in an unscheduled Madrid speech. He blamed foreign attacks on the Spanish government and spoke before a robed clergy gathering viewed as advisers to the Falange’s female section.
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France Seeks Reparations and Territorial Adjustments for Italy
London reports outline differing Allied views on reparations from Italy and the restoration of the Alpine frontier. France pushes minor border adjustments and coast control while Russia’s stance on Trieste and Soviet recognition of Balkan governments dominates debate.
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Biddle Appointed To War Crime Jury
President Truman announced Francis Biddle as American member of the Allied wartime tribunal to try Axis war criminals. Judge John J. Parker was named an alternate. The president also announced Elmer Davis’s resignation as head of OWI and Newt Dalton of Landville to succeed him. Bennett Champ Clark was named Associate Judge of the U S Court of Appeals, District of Columbia.
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First Day School Attendance Tops Averages City and County
City and county schools report higher than average attendance on the first day. City Superintendent Bruce Flurry cites elementary enrollments at 473 and 364 at screen Dike. senior high attendance up about four percent while Negro schools run roughly 70 percent of last year. County superintendent Solomon Baxter notes higher high school enrollment but Negro schools lag.
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Tojo Rallies After Blood Transfusion From Army Sergeant
A battered battlefront chronicle reports Hideki Tojo recovering after a blood transfusion and penicillin treatment at Yokohama evacuation hospital. The ceremony in Singapore marks Japan's formal surrender in Southeast Asia, with Mountbatten signing eleven copies amid Allied observers.
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Governor Explains Tax Diversion Plan at Civic Club Address
Governor Sparks presented an explanation of the income tax amendment to be voted on, speaking at a civic club gathering at the Houdan Hotel. The event, broadcast by fading stations, drew general attendance and covered the proposed measure he sponsored.
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World Series Start On October Third
Washington AP reports the World Series opens October third in the American League pennant city. Commissioner ABB Nappy Chardler said President Truman will likely attend. the date was set at a meeting of clubs still in contention for the.tan spoj major league race.
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14 Navy Men Die In Crash Of Big Privateer Plane
Miami Florida AP reports fourteen Navy men died when a large four engine Privateer crashed during a training approach to the Miami Naval Air Station. One aviator escaped by parachute after the aircraft caught fire and exploded. A rescue attempt failed as ammunition explosions intensified the blaze. Names to be released after kin notifications.
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Thumb-Nail Views On City Manager Plan
Voters in Dothan share mixed views on adopting a city manager plan next Monday. Opinions favor a professional manager, noting businesslike efficiency and safeguards, while critics worry about pay and loss of direct commissioner control.
Truman Defends Finance Aid To England
President Truman defends a postwar finance plan to aid Britain amid debate in Congress. London pressure and British negotiations with American officials center on terms, including cartel restrictions and empire-dollar controls. The administration seeks conditions on trade and currency in exchange for aid, while Republicans push for broader limits.
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Jap Cabinet Calls Special Session
The Japanese Cabinet met in a special session to discuss General MacArthur's designation of former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's Pearl Harbor cabinet members for custody. Premier Higashi-Kuni reported to the emperor on MacArthur's list, signaling a possible purge and a war review to decide if all members are acceptable to American forces.
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