Violence Escalates in 22 Day Phone Strike Across Nine States
A manual telephone exchange in Maryville Tennessee remained shut as violence surged in the Southern Bell strike spanning nine Southeastern states. Police reported assaults, vandalism, cable cuttings, and mass picketing, with about 7,500 phones out of service and 3,000 circuits restored overnight. CWA head Joseph Beirne denied union involvement.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Southeastern
Maryville Tonn
Lea Callaway
S. H Youngblood
Southern Bell Tennessee
Nashville
Maryville
Southern Bell
Orlando Fla
Decatur
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Emory University Hospital
Georgia
Walker Kinsman
Brunswick
Stt. Simons Island
Cedartown
Karl Willis
Tallapoosa River
Felton
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Joseph F. Beirne International
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Brain washed prisoner told not to talk
A former prisoner Adele Austin Rickett, released from China, is under advisement not to speak. Her mother met her in San Francisco as family plans a New York flight. husband Walter remains imprisoned. Strugnell refused interviews stating there will be no statement from Mrs Rickett.
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Redwood City
Calif
Adele Austin Rickett
New York
Hong Kong
France and United States Split on Viet War Strategy
Saigon reports a split between France and the United States on how to handle the South Vietnamese civil war. Amid uneasy calm, a three-day truce was agreed with Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen. The Binh Xuyen blockade on food was lifted for three days and prices eased as hoarding eased. General J Lawton Collins counseled Diem to stand firm.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
France
Ngo Dinh Diem
Umeasy
Binh Xuyen Society
Binh Xuyen Radio
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Diem
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Outlook
Georgia sees clear this afternoon and tonight with a mild pattern. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies across both Georgia and Northwest Florida with continued mild conditions. the note mentions a historical faction context.
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Georgia
Florida
Guards Overpower Florida Prison Break Attempt
A prisoner at Raiford State Prison tried a shootout to escape, killing assistant superintendent J. G. Godwin and wounding two guards, L. D. Dodds and L. L. Wainwright. George Arthur Heroux, a 25 year veteran inmate, was overpowered by armed guards.
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Raiford
Fla.p
J. G. Godwin
L. D. Dodds
L. L. Wainwright
L. F. Chapman
George Arthur Heroux
Heroux
Dade County
Miarai
Kansas City
Chapman
Apman
Blizzard Strikes Plains and Northeast in Surprise Snow Assault
A harsh blizzard moved from the Great Plains to the Northeast bringing heavy snow and dust storms. Cars, highways, and air traffic halted in Wyoming Montana South Dakota New York Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut. Fatal crashes linked to the dust storm were reported as the storm damaged crops and disrupted power.
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Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Chadron
Neb
South Dakota
Billings
Sheridan
Lusk
Gillette
Bruce Young
Oklahoma
Checotaw
Oklahoma City
Mid-Atlantic
New England
Phil Campbell predicts farmer comeback in 1965 Georgia
Agriculture Commissioner Phil Campbell and Atlanta Constitution editor Jack Gilchrist said Georgia farmers can rebound financially in 1965 if weather returns to normal after a killing freeze and a drought. They noted no food shortage for consumers and cited crops like peanuts and cotton as potential plantings for growers hit by cold.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Phil Campbell
Campbell
Wsb-Tv
Atlanta Constitution
Jack Gilchrist
Russell Campbell
Dress Fire Claims Chamblee Student
Julia Carolyn Howell a 15 year old Chamblee High School student died from burns after her dress caught fire from a heater during a visit with friends. The accident occurred March 25 and witnesses say her garments burned from her body before help arrived.
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Atlanta
Julia Carolyn Howell
Chamblee
MacArthur demands full Yalta record release
Gen. Douglas MacArthur said he would approve only a full release of documents about responsibility for Yalta decisions. He criticized partial disclosures and cited wartime discussions on Japan and Soviet entry, denying that his advice prompted concessions to the Soviet Union. He urged publication of all records to avoid public confusion.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Yalta
Mm Lui
Japan
MacArthur
Soviet Union
United States
England
Army
Department of Defense
Defense Department
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Russia
Congress
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib- N. Y
Senate
Times- Herald
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Courtney Whitney
Hoover Commission outlines ways to cut federal spending
The Hoover Commission proposes saving 150 million dollars yearly by consolidating transportation services and shifting more to private industry. It urges military and civilian transport to be under single directors, reestablishing a unified Military Air Transport System, criticizes wasteful routing and extra services, and calls tighter controls on household goods shipments and private auto transport for armed forces.
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Ment
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission
Hoover
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Son Fires Bullet Kills Thomasville Woman
Mrs Ruby Lois Braswell Horne wife of Thomas Edward Horne grocery merchant 503 N Stevens Street was fatally wounded by her 9 year old son Edward Jr at their home 916 Mitchell Street Sunday afternoon Chief of Police Noah Stegall investigated the accident The boy reportedly fired a single shot from a rifle striking her neck and brain as she stood in the yard near a woods edge The body was found about 20 feet from the rifle and Mr Horne was said to be asleep at the time The incident is continued on page 4.
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Ruby Lois Braswell Horne
Thomas Edward Horne
N. Stevens Street
Edward, Jr
Mitchell Street
Noah Stegall
Stegall
Dulles Rejects Japan Call for Immediate Talks
Secretary Dulles refused an abrupt Japanese proposal for quick top level talks in Washington. Hatoyama supporters called the move a political setback while officials noted Japan gave insufficient notice and planned a later envoy attempt to press rearmament and relate with Russia and Red China.
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Tokyo
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Ichiro Hatoyame
United States
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Dulles
Hatoyama
Democratic Party
Sell
America
Russia
United
Congress Takes Easter Recess in 1941
Washington April 4 Congress adjourned for an Easter recess with both House and Senate away from work. The midsession recess lasts until April 13 as lawmakers head home for vacations and contact business at distant points. A large exodus includes 68 congressmen and families bound for Daytona Beach Florida for a week of rest and a June 7 baseball game between Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mouse Foreign Affairs Committee
House Agriculture
Dominican Republic
United
Florida
Wilson sticks by plan for Army manpower cuts
Secretary of Defense Wilson testified before a Senate subcommittee that the Army will shrink to 1,027,000 by June 30, 1956, down from about 1,250,000. The force structure will adjust toward fewer divisions and more modernization, with tests at Ft. Hood and in Georgia guiding future changes. He warned of risks from Communist power and emphasized deterrence, strategic air, carrier striking forces, and jet B52 bombers as essential to national defense. The Navy plan envisions operating over 1,000 ships including 405 combat vessels.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Budget Bureau
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Ridgwaay
Menning
Ft. Hood
Tex
United States
Strategic Air Command
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Strategic Air Force
Let Ihe Decide U. S. Move Sen Wiley Tells Congress
Senator Wiley urged Congress to let President Eisenhower decide U S action in the Formosa Strait. He backed not committing to defend Quemoy and Matsu, stressing divided powers and the President's discretion in preventing those islands from falling to the Chinese Communists.
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U. S
Sen. Wiley
Congress
Washington
R-Wis
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa Strait
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Que
Formosa
George
Foreign Relations Committee
Merchants Plan All Day Wednesday Store Hours
Thomasville merchants will stay open all day Wednesday for pre Easter shoppers. John Hicks president of the Retail Merchants Association announced the plan as merchants observe a half holiday for Easter.
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Thomasville
John Hicks
Retail Mercants Association
Geners
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