Lovely Girl Betty Thompson Receives Graduation Honor
Betty Thompson, an 18 year old cancer patient, watched 185 graduates in Russell High School’s ceremony from a sofa stage seat. She wore an engagement ring from Tom Amburn and a graduation dinner ring, facing possible death as classmates moved forward in cap and gown.
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Betty
Tom Amburn
Russell High School
Brand
Martha Ann
Tom
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Navy
Legion Commander in Albany Says War Runs Our Way
Erle Cocke Jr., National American Legion Commander from Dawson, arrived in Albany after a world tour and declared the war “is running our way now.” He praised Ridgway and Van Fleet and warned of Soviet air threats, noting uncertainty about when Korea may end and mentioning Iran as a potential trouble spot.
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Albany
Erle Cocke, Jr
Dawson
National American Legion
Koresis
Baid
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
James van Fleet
Legion
Iran
Coroner's Jury Finds Deputy Acted in Self Defense
A Jefferson Georgia coroner's jury ruled Deputy Bartow Faulkner acted in self defense when he shot Pink Faulkner and his brother Perry Faulk near the Country Store. The June 6 AP report notes the shooting occurred at a local store.
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Ath
Jefferson
Depty
Bartow
Pink
Faulkner
Perry Faulkhere
Here
Truman to Ask Congress for Record Military Build-Up
President Truman will seek congressional approval for a $7 billion military expansion, the largest such program in U.S. history. House Armed Services chair Vinson met with him to finalize plans for new construction and base expansion overseas and in every state.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
White House
Wetbacks Hit Imperial Valley Hot Potatoes Harvest
In El Centro California in June 6 AP reports a new crop for the Imperial Valley hot potatoes. Mexican border jumpers flood the area prompting national political scrutiny. Union leaders cite low wages while AFL National Farm Labor Union demands higher pay. A two week strike led to detentions by immigration authorities as valley vegetables shipment drops to about a third of last year.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
California
Mexico
AFL National Farm Labor Union
Two Baldwin County Residents Die in Head-On Crash
A head-on collision on the Duplin highway Gordon road intersection in Milledgeville Ga killed Arthur Miller 33 and Frank Bloodworth about 30 and injured eight including Mrs Hazel Bloodworth Mrs Tom Fordham T C Couch Harris Leverette Linton Cook Larry Floyd and Margaret Couch grandchildren of T C Couch. Bloodworth and Leverette were listed as drivers. Both cars were demolished. The crash occurred near the state Hospital. Some injured were taken to the hospital others to the Richard Binion Clinic.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Baldwin
Acheson Defends Korea Cease Fire Vote to Senate Inquiry
Secretary of State Acheson told the MacArthur inquiry that the United States backed last January’s UN cease fire move because it was the sound course to vote in favor. He argued the plan would restore prewar conditions and enable peace talks after Korea ended, while China’s role in the UN would remain a topic for discussion. Acheson read a telegram from Chou En Lai denouncing U.S. moves and said Truman’s policy aimed to block liberation of Taiwan by Communist forces.
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Washington
State Acheson
United States
United Nations
Korea
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
State Department
U. N
Formosa
China
Russell
D-Ga
Russia
Jacob Malik
U. N. Security Council
Chou-En-Lai
Truman
Taiwan
Red) Army
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Allied Patrols Hammer At Gates to Red Strongholds
Allied tank patrols pushed toward Chorwon and Kumhwa in the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang area. Eighth Army reported gains up to two miles with heavy resistance on the eastern front. Troops drove closer to Kumhwa as Chinese forces pulled back, with estimates placing 300,000 Reds on the frontline and 180,000 Chinese in the center defending the triangle.
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Iron Triangle
Korea
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang
Iro Triangle
U. N
Inje
38Th Parallel
Kansong
Chorwon- Kumhwa - Pyonggang
Eighth Army
Bunson
Chorwon
VU. N
Yonchon
Kumhwa
Chon Kumhwa
Yanggu
Chormon - Kumhwa- Pyongyang
James A. van. Fleets
Taipeh
China Union
Red Korea
Bibb Land Title Suit Tests Georgia Unit Vote System
In Rome Georgia a land title dispute over a 20 by 20 foot lot in a Rome subdivision becomes a vehicle to challenge Georgia's county unit election system. Rep. James I Wood sues to obtain title and to rule on the unit system, with Dr Cullen Gosnell of Emory University as defendant. The case involves a deed by R E Martin tying ownership to the system's validity and includes political gestures by figures like Senator Geronimo W King and references to Thomas voters. The Georgia Attorney General says the state law department will defend the unit system. A hearing date is expected this week after a demurrer filed May 31.
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Rome
Georgia
James I. Wood
Bibb County
Cullen B. Gosnell
Emory University
U. S
Gosnell
Herman Talmadge
Law Department
Eugene Cook
R.E. Martin
Chatmi
Wood
H. E. Nichols
Martin
M. E. Thompson
Chatham County
Thompson
Geronimo W. King
Chat‘ee
Bibb
Atteanoochee
Chatham
E. T. Methvin
Fastman Times-Journal
W. M. Cox
Toonigh
Cherokee County
Greenville
Coleman Jamey&. Peters
Peters
Iris
Blitch
Homeerville
Jackson B. Harris
Stephens
Mitchell
Atlanta
Hemingway Hemingway
Macon
C-Nellis
H O. Hubert, Jr
Delcatur
China Must Pay UN Dues Or Lose Vote
United Nations officials report Nationalist China has paid nothing toward 1950 and 1951 dues and owes over half of the 1949 assessment. The UN charter blocks voting for delinquent members for two years unless conditions justify nonpayment. Total 1951 assessments exceed 42 million dollars with many nations late on payments.
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United Nations
N. Y
China
General Assembly
Russia
U. N
Chiang Kai-Shek
Assembly
Formosa
U. S
Soviet Union
League of Nations
United States
Britain
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Outlook
Georgia shows mostly fair and warm conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a few thunder showers in the extreme south. Extreme northwest Florida will be partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a few scattered afternoon thunderstorms and gentle to moderate variable winds.
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Georgia
Florida
Government drops Mother Hubbard antitrust suit
The government drops its Mother Hubbard antitrust case against the petroleum industry. Attorney General McGrath says the sprawling suit filed in September 2040 is too unwieldy to prosecute as one case and will proceed with individual actions against industry segments. Dismissal occurred in U.S. District Court.
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Washington
Government
Mother Hubbard
U. S
McGrath
Justice Department
American Petroleum Institute
U. S. District Court
House Poised to Vote on $7.1 Billion Tax Increase
The House Ways and Means Committee meets to finalize a $7.1 billion tax raise with Democratic leaders expecting few major changes but multiple item votes. Key issues include a reinstated excess profits tax, a municipal power tax, a broad income tax rise, and gambling tax concerns in Nevada. President Truman seeks an early tax hike aimed at about $10.6 billion annually.
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Richard M. Simpson
Rpa
Simpson
Rep
Reed
New York
REA
Nevada
House
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Army to beef up combat strength within a year
Army plans to add two or three National Guard divisions and form new regular Army units to raise strength toward a 1.6 million target. Gen. J Lawton Collins says the force could grow to about 1.6 million by late June with volunteers and draftees moving into new or existing divisions. The total force would include regulars six National Guard divisions and regimental combat teams plus a Europe policing force. The U S pledged six divisions for Western Europe defense.
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Elton C
Fay Washington
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Mouch
National Guard
Collins
Europe
2Nd Armored
U. S
Western Europe Defense Organization
Weather forecast for Thomasville Georgia brief summary
The report notes mostly fair and warm conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and Friday. Temperatures show a high of 104 degrees, a low of 49, with 1.37 inches of rain this month and 18.93 inches since January 1.
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Thomasville
Senna
Western Big Three delay reply to Soviet pact talks
Paris June 6 AP western powers delayed replying to Moscow on a four power foreign ministers conference and insistence on including the North Atlantic Pact and U S bases in debate. France planned cabinet talks tomorrow while Britain and the United States sought more time to prepare. Le Populaire De Paris urged discussing allied pacts if Russians would discuss their treaties with satellite nations.
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Paris
Soviet Union
West
Britain
U. S
French Socialist Party
le Populaire de Paris
Chamber Urges End to Georgia Sales Tax on Investments
Valdosta and Lowndes county Chamber of Commerce asks Governor Talmadge to abolish the three percent sales tax on capital investment. They warn of a two million dollar plant leaving Georgia for South Carolina and urge action or a special legislative session. Local leaders cite other states with favorable tax treatment and press for an equitable revenue plan that won’t drive industry away.
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Valdosta
Talmadge
Georgia
Valdosta and Lowndes County
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber
Com Merce
Wall Street Journal
Derrin-Milliken
South Carolina
Charles Redwine
Bulding
South
Allen H. Douglas
Wwarda
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Art Hood
Mead Corp Plans Major Paperboard Plant Near Rome
Mead Corporation announced plans to build a 21 million dollar paperboard plant near Rome ten miles from Weime on the Coosa River. The facility will duplicate the Macon plant in Georgia, employ about 600 workers, and generate roughly two million dollars annually in payroll.
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Mead Corp
Rome
Mead. Corporation
Dayton
Ohio
Weime
Coosa River
Macon
Mead
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