Congress To Inquire Into Hooded Floggings In Ala
Congress debates hooded lashings in Alabama amid broader foreign policy notes. Acheson urges Senate to pass the North Atlantic Pact and military aid program as Paris ministerial talks influence U.S. stance. Truman echoes call for steady foreign policy and momentum against Soviet aims.
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Ala
Acheson
Senate
Washington
State Acheson
Russia
Senate Foreign Rela
Paris
Europe
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Senate Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sesson
Germany
Austria
Soviet Union
Councils of Foreign Ministers
Truman
Typhoon Toll in Japan Topples Homes and Ships
The welfare ministry reports 1387 dead and 1086 missing after a powerful typhoon hit southern Japan. Thousands of homes destroyed or damaged, 161 fishing boats sunk, and the Aboa Maru foundered with Americans and Japanese aboard. The storm veers toward the Sea of Japan as authorities assess widespread devastation.
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Tokyo
Welfare Ministry
Japan
Honshu
Japanese Marine Safety Board
Okinawa
Sea of Japan
Asiatic
George Sees Truman Plan a Century-Long Aiding World
Senator George D Ga says Truman’s plan to aid undeveloped regions will be a century long effort if it works. He notes a 48 million dollar first installment may seek congressional approval, with private investment and limited guarantees to protect foreign capital.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Truman
Senate Once
Pemetary
Willard
L. George
United States
Civil Rights Subcommittee to Probe Hooded Attacks in Alabama
Washington June 22 AP Rep Celler ordered a full scale congressional inquiry into hooded flogging incidents near Birmingham Alabama. Rep Byrne will direct the subcommittee and subpoenas will be issued to witnesses. The inquiry aims to determine extent causes and possible federal action while FBI interest is noted by officials.
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Washington
Celler
D-Ny
Alabama
House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Byrne
Birmingham
J. Judger Hoover
FBI
Judiciary Committee
Byrne
Walter
D-Pa
Judiciary
Un-American Activities Committees
Klan
Federated Ku Klux Klan
Cox and Sabath. Fistfight on House floor over housing bill
On the House floor, 83-year-old Rep. Sabath and Rep. Cox clashed during a quorum call over the housing bill. Witness Rep. Walter said Cox slapped Sabath, who countered with punches. Delaney intervened as others separated the pair. The incident followed bitter debate and a caucus vote approving a scaled back public housing program.
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Washington
Rep
Sabato
D-Ih
Cox
D-Ga
Walter
D-Pa
Sabath
Delaney
DNY
Truman
Alabama House committee backs anti mask bill to unmask groups
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill to outlaw wearing masks including the Ku Klux Klan and any hooded group in Alabama. The measure, already passed by the Senate, heads back to the House for a Friday meeting and possible passage next Tuesday. Reverend Alvin Horn opposed the bill, arguing the Klan seeks white supremacy.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Judiciary Committee
Alabama
House of Representatives
Alvin Horn
Talladega
Alan
State Senate
Horn
Carmichael Elected Georgia VFW Commander
James L. Carmichael a 21 year old Swainsboro lawyer was elected commander of the Georgia Department VFW at the close of the 1949 convention. Albany was chosen as the site for the 1950 gathering.
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Brunswick
James L. Carmichael
Swainsboro
Georgia Department of Verterans of Foreign Wars
Albany
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms mostly in the south. Warmer conditions north this afternoon. Thursday, fair with little change in temperature except for partly cloudy skies and showers in the extreme south. In extreme Northwest Florida, expect considerable cloudiness with local thundershowers this afternoon, tonight and Thursday, with gentle to moderate south winds along the coast.
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Georgia
Florida
Chamber of Commerce Aids Youth Summer Jobs Effort
The Thomasville Chamber of Commerce will act as a placement bureau for boys and girls seeking summer jobs. Registrations at the association offices will connect young people with employers. The plan, proposed by Director Jim Keyton, gained unanimous support and aims to benefit both youths and local employers.
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Thomasville
W. J. Powell
Cairo
Odis Johnson
Norwood
Americus
Leesburg
Albany
Camilla
Pelham
Fred Wand
U. S. 19
Northwestern University
Jin Keyton
Jim Keyton
C. EK. Bouldry
Heyward Vann
W. McKinnon
R. Chastain
C. Hjort
Lee E. Kelly
L. DD. Watson
Frank Eidson
Hugh Gurley
Dewey Norwood
Noah Stegall
Kirk Beckham
Princess Astrid Mine Striking Accident Kills Five Belgians
Dunkerque June 22 AP live steam killed five Belgian seamen trapped in a boiler room as the cross channel vessel Princess Astrid struck a mine.
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Dunkerque
France
Coplon Espionage Case Focuses On Love Life
Judith Coplon, a former Justice Department employee charged with aiding Russia, faces government questions about her personal life, including alleged nights with another man while dating Vilentine Gubitchev. The trial shifts from spy allegations to intimate detail as prosecutors seek dates and names.
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Judith Coplon
Washington
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Associated Press
Russia
Vilentine Gubitchev
Gubitchey
New York
Alger” Hiss
Hiss
U. S
Gilbert Green
Umnels
Communist Party
Workers Revolutionary
Coplon
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Shee
Berlin Rail Strikers Reject Latest West Mark Plan
West Berlin railway workers vote to reject an Allied proposal ending their walkout. U.S. deputy commandant warns leaders to prioritize city welfare over union interests. 14,000 strikersdemand all wages in west marks and job security amid 60 percent pay offer and no reprisals.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Rh. Babcouk
U.S
UGO
Pavel Kvashnin
Passenger liner sinks off French coast after mine strike
A liner was sunk last night four miles off the French coast after hitting a mine. Twenty of the 415 passengers were injured in the disaster.
House Group Passes Anti Poll Tax Act
Washington June 22 AP The House administration committee approved anti poll tax legislation making it unlawful for states to require poll tax payment for federal election eligibility. It supports President Truman Civil Rights program and rejected deferral until Judiciary Committee considers a constitutional amendment. The bill awaits House floor action after rules committee clears it.
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Washington
House Administration Committee
Truman
House Judiciary Committee
House
Rules Committee
Governors Move Toward Indirect Approval of Western Europe Arm Plan
Colorado Springs June 2 AP governors signaled support for the administrations 1 130 000 000 plan to arm Western Europe against communism while likely rejecting a 20 percent cut in federal grants. Conference ends with a bid to pick a new chairman and proceed with North Atlantic Treaty and Marshall Plan aid.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Western
Europe
Williame Preston Lane Jr
Maryland
Kansas
Frank Carlson
United Nations
Security Council
Adop
State Departments
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Washington
California
Earl Warren
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Veterans Administration
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Philip C. Jessup
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